Patents by Inventor Satoshi Nakakita

Satoshi Nakakita has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Metal halide for radiation detection, method for production thereof and radiation detector
    Publication number: 20060163484
    Abstract: A metal halide for radiation detection, which is represented by the general formula ReALuBMe1-A-BXD where Re is at least one element among rare earth elements other than Lu, Me is at least one metallic element other than a rare earth element, X is a halogen, A+B<0.5, A?0, B?0, and 1?D?6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Noboru Ichinose, Kiyoshi Shimamura, Nobuhiro Izaki, Satoshi Nakakita
  • Fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation, scintillator and radiation detector using the single crystal, and method for detecting radiation
    Patent number: 7060982
    Abstract: The invention provides a fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation having high luminescence intensity, a scintillator, a radiation detector employing the single crystal and a method for detecting radiation. The fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation contains Ce and at least one element (R1) of Lu and Gd, wherein the single crystal is represented by Ce1-xR1xF3 (0.001?x?0.5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Hokushin Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Ichinose, Kiyoshi Shimamura, Satoshi Nakakita, Nobuhiro Izaki
  • Fluoride single-crystal material for thermoluminescence dosimeter, and thermoluminescence dosimeter
    Publication number: 20060033025
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluoride single-crystal material for use in a thermoluminescence dosimeter, which material exhibits a thermoluminescence efficiency higher than that of conventional similar materials, and a thermoluminescence dosimeter employing the material. The fluoride single-crystal material for use in a thermoluminescence dosimeter contains a compound represented by LiXAlF6, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Mg, and Ba, and, serving as a dopant, at least one species selected from among Ce, Na, Eu, Nd, Pr, Tm, Tb, and Er.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Noboru Ichinose, Kiyoshi Shimamura, Yuji Urano, Satoshi Nakakita
  • Fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation, scintillator and radiation detector using the single crystal, and method for detecting radiation
    Publication number: 20050061982
    Abstract: The invention provides a fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation having high luminescence intensity, a scintillator, a radiation detector employing the single crystal and a method for detecting radiation. The fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation contains Ce and at least one element (R1) of Lu and Gd, wherein the single crystal is represented by Ce1-xR1xF3 (0.001?x?0.5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Noboru Ichinose, Kiyoshi Shimamura, Satoshi Nakakita, Nobuhiro Izaki