Patents by Inventor Takayuki Sumiyoshi

Takayuki Sumiyoshi 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).

  • Microchannel plate, gas proportional counter and imaging device
    Patent number: 8134129
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microchannel plate having excellent characteristics which enable to attain both high luminance and high resolution at the same time, a gas proportional counter using such a microchannel plate and an imaging device. The microchannel plate according to the present invention comprises a base body provided with a plurality of through holes (13) and having an insulating property, and is arranged in a gas atmosphere mainly containing an inert gas to constitute a proportional counter. The base body has photoelectric converter portions (1a, 1b) formed on at least inner walls of the plurality of through holes (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Fuyuki Tokanai, Takahisa Sakurai, Shuichi Gunji, Takayuki Sumiyoshi, Teruyuki Okada, Tetsuro Endo, Yoshio Fujita
  • MICROCHANNEL PLATE, GAS PROPORTIONAL COUNTER AND IMAGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110155919
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microchannel plate having excellent characteristics which enable to attain both high luminance and high resolution at the same time, a gas proportional counter using such a microchannel plate and an imaging device. The microchannel plate according to the present invention comprises a base body provided with a plurality of through holes (13) and having an insulating property, and is arranged in a gas atmosphere mainly containing an inert gas to constitute a proportional counter. The base body has photoelectric converter portions (1a, 1b) formed on at least inner walls of the plurality of through holes (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Fuyuki Tokanai, Takahisa Sakurai, Shuichi Gunji, Takayuki Sumiyoshi, Teruyuki Okada, Tetsuro Endo, Yoshio Fujita