Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090142490 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - In a method of forming on a substrate a film of a substance by depositing the substance vaporized from an evaporation source on the substrate in an oblique direction, a deposition rate of the substance is changed depending on a position on the substrate so that the deposition rate of the substance is higher at the position in which the deposition angle is larger. | 06-04-2009 |
20090257013 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal device has a pair of substrates, an alignment film formed at least on one of the pair of substrates and liquid crystal showing an orientation defined by the alignment film. The alignment film is a carbon film having a cross-sectional structure inclined relative to the direction of the film thickness by a constant angle. | 10-15-2009 |
20090324845 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORIENTATION FILM - A method for producing an orientation film that causes orientation of a liquid crystal includes a process of vapor depositing an inorganic oxide from an oblique direction on a substrate and forming an obliquely vapor-deposited film composed of a plurality of columnar structural bodies tilted at an angle equal to or greater than 20° from a substrate normal and a process of performing ion beam irradiation onto the plurality of columnar structural bodies constituting the obliquely vapor-deposited film. An ion beam irradiation direction in the ion beam irradiation process is in a plane including a vapor deposition direction of the inorganic oxide and the substrate normal and an angle of the ion beam irradiation direction θ | 12-31-2009 |
20100007831 | LIQUID CRYSTAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a liquid crystal apparatus that includes a display region in which electrodes are disposed in a matrix pattern and a non-display region provided at a periphery of the display region and has a liquid crystal disposed in the display region and non-display region, wherein the liquid crystal disposed in the display region is splay-aligned when a voltage is not applied and bend-aligned when the voltage is applied, the liquid crystal disposed in the non-display region is bend-aligned, an alignment film including an inorganic material is provided in at least one of a pair of substrates, and a thickness of the alignment film provided in the display region is smaller than a thickness of the alignment film provided in the non-display region. | 01-14-2010 |
20110073750 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An image pickup apparatus includes an insulating substrate, and a plurality of pixels each including a conversion element configured to convert incident light or radiation into a charge and also including a switch element configured to transfer an electric signal corresponding to the charge generated by the conversion element. Gate wiring is configured to drive the switch element to transfer the electric signal through signal wiring. The plurality of pixels, the signal wiring, and the gate wiring are disposed on one surface of the insulating substrate. The insulating substrate has vias that provide electrical connections between the one surface and an opposite surface of the insulating substrate. | 03-31-2011 |
20110147602 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a sensor panel having an effective pixel region and a peripheral region surrounding the effective pixel region; a scintillator layer disposed on the effective pixel region and the peripheral region of the sensor panel; and a scintillator protecting layer disposed on the scintillator layer. The scintillator layer includes a plurality of columnar crystals disposed on the effective pixel region, a plurality of columnar crystals disposed on the peripheral region, and a resin disposed between the plurality of the columnar crystals on the peripheral region and surrounding the plurality of the columnar crystals on the effective pixel region. The plurality of the columnar crystals on the effective pixel region is enclosed by the sensor panel, the scintillator layer, and the resin. | 06-23-2011 |
20110155917 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SCINTILLATOR PANEL AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A scintillator panel includes a substrate and a scintillator layer. The substrate includes a first plate having a surface provided with irregularities, and a flat second plate fixed to the first plate in a confronting relation to the irregularities of the first plate. The scintillator layer is disposed on a surface of the second plate on the side oppositely away from the first plate. | 06-30-2011 |
20110198505 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A radiation detector includes a sensor panel including a photodetector and peripheral circuitry, the photodetector includes a two-dimensional array of photoelectric conversion elements arranged on a substrate, the peripheral circuitry is electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion elements and is disposed on the periphery of the photodetector; a scintillator layer is disposed on the photodetector of the sensor panel, the scintillator layer converts radiation into light that is detectable by the photoelectric conversion elements; a scintillator protection member covers the scintillator layer; and a sealing resin seals the scintillator layer, the sealing resin is disposed between the sensor panel and the scintillator protection member on the periphery of the scintillator layer; the sealing resin is disposed on top of the peripheral circuitry; and particles containing a radiation-absorbing material are dispersed in the sealing resin. | 08-18-2011 |
20110291018 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus including: a sensor panel having a first face on which a pixel region is formed and a second face that is opposite the first face and including a connecting portion at one or more sides; a scintillator layer formed over the pixel region; and a protective film covering the scintillator layer and a portion of the sensor panel is provided. The protective film has a hot-pressed part. At the side of the sensor panel where the connecting portion is formed, the hot-pressed part is formed in a portion of the protective film covering the first face. At other sides of the sensor panel, the hot-pressed part is formed in at least one of a portion of the protective film covering a lateral face of the sensor panel and the second face. | 12-01-2011 |
20110309258 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus comprising: a sensor panel including a photoelectric conversion region and an electrically conductive pattern that is electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion region; a scintillator layer disposed over the photoelectric conversion region of the sensor panel; a wiring member including a portion overlapping with the electrically conductive pattern and electrically connected to the electrically conductive pattern and; and a protective film covering the scintillator layer and the portion of the wiring member that overlaps with the electrically conductive pattern is provided. A region of the protective film that covers the wiring member includes a portion that is press-bonded to the sensor panel. | 12-22-2011 |
20120145905 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a radiation detection apparatus is provided. The method comprising: forming a set of columnar crystals capable of converting radiation into visible light on a base; forming a supporting layer that supports the set of columnar crystals; separating the set of columnar crystals supported by the supporting layer from the base; preparing a sensor panel having a photoelectric conversion unit; and adhering a surface of the set of columnar crystals, that surface having been in contact with the base, to the sensor panel using an adhesive material, such that the set of columnar crystals covers the photoelectric conversion unit. | 06-14-2012 |
20120187298 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A scintillator includes a scintillator layer having a first surface and second surface which are surfaces opposite to each other, wherein the scintillator layer includes a plurality of columnar portions, each columnar portion including a columnar crystal for converting a radiation into light, and the columnar crystal of each columnar portion having a diameter which increases from an intermediate portion between the first surface and the second surface toward the first surface and the second surface. | 07-26-2012 |
20120187299 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL, RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEM - A method of manufacturing a scintillator panel including a scintillator layer which converts a radiation into light, includes a growing step of growing a scintillator including a plurality of columnar crystals on a first substrate; a fixing step of fixing a second substrate to a surface of the scintillator that is opposite to a surface on a side of the first substrate; a separation step of separating the first substrate from the scintillator; and a removal step of removing, from the scintillator, a portion of a predetermined thickness from an exposed surface of the scintillator that is exposed in the separation step, to form the scintillator layer. | 07-26-2012 |
20120219115 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus includes a sensor which is placed in an internal space in the chassis and detects radiation. The apparatus includes a positioning mechanism which moves the sensor in the internal space to determine a position where radiation is detected, so as to change an area where radiation imaging is performed by detecting radiation using the sensor. | 08-30-2012 |
20120223240 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, SCINTILLATOR PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus comprising a sensor panel and a scintillator panel is provided. The scintillator panel including a substrate, a scintillator disposed on the substrate, and a scintillator protective film that has a first organic protective layer and an inorganic protective layer, and covers the scintillator. The scintillator protective film is located between the sensor panel and the scintillator. The first organic protective layer is located on a scintillator side from the inorganic protective layer. A surface on a sensor panel side of the scintillator is partially in contact with the inorganic protective layer. | 09-06-2012 |
20130026377 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A method of manufacturing a radiation detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a first scintillator layer, a second scintillator layer, and a sensor panel that detects light emitted by the first scintillator layer and the second scintillator layer. The method comprises preparing a sensor unit having the sensor panel and the first scintillator layer which includes a set of columnar crystals formed on the sensor panel, and a scintillator panel having a scintillator substrate and the second scintillator layer which includes a set of columnar crystals formed on the scintillator substrate, and fixing the scintillator panel to the sensor panel such that the first scintillator layer and the second scintillator layer face each other. | 01-31-2013 |
20130134312 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus including a sensor unit having photoelectric conversion units two-dimensionally arranged and a scintillator layer which converts radiation into light, comprising a first member disposed on the sensor unit, and a second member disposed on the first member, wherein the scintillator layer is disposed on the second member, and letting n | 05-30-2013 |
20130153775 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A radiation detection apparatus comprising, a sensor panel including sensor unit disposed on a plurality of photoelectric converters on a substrate, a first scintillator layer disposed on the sensor panel, and a second scintillator layer disposed on the first scintillator layer, wherein the first scintillator layer and the second scintillator layer respectively emit light beams having different wavelengths, and the sensor unit which includes a first photoelectric converter configured to detect the light beam emitted by the first scintillator layer, a first transistor configured to output a signal from the first scintillator layer, a second photoelectric converter configured to detect the light beam emitted by the second scintillator layer, and a second transistor configured to output a signal from the second scintillator layer, and individually convert the light beams having the different wavelengths into electrical signals. | 06-20-2013 |
20130161522 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL, RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A scintillator panel includes a scintillator that converts radiation into light of a wavelength detectable by photoelectric conversion elements. The scintillator panel has a surface including a plurality of protrusions adjacent to each other. The adjacent protrusions are arranged at a pitch below a diffraction limit for the wavelength of the light emitted by the scintillator. Thus, a scintillator panel with improved availability of light emitted by a scintillator is provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130168559 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A radiation detection apparatus including a sensor panel which includes a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged on a substrate and detects light, and a scintillator layer which is disposed on the sensor panel and converts radiation into light, the apparatus, comprising members embedded in regions between the plurality of pixels in the scintillator layer, wherein the member satisfies a relationship of μ | 07-04-2013 |
20130308755 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus comprising a sensor panel which includes a sensor array including two-dimensionally arrayed photoelectric conversion elements. A scintillator layer is arranged on the sensor panel. A scintillator protection member covers the scintillator layer upon exposing a first side surface of the scintillator layer. A housing surrounds the scintillator layer and the sensor panel. The housing includes a sealing portion to which a side surface of the sensor panel adjacent to the first side surface and the first side surface are joined by a resin. | 11-21-2013 |
20130341516 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus comprises a sensor panel including a plurality of sensor units which detect radiation and are arrayed, each of the plurality of sensor units comprising a pixel array including a plurality of pixels which detect light and are two-dimensionally arranged, a scintillator layer which converts radiation into light, and a first scintillator protective layer disposed to cover the scintillator layer, and the radiation detection apparatus further comprising a second scintillator protective layer disposed to cover the plurality of sensor units. | 12-26-2013 |
20140034836 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus includes a sensor panel configured to detect light; and a scintillator layer arranged on the sensor panel. The scintillator layer has a scintillator configured to convert radiation into light of a wavelength that is detectable by the sensor panel. The scintillator layer also has particles that have a property of generating a bubble and expanding so as to weaken adhesive force between the sensor panel and the scintillator layer. The scintillator layer also a resin that holds the scintillator and the particles so as to be mixed together. The scintillator layer is adhered to the sensor panel with use of the resin. | 02-06-2014 |
20140061485 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a sensor panel including a sensor array, a scintillator layer disposed on the sensor panel so as to cover the sensor array, and a housing having a side wall facing a side surface of the sensor panel and containing the sensor panel and the scintillator layer, wherein the scintillator layer protrudes, at at least one side of the sensor panel, from the side toward the side wall. | 03-06-2014 |
20140091225 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a radiation imaging apparatus including a sensor substrate on which photoelectric conversion elements are arranged, a scintillator base on which a scintillator layer for converting radiation into light with a wavelength detectable by the photoelectric conversion elements is arranged, and which is adhered to the sensor substrate so that the scintillator layer is arranged between the sensor substrate and the scintillator base, and a sealing member configured to fix an edge portion of the scintillator base and the sensor substrate, and spaced apart from the scintillator layer, wherein the scintillator base includes a bent portion for reducing a stress that acts on the sealing member in a region between an outer edge of a region in which the scintillator layer is arranged and the edge portion fixed by the sealing member. | 04-03-2014 |
20140103216 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a radiation detection apparatus including a first substrate member, a second substrate member, and a sealing portion configured to bond an edge portion of the first substrate member to an edge portion of the substrate member, one of the first substrate member and the second substrate member being a sensor panel including photoelectric conversion elements and the other being a scintillator panel including a scintillator layer, and the sealing portion including a first sealing resin having a first elastic modulus, a second sealing resin having a second elastic modulus lower than the first elastic modulus, a stress reduction portion configured to reduce a stress that acts on the first sealing resin and the second sealing resin and having a third elastic modulus lower than the second elastic modulus. | 04-17-2014 |
20140117244 | SCINTILLATOR, RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A scintillator has a two-dimensional array of a plurality of columnar crystals which converts radiation into light, and a covering portion covering the two-dimensional array. The covering portion includes connecting portions configured to partially connect the columnar crystals while partially forming cavities in gaps between the columnar crystals in the two-dimensional array. | 05-01-2014 |
20140374608 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a radiation detection apparatus, includes a bonding step of bonding, on a support substrate, a sensor substrate including a photoelectric converter in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged, by using a bonding layer including a passage which exhausts a gas between the support substrate and the sensor substrate, and a formation step of forming a scintillator layer on the photoelectric converter after the bonding step. The bonding layer has a heat resistance by which bonding between the support substrate and the sensor substrate by the bonding layer is maintained in the formation step. | 12-25-2014 |
20150014546 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A method of manufacturing a radiation detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a first scintillator layer, a second scintillator layer, and a sensor panel that detects light emitted by the first scintillator layer and the second scintillator layer. The method comprises preparing a sensor unit having the sensor panel and the first scintillator layer which includes a set of columnar crystals formed on the sensor panel, and a scintillator panel having a scintillator substrate and the second scintillator layer which includes a set of columnar crystals formed on the scintillator substrate, and fixing the scintillator panel to the sensor panel such that the first scintillator layer and the second scintillator layer face each other. | 01-15-2015 |
20150021486 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND RADIATION INSPECTION APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a sensor panel including a plurality of sensors arranged on a substrate and configured to detect light, and a scintillator placed over the sensor panel, wherein the scintillator having a concentric characteristics distribution having a center outside an outer edge of the scintillator. | 01-22-2015 |