US Patent Issued to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS on Aug. 12 for "Photomultiplier tube including a protective layer" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,387,924, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Photomultiplier tube including a protective layer" was invented by Shinichi Yamashita (Hamamatsu, Japan), Daichi Masuko (Hamamatsu, Japan), Satoshi Suzuki (Hamamatsu, Japan), Taisuke Nakaya (Hamamatsu, Japan), Kuniyoshi Mori (Hamamatsu, Japan) and Rina Konno (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a photomultiplier tube including: a container including a window portion formed of a light-transmitting material, and a tubular portion that is connected to the window portion and defines a vacuum space in combination with the window p...