Process of producing grating for X-ray image pickup apparatus

US8999435B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8999435-B2
Application numberUS-85907610-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 18, 2010
Priority dateAug 31, 2009
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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A process of producing a grating to be used in an X-ray image pickup apparatus includes the steps of preparing a grating having a plurality of protrusions periodically arranged, curving the grating in the direction in which the plurality of protrusions is arranged, and filling spaces between the protrusions with a metal in a state that the grating is curved.

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What is claimed is: 1. A process of producing a grating to be used in an X-ray image pickup apparatus, comprising the steps of: preparing a grating having a plurality of protrusions periodically arranged; and filling spaces between the protrusions with a metal, wherein the step of preparing the grating includes: forming a seed layer on one surface of a Si substrate, and forming the plurality of protrusions on the seed layer by etching the Si substrate to expose the seed la…

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What does patent US8999435B2 cover?
A process of producing a grating to be used in an X-ray image pickup apparatus includes the steps of preparing a grating having a plurality of protrusions periodically arranged, curving the grating in the direction in which the plurality of protrusions is arranged, and filling spaces between the protrusions with a metal in a state that the grating is curved.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Setomoto Yutaka, Terasaki Atsunori, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B29D11/00769. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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