US Patent Issued to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS on May 5 for "Photodetection device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,948, issued on May 5, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Photodetection device" was invented by Masanori Muramatsu (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first terminal is connected to a first electrode of an APD. First and second circuit units and are connected in parallel with each other to a second electrode of the APD. A second terminal is connected to the second electrode via the first circuit unit. A third terminal is connected to the second electrode via the second circuit unit. A first switch, a resistor, the second electrode, and the second terminal are connected in series with each other...