Patents by Inventor Akifumi Sano

Akifumi Sano 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).

  • Patent number: 11033468
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid dispersion capable of stably maintaining the dispersed state for a long time and suitably applicable to both O/W type cosmetic products and W/O type cosmetic products. The present invention also provides a cosmetic raw material containing the liquid dispersion and a cosmetic product containing the liquid dispersion. The present invention provides a liquid dispersion containing a polyol (A); a nonionic surfactant (B); and a hydrophobized inorganic powder (C), wherein the water content in 100% by mass of the liquid dispersion is 1% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SAKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuro Ashida, Koichiro Magara, Akifumi Sano, Ayana Shike
  • Publication number: 20200138677
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid dispersion capable of stably maintaining the dispersed state for a long time and suitably applicable to both O/W type cosmetic products and W/O type cosmetic products. The present invention also provides a cosmetic raw material containing the liquid dispersion and a cosmetic product containing the liquid dispersion. The present invention provides a liquid dispersion containing a polyol (A); a nonionic surfactant (B); and a hydrophobized inorganic powder (C), wherein the water content in 100% by mass of the liquid dispersion is 1% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Takuro ASHIDA, Koichiro MAGARA, Akifumi SANO, Ayana SHIKE
  • Publication number: 20170165154
    Abstract: It is one of the objects of the present disclosure to provide a water-based dispersion prepare a stable O/W product having an ultralight shielding effect, and to provide a cosmetic having a good feeling and a strong water repellency for sweat and water, by blending the water-based dispersion to a cosmetic. A water-based dispersion which contains an inorganic powder microfine particle subjected to a hydrophobic organic surface treatment, a polyhydric alcohol, water, and a nonionic surfactant, wherein the nonionic surfactant is a compound which can be dissolved transparently or slightly muddy in 1,3-butylene glycol (20 wt % concentration, 35° C.), and an amount of the inorganic powder microfine particle is 30 wt % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuro ASHIDA, Koichiro MAGARA, Akifumi SANO, Ayana SHIKE
  • Patent number: 9337092
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a groove portion formation process of forming a groove portion in a base body, a bather layer formation process of forming a barrier layer covering at least the inner wall surface of the groove portion, a seed layer formation process of forming a seed layer covering the barrier layer, and a seed layer melting process of causing the seed layer to be melted using the reflow method. The seed layer is made of Cu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: ULVAC, INC.
    Inventors: Junichi Hamaguchi, Shuji Kodaira, Yuta Sakamoto, Akifumi Sano, Koukichi Kamada, Yoshiyuki Kadokura, Joji Hiroishi, Yukinobu Numata, Koji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150221552
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a groove portion formation process of forming a groove portion in a base body, a bather layer formation process of forming a barrier layer covering at least the inner wall surface of the groove portion, a seed layer formation process of forming a seed layer covering the barrier layer, and a seed layer melting process of causing the seed layer to be melted using the reflow method. The seed layer is made of Cu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Junichi Hamaguchi, Shuji Kodaira, Yuta Sakamoto, Akifumi Sano, Koukichi Kamada, Yoshiyuki Kadokura, Joji Hiroishi, Yukinobu Numata, Koji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140332959
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: a groove portion formation step of forming a groove portion in a base; a barrier layer formation step of forming a barrier layer that covers at least an inner wall surface of the groove portion; a seed layer formation step of forming a seed layer that covers the barrier layer; and a burial step of burying a conductive material in an inside region of the seed layer, wherein the seed layer is made of Cu, and the conductive material is made of Cu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: ULVAC, INC.
    Inventors: Junichi Hamaguchi, Shuji Kodaira, Yuta Sakamoto, Akifumi Sano, Koukichi Kamada, Yoshiyuki Kadokura, Joji Hiroishi, Yukinobu Numata, Koji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8377269
    Abstract: There is provided an inexpensive sputtering apparatus in which self-sputtering can be stably performed by accelerating the ionization of the atoms scattered from a target. The sputtering apparatus has: a target which is disposed inside a vacuum chamber so as to lie opposite to the substrate W to be processed; a magnet assembly which forms a magnetic field in front of the sputtering surface of the target; and a DC power supply which charges the target with a negative DC potential. A first coil is disposed in a central portion of a rear surface of the sputtering surface of the target. The first coil is electrically connected between the first power supply and the output to the target. When a negative potential is charged to the target by the sputtering power supply, the electric power is charged to the first coil, whereby a magnetic field is generated in front of the sputtering surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ulvac, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Morimoto, Tomoyasu Kondo, Hideto Nagashima, Daisuke Mori, Akifumi Sano
  • Publication number: 20110062019
    Abstract: There is provided an inexpensive sputtering apparatus in which self-sputtering can be stably performed by accelerating the ionization of the atoms scattered from a target. The sputtering apparatus has: a target which is disposed inside a vacuum chamber so as to lie opposite to the substrate W to be processed; a magnet assembly which forms a magnetic field in front of the sputtering surface of the target; and a DC power supply which charges the target with a negative DC potential. A first coil is disposed in a central portion of a rear surface of the sputtering surface of the target. The first coil is electrically connected between the first power supply and the output to the target. When a negative potential is charged to the target by the sputtering power supply, the electric power is charged to the first coil, whereby a magnetic field is generated in front of the sputtering surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Naoki Morimoto, Tomoyasu Kondo, Hideto Nagashima, Daisuke Mori, Akifumi Sano