Patents by Inventor Hidetaka Kafuku

Hidetaka Kafuku 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).

  • Publication number: 20100236482
    Abstract: An object is to provide a plasma film forming apparatus capable of reducing particles even in the case in which a film is formed by applying a bias to a substrate. In the plasma film forming apparatus in which a bias is applied to a substrate (5) placed on a supporting table (4) in a chamber and forming a thin film on the substrate (5) by using plasma, the supporting table (4) has a columnar supporting table main body (4b) having a contact surface in contact with the substrate (5), the contact surface (4a) having an outer diameter (c) smaller than an outer diameter (W) of the substrate (5); and a flange portion (4c) extended in an outer circumferential direction from a side surface (4d) of the supporting table main body (4b); wherein a predetermined first gap (G1) is formed between the flange portion (4c) and a rear surface of the outer circumference of the substrate (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Kafuku, Tadashi Shimazu, Ryuichi Matsuda, Akihiko Matsukura, Seiji Nishikawa