Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Inomata
Hiroyuki Inomata 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).
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Patent number: 11932770Abstract: A method for producing a resin sintered body 1 by applying an ink 3 to thermoplastic resin powder 2 and sintering the powder, the method including the step of immersing an intermediate resin sintered body 1m, which has an unevenly colored region on the surface thereof and the whole of which has been already sintered, in a surface treatment liquid containing sulfuric acid and chromic anhydride, in which the concentration of chromic anhydride is 300 g/L or more, for 5 minutes or longer. When producing a resin sintered body by sintering thermoplastic resin powder, the surface of the resin sintered body can be evenly and sufficiently colored to an extent required without an unevenly colored region on the surface thereof, and also the surface of the resin sintered body can have a good appearance and smoothness.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: SANKEI GIKEN KOGYO CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SOLIZE CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Sato, Kazuo Igarashi, Hiroyuki Ikeno, Satoru Nishimoto, Takashi Inomata, Ryota Masuda, Kohei Mutai
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Patent number: 7727407Abstract: There are provided a method of processing an amorphous material which is capable of forming surface projections of uniform height in desired positions on the amorphous material, and a magnetic disk substrate using the amorphous material. A predetermined pressure is applied to selected parts of a surface of an amorphous material using fine particles having a hardness higher than that of the amorphous material to form high-density compressed layers, and a surface layer of the amorphous material is removed using a treatment agent that has a different removal capacity in the compressed layers and a remaining uncompressed layer, thus making the compressed layers project out. For example, the treatment agent may be an etching solution having a different etching rate in the compressed layers and the uncompressed layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junji Kurachi, Kazuishi Mitani, Yasuhiro Saito, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Publication number: 20080018997Abstract: Presented is a polarizing element that absorbs a component of a specific wavelength from electromagnetic waves passing therethrough and thus produces polarized light. The polarizing element includes a transparent substrate that has a plurality of first recesses formed in a surface of the transparent substrate. The first recesses extend parallel to one another with a predetermined spacing therebetween in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the transparent substrate. The polarizing elements further include thin-film-shaped conductive bodies formed on side surfaces of the first recesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kawazu, Shinji Kawamoto, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Hideshi Nagata, Vladimir Serikov, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Patent number: 7289657Abstract: Provided is a method of inspecting a photo-mask, which enables performing destruction inspection such as contact-type inspection and cross section inspection. The method of inspecting a photo-mask comprises performing destruction inspection with respect to the photo-mask for inspection, by using one of two photo-masks that have been successively manufactured under the same conditions that are set, as a photo-mask for inspection, and using the other of them as a product.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2003Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Morihisa Hoga, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Patent number: 7289173Abstract: A polarizing element 20 has a first undulating structure in which a plurality of linear first recesses 22 are formed parallel to one another in one surface of a transparent substrate 21, and a dielectric layer 30 made from silicon dioxide is formed on the surface of the first undulating structure to produce a second undulating structure. The second undulating structure has formed therein second recesses 32 having a width W and a depth H, with second projections 33 having a width d intervening between adjacent second recesses 32. A thin-film-shaped conductive body 13 of width W and depth H is embedded in each of the second recesses 32.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2001Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kawazu, Shinji Kawamoto, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Hideshi Nagata, Vladimir Victrovich Serikov, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Patent number: 7045260Abstract: A system and method are described for modifying an exposure image in a radiation sensitive layer by treating the exposure image with a heterogeneous and non-uniform post exposure thermal treatment. The treatment may comprise providing different portions of the exposure feature, such as different exposure features or critical dimensions, with different thermal fluxes from a thermal modification system, such as a post exposure bake oven or hot plate configured to provide different thermal fluxes. The thermal modification system may comprise one or more adjustable spacers to adjust a radiant energy flux from a thermal energy source to the radiation sensitive layer by adjusting a separation distance between the source and the layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Takeshi Ohfuji, Hiroyuki Inomata, Shiho Sasaki, Masa-aki Kurihara
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Patent number: 7045259Abstract: A system and method are described for modifying an exposure image in a radiation sensitive layer by treating the exposure image with a heterogeneous and non-uniform post exposure thermal treatment. The treatment may comprise providing different portions of the exposure feature, such as different exposure features or critical dimensions, with different thermal fluxes from a thermal modification system, such as a post exposure bake oven or hot plate configured to provide different thermal fluxes. The thermal modification system may comprise one or more adjustable spacers to adjust a radiant energy flux from a thermal energy source to the radiation sensitive layer by adjusting a separation distance between the source and the layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Takeshi Ohfuji, Hiroyuki Inomata, Shiho Sasaki, Masa-aki Kurihara
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Publication number: 20050211673Abstract: There are provided a method of processing an amorphous material which is capable of forming surface projections of uniform height in desired positions on the amorphous material, and a magnetic disk substrate using the amorphous material. A predetermined pressure is applied to selected parts of a surface of an amorphous material using fine particles having a hardness higher than that of the amorphous material to form high-density compressed layers, and a surface layer of the amorphous material is removed using a treatment agent that has a different removal capacity in the compressed layers and a remaining uncompressed layer, thus making the compressed layers project out. For example, the treatment agent may be an etching solution having a different etching rate in the compressed layers and the uncompressed layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junji Kurachi, Kazuishi Mitani, Yasuhiro Saito, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Patent number: 6913702Abstract: There are provided a method of processing an amorphous material which is capable of forming surface projections of uniform height in desired positions on the amorphous material, and a magnetic disk substrate using the amorphous material. A predetermined pressure is applied to parts of a surface of an amorphous material to form high-density compressed layers, and a surface layer of the amorphous material is removed using a treatment agent that has a different removal capacity in the compressed layers and a remaining uncompressed layer, thus making the compressed layers project out. For example, the treatment agent may be an etching solution having a different etching rate in the compressed layers and the uncompressed layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2001Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junji Kurachi, Kazuishi Mitani, Yasuhiro Saito, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Patent number: 6833089Abstract: A surface of a glass plate is coated with a first n-type semiconductor film which is a 50 nm-thick niobium oxide film as a primer layer. The primer layer is coated with a 250 nm-thick photocatalyst film comprising titanium oxide. Thus, an article having a photocatalytically active surface is obtained. The two coating films can be formed by sputtering. The first n-type semiconductor film as the primer layer is selected so as to have a larger energy band gap than the titanium oxide. Due to this constitution, more holes are generated near the film surface. This article can be free from the problem of conventional titanium oxide films having photocatalytic activity that it is difficult to generate many surface holes contributing to photocatalytic activity, because electrons and holes generated by charge separation recombine within the film, making it impossible to effectively heighten catalytic activity.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2000Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Kawahara, Kazuhiro Doushita, Hiroyuki Inomata, Etsuo Ogino, Kenji Mori, Yoshifumi Kijima, Hiroaki Tada
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Publication number: 20040239833Abstract: A polarizing element 20 has a first undulating structure in which a plurality of linear first recesses 22 are formed parallel to one another in one surface of a transparent substrate 21, and a dielectric layer 30 made from silicon dioxide is formed on the surface of the first undulating structure to produce a second undulating structure. The second undulating structure has formed therein second recesses 32 having a width W and a depth H, with second projections 33 having a width d intervening between adjacent second recesses 32. A thin-film-shaped conductive body 13 of width W and depth H is embedded in each of the second recesses 32.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTDInventors: Mitsuhiro Kawazu, Shinji Kawamoto, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Hideshi Nagata, Vladimir Serikov, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Publication number: 20040197713Abstract: A system and method are described for modifying an exposure image in a radiation sensitive layer by treating the exposure image with a heterogeneous and non-uniform post exposure thermal treatment. The treatment may comprise providing different portions of the exposure feature, such as different exposure features or critical dimensions, with different thermal fluxes from a thermal modification system, such as a post exposure bake oven or hot plate configured to provide different thermal fluxes. The thermal modification system may comprise one or more adjustable spacers to adjust a radiant energy flux from a thermal energy source to the radiation sensitive layer by adjusting a separation distance between the source and the layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Takeshi Ohfuji, Hiroyuki Inomata, Shiho Sasaki, Masa-aki Kurihara
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Patent number: 6801295Abstract: A system and method are described for modifying an exposure image in a radiation sensitive layer with a heterogeneous and non-uniform post exposure thermal treatment. The treatment may include providing different thermal flux to different regions of the radiation sensitive layer to concurrently create different temperatures in those regions. The different temperatures may cause different physicochemical transformation of the regions that may be used to reduce critical dimension errors in those regions. A post exposure bake hot plate may be configured to provide heterogeneous radiant energy flux to a radiation sensitive layer by providing adjustable spacers that adjust a separation distance between the hot plate and the layer. The adjustable spacers may be adjusted prior to exposure image modification by using an adjustment plate having openings to provide access to and adjustment of the adjustable spacers.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Inomata, Osamu Katada, Masa-aki Kurihara, Takeshi Ohfuji, Shiho Sasaki, Michiro Takano
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Publication number: 20030194618Abstract: Provided is a method of inspecting a photo-mask, which enables performing destruction inspection such as contact-type inspection and cross section inspection. The method of inspecting a photo-mask comprises performing destruction inspection with respect to the photo-mask for inspection, by using one of two photo-masks that have been successively manufactured under the same conditions that are set, as a photo-mask for inspection, and using the other of them as a product.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Inventors: Morihisa Hoga, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Patent number: 6576344Abstract: A photocatalyst article exhibits high photocatalytic activity even in environments illuminated by weak ultraviolet light or visible light, expresses excellent anti-fogging and anti-soiling properties, and retains good anti-fogging and anti-soiling performance over long periods and therefore has a high utilization value as an anti-fogging, anti-soiling article. The photocatalyst article contains an oxide semiconductor and a compound which contains at least one type of element selected from the group comprised of Mg, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Y, Nb, Mo, Ru, W, and Re, at a content such that the ratio (A/B) of the number of metal atoms of the abovementioned element (A) to the number of atoms of metal that comprise the abovementioned oxide semiconductor (B) will be about 0.20 to 2.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2000Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Doushita, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Publication number: 20030059688Abstract: A system and method are described for modifying an exposure image in a radiation sensitive layer with a heterogeneous and non-uniform post exposure thermal treatment. The treatment may include providing different thermal flux to different regions of the radiation sensitive layer to concurrently create different temperatures in those regions. The different temperatures may cause different physicochemical transformation of the regions that may be used to reduce critical dimension errors in those regions. A post exposure bake hot plate may be configured to provide heterogeneous radiant energy flux to a radiation sensitive layer by providing adjustable spacers that adjust a separation distance between the hot plate and the layer. The adjustable spacers may be adjusted prior to exposure image modification by using an adjustment plate having openings to provide access to and adjustment of the adjustable spacers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Hiroyuki Inomata, Osamu Katada, Masa-Aki Kurihara, Takeshi Ohfuji, Shiho Sasaki, Michiro Takano
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Publication number: 20030059719Abstract: A system and method are described for modifying an exposure image in a radiation sensitive layer by treating the exposure image with a heterogeneous and non-uniform post exposure thermal treatment. The treatment may comprise providing different portions of the exposure feature, such as different exposure features or critical dimensions, with different thermal fluxes from a thermal modification system, such as a post exposure bake oven or hot plate configured to provide different thermal fluxes. The thermal modification system may comprise one or more adjustable spacers to adjust a radiant energy flux from a thermal energy source to the radiation sensitive layer by adjusting a separation distance between the source and the layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Takeshi Ohfuji, Hiroyuki Inomata, Shiho Sasaki, Masa-Aki Kurihara
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Patent number: 6436542Abstract: A conductive sinter obtained from a mixture of titanium oxide particles and 2.5% by weight niobium oxide particles is used as a target in direct current sputtering to form a photocatalytically active film mainly comprising titanium oxide on a glass substrate. The target has a surface resistance of 500 &OHgr;/□ or lower and the sputtering is conducted while heating the substrate at 230° C. The photocatalytically active film is based on an amorphous matrix. This process is free from problems of a conventional process in which a photocatalytically active titanium oxide film is deposited by reactive sputtering using titanium metal as a target. The problems are that the substrate needs to be heated to 350° C. or higher and that the deposited film does not have high photocatalytic activity.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Etsuo Ogino, Kenji Mori, Yoshifumi Kijima, Tetsuro Kawahara, Kazuhiro Doushita, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Patent number: 6399212Abstract: The present invention is to establish a process for production of highly durable organic silicon-based coatings with satisfactory adhesive property on polyolefin resins. A polyolefin resin, wherein after hydrophilic treatment of the surface of the polyolefin resin it is coated with a coating solution containing a silicon compound or its hydrolysate with an organic functional group represented by general formula (1): R1nSi(R2)4−n (where R1 is an organic functional group with a methacryloxy group, R2 is one or a plurality of hydrolyzable groups selected from among alkoxyl groups, acetoxyl groups and chlorine, and n is an integer of up to 3), and then dried to obtain a primary coating, over which a silicon dioxide coating is formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuto Sakai, Yasuhiro Saito, Hiroyuki Inomata
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Publication number: 20020058463Abstract: There are provided a method of processing an amorphous material which is capable of forming surface projections of uniform height in desired positions on the amorphous material, and a magnetic disk substrate using the amorphous material. A predetermined pressure is applied to parts of a surface of an amorphous material to form high-density compressed layers, and a surface layer of the amorphous material is removed using a treatment agent that has a different removal capacity in the compressed layers and a remaining uncompressed layer, thus making the compressed layers project out. For example, the treatment agent may be an etching solution having a different etching rate in the compressed layers and the uncompressed layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTDInventors: Junji Kurachi, Kazuishi Mitani, Yasuhiro Saito, Hiroyuki Inomata