Patents by Inventor Kosuke FUKUDA

Kosuke FUKUDA 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: 20240133393
    Abstract: A turbo-type fluid machine includes a shaft configured to be rotationally driven, a compression mechanism having an impeller, and a coupling portion coupling an end portion of the shaft and the impeller with each other. The coupling portion is provided with a balance adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Arihiro IWATA, Kosuke NISHIMURA, Koichi TANAKA, Daigo FUKUDA, Yuki KAWACHIYA
  • Publication number: 20230402249
    Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus includes: a feature value calculation unit calculating a feature value based on a captured image of a sample; an image information reduction unit generating a latent variable by reducing an information quantity of the feature value; a statistic value estimation unit estimating an image statistic value that can be taken by a normal image based on the latent variable; and a defect detection unit detecting a defect in an inspection image based on the image statistic value and the inspection image of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro YOSHIDA, Masayoshi Ishikawa, Toshinori Yamauchi, Kosuke Fukuda, Hiroyuki Shindo
  • Publication number: 20220414833
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes an image distortion estimation unit that estimates a distortion amount between a reference image and an inspection image, an image distortion correction unit that corrects the inspection image and/or the reference image using an estimated distortion amount, and an inspection unit that performs inspection using a corrected inspection image and the reference image or the inspection image and a corrected reference image. The image distortion estimation unit estimates a distortion amount in which only distortion occurring in an entire image can be corrected by adjustment of a correction condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kosuke FUKUDA, Masayoshi ISHIKAWA, Yasuhiro YOSHIDA, Hiroyuki SHINDO
  • Publication number: 20220399208
    Abstract: A substrate processing method includes: a first processing step of supplying a first processing liquid to a surface of a substrate under rotation to cover the surface of the substrate with a liquid film of the first processing liquid; and a second processing step of supplying a second processing liquid having a surface tension smaller than that of the first processing liquid to the surface of the substrate to cover the surface of the substrate with a liquid film of the second processing liquid by substituting the first processing liquid with the second processing liquid, wherein the second processing step includes: a first stage of simultaneously supplying both the first processing liquid and the second processing liquid to the surface of the substrate, and a second stage of supplying the second processing liquid to a central portion of the surface of the substrate without supplying the first processing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hirofumi TAKEGUCHI, Kazuyoshi SHINOHARA, Kosuke FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 10937669
    Abstract: A substrate solution-treatment apparatus includes: a substrate holding part for holding a substrate; a nozzle for supplying a treatment solution onto the substrate; a supply line; a flow rate control mechanism including a flow rate meter and a flow rate control valve installed in the supply line; an opening/closing valve installed in the supply line; and a control part for controlling operations of the flow rate control mechanism and the opening/closing valve. The flow rate control mechanism controls the flow rate control valve such that a detection value of the flow rate meter coincides with a flow rate target value provided from the control part. The control part controls the nozzle to supply the treatment solution onto the substrate with the opening/closing valve opened, and provides a first flow rate as the flow rate target value to the flow rate control mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Kosuke Fukuda, Mikio Nakashima, Kazuyoshi Shinohara, Hiroyuki Higashi
  • Publication number: 20180350636
    Abstract: A substrate solution-treatment apparatus includes: a substrate holding part for holding a substrate; a nozzle for supplying a treatment solution onto the substrate; a supply line; a flow rate control mechanism including a flow rate meter and a flow rate control valve installed in the supply line; an opening/closing valve installed in the supply line; and a control part for controlling operations of the flow rate control mechanism and the opening/closing valve. The flow rate control mechanism controls the flow rate control valve such that a detection value of the flow rate meter coincides with a flow rate target value provided from the control part. The control part controls the nozzle to supply the treatment solution onto the substrate with the opening/closing valve opened, and provides a first flow rate as the flow rate target value to the flow rate control mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Kosuke FUKUDA, Mikio NAKASHIMA, Kazuyoshi SHINOHARA, Hiroyuki HIGASHI