Patents by Inventor Kouta Kobayashi

Kouta Kobayashi 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: 11410868
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes: an electrically-conductive base plate including a first part, a second part at an outer circumference of the first part, and a gas inlet path for introducing a cooling gas; a first electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a wafer on the first part, including a ceramic dielectric substrate that includes an embedded first clamping electrode and at least one through-hole communicating with the gas inlet path; and a second electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a focus ring on the second part, including a ceramic layer that includes at least one through-hole for introducing a cooling gas and that includes at least a first layer contacting the focus ring when the second electrostatic chuck part clamps the focus ring, in which the first layer is less dense than the ceramic dielectric substrate. Thereby, the electrostatic chuck can increase the device yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sato, Ikuo Itakura, Shuichiro Saigan, Jun Shiraishi, Yutaka Momiyama, Kouta Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11380574
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes: an electrically-conductive base plate including a first part, a second part at an outer circumference of the first part, and a gas inlet path for introducing a cooling gas; a first electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a wafer on the first part, including a ceramic dielectric substrate that includes an embedded first clamping electrode and at least one through-hole communicating with the gas inlet path; and a second electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a focus ring on the second part, including a ceramic layer that includes at least one through-hole for introducing a cooling gas and that includes at least a first layer contacting the focus ring when the second electrostatic chuck part clamps the focus ring, in which the first layer is less dense than the ceramic dielectric substrate. Thereby, the electrostatic chuck can increase the device yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sato, Ikuo Itakura, Shuichiro Saigan, Jun Shiraishi, Yutaka Momiyama, Kouta Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210175109
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes: an electrically-conductive base plate including a first part, a second part at an outer circumference of the first part, and a gas inlet path for introducing a cooling gas; a first electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a wafer on the first part, including a ceramic dielectric substrate that includes an embedded first clamping electrode and at least one through-hole communicating with the gas inlet path; and a second electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a focus ring on the second part, including a ceramic layer that includes at least one through-hole for introducing a cooling gas and that includes at least a first layer contacting the focus ring when the second electrostatic chuck part clamps the focus ring, in which the first layer is less dense than the ceramic dielectric substrate. Thereby, the electrostatic chuck can increase the device yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Masaki SATO, Ikuo ITAKURA, Shuichiro SAIGAN, Jun SHIRAISHI, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kouta KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 6977506
    Abstract: A gas analyzing apparatus including a reactor for decomposing a target substance contained in a gas to produce a product gas containing a decomposition product, a contacting chamber connected to the reactor and having a quartz oscillator disposed therewithin. The quartz oscillator has opposing surfaces each provided with an electrode, at least one of the electrodes being reactable with the decomposition product so that the decomposition product when contacted with the reactable electrode is reacted with the reactable electrode to cause a frequency deviation which is detected by a frequency measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Gastec Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Noda, Ryuichi Naganawa, Kunitoshi Matsunobu, Katsuhide Uchida, Kouta Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20040051535
    Abstract: A gas analyzing apparatus including a reactor for decomposing a target substance contained in a gas to produce a product gas containing a decomposition product, a contacting chamber connected to the reactor and having a quartz oscillator disposed therewithin. The quartz oscillator has opposing surfaces each provided with an electrode, at least one of the electrodes being reactable with the decomposition product so that the decomposition product when contacted with the reactable electrode is reacted with the reactable electrode to cause a frequency deviation which is detected by a frequency measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, GASTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Noda, Ryuichi Naganawa, Kunitoshi Matsunobu, Katsuhide Uchida, Kouta Kobayashi