Patents by Inventor Kunihiro Kikuchi

Kunihiro Kikuchi 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).

  • SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, DRY ETCHING METHOD, CLEANING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ETCHING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240186147
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a surface treatment method using a gas composition capable of removing a metal nitride at low temperatures without using plasma. The present disclosure relates to a surface treatment method including bringing a ?-diketone and NO2 into contact with a surface of a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Hikaru KITAYAMA, Kunihiro YAMAUCHI, Akiou KIKUCHI
  • Maintenance system and method for performing apparatus management using network
    Patent number: 6587646
    Abstract: A maintenance system for improving maintenance service includes a copying machine and a management server. When a copying machine uses a communication server to notify a management server of malfunction, the management server posts malfunction details and the names of components required for repair to an information terminal of a serviceperson. The copying machine is notified of an estimated time of arrival of the serviceperson, and the time is displayed on an operation panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kikuchi, Hisao Nomura, Shinsuke Azakami
  • Maintenance system and method for performing apparatus management using network
    Publication number: 20020001475
    Abstract: A maintenance system for improving maintenance service includes a copying machine and a management server. When a copying machine uses a communication server to notify a management server of malfunction, the management server posts malfunction details and the names of components required for repair to an information terminal of a serviceperson. The copying machine is notified of an estimated time of arrival of the serviceperson, and the time is displayed on an operation panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kikuchi, Hisao Nomura, Shinsuke Azakami