Patents by Inventor Masahiko Tamaru

Masahiko Tamaru 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: 7615133
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck module for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus which can be cooled with water and in which there is no penetration leak includes an electrostatic chuck plate of alumina and a cooling plate which is bonded to the electrostatic chuck, wherein the cooling plate is formed by forging processing to a Cu-based composite material comprising Cu—W, Cu—W—Ni, Cu—Mo, or Cu—Mo—Ni. By adjusting the ratio of Cu and Ni having a great thermal expansion coefficient and W and Mo having a small thermal expansion coefficient in a Cu-based composite material, it is possible to obtain a highly thermally conductive material having the same thermal expansion coefficient as an alumina material for an electrostatic chuck. However, since such a composite material has a penetration leak, it cannot be used in a vacuum system. According to the present invention, by conducting forging processing, a penetration leak can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignees: Toto Ltd., Canon Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Tateno, Jun Miyaji, Yasumi Sago, Masayoshi Ikeda, Kazuaki Kaneko, Tomio Takamura, Tadashi Hirayama, Yoshiyuki Ikemura, Masahiko Tamaru
  • Patent number: 7011744
    Abstract: A brine supply unit for supplying brine to at least one load after controlling the brine so as to meet a target temperature of the load comprises: a heat exchanger disposed at a brine-cooling channel, through which the brine returned from the load flows, for cooling the brine with water for industrial use; a heater disposed at a brine-heating channel formed in parallel with the brine-cooling channel, through which the brine flows, for heating the brine; a mixing section disposed at a connecting portion between the brine-cooling channel and the brine-heating channel, for mixing the cooled brine and the heated brine; and a tank disposed between the mixing section and the load, which has a capacity of about 10 liters or more and is constructed so that the brine can pass therethrough slowly to relieve a sudden temperature change of the brine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignees: Choshu Industry Co., Ltd., Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Tomio Takamura, Tadashi Hirayama, Yoshiyuki Ikemura, Masahiko Tamaru, Yasumi Sago, Masayoshi Ikeda, Kazuaki Kaneko, Jun Miyaji, Noriaki Tateno
  • Publication number: 20050127619
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck module for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus which can be cooled with water and in which there is no penetration leak includes an electrostatic chuck plate of alumina and a cooling plate which is bonded to the electrostatic chuck, wherein the cooling plate is formed by forging processing to a Cu-based composite material comprising Cu—W, Cu—W—Ni, Cu—Mo, or Cu—Mo—Ni. By adjusting the ratio of Cu and Ni having a great thermal expansion coefficient and W and Mo having a small thermal expansion coefficient in a Cu-based composite material, it is possible to obtain a highly thermally conductive material having the same thermal expansion coefficient as an alumina material for an electrostatic chuck. However, since such a composite material has a penetration leak, it cannot be used in a vacuum system. According to the present invention, by conducting forging processing, a penetration leak can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Noriaki Tateno, Jun Miyaji, Yasumi Sago, Masayoshi Ikeda, Kazuaki Kaneko, Tomio Takamura, Tadashi Hirayama, Yoshiyuki Ikemura, Masahiko Tamaru
  • Publication number: 20030209609
    Abstract: A brine supply unit for supplying brine to at least one load after controlling the brine so as to meet a target temperature of the load comprises: a heat exchanger disposed at a brine-cooling channel, through which the brine returned from the load flows, for cooling the brine with water for industrial use; a heater disposed at a brine-heating channel formed in parallel with the brine-cooling channel, through which the brine flows, for heating the brine; a mixing section disposed at a connecting portion between the brine-cooling channel and the brine-heating channel, for mixing the cooled brine and the heated brine; and a tank disposed between the mixing section and the load, which has a capacity of about 10 liters or more and is constructed so that the brine can pass therethrough slowly to relieve a sudden temperature change of the brine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Tomio Takamura, Tadashi Hirayama, Yoshiyuki Ikemura, Masahiko Tamaru, Yasumi Sago, Masayoshi Ikeda, Kazuaki Kaneko, Jun Miyaji, Noriaki Tateno