Patents by Inventor Masaru Honda

Masaru Honda 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: 20180039193
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder which attains all of low-temperature fixing properties, gloss, and hot offset resistance and gives a toner that satisfies the flowability, high-temperature storability, charge stability, pulverizability, image strength, flex cracking resistance, and document anti-offset properties. The present invention is a toner binder which comprises a polyester resins and has a surfactant content of 100 ppm or less and in which the THF-insoluble components and the THF-soluble components respectively have a storage modulus (Pa) at 150° C., G?x150, and the storage modulus (Pa) at 150° C., G?y150, which satisfy the following relationships (1) and (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Honda, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Hiroshi Odajima, Masashi Minaki
  • Publication number: 20180019225
    Abstract: A bonding system includes a substrate transfer device configured to transfer a first substrate and a second substrate in a normal pressure atmosphere, a surface modifying apparatus configured to modify surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate to be bonded with each other in a depressurized atmosphere, a load lock chamber in which the first substrate and the second substrate are delivered between the substrate transfer device and the surface modifying apparatus and in which an internal atmosphere of the load lock chamber is switchable between an atmospheric pressure atmosphere and the depressurized atmosphere, a surface hydrophilizing apparatus configured to hydrophilize the modified surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a bonding apparatus configured to bond the hydrophilized surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate by an intermolecular force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Masataka MATSUNAGA, Takashi KOGA, Takeshi TAMURA, Takahiro MASUNAGA, Yuji MIMURA, Masaru HONDA, Toshifumi INAMASU, Satoshi NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 9827756
    Abstract: A separation apparatus for separating a superposed substrate in which a processing target substrate and a supporting substrate are joined together with an adhesive, into the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate includes: a first holding unit that includes a heating mechanism heating the processing target substrate and holds the processing target substrate; a second holding unit that includes a heating mechanism heating the supporting substrate and holds the supporting substrate; a moving mechanism that relatively moves at least the first holding unit or the second holding unit in a horizontal direction; and a porous part that is annularly provided along an outer peripheral portion of the first holding unit and formed with a plurality of pores, and supplies an inert gas to the outer peripheral portion of the first holding unit holding the processing target substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hirakawa, Masaru Honda, Xavier Francois Brun, Charles Wayne Singleton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9811013
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder having excellent charging characteristics and blocking resistance, and an increased range of fixing temperatures when used as a toner. The present invention is a toner binder containing a polyester resin (P) comprising one or more types of polyester resins obtained by polycondensation of a carboxylic acid component (x) and an alcohol component (y), wherein at least one type (P1) of (P) contains 50 to 95 mol % of a aliphatic diol (y1) having a carbon number of 2 to 4 in the alcohol component (y), and (P) satisfies expressions (1) and (2). 11.5?SP value [(cal/cm3)1/2] of (P)?13.0??(1) 5.2?HLB value (by Oda method) of (P)?7.1??(2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Iwagoe, Masaru Honda
  • Patent number: 9701833
    Abstract: There is provided a toner binder containing a polyester resin (P) composed of two or more polyester resins that are each obtained by polycondensation of a carboxylic acid component (x) and an alcohol component (y). The alcohol component (y) of at least one polyester resin (P1) constituting the polyester resin (P) comprises 30 to 100 molar % of an adduct (y1) of bisphenol A with 2 to 4 ethylene oxide molecules. The alcohol component (y) of at least one other polyester resin (P2) constituting the polyester resin (P) comprises 50 to 95 molar % of an aliphatic diol (y2) having 2 to 4 carbon atoms. The (P2) is other than the (P1), and the polyester resin (P) satisfies relationships as follows. 11.5?SP value [(cal/cm3)1/2] of (P)?13.0; and 5.2?HLB value (according to the Oda method) of (P)?7.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sugimoto, Keisuke Miyamoto, Masaru Honda
  • Patent number: 9643396
    Abstract: A peeling device which peels a superposed substrate obtained by bonding a first substrate and a second substrate together, from one end portion of the superposed substrate toward the other end portion thereof, includes a first holding unit configured to hold the first substrate of the superposed substrate, a second holding unit configured to hold the second substrate of the superposed substrate, and a moving unit configured to move the first holding unit away from the second holding unit. The moving unit is configured to move in at least a peeling direction of the superposed substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaru Honda, Ryoichi Sakamoto, Katsuhiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9601365
    Abstract: A peeling device separates a superposed substrate, in which a target substrate and a support substrate are joined to each other with an adhesive, into the target substrate and the support substrate. The peeling device includes a holding unit configured to hold the superposed substrate, and a plurality of position adjustment units movable forward and backward with respect to a side surface of the superposed substrate held in the holding unit, and the position adjustment unit configured to perform a position adjustment of the superposed substrate by contacting the side surface of the superposed substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaru Honda, Ryoichi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20150376401
    Abstract: There is provided a toner binder containing a polyester resin (P) composed of two or more polyester resins that are each obtained by polycondensation of a carboxylic acid component (x) and an alcohol component (y). The alcohol component (y) of at least one polyester resin (P1) constituting the polyester resin (P) comprises 30 to 100 molar % of an adduct (y1) of bisphenol A with 2 to 4 ethylene oxide molecules. The alcohol component (y) of at least one other polyester resin (P2) constituting the polyester resin (P) comprises 50 to 95 molar % of an aliphatic diol (y2) having 2 to 4 carbon atoms. The (P2) is other than the (P1), and the polyester resin (P) satisfies relationships as follows. 11.5?SP value [(cal/cm3)1/2] of (P)?13.0; and 5.2?HLB value (according to the Oda method) of (P)?7.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sugimoto, Keisuke Miyamoto, Masaru Honda
  • Patent number: 9211691
    Abstract: Provided is a delamination device of delaminating a laminated substrate obtained by bonding a first substrate and a second substrate, the laminated substrate being disposed in an opening of a frame, the opening having a diameter larger than that of the laminated substrate, and the laminated substrate being held by the frame with a non-bonding surface of the first substrate attached to a tape provided in the opening. The delamination device includes: a first holding unit configured to hold the second substrate of the laminated substrate from above; a second holding unit configured to hold the first substrate of the laminated substrate from below through the tape; and a moving mechanism configured to move the first holding unit in a direction away from the second holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaru Honda, Masanori Itou
  • Publication number: 20150343755
    Abstract: A peeling device which peels a superposed substrate obtained by bonding a first substrate and a second substrate together, from one end portion of the superposed substrate toward the other end portion thereof, includes a first holding unit configured to hold the first substrate of the superposed substrate, a second holding unit configured to hold the second substrate of the superposed substrate, and a moving unit configured to move the first holding unit away from the second holding unit. The moving unit is configured to move in at least a peeling direction of the superposed substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Masaru HONDA, Ryoichi SAKAMOTO, Katsuhiro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9162435
    Abstract: Disclosed is a peel-off apparatus comprising: a first holding unit configured to hold a first substrate of a superimposed substrate; a second holding unit configured to hold a second substrate of the superimposed substrate; and a moving unit configured to move a part of outer periphery of the first holding unit to be separated from the second holding unit. The first holding unit includes: a plate type elastic member connected to the moving unit; and a plurality of adsorbing units provided in the elastic member to adsorb the first substrate. An outer periphery adsorbing unit which becomes a peel-off beginning point includes: a pad member whose adsorbing surface of the first substrate is open to form a hollow portion; and a support member fitted into the hollow portion of the pad member having a hardness higher than that of the pad member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masaru Honda, Ryoichi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20150192871
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder having excellent charging characteristics and blocking resistance, and an increased range of fixing temperatures when used as a toner. The present invention is a toner binder containing a polyester resin (P) comprising one or more types of polyester resins obtained by polycondensation of a carboxylic acid component (x) and an alcohol component (y), wherein at least one type (P1) of (P) contains 50 to 95 mol % of a aliphatic diol (y1) having a carbon number of 2 to 4 in the alcohol component (y), and (P) satisfies expressions (1) and (2). 11.5?SP value [(cal/cm3)1/2] of (P)?13.0??(1) 5.2?HLB value (by Oda method) of (P)?7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Iwagoe, Masaru Honda
  • Patent number: 9052623
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder which combines excellent low-temperature fixing properties and excellent hot-offset resistance (namely which permits a wide fixing-temperature range) and which exhibits excellent storage stability. The toner binder comprises (A) a polyester resin, (B) a specific crystalline resin and, if necessary, (C) a non-crystalline linear polyester resin. The polyester resin (A) comprises a carboxylic acid component (x) and a polyol component (y) as the essential constituent units, said component (x) comprising two or more kinds of dicarboxylic acids (x1) selected from among aromatic dicarboxylic acids and ester-forming derivatives thereof in a total amount of 80 mol % or more and further containing an at least trivalent polycarboxylic acid (x2) as another essential component, and said component (y) comprising a C2-10 aliphatic diol (y1) in an amount of 50 mol % or more. Further, the polyester resin (A) exhibits a storage modulus at 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Akutagawa, Masakazu Iwata, Masaru Honda, Tomoyuki Ariyoshi
  • Patent number: 9023476
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin particle having excellent low-temperature fusibility, having a sufficiently narrow size distribution, and that is obtained using a liquid or supercritical fluid. In the resin particle (C), which comprises a microparticle (A) containing a resin (a) being coated to or adhered to the surface of a resin particle (B) that contains another resin (b), the degree of swelling of the microparticle (A) resulting from liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide (X) at a temperature less than the glass transition temperature or the melting point of the microparticle (A) is no greater than 16%, and with the resin (a) as a constituent unit, the resin particle (C) contains 0.1-50 wt % of a non-crystalline non-halogen vinyl monomer (m1) of which the solubility parameter (SP value: (cal/cm3)1/2) is 7-9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Harada, Kenta Nose, Masaru Honda, Eiji Iwawaki, Takahiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150101758
    Abstract: Disclosed is a peel-off apparatus comprising: a first holding unit configured to hold a first substrate of a superimposed substrate; a second holding unit configured to hold a second substrate of the superimposed substrate; and a moving unit configured to move a part of outer periphery of the first holding unit to be separated from the second holding unit. The first holding unit includes: a plate type elastic member connected to the moving unit; and a plurality of adsorbing units provided in the elastic member to adsorb the first substrate. An outer periphery adsorbing unit which becomes a peel-off beginning point includes: a pad member whose adsorbing surface of the first substrate is open to form a hollow portion; and a support member fitted into the hollow portion of the pad member having a hardness higher than that of the pad member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Masaru Honda, Ryoichi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8997822
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a substrate inverting device for inverting front and rear surfaces of a substrate is provided. The substrate includes a first holding unit configured to hold one surface of the substrate and a second holding unit disposed to face the first holding unit and configured to hold one surface of the substrate. Further, the substrate includes a moving mechanism configured to relatively move at least one of the first holding unit and the second holding unit to approach each other and stay spaced apart from each other, and a transfer mechanism configured to hold the one surface of the substrate. In this case, a support of the substrate in the first holding unit, the second holding unit and the transfer mechanism is performed by a Bernoulli chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Yasuharu Iwashita, Osamu Hirakawa, Masaru Honda, Akira Fukutomi
  • Publication number: 20150024322
    Abstract: There is provided a toner binder containing a polyester resin (P) composed of two or more polyester resins that are each obtained by polycondensation of a carboxylic acid component (x) and an alcohol component (y). The alcohol component (y) of at least one polyester resin (P1) constituting the polyester resin (P) comprises 30 to 100 molar % of an adduct (y1) of bisphenol A with 2 to 4 ethylene oxide molecules. The alcohol component (y) of at least one other polyester resin (P2) constituting the polyester resin (P) comprises 50 to 95 molar % of an aliphatic diol (y2) having 2 to 4 carbon atoms. The (P2) is other than the (P1), and the polyester resin (P) satisfies relationships as follows. 11.5?SP value [(cal/cm3)1/2] of (P)?13.0; and 5.2?HLB value (according to the Oda method) of (P)?7.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sugimoto, Keisuke Miyamoto, Masaru Honda
  • Publication number: 20140332166
    Abstract: A peeling device separates a superposed substrate, in which a target substrate and a support substrate are joined to each other with an adhesive, into the target substrate and the support substrate. The peeling device includes a holding unit configured to hold the superposed substrate, and a plurality of position adjustment units movable forward and backward with respect to a side surface of the superposed substrate held in the holding unit, and the position adjustment unit configured to perform a position adjustment of the superposed substrate by contacting the side surface of the superposed substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masaru HONDA, Ryoichi SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140150981
    Abstract: Provided is a peeling apparatus includes a first holding unit, a second holding unit, and a peeling inducing unit. The first holding unit holds a first substrate of a superimposed substrate in which the first substrate and a second substrate are bonded. The second holding unit holds the second substrate of the superimposed substrate and moves the second substrate in a direction of separating the second substrate from a surface of the first substrate. The peeling inducing unit forms an area where the second substrate starts to be peeled off from the first substrate on a side surface of the superimposed substrate. The second holding unit includes a first suction and moving unit and a second suction and moving unit. The first suction moving unit sucks and moves a circumferential edge portion of the second corresponding to the area formed by the peeling inducing unit, in a direction of separating the circumferential edge portion from the surface of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masanori Itou, Masaru Honda, Takayuki Chinju
  • Publication number: 20140150980
    Abstract: Provided is a peeling apparatus including a first holding unit, a second holding unit, and a peeling inducing unit. The first holding unit holds a first substrate of a superimposed substrate in which the first substrate and a second substrate are bonded. The second holding unit holds the second substrate of the superimposed substrate and moves the second substrate in a direction of separating the second substrate from a surface of the first substrate. The peeling inducing unit forms an area where the second substrate starts to be peeled off from the first substrate on a side surface of the superimposed substrate. The peeling inducing unit includes a sharp member, and a moving mechanism that moves the sharp member toward a side surface portion of the second substrate adjacent to a bonding portion of the first substrate and the second substrate in the side surface of the superimposed substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masanori Itou, Masaru Honda, Takayuki Chinju