Patents by Inventor Naoki Irie

Naoki Irie 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).

  • Shutter blade apparatus, shutter unit, image pickup apparatus, exposure apparatus, and method of manufacturing device
    Patent number: 8064043
    Abstract: A shutter blade apparatus includes a shutter blade; a first pushing member including two first pushing portions configured to push a first surface of the shutter blade; and a second pushing member including a second pushing portion configured to push a second surface of the shutter blade, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. The second pushing portion is located between the two first pushing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naoki Irie
  • SHUTTER BLADE APPARATUS, SHUTTER UNIT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080129976
    Abstract: A shutter blade apparatus includes a shutter blade; a first pushing member including two first pushing portions configured to push a first surface of the shutter blade; and a second pushing member including a second pushing portion configured to push a second surface of the shutter blade, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. The second pushing portion is located between the two first pushing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Irie
  • Exposure apparatus
    Patent number: 7068352
    Abstract: An exposure apparatus for scanning and exposing an object includes a surrounding member for surrounding a space around the object, and a gas supplier for supplying a gas to the space in two directions which are substantially parallel to a scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naoki Irie
  • Exposure apparatus
    Publication number: 20040233401
    Abstract: An exposure apparatus for scanning and exposing an object includes a surrounding member for surrounding a space around the object, and a gas supplier for supplying a gas to the space in two directions which are substantially parallel to a scanning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Naoki Irie
  • Ionic substance removing material for use in super-clean room and method of manufacturing the material
    Patent number: 5972812
    Abstract: An ionic substance removing material for use in a super-clean room and a method of manufacturing the material are disclosed. The material includes an ion exchanger capable of an ion exchange reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Kunihiro Sakata, Hiroshi Nonaka, Toshinori Suenaga, Shingo Tokunaga, Susumu Shuutoku, Goro Fujiwara, Mitsunobu Masuda, Shinji Hattori, Naoki Irie
  • Ionic substance removing material for use in super-clean room
    Patent number: 5856250
    Abstract: An ionic substance removing material for use in a super-clean room and a method of manufacturing the material are disclosed. The material includes an ion exchanger capable of an ion exchange reaction, a non-ion exchange permeable layer and an anti-dust generation layer. The material is secured by the surface of a concrete wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignees: Takuma Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiro Sakata, Hiroshi Nonaka, Toshinori Suenaga, Shingo Tokunaga, Susumu Shuutoku, Goro Fujiwara, Mitsunobu Masuda, Shinji Hattori, Naoki Irie