Patents by Inventor Shinya Fukushima

Shinya Fukushima 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: 20220301949
    Abstract: A method of measuring the concentration of Fe in a p-type silicon wafer by an SPV method enabling improvement in the measurement accuracy for Fe concentrations of 1×109/cm3 or less. The method of measuring the concentration of Fe in a p-type silicon wafer includes measuring an Fe concentration in the p-type silicon wafer based on measurement using an SPV method. The measurement is performed in an atmosphere in which the total concentration of Na+, NH4+, and K+ is 1.750 ?g/m3 or less, and the total concentration of F?, Cl?, NO2?, PO43?, Br?, NO3?, and SO42? is 0.552 ?g/m3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya FUKUSHIMA, Takehiro TSUNEMORI
  • Patent number: 11387151
    Abstract: Provided is a method of measuring the concentration of Fe in a p-type silicon wafer by an SPV method enabling improvement in the measurement accuracy for Fe concentrations of 1×109/cm3 or less. The method of measuring the concentration of Fe in a p-type silicon wafer includes measuring an Fe concentration in the p-type silicon wafer based on measurement using an SPV method. The measurement is performed in an atmosphere in which the total concentration of Na+, NH4+, and K+ is 1.750 ?g/m3 or less, and the total concentration of F?, Cl?, NO2?, PO43?, Br?, NO3?, and SO42? is 0.552 ?g/m3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Fukushima, Takehiro Tsunemori
  • Publication number: 20220027693
    Abstract: A printer includes a power supply section, a first communication section configured to make wired communication with a first smart device having a battery and supply power from the power supply section to the first smart device, a printing section that performs printing, and a control section, and the control section acquires temperature information, acquires remaining amount information of the battery from the first smart device using the first communication section, dynamically changes a threshold value based on the acquired temperature information in a range less than the maximum value of the remaining amount information, executes a first mode in which power is supplied from the power supply section to the first smart device via the first communication section when the remaining amount information is less than the threshold value, and executes a second mode in which power is not supplied from the power supply section to the first smart device via the first communication section for a predetermined period w
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shinya FUKUSHIMA, Tomohito Someya
  • Patent number: 11141126
    Abstract: A medical apparatus includes an acquirer, an associator, and a display controller. The acquirer acquires information indicating a respiratory waveform of an object and acquires fluoroscopic images of the object captured in time series. The associator associates a tracking value which fluctuates according to a respiratory phase of the object, based on the time-series fluoroscopic images. The display controller causes a display to display the respiratory waveform and a waveform of the tracking value in a comparable form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Mori, Koki Yanagawa, Ryusuke Hirai, Shinya Fukushima, Keiko Okaya
  • Patent number: 10871515
    Abstract: Provided is a method of measuring the Fe concentration in a p-type silicon wafer by the SPV method, by which the detection limit for the Fe concentration can be lowered, and the measurement can be performed in a short time. The measurement by the SPV method is performed in a measurement mode in which irradiation with a plurality of lights having mutually different wavelengths is performed during the same period under conditions where (i) Time Between Readings is 35 ms or more and 120 ms or less and Time Constant is 20 ms or more, or Time Between Readings is 10 ms or more and less than 35 ms and Time Constant is 100 ms or more, and (ii) Number of Readings is 12 times or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Fukushima, Masahiko Mizuta
  • Publication number: 20200373208
    Abstract: Provided is a method of measuring the concentration of Fe in a p-type silicon wafer by an SPV method enabling improvement in the measurement accuracy for Fe concentrations of 1×109/cm3 or less. The method of measuring the concentration of Fe in a p-type silicon wafer includes measuring an Fe concentration in the p-type silicon wafer based on measurement using an SPV method. The measurement is performed in an atmosphere in which the total concentration of Na+, NH4+, and K+ is 1.750 ?g/m3 or less, and the total concentration of F?, Cl?, NO2?, PO43?, Br?, NO3?, and SO42? is 0.552 ?g/m3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya FUKUSHIMA, Takehiro TSUNEMORI
  • Patent number: 10835762
    Abstract: A medical apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquirer, an identifier, and a controller. The acquirer acquires a fluoroscopic image of an object from an imager which performs imaging by irradiating the object with an electromagnetic wave to generate the fluoroscopic image. The identifier identifies a target position of the object in the fluoroscopic image. The controller outputs an irradiation permission signal to a therapeutic device which irradiates the object with a therapeutic beam in a case where the target position identified by the identifier is settled within an irradiation permission range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Mori, Koki Yanagawa, Ryusuke Hirai, Shinya Fukushima, Yasushi Iseki, Keiko Okaya
  • Publication number: 20190184199
    Abstract: A medical apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquirer, an identifier, and a controller. The acquirer acquires a fluoroscopic image of an object from an imager which performs imaging by irradiating the object with an electromagnetic wave to generate the fluoroscopic image. The identifier identifies a target position of the object in the fluoroscopic image. The controller outputs an irradiation permission signal to a therapeutic device which irradiates the object with a therapeutic beam in a case where the target position identified by the identifier is settled within an irradiation permission range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Mori, Koki Yanagawa, Ryusuke Hirai, Shinya Fukushima, Yasushi Iseki, Keiko Okaya
  • Publication number: 20190183447
    Abstract: A medical apparatus includes an acquirer, an associator, and a display controller. The acquirer acquires information indicating a respiratory waveform of an object and acquires fluoroscopic images of the object captured in time series. The associator associates a tracking value which fluctuates according to a respiratory phase of the object, based on the time-series fluoroscopic images. The display controller causes a display to display the respiratory waveform and a waveform of the tracking value in a comparable form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro MORI, Koki YANAGAWA, Ryusuke HIRAI, Shinya FUKUSHIMA, Keiko OKAYA
  • Patent number: 10118053
    Abstract: A movable part tracking and treatment apparatus includes an acquisition unit adapted to acquire a three-dimensional moving image and a first projection image generation unit adapted to generate a first projection moving image. The apparatus further includes an affected part image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced affected part area from the first projection moving image and a tracing target image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced tracing target from the first projection moving image. The apparatus also includes a first parameter derivation unit adapted to derive a first parameter indicative of position information on a beam irradiation point and a second parameter derivation unit adapted to derive a second parameter necessary to extract the corresponding tracing target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Koki Yanagawa, Shinya Fukushima, Kazunao Maeda, Keiko Okaya
  • Publication number: 20180284182
    Abstract: Provided is a method of measuring the Fe concentration in a p-type silicon wafer by the SPV method, by which the detection limit for the Fe concentration can be lowered, and the measurement can be performed in a short time. The measurement by the SPV method is performed in a measurement mode in which irradiation with a plurality of lights having mutually different wavelengths is performed during the same period under conditions where (i) Time Between Readings is 35 ms or more and 120 ms or less and Time Constant is 20 ms or more, or Time Between Readings is 10 ms or more and less than 35 ms and Time Constant is 100 ms or more, and (ii) Number of Readings is 12 times or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya FUKUSHIMA, Masahiko MIZUTA
  • Patent number: 9935020
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of evaluating metal contamination in a boron-doped p-type silicon wafer, which comprises measuring over time by a microwave photoconductive decay method a recombination lifetime following irradiation with light of a silicon wafer being evaluated and obtaining information on change over time of the recombination lifetime, and comparing the information on change over time of the recombination lifetime that has been obtained with reference information on change over time that has been obtained by calculation or actual measurement of a recombination lifetime of an Fe-contaminated boron-doped p-type silicon wafer to determine whether or not metal contamination other than Fe is present in the silicon wafer being evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Fukushima, Tsuyoshi Kubota
  • Publication number: 20180064956
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, A movable part tracking and treatment apparatus, includes: an acquisition unit adapted to acquire a three-dimensional moving image by imaging an inside of a body of a patient; a first projection image generation unit adapted to generate a first projection moving image by projecting the three-dimensional moving image on a two-dimensional surface from a fixed direction, the three-dimensional moving image including a tracing target and an affected part area that are part of internal organs in a displaced state, an affected part image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced affected part area from the first projection moving image, a tracing target image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced tracing target from the first projection moving image, a first parameter derivation unit is adapted to derive a first parameter indicative of position information on a beam irradiation point selected from the displaced affected part area in the first projection moving image, an
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Koki YANAGAWA, Shinya FUKUSHIMA, Kazunao MAEDA, Keiko OKAYA
  • Patent number: 9905481
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of evaluating metal contamination in a boron-doped p-type silicon wafer, which comprises measuring over time by a microwave photoconductive decay method a recombination lifetime following irradiation with light of a silicon wafer being evaluated and obtaining information on change over time of the recombination lifetime, and comparing the information on change over time of the recombination lifetime that has been obtained with reference information on change over time that has been obtained by calculation or actual measurement of a recombination lifetime of an Fe-contaminated boron-doped p-type silicon wafer to determine whether or not metal contamination other than Fe is present in the silicon wafer being evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Fukushima, Tsuyoshi Kubota
  • Patent number: 9844686
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, A movable part tracking and treatment apparatus, includes: an acquisition unit adapted to acquire a three-dimensional moving image by imaging an inside of a body of a patient; a first projection image generation unit adapted to generate a first projection moving image by projecting the three-dimensional moving image on a two-dimensional surface from a fixed direction, the three-dimensional moving image including a tracing target and an affected part area that are part of internal organs in a displaced state, an affected part image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced affected part area from the first projection moving image, a tracing target image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced tracing target from the first projection moving image, a first parameter derivation unit is adapted to derive a first parameter indicative of position information on a beam irradiation point selected from the displaced affected part area in the first projection moving image, an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Koki Yanagawa, Shinya Fukushima, Kazunao Maeda, Keiko Okaya
  • Patent number: 9510736
    Abstract: An appropriate stereoscopic image of a subject is readily acquired. Provided is a stereoscopic endoscope device including two image capture elements spaced apart from each other and disposed at a distal end of an insertion section to be inserted into a subject; an angle changing mechanism that changes a relative angle between optical axes of the image capture elements; a distance sensor that detects the distance from the image capture elements to the subject; and a controller that controls the angle changing mechanism on the basis of the distance detected by the distance sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Kikuchi, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Hiromu Ikeda, Osamu Konno, Shinya Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20160175615
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, A movable part tracking and treatment apparatus, includes: an acquisition unit adapted to acquire a three-dimensional moving image by imaging an inside of a body of a patient; a first projection image generation unit adapted to generate a first projection moving image by projecting the three-dimensional moving image on a two-dimensional surface from a fixed direction, the three-dimensional moving image including a tracing target and an affected part area that are part of internal organs in a displaced state, an affected part image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced affected part area from the first projection moving image, a tracing target image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced tracing target from the first projection moving image, a first parameter derivation unit is adapted to derive a first parameter indicative of position information on a beam irradiation point selected from the displaced affected part area in the first projection moving image, an
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Koki YANAGAWA, Shinya Fukushima, Kazunao Maeda, Keiko Okaya
  • Publication number: 20160079129
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of evaluating metal contamination in a boron-doped p-type silicon wafer, which comprises measuring over time by a microwave photoconductive decay method a recombination lifetime following irradiation with light of a silicon wafer being evaluated and obtaining information on change over time of the recombination lifetime, and comparing the information on change over time of the recombination lifetime that has been obtained with reference information on change over time that has been obtained by calculation or actual measurement of a recombination lifetime of an Fe-contaminated boron-doped p-type silicon wafer to determine whether or not metal contamination other than Fe is present in the silicon wafer being evaluated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya FUKUSHIMA, Tsuyoshi KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 9080814
    Abstract: Provided is a continuous casting method of a silicon ingot for continuously casting the silicon ingot by arranging, inside an induction coil, a bottomless cold crucible having a part along an axial direction that is circumferentially divided into a plurality of strip elements, forming molten silicon inside the cold crucible through electromagnetic induction heating by the induction coil, and solidifying the molten silicon while pulling it down from the cold crucible, wherein as the cold crucible, used is a cold crucible with Ni—B alloy plating on a portion in the inner surface thereof that faces the outer side surface of the molten silicon and the outer surface of the silicon ingot. The method can reduce the damage to the inner surface of the cold crucible, in addition to the contamination of cast ingots with impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Yoshihara, Koichi Maegawa, Shinya Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20150154757
    Abstract: According to an image processor of one embodiment, a first acquirer acquires a first perspective image of a target viewed in a first direction. A second acquirer acquires a second perspective image of the target viewed in a second direction at a time different from when the first acquirer acquires the first perspective image. The second direction is substantially the same as the first direction. The second time is different from the first time. A point acquirer acquires first information indicating a first position of a first point on the first perspective image, and a second information indicating a second position of a second point on the second perspective image. An image generator generates an image that is based on the first and second perspective images, wherein a first coordinate of the first perspective image is changed so that the first point corresponds to the second point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Yukinobu SAKATA, Yasunori Taguchi, Ryusuke Hirai, Kyoka Sugiura, Tomoyuki Takeguchi, Takeshi Mita, Shinya Fukushima