Patents by Inventor Shinya Okano

Shinya Okano 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: 20240320824
    Abstract: An evaluation apparatus, an evaluation method, and an evaluation program applicable to a quality evaluation of sintered bodies are provided. The evaluation apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a cross-sectional image obtained by photographing a cross-section of a sintered body group stained with a staining solution; a generation unit configured to extract a saturation component for each of sintered bodies from the cross-sectional image, thereby to generate a saturation component image; and a visualization unit configured to visualize the saturation component image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Yu OKANO, Junya SAKAGUCHI, Takumi NAKAJIMA, Shinya HIRASAWA, Shimpei TAKEMOTO, Yoshishige OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20240153807
    Abstract: A substrate transfer method includes receiving first and second substrates by a pick of a first transfer device, detecting shift amounts of the first and second substrates, calculating a correction amount of a delivery position of the pick based on the shift amount of the first substrate, and moving the pick to the corrected delivery position to respectively deliver the first and second substrates to a first and second mounting sections, moving a first pick of a second transfer device to a receiving position of the first mounting section to receive the first substrate, calculating a correction amount of a receiving position of a second pick of the second transfer device based on the correction amount of the delivery position and the shift amount of the second substrate; and moving the second pick to the corrected receiving position of the second pick to receive the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Nanako SHINODA, Shinya OKANO
  • Publication number: 20230328905
    Abstract: An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Masaaki HIROKI, Haruki KATAGIRI, Shinya OKANO
  • Patent number: 11672086
    Abstract: An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hiroki, Haruki Katagiri, Shinya Okano
  • Publication number: 20230170239
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a substrate to a substrate processing chamber. The apparatus comprises: a substrate transfer chamber having a floor and a side wall; a substrate transfer module comprising a holder and second magnets, and configured to be movable in the substrate transfer chamber by magnetic levitation; and a controller configured to control an operating force for moving the substrate transfer module. The controller comprises: a parameter storage configured to store at least one model parameter; a control schedule creating section configured to acquire identification information and a movement schedule, to obtain the operating force, and to output a control schedule; and a magnetic force adjusting section configured to perform feedforward control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Takehiro SHINDO, Dongwei LI, Lingxin JIANG, Shinya OKANO, Toshiaki KODAMA, Wataru MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230038276
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transfer device has a first holding part configured to contact an edge part of a substrate when holding the substrate, and a second holding part formed with an elastic member and configured to contact only a back surface of the substrate when holding the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Shinya OKANO
  • Publication number: 20220299980
    Abstract: A teaching method for a transfer device provided with a pick configured to hold a substrate and a mapping sensor, includes detecting a position of an edge of the substrate arranged in a teaching target module by the mapping sensor and setting a teaching position in one horizontal direction, transferring the substrate from the teaching target module to a stage of an alignment device by the pick based on the set teaching position, rotating the stage by a predetermined angle and detecting a locus of the position of the edge of the substrate, and estimating an eccentricity amount between the stage and the substrate based on the detected locus of the position of the edge of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi SUGIMOTO, Shinya OKANO
  • Publication number: 20220248544
    Abstract: An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Masaaki HIROKI, Haruki Katagiri, Shinya Okano
  • Patent number: 11317525
    Abstract: An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hiroki, Haruki Katagiri, Shinya Okano
  • Publication number: 20220093422
    Abstract: A heating device for heating a substrate is provided. The heating device comprises a support portion configured to support the substrate, and a light irradiation unit configured to heat the substrate by irradiating the substrate supported by the support portion with light. A plurality of zones are set in the light irradiation unit, and each of the plurality of zones set in the light irradiation unit irradiates different portions of a surface of the substrate supporeted by the support portion with light. During the heating by the light irradiation unit, the plurality of zones take turns so that some zones of the plurality of zones are utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi SUGIMOTO, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Shinya OKANO
  • Publication number: 20210398830
    Abstract: A heating device for heating a substrate before the substrate is transferred to a processing device is provided. The heating device includes a support unit configured to support the substrate, and a heating unit including light emitting elements for emitting the light to individually heat divided regions of the substrate in plan view, the substrate being supported by the support unit. Among the light emitting elements, light outputs of light emitting elements that correspond to regions of the substrate in contact with a substrate holding portion of a transfer mechanism are higher than light outputs of light emitting elements that correspond to other regions of the substrate, the transfer mechanism being disposed outside the heating device to hold and transfer the substrate between the heating device and the processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi SUGIMOTO, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Shinya OKANO
  • Publication number: 20210274664
    Abstract: An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Masaaki HIROKI, Haruki KATAGIRI, Shinya OKANO
  • Patent number: 11088001
    Abstract: A substrate transfer method includes loading a transfer container on a loading part, transferring the substrate between the transfer container and the housing by a transfer mechanism including a substrate support part supporting the substrate, acquiring a reference height of each substrate in the transfer container before performing the loading the transfer container, detecting a height of each substrate in the transfer container after the acquiring the reference height and before the transferring the substrate, obtaining a first difference value between the detected height and the reference height, with respect to one substrate in the transfer container, determining an entry height of the substrate support part at which the substrate support part enters the transfer container by selecting one of a first entry height corresponding to the reference height of the one substrate and a second entry height corrected based on the first difference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Sugimoto, Shinya Okano
  • Patent number: 11013132
    Abstract: An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hiroki, Haruki Katagiri, Shinya Okano
  • Publication number: 20200098604
    Abstract: A substrate transfer method includes loading a transfer container on a loading part, transferring the substrate between the transfer container and the housing by a transfer mechanism including a substrate support part supporting the substrate, acquiring a reference height of each substrate in the transfer container before performing the loading the transfer container, detecting a height of each substrate in the transfer container after the acquiring the reference height and before the transferring the substrate, obtaining a first difference value between the detected height and the reference height, with respect to one substrate in the transfer container, determining an entry height of the substrate support part at which the substrate support part enters the transfer container by selecting one of a first entry height corresponding to the reference height of the one substrate and a second entry height corrected based on the first difference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi SUGIMOTO, Shinya OKANO
  • Patent number: 10491183
    Abstract: A resonant power feeding system that can provide high power transmission efficiency between a power feeding device and a power reception device without dynamically controlling the oscillation frequency in accordance with the distance between the power feeding device and the power reception device. High power transmission efficiency between the power feeding device and the power reception device is obtained by addition of a structure for adjusting the matching condition to both the power reception device and the power feeding device. Specifically, a transmission-reception circuit and a matching circuit are provided in both the power reception device and the power feeding device, and wireless signals for adjusting the matching circuit are transmitted and received through a resonant coil. Thus, the power feeding device can efficiently supply power to the power reception device without adjusting the oscillation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Kamata, Shinya Okano, Misako Sato, Shuhei Maeda
  • Patent number: 10115611
    Abstract: A substrate cooling method is for, using a load-lock mechanism for controlling a pressure therein between a first pressure close to an atmospheric pressure and a second pressure in a vacuum state, cooling a substrate transferred from the second module to the first module. The method includes maintaining a pressure in the chamber to the second pressure, allowing the chamber to communicate with a second module, and loading the substrate into the chamber; locating the substrate to a cooling position close to the cooling member; exhausting the chamber such that the pressure in the chamber becomes a third pressure where a region between a surface of the cooling member and a backside of the substrate satisfies a molecular flow condition. The method further includes introducing a purge gas into the chamber to increase the pressure in the chamber to the first pressure, and cooling the substrate by the cooling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Sakaue, Shinya Okano
  • Publication number: 20180091113
    Abstract: A resonant power feeding system that can provide high power transmission efficiency between a power feeding device and a power reception device without dynamically controlling the oscillation frequency in accordance with the distance between the power feeding device and the power reception device. High power transmission efficiency between the power feeding device and the power reception device is obtained by addition of a structure for adjusting the matching condition to both the power reception device and the power feeding device. Specifically, a transmission-reception circuit and a matching circuit are provided in both the power reception device and the power feeding device, and wireless signals for adjusting the matching circuit are transmitted and received through a resonant coil. Thus, the power feeding device can efficiently supply power to the power reception device without adjusting the oscillation frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Koichiro KAMATA, Shinya OKANO, Misako SATO, Shuhei MAEDA
  • Patent number: 9837977
    Abstract: A resonant power feeding system that can provide high power transmission efficiency between a power feeding device and a power reception device without dynamically controlling the oscillation frequency in accordance with the distance between the power feeding device and the power reception device. High power transmission efficiency between the power feeding device and the power reception device is obtained by addition of a structure for adjusting the matching condition to both the power reception device and the power feeding device. Specifically, a transmission-reception circuit and a matching circuit are provided in both the power reception device and the power feeding device, and wireless signals for adjusting the matching circuit are transmitted and received through a resonant coil. Thus, the power feeding device can efficiently supply power to the power reception device without adjusting the oscillation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Kamata, Shinya Okano, Misako Sato, Shuhei Maeda
  • Publication number: 20170347471
    Abstract: An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Masaaki HIROKI, Haruki KATAGIRI, Shinya OKANO