Patents by Inventor Takato Baba

Takato Baba 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: 11801629
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a coating part for coating an uncured resin on a substrate, a substrate installation part for positioning and installing the substrate integrally, a mold installation part for installing a sheet-like mold, a transfer roller for transferring a fine transfer pattern formed on the mold to the resin coated on the substrate, and a plasma unit for cleaning the mold by irradiating plasma to the mold peeled off from the resin after transferring. After cleaning by the plasma using the plasma unit, the cleaned mold is used again for transferring of the transfer pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Takato Baba, Toshiaki Goto
  • Patent number: 11179876
    Abstract: A transfer apparatus includes a rolled web mold installation part for installing a rolled web mold around which the mold is wound, a transfer roller for winding the mold fed out from the rolled web mold, a winding roll for winding up the mold, a winding roll installation part for installing the winding roll therein, and a mold installation assisting part for guiding the mold fed out from the rolled web mold up to the winding roll while suppressing an occurrence of wrinkles in the mold fed out from the rolled web mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Takato Baba, Toshiaki Goto
  • Patent number: 10596752
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a transfer roller which supports a mold and transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on the mold to a resin coated on a substrate installed in a substrate installation part with movement of the transfer roller and a transfer roller guide part for guiding the transfer roller when the mold is pressed against the resin coated on the substrate installed in the substrate installation part by the movement of the transfer roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Takato Baba, Toshiaki Goto
  • Publication number: 20190118458
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a transfer roller which supports a mold and transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on the mold to a resin coated on a substrate installed in a substrate installation part with movement of the transfer roller and a transfer roller guide part for guiding the transfer roller when the mold is pressed against the resin coated on the substrate installed in the substrate installation part by the movement of the transfer roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takato BABA, Toshiaki GOTO
  • Publication number: 20190118457
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a rolled web mold installation part for installing a rolled web mold around which the mold is wound, a transfer roller for winding the mold fed out from the rolled web mold, a winding roll for winding up the mold, a winding roll installation part for installing the winding roll therein, and a mold installation assisting part for guiding the mold fed out from the rolled web mold up to the winding roll while suppressing an occurrence of wrinkles in the mold fed out from the rolled web mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takato BABA, Toshiaki GOTO
  • Publication number: 20190061229
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a coating part for coating an uncured resin on a substrate, a substrate installation part for positioning and installing the substrate integrally, a mold installation part for installing a sheet-like mold, a transfer roller for transferring a fine transfer pattern formed on the mold to the resin coated on the substrate, and a plasma unit for cleaning the mold by irradiating plasma to the mold peeled off from the resin after transferring. After cleaning by the plasma using the plasma unit, the cleaned mold is used again for transferring of the transfer pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takato BABA, Toshiaki GOTO
  • Patent number: 9914261
    Abstract: A transfer device that transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on a master mold to a molded material, includes a first transfer unit that transfers the fine transfer pattern formed on the master mold to a replica mold made from a material that transmits light; and a second transfer unit that transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on the replica mold by the first transfer unit to the molded material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuki Sugiura, Mitsunori Kokubo, Shigeru Fujiwara, Hidetoshi Kitahara, Yu Murofushi, Isao Matsuzuki, Takato Baba, Toru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9649787
    Abstract: A sheet-shaped mold position detection device 183 for conveying and positioning a sheet-shaped mold M on which a fine transfer pattern M1 is formed. The sheet-shaped mold position dejection device 183 includes a sheet-shaped mold position detector 191 that detects a predetermined region of the sheet-shaped mold M by detecting transmittance of light in the sheet-shaped mold M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Patent number: 9604402
    Abstract: A transfer device includes a holding body that holds a molded material; a first roller that holds, together with the holding body, a wound mold and the molded material held by the holding body so as to carry out a transfer, and rotates about a central axis to move with respect to the holding body; and a second roller on which the mold extending from the first roller is wound in a direction away from the molded material held by the holding body, the second roller rotating about a central axis to relatively move together with the first roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuki Sugiura, Mitsunori Kokubo, Isao Matsuzuki, Takato Baba, Toru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9452563
    Abstract: A transfer system 1 comprising: a conveying/positioning device 3 configured to convey and position a flat sheet-shaped mold MA in a predetermined direction, on which a fine transfer pattern M1 is formed; a transfer device 5 configured to transfer the fine transfer pattern M1 to a molding target W, the transfer device 5 being provided on an upstream side in the conveying direction of the sheet-shaped mold MA; and a peeling device 7 configured to peel off the sheet-shaped mold MA and the molding target from those mutually clinging to each other, after the transfer by the transfer device 5 is performed and the conveyance by the conveying/positioning device 3 is performed, the peeling device 7 being provided on a downstream side in the conveying direction of the sheet-shaped mold MA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Patent number: 9415537
    Abstract: A demolding device detaches a sheet-shaped mold from a molded product. The demolding device includes a molded product holder placed in a location different from a transfer device. The molded product holder is constructed and arranged to hold the molded product while being adhered to a first region of the mold. A detaching roller on which the mold is wound is movably provided above the molded product holder in an extending direction of the mold to roll up and detach the mold from the molded product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Patent number: 9156193
    Abstract: A transfer device 5 transfers a fine transfer pattern M1 formed on a mold M to a molding target W. The transfer device includes: a base member 47 including a press body 31; a moving member 49 including a molding target placing body 33 that sandwiches and presses the mold M and the molding target W in cooperation with the press body 31, and is provided on the base member 47 so that the molding target placing body 33 can move; and a moving body supporting body 51 that includes a guide portion 71, and is engaged with and provided integrally on the base member 47 only in a region of the base member 47 elastically deformed very slightly by reaction force when the press is performed, the region being a region where a flexure angle becomes substantially “0”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Patent number: 9149956
    Abstract: A conveying/positioning device includes: a unused-mold placing device 9 that places a rolled mold MB of a sheet-shaped mold M thereon; a mold rolling-up device 11 that rolls up the flat sheet-shaped mold MA supplied from the unused-mold placing device 9; and a tension maintaining device that constantly maintains a tension of the flat sheet-shaped mold even if a form of the flat sheet-shaped mold is changed when the peeling is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20140072768
    Abstract: A transfer device that transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on a master mold to a molded material, includes a first transfer unit that transfers the fine transfer pattern formed on the master mold to a replica mold made from a material that transmits light; and a second transfer unit that transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on the replica mold by the first transfer unit to the molded material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuki SUGIURA, Mitsunori KOKUBO, Shigeru FUJIWARA, Hidetoshi KITAHARA, Yu MUROFUSHI, Isao MATSUZUKI, Takato BABA, Toru SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20140057079
    Abstract: A transfer device includes a holding body that holds a molded material; a first roller that holds, together with the holding body, a wound mold and the molded material held by the holding body so as to carry out a transfer, and rotates about a central axis to move with respect to the holding body; and a second roller on which the mold extending from the first roller is wound in a direction away from the molded material held by the holding body, the second roller rotating about a central axis to relatively move together with the first roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuki SUGIURA, Mitsunori KOKUBO, Isao MATSUZUKI, Takato BABA, Toru SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20130323347
    Abstract: A demolding device (7) transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on a sheet-shaped mold to a molded product, and then detaches the sheet-shaped mold, which adheres to the molded product, from the molded product. The demolding device (7) includes a molded product holder (19) placed in a location away from a transfer device (5) and configured to hold a molded product (W) out of a mold (MA) and the molded product (W) adhering to each other, and a detaching roller unit (23) on which the mold (MA) adhering to the molded product (W) held by the molded product holder (19) is wound, and which is configured to move relative to the molded product holder (19) and thereby to detach the mold (MA) from the molded product (W).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20130011511
    Abstract: A transfer device 5 transfers a fine transfer pattern M1 formed on a mold M to a molding target W. The transfer device includes: a base member 47 including a press body 31; a moving member 49 including a molding target placing body 33 that sandwiches and presses the mold M and the molding target W in cooperation with the press body 31, and is provided on the base member 47 so that the molding target placing body 33 can move; and a moving body supporting body 51 that includes a guide portion 71, and is engaged with and provided integrally on the base member 47 only in a region of the base member 47 elastically deformed very slightly by reaction force when the press is performed, the region being a region where a flexure angle becomes substantially “0”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kaubshiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20130011507
    Abstract: A conveying/positioning device includes: a unused-mold placing device 9 that places a rolled mold MB of a sheet-shaped mold M thereon; a mold rolling-up device 11 that rolls up the flat sheet-shaped mold MA supplied from the unused-mold placing device 9; and a tension maintaining device that constantly maintains a tension of the flat sheet-shaped mold even if a form of the flat sheet-shaped mold is changed when the peeling is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Toshiba Kakai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20120326346
    Abstract: A sheet-shaped mold position detection device 183 for conveying and positioning a sheet-shaped mold M on which a fine transfer pattern M1 is formed. The sheet-shaped mold position dejection device 183 includes a sheet-shaped mold position detector 191 that detects a predetermined region of the sheet-shaped mold M by detecting transmittance of light in the sheet-shaped mold M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20120313289
    Abstract: A transfer system 1 comprising: a conveying/positioning device 3 configured to convey and position a flat sheet-shaped mold MA in a predetermined direction, on which a fine transfer pattern M1 is formed; a transfer device 5 configured to transfer the fine transfer pattern M1 to a molding target W, the transfer device 5 being provided on an upstream side in the conveying direction of the sheet-shaped mold MA; and a peeling device 7 configured to peel off the sheet-shaped mold MA and the molding target from those mutually clinging to each other, after the transfer by the transfer device 5 is performed and the conveyance by the conveying/positioning device 3 is performed, the peeling device 7 being provided on a downstream side in the conveying direction of the sheet-shaped mold MA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Itani, Hiromi Nishihara, Takato Baba, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hidetoshi Kitahara