Patents by Inventor Tomohide Kato

Tomohide Kato 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: 9321333
    Abstract: A slide door apparatus includes a body-side guide rail provided at a vehicle body, a door-side guide rail provided at a slide door, connection members each of which includes a guide roller rolling on a path formed by each of the guide rails, each of the connection members being connected to each of the guide rails, the slide door being configured to open and close a door opening portion formed at the vehicle body based on a movement of the slide door, one of the connection members being connected to the door-side guide rail and including a support arm which is rotatably connected to the vehicle body and at which the guide roller is provided, and a rotation restriction mechanism restricting the support arm from rotating at a position at which the support arm is positioned after rotating in association with an opening operation of the slide door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoichi Fukumoto, Tomohide Kato
  • Publication number: 20160111466
    Abstract: An oxide film capable of suppressing reflection of a lens is formed under a low temperature. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes (a) forming a lower layer oxide film on a lens formed on a substrate using a first processing source containing a first element, a second processing source containing a second element, an oxidizing source and a catalyst, the lower layer oxide film having a refractive index greater than that of air and less than that of the lens; and (b) forming an upper layer oxide film on the lower layer oxide film using the first processing source, the oxidizing source and the catalyst, the upper layer oxide film having a refractive index greater than that of the air and less than that of the lower layer oxide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC
    Inventors: Norikazu MIZUNO, Tomohide KATO, Takaaki NODA
  • Patent number: 9263251
    Abstract: An oxide film capable of suppressing reflection of a lens is formed under a low temperature. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a metal-containing oxide film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising: (a) supplying a metal-containing source to the substrate; (b) supplying an oxidizing source to the substrate; and (c) supplying a catalyst to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Norikazu Mizuno, Tomohide Kato, Takaaki Noda
  • Patent number: 9248723
    Abstract: A slide door apparatus includes a body-side guide rail provided at a vehicle body, a door-side guide rail provided at a slide door, connection members each of which includes a guide roller rolling on a path formed by each of the guide rails, each of the connection members being connected to each of the guide rails, the slide door being configured to open and close a door opening portion formed at the vehicle body based on a movement of the slide door, facing portions formed at the slide door and the vehicle body respectively, the facing portions facing each other in a state where the slide door is in a fully open position, and a widthwise displacement restraint mechanism restricting a relative movement between the facing portions of the slide door and the vehicle body in a width direction of the vehicle by connecting the facing portions to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoichi Fukumoto, Tomohide Kato
  • Patent number: 9238399
    Abstract: A slide structure that slides a door of a vehicle, including a roller hinge attached to the door; a guide roller that rolls within a rail of the door; a cable end that transmits a sliding force to the roller hinge to slide the door; and a guide roller pin that attaches the guide roller and the cable end to the roller hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignees: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OR AMERICA, INC., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Emiko Okuma, Tomohide Kato
  • Publication number: 20150291013
    Abstract: A slide structure that slides a door of a vehicle, including a roller hinge attached to the door; a guide roller that rolls within a rail of the door; a cable end that transmits a sliding force to the roller hinge to slide the door; and a guide roller pin that attaches the guide roller and the cable end to the roller hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicants: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA INC., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Emiko OKUMA, Tomohide Kato
  • Patent number: 9123531
    Abstract: An oxide film capable of suppressing reflection of a lens is formed under a low temperature. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a metal-containing oxide film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising: (a) supplying a metal-containing source to the substrate; (b) supplying an oxidizing source to the substrate; and (c) supplying a catalyst to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Norikazu Mizuno, Tomohide Kato, Takaaki Noda
  • Publication number: 20150214025
    Abstract: An oxide film capable of suppressing reflection of a lens is formed under a low temperature. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a metal-containing oxide film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising: (a) supplying a metal-containing source to the substrate; (b) supplying an oxidizing source to the substrate; and (c) supplying a catalyst to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Norikazu MIZUNO, Tomohide KATO, Takaaki NODA
  • Publication number: 20140292037
    Abstract: A slide door apparatus includes a body-side guide rail provided at a vehicle body, a door-side guide rail provided at a slide door, connection members each of which includes a guide roller rolling on a path formed by each of the guide rails, each of the connection members being connected to each of the guide rails, the slide door being configured to open and close a door opening portion formed at the vehicle body based on a movement of the slide door, facing portions formed at the slide door and the vehicle body respectively, the facing portions facing each other in a state where the slide door is in a fully open position, and a widthwise displacement restraint mechanism restricting a relative movement between the facing portions of the slide door and the vehicle body in a width direction of the vehicle by connecting the facing portions to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoichi FUKUMOTO, Tomohide KATO
  • Publication number: 20140292038
    Abstract: A slide door apparatus includes a body-side guide rail provided at a vehicle body, a door-side guide rail provided at a slide door, connection members each of which includes a guide roller rolling on a path formed by each of the guide rails, each of the connection members being connected to each of the guide rails, the slide door being configured to open and close a door opening portion formed at the vehicle body based on a movement of the slide door, one of the connection members being connected to the door-side guide rail and including a support arm which is rotatably connected to the vehicle body and at which the guide roller is provided, and a rotation restriction mechanism restricting the support arm from rotating at a position at which the support arm is positioned after rotating in association with an opening operation of the slide door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoichi FUKUMOTO, Tomohide KATO
  • Patent number: 8847343
    Abstract: An oxide film capable of suppressing reflection of a lens is formed under a low temperature. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: (a) forming a lower layer oxide film on a lens formed on a substrate using a first processing source containing a first element, a second processing source containing a second element, an oxidizing source and a catalyst, the lower layer oxide film having a refractive index greater than that of air and less than that of the lens; and (b) forming an upper layer oxide film on the lower layer oxide film using the first processing source, the oxidizing source and the catalyst, the upper layer oxide film having a refractive index greater than that of the air and less than that of the lower layer oxide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Norikazu Mizuno, Tomohide Kato, Takaaki Noda
  • Publication number: 20140220789
    Abstract: An oxide film capable of suppressing reflection of a lens is formed under a low temperature. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a metal-containing oxide film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising: (a) supplying a metal-containing source to the substrate; (b) supplying an oxidizing source to the substrate; and (c) supplying a catalyst to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Norikazu MIZUNO, Tomohide KATO, Takaaki NODA
  • Patent number: 8701348
    Abstract: Provided is a slide door device for a vehicle, including: a body side lower rail disposed below a door opening formed on a side of a vehicle body and extends in a front-rear direction; a body side rail disposed above the body side lower rail and behind the door opening and extends in the front-rear direction; a door side lower guide roller unit and a door side guide roller unit connected to a slide door and configured to slide on the body side lower rail and the body side rail respectively; a door side lower rail disposed in a lower portion of the slide door positioned below the floor surface in the door opening and extends in the front-rear direction; and a body side lower guide roller unit connected to the lower portion of the door opening and configured to slide on the door side lower rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshichika Ito, Junji Yamaguchi, Tomohide Kato
  • Patent number: 8524580
    Abstract: A first processing gas containing a first element and a second processing gas containing a second element are alternately supplied to a surface of a substrate placed in a processing chamber, to thereby form a first thin film, and a second processing gas and a third processing containing the first element and different from the first processing gas are alternately supplied, to thereby form a second thin film on the first thin film, having the same element component as that of the first thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Naonori Akae, Yoshiro Hirose, Tomohide Kato
  • Patent number: 8361902
    Abstract: A cleaning control apparatus capable of performing a cleaning process efficiently regardless of qualities and thicknesses of films formed in a process tube and a gas supply nozzle. The cleaning control apparatus employs cleaning request signal output units configured to output cleaning request signals requesting cleaning processes of a silicon-containing gas supply system and nitriding source gas supply system when accumulated amounts of the molecules of the silicon-containing gas and the nitriding source gas exceeds preset values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventor: Tomohide Kato
  • Publication number: 20120266817
    Abstract: A cleaning control apparatus capable of performing a cleaning process efficiently regardless of qualities and thicknesses of films formed in a process tube and a gas supply nozzle. The cleaning control apparatus employs cleaning request signal output units configured to output cleaning request signals requesting cleaning processes of a silicon-containing gas supply system and nitriding source gas supply system when accumulated amounts of the molecules of the silicon-containing gas and the nitriding source gas exceeds preset values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Tomohide KATO
  • Patent number: 8236692
    Abstract: Efficient cleaning is possible although the film qualities and thicknesses of a reaction tube and a gas supply nozzle are different. There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a film on a substrate, performing a first cleaning process to remove a first deposition substance attached to an inner wall of a gas introducing part, and performing a second cleaning process to remove a second deposition substance attached to an inside of a process chamber and having a chemical composition different from that of the first deposition substance. In the first cleaning process, cleaning conditions are set according to the accumulated supply time of a first source gas supplied to the inside of the process chamber through the gas introducing part, and in the second cleaning process, cleaning conditions are set according to the accumulated thickness of a film formed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventor: Tomohide Kato
  • Publication number: 20120126355
    Abstract: An oxide film capable of suppressing reflection of a lens is formed under a low temperature. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: (a) forming a lower layer oxide film on a lens formed on a substrate using a first processing source containing a first element, a second processing source containing a second element, an oxidizing source and a catalyst, the lower layer oxide film having a refractive index greater than that of air and less than that of the lens; and (b) forming an upper layer oxide film on the lower layer oxide film using the first processing source, the oxidizing source and the catalyst, the upper layer oxide film having a refractive index greater than that of the air and less than that of the lower layer oxide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Norikazu Mizuno, Tomohide Kato, Takaaki Noda
  • Patent number: 7884034
    Abstract: A silicon nitride film including stoichiometrically excessive silicon with respect to nitrogen is formed. The silicon nitride film may be formed by supplying dichlorosilane to a substrate under a condition where CVD (chemical vapor deposition) reaction is caused to form a silicon film including several or less atomic layers on the substrate, supplying ammonia to the substrate in a non-plasma atmosphere to thermally nitride the silicon film under a condition where the nitriding reaction of the silicon film by the ammonia is not saturated, and alternately repeating the supplying of dichlorosilane and the supplying of ammonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Hirose, Yushin Takasawa, Tomohide Kato, Nanori Akae
  • Publication number: 20100190348
    Abstract: A first processing gas containing a first element and a second processing gas containing a second element are alternately supplied to a surface of a substrate placed in a processing chamber, to thereby form a first thin film, and a second processing gas and a third processing containing the first element and different from the first processing gas are alternately supplied, to thereby form a second thin film on the first thin film, having the same element component as that of the first thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Naonori Akae, Yoshiro Hirose, Tomohide Kato