Patents by Inventor Toshimi Katsura

Toshimi Katsura 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).

  • Plasma processing apparatus
    Patent number: 6024800
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a plasma processing apparatus for performing surface processing of a substrate by means of plasma discharge is provided comprising: a processing chambers 10R and 10L for performing surface processing of a substrate W; a load-lock chamber 11 which is arranged in between these processing chambers 10R and 10L; and transporting mechanisms which are capable of performing substrate transport between load-lock chamber 11 and processing chamber 10R, and between load-lock chamber 11 and processing chamber 10L; these transporting mechanisms are freely movable in a reciprocating manner in the direction in which processing chamber 10R, load-lock chamber 11, and processing chamber 10L are contiguously arranged; wherein, upper wing 20U and lower wing 20L, which are spaced apart in a vertical manner with respect to each other, are provided as the aforementioned transporting mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Plasma System Corp.
    Inventors: Yukio Soejima, Toshimi Katsura, Hideaki Miyazawa