Patents by Inventor Toshio Yokoyama

Toshio Yokoyama 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: 7466337
    Abstract: A construction machine comprises a lower traveling body and an upper revolving body rotatably attached to the lower traveling body via a revolving mechanism 2, wherein a rear surveillance camera is arranged on a back surface side of the upper revolving body between a counter weight of the upper revolving body and a swing circle of the revolving mechanism, and right and left crawler end portions of the lower traveling body 1 can be simultaneously visually checked by means of the rear surveillance camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Hajime Katou, Seiya Haga, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7442257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus useful for plating a substrate or processing a substrate by dipping a substrate in a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a loading/unloading area for carrying in and out a substrate; a cleaning area for cleaning the substrate; and a plating area for plating the substrate. The loading/unloading area is provided with a substrate transfer robot having a plurality of hands of dry-use design, a loading port mounted with a cassette for housing substrates, and a reversing machine of dry-use design for reversing the substrate from face up to face down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Toshio Yokoyama, Teruyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Motoshima, Akira Owatari, Naoki Dai
  • Publication number: 20080178800
    Abstract: A substrate processing unit includes: a vertically-movable substrate holder for holding a substrate; a pan surrounding a periphery of the substrate holder; a cell, located below the substrate holder and within the pan, having in its interior a chemical processing section; and a cell cover, capable of closing a top opening of the cell, having a plurality of spray nozzles for separately spraying at least two types of processing liquids, wherein the pan and the cell each have an individual liquid discharge line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Teruyuki Watanabe, Ryo Kato, Toshio Yokoyama, Kenichi Suzuki, Kenichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7368016
    Abstract: A substrate processing unit includes: a vertically-movable substrate holder for holding a substrate; a pan surrounding a periphery of the substrate holder; a cell, located below the substrate holder and within the pan, having in its interior a chemical processing section; and a cell cover, capable of closing a top opening of the cell, having a plurality of spray nozzles for separately spraying at least two types of processing liquids, wherein the pan and the cell each have an individual liquid discharge line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Teruyuki Watanabe, Ryo Kato, Toshio Yokoyama, Kenichi Suzuki, Kenichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080085658
    Abstract: A substrate polishing apparatus includes a substrate holding mechanism having a head for holding a substrate to be polished, and a polishing mechanism including a polishing table with a polishing pad mounted thereon. The substrate held by the head is pressed against the polishing pad on the polishing table to polish the substrate by relative movement of the substrate and the polishing pad. The substrate polishing apparatus also includes a substrate transfer mechanism for delivering the substrate to be polished to the head and receiving the polished substrate. The substrate transfer mechanism includes a substrate to-be-polished receiver for receiving the substrate to be polished, and a polished substrate receiver for receiving the substrate which has been polished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Junji Kunisawa, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Teruyuki Watanabe, Kenichi Kobayashi, Masayuki Kumekawa, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7341634
    Abstract: A workpiece is processed uniformly, e.g., a uniform plated film is formed on a workpiece, by a processing liquid, e.g., a plating solution, which is maintained in an optimum state while minimizing the amount of the processing liquid to be used. An apparatus for processing the workpiece has a plurality of solution supply tanks 50a, 50b for individually holding a plurality of solutions, respectively, to be mixed into a processing liquid 54 while managing the temperatures of the solutions, a plurality of mixing tanks 52a, 52b for mixing the solutions individually supplied from the solution supply tanks 50a, 50b into the processing liquid 54 while managing the temperatures of the solutions, and a processing bath 56 for introducing the processing liquid 54 therein and processing the workpiece, e.g., a substrate W, by bringing the workpiece into contact with the processing liquid 54 while managing the temperature of the processing liquid 54.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Yokoyama, Masahiko Sekimoto, Akira Ogata, Hiroaki Inoue, Seiji Katsuoka
  • Publication number: 20060243204
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus useful for plating a substrate or processing a substrate by dipping a substrate in a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a loading/unloading area for carrying in and out a substrate; a cleaning area for cleaning the substrate; and a plating area for plating the substrate. The loading/unloading area is provided with a substrate transfer robot having a plurality of hands of dry-use design, a loading port mounted with a cassette for housing substrates, and a reversing machine of dry-use design for reversing the substrate from face up to face down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Toshio Yokoyama, Teruyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Motoshima, Akira Owatari, Naoki Dai
  • Publication number: 20060243205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus useful for plating a substrate or processing a substrate by dipping a substrate in a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a loading/unloading area for carrying in and out a substrate; a cleaning area for cleaning the substrate; and a plating area for plating the substrate. The loading/unloading area is provided with a substrate transfer robot having a plurality of hands of dry-use design, a loading port mounted with a cassette for housing substrates, and a reversing machine of dry-use design for reversing the substrate from face up to face down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Toshio Yokoyama, Teruyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Motoshima, Akira Owatari, Naoki Daj
  • Publication number: 20060236929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus useful for plating a substrate or processing a substrate by dipping a substrate in a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a loading/unloading area for carrying in and out a substrate; a cleaning area for cleaning the substrate; and a plating area for plating the substrate. The loading/unloading area is provided with a substrate transfer robot having a plurality of hands of dry-use design, a loading port mounted with a cassette for housing substrates, and a reversing machine of dry-use design for reversing the substrate from face up to face down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Toshio Yokoyama, Teruyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Motoshima, Akira Owatari, Naoki Dai
  • Patent number: 7087117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus useful for plating a substrate or processing a substrate by dipping a substrate in a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a loading/unloading area for carrying in and out a substrate; a cleaning area for cleaning the substrate; and a plating area for plating the substrate. The loading/unloading area is provided with a substrate transfer robot having a plurality of hands of dry-use design, a loading port mounted with a cassette for housing substrates, and a reversing machine of dry-use design for reversing the substrate from face up to face down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Toshio Yokoyama, Teruyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Motoshima, Akira Owatari, Naoki Dai
  • Publication number: 20050281947
    Abstract: A substrate processing unit, by employing the processing unit to carry out different processings with different processing liquids, can make a reduction in the space for carrying out the entire process of substrate processing and a reduction in the energy necessary for substrate transportation. The substrate processing unit includes: a vertically-movable substrate holder for holding a substrate; an pan surrounding the periphery of the substrate holder; an cell, located below the substrate holder and within the pan, having in its interior a chemical processing section; and a cell cover, capable of closing the top opening of the cell, having a plurality of spray nozzles for separately spraying at least two types of processing liquids; wherein the pan and the cell each have an individual liquid discharge line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Teruyuki Watanabe, Ryo Kato, Toshio Yokoyama, Kenichi Suzuki, Kenichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20050158478
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus has a processing tank (10) for plating a substrate (W) in a plating solution (Q) holds therein, a cover (40) for selectively opening and closing an opening (11) of the processing tank (10), a spraying nozzle (60) mounted on an upper surface of the cover (40), and a substrate head (80) for attracting a reverse side of the substrate (W) to hold the substrate (W). With the cover (40) removed from the opening (11) of the processing tank (10), the substrate head (80) is lowered to dip the substrate (W) in the plating solution (Q) for thereby plating the substrate (W). When the substrate head (80) is lifted and the opening (11) of the processing tank (10) is closed by the cover (40), the substrate (W) is cleaned by the spraying nozzle (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Teruyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Motojima, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20050072358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus useful for plating a substrate or processing a substrate by dipping a substrate in a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a loading/unloading area for carrying in and out a substrate; a cleaning area for cleaning the substrate; and a plating area for plating the substrate, wherein the loading/unloading area is provided with a substrate transfer robot having a plurality of hands of dry-use design, a loading port mounted with a cassette for housing substrates, and a reversing machine of dry-use design for reversing the substrate from face up to face down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Toshio Yokoyama, Teruyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Motoshima, Akira Owatari, Naoki Dai
  • Patent number: 6824613
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus can efficiently form, e.g. by electroless plating, an interconnects-protective layer on the surface of a substrate at a low initial cost for the apparatus and a low running cost without the need for a wide installation space. The substrate processing apparatus includes a loading/unloading and cleaning area accommodating a first transfer robot which has a hand adapted for handling a dry substrate and a hand adapted for handling a wet substrate, a loading port which loads a substrate cassette that houses a substrate, and a cleaning unit for cleaning a substrate. A plating treatment area accommodates a second transfer robot which has a back surface-attracting type of hand provided with a reversing mechanism, a pretreatment unit for carrying out pretreatment of a substrate before plating, and a plating treatment unit for carrying out plating treatment of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Dai, Masaya Seki, Akihiro Yazawa, Toshio Yokoyama, Akira Owatari
  • Publication number: 20040131766
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate processing method and apparatus which can securely carry out a pre-plating treatment that enables uniform plating in the necessary area of the surface of a substrate. The substrate processing method including: carrying out a cleaning treatment and a catalyst-imparting treatment of a surface of a substrate as pre-plating treatments; and then electroless plating a metal film on the catalyst-imparted surface of the substrate, wherein the cleaning treatment is carried out in a wider area of the surface of the substrate than that area to which a catalyst is imparted by the catalyst-imparting treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Seiji Katsuoka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Toshio Yokoyama, Teruyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Motojima
  • Publication number: 20040045502
    Abstract: A workpiece is processed uniformly, e.g., a uniform plated film is formed on a workpiece, by a processing liquid, e.g., a plating solution, which is maintained in an optimum state while minimizing the amount of the processing liquid to be used. An apparatus for processing the workpiece has a plurality of solution supply tanks 50a, 50b for individually holding a plurality of solutions, respectively, to be mixed into a processing liquid 54 while managing the temperatures of the solutions, a plurality of mixing tanks 52a, 52b for mixing the solutions individually supplied from the solution supply tanks 50a, 50b into the processing liquid 54 while managing the temperatures of the solutions, and a processing bath 56 for introducing the processing liquid 54 therein and processing the workpiece, e.g., a substrate W, by bringing the workpiece into contact with the processing liquid 54 while managing the temperature of the processing liquid 54.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Toshio Yokoyama, Masahiko Sekimoto, Akira Ogata, Hiroaki Inoue, Seiji Katsuoka
  • Publication number: 20030221612
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus which can efficiently form, e.g. by electroless plating, an interconnects-protective layer on the surface of a substrate at a low initial cost for apparatus and a low running cost without the need for a wide installation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Naoki Dai, Masaya Seki, Akihiro Yazawa, Toshio Yokoyama, Akira Owatari
  • Publication number: 20030085995
    Abstract: A construction machine comprises a lower traveling body and an upper revolving body rotatably attached to the lower traveling body via a revolving mechanism 2, wherein a rear surveillance camera is arranged on a back surface side of the upper revolving body between a counter weight of the upper revolving body and a swing circle of the revolving mechanism, and right and left crawler end portions of the lower traveling body 1 can be simultaneously visually checked by means of the rear surveillance camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Hajime Katou, Seiya Haga, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6474063
    Abstract: A travel motor hydraulic control system for a construction machine having a plurality of hydraulic pumps which supply individually pressurized fluid for a plurality of hydraulic travel motors and a plurality of flow control valves which control the flow rate of the pressurized fluid to be supplied to the motor during an ordinary work. A controller receives a control signal representative of a travel control lever stroke sensed by a position sensor and a control signal detected by a pressure sensor, determines if the vehicle is traveling up a slope, and transmits a command signal to a solenoid operated valve to move a pilot operated shut off valve toward a valve-closing position, thereby the travel hydraulic motors are individually supplied the pressurized fluid from the hydraulic pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Seiichi Fuchita, Kouichi Kawamura, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6470606
    Abstract: A vehicle such as bull-dozer provided with a blade comprises a vehicle body having an operation room and is provided with a forward portion monitoring apparatus such as television camera set for picking up an image of a forward portion of a blade, and a display device on which an image of the forward portion of the blade monitored by the forward monitoring apparatus is displayed and the displayed image is observed in an operation room of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Nagahiro, Toshio Yokoyama