Patents Assigned to AGC Inc.
  • Publication number: 20250251060
    Abstract: Provided is a tube for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, which is excellent in joint connectivity and excellent in bucking resistance even with a small thickness. The tube for semiconductor manufacturing equipment contains a fluorinated polymer, wherein the fluorinated polymer satisfies the following requirement A. Requirement A: a permanent creep strain of the fluorinated polymer is 4.5% or more; a creep rate of the fluorinated polymer as determined by a tensile creep test is 2.60% or lower; a bending elastic modulus of the fluorinated polymer is 1100 MPa or lower; a tensile strength of the fluorinated polymer is 45 MPa or higher; and a tensile elongation of the fluorinated polymer is 360% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yuto NAKAGAWA, Shinji WADA, Sadao KANETOKU, Ryuta YANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20250251658
    Abstract: A reflective mask blank includes a substrate; a multilayer reflective film that reflects EUV light; a protection film that protects the multilayer reflective film; and an absorption film that absorbs the EUV light, in this order. The protection film contains 50 at % or more of Rh. When a band-shaped gray scale image parallel to an interface between the protection film and the multilayer reflective film is obtained by imaging a cross section of the protection film with a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and a luminance profile of the gray scale image in a longitudinal direction of the gray scale image is created, a number of peaks of the luminance profile per 100 nm in the longitudinal direction of the gray scale image is 50 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Takuma KATO, Daijiro AKAGI, Takeshi OKATO, Ryusuke OISHI, Yusuke ONO
  • Publication number: 20250243107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass ceramic including: lithium (Li); an element M; phosphorus (P); oxygen (O); and at least one element selected from boron (B) and silicon (Si), in which the element M includes at least one element selected from the group composed of zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), tin (Sn), samarium (Sm), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), and molybdenum (Mo), and in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the glass ceramic, a maximum peak occurring in a range of 2?=20° to 30° is derived from a monoclinic crystal structure, and a half width of the maximum peak is 0.10° or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Miyuri SUZUKI, Kohta YAMADA, Kazuhiro ITO, Takuya TERATANI
  • Publication number: 20250247631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera-equipped vehicular window glass containing: a glass plate formed with a first region that transmits visible light and a second region that has a far-infrared transmittance higher than a far-infrared transmittance of the first region; a far-infrared camera configured to detect a first far-infrared ray transmitted through the second region and to capture a far-infrared image; and an image-processing unit configured to reduce noise mixed in the far-infrared image, which is caused by a second far-infrared ray radiated from an object installed on a side where the far-infrared camera is disposed, relative to the glass plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi KOBAYASHI, Kenji KITAOKA, Yoji YASUI
  • Publication number: 20250247652
    Abstract: A glass diaphragm includes a glass plate structure; a mount portion fixed to a principal surface of the glass plate structure on one side; a connection portion provided on a side of the mount portion that is opposite to the glass plate structure and to which an exciter for vibrating the glass plate structure is mechanically attached; and an elastic deformation layer provided on a principal surface of the mount portion on a side opposite to the glass plate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kento SAKURAI, Jun Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20250246680
    Abstract: A method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte includes: mixing a raw material containing a Li element, a raw material containing a P element, and a raw material containing an S element to obtain a raw material mixture; and heat-treating the raw material mixture. Li2Sx (0.05?x?0.95) is used as the raw material containing the S element, the heating treatment is performed while introducing a gas containing an S element, and a cumulative introduction amount Y (mass %) of the S element in the gas containing the S element with respect to a mass of the raw material mixture satisfies a relationship of Y?x2?6.5x+5.8 with respect to the x in the Li2Sx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kosho AKATSUKA, Naoki FUJII
  • Patent number: 12374775
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit extends along a plane, P, defined by a longitudinal axis, X, and a vertical axis, Z; having a width, W, measured along the longitudinal axis, X, and a length, L, measured along the vertical axis, Z, and includes a first glass pane that faces outside and has two major surfaces extending along a plane, P. A second glass pane faces inside and has two major surfaces extending along a plane, P. A spacer maintains a distance, D, between the first and second glass panes, creating a space, S. An antenna unit comprises an antenna and is fixed between the first and second glass panes with a fixing portion for fixing the antenna to one of the glass panes and maintaining the antenna at a distance, Da1, from the inner surface of the first glass pane to create a space, SI, through which gas can circulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignees: AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC INC., AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC VIDROS DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventor: Mohsen Yousefbeiki
  • Patent number: 12370781
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a vehicle window structure in which a light emitting device can be disposed outside the laminated glass. The disclosure also provides a vehicle window structure to be installed at an opening of a vehicle, which comprises a first glass plate and a light emitting device, wherein at least a part of the light emitting device is disposed in a space formed between the first glass plate, an adhesive bonding the first glass plate and a body flange of the vehicle, and an interior material of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kimura, Aki Takahashi, Kenichiro Shimo, Takafumi Inoue, Takashi Takada, Youta Oowa, Takashi Sasaki, Naoya Inoue
  • Publication number: 20250239650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte includes: supplying a sulfide solid electrolyte raw material into a furnace; heating and melting the sulfide solid electrolyte raw material; and discharging an obtained melt to an outside of the furnace through a heated flow path to perform cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Norifumi OMORI, Naoki FUJII
  • Patent number: 12368243
    Abstract: The propagation of radio waves in indoor and outdoor mobile communications is improved. An electromagnetic wave reflector includes: a panel having a reflecting surface and configured to reflect a radio wave of a desired band selected from frequency bands ranging from 1 GHz to 170 GHz; and a support supporting the panel, and, in this electromagnetic wave reflector, the support has a conductive frame and a non-conductive cover that covers at least part of the frame, and the frame has a slit and a hollow, the slit receiving an end part of the panel, and the hollow being independent of the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kumiko Kambara, Koji Ikawa
  • Patent number: 12366691
    Abstract: Optical filter-type glass contains a P component, a Cu component, and Mo component, is substantially free of F, and includes: in mass % on an oxide basis, 60% to 75% of P2O5; 9% to 16.5% of Al2O3; 4% to 20% of ?R2O, where R2O is one or more components selected from Li2O, Na2O, K2O, Rb2O, and Cs2O, and ?R2O is a total amount of R2O; 0% to 8% of ?R?O, where R?O is one or more components selected from CaO, MgO, BaO, SrO, and ZnO, and ?R?O is a total amount of R?O; more than 7% up to 20% of CuO; and 0.01% to 1.18% of MoO3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventor: Takahiro Sakagami
  • Patent number: 12362366
    Abstract: A catalyst layer including: a catalyst-supported carbon including a catalyst including platinum supported on a carbon carrier; and an ionomer, in which the catalyst-supported carbon has a mesopore having a pore diameter of from 2 nm to less than 10 nm in a pore distribution obtained by a nitrogen adsorption method, at least a part of the ionomer exists in the mesopore having a pore diameter of from 2 nm to less than 10 nm, a content of the ionomer with respect to 100 parts by mass of the carbon carrier is 100 parts by mass or more, and an occupancy rate of the ionomer in a total volume of the mesopore having a pore diameter of from 2 nm to less than 10 nm is 50% by volume or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiro Tanuma
  • Patent number: 12362496
    Abstract: A protective plate-equipped reflective member includes a reflective member that reflects or re-radiates a radio wave incident thereon; and a protective plate that is installed on a radio wave-incident side of the reflective member, wherein d=?×?0/(1.75×?r0.555) and ? is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 1.25, where a wavelength specified with respect to an operating center frequency f0 [Hz] is denoted by ?0 [mm], a plate thickness of the protective plate is denoted by d [mm], a relative permittivity of the protective plate at the operating center frequency f0 [Hz] is denoted by ?r, and a constant is denoted by ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Kouichirou Takahashi, Osamu Kagaya, Akira Kumagai, Shimpei Nagae
  • Publication number: 20250227408
    Abstract: An exciter-equipped glass diaphragm, includes: a glass plate structure; and a first exciter and a second exciter, which are attached to the glass plate structure, in which, when a lowest resonant frequency of the first exciter is F1(0) (Hz), and a lowest resonant frequency of the second exciter is F2(0) (Hz), the exciter-equipped glass diaphragm satisfies: 3?|F1(0)?F2(0)|?100 (Hz).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kento SAKURAI, Jun AKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20250227418
    Abstract: The glass diaphragm module includes: a glass diaphragm including a glass plate structure and an exciter that is attached to the glass plate structure; a first member that is attached to a peripheral end portion of the glass diaphragm via a resin layer; and a second member that is arranged away from the glass diaphragm and that is connected to the first member, and a Young's modulus E1 of the first member and a Young's modulus E2 of the second member satisfy E2/E1?10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kento SAKURAI, Jun AKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20250224663
    Abstract: Provided is a reflective mask blank whose surface on the back side where a conductive film is arranged is excellent in strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Masayoshi MIZOGUCHI, Takeshi TOMIZAWA, Takahira MIYAGI, Naoyuki MIURA, Taiga FUDETANI, Yusuke ONO
  • Patent number: 12356516
    Abstract: A vehicle window glass with a metal terminal includes a glass plate, a conductor disposed on at least one of principal surfaces of the glass plate, and a metal terminal electrically connected to the conductor via solders. The metal terminal includes a connection portion; a first leg portion connected to the connection portion; a first base portion connected to the first leg portion; a second leg portion connected to the connection portion; a second base portion connected to the second leg portion; and a lead wire connection portion connected to the connection portion and including a rising portion and a bent portion connected to the rising portion, and a fixing portion connected to the bent portion and configured to be connected to a lead wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Masanori Sakakibara, Toru Koga, Yoshiyuki Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 12356539
    Abstract: An improved RF interface board and a laminated assembly having a RF interface board having an inner and an outer part. The laminated assembly includes a dielectric support having a first and a second surfaces and at least a first and a second RF transmission strips disposed on the dielectric support. The first and the second RF transmission strips are electrically isolated from each other, are configured to be connected to a connector at the outer part, and are each configured to be connected to a different conductive element at the inner part. The first RF transmission strip is on the first surface of the dielectric support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignees: AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC INC., AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC VIDROS DO BRADIL LTDA
    Inventors: Mohsen Yousefbeiki, Rafik Addaci
  • Patent number: 12356511
    Abstract: A heater for melting glass includes: a heating member containing carbon (C) configured to emit heat rays upon power feeding; and a tubular member made of metal configured to have one end closed, and to house the heating member. The heating member includes a first heat generating part and a second heat generating part along an extending axis direction of the heater, and the first heat generating part is arranged at a position closer to the one end of the tubular member than is the second heat generating part. Denoting a unit-length resistance of the first heat generating part along the extending axis direction by X (?/m), and denoting a unit-length resistance of the second heat generating part by Y (?/m), ( 1/30)X<Y<(½)X??Formula (1) is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Terutaka Maehara, Akifumi Niwa, Shuntaro Hyodo, Yukihito Akita, Takashi Enomoto, Yoji Doi, Roger Pauli, Lawrence Keen
  • Patent number: 12355154
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave reflector includes a panel having a reflective surface that reflects a radio wave of a frequency band selected from 1 GHz to 170 GHz, and a support body that supports the panel. The support body has a connector part electrically connected to the reflective surface, the connector part being configured to propagate a reference potential of a reflection having occurred at the reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kumiko Kambara, Koji Ikawa