Patents Assigned to Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11236238
    Abstract: A conductive polymer dispersion of this disclosure includes: a conductive composite containing a n-conjugated conductive polymer and a polyanion; an isocyanurate-based compound; and a dispersion medium for dispersing the conductive composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sou Matsubayashi
  • Patent number: 11230427
    Abstract: Corrosion resistance of valves is enhanced, while ensuring the check valve function of the valves against an inflow of outside air. Disclosed is a substrate storage container that includes: a container body for storing at least one substrate; a lid for closing an opening of the container body; and at least one valve for controlling gas flow to the container body or from the container body. The at least one valve includes an elastic, non-metallic seal lip in a communication passage that extends in a first direction and communicates between an outside of the container body and an inside of the container body. The seal lip has an umbrella-like form which closes on one side in the first direction and opens on the other side in the first direction, the seal lip abutting an inner peripheral wall of the communication passage on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11227781
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substrate storage container equipped with a container main body that has an opening portion formed by an opening frame at a front surface and is capable of storing a plurality of substrates and a lid that closes the opening portion. The container main body is of a box-like shape having the opening frame, a rear wall, a right wall, a left wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall. Each of the walls has a thickness which is thinner at a side toward the opening frame at the front surface than at a side toward the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11227771
    Abstract: An etching method for etching a substrate using a molten alkali, wherein, while an oxide coating is formed on the surface of the substrate PL to be etched in a high-temperature oxygen-containing environment, the surface to be etched is isotropically etched to remove the oxide coating using a molten alkali AL brought into a prescribed high-temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAITAMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Junichi Ikeno, Yohei Yamada, Hideki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11217835
    Abstract: Provided are a heat dissipating structure that deforms to detachably come close contact with the battery cells, is disposed between the battery cells and a cooling member in order to reduce a risk of leakage of liquid inside the battery cells, and is excellent in heat dissipating property, and a battery including the heat dissipating structure. The present invention relates to a heat dissipating structure that is provided between battery cells and a cooling member, conducts heat from the battery cells to the cooling member to promote heat dissipation from the battery cells, and includes holding members detachably holding end parts of the respective battery cells, and to a battery including the heat dissipation structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Shimizu, Hitoshi Ando
  • Patent number: 11211275
    Abstract: A substrate storage container comprises a container body that stores substrates, a lid that closes an opening of the container body, locking mechanisms provided on the lid and locking with the locking portions of the container body, and packing interposed between the container body and the lid, wherein the packing includes a first packing attached to the container body and a second packing attached to the lid, and wherein the first packing and the second packing are located inside the container body from positions of the locking portions when viewed from the direction orthogonal to the closing direction of the lid. As a result, a substrate storage container with improved internal cleanliness can be provided while also improving the sealability with respect to internal negative pressure and positive pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11209093
    Abstract: A substrate storage container is provided with a valve body attached thereto which includes a first cylindrical portion having one end communicating with the outside of a container body, a second cylindrical portion having one end communicating with the interior of the container body and spaced apart from the other end of the first cylindrical portion, a plug member positioned between the other end of the first cylindrical portion and the other end of the second cylindrical portion, and an elastic body that covers at least the plug member and has an inner diameter equal to or smaller than the outer diameter of the plug member, and wherein gas flow to the container body is controlled by close contact between the plug member and the elastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11161648
    Abstract: Provided is a panel storage container that can suppress flexure of the middle portions of the panels. A panel storage container has: a container body for storing panels; and a panel support means for supporting the panels. The panel support means has: a panel support portion for supporting right and left edges of the panels; a central support portion for supporting each middle portion of the panels; and elastic bodies for contacting the panels, the elastic bodies being provided along a front and rear direction of the central support portion at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11075099
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate storage container including a valve(s) capable of controlling flow of gas without using a metallic member. The valve(s) are attached to a substrate storage container and include: a cylindrical body having an open edge and an interior space; a stopcock portion partitioning the interior space into a first space and a second space and extending to the open edge; and an elastic body covering the open edge and the stopcock portion. The first space has a first communication hole communicating with an outside of the container body. The second space has a second communication hole communicating with an inside of the container body. The elastic body controls flow of gas relative to the container body by closely contacting the stopcock portion or separating from the stopcock portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20210159104
    Abstract: The sealability against interior positive pressure is ensured, while reducing particles generated by friction in opening and closing a lid. Disclosed is a substrate storage container, including: a container body configured to store at least one substrate; and a lid configured to close an opening of the container body. In the substrate storage container, a first part of the container body, the first part being provided around the opening, is non-contact at least partially with a second part of the lid, the second part being opposed to the first part; and the first part and the second part cooperatively form a labyrinth seal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu OGAWA
  • Patent number: 11015066
    Abstract: Provided is a conductive polymer dispersion, including: a conductive composite containing a ?-conjugated conductive polymer and a polyanion; a vinyl versatate polymer; and a dispersion medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sou Matsubayashi
  • Patent number: 10971358
    Abstract: A substrate manufacturing method capable of easily obtaining a thin magnesium oxide single crystal substrate is provided. A first step is performed which disposes a condenser for condensing a laser beam on an irradiated surface of a magnesium oxide single crystal member in a non-contact manner. A second step is performed which forms processing mark lines in parallel by irradiating the laser beam to the surface of the single crystal substrate under designated irradiation conditions to condense the laser beam into an inner portion of the single crystal substrate while moving the condenser and the single crystal substrate relative to each other in a two-dimensional manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD., SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAITAMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Junichi Ikeno, Yohei Yamada, Hideki Suzuki, Hitoshi Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20210061517
    Abstract: Provided is a panel storage container that can suppress flexure of the middle portions of the panels. A panel storage container has: a container body for storing panels; and a panel support means for supporting the panels. The panel support means has: a panel support portion for supporting right and left edges of the panels; a central support portion for supporting each middle portion of the panels; and elastic bodies for contacting the panels, the elastic bodies being provided along a front and rear direction of the central support portion at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki NAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10930448
    Abstract: A push-button switch member includes: a movable contact and an operation key disposed facing the protruding side thereof, and in contact therewith or spaced therefrom. The movable contact includes: an upper contact portion disposed directly under a key body; an outer fixed portion in the upper contact portion or more outward therefrom in the radial direction, and fixed more outward in the radial direction than the key body; and a non-contacting outer portion provided more outward in the radial direction than the upper contact portion, and disposed to face in a non-contacting state another contact so as to be able to contact another contact which is disposed on an outer side in the radial direction and contacted by the upper contact portion when pushed by the key body. The non-contacting outer portion has a bottom portion for a line contact or a surface contact with another contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Ito, Toshihiro Motoki
  • Patent number: 10923373
    Abstract: A substrate storage container and gas replacement units are provided in which variations in humidity or concentration in an internal space are small. This is achieved by providing a container body capable of housing substrates, at least one intake valve for supplying an external gas to the internal space of the container body, and gas replacement units for blowing the supplied gas into the internal space of the container body. The container body is formed in an open front box, the intake valve is attached at the back of the bottom surface of the container, the gas replacement units each include a housing member and a cover member, each housing member has a plurality of first blowout holes for blowing the stored gas in one direction, and each cover member has a plurality of second blowout holes for blowing in a direction substantially opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10916521
    Abstract: Provided is an electric connector, which is to be arranged between a connection terminal of a first device and a connection terminal of a second device, and is configured to electrically connect the connection terminal of the first device and the connection terminal of the second device to each other, the electric connector including: an elastic body having a plurality of through holes each being opened on a first surface and a second surface; and one or more carbon nanotube yarns joined to each of the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Hotta, Masatoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20210032014
    Abstract: Corrosion resistance of valves is enhanced, while ensuring the check valve function of the valves against an inflow of outside air. Disclosed is a substrate storage container that includes: a container body for storing at least one substrate; a lid for closing an opening of the container body; and at least one valve for controlling gas flow to the container body or from the container body. The at least one valve includes an elastic, non-metallic seal lip in a communication passage that extends in a first direction and communicates between an outside of the container body and an inside of the container body. The seal lip has an umbrella-like form which closes on one side in the first direction and opens on the other side in the first direction, the seal lip abutting an inner peripheral wall of the communication passage on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210005492
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate storage container including a valve(s) capable of controlling flow of gas without using a metallic member. The valve(s) are attached to a substrate storage container and include: a cylindrical body having an open edge and an interior space; a stopcock portion partitioning the interior space into a first space and a second space and extending to the open edge; and an elastic body covering the open edge and the stopcock portion. The first space has a first communication hole communicating with an outside of the container body. The second space has a second communication hole communicating with an inside of the container body. The elastic body controls flow of gas relative to the container body by closely contacting the stopcock portion or separating from the stopcock portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu OGAWA
  • Patent number: 10854357
    Abstract: Provided is a coating material for forming a conductive release layer capable of forming a conductive release layer having high adhesion to a film base material, suppressing deterioration in conductivity over time in the air, and having a sufficient releasing property. The coating material for forming a conductive release layer of the present invention contains a conductive composite including a ?-conjugated conductive polymer and a polyanion, an epoxy compound having an epoxy group, a curable silicone, a polyester resin, and an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sou Matsubayashi, Kohei Kanto
  • Patent number: D927435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD., DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Tomohiko Kuwabara, Takao Shimizu, Markus Christ, Nils Andersson, Christian Brommer, Hubert Schnuepke, Marc Fuchslocher