Patents by Inventor Ayaka MASUDA

Ayaka MASUDA 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: 12662430
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a high-density Cr—Si—C-based sintered body including chromium (Cr), silicon (Si) and carbon (C) and is furthermore to provide at least one of the high-density Cr—Si—C-based sintered body, a sputtering target including the sintered body or a method for producing a film using the sputtering target. The present invention can provide a Cr—Si—C-based sintered body including chromium (Cr), silicon (Si) and carbon (C), wherein the sintered body has a relative density of 90% or more and a porosity of 13% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Masami Mesuda, Ayaka Masuda
  • Patent number: 12173398
    Abstract: A Cr—Si sintered body contains Cr and Si. The Cr—Si sintered body contains a crystalline CrSi2 phase and a crystalline Si phase. A content of the Si phase in the Cr—Si sintered body is 40% by mass or more. A relative density of the Cr—Si sintered body relative to a true density of the Cr—Si sintered body is 95% or more. The CrSi2 phase has an average crystal grain size of 40 ?m or less, and the Si phase has an average crystal grain size of 30 ?m or less. A total content of impurities in the Cr—Si sintered body is 200 ppm by mass or less, and the impurities are composed of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Masami Mesuda, Ayaka Masuda
  • Publication number: 20240175116
    Abstract: A Cr—Si film contains chromium (Cr) and silicon (Si). In the Cr—Si film, a composition range of the film is Cr/(Cr+Si)=0.25 to 0.75, and absolute values of TCR in increments of 10° C. in a temperature range of 40° C. to 150° C. are each 0 ppm/° C. or more and 100 ppm/° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HARA, Masami MESUDA, Ayaka MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20230242452
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a high-density Cr—Si—C-based sintered body including chromium (Cr), silicon (Si) and carbon (C) and is furthermore to provide at least one of the high-density Cr—Si—C-based sintered body, a sputtering target including the sintered body or a method for producing a film using the sputtering target. The present invention can provide a Cr—Si—C-based sintered body including chromium (Cr), silicon (Si) and carbon (C), wherein the sintered body has a relative density of 90% or more and a porosity of 13% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HARA, Masami MESUDA, Ayaka MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20230121940
    Abstract: A Cr—Si sintered body contains Cr and Si. The Cr—Si sintered body contains a crystalline CrSi2 phase and a crystalline Si phase. A content of the Si phase in the Cr—Si sintered body is 40% by mass or more. A relative density of the Cr—Si sintered body relative to a true density of the Cr—Si sintered body is 95% or more. The CrSi2 phase has an average crystal grain size of 40 ?m or less, and the Si phase has an average crystal grain size of 30 ?m or less. A total content of impurities in the Cr—Si sintered body is 200 ppm by mass or less, and the impurities are composed of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HARA, Masami MESUDA, Ayaka MASUDA