Patents by Inventor Fumikazu TAKEUCHI

Fumikazu TAKEUCHI 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).

  • Publication number: 20230392257
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a first gas supply line configured to supply a first gas to a substrate in a process chamber; a first exhaust line connected to a first pump and exhausting the first gas supplied to the substrate; a first valve installed at the first exhaust line; a second gas supply line configured to supply a second gas to the substrate in the process chamber; a second exhaust line connected to a second pump and exhausting the second gas supplied to the substrate; a second valve installed at the second exhaust line; and a controller capable of controlling the first valve and the second valve, so as to perform a first line change processing of exhausting the first gas supplied to the substrate toward the second pump via the second exhaust line, when determining that the first exhaust line transitioned into a predetermined state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya NISHIDA, Tomohiko KADOSAKI, Fumie ANDO, Kenichi MAEDA, Yosuke KUWATA, Fumikazu TAKEUCHI