Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Ikawa

Hirofumi Ikawa 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: 20240018390
    Abstract: Provided is a polishing composition in which a polishing speed of silicon germanium is sufficiently high and a selection ratio of the polishing speed of silicon germanium is sufficiently high. A polishing composition includes: abrasive grains; an inorganic salt; and an oxidizing agent, in which the number of silanol groups per unit surface area of the abrasive grains is more than 0/nm2 and 2.0/nm2 or less, and a pH of the polishing composition is 6.0 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yukinobu YOSHIZAKI, Hirofumi Ikawa
  • Patent number: 11702570
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a new polishing composition that contributes to improving the quality of a device. There is provided a polishing composition containing: an abrasive grain having an organic acid immobilized on a surface thereof; a first water-soluble polymer having a sulfonic acid group or a group having a salt thereof, or a carboxyl group or a group having a salt thereof; a second water-soluble polymer different from the first water-soluble polymer; a nonionic surfactant; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the polishing composition is used for polishing an object to be polished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ryota Mae, Tsutomu Yoshino, Shogo Onishi, Hirofumi Ikawa, Yasuto Ishida
  • Publication number: 20220298380
    Abstract: Provided is a polishing composition capable of polishing a layer containing an element in group 13 of the periodic table in a content of more than 40 mass % at a high polishing speed. Provided is a polishing composition for use in polishing an object to be polished having a layer containing an element in group 13 of the periodic table in a content of more than 40 mass %, the polishing composition containing a cationically modified silica, a polyalkylene glycol, and an acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yukinobu YOSHIZAKI, Hirofumi IKAWA
  • Patent number: 11384256
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing method in which the polishing speed of silicon germanium is sufficiently high, the etching of the silicon germanium is suppressed, and the selection ratio of the polishing speed of the silicon germanium is sufficiently high. The present invention relates a polishing method including: polishing an object to be polished containing silicon germanium using a polishing composition, in which the polishing composition contains an abrasive, an inorganic salt, and a polishing accelerator having an acid group, and pH of the polishing composition is 8 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yoshizaki, Satoru Yarita, Hirofumi Ikawa
  • Publication number: 20220089907
    Abstract: Provided is a polishing composition in which a polishing speed of silicon germanium is sufficiently high and a selection ratio of the polishing speed of silicon germanium is sufficiently high. A polishing composition includes: abrasive grains; an inorganic salt; and an oxidizing agent, in which the number of silanol groups per unit surface area of the abrasive grains is more than 0/nm2 and 2.0/nm2 or less, and a pH of the polishing composition is 6.0 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yoshizaki, Hirofumi Ikawa
  • Publication number: 20210292601
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing method in which the polishing speed of silicon germanium is sufficiently high, the etching of the silicon germanium is suppressed, and the selection ratio of the polishing speed of the silicon germanium is sufficiently high. The present invention relates a polishing method including: polishing an object to be polished containing silicon germanium using a polishing composition, in which the polishing composition contains an abrasive, an inorganic salt, and a polishing accelerator having an acid group, and pH of the polishing composition is 8 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yoshizaki, Satoru Yarita, Hirofumi Ikawa
  • Publication number: 20200308449
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a new polishing composition that contributes to improving the quality of a device. There is provided a polishing composition containing: an abrasive grain having an organic acid immobilized on a surface thereof; a first water-soluble polymer having a sulfonic acid group or a group having a salt thereof, or a carboxyl group or a group having a salt thereof; a second water-soluble polymer different from the first water-soluble polymer; a nonionic surfactant; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the polishing composition is used for polishing an object to be polished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ryota MAE, Tsutomu YOSHINO, Shogo ONISHI, Hirofumi IKAWA, Yasuto ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 8615628
    Abstract: When receiving a file access from the client, the file access program refers to the mapping table, and processes an access to files of on volumes of RAID groups. The file server analyzes the file access states, and groups the files depending on the access time period, defines the file migration pattern based on the grouping, migrates the files, and then carries out a power management operation like a spin-down/-up operation on the RAID groups based on the migration pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ikawa, Nobuyuki Saika, Shinichi Moriwake, Hitoshi Kamei, Takahiro Nakano
  • Publication number: 20130212070
    Abstract: The present invention enhances user usability by storing more files close to the user. A replication processing part 3A creates a replica of a prescribed file, which is in a first file management apparatus, in a second file management apparatus. A single instance processing part 3B selects as a duplicate data removal target another prescribed file in the first file management apparatus in accordance with a first prescribed condition, and converts the selected other prescribed file to a reference-source file, which references data of a prescribed reference file. A stubification processing part 3C selects a stubification candidate file, which constitutes a target of a stubification process, in accordance with a second prescribed condition, and executes stubification processing with respect to the stubification candidate file in accordance with a third prescribed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Saika, Homare Kanie, Hitoshi Arai, Atsushi Murakami, Hirofumi Ikawa
  • Publication number: 20120185646
    Abstract: When receiving a file access from the client, the file access program refers to the mapping table, and processes an access to files of on volumes of RAID groups. The file server analyzes the file access states, and groups the files depending on the access time period, defines the file migration pattern based on the grouping, migrates the files, and then carries out a power management operation like a spin-down/-up operation on the RAID groups based on the migration pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ikawa, Nobuyuki Saika, Shinichi Moriwake, Hitoshi Kamei, Takahiro Nakano
  • Patent number: 8171215
    Abstract: When receiving a file access from the client, the file access program refers to the mapping table, and processes an access to files of on volumes of RAID groups. The file server analyzes the file access states, and groups the files depending on the access time period, defines the file migration pattern based on the grouping, migrates the files, and then carries out a power management operation like a spin-down/-up operation on the RAID groups based on the migration pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ikawa, Nobuyuki Saika, Shinichi Moriwake, Hitoshi Kamei, Takahiro Nakano
  • Patent number: 7895468
    Abstract: For realizing an optimum failover in NAS, this invention provides a computer system including: a first computer; a second computer; a third computer; and a storage device coupled to the plurality of computers via a network, in which: the first computer executes, upon reception of an access request to the storage device from a client computer coupled to the plurality of computers, the requested access; and transmits to the client computer a response to the access request; the second computer judges whether a failure has occurred in the first computer; obtains load information of the second computer; obtains load information of the third computer from the third computer; and transmits a change request to the third computer when the obtained load information satisfies a predetermined condition; and the third computer judges whether a failure has occurred in the first computer when the change request is received from the second computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kitamura, Hirofumi Ikawa, Nobuyuki Saika
  • Patent number: 7873867
    Abstract: Provided is a computer system which includes plurality of computers including a first, second, and third computers, and a storage device coupled to the plurality of computers via a network, in which: the first computer is configured to: access data in a storage area of the storage device; cut, based on settings information and loads on the plurality of computers, at least a part of electric power supplied to the first computer; and send, before cutting the at least a part of electric power supplied to the first computer, a takeover request to the second computer; and the second computer accesses the data within the storage area after receiving the takeover request. With the configuration as described above, power consumption in NAS is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ikawa, Takeshi Kitamura, Nobuyuki Saika
  • Publication number: 20100205370
    Abstract: When receiving a file access from the client, the file access program refers to the mapping table, and processes an access to files of on volumes of RAID groups. The file server analyzes the file access states, and groups the files depending on the access time period, defines the file migration pattern based on the grouping, migrates the files, and then carries out a power management operation like a spin-down/-up operation on the RAID groups based on the migration pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ikawa, Nobuyuki Saika, Shinichi Moriwake, Hitoshi Kamei, Takahiro Nakano
  • Publication number: 20090031154
    Abstract: Provided is a computer system which includes plurality of computers including a first, second, and third computers, and a storage device coupled to the plurality of computers via a network, in which: the first computer is configured to: access data in a storage area of the storage device; cut, based on settings information and loads on the plurality of computers, at least a part of electric power supplied to the first computer; and send, before cutting the at least a part of electric power supplied to the first computer, a takeover request to the second computer; and the second computer accesses the data within the storage area after receiving the takeover request. With the configuration as described above, power consumption in NAS is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi IKAWA, Takeshi Kitamura, Nobuyuki Saika
  • Publication number: 20090024869
    Abstract: For realizing an optimum failover in NAS, this invention provides a computer system including: a first computer; a second computer; a third computer; and a storage device coupled to the plurality of computers via a network, in which: the first computer executes, upon reception of an access request to the storage device from a client computer coupled to the plurality of computers, the requested access; and transmits to the client computer a response to the access request; the second computer judges whether a failure has occurred in the first computer; obtains load information of the second computer; obtains load information of the third computer from the third computer; and transmits a change request to the third computer when the obtained load information satisfies a predetermined condition; and the third computer judges whether a failure has occurred in the first computer when the change request is received from the second computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Takeshi Kitamura, Hirofumi Ikawa, Nobuyuki Saika