Patents by Inventor Hiroshi NAKAJO

Hiroshi NAKAJO 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: 20230307212
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a technique capable of performing a substrate processing more uniformly. According to one aspect thereof, there is provided an electrode structure capable of generating a plasma, including: a first electrode group constituted by: at least one first electrode to which an electric potential is applied; at least one second electrode whose length is different from that of the first electrode and to which an electric potential is applied; and at least one third electrode to which a reference potential is applied; and a second electrode group constituted by: at least one fourth electrode to which an electric potential is applied; at least one fifth electrode whose length is different from that of the fourth electrode and to which an electric potential is applied; and at least one sixth electrode to which the reference potential is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi TAKEDA, Daisuke HARA, Hiroshi NAKAJO, Iichiro TSUCHIKURA
  • Publication number: 20220081770
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a reaction container configured to accommodate a substrate; an exhaust pipe configured to exhaust an atmosphere inside the reaction container; a gas supplier configured to supply a process gas to the substrate; a gas supply system including at least one gas supply pipe kept in fluid communication with the gas supplier and configured to supply the process gas, a plurality of valves provided on the at least one gas supply pipe, and a plurality of pressure detectors provided between the plurality of valves; and a controller configured to be capable of determining a blockage level of the at least one gas supply pipe based on at least one pressure among measurement results of the plurality of pressure detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motonari TAKEBAYASHI, Hiroshi NAKAJO