Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Nishihata

Hiroshi Nishihata 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: 9972512
    Abstract: A liquid processing apparatus for liquid-processing a substrate includes a substrate holding device that rotates a substrate in horizontal position, a nozzle holding device holding processing liquid and gas nozzles, the liquid nozzle discharging processing liquid from a discharge port such that the liquid is discharged obliquely to surface of the substrate, the gas nozzle discharging gas perpendicularly to the surface of the substrate, a moving device that moves the nozzle device with respect to the surface of the substrate, and a control device including circuitry that controls the nozzle, substrate and moving devices such that while the substrate is rotated, the liquid is discharged to peripheral portion toward downstream side in rotation direction and along tangential direction of the substrate and gas is discharged from the gas nozzle toward position adjacent to liquid landing position of the liquid on the surface and is on center side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akiko Kai, Takafumi Niwa, Shogo Takahashi, Hiroshi Nishihata, Yuichi Terashita, Teruhiko Kodama
  • Publication number: 20180019112
    Abstract: A liquid processing apparatus for liquid-processing a substrate includes a substrate holding device that rotates a substrate in horizontal position, a nozzle holding device holding processing liquid and gas nozzles, the liquid nozzle discharging processing liquid from a discharge port such that the liquid is discharged obliquely to surface of the substrate, the gas nozzle discharging gas perpendicularly to the surface of the substrate, a moving device that moves the nozzle device with respect to the surface of the substrate, and a control device including circuitry that controls the nozzle, substrate and moving devices such that while the substrate is rotated, the liquid is discharged to peripheral portion toward downstream side in rotation direction and along tangential direction of the substrate and gas is discharged from the gas nozzle toward position adjacent to liquid landing position of the liquid on the surface and is on center side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akiko KAI, Takafumi NIWA, Shogo TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi NISHIHATA, Yuichi TERASHITA, Teruhiko KODAMA
  • Patent number: 9786488
    Abstract: A liquid processing method for liquid-processing a substrate includes setting a substrate on a substrate holding device which rotates the substrate such that the substrate is held in horizontal position, supplying processing liquid to center portion of the substrate such that the center portion positioned center side with respect to peripheral portion of the substrate is liquid-processed, positioning a discharge port of a processing liquid nozzle toward downstream side in rotation direction such that the liquid is discharged to the peripheral portion obliquely to surface of the substrate and along tangential direction of the substrate while the substrate is rotated, and discharging gas from a gas nozzle perpendicularly to the surface of the substrate toward position that is adjacent to liquid landing position of the liquid on the surface of the substrate and is on the center side of the substrate, while the liquid is discharged to the peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akiko Kai, Takafumi Niwa, Shogo Takahashi, Hiroshi Nishihata, Yuichi Terashita, Teruhiko Kodama
  • Publication number: 20160096203
    Abstract: A liquid processing method for liquid-processing a substrate includes setting a substrate on a substrate holding device which rotates the substrate such that the substrate is held in horizontal position, supplying processing liquid to center portion of the substrate such that the center portion positioned center side with respect to peripheral portion of the substrate is liquid-processed, positioning a discharge port of a processing liquid nozzle toward downstream side in rotation direction such that the liquid is discharged to the peripheral portion obliquely to surface of the substrate and along tangential direction of the substrate while the substrate is rotated, and discharging gas from a gas nozzle perpendicularly to the surface of the substrate toward position that is adjacent to liquid landing position of the liquid on the surface of the substrate and is on the center side of the substrate, while the liquid is discharged to the peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akiko Kai, Takafumi Niwa, Shogo Takahashi, Hiroshi Nishihata, Yuichi Terashita, Teruhiko Kodama