Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Matsuura

Hiroyuki Matsuura 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: 20250005696
    Abstract: A score calculating device includes: an isolation-score calculating unit configured to calculate, based on a history of position information of a plurality of subjects belonging to a predetermined group, an isolation score indicating a degree of isolation from a group for each of the subjects; a tendency-score calculating unit configured to calculate a tendency score indicating a tendency of each subject regarding interaction with others; and a communication-score calculating unit configured to calculate a communication score indicating a degree of communication with others in the group for each of the subjects during a target period based on the isolation score and the tendency score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Atsushi Saito, Shoji Ota, Masahito Arai, Hiroshi Takeshita, Atsushi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 12170198
    Abstract: A deposition method of depositing a silicon nitride film on a surface of a substrate includes: (a) exposing the substrate to a plasma formed from a nitriding gas containing nitrogen (N) and hydrogen (H); (b) exposing the substrate to a plasma formed from hydrogen (H2) gas; (c) exposing the substrate to a plasma formed from a process gas containing a halogen; (d) supplying trisilylamine (TSA) to the substrate; and (e) repeating (a) to (d) in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuura, Jinseok Kim
  • Patent number: 12104303
    Abstract: Provided is a spunbond nonwoven fabric for use in filters which has excellent rigidity, folding endurance, and uniformity of a weight per unit area, and which also has excellent dust collection performance and mechanical properties. The spunbond nonwoven fabric for use in filters includes a thermoplastic continuous filament and has a partially fused portion. The nonwoven fabric has a stiffness of 2 mN or more and 100 mN or less, a weight per unit area-CV value of 5% or less, and a weight per unit area of 150 g/m2 or more and 300 g/m2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinobu Mizogami, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Ryoichi Hane
  • Publication number: 20240243275
    Abstract: To provide a positive electrode mixture layer that can enhance the charge/discharge cycle life, and a lithium ion secondary battery having the positive electrode mixture layer. The positive electrode mixture layer includes an active material, a solid electrolyte, and a binder. The active material contains a compound including Li, Ni, Mn, Co, and O, and the solid electrolyte contains an oxide having a garnet structure which contains Li, La, and Zr. The positive electrode mixture layer further contains an ionic liquid which contains an imidazolium cation and a sulfonylimide anion. The ratio of the number of Ni atoms present in one molecule of the compound to the total number of Li, Ni, Mn, Co, and O atoms present in the molecule is 12.5% or less. The relative amount of oxide with respect to the positive electrode mixture layer is 1 to 25 vol. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Naoya NOHARA, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240213529
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte having a garnet-type structure which contains Li, La, Zr, and O, in which, with respect to particles of the solid electrolyte having a particle size equal to or greater than the particle size at which the cumulative value of frequency in a volume-based particle size distribution reaches 10%, a number average of degrees of envelope of particles is 0.8 or greater, the degree of envelope being defined as a ratio (area within a contour of a particle/area within an envelope of the particle).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Naoya NOHARA, Hiroshi YONEKURA, Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Masatoshi UEKI, Ayako KONDO
  • Publication number: 20240170265
    Abstract: The plasma processing apparatus includes a processing container, a substrate holder that is inserted into the processing container and places a plurality of substrates in multiple tiers, a rotation shaft that rotates the substrate holder inside the processing container, a gas supply pipe that supplies a processing gas into the processing container, an exhauster that evacuates an inside of the processing container, a pair of electrodes arranged outside the processing container to face each other across a center of the processing container, and a radio-frequency power supply that applies radio-frequency power to the pair of electrodes, thereby generating capacitively-coupled plasma inside the processing container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroyuki MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20240018660
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing container having an opening in a sidewall, a partition wall configured to cover the opening and to define an internal space communicating with an inside of the processing container, a processing gas supply configured to supply a processing gas to the internal space, a pair of electrodes provided on outer surfaces of opposing sidewalls of the partition wall, and a shutter mechanism configured to open and close a communication hole through which the inside of the processing container communicates with the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroyuki MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20240014005
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing container having an opening in a sidewall, a partition wall that covers the opening and forms an internal space communicating with an inside of the processing container, an internal electrode that passes through the partition wall, is detachably and airtightly inserted into the internal space, and is supplied with RF power, and an external electrode provided outside the partition wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Nobuo MATSUKI, Taro IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20240014013
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing container having an opening in a sidewall, a partition wall that covers the opening and defines an internal space communicating with an inside of the processing container, and an internal electrode that passes through the partition wall, is airtightly inserted into the internal space, and is supplied with RF power. A first gap is provided between the partition wall and the internal electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Nobuo MATSUKI, Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Taro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11841393
    Abstract: Provided is a cooling unit to be used in an inspection of a semiconductor device. The cooling unit includes a jacket for dissipating heat of the semiconductor device. The jacket is provided with a light passing portion for passing light from the semiconductor device. The jacket has a space defining surface that faces the semiconductor device and defines a space between the space defining surface and the semiconductor device in a state where the light passing portion faces the semiconductor device. The jacket is provided with a supply flow path through which a fluid to be supplied to the space flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakamura, Hirotaka Nonaka, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Hirotoshi Terada
  • Patent number: 11814764
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric for curtain in an embodiment of the present invention is formed from fibers having a thermoplastic resin as a main component, said nonwoven fabric for curtain being characterized in that: in the surface of the nonwoven fabric, the fibers are fused together at points where the fibers intersect, and the fibers are mutually isolated at locations other than the intersecting points; and furthermore, the KES surface roughness SMD of at least one side of the sheet is 1.2 ?m or less, and the longitudinal tearing strength per fabric weight is 0.50 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuura, Shinobu Mizogami, Ryoichi Hane
  • Publication number: 20230245870
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a substrate holder configured to place a plurality of substrates in a multi-stage structure in a height direction on the substrate holder; and a processing container in which the substrate holder is accommodated and including a heating part that heats the plurality of substrates, wherein the substrate holder is provided with a plurality of stages made of a dielectric material, and a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer embedded in the plurality of stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Taro IKEDA, Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Satoru KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 11692269
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container having a cylindrical shape; a pair of plasma electrodes arranged along the longitudinal direction of the processing container while facing each other; and a radio-frequency power supply configured to supply a radio-frequency power to the pair of plasma electrodes. In the pair of plasma electrodes, an inter-electrode distance at a position distant from a power feed position to which the radio-frequency power is supplied is longer than an inter-electrode distance at the power feed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuura, Kiyotaka Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 11688585
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container extended in a longitudinal direction; a raw material gas supply configured to supply a raw material gas into the processing container; a plasma partition wall provided along the longitudinal direction of the processing container, defining a plasma generation space therein, and having an opening through which the plasma generation space and an inside of the processing container communicate with each other; a reaction gas supply configured to supply a reaction gas that reacts with the raw material gas, into the plasma generation space; and an opening/closing unit configured to open/close the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20230053083
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a reaction tube provided in a processing container; a boat that holds a substrate, and is carried into and out from the reaction tube in order to form a film on the substrate; a plasma generation tube that communicates with the reaction tube, and generates plasma from a gas; a gas supply that supplies the gas to the plasma generation tube; electrode installation columns provided to sandwich the plasma generation tube therebetween, and including electrodes, respectively; an RF power supply that is connected to the electrodes, and supplies a radio frequency to the electrodes; a coil provided to be spaced apart from the electrodes in the electrode installation columns; and a DC power supply that is connected to the coil, and supplies a direct current to the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Takeshi ANDO, Takeshi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11398358
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode including a dielectric layer thereon and a cathode member including a conductive polymer and in contact with the dielectric layer. The capacitor element is impregnated with a liquid containing at least one of polyalkylene glycol and derivatives of polyalkylene glycol. The liquid further contains an oxidation inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuura, Shigetaka Furusawa, Hidehiro Sasaki, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20220223403
    Abstract: A deposition method of depositing a silicon nitride film on a surface of a substrate includes: (a) exposing the substrate to a plasma formed from a nitriding gas containing nitrogen (N) and hydrogen (H); (b) exposing the substrate to a plasma formed from hydrogen (H2) gas; (c) exposing the substrate to a plasma formed from a process gas containing a halogen; (d) supplying trisilylamine (TSA) to the substrate; and (e) repeating (a) to (d) in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Jinseok KIM
  • Patent number: 11355320
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a plasma generator provided with a plasma electrode and performs plasma processing on a substrate accommodated in a processing container. At least a region corresponding to the plasma electrode of the plasma generator is formed of synthetic quartz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 11346853
    Abstract: A sample rack used to hold a sample container containing a sample and to transport the held sample container, includes a container holding part configured to hold the sample container; and a mark indicating an amount of the sample stored in the sample container held by the container holding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Oda, Hiroyuki Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20220091182
    Abstract: Provided is a cooling unit to be used in an inspection of a semiconductor device. The cooling unit includes a jacket for dissipating heat of the semiconductor device. The jacket is provided with a light passing portion for passing light from the semiconductor device. The jacket has a space defining surface that faces the semiconductor device and defines a space between the space defining surface and the semiconductor device in a state where the light passing portion faces the semiconductor device. The jacket is provided with a supply flow path through which a fluid to be supplied to the space flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tomonori NAKAMURA, Hirotaka NONAKA, Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Hirotoshi TERADA