Patents by Inventor Hirozumi Hoshino

Hirozumi Hoshino 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: 11626277
    Abstract: A substrate aligning method includes receiving a substrate by moving a substrate support from an outside of an outer periphery toward a central portion of the substrate along the substrate; and aligning the substrate such that the substrate support moves from a position different from a position partially upwardly warped along an outer peripheral edge of the substrate and a position partially downwardly warped along the outer peripheral edge of the substrate toward the central portion of the substrate so as to receive the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Keiji Onzuka, Hirozumi Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20200365393
    Abstract: A substrate aligning method includes receiving a substrate by moving a substrate support from an outside of an outer periphery toward a central portion of the substrate along the substrate; and aligning the substrate such that the substrate support moves from a position different from a position partially upwardly warped along an outer peripheral edge of the substrate and a position partially downwardly warped along the outer peripheral edge of the substrate toward the central portion of the substrate so as to receive the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Keiji Onzuka, Hirozumi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10818532
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing section that performs a batch process to a plurality of substrates. A first substrate transport mechanism removes one of substrates contained in a substrate container placed on a stage, and transport the substrate to a position adjusting unit, in which the position of the substrate in the rotating direction of the substrate is adjusted, and transports the substrate back to the substrate container. Then a second substrate transport mechanism collectively removes from the substrate container the substrates whose positions in the rotating direction have been adjusted by the position adjusting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Keiji Onzuka, Kouki Murakami, Hirozumi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10770283
    Abstract: A substrate aligning method includes receiving a substrate by moving a substrate support from an outside of an outer periphery toward a central portion of the substrate along the substrate; and aligning the substrate such that the substrate support moves from a position different from a position partially upwardly warped along an outer peripheral edge of the substrate and a position partially downwardly warped along the outer peripheral edge of the substrate toward the central portion of the substrate so as to receive the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Keiji Onzuka, Hirozumi Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20180166310
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing section that performs a batch process to a plurality of substrates. A first substrate transport mechanism removes one of substrates contained in a substrate container placed on a stage, and transport the substrate to a position adjusting unit, in which the position of the substrate in the rotating direction of the substrate is adjusted, and transports the substrate back to the substrate container. Then a second substrate transport mechanism collectively removes from the substrate container the substrates whose positions in the rotating direction have been adjusted by the position adjusting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Keiji ONZUKA, Kouki Murakami, Hirozumi Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20170178930
    Abstract: A substrate aligning method includes receiving a substrate by moving a substrate support from an outside of an outer periphery toward a central portion of the substrate along the substrate; and aligning the substrate such that the substrate support moves from a position different from a position partially upwardly warped along an outer peripheral edge of the substrate and a position partially downwardly warped along the outer peripheral edge of the substrate toward the central portion of the substrate so as to receive the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Keiji Onzuka, Hirozumi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8777695
    Abstract: An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of cleaning tanks configured to store a cleaning liquid, an object-to-be-processed holder capable of being inserted into each cleaning tank, the object-to-be-processed holder being configured to hold an object to be processed and to immerse the object to be processed into the cleaning liquid, a vibrator disposed on each cleaning tank, a single ultrasonic oscillator configured to make each vibrator ultrasonically vibrate, an output switch interposed between the ultrasonic oscillator and the vibrator of each respective cleaning tank, the output switch being configured to switch the vibrator that is connected to the ultrasonic oscillator, and a control device configured to control the ultrasonic oscillator and the output switch, wherein the control device controls the ultrasonic oscillator and the output switch such that a timing at which the vibrator of one of the cleaning tanks is made to ultrasonically vibrate, and a tim
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Hideaki Sato, Kazuyoshi Eshima, Hiromi Hara, Hirozumi Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20110056512
    Abstract: An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of cleaning tanks configured to store a cleaning liquid; an object-to-be-processed holder capable of being inserted into each cleaning tank, the object-to-be-processed holder being configured to hold an object to be processed and to immerse the object to be processed into the cleaning liquid; a vibrator disposed on each cleaning tank; a single ultrasonic oscillator configured to make each vibrator ultrasonically vibrate; an output switch interposed between the ultrasonic oscillator and the vibrator of each respective cleaning tank, the output switch being configured to switch the vibrator that is connected to the ultrasonic oscillator; and a control device configured to control the ultrasonic oscillator and the output switch; wherein the control device controls the ultrasonic oscillator and the output switch such that a timing at which the vibrator of one of the cleaning tanks is made to ultrasonically vibrate, and a ti
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Hideaki SATO, Kazuyoshi Eshima, Hiromi Hara, Hirozumi Hoshino