Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Iigusa
Hitoshi Iigusa 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).
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Patent number: 9418771Abstract: The present invention provides a complex oxide sintered body 10 wherein Zr/(In+Zr+Y) is 0.05 to 4.5 at % and Y/(In+Zr+Y) is 0.005 to 0.5 at % in an atomic ratio when indium, zirconium, and yttrium are designated by In, Zr, and Y, respectively. Moreover, the present invention provides a sputtering target including the complex oxide sintered body 10 and a transparent conductive oxide film obtained by sputtering the sputtering target.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Kuramochi, Kimiaki Tamano, Hitoshi Iigusa, Ryo Akiike, Tetsuo Shibutami
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Patent number: 9396830Abstract: There is provided a zinc oxide sintered compact with a zirconium content of 10 to 1000 ppm, and a sputtering target containing the zinc oxide sintered compact. There is also provided a zinc oxide thin-film having a zirconium content of 10 to 2000 ppm and a resistivity of 10 ?·cm or greater.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Masami Mesuda, Hideto Kuramochi, Hitoshi Iigusa, Kenji Omi, Tetsuo Shibutami
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Patent number: 9336920Abstract: To provide a composite oxide sintered body from which an oxide transparent conductive film having lower light absorption properties in a wide wavelength region and having a low resistance can be obtained, and an oxide transparent conductive film. A composite oxide sintered body containing indium, zirconium, hafnium and oxygen, wherein the atomic ratio of the elements constituting the sintered body satisfies the following formulae, where In, Zr and Hf are respectively contents of indium, zirconium and hafnium: Zr/(In+Zr+Hf)=0.05 to 4.5 at % Hf/(In+Zr+Hf)=0.0002 to 0.15 at %.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Kuramochi, Kimiaki Tamano, Ryo Akiike, Hitoshi Iigusa
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Patent number: 9111663Abstract: A sintered composite oxide 2 composed mainly of zinc, aluminum, titanium and oxygen, the atomic ratio of the elements satisfying the following equations (1) to (3), the sintered composite oxide 2 comprising particles having a hexagonal wurtzite structure containing zinc oxide as the major component and having a mean particle size of no greater than 20 ?m, and particles having a ZnTiO3-like structure and/or Zn2Ti3O8-like structure containing aluminum and titanium and having a mean particle size of no greater than 5 ?m, and containing no particles with a spinel oxide structure of zinc aluminate with zinc and aluminum in solid solution, and a manufacturing method for the same. (Al+Ti)/(Zn+Al+Ti)=0.004-0.055??(1) Al/(Zn+Al+Ti)=0.002-0.025??(2) Ti/(Zn+Al+Ti)=0.002-0.048??(3) [In the equations, Al, Ti and Zn represent the contents (atomic percents) of aluminum, titanium and zinc, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Kuramochi, Hitoshi Iigusa, Tetsuo Shibutami
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Publication number: 20150187548Abstract: To provide a composite oxide sintered body from which an oxide transparent conductive film having lower light absorption properties in a wide wavelength region and having a low resistance can be obtained, and an oxide transparent conductive film. A composite oxide sintered body containing indium, zirconium, hafnium and oxygen, wherein the atomic ratio of the elements constituting the sintered body satisfies the following formulae, where In, Zr and Hf are respectively contents of indium, zirconium and hafnium: Zr/(In+Zr+Hf)=0.05 to 4.5 at % Hf/(In+Zr+Hf)=0.0002 to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Kuramochi, Kimiaki Tamano, Ryo Akiike, Hitoshi Iigusa
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Patent number: 9024176Abstract: A transparent conductive zinc oxide based film according to the present invention contains Ti, Al and Zn in such a proportion that satisfies the following formulae (1), (2) and (3) in terms of atomic ratio, and has a plurality of surface textures different in size on a surface, wherein a center-line average surface roughness Ra of the surface of the transparent conductive film is 30 nm to 200 nm, and an average value of widths of the surface textures is 100 nm to 10 ?m. 0.001?Ti/(Zn+Al+Ti)?0.079.??(1) 0.001?Al/(Zn+Al+Ti)?0.079??(2) 0.010?(Ti+Al)/(Zn+Al+Ti)?0.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Ryo Akiike, Hideto Kuramochi, Hitoshi Iigusa
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Patent number: 8569192Abstract: A sintered complex oxide comprising metal oxide particles (a) having a hexagonal lamellar structure and containing zinc oxide and indium, and metal oxide particles (b) having a spinel structure and containing a metal element M (where M is aluminum and/or gallium), wherein the mean value of the long diameter of the metal oxide particles (a) is no greater than 10 ?m, and at least 20% of the metal oxide particles (a) have an aspect ratio (long diameter/short diameter) of 2 or greater, based on the number of particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Hideto Kuramochi, Kenji Omi, Masanori Ichida, Hitoshi Iigusa
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Publication number: 20130214215Abstract: There is provided a zinc oxide sintered compact with a zirconium content of 10 to 1000 ppm, and a sputtering target containing the zinc oxide sintered compact. There is also provided a zinc oxide thin-film having a zirconium content of 10 to 2000 ppm and a resistivity of 10 ?·cm or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Masami Mesuda, Hideto Kuramochi, Hitoshi Iigusa, Kenji Omi, Tetsuo Shibutami
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Publication number: 20130181173Abstract: A sintered composite oxide 2 composed mainly of zinc, aluminum, titanium and oxygen, the atomic ratio of the elements satisfying the following equations (1) to (3), the sintered composite oxide 2 comprising particles having a hexagonal wurtzite structure containing zinc oxide as the major component and having a mean particle size of no greater than 20 ?m, and particles having a ZnTiO3-like structure and/or Zn2Ti3O8-like structure containing aluminum and titanium and having a mean particle size of no greater than 5 ?m, and containing no particles with a spinel oxide structure of zinc aluminate with zinc and aluminum in solid solution, and a manufacturing method for the same. (Al+Ti)/(Zn+Al+Ti)=0.004-0.055??(1) Al/(Zn+Al+Ti)=0.002-0.025??(2) Ti/(Zn+Al+Ti)=0.002-0.048??(3) [In the equations, Al, Ti and Zn represent the contents (atomic percents) of aluminum, titanium and zinc, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Kuramochi, Hitoshi Iigusa, Tetsuo Shibutami
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Publication number: 20130048060Abstract: A transparent conductive zinc oxide based film according to the present invention contains Ti, Al and Zn in such a proportion that satisfies the following formulae (1), (2) and (3) in terms of atomic ratio, and has a plurality of surface textures different in size on a surface, wherein a center-line average surface roughness Ra of the surface of the transparent conductive film is 30 nm to 200 nm, and an average value of widths of the surface textures is 100 nm to 10 ?m. 0.001?Ti/(Zn+Al+Ti)?0.079.??(1) 0.001?Al/(Zn+Al+Ti)?0.079??(2) 0.010?(Ti+Al)/(Zn+Al+Ti)?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Akiike, Hideto Kuramochi, Hitoshi Iigusa
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Publication number: 20110155560Abstract: A sintered complex oxide comprising metal oxide particles (a) having a hexagonal lamellar structure and containing zinc oxide and indium, and metal oxide particles (b) having a spinel structure and containing a metal element M (where M is aluminum and/or gallium), wherein the mean value of the long diameter of the metal oxide particles (a) is no greater than 10 ?m, and at least 20% of the metal oxide particles (a) have an aspect ratio (long diameter/short diameter) of 2 or greater, based on the number of particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Kuramochi, Kenji Omi, Masanori Ichida, Hitoshi Iigusa
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Publication number: 20050064132Abstract: A phase-change optical recording medium which attains a high erasability in overwriting at a high linear velocity and has high recording sensitivity, excellent OW cycling characteristics, and excellent weatherability. The phase-change optical recording medium comprises a substrate and formed thereon a multilayered film comprising a protective layer and a recording layer and is that information is recorded/erased based on reversible phase changes in the recording layer between a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase, wherein the protective layer is a film made of an oxide of tantalum or aluminum and at least one carbide, and the content of the carbide is from 1 to 40 mol %.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Toshio Inase, Hitoshi Iigusa
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Patent number: 6855479Abstract: A phase-change optical recording medium which attains a high erasability in overwriting at a high linear velocity and has high recording sensitivity, excellent OW cycling characteristics, and excellent weatherability. The phase-change optical recording medium comprises a substrate and formed thereon a multilayered film comprising a protective layer and a recording layer and is that information is recorded/erased based on reversible phase changes in the recording layer between a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase, wherein the protective layer is a film made of an oxide of tantalum or aluminum and at least one carbide, and the content of the carbide is from 1 to 40 mol %.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Toshio Inase, Hitoshi Iigusa
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Publication number: 20020168495Abstract: A phase-change optical recording medium which attains a high erasability in overwriting at a high linear velocity and has high recording sensitivity, excellent OW cycling characteristics, and excellent weatherability. The phase-change optical recording medium comprises a substrate and formed thereon a multilayered film comprising a protective layer and a recording layer and is that information is recorded/erased based on reversible phase changes in the recording layer between a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase, wherein the protective layer is a film made of an oxide of tantalum or aluminum and at least one carbide, and the content of the carbide is from 1 to 40 mol %.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2002Publication date: November 14, 2002Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Toshio Inase, Hitoshi Iigusa