Patents by Inventor Ichiro SONE

Ichiro SONE 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: 12002666
    Abstract: A measuring device for a vacuum processing apparatus including a processing chamber having a first gate for loading and unloading a substrate and a second gate different from the first gate is provided. The measuring device includes a case having art opening that is sized to correspond to the second gate of the processing chamber and is airtightly attachable to the second gate, a decompressing mechanism configured to reduce a pressure in the case, and a measuring mechanism accommodated in the case and configured to measure a state in the processing chamber through the opening in a state where the pressure in the case is reduced by the decompressing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Sawachi, Ichiro Sone, Takuya Nishijima, Suguru Sato
  • Patent number: 11992912
    Abstract: A part replacement system includes a part storage device configured to store an unused consumable part, and a replacement device that is connected to a processing device and the part storage device, the replacement device being configured to replace a used consumable part installed in the processing device with the unused consumable part stored in the part storage device. The replacement device is moved to a position of the processing device having the used consumable part that requires replacement, and the replacement device is connected to the processing device, and the part storage device is moved to a position of the replacement device connected to the processing device having the used consumable part that requires replacement, and the part storage device is connected to the replacement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Sawachi, Ichiro Sone, Suguru Sato, Takuya Nishijima
  • Patent number: 11916296
    Abstract: An antenna device, for a mobile body, of this disclosure includes an antenna configured to be installed in the mobile body, and a reflector having a reflection surface configured to change a beam direction of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaro Miki, Suguru Yamagishi, Takanori Fukunaga, Ichiro Kuwayama, Toyohisa Takano, Hiroki Hirai, Norichika Oomi, Kosuke Sone, Yasuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220230856
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a plasma processing system for performing plasma processing on a substrate, the plasma processing system including: a chamber to which a consumable member is attached inside; a vacuum transfer chamber connected to the chamber; a transfer device provided in the vacuum transfer chamber and configured to transfer the consumable member between the chamber and the transfer device; a measuring instrument provided outside the chamber in the plasma processing system and configured to detect a state of the consumable member; and a controller configured to control each element of the plasma processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Ichiro SONE, Hideaki NAGASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220122818
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus is provided. The substrate processing apparatus comprise: a first chamber including a sidewall providing an opening, the first chamber further including a movable part movable upward and downward within the first chamber; a substrate support disposed within the first chamber; a second chamber disposed within the first chamber and defining, together with the substrate support, a processing space in which a substrate mounted on the substrate support is processed, the second chamber being separable from the first chamber and transportable between an inner space of the first chamber and the outside of the first chamber via the opening; a clamp releasably fixing the second chamber to the movable part extending above the second chamber; a release mechanism configured to release the fixing of the second chamber by the clamp; and a lift mechanism configured to move the movable part upward and downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Atsushi SAWACHI, Jun HIROSE, Takuya NISHIJIMA, Ichiro SONE, Suguru SATO
  • Publication number: 20210407768
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a first chamber having an inner space and an opening, a substrate support disposed in the inner space of the first chamber, an actuator configured to move the substrate support between a first position and a second position, a second chamber that is disposed in the inner space of the first chamber and defines a substrate processing space together with the substrate support when the substrate support is located at the first position, and at least one fixing mechanism configured to detachably fix the second chamber to the first chamber in the inner space of the first chamber. The second chamber is transferred between the inner space of the first chamber and an outside of the first chamber through the opening when the substrate support is located at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi SAWACHI, Jun HIROSE, Takuya NISHIJIMA, Ichiro SONE, Suguru SATO
  • Publication number: 20210339350
    Abstract: A part replacement system includes a part storage device configured to store an unused consumable part, and a replacement device that is connected to a processing device and the part storage device, the replacement device being configured to replace a used consumable part installed in the processing device with the unused consumable part stored in the part storage device. The replacement device is moved to a position of the processing device having the used consumable part that requires replacement, and the replacement device is connected to the processing device, and the part storage device is moved to a position of the replacement device connected to the processing device having the used consumable part that requires replacement, and the part storage device is connected to the replacement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Sawachi, Ichiro Sone, Suguru Sato, Takuya Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20210175055
    Abstract: A measuring device for a vacuum processing apparatus including a processing chamber having a first gate for loading and unloading a substrate and a second gate different from the first gate is provided. The measuring device includes a case having art opening that is sized to correspond to the second gate of the processing chamber and is airtightly attachable to the second gate, a decompressing mechanism configured to reduce a pressure in the case, and a measuring mechanism accommodated in the case and configured to measure a state in the processing chamber through the opening in a state where the pressure in the case is reduced by the decompressing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi SAWACHI, Ichiro SONE, Takuya NISHIJIMA, Suguru SATO