Patents by Inventor Isao Kouno

Isao Kouno 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: 9658285
    Abstract: A probe apparatus includes a movable mounting table for holding a test object provided with a plurality of power devices including diodes; a probe card arranged above the mounting table with probes; a measuring unit for measuring electrical characteristics of the power devices by bringing the probes into electrical contact with the test object in a state that a conductive film electrode formed on at least a mounting surface of the mounting table is electrically connected to a conductive layer formed on a rear surface of the test object; and a conduction member for electrically interconnecting the conductive film electrode and the measuring unit when measuring the electrical characteristics. The conduction member is interposed between an outer peripheral portion of the probe card and an outer peripheral portion of the mounting table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Isao Kouno, Ken Taoka, Eiichi Shinohara, Ikuo Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20130063171
    Abstract: A probe apparatus includes a movable mounting table for holding a test object provided with a plurality of power devices including diodes; a probe card arranged above the mounting table with probes; a measuring unit for measuring electrical characteristics of the power devices by bringing the probes into electrical contact with the test object in a state that a conductive film electrode formed on at least a mounting surface of the mounting table is electrically connected to a conductive layer formed on a rear surface of the test object; and a conduction member for electrically interconnecting the conductive film electrode and the measuring unit when measuring the electrical characteristics. The conduction member is interposed between an outer peripheral portion of the probe card and an outer peripheral portion of the mounting table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Isao Kouno, Ken Taoka, Eiichi Shinohara, Ikuo Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 5375479
    Abstract: Disclosed is a series and a series group of orthogonal gear reducers with motors. A motor cover is disposed separately from a gear box. In each of sub-series (frame number) wherein the gear boxes have the same fitting dimensions (sizes) to be mounted to a mating machines, the following requirements are satisfied: 1 The fitting dimension between the motor cover and the gear box is made constant; 2 An axial shifted amount between a hypoid pinion and a hypoid gear is made constant; 3 an outside diameter of the hypoid gear is made almost constant; and 4 a distance between the center of the hypoid gear, and the mounting surface for the motor cover and the gear box is made constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Kouno, Mitsuo Ogamoto, Tetsushi Isozaki, Kiyoji Minegishi, Katsumi Taki