Patents by Inventor Jo SATO

Jo SATO 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: 11810699
    Abstract: Provided is a ferrite sintered magnet including a ferrite phase having a magnetoplumbite-type crystal structure. x, y, and m satisfy the following Equations (1), (2), and (3) when composition of the ferrite sintered magnet is represented by R1-xAxFem-yCoy, where R denotes at least one kind of element selected from rare earth elements including Y and A denotes Ca or Ca and elements including at least one kind selected from Sr or Ba. The content of B in the ferrite sintered magnet is from 0.1% to 0.6% by mass in terms of B2O3. 0.2?x?0.8??(1) 0.1?y?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junnichi Nagaoka, Hitoshi Taguchi, Yuichi Sugawara, Jo Sato
  • Publication number: 20230290547
    Abstract: Provided is a ferrite sintered magnet including a ferrite phase having a magnetoplumbite-type crystal structure. x, y, and m satisfy the following Equations (1), (2), and (3) when composition of the ferrite sintered magnet is represented by R1-xAxFem-yCoy, where R denotes at least one kind of element selected from rare earth elements including Y and A denotes Ca or Ca and elements including at least one kind selected from Sr or Ba. The content of B in the ferrite sintered magnet is from 0.1% to 0.6% by mass in terms of B2O3. 0.2?x?0.8??(1) 0.1?y?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junnichi NAGAOKA, Hitoshi TAGUCHI, Yuichi SUGAWARA, Jo SATO
  • Patent number: 11444101
    Abstract: A lower source-level dielectric etch-stop layer, a source-level sacrificial layer, and an upper source-level dielectric etch-stop layer are formed over a substrate. An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed thereabove. Memory stack structures are formed through the alternating stack. Backside openings are formed through the alternating stack and into the in-process source-level material layers such that tapered surfaces are formed through the upper source-level dielectric etch-stop layer. A source cavity is formed by removing the source-level sacrificial layer, and a continuous source contact layer is formed in the source cavity and in peripheral portions of the backside openings. Portions of the continuous source contact layer overlying the tapered surfaces are removed by performing an isotropic etch process. Remaining portions of the continuous source contact layer comprise a source contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Jo Sato, Kota Funayama, Tatsuya Hinoue
  • Publication number: 20220157498
    Abstract: A ferrite sintered magnet has a ferrite phase having a magnetoplumbite-type crystal structure, and contains at least a metal element A, a metal element R, Fe, Co, Zn, and B. The element A is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba, Ca, and Pb, and essentially includes Ca. The element R is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Bi and rare-earth elements including Y, and essentially includes La. Atomic ratios of the metal elements satisfy the following expressions. A1-rRrFexCoyZnz??(1) 0.40?r?0.70??(2) 8.20?x?9.34??(3) 0.05<y?0.50??(4) 0<z?0.20??(5) The content of Si is 0 to 0.60% by mass in terms of SiO2, and the content of B is 0.01 to 0.70% by mass in terms of B2O3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi OHMURA, Junichi NAGAOKA, Shogo MUROYA, Takuma ABE, Jo SATO
  • Publication number: 20210408035
    Abstract: A lower source-level dielectric etch-stop layer, a source-level sacrificial layer, and an upper source-level dielectric etch-stop layer are formed over a substrate. An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed thereabove. Memory stack structures are formed through the alternating stack. Backside openings are formed through the alternating stack and into the in-process source-level material layers such that tapered surfaces are formed through the upper source-level dielectric etch-stop layer. A source cavity is formed by removing the source-level sacrificial layer, and a continuous source contact layer is formed in the source cavity and in peripheral portions of the backside openings. Portions of the continuous source contact layer overlying the tapered surfaces are removed by performing an isotropic etch process. Remaining portions of the continuous source contact layer comprise a source contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jo SATO, Kota FUNAYAMA, Tatsuya HINOUE
  • Publication number: 20210351109
    Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. Memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack are formed. A backside trench is formed through the alternating stack. The sacrificial material layers are replaced with electrically conductive layers. An insulating spacer and the backside contact via structure are formed within the backside trench. A dielectric isolation trench is formed by removing a peripheral portion of an upper region of the backside contact via structure and an upper portion of the insulating spacer. A dielectric isolation spacer is formed in the dielectric isolation trench to prevent an electrical short between an upper portion of the backside contact via structure and the electrically conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jo SATO, Masanori TSUTSUMI, Hisaya SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11152284
    Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. Memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack are formed. A backside trench is formed through the alternating stack. The sacrificial material layers are replaced with electrically conductive layers. An insulating spacer and the backside contact via structure are formed within the backside trench. A dielectric isolation trench is formed by removing a peripheral portion of an upper region of the backside contact via structure and an upper portion of the insulating spacer. A dielectric isolation spacer is formed in the dielectric isolation trench to prevent an electrical short between an upper portion of the backside contact via structure and the electrically conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Jo Sato, Masanori Tsutsumi, Hisaya Sakai
  • Patent number: 11011581
    Abstract: First elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions are formed over a substrate. A two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures is formed over the first elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions. Second elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions over the two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures. Each of the elongated loop-shaped conductive material potions includes a respective pair of line segments and a respective pair of end segments adjoined to ends of the respective pair of line segments. A moat trench that at least partially laterally encloses the two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures can be formed by performing an anisotropic etch process that removes parts of the first and second elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions, thereby separating each loop-shaped conductive material portion into two disjoined line segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yuji Takahashi, Jo Sato, Wei Kuo Shih
  • Patent number: 10994239
    Abstract: A gas scrubber includes a canister having a rotatable spiral separator which provides a non-linear path configured to be filled with modular adsorbent material portions between a gas inlet and a gas outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Michiaki Sano, Jo Sato
  • Publication number: 20200388649
    Abstract: First elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions are formed over a substrate. A two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures is formed over the first elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions. Second elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions over the two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures. Each of the elongated loop-shaped conductive material potions includes a respective pair of line segments and a respective pair of end segments adjoined to ends of the respective pair of line segments. A moat trench that at least partially laterally encloses the two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures can be formed by performing an anisotropic etch process that removes parts of the first and second elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions, thereby separating each loop-shaped conductive material portion into two disjoined line segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji TAKAHASHI, Jo SATO, Wei Kuo SHIH
  • Publication number: 20190318856
    Abstract: Provided is a ferrite sintered magnet including a ferrite phase having a magnetoplumbite-type crystal structure. x, y, and m satisfy the following Equations (1), (2), and (3) when composition of the ferrite sintered magnet is represented by R1-xAxFem-yCoy, where R denotes at least one kind of element selected from rare earth elements including Y and A denotes Ca or Ca and elements including at least one kind selected from Sr or Ba. The content of B in the ferrite sintered magnet is from 0.1% to 0.6% by mass in terms of B2O3. 0.2?x?0.8??(1) 0.1?y?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junnichi NAGAOKA, Hitoshi TAGUCHI, Yuichi SUGAWARA, Jo SATO
  • Publication number: 20190275459
    Abstract: A gas scrubber includes a canister having a rotatable spiral separator which provides a non-linear path configured to be filled with modular adsorbent material portions between a gas inlet and a gas outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Michiaki SANO, Jo SATO