Patents by Inventor Junki Ishimoto

Junki Ishimoto 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: 8342907
    Abstract: A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring apparatus includes a light-emitting unit for applying light from a light source to a surface of a workpiece being polished, a light-receiving unit for receiving reflected light from the surface of the workpiece, a spectroscope unit for dividing the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit into a plurality of light rays having respective wavelengths, and light-receiving elements for accumulating the detected light rays as electrical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignees: Ebara Corporation, Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Kobayashi, Shunsuke Nakai, Hitoshi Tsuji, Yasuo Tsukuda, Junki Ishimoto, Kazunari Shinya
  • Publication number: 20100075576
    Abstract: A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring apparatus includes a light-emitting unit for applying light from a light source to a surface of a workpiece being polished, a light-receiving unit for receiving reflected light from the surface of the workpiece, a spectroscope unit for dividing the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit into a plurality of light rays having respective wavelengths, and light-receiving elements for accumulating the detected light rays as electrical information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Yoichi KOBAYASHI, Shunsuke NAKAI, Hitoshi TSUJI, Yasuo TSUKUDA, Junki ISHIMOTO, Kazunari SHINYA
  • Patent number: 7645181
    Abstract: A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring apparatus includes a light-emitting unit for applying light from a light source to a surface of a workpiece being polished, a light-receiving unit for receiving reflected light from the surface of the workpiece, a spectroscope unit for dividing the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit into a plurality of light rays having respective wavelengths, and light-receiving elements for accumulating the detected light rays as electrical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignees: Ebara Corporation, Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Kobayashi, Shunsuke Nakai, Hitoshi Tsuji, Yasuo Tsukuda, Junki Ishimoto, Kazunari Shinya
  • Publication number: 20090011680
    Abstract: A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring apparatus includes a light-emitting unit for applying light from a light source to a surface of a workpiece being polished, a light-receiving unit for receiving reflected light from the surface of the workpiece, a spectroscope unit for dividing the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit into a plurality of light rays having respective wavelengths, and light-receiving elements for accumulating the detected light rays as electrical information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Yoichi Kobayashi, Shunsuke Nakai, Hitoshi Tsuji, Yasuo Tsukuda, Junki Ishimoto, Kazunari Shinya
  • Patent number: 7438627
    Abstract: A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring apparatus includes a light-emitting unit for applying light from a light source to a surface of a workpiece being polished, a light-receiving unit for receiving reflected light from the surface of the workpiece, a spectroscope unit for dividing the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit into a plurality of light rays having respective wavelengths, and light-receiving elements for accumulating the detected light rays as electrical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignees: Ebara Corporation, Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Kobayashi, Shunsuke Nakai, Hitoshi Tsuji, Yasuo Tsukuda, Junki Ishimoto, Kazunari Shinya
  • Publication number: 20070254557
    Abstract: A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring apparatus includes a light-emitting unit for applying light from a light source to a surface of a workpiece being polished, a light-receiving unit for receiving reflected light from the surface of the workpiece, a spectroscope unit for dividing the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit into a plurality of light rays having respective wavelengths, and light-receiving elements for accumulating the detected light rays as electrical information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Yoichi Kobayashi, Shunsuke Nakai, Hitoshi Tsuji, Yasuo Tsukuda, Junki Ishimoto, Kazunari Shinya
  • Patent number: 7252575
    Abstract: A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring apparatus includes a light-emitting unit for applying light from a light source to a surface of a workpiece being polished, a light-receiving unit for receiving reflected light from the surface of the workpiece, a spectroscope unit for dividing the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit into a plurality of light rays having respective wavelengths, and light-receiving elements for accumulating the detected light rays as electrical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignees: EBARA Corporation, Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Kobayashi, Shunsuke Nakai, Hitoshi Tsuji, Yasuo Tsukuda, Junki Ishimoto, Kazunari Shinya
  • Publication number: 20060166606
    Abstract: A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring apparatus includes a light-emitting unit for applying light from a light source to a surface of a workpiece being polished, a light-receiving unit for receiving reflected light from the surface of the workpiece, a spectroscope unit for dividing the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit into a plurality of light rays having respective wavelengths, and light-receiving elements for accumulating the detected light rays as electrical information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Yoichi Kobayashi, Shunsuke Nakai, Hitoshi Tsuji, Yasuo Tsukuda, Junki Ishimoto, Kazunari Shinya
  • Patent number: 6999168
    Abstract: An external signal detection circuit is installed in a new measuring section, and generation and end timing of a readout signal of a spectrometric detector is directly controlled, and a readout signal in synchronization with an external start signal is generated. After input of measurement standby instructions, the external start signal is monitored anytime. Before detection of the external start signal, the new measuring section is shifted to a pause state and after the detection of the external start signal, transition to a measurement state is made. By this configuration, delay time between input time of the external start signal and readout start time of data is defined and valid measurable time at the time of setting short storage time is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Junki Ishimoto
  • Publication number: 20040239927
    Abstract: An external signal detection circuit is installed in a new measuring section, and generation and end timing of a readout signal of a spectrometric detector is directly controlled, and a readout signal in synchronization with an external start signal is generated. After input of measurement standby instructions, the external start signal is monitored anytime. Before detection of the external start signal, the new measuring section is shifted to a pause state and after the detection of the external start signal, transition to a measurement state is made. By this configuration, delay time between input time of the external start signal and readout start time of data is defined and valid measurable time at the time of setting short storage time is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Junki Ishimoto