Patents by Inventor Kaduko Ishikawa

Kaduko Ishikawa 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: 9093488
    Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment of the invention, there is provided an AC-driven electrostatic chuck including: a dielectric substrate including protrusions formed on a major surface on a side of mounting a clamped object, and a bottom surface part formed around the protrusions; and an electrode provided on the dielectric substrate, the electrode including a plurality of electrode elements spaced from each other, the plurality of electrode elements being enabled to be applied with an AC voltage of mutually different phases, respectively, and the protrusions being arranged on the major surface with a prescribed spacing depending on shape of the plurality of electrode elements. The AC-driven electrostatic chuck is capable of suppressing local damage to part of the protrusions provided on the mounting surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Anada, Kaduko Ishikawa, Yuichi Yoshii, Junji Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 9030798
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck comprises: a dielectric substrate having a protrusion and a planar surface part. The protrusion is formed on a major surface of the dielectric substrate. An adsorption target material is mounted on the major surface. The planar surface part is formed in a periphery of the protrusion. The dielectric substrate is formed from a polycrystalline ceramics sintered body. A top face of the protrusion is a curved surface, and a first recess is formed in the top face to correspond to crystal grains that appear on the surface. The planar surface part has a flat part, and a second recess is formed in the flat part. A depth dimension of the first recess is greater than a depth dimension of the second recess. The electrostatic chuck can suppress the generation of particles and can easily recover a clean state of the electrostatic chuck surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaduko Ishikawa, Junji Yonezawa, Toshihiro Aoshima, Yoshihide Hayashida
  • Patent number: 8971010
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck comprises: a dielectric substrate having a protrusion and a planar surface part. The protrusion is formed on a major surface of the dielectric substrate. An adsorption target material is mounted on the major surface. The planar surface part is formed in a periphery of the protrusion. The dielectric substrate is formed from a polycrystalline ceramics sintered body. A top face of the protrusion is a curved surface, and a first recess is formed in the top face to correspond to crystal grains that appear on the surface. The planar surface part has a flat part, and a second recess is formed in the flat part. A depth dimension of the first recess is greater than a depth dimension of the second recess. The electrostatic chuck can suppress the generation of particles and a method for manufacturing the electrostatic chuck is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaduko Ishikawa, Junji Yonezawa, Toshihiro Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20140340813
    Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment of the invention, there is provided an AC-driven electrostatic chuck including: a dielectric substrate including protrusions formed on a major surface on a side of mounting a clamped object, and a bottom surface part formed around the protrusions; and an electrode provided on the dielectric substrate, the electrode including a plurality of electrode elements spaced from each other, the plurality of electrode elements being enabled to be applied with an AC voltage of mutually different phases, respectively, and the protrusions being arranged on the major surface with a prescribed spacing depending on shape of the plurality of electrode elements. The AC-driven electrostatic chuck is capable of suppressing local damage to part of the protrusions provided on the mounting surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuki Anada, Kaduko Ishikawa, Yuichi Yoshii, Junji Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20130201598
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck comprises: a dielectric substrate having a protrusion and a planar surface part. The protrusion is formed on a major surface of the dielectric substrate. An adsorption target material is mounted on the major surface. The planar surface part is formed in a periphery of the protrusion. The dielectric substrate is formed from a polycrystalline ceramics sintered body. A top face of the protrusion is a curved surface, and a first recess is formed in the top face to correspond to crystal grains that appear on the surface. The planar surface part has a flat part, and a second recess is formed in the flat part. A depth dimension of the first recess is greater than a depth dimension of the second recess. The electrostatic chuck can suppress the generation of particles and a method for manufacturing the electrostatic chuck is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Kaduko Ishikawa, Junji Yonezawa, Toshihiro Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20130201597
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck comprises: a dielectric substrate having a protrusion and a planar surface part. The protrusion is formed on a major surface of the dielectric substrate. An adsorption target material is mounted on the major surface. The planar surface part is formed in a periphery of the protrusion. The dielectric substrate is formed from a polycrystalline ceramics sintered body. A top face of the protrusion is a curved surface, and a first recess is formed in the top face to correspond to crystal grains that appear on the surface. The planar surface part has a flat part, and a second recess is formed in the flat part. A depth dimension of the first recess is greater than a depth dimension of the second recess. The electrostatic chuck can suppress the generation of particles and can easily recover a clean state of the electrostatic chuck surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Kaduko Ishikawa, Junji Yonezawa, Toshihiro Aoshima, Yoshihide Hayashida