Patents by Inventor Kaori Ishihara

Kaori Ishihara 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).

  • Transfer system and transfer method of object to be processed
    Patent number: 7826918
    Abstract: A transfer method employs a transfer system including a semiconductor handling device and an automatic transfer device. The semiconductor handling device includes a first transfer mechanism and a first optically coupled parallel I/O communications interface. The automatic transfer device includes a second transfer mechanism and a second optically coupled parallel I/O communications interface. The transfer method includes a successive transfer notifying step wherein the automatic transfer device and the semiconductor handling device notify each other that a successive transfer is possible via an optical communications between the first and the second optically coupled parallel I/O communications interface in case where a plurality of objects to be processed are able to be successively transferred one by one between the first and the second transfer mechanism; and a successive transfer step wherein the objects are transferred one by one between the first and the second transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Toshihiko Iijima, Shinya Shimizu, Kaori Ishihara
  • Transfer system and transfer method of object to be processed
    Publication number: 20060152211
    Abstract: A transfer method employs a transfer system including a semiconductor handling device and an automatic transfer device. The semiconductor handling device includes a first transfer mechanism and a first optically coupled parallel I/O communications interface. The automatic transfer device includes a second transfer mechanism and a second optically coupled parallel I/O communications interface. The transfer method includes a successive transfer notifying step wherein the automatic transfer device and the semiconductor handling device notify each other that a successive transfer is possible via an optical communications between the first and the second optically coupled parallel I/O communications interface in case where a plurality of objects to be processed are able to be successively transferred one by one between the first and the second transfer mechanism; and a successive transfer step wherein the objects are transferred one by one between the first and the second transfer mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshihiko Iijima, Shinya Shimizu, Kaori Ishihara