Patents by Inventor Katsuaki NOGAMI

Katsuaki NOGAMI 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: 10163663
    Abstract: A configuration capable of increasing an exhaust capability of an apparatus without degrading an operation of the apparatus includes: a processing furnace; an exhaust unit configured to exhaust a gas from a process chamber defined by the processing furnace, the exhaust unit having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall; and an exhaust device disposed adjacent to the exhaust unit and connected to the exhaust unit via a connecting pipe provided with a vibration-absorbing member, the exhaust device having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, wherein the processing furnace, the exhaust unit and the exhaust device are disposed on a same plane, and only the first sidewall of the first and the second sidewalls of the exhaust device is disposed in a space defined by extensions of the first and the second sidewalls of the exhaust unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Yonejima, Masanori Okuno, Masakazu Sakata, Hiroki Okamiya, Takeshi Kasai, Katsuaki Nogami, Takashi Ozaki, Kenji Kanayama, Unryu Ogawa, Seiyo Nakashima, Tomoyuki Yamada, Masayuki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20180144953
    Abstract: A configuration capable of increasing an exhaust capability of an apparatus without degrading an operation of the apparatus includes: a processing furnace; an exhaust unit configured to exhaust a gas from a process chamber defined by the processing furnace, the exhaust unit having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall; and an exhaust device disposed adjacent to the exhaust unit and connected to the exhaust unit via a connecting pipe provided with a vibration-absorbing member, the exhaust device having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, wherein the processing furnace, the exhaust unit and the exhaust device are disposed on a same plane, and only the first sidewall of the first and the second sidewalls of the exhaust device is disposed in a space defined by extensions of the first and the second sidewalls of the exhaust unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko YONEJIMA, Masanori OKUNO, Masakazu SAKATA, Hiroki OKAMIYA, Takeshi KASAI, Katsuaki NOGAMI, Takashi OZAKI, Kenji KANAYAMA, Unryu OGAWA, Seiyo NAKASHIMA, Tomoyuki YAMADA, Masayuki YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160076149
    Abstract: By suppressing a re-liquefaction of a processing gas in a reaction tube, the processing gas is maintained in a gaseous state. There is provided a substrate processing apparatus that includes a reaction tube, a supply unit, an exhaust unit, a first heating unit configured to heat a substrate in the reaction tube, a second heating unit configured to heat a downstream portion of a reactant in gaseous state flowing in the reaction tube from the supply unit toward the exhaust unit, and a furnace lid, wherein the furnace lid includes a heat absorbing unit facing a lower surface of a lower end portion of the reaction tube and being heated by the second heating unit, the heat absorbing unit having an outer perimeter surface disposed outer than an inner circumference surface of the lower end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Keishin YAMAZAKI, Manabu IZUMI, Katsuaki NOGAMI
  • Patent number: 8734148
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus capable of achieving high-accuracy processing and high safety and a method of manufacturing a substrate are provided. The heat treatment apparatus 10 includes a reaction tube 42 for processing a substrate, a manifold 44 for supporting the reaction tube 42, a heater 46 installed around the reaction tube 42 to heat an inner part of the reaction tube 42, a surrounding member 500 installed to surround a side portion of the reaction tube 42 arranged in a lower portion than the heater 46; an exhaust device 301 for forcibly exhausting a gap 506 between the surrounding member 500 and the reaction tube 42; and a sealing member 150 installed in a contacting portion between the reaction tube 42 and the manifold 44. Here, an inlet hole 501 through which the exhaust device inhales an atmosphere outside the surrounding member 500 to the gap 506 is installed in the surrounding member 500.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Keishin Yamazaki, Akira Hayashida, Masaaki Ueno, Manabu Izumi, Katsuaki Nogami
  • Publication number: 20110207339
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus capable of achieving high-accuracy processing and high safety and a method of manufacturing a substrate are provided. The heat treatment apparatus 10 includes a reaction tube 42 for processing a substrate, a manifold 44 for supporting the reaction tube 42, a heater 46 installed around the reaction tube 42 to heat an inner part of the reaction tube 42, a circumferential portion 500 installed to surround a side portion of the reaction tube 42 arranged in a lower portion than the heater 46; an exhaust device 301 for forcibly exhausting a gap 506 between the circumferential portion 500 and the reaction tube 42; and a sealing member 150 installed in a contacting portion between the reaction tube 42 and the manifold 44. Here, an inlet port 501 through which the exhaust device inhales an atmosphere outside the circumferential portion 500 to the gap 506 is installed in the circumferential portion 500.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Keishin YAMAZAKI, Akira HAYASHIDA, Masaaki UENO, Manabu IZUMI, Katsuaki NOGAMI