Patents by Inventor Kazuko Fukutani

Kazuko Fukutani 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: 7909931
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silica glass crucible for manufacturing a silicon single crystal, in which melt vibration can be controlled more certainly and a high yield of single crystal can be realized. A first substantially bubble-free layer 10a having a thickness of 100 ?m-450 ?m is formed on the inner periphery side of an initial melt line zone 10 which has a height of 10 mm-30 mm, of a transparent layer, a bubble-containing layer 10b having a thickness of 100 ?m or more and bubbles with an average diameter of 20 ?m-60 ?m is formed outside the above-mentioned first substantially bubble-free layer 10a, and a second substantially bubble-free layer 10c having a thickness of 300 ?m or more is formed on the inner periphery side in the whole region lower than the above-mentioned initial melt line zone 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Covalent Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouhei Saito, Toshiyuki Kikuchi, Kiyoaki Misu, Kazuko Fukutani, Kazuyoshi Kato
  • Publication number: 20070256628
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silica glass crucible for manufacturing a silicon single crystal, in which melt vibration can be controlled more certainly and a high yield of single crystal can be realized. A first substantially bubble-free layer 10a having a thickness of 100 ?m-450 ?m is formed on the inner periphery side of an initial melt line zone 10, which has a height of 10 mm-30 mm, of a transparent layer, a bubble-containing layer 10b having a thickness of 100 ?m or more and bubbles with an average diameter of 20 ?m-60 ?m is formed outside the above-mentioned first substantially bubble-free layer 10a, and a second substantially bubble-free layer 10c having a thickness of 300 ?m or more is formed on the inner periphery side in the whole region lower than the above-mentioned initial melt line zone 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Ryouhei Saito, Toshiyuki Kikuchi, Kiyoaki Misu, Kazuko Fukutani, Kazuyoshi Kato