Patents by Inventor Kazushige Sano

Kazushige Sano 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: 11887871
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tub configured to store therein a processing liquid in which multiple substrates are to be immersed; multiple liquid supplies each of which includes a supply line through which the processing liquid is supplied to an inside of a water tank of the processing tub and a heating device configured to heat the processing liquid at a portion of the supply line; and multiple in-tank temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of the processing liquid at multiple positions within the water tank of the processing tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazushige Sano, Yuichi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Kai
  • Publication number: 20210035825
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tub configured to store therein a processing liquid in which multiple substrates are to be immersed; multiple liquid supplies each of which includes a supply line through which the processing liquid is supplied to an inside of a water tank of the processing tub and a heating device configured to heat the processing liquid at a portion of the supply line; and multiple in-tank temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of the processing liquid at multiple positions within the water tank of the processing tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kazushige Sano, Yuichi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Kai
  • Patent number: 8079506
    Abstract: A stud welding apparatus comprises a feeder to receive a plurality of studs and feed the stud one by one with the stud being fed in advance of a weld portion thereof from an outlet of the feeder; and a welding gun to receive the stud as fed from the feeder through a feeding pipe to hold the stud and to weld the stud to a workpiece. The outlet of the feeder is provided with a shuttle loader wherein a hollow shuttle is loaded to a rod body of the stud to extend the length of a short stud, so that the shuttle loaded stud is lengthened as a whole to prevent the shuttle loaded stud from tumbling in the feeding pipe and/or a stud path in the welding gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Kazushige Sano, Daisuke Miura
  • Publication number: 20110259940
    Abstract: A stud welding apparatus comprises a feeder to receive a plurality of studs and feed the stud one by one with the stud being fed in advance of a weld portion thereof from an outlet of the feeder; and a welding gun to receive the stud as fed from the feeder through a feeding pipe to hold the stud and to weld the stud to a workpiece. The outlet of the feeder is provided with a shuttle loader wherein a hollow shuttle is loaded to a rod body of the stud to extend the length of a short stud, so that the shuttle loaded stud is lengthened as a whole to prevent the shuttle loaded stud from tumbling in the feeding pipe and/or a stud path in the welding gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Kazushige Sano, Daisuke Miura