Patents by Inventor Kenji Yonemoto
Kenji Yonemoto 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).
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Patent number: 12211726Abstract: A member for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, includes: a ceramic plate that has a ceramic plate through hole; an electroconductive base plate that has a base plate through hole and that is disposed on a lower surface side of the ceramic plate; an insulating sleeve which is inserted into the base plate through hole and of which an outer peripheral surface is adhered to an inner peripheral surface of the base plate through hole via an adhesion layer; and a sleeve through hole that passes through the insulating sleeve in the up-down direction and that communicates with the ceramic plate through hole. The insulating sleeve has a tool engaging portion that is engageable with an external tool, and upon being engaged with the external tool, the tool engaging portion transmits rotation torque of the external tool to the insulating sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Seiya Inoue, Tatsuya Kuno, Natsuki Hirata, Kenji Yonemoto
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Patent number: 12211729Abstract: A member for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a ceramic plate that has a wafer placement surface at an upper surface thereof; a plug disposition hole that extends through the ceramic plate in an up-down direction and that has a truncated conical space whose upper opening is larger than a lower opening thereof; a truncated conical plug that is disposed in the plug disposition hole, that allows gas to flow in the up-down direction, and whose upper surface is larger than a lower surface thereof; an adhesive layer that is provided between the plug disposition hole and the truncated conical plug; an electrically conductive baseplate that is joined to a lower surface of the ceramic plate through a joint layer; and a gas supply path that is provided in the baseplate and the joint layer and that supplies gas to the truncated conical plug.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Natsuki Hirata, Shinya Yoshida, Tatsuya Kuno, Seiya Inoue, Taro Usami, Kenji Yonemoto, Aoi Saito
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Publication number: 20240297062Abstract: A wafer placement table includes a ceramic plate having a wafer placement surface on its top surface and incorporating an electrode; an electrically conductive plate joined to a bottom surface of the ceramic plate; a ceramic plate penetrating part extending through the ceramic plate; an electrically insulating gas passage plug provided in the ceramic plate penetrating part and that allows gas to pass inside; a gas introduction passage provided at least inside the electrically conductive plate and communicating with the ceramic plate penetrating part; and an electrically conductive gas passage part provided in the gas introduction passage, being in contact with a bottom surface of the electrically insulating gas passage plug, being electrically continuous with the electrically conductive plate, and that allows gas to pass inside.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Seiya INOUE, Tatsuya KUNO, Masaki ISHIKAWA, Taro USAMI, Ren NAKAMURA, Natsuki HIRATA, Kenji YONEMOTO
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Patent number: 12009245Abstract: A member for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, includes: a ceramic plate having a wafer placement surface; a plug receiving hole formed in a surface of the ceramic plate opposite to the wafer placement surface; a gas outlet port extending through a bottom wall of the plug receiving hole; a plug received in the plug receiving hole; and a gas flow path disposed inside the plug to be continuous with the gas outlet port, wherein a stepped portion is disposed on a side surface of the plug or an inner surface of the plug receiving hole, the plug receiving hole and the plug are in contact with each other in an area deeper than the stepped portion, a gap is formed between the plug receiving hole and the plug in an area shallower than the stepped portion, and a plug support member made of an adhesive material is formed in the gap.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Masaki Ishikawa, Yuji Akatsuka, Kenji Yonemoto
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Publication number: 20240186170Abstract: A member for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a ceramic plate that has a wafer placement surface at an upper surface thereof; a plug disposition hole that extends through the ceramic plate in an up-down direction and that has a truncated conical space whose upper opening is larger than a lower opening thereof; a truncated conical plug that is disposed in the plug disposition hole, that allows gas to flow in the up-down direction, and whose upper surface is larger than a lower surface thereof; an adhesive layer that is provided between the plug disposition hole and the truncated conical plug; an electrically conductive baseplate that is joined to a lower surface of the ceramic plate through a joint layer; and a gas supply path that is provided in the baseplate and the joint layer and that supplies gas to the truncated conical plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Natsuki HIRATA, Shinya YOSHIDA, Tatsuya KUNO, Seiya INOUE, Taro USAMI, Kenji YONEMOTO, Aoi SAITO
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Publication number: 20240038567Abstract: A member for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, includes: a ceramic plate that has a ceramic plate through hole; an electroconductive base plate that has a base plate through hole and that is disposed on a lower surface side of the ceramic plate; an insulating sleeve which is inserted into the base plate through hole and of which an outer peripheral surface is adhered to an inner peripheral surface of the base plate through hole via an adhesion layer; and a sleeve through hole that passes through the insulating sleeve in the up-down direction and that communicates with the ceramic plate through hole. The insulating sleeve has a tool engaging portion that is engageable with an external tool, and upon being engaged with the external tool, the tool engaging portion transmits rotation torque of the external tool to the insulating sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Seiya INOUE, Tatsuya KUNO, Natsuki HIRATA, Kenji YONEMOTO
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Publication number: 20220216086Abstract: A member for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, includes: a ceramic plate having a wafer placement surface; a plug receiving hole formed in a surface of the ceramic plate opposite to the wafer placement surface; a gas outlet port extending through a bottom wall of the plug receiving hole; a plug received in the plug receiving hole; and a gas flow path disposed inside the plug to be continuous with the gas outlet port, wherein a stepped portion is disposed on a side surface of the plug or an inner surface of the plug receiving hole, the plug receiving hole and the plug are in contact with each other in an area deeper than the stepped portion, a gap is formed between the plug receiving hole and the plug in an area shallower than the stepped portion, and a plug support member made of an adhesive material is formed in the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Masaki ISHIKAWA, Yuji AKATSUKA, Kenji YONEMOTO
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Patent number: 4635958Abstract: This invention relates to an automobile suspension of a vehicle, which can suspend two wheels located on the sides of the vehicle. The automobile suspension includes a pair of torsion bars extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a pair of brackets projecting inwardly from a pair of body side members of the vehicle and a pair of rear arms mounted on the pair of brackets. Each rear arm is mounted on an end of each torsion bar. Each bracket includes at least two vertical walls having an interval defined therebetween and each vertical wall has an upper recess thereon. The upper recess of each vertical wall is aligned with the uper recess of another vertical wall. A protrusion is projected upwardly from the bracket and the protrusion is located between the two vertical walls. Each rear arm includes at least two vertical plates and a cylinder. The two vertical plates define a space therebetween, and the cylinder penetrates the two vertical plates.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1985Date of Patent: January 13, 1987Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kenji Yonemoto