Patents by Inventor Koutarou Onoue

Koutarou Onoue 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: 11577269
    Abstract: Disclosed is a workpiece processing apparatus that performs a predetermined processing on a workpiece. The workpiece processing apparatus includes: a workpiece table configured to place the workpiece thereon; a processor configured to process the workpiece placed on the workpiece table; a movement mechanism configured to relatively move the workpiece table and the processor; a position measuring device configured to measure a position of the movement mechanism; a detector configured to detect a position of the workpiece placed on the workpiece table; and a corrector configured to calculate a positional correction amount of the workpiece table based on a measurement result of the position measuring device and a detection result of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Wataru Yoshitomi, Koutarou Onoue, Yasushi Kuranaga, Kazuki Tashima
  • Patent number: 11571706
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting apparatus includes a workpiece table configured to place a workpiece thereon, a droplet ejecting head configured to eject droplets onto the workpiece placed on the workpiece table, a Y-axis linear motor configured to move the workpiece table in a main scanning direction (Y-axis direction), a position detector configured to detect a position of a carriage mark, and a control unit configured to calculate the positional deviation amount in the main scanning direction between a detection position detected by the position detector and a reference position of the carriage mark and correct a droplet ejecting timing of the droplet ejecting head based on the positional deviation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Fumihiro Miyazaki, Kazuhito Miyazaki, Norihide Sagara, Wataru Yoshitomi, Koutarou Onoue
  • Publication number: 20180257100
    Abstract: Disclosed is a workpiece processing apparatus that performs a predetermined processing on a workpiece. The workpiece processing apparatus includes: a workpiece table configured to place the workpiece thereon; a processor configured to process the workpiece placed on the workpiece table; a movement mechanism configured to relatively move the workpiece table and the processor; a position measuring device configured to measure a position of the movement mechanism; a detector configured to detect a position of the workpiece placed on the workpiece table; and a corrector configured to calculate a positional correction amount of the workpiece table based on a measurement result of the position measuring device and a detection result of the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Wataru Yoshitomi, Koutarou Onoue, Yasushi Kuranaga, Kazuki Tashima
  • Publication number: 20180257099
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting apparatus includes a workpiece table configured to place a workpiece thereon, a droplet ejecting head configured to eject droplets onto the workpiece placed on the workpiece table, a Y-axis linear motor configured to move the workpiece table in a main scanning direction (Y-axis direction), a position detector configured to detect a position of a carriage mark, and a control unit configured to calculate the positional deviation amount in the main scanning direction between a detection position detected by the position detector and a reference position of the carriage mark and correct a droplet ejecting timing of the droplet ejecting head based on the positional deviation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Fumihiro Miyazaki, Kazuhito Miyazaki, Norihide Sagara, Wataru Yoshitomi, Koutarou Onoue
  • Patent number: 8691481
    Abstract: A local exposure method includes steps of: dividing a large block into a plurality of small blocks; setting irradiation illuminances different in a stepwise fashion; controlling light emission of light emitting elements based on the irradiation illuminances respectively set for the small blocks for a photosensitive film on a substrate moving with respect to light emitting elements; developing the photosensitive film having been subjected to exposure processing by irradiation by the light emitting elements; measuring a residual film thickness of the photosensitive film for each of the small blocks to obtain correlation data between the illuminance set for the small block and the residual film thickness; and obtaining a required illuminance of irradiation to each of the large blocks from a target residual film thickness of the photosensitive film set for each of the large blocks based on the correlation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Fumihiko Ikeda, Hikaru Kubota, Koutarou Onoue
  • Publication number: 20120164585
    Abstract: A local exposure method includes steps of: dividing a large block into a plurality of small blocks; setting irradiation illuminances different in a stepwise fashion; controlling light emission of light emitting elements based on the irradiation illuminances respectively set for the small blocks for a photosensitive film on a substrate moving with respect to light emitting elements; developing the photosensitive film having been subjected to exposure processing by irradiation by the light emitting elements; measuring a residual film thickness of the photosensitive film for each of the small blocks to obtain correlation data between the illuminance set for the small block and the residual film thickness; and obtaining a required illuminance of irradiation to each of the large blocks from a target residual film thickness of the photosensitive film set for each of the large blocks based on the correlation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Fumihiko Ikeda, Hikaru Kubota, Koutarou Onoue