Patents by Inventor Manabu Shonai

Manabu Shonai 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: 9637411
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible includes: a taking-out process of taking out the vitreous silica crucible from the mold, a honing process of removing the unfused silica powder layer on the outer surface of the vitreous silica crucible, and further comprising, after the taking-out process and before the honing process, a marking process of marking an identifier comprised of one or more groove line on the outer surface of the vitreous silica crucible, wherein the groove line after the honing process has a cross-sectional shape of an inverse trapezoid and a depth of 0.2 to 0.5 mm, and a width of 0.8 mm or more at the opening of the groove line. The groove line is formed by repeating shifting a focal point of a laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Sudo, Taira Sato, Shuichi Ikehata, Manabu Shonai, Takuji Nishi, Takaya Satou, Shinsuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20170066686
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible includes: a taking-out process of taking out the vitreous silica crucible from the mold, a honing process of removing the unfused silica powder layer on the outer surface of the vitreous silica crucible, and further comprising, after the taking-out process and before the honing process, a marking process of marking an identifier comprised of one or more groove line on the outer surface of the vitreous silica crucible, wherein the groove line after the honing process has a cross-sectional shape of an inverse trapezoid and a depth of 0.2 to 0.5 mm, and a width of 0.8 mm or more at the opening of the groove line. The groove line is formed by repeating shifting a focal point of a laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Toshiaki SUDO, Taira SATO, Shuichi IKEHATA, Manabu SHONAI, Takuji NISHI, Takaya SATOU, Shinsuke YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9534318
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible including: a taking-out process of taking out the vitreous silica crucible from the mold, a honing process of removing the unfused silica powder layer on the outer surface of the vitreous silica crucible, and further comprising, after the taking-out process and before the honing process, a marking process of marking an identifier comprised of one or more groove line on the outer surface of the vitreous silica crucible, wherein the groove line after the honing process has a depth of 0.2 to 0.5 mm, and a width of 0.8 mm or more at the opening of the groove line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Sudo, Taira Sato, Shuichi Ikehata, Manabu Shonai, Takuji Nishi, Takaya Satou, Shinsuke Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8585346
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a crucible handling device that can firmly sandwich and reliably move a quartz glass crucible under a clean environment and a method of handling a quartz glass crucible using the crucible handling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Super Quartz Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Shonai, Taira Sato, Minoru Shirakawa, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shuichi Ikehata
  • Publication number: 20120167821
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible including: a taking-out process of taking out the vitreous silica crucible from the mold, a honing process of removing the unfused silica powder layer on the outer surface of the vitreous silica crucible, and further comprising, after the taking-out process and before the honing process, a marking process of marking an identifier comprised of one or more groove line on the outer surface of the vitreous silica crucible, wherein the groove line after the honing process has a depth of 0.2 to 0.5 mm, and a width of 0.8 mm or more at the opening of the groove line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: JAPAN SUPER QUARTZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki SUDO, Taira SATO, Shuichi IKEHATA, Manabu SHONAI, Takuji NISHI, Takaya SATOU, Shinsuke YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20110099952
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a crane device suitable for handling a wrapped crucible, which crane device is capable of realizing mechanical handling of the wrapped crucible by way of a machine without manual work. In view of this, the present invention provides a crane device adapted to be capable of making reciprocal movements along a path between a position above a lifting-up point where a wrapped quartz glass crucible is placed and another position above a putting-down point where a packing container is placed and ascending to/descending from the path at each of the lifting-up point and the putting-down point, the crane device having: four arms extending in the ascend-descend direction and disposed at apexes of a quadrangle such that two arms paired on a diagonal line of the quadrangle are movable to advance to/separate from each other; and a claw provided at a rear end of each arm to extend in the advancing direction of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: JAPAN SUPER QUARTZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Shonai, Taira Sato, Minoru Shirakawa, Shuichi Ikehata, Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110020103
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a crucible handling device that can firmly sandwich and reliably move a quartz glass crucible under a clean environment and a method of handling a quartz glass crucible using the crucible handling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: JAPAN SUPER QUARTZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Shonai, Taira Sato, Minoru Shirakawa, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shuichi Ikehata