Patents by Inventor Masahi Norimoto

Masahi Norimoto 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).

  • Lapping pads and systems and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 10195713
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lapping pads which include an abrading layer, wherein the abrading layer includes a working surface and a second surface opposite the working surface having a projected area Ap, and at least one cavity having a cavity opening located at the second surface, the at least one cavity being defined by at least one rib, each rib having a distal end at the second surface; and a phase transition material having a thermally reversible phase transition, wherein the phase transition material is disposed in the at least one cavity. The present disclosure further relates to a lapping system, the lapping system includes a lapping pad of the present disclosure and a working fluid; a method of making a lapping pad; and a method of lapping using a lapping pad of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Masahi Norimoto
  • LAPPING PADS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180043498
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lapping pads which include an abrading layer, wherein the abrading layer includes a working surface and a second surface opposite the working surface having a projected area Ap, and at least one cavity having a cavity opening located at the second surface, the at least one cavity being defined by at least one rib, each rib having a distal end at the second surface; and a phase transition material having a thermally reversible phase transition, wherein the phase transition material is disposed in the at least one cavity. The present disclosure further relates to a lapping system, the lapping system includes a lapping pad of the present disclosure and a working fluid; a method of making a lapping pad; and a method of lapping using a lapping pad of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Masahi Norimoto
  • DUST-REMOVING CLEANING AGENT AND CLEANING METHOD USING SAME
    Publication number: 20140371122
    Abstract: To provide a dust-removing cleaning agent for reducing the re-adherence of particles of dust, grime, and the like to a substrate after these particles have been removed from the substrate. A dust-removing cleaning agent having a particle adherence-reducing function and containing a fluoride solvent and an alcohol having at least four carbon atoms in the backbone thereof, and a cleaning method using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Namiko Ikegaya, Saki Hiura, Masahi Norimoto