Patents by Inventor Masakatsu KASHIWAZAKI

Masakatsu KASHIWAZAKI 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: 11587820
    Abstract: A mounting table is provided. The mounting table includes a base having a first flow path, a recess, and a second flow path connected to the recess, and a variable control mechanism configured to variably control a contact area between a target object disposed on the base and a mounting surface for mounting thereon the target object by filling and discharging fluid into and from the recess through the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Masakatsu Kashiwazaki
  • Publication number: 20220367154
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus according to one aspect includes a chamber body providing a chamber, the chamber body including a side wall, an opening being formed on the side wall, a stage provided in the chamber, a ceiling facing the stage, a gas supply system configured to supply a processing gas to the chamber, a power supply configured to supply electric power, and a wall that forms a processing space having a volume smaller than a volume of the chamber in the chamber. At least a part of the wall is movable between a position overlapping with a transport path extending between the processing space and the opening and a position not overlapping with the transport path, and the wall forms the processing space when the at least a part of the wall is disposed at the position overlapping with the transport path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masakatsu KASHIWAZAKI, Toshifumi ISHIDA, Hirofumi OHTA
  • Publication number: 20210335584
    Abstract: A stage includes: a substrate mounting member having a mounting surface on which a target substrate is mounted; a support member configured to support the substrate mounting member; a refrigerant flow path formed inside the support member along the mounting surface, and including a ceiling surface disposed on the mounting surface side, a bottom surface opposite to the ceiling surface, and an introduction port for introducing a refrigerant formed on the bottom surface; and a heat insulating member including at least a first planar portion covering a portion of the ceiling surface, which faces the introduction port, and a second planar portion covering an inner side surface of a curved portion of the refrigerant flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Masakatsu KASHIWAZAKI, Toshifumi ISHIDA, Ryo SASAKI, Takehiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20200211892
    Abstract: A mounting table is provided. The mounting table includes a base having a first flow path, a recess, and a second flow path connected to the recess, and a variable control mechanism configured to variably control a contact area between a target object disposed on the base and a mounting surface for mounting thereon the target object by filling and discharging fluid into and from the recess through the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Masakatsu KASHIWAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180374687
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus according to one aspect includes a chamber body providing a chamber, the chamber body including a side wall, an opening being formed on the side wall, a stage provided in the chamber, a ceiling facing the stage, a gas supply system configured to supply a processing gas to the chamber, a power supply configured to supply electric power, and a wall that forms a processing space having a volume smaller than a volume of the chamber in the chamber. At least a part of the wall is movable between a position overlapping with a transport path extending between the processing space and the opening and a position not overlapping with the transport path, and the wall forms the processing space when the at least a part of the wall is disposed at the position overlapping with the transport path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masakatsu KASHIWAZAKI, Toshifumi ISHIDA, Hirofumi OHTA