Patents by Inventor Masaru Nonomura

Masaru Nonomura 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).

  • Publication number: 20220336196
    Abstract: Disclosed is an abnormality determination system for plasma treatment, including: a plasma treatment apparatus capable of treating, based on a recipe, a plurality of workpieces at a time; a sensor that obtains at least one monitoring data relating to the workpieces and the plasma treatment apparatus that is performing plasma treatment; a storage unit that stores a threshold that is set according to a first treatment mode including the number and the type of the workpieces; and a determination unit that determines, based on the monitoring data and the threshold, whether or not there is an abnormality in the plasma treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Masaru NONOMURA
  • Patent number: 9324906
    Abstract: There are prepared element characteristic information 12 obtained by previously, individually measuring light emission characteristics of a plurality of LED elements and resin coating information 14 that correlates an appropriate amount of resin to be applied for acquiring an LED package exhibiting a specified light emission characteristic and the element characteristic information 12. A map preparation processing section 74 prepares, for each board, map data 18 correlating mounting position information 71a showing position of the LED element mounted on the board by a component mounting device M1 and the element characteristic information 12. There is updated the resin coating information 14 on the basis of an inspection result fed back to a resin coating device M4 as a result of a completed product coated with a resin being inspected by a light emission characteristic inspection device M7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 9326385
    Abstract: In resin coating used for manufacturing the LED package in which the LED elements is covered with a resin containing a phosphor, a translucent member 43 coated with a resin 8 on trial as light emitting characteristic measurement is mounted on a translucent member mounting unit 41 having a light source unit, and an excitation light emitted from the light source unit is irradiated onto the resin 8 coated on the translucent member 43, and a deviation between a measurement result obtained by measuring the light emitting characteristics of a light emitted by the resin 8 by a light emitting characteristic measurement unit 39 and light emitting characteristics specified in advance is obtained, and an appropriate resin coating amount of the resin to be coated on the LED elements as real production is calculated on the basis of the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 9147617
    Abstract: In a resin coating which is used in the manufacture of an LED package which is made by covering an LED element with resin that includes fluorescent substance, a light-passing member (43) on which the resin (8) is test coated for light emission characteristic measurement is carried on a light-passing member carrying unit (41), a deviation between a measurement result obtained after the light emission characteristic of the light that the resin (8) emits, when an light source unit (45), which is placed above, emits excitation light which excites the fluorescent substance, and irradiates the excitation light from above to the resin (8) which is coated on the light-passing member (43), is measured and the light emission characteristic prescribed beforehand is obtained, and an appropriate resin coating quantity with which the resin should be coated on the LED element is derived for practical production based on the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 9048177
    Abstract: A translucent member 41 that has been trial-coated with a resin 8 for measurement of a light emission characteristic is placed on a translucent member placement portion 53, an excitation light that excites a phosphor is emitted from a light source unit 42 disposed above, the resin 8 coated on the translucent member 41 is irradiated with the excitation light from above, a deviation between a measurement result obtained by measuring the light emission characteristic of the light emitted from the resin 8, and a light emission characteristic specified in advance is obtained, and an appropriate resin coating amount of the resin to be coated on the LED element for actual production is derived on the basis of the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seikou Abe, Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 9040314
    Abstract: A translucent member 41 that has been trial-coated with a resin 8 for measurement of a light emission characteristic is placed on a translucent member placement portion 53, an excitation light that excites a phosphor is emitted from a light source unit 42 disposed above, the resin 8 coated on the translucent member 41 is irradiated with the excitation light from above, a deviation between a measurement result obtained by measuring the light emission characteristic of the light emitted from the resin 8, and a light emission characteristic specified in advance is obtained, and an appropriate resin coating amount of the resin to be coated on the LED element for actual production is derived on the basis of the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seikou Abe, Masaru Nonomura, Kei Tsunemasa
  • Patent number: 8993353
    Abstract: In resin coating, carrying a light-passing member test-coated with a resin on a light-passing member carrying unit; making a light source placed above the light-passing member carrying unit emit excitation light exciting the fluorescent substance; measuring light emission characteristics of the light by irradiating the excitation light emitted from the light source unit from above to the resin coated onto the light-passing member and receiving the light that the resin emits from below the light-passing member by a light emission characteristic measurement unit; obtaining a deviation between a measurement result of the light emission characteristic measurement unit and a prescribed light emission characteristic; and deriving the appropriate resin coating quantity of the resin to be coated onto the LED element as what is used for practical production based on the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 8956499
    Abstract: An object is to provide a plasma processing device capable of accurately judging whether or not the proper maintenance time has come which is necessary for maintaining an operation state of a device in the best condition. A discharge detection sensor 23, in which a dielectric member 21 and a probe electrode unit 22 are combined with each other, is attached to an opening portion 2a provided in a lid portion 2 composing a vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Mizukami, Kiyoshi Arita, Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 8855949
    Abstract: An object is to provide a plasma processing device capable of properly monitoring a state of plasma discharge and detecting a precursor to abnormal discharge, and a method of monitoring the state of discharge in the plasma processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura
  • Publication number: 20140199790
    Abstract: A translucent member 41 that has been trial-coated with a resin 8 for measurement of a light emission characteristic is placed on a translucent member placement portion 53, an excitation light that excites a phosphor is emitted from a light source unit 42 disposed above, the resin 8 coated on the translucent member 41 is irradiated with the excitation light from above, a deviation between a measurement result obtained by measuring the light emission characteristic of the light emitted from the resin 8, and a light emission characteristic specified in advance is obtained, and an appropriate resin coating amount of the resin to be coated on the LED element for actual production is derived on the basis of the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Seikou Abe, Masaru Nonomura, Kei Tsunemasa
  • Publication number: 20140141540
    Abstract: A translucent member 41 that has been trial-coated with a resin 8 for measurement of a light emission characteristic is placed on a translucent member placement portion 53, an excitation light that excites a phosphor is emitted from a light source unit 42 disposed above, the resin 8 coated on the translucent member 41 is irradiated with the excitation light from above, a deviation between a measurement result obtained by measuring the light emission characteristic of the light emitted from the resin 8, and a light emission characteristic specified in advance is obtained, and an appropriate resin coating amount of the resin to be coated on the LED element for actual production is derived on the basis of the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seikou Abe, Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 8668836
    Abstract: An object is to provide a plasma processing device capable of rightly monitoring existence of plasma discharge and also rightly monitoring existence of abnormal discharge. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of monitoring a state of plasma discharge in the plasma processing device. A discharge detection sensor 23, in which a dielectric member 21 and a probe electrode unit 22 are combined with each other, is attached to an opening portion 2a provided in a lid portion 2 composing a vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Mizukami, Kiyoshi Arita, Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 8614118
    Abstract: Provided is a component bonding method of bonding a semiconductor component having a thermosetting adhesive layer formed on a lower surface thereof to a circuit board having a resin layer formed on a surface thereof. In the method, wettability is improved by surface modification that performs a plasma treatment on a resin surface of the circuit board, the semiconductor component is held by a component holding nozzle having a heater, the adhesive layer is contacted to the surface-modified resin layer, and the adhesive layer is heated and thermally cured by the heater. Thereby, adhesion between the adhesive layer and the resin surface is improved, and thus the component holding nozzle can be separated from the semiconductor component without wait for completely hardening the adhesive layer. Accordingly, it is possible to improve productivity in the heat pressing process by reducing the time required for the component bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Haji, Mitsuru Ozono, Teruaki Kasai, Masaru Nonomura
  • Publication number: 20130330479
    Abstract: A liquid-application device 1 includes a substrate feed part R1 where a magazine 5 for feeding a substrate is installed in which the substrates 4 before a liquid Q is applied are accommodated, an application head 14 which applies the liquid Q to the substrate 4 taken out from the magazine 5 for feeding the substrate installed in the substrate feed part R1 and moved to a working position and a substrate collecting part R2 where a magazine 5 for collecting the substrate is installed in which the substrates 4 with the liquid Q applied by the application head 14 are accommodated. The substrate feed part R1 and the substrate collecting part R2 are arranged and located in parallel in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Nonomura, Seikou Abe
  • Publication number: 20130330480
    Abstract: In the liquid application device 1, when the magazine 5 for feeding the substrate installed in the substrate feed part is exchanged for a new magazine 5 for feeding the substrate, the magazine 5 for collecting the substrate is removed from the substrate collecting part R2, the magazine 5 for feeding the substrate that is installed in the substrate feed part R1 so far is moved to the substrate collecting part R2 as a subsequently used magazine 5 for collecting the substrate, and then, the new magazine 5 for feeding the substrate is installed in the substrate feed part R1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Nonomura, Seikou Abe
  • Publication number: 20130323862
    Abstract: In resin coating, carrying a light-passing member test-coated with a resin on a light-passing member carrying unit; making a light source placed above the light-passing member carrying unit emit excitation light exciting the fluorescent substance; measuring light emission characteristics of the light by irradiating the excitation light emitted from the light source unit from above to the resin coated onto the light-passing member and receiving the light that the resin emits from below the light-passing member by a light emission characteristic measurement unit; obtaining a deviation between a measurement result of the light emission characteristic measurement unit and a prescribed light emission characteristic; and deriving the appropriate resin coating quantity of the resin to be coated onto the LED element as what is used for practical production based on the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 8585862
    Abstract: An object is to provide a plasma processing device capable of highly accurately monitoring an operation state including whether or not the plasma discharge is executed, whether the discharge is normal or abnormal and whether or not the maintenance work of the vacuum chamber is necessary. A discharge detection sensor 23, in which a dielectric member 21 and a probe electrode unit 22 are combined with each other, is attached to an opening portion 2a provided in a lid portion 2 composing a vacuum chamber. A change in electric potential induced according to a change in plasma discharge in a probe electrode is received by a plurality of wave-form detecting portions and a detection signal is outputted each time a change in electric potential agreeing with a predetermined different condition appears. The detection signal outputted from the corresponding wave-form detecting portion is counted by the plurality of wave-form detecting portions and the counted value is held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Mizukami, Kiyoshi Arita, Masaru Nonomura
  • Publication number: 20130288404
    Abstract: In manufacturing light emitting element packages by coating the top surfaces of LED elements with the resin containing the fluorescent substance, in a resin supplying operation of discharging to supply the resin onto the LED elements in a wafer state, the light emission characteristics of the light that the resin emits when excitation light from a light source part is irradiated onto a light-passing member on which the resin is test supplied for light emission characteristic measurement are measured, and the appropriate resin supply quantity is revised based on the result of the measurement and light emission characteristics prescribed beforehand, to derive an appropriate resin supply quantity of the resin which should be supplied to the LED elements for practical production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 8558460
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a vacuum chamber; a plasma processing execution portion; a discharge state detecting unit; a window portion; a camera; a first storing portion; a second storing portion; and an image data extracting unit. The image data extracting unit extracts at least moving image data, which show the generation state of the abnormal discharge, from the first storing portion and stores the extracted moving image data in the second storing portion when the discharge state detecting unit detects the abnormal discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Nonomura, Hiroshi Haji, Kiyoshi Arita
  • Publication number: 20130236991
    Abstract: In a resin coating which is used in the manufacture of an LED package which is made by covering an LED element with resin that includes fluorescent substance, a light-passing member (43) on which the resin (8) is test coated for light emission characteristic measurement is carried on a light-passing member carrying unit (41), a deviation between a measurement result obtained after the light emission characteristic of the light that the resin (8) emits, when an light source unit (45), which is placed above, emits excitation light which excites the fluorescent substance, and irradiates the excitation light from above to the resin (8) which is coated on the light-passing member (43), is measured and the light emission characteristic prescribed beforehand is obtained, and an appropriate resin coating quantity with which the resin should be coated on the LED element is derived for practical production based on the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura