Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Deguchi

Masatoshi Deguchi 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: 20240393998
    Abstract: A booth apparatus includes a space forming member that includes a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface and that forms a space surrounded by the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface, an electronic blackboard that is provided on any of the first surface, the second surface, or the third surface in the space, and a projecting device that projects an image onto at least one surface out of the first surface, the second surface, or the third surface on which the electronic blackboard is not provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Tsutomu SHIIHARA, Masatoshi DEGUCHI, Hideaki SUGIMOTO, Shoko MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20240393671
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to: link a first file image with a first user image and display the first file image and the first user image, the first file image representing a file linked with an account of a first user, the first user image representing the first user; and link a second file image with a second user image and display the second file image and the second user image together with the first file image and the first user image, the second file image representing a file linked with an account of a second user, the second user image representing the second user, the second user being different from the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Tsutomu SHIIHARA, Masatoshi DEGUCHI, Hideaki SUGIMOTO, Shoko MATSUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10008419
    Abstract: A superposed wafer is separated to a processing target wafer and a supporting wafer while being heated. Then, an adhesive on a joint surface of the processing target wafer is removed by supplying an organic solvent onto the joint surface of the processing target wafer. Then, an oxide film formed on the predetermined pattern on the joint surface of the processing target wafer is removed by supplying acetic acid to the joint surface of the processing target wafer. Then, the joint surface of the processing target wafer is inspected. Then, based on an inspection result, the adhesive on the joint surface of the processing target wafer is removed and the oxide film formed on the predetermined pattern on the joint surface of the processing target wafer is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Okada, Masatoshi Shiraishi, Masatoshi Deguchi, Xavier Francois Brun, Charles Wayne Singleton, Jr., Kabirkumar Mirpuri
  • Patent number: 9484236
    Abstract: This joining method of joining a target substrate and a support substrate includes: an adhesive coating operation that includes coating the target substrate or the support substrate with an adhesive; an adhesive removing operation that includes supplying a solvent for removing the adhesive onto an outer peripheral portion of the target substrate or the support substrate, which is coated with the adhesive in the adhesive coating operation, to thereby remove the adhesive on the outer peripheral portion; and a joining operation that includes pressing and joining the target substrate and the support substrate together, in which the adhesive on the outer peripheral portion is removed in the adhesive removing operation, and the support substrate coated with no adhesive, or pressing and joining the support substrate, in which the adhesive on the outer peripheral portion is removed in the adhesive removing operation, and the target substrate coated with no adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Okada, Masatoshi Shiraishi, Masatoshi Deguchi
  • Patent number: 9463612
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a joining method that joins a target substrate and a support substrate, wherein the method has: a joining operation that includes pressing and joining the target substrate and the support substrate by interposing an adhesive therebetween; and an adhesive removing operation that includes supplying a solvent of the adhesive to the outer adhesive that is the adhesive between the target substrate and the support substrate protruding in the joining operation from the outer lateral surface of the stacked substrate made by joining the target substrate and the support substrate, and to remove the surface of the outer adhesive so that the outer adhesive is formed at a predetermined size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Okada, Masatoshi Shiraishi, Masatoshi Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20150251398
    Abstract: Provided is a bonding system, which includes: a processing station in which specified processes are performed on a first substrate and a second substrate; and a carry-in/carry-out station in which the first substrate, the second substrate or a laminated substrate obtained by bonding the first substrate and the second substrate is carried into and out of the processing station. The processing station includes: a first processing apparatus configured to coat the first substrate with the bonding agent using a bonding agent injecting part; a second processing apparatus provided with a bevel cleaning unit for cleaning a bevel portion of the first substrate coated with the bonding agent; and a bonding apparatus configured to bond the first substrate and the second substrate through the bonding agent and a release agent. The first processing apparatus or the second processing apparatus further includes a release agent injection part for injecting the release agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Masatoshi DEGUCHI, Takashi SAKAUE, Hiroshi NAGATA, Kei TASHIRO
  • Patent number: 8899289
    Abstract: When joining a processing target substrate and a supporting substrate together by suction-holding the processing substrate and the supporting substrate respectively on a first holding unit and a second holding unit arranged to face each other and pressing the second holding unit toward the first holding unit while heating the substrates by heating mechanisms of the holding units, the present invention preheats at least the processing target substrate before suction-holding the processing target substrate on the first holding unit to suppress generation of particles when joining the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate together so as to properly perform the joining of the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Deguchi, Masatoshi Shiraishi, Shinji Okada
  • Publication number: 20140335633
    Abstract: A superposed wafer is separated to a processing target wafer and a supporting wafer while being heated. Then, an adhesive on a joint surface of the processing target wafer is removed by supplying an organic solvent onto the joint surface of the processing target wafer. Then, an oxide film formed on the predetermined pattern on the joint surface of the processing target wafer is removed by supplying acetic acid to the joint surface of the processing target wafer. Then, the joint surface of the processing target wafer is inspected. Then, based on an inspection result, the adhesive on the joint surface of the processing target wafer is removed and the oxide film formed on the predetermined pattern on the joint surface of the processing target wafer is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Okada, Masatoshi Shiraishi, Masatoshi Deguchi
  • Patent number: 8846495
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bonding system which efficiently performs a bonding of a substrate to a support substrate, thereby improving the throughput in a bonding processing. The disclosed bonding system includes a loading/unloading station and a processing station. The processing station includes: an adhesive applying device configured to apply an adhesive to the wafer; a protective agent applying device configured to apply a protective agent to the wafer, a remover applying device configured to apply a remover to the support wafer, a heat processing device configured to heat the wafer or the support wafer which is applied with at least the adhesive, the protective agent or the remover, at a predetermined temperature, a bonding device configured to bond the wafer to the support wafer through the adhesive, the protective agent and the remover, and a wafer transfer area configured to transfer the wafer, the support wafer or the bonded wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Masatoshi Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20140284000
    Abstract: A separation apparatus for separating a superposed substrate into a processing target substrate and a supporting substrate, includes: one holding part holding the processing target substrate via a tape; another holding part holding the supporting substrate; and a moving mechanism moving the another holding part in a vertical direction while holding an outer peripheral portion thereof to continuously separate the supporting substrate held by the another holding part from the processing target substrate held by the one holding part starting from an outer peripheral portion toward a central portion of the supporting substrate, wherein the moving mechanism includes: a first moving part holding the another holding part and moving only the outer peripheral portion of the another holding part in the vertical direction; and a second moving part moving the first moving part and the another holding part in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Yasutaka SOMA, Naoto YOSHITAKA, Hiroshi KOMEDA, Eiji MANABE, Osamu HIRAKAWA, Masatoshi DEGUCHI, Takeshi TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20140251546
    Abstract: A peeling device according to the present disclosure includes a holding unit, a plurality of suction moving units, a state detection unit and a control unit. The holding unit is configured to hold a first substrate of a superposed substrate having the first substrate and a second substrate joined. The suction moving units are configured to suction-hold the second substrate of the superposed substrate and move the second substrate in a direction away from a surface of the first substrate. The state detection unit is configured to detect a peeled-off state of the second substrate from the first substrate. The control unit is configured to control operation timings of the suction moving units so that the second substrate is peeled off from the first substrate gradually from one end of the second substrate toward the other end thereof, based on the peeled-off state detected by the state detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masatoshi DEGUCHI, Takashi SAKAUE, Kei TASHIRO, Masanori ITOU
  • Publication number: 20140224414
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a joining method that joins a target substrate and a support substrate, wherein the method has: a joining operation that includes pressing and joining the target substrate and the support substrate by interposing an adhesive therebetween; and an adhesive removing operation that includes supplying a solvent of the adhesive to the outer adhesive that is the adhesive between the target substrate and the support substrate protruding in the joining operation from the outer lateral surface of the stacked substrate made by joining the target substrate and the support substrate, and to remove the surface of the outer adhesive so that the outer adhesive is formed at a predetermined size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Okada, Masatoshi Shiraishi, Masatoshi Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20140224763
    Abstract: This joining method of joining a target substrate and a support substrate includes: an adhesive coating operation that includes coating the target substrate or the support substrate with an adhesive; an adhesive removing operation that includes supplying a solvent of the adhesive onto an outer peripheral portion of the target substrate or the support substrate, which is coated with the adhesive in the adhesive coating operation, to thereby remove the adhesive on the outer peripheral portion; and a joining operation that includes pressing and joining the target substrate and the support substrate together, in which the adhesive on the outer peripheral portion is removed in the adhesive removing operation, and the support substrate coated with no adhesive, or pressing and joining the support substrate, in which the adhesive on the outer peripheral portion is removed in the adhesive removing operation, and the target substrate coated with no adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Okada, Masatoshi Shiraishi, Masatoshi Deguchi
  • Patent number: 8707893
    Abstract: A substrate treatment system includes a plurality of treatment apparatuses, a position adjustment apparatus adjusting a center position of the substrate, a substrate transfer apparatus transferring the substrate to the treatment apparatuses and the position adjustment apparatus, and a control unit controlling operations of the apparatuses. The substrate transfer apparatus includes an arm part curved along a peripheral edge portion of the substrate with a radius of curvature larger than a radius of the substrate, and a holding part projecting inward from the arm part and holding a rear surface of the substrate. The position adjustment apparatus includes a mounting table which holds a central portion of the rear surface of the substrate and is rotatable and horizontally movable. The control unit controls the mounting table such that the center position of the substrate held on the mounting table is aligned with a center position of the arm part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Deguchi, Hideo Funakoshi, Toshichika Takei, Norifumi Sato, Wataru Kiyota, Daisuke Ishimaru, Shinichi Machidori, Ikuo Sunaka, Shigenori Kamei
  • Publication number: 20130316516
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bonding system which efficiently performs a bonding of a substrate to a support substrate, thereby improving the throughput in a bonding processing. The disclosed bonding system includes a loading/unloading station and a processing station. The processing station includes: an adhesive applying device configured to apply an adhesive to the wafer; a protective agent applying device configured to apply a protective agent to the wafer, a remover applying device configured to apply a remover to the support wafer, a heat processing device configured to heat the wafer or the support wafer which is applied with at least the adhesive, the protective agent or the remover, at a predetermined temperature, a bonding device configured to bond the wafer to the support wafer through the adhesive, the protective agent and the remover, and a wafer transfer area configured to transfer the wafer, the support wafer or the bonded wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Masatoshi Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20130071996
    Abstract: When joining a processing target substrate and a supporting substrate together by suction-holding the processing substrate and the supporting substrate respectively on a first holding unit and a second holding unit arranged to face each other and pressing the second holding unit toward the first holding unit while heating the substrates by heating mechanisms of the holding units, the present invention preheats at least the processing target substrate before suction-holding the processing target substrate on the first holding unit to suppress generation of particles when joining the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate together so as to properly perform the joining of the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masatoshi DEGUCHI, Masatoshi SHIRAISHI, Shinji OKADA
  • Publication number: 20130062013
    Abstract: A joint apparatus that joins a processing target substrate and a supporting substrate together, includes: a processing container that is capable of hermetically closing an inside thereof; a joint unit that joins the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate together by pressing the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate via an adhesive; and a superposed substrate temperature regulation unit that temperature-regulates a superposed substrate joined in the joint unit, wherein the joint unit and the superposed substrate temperature regulation unit are arranged in the processing container, A delivery unit for delivering the processing target substrate, the supporting substrate, or the superposed substrate to/from an outside of the processing container is provided in the processing container, and the superposed substrate temperature regulation unit is provided in the delivery unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji OKADA, Masatoshi SHIRAISHI, Masatoshi DEGUCHI, Naoto YOSHITAKA, Shintaro SUGIHARA, Masataka MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20130000684
    Abstract: A cleaning method of cleaning a joint surface of a processing target substrate separated from a superposed substrate, while the processing target substrate is placed inside an annular frame and held by a tape bonded to a surface of the frame and a non-joint surface of the processing target substrate, the cleaning method including: a placement step of placing a cleaning jig to face the processing target substrate such that a supply surface of the cleaning jig for supplying a solvent for the adhesive onto the joint surface of the processing target substrate covers the joint surface and a distance between the supply surface and the joint surface is a predetermined distance; and a cleaning step of then supplying the solvent between the supply surface and the joint surface and diffusing the supplied solvent over the joint surface by a surface tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasutaka SOMA, Naoto Yoshitaka, Hiroshi Komeda, Eiji Manabe, Osamu Hirakawa, Masatoshi Deguchi, Takeshi Tamura
  • Publication number: 20120135148
    Abstract: A substrate treatment system includes a plurality of treatment apparatuses, a position adjustment apparatus adjusting a center position of the substrate, a substrate transfer apparatus transferring the substrate to the treatment apparatuses and the position adjustment apparatus, and a control unit controlling operations of the apparatuses. The substrate transfer apparatus includes an arm part curved along a peripheral edge portion of the substrate with a radius of curvature larger than a radius of the substrate, and a holding part projecting inward from the arm part and holding a rear surface of the substrate. The position adjustment apparatus includes a mounting table which holds a central portion of the rear surface of the substrate and is rotatable and horizontally movable. The control unit controls the mounting table such that the center position of the substrate held on the mounting table is aligned with a center position of the arm part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masatoshi Deguchi, Hideo Funakoshi, Toshichika Takei, Norifumi Sato, Wataru Kiyota, Daisuke Ishimaru, Shinichi Machidori, Ikuo Sunaka, Shigenori Kamei
  • Patent number: 7517217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for heat processing of a substrate having the step of baking a substrate, on which a coating film is formed, at a predetermined high temperature, comprising a first step of increasing the substrate from a predetermined low temperature to a predetermined intermediate temperature lower than a predetermined reaction temperature at which the coating film reacts, a second step of maintaining the substrate at the predetermined intermediate temperature for a predetermined period of time, and a third step of increasing the temperature of the substrate to the predetermined high temperature higher than the predetermined reaction temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Deguchi, Eiichi Sekimoto, Koichi Asaka, Yuji Matsuyama