Patents by Inventor Michihiro TAKAHASHI

Michihiro TAKAHASHI 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: 11776105
    Abstract: A contaminant detection system includes a light source configured to emit excitation light on an object to be inspected; a detector configured to detect fluorescence emitted from a contaminant adhering to the object to be inspected; and a processor. The fluorescence is caused by emission of the excitation light from the light source onto the object to be inspected. The processor is configured to perform a determination of a location of the contaminant and a type of the contaminant, based on the fluorescence emitted from the contaminant; and output a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Moriya, Yoshitaka Enoki, Tokio Toyama, Michihiro Takahashi, Takuya Mori
  • Publication number: 20210327045
    Abstract: A contaminant detection system includes a light source configured to emit excitation light on an object to be inspected; a detector configured to detect fluorescence emitted from a contaminant adhering to the object to be inspected; and a processor. The fluorescence is caused by emission of the excitation light from the light source onto the object to be inspected. The processor is configured to perform a determination of a location of the contaminant and a type of the contaminant, based on the fluorescence emitted from the contaminant; and output a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MORIYA, Yoshitaka ENOKI, Tokio TOYAMA, Michihiro TAKAHASHI, Takuya MORI
  • Patent number: 11114318
    Abstract: Provided is an assembling apparatus for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. The assembling apparatus includes: a body; lift attached to the body and configured to move a reaction tube having an opening at a lower end portion thereof vertically, thereby allowing a gas supply pipe to be installed inside the reaction tube through the opening while the reaction tube is held by the lift; gas supply source configured to supply a gas into the reaction tube through the gas supply pipe while the reaction tube is held by the lift; and an exhaust mechanism including a pump configured to exhaust an inside of the reaction tube through the opening, thereby performing a leakage test of the reaction tube while the reaction tube is held by the lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Hisashi Inoue, Masahiro Kobayashi, Michihiro Takahashi, Tamotsu Hatakeyama, Harunari Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Yoshihisa Kumagai
  • Patent number: 10518986
    Abstract: A method for conveying a reaction tube unit including a vertical reaction tube and a gas supply pipe provided at a distance from an inner wall of the vertical reaction tube along a longitudinal direction thereof, the method includes: arranging a buffer inside the reaction tube between the inner wall and the gas supply pipe to alleviate a collision; placing the reaction tube unit attached with the buffer on a carriage via a vibration isolator; and conveying the reaction tube unit by moving the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Tamotsu Hatakeyama, Harunari Hasegawa, Michihiro Takahashi, Daisuke Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20190344981
    Abstract: A method for conveying a reaction tube unit including a vertical reaction tube and a gas supply pipe provided at a distance from an inner wall of the vertical reaction tube along a longitudinal direction thereof, the method includes: arranging a buffer inside the reaction tube between the inner wall and the gas supply pipe to alleviate a collision; placing the reaction tube unit attached with the buffer on a carriage via a vibration isolator; and conveying the reaction tube unit by moving the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Tamotsu Hatakeyama, Harunari Hasegawa, Michihiro Takahashi, Daisuke Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20190333789
    Abstract: Provided is an assembling apparatus for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. The assembling apparatus includes: a body; lift attached to the body and configured to move a reaction tube having an opening at a lower end portion thereof vertically, thereby allowing a gas supply pipe to be installed inside the reaction tube through the opening while the reaction tube is held by the lift; gas supply source configured to supply a gas into the reaction tube through the gas supply pipe while the reaction tube is held by the lift; and an exhaust mechanism including a pump configured to exhaust an inside of the reaction tube through the opening, thereby performing a leakage test of the reaction tube while the reaction tube is held by the lift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Hisashi Inoue, Masahiro Kobayashi, Michihiro Takahashi, Tamotsu Hatakeyama, Harunari Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Yoshihisa Kumagai
  • Patent number: 10344727
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve for in-cylinder injection, a fuel injection hole is an elongated hole having a major axis and a minor axis, the major axis being curved into an arc shape having a radius that is smaller than a radius of a pitch circle of an inlet of the fuel injection hole. Accordingly, the electromagnetic fuel injection valve can ensure a required flow rate even when a penetrating power is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Kelhin Corporation
    Inventors: Michihiro Takahashi, Hironori Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20170260951
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve for in-cylinder injection, a fuel injection hole is an elongated hole having a major axis and a minor axis, the major axis being curved into an arc shape having a radius that is smaller than a radius of a pitch circle of an inlet of the fuel injection hole. Accordingly, the electromagnetic fuel injection valve can ensure a required flow rate even when a penetrating power is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Michihiro TAKAHASHI, Hironori HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: D923902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Michihiro Takahashi, Harunari Hasegawa, Yoshihisa Kumagai
  • Patent number: D932725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Michihiro Takahashi, Harunari Hasegawa, Yoshihisa Kumagai
  • Patent number: D937526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Michihiro Takahashi, Harunari Hasegawa, Yoshihisa Kumagai