Patents by Inventor Michinori Suehara
Michinori Suehara 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).
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Publication number: 20230324785Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, including: a substrate, a multilayer reflective film reflecting EUV light, and a phase shift film shifting a phase of the EUV light, in which the substrate, the multilayer reflective film, and the phase shift film are formed in this order, the phase shift film includes a layer 1 including ruthenium (Ru) and nitrogen (N), and the layer 1 has an absolute value of a film stress of 1,000 MPa or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: AGC INC.Inventors: Hirotomo KAWAHARA, Daijiro AKAGI, Hiroaki IWAOKA, Toshiyuki UNO, Michinori SUEHARA, Keishi TSUKIYAMA
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Patent number: 11661374Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Michinori Suehara, Yusuke Fujiwara, Lilin Zhou
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Patent number: 11623889Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically strengthened glass in which reduction in glass surface strength is effectively suppressed even without performing a polishing treatment after a prolonged chemical strengthening treatment has been conducted at a high temperature. The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a specific glass composition, wherein: the surface roughness (Ra) is a specific value or greater; the compressive stress layer depth of a surface layer is a specific value or greater; by setting the hydrogen concentration in the glass surface layer to be within a specific range, the surface strength of the glass is dramatically improved even without performing an etching treatment using hydrofluoric acid or polishing the glass surface after a prolonged chemical strengthening treatment has been conducted at a high temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Yusuke Fujiwara, Izuru Kashima, Michinori Suehara
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Patent number: 11427503Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Michinori Suehara, Yusuke Fujiwara, Lilin Zhou
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Publication number: 20220112125Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically strengthened glass in which reduction in glass surface strength is effectively suppressed even without performing a polishing treatment after a prolonged chemical strengthening treatment has been conducted at a high temperature. The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a specific glass composition, wherein: the surface roughness (Ra) is a specific value or greater; the compressive stress layer depth of a surface layer is a specific value or greater; by setting the hydrogen concentration in the glass surface layer to be within a specific range, the surface strength of the glass is dramatically improved even without performing an etching treatment using hydrofluoric acid or polishing the glass surface after a prolonged chemical strengthening treatment has been conducted at a high temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: YUSUKE FUJIWARA, Izuru Kashima, Michinori Suehara
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Patent number: 11236016Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically strengthened glass in which reduction in glass surface strength is effectively suppressed even without performing a polishing treatment after a prolonged chemical strengthening treatment has been conducted at a high temperature. The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a specific glass composition, wherein: the surface roughness (Ra) is a specific value or greater; the compressive stress layer depth of a surface layer is a specific value or greater; by setting the hydrogen concentration in the glass surface layer to be within a specific range, the surface strength of the glass is dramatically improved even without performing an etching treatment using hydrofluoric acid or polishing the glass surface after a prolonged chemical strengthening treatment has been conducted at a high temperature.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Yusuke Fujiwara, Izuru Kashima, Michinori Suehara
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Publication number: 20210206691Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Michinori SUEHARA, Yusuke FUJIWARA, Lilin ZHOU
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Patent number: 10988410Abstract: A glass substrate with an antifouling layer includes: a glass substrate which has a pair of principal surfaces facing to each other; a cohesive layer provided on the side of one principal surface of the glass substrate; and an antifouling layer provided on a surface of the cohesive layer, wherein the cohesive layer has a layer, the layer is in contact with the antifouling layer, contains mainly a silicon oxide, and contains carbon atoms at a concentration of 5×1018 atoms/cm3 to 5×1019 atoms/cm3.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kensuke Fujii, Michinori Suehara, Daisuke Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20210080618Abstract: A glass laminate includes a glass substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface, and a functional layer at least on the first main surface. The functional layer includes at least two layers having a refractive index different from each other and the at least two layers are alternately laminated. The functional layer includes an outermost layer farthest from the glass substrate and a second layer that is adjacent to the outermost layer and lies closer to the glass substrate than the outermost layer. The outermost layer includes SiO2 as a main component. The second layer has a carbon concentration of 3×1018 atoms/cm3 or more and 5×1019 atoms/cm3 or less, and the carbon concentration of the second layer is lower than that of the outermost layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kensuke Fujii, Michinori Suehara, Kazunari Tohyama
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Patent number: 10928555Abstract: A glass laminate includes a glass substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface, an antireflection layer on at least one of the first main surface and the second main surface, and an antifouling layer on the antireflection layer. The antireflection layer includes at least one low refractive index layer and at least one high refractive index layer, and the low refractive index layer and the high refractive index layer being alternately laminated. The antireflection layer includes an outermost layer farthest from the glass substrate and the outermost layer is the low refractive index layer including SiO2 as a main component. A distribution of fluorine concentration in a thickness direction of the outermost layer, measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry, has a peak.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kensuke Fujii, Michinori Suehara, Kazunari Tohyama
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Patent number: 10908321Abstract: A glass laminate includes a glass substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface, and a functional layer at least on the first main surface. The functional layer includes at least two layers having a refractive index different from each other and the at least two layers are alternately laminated. The functional layer includes an outermost layer farthest from the glass substrate and a second layer that is adjacent to the outermost layer and lies closer to the glass substrate than the outermost layer. The outermost layer includes SiO2 as a main component. The second layer has a carbon concentration of 3×1018 atoms/cm3 or more and 5×1019 atoms/cm3 or less, and the carbon concentration of the second layer is lower than that of the outermost layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kensuke Fujii, Michinori Suehara, Kazunari Tohyama
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Publication number: 20200376814Abstract: A water/oil repellent layer-provided article, containing a substrate, a water/oil repellent layer containing a hydrolyzed condensate of a fluorinated compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group, and a silicon oxide layer containing alkali metal atoms, present between the substrate and the water/oil repellent layer, where in the silicon oxide layer, the average concentration of the alkali metal atoms in a region with a depth from the surface in contact with the water/oil repellent layer of at least 0.1 nm and at most 0.3 nm, is at least 2.0×1019 atoms/cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Lilin ZHOU, Kumiko SUWA, Kenji ISHIZEKI, Hideyuki HIRAKOSO, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Michinori SUEHARA, Mio TOKUNAGA
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Patent number: 10786976Abstract: A water/oil repellent layer-provided article, containing a substrate, a water/oil repellent layer containing a hydrolyzed condensate of a fluorinated compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group, and a silicon oxide layer containing alkali metal atoms, present between the substrate and the water/oil repellent layer, where in the silicon oxide layer, the average concentration of the alkali metal atoms in a region with a depth from the surface in contact with the water/oil repellent layer of at least 0.1 nm and at most 0.3 nm, is at least 2.0×1019 atoms/cm3.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Lilin Zhou, Kumiko Suwa, Kenji Ishizeki, Hideyuki Hirakoso, Daisuke Kobayashi, Michinori Suehara, Mio Tokunaga
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Patent number: 10752543Abstract: A glass substrate includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn as a reaction factor component, and includes a surface depletion layer at a surface side of the glass substrate. A total molar concentration (mol/cm3) of the reaction factor component in the surface depletion layer is decreased relative to an inside of the glass substrate. A total depletion amount (mol/cm2) of the reaction factor component in the surface depletion layer is 1.00×10?8 or more. The glass substrate has a refractive index (nd) of 1.68 or more.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Tomohiro Shibuya, Shin-ichi Amma, Yosuke Amino, Daisuke Kobayashi, Michinori Suehara
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Publication number: 20200140329Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Michinori SUEHARA, Yusuke FUJIWARA, Lilin ZHOU
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Publication number: 20200103559Abstract: A glass laminate includes a glass substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface, and a functional layer at least on the first main surface. The functional layer includes at least two layers having a refractive index different from each other and the at least two layers are alternately laminated. The functional layer includes an outermost layer farthest from the glass substrate and a second layer that is adjacent to the outermost layer and lies closer to the glass substrate than the outermost layer. The outermost layer includes SiO2 as a main component. The second layer has a carbon concentration of 3×1018 atoms/cm3 or more and 5×1019 atoms/cm3 or less, and the carbon concentration of the second layer is lower than that of the outermost layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kensuke FUJII, Michinori SUEHARA, Kazunari TOHYAMA
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Publication number: 20200095164Abstract: A glass substrate includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn as a reaction factor component, and includes a surface depletion layer at a surface side of the glass substrate. A total molar concentration (mol/cm3) of the reaction factor component in the surface depletion layer is decreased relative to an inside of the glass substrate. A total depletion amount (mol/cm2) of the reaction factor component in the surface depletion layer is 1.00×10?8 or more. The glass substrate has a refractive index (nd) of 1.68 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: AGC INC.Inventors: Tomohiro SHIBUYA, Shin-ichi AMMA, Yosuke AMINO, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Michinori SUEHARA
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Publication number: 20200055773Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically strengthened glass in which reduction in glass surface strength is effectively suppressed even without performing a polishing treatment after a prolonged chemical strengthening treatment has been conducted at a high temperature. The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a specific glass composition, wherein: the surface roughness (Ra) is a specific value or greater; the compressive stress layer depth of a surface layer is a specific value or greater; by setting the hydrogen concentration in the glass surface layer to be within a specific range, the surface strength of the glass is dramatically improved even without performing an etching treatment using hydrofluoric acid or polishing the glass surface after a prolonged chemical strengthening treatment has been conducted at a high temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: AGC INC.Inventors: Yusuke FUJIWARA, Izuru Kashima, Michinori Suehara
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Publication number: 20200018872Abstract: A glass laminate includes a glass substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface, an antireflection layer on at least one of the first main surface and the second main surface, and an antifouling layer on the antireflection layer. The antireflection layer includes at least one low refractive index layer and at least one high refractive index layer, and the low refractive index layer and the high refractive index layer being alternately laminated. The antireflection layer includes an outermost layer farthest from the glass substrate and the outermost layer is the low refractive index layer including SiO2 as a main component. A distribution of fluorine concentration in a thickness direction of the outermost layer, measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry, has a peak.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kensuke FUJII, Michinori SUEHARA, Kazunari TOHYAMA
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Publication number: 20190217580Abstract: A water/oil repellent layer-provided article, containing a substrate, a water/oil repellent layer containing a hydrolyzed condensate of a fluorinated compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group, and a silicon oxide layer containing alkali metal atoms, present between the substrate and the water/oil repellent layer, where in the silicon oxide layer, the average concentration of the alkali metal atoms in a region with a depth from the surface in contact with the water/oil repellent layer of at least 0.1 nm and at most 0.3 nm, is at least 2.0×1019 atoms/cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Lilin ZHOU, Kumiko Suwa, Kenji Ishizeki, Hideyuki Hirakoso, Daisuke Kobayashi, Michinori Suehara, Mio Tokunaga