Patents by Inventor Mikimasa Horiuchi
Mikimasa Horiuchi 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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Patent number: 11339309Abstract: A polishing liquid is provided containing manganese oxide abrasive grains, permanganate ions, and a cellulosic surfactant or a cationic surfactant. The polishing liquid has a pH of 5 or more and 11 or less. The cellulosic surfactant is preferably a carboxymethyl cellulose or a derivative thereof. The cationic surfactant preferably has a quaternary ammonium ion site. The content of the cellulosic surfactant or the cationic surfactant is preferably 0.01 mass % or more and 1.0 mass % or less based on the total amount of the polishing liquid.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Inventors: Ken Matsuo, Masayuki Matsuyama, Mikimasa Horiuchi, Akinori Kumagai
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Publication number: 20190367776Abstract: A polishing liquid is provided containing manganese oxide abrasive grains, permanganate ions, and a cellulosic surfactant or a cationic surfactant. The polishing liquid has a pH of 5 or more and 11 or less. The cellulosic surfactant is preferably a carboxymethyl cellulose or a derivative thereof. The cationic surfactant preferably has a quaternary ammonium ion site. The content of the cellulosic surfactant or the cationic surfactant is preferably 0.01 mass % or more and 1.0 mass % or less based on the total amount of the polishing liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Ken MATSUO, Masayuki MATSUYAMA, Mikimasa HORIUCHI, Akinori KUMAGAI
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Patent number: 10323162Abstract: The present invention provides an abrasive material capable of polishing difficult-to-polish silicon carbide at a high degree of surface precision. The present invention relates to an abrasive material including manganese dioxide particles having a non-needle-like shape possessing a ratio of the longitudinal axis to the transverse axis of the particles observed with a scanning electron microscope of 3.0 or less. The abrasive material is preferable if the average particle size DSEM of the longitudinal axis of the observed particles is 1.0 ?m or less, and if the particle size D50 of the volume-based cumulative fraction of 50% in laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution measurement is 2.0 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Minig & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikimasa Horiuchi, Ryutaro Kuroda, Yasuhide Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20170130097Abstract: The present invention provides an abrasive material capable of polishing difficult-to-polish silicon carbide at a high degree of surface precision. The present invention relates to an abrasive material including manganese dioxide particles having a non-needle-like shape possessing a ratio of the longitudinal axis to the transverse axis of the particles observed with a scanning electron microscope of 3.0 or less. The abrasive material is preferable if the average particle size DSEM of the longitudinal axis of the observed particles is 1.0 ?m or less, and if the particle size D50 of the volume-based cumulative fraction of 50% in laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution measurement is 2.0 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Mikimasa Horiuchi, Ryutaro Kuroda, Yasuhide Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20140001153Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing technique capable of polishing, at a high speed, a substrate containing Al and having high hardness, such as single-crystal sapphire substrate, and capable of providing a polished surface of high accuracy. The present invention relates to a polishing slurry for polishing a substrate containing aluminum, comprising abrasive grains, an inorganic boron compound having a solubility in water at 20° C. of 0.1 g/100 g—H2O or more, and water. In the present invention, it is preferable that the content of the inorganic boron compound is 0.1% by mass to 20% by mass in terms of boron atoms based on the polishing slurry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Matsuyama, Mikimasa Horiuchi
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Patent number: 8486306Abstract: A nickel ink having nickel particles dispersed in a dispersion medium is disclosed. The dispersion medium comprises one member or a combination of two or more members selected from the group consisting of an alcohol and a glycol both having a boiling point of 300° C. or lower at atmospheric pressure. The nickel particles have an average primary particle size of 50 nm or smaller. The nickel ink provides a conductor film with a surface smoothness having an average surface roughness Ra of 10 nm or smaller and a maximum surface roughness Rmax of 200 nm or smaller.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Hiroki Sawamoto, Mikimasa Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20130012102Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing technique which enables polishing of silicon carbide, which is difficult to be polished, with high efficiency and high surface accuracy. The present invention relates to a polishing slurry for polishing a substrate, which comprises abrasive particles containing manganese oxide as a main component and in which the content of the abrasive particles is less than 10% by weight based on the polishing slurry. The polishing slurry of the present invention has a pH of preferably 7 or more. It is particularly preferable to use manganese dioxide as abrasive particles. The polishing slurry of the present invention is suitable for a substrate of silicon carbide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Yasuhide Yamaguchi, Mikimasa Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20120240478Abstract: The present invention provides an abrasive material capable of polishing difficult-to-polish silicon carbide at a high degree of surface precision. The present invention relates to an abrasive material including manganese dioxide particles having a non-needle-like shape possessing a ratio of the longitudinal axis to the transverse axis of the particles observed with a scanning electron microscope of 3.0 or less. The abrasive material is preferable if the average particle size DSEM of the longitudinal axis of the observed particles is 1.0 ?m or less, and if the particle size D50 of the volume-based cumulative fraction of 50% in laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution measurement is 2.0 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: Mitsui Mining & Smeting Co., LtdInventors: Mikimasa Horiuchi, Ryutaro Kuroda, Yasuhide Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8043535Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a conductive ink which enables to form a circuit or the like having excellent adhesion to a substrate and to form a conductor having high film density and low electric resistance. In order to attain the object, a conductive ink comprising metal powder or metal oxide powder dispersed in a dispersion medium, which is characterized in that the dispersion medium contains a metal salt or a metal oxide as a film density improver for increasing film density of a conductor formed by using the conductive ink is adopted. A main solvent constituting the dispersion medium is selected from one or a combination of two or more selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, glycols and saturated hydrocarbons having a boiling point of 300 deg. C. or less at normal pressure.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Sumikazu Ogata, Kei Anai, Hiroki Sawamoto, Mikimasa Horiuchi, Takashi Mukuno, Katsuhiko Yoshimaru
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Patent number: 8012378Abstract: Disclosed is a nickel ink comprising a dispersion medium and nickel particles dispersed in the medium and containing a methyldimethoxysilane coupling agent. The dispersion medium comprises a glycol having a boiling point of 300° C. or lower at ambient temperature, an alkoxyethanol having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and an ether having 2 to 8 carbon atoms. The ink preferably has a surface tension adjusted to 15 to 50 mN/m and a viscosity at 25° C. adjusted to 0.6 to 60 mPa·sec. The ink is preferably used in inkjet printing.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Mitsui Minning & Smelting Co., LtdInventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Hiroki Sawamoto, Mikimasa Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20090252924Abstract: A nickel ink having nickel particles dispersed in a dispersion medium is disclosed. The dispersion medium comprises one member or a combination of two or more members selected from the group consisting of an alcohol and a glycol both having a boiling point of 300° C. or lower at atmospheric pressure. The nickel particles have an average primary particle size of 50 nm or smaller. The nickel ink provides a conductor film with a surface smoothness having an average surface roughness Ra of 10 nm or smaller and a maximum surface roughness Rmax of 200 nm or smaller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Hiroki Sawamoto, Mikimasa Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20090053525Abstract: Disclosed is a nickel ink which is obtained by dispersing nickel particles in a dispersion medium. This nickel ink contains a methyldimethoxysilane coupling agent. The dispersion medium contains a glycol having a boiling point at room temperature of not more than 300 & ring; C, an alkoxyethanol having 3-10 carbon atoms, and an ether having carbon atoms. The ink is preferably controlled to have a surface tension of 15-50 mN/m and a viscosity at 25 & ring; C of 0.6-60 mPa-sec. This ink is preferably used in inkjet printing systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Hiroki Sawamoto, Mikimasa Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20080134936Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a conductive ink which enables to form a circuit or the like having excellent adhesion to a substrate and to form a conductor having high film density and low electric resistance. In order to attain the object, a conductive ink comprising metal powder or metal oxide powder dispersed in a dispersion medium, which is characterized in that the dispersion medium contains a metal salt or a metal oxide as a film density improver for increasing film density of a conductor formed by using the conductive ink is adopted. A main solvent constituting the dispersion medium is selected from one or a combination of two or more selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, glycols and saturated hydrocarbons having a boiling point of 300 deg. C. or less at normal pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2005Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Sumikazu Ogata, Kei Anai, Hiroki Sawamoto, Mikimasa Horiuchi, Takashi Mukuno, Katsuhiko Yoshimaru