Patents by Inventor Mikio Suehiro

Mikio Suehiro 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).

  • Graphite crucible and silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus
    Patent number: 8992682
    Abstract: A graphite crucible for silicon single crystal manufacturing by the Czochralski method, having a long life cycle, contains at least one gas venting hole provided in a corner portion of the crucible. Gas generated by reaction between the graphite crucible and a quartz crucible is released to the outside through the gas venting hole, and formation of SiC on the surface of the graphite crucible and deformation of the quartz crucible caused by the pressure of the generated gas are prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Siltronic AG
    Inventors: Hideo Kato, Hideaki Murakami, Mikio Suehiro
  • Graphite Crucible and Silicon Single Crystal Manufacturing Apparatus
    Publication number: 20110139064
    Abstract: A graphite crucible for silicon single crystal manufacturing by the Czochralski method, having a long life cycle, contains at least one gas venting hole provided in a corner portion of the crucible. Gas generated by reaction between the graphite crucible and a quartz crucible is released to the outside through the gas venting hole, and formation of SiC on the surface of the graphite crucible and deformation of the quartz crucible caused by the pressure of the generated gas are prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: SILTRONIC AG
    Inventors: Hideo Kato, Hideaki Murakami, Mikio Suehiro
  • Open-top vehicle body
    Patent number: 4767147
    Abstract: An open-top vehicle body having a passenger compartment defined rearwards the front windshield. A shield member in the form of a thin flexible sheet is provided to extend transversely at a portion behind the front seats so as to block air flow which will otherwise be produced from the rear compartment to the front passenger compartment. The shield member is attached to the vehicle body in a removable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takaharu Kobayakawa, Mikio Suehiro, Yosuke Saito, Hiroshi Inoue