Patents by Inventor Mineo Shimizu

Mineo Shimizu 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: 7255749
    Abstract: In a cleaning treatment of a substrate using an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride or a mixture of an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride and hydrofluoric acid as a cleaning liquid, the cleaning liquid is replenished by at least one liquid selected from the group consisting of water, ammonia, aqueous ammonia, and an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride with the lapse of time during the use of the cleaning liquid, in which the required amount of the liquid to be added according to the time lapse is calculated based on the measurement date and controlled, or the component concentration of the cleaning liquid is detected and the liquid is added according to the obtained result, so that not only can the substrate be cleaned uniformly and stably, but also a resource saving and a reduction in waste can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhito Inagaki, Mineo Shimizu, Yoshihiro Fujitani
  • Publication number: 20050022845
    Abstract: In a cleaning treatment of a substrate using an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride or a mixture of an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride and hydrofluoric acid as a cleaning liquid, the cleaning liquid is replenished by at least one liquid selected from the group consisting of water, ammonia, aqueous ammonia, and an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride with the lapse of time during the use of the cleaning liquid, in which the required amount of the liquid to be added according to the time lapse is calculated based on the measurement date and controlled, or the component concentration of the cleaning liquid is detected and the liquid is added according to the obtained result, so that not only can the substrate be cleaned uniformly and stably, but also a resource saving and a reduction in waste can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuhito Inagaki, Mineo Shimizu, Yoshihiro Fujitani
  • Publication number: 20020046757
    Abstract: In a cleaning treatment of a substrate using an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride or a mixture of an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride and hydrofluoric acid as a cleaning liquid, the cleaning liquid is replenished by at least one liquid selected from the group consisting of water, ammonia, aqueous ammonia, and an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride with the lapse of time during the use of the cleaning liquid, in which the required amount of the liquid to be added according to the time lapse is calculated based on the measurement date and controlled, or the component concentration of the cleaning liquid is detected and the liquid is added according to the obtained result, so that not only can the substrate be cleaned uniformly and stably, but also a resource saving and a reduction in waste can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Yasuhito Inagaki, Mineo Shimizu, Yoshihiro Fujitani
  • Patent number: 4854976
    Abstract: A steel composition consists of 0.08-0.25% by weight of carbon, 0.3-2.0% by weight of silicon, 0.6-1.8% by weight of manganese, 0.04-0.20% by weight of phosphorus, less than 0.10% by weight of aluminum, less than 0.01% by weight of boron if necessary, unavoidable impurities and balance iron. The composition is subjected to hot rolling under the condition that the coiling temperature is less than 600 deg C. and cold rolling. The cold rolled steel is heated for 1-10 min at a temperature (Acl +10) deg C. to Ac3-10) deg C., then cooled at a rate greater than 50 deg C./sec up to a temperature 350-500 deg C. with a holding period of 1-10 min at that temperature before final air cooling. The microstructure of the cold rolled annealed steel has ferrite, martensite and retained austenite, the percentage of the retained austenite being more than 8%, and the steel has a tensile strength of 70kgf/sq.mm and the value of the product of the elongation and the tensile strength is greater than 2400kgf/sq.mm %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: China Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenori Era, Mineo Shimizu, Huang-Chuan Chen