Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Kokubo
Mitsunori Kokubo 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: 20240060171Abstract: A surface treatment apparatus includes a mounting device, a housing unit, a surface treatment device, a conveyance device, and a first adjustment device. A workpiece is mounted on the mounting device. The housing unit houses the workpiece mounted on the mounting device. The surface treatment device performs at least one kind of surface treatment on the workpiece housed in the housing unit. The conveyance device conveys the workpiece mounted on the mounting device along the surface treatment device. The first adjustment device adjusts an orientation of the workpiece according to a conveyance position by the conveyance device and a position of the surface treatment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro FUKADA, Satoshi FUKUYAMA, Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takeshi NAMBA
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Patent number: 11801629Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a coating part for coating an uncured resin on a substrate, a substrate installation part for positioning and installing the substrate integrally, a mold installation part for installing a sheet-like mold, a transfer roller for transferring a fine transfer pattern formed on the mold to the resin coated on the substrate, and a plasma unit for cleaning the mold by irradiating plasma to the mold peeled off from the resin after transferring. After cleaning by the plasma using the plasma unit, the cleaned mold is used again for transferring of the transfer pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Takato Baba, Toshiaki Goto
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Publication number: 20230304143Abstract: In a surface treatment apparatus, a conveyance device houses a placement device having a treated member placed thereon, into a housing unit. A rotation device rotates the treated member to face a direction facing a surface treatment device in a predetermined rotation pattern, in a state in which the placement device is housed in the housing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsunori KOKUBO, Satoshi FUKUYAMA, Yoshiaki KURIHARA, Takeshi NAMBA
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Patent number: 11309454Abstract: A deep ultraviolet LED with a design wavelength ?, including a reflecting electrode layer (Au), a metal layer (Ni), a p-GaN contact layer, a p-block layer made of a p-AlGaN layer, an i-guide layer made of an AlN layer, a multi-quantum well layer, an n-AlGaN contact layer, a u-AlGaN layer, an AlN template, and a sapphire substrate that are arranged in this order from a side opposite to the sapphire substrate, in which the thickness of the p-block layer is 52 to 56 nm, a two-dimensional reflecting photonic crystal periodic structure having a plurality of voids is provided in a region from the interface between the metal layer and the p-GaN contact layer to a position not beyond the interface between the p-GaN contact layer and the p-block layer in the thickness direction of the p-GaN contact layer, the distance from an end face of each of the voids in the direction of the sapphire substrate to the interface between the multi-quantum well layer and the i-guide layer satisfies ?/2n1Deff (where ? is the design wavType: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignees: Marubun Corporation, Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd., RIKEN, ULVAC, Inc., Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Nippon Tungsten Co., Ltd., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Kashima, Eriko Matsuura, Mitsunori Kokubo, Takaharu Tashiro, Hideki Hirayama, Noritoshi Maeda, Masafumi Jo, Ryuichiro Kamimura, Yamato Osada, Kanji Furuta, Takeshi Iwai, Yohei Aoyama, Yasushi Iwaisako, Tsugumi Nagano, Yasuhiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 11213997Abstract: A transfer apparatus of an embodiment includes a substrate installation part on which a substrate provided with an uncured material is installed, a mold presser roller for pressing the mold against the substrate by a movement of the mold presser roller to the substrate installed on the substrate installation part, and a material recovery unit capable of recovering the uncured material protruding from between the substrate and the mold by the movement of the mold pressure.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Yuki Sugiura, Shigeru Fujiwara, Yuki Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11179876Abstract: A transfer apparatus includes a rolled web mold installation part for installing a rolled web mold around which the mold is wound, a transfer roller for winding the mold fed out from the rolled web mold, a winding roll for winding up the mold, a winding roll installation part for installing the winding roll therein, and a mold installation assisting part for guiding the mold fed out from the rolled web mold up to the winding roll while suppressing an occurrence of wrinkles in the mold fed out from the rolled web mold.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Takato Baba, Toshiaki Goto
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Patent number: 11040482Abstract: According to one embodiment, under a condition that a substrate is installed on a substrate installation unit, a mold is installed on a mold installation unit, and a mask unit is installed in a mask-unit installation unit, a transfer apparatus controls an operation of a mold presser unit so as to press the mold against the substrate, the operation of a first positioning unit so as to position the mask unit with respect to the mold and the operation of an irradiation unit so as to irradiate an uncured material provided on the surface of the substrate with electromagnetic waves of a predetermined wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Yuki Sugiura, Shigeru Fujiwara, Yuki Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10950751Abstract: Provided is a deep ultraviolet LED with a design wavelength ?, including a reflecting electrode layer, an ultra-thin metal layer, and a p-type contact layer that are arranged in this order from a side opposite to a substrate; and a hemispherical lens bonded to a rear surface of the substrate on a side of the p-type contact layer, the hemispherical lens being transparent to light with the wavelength ?. The refractive index of the hemispherical lens is greater than or equal to the average value of the refractive index of the substrate and the refractive index of air and is less than or equal to the refractive index of the substrate. The hemispherical lens has a radius that is greater than or equal to the radius of an inscribed circle of the substrate and is about equal to the radius of a circumscribed circle of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignees: Marubun Corporation, Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, RIKEN, ULVAC, INC., Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Kashima, Eriko Matsuura, Mitsunori Kokubo, Takaharu Tashiro, Hideki Hirayama, Ryuichiro Kamimura, Yamato Osada, Toshiro Morita
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Publication number: 20210036186Abstract: A deep ultraviolet LED with a design wavelength ?, including a reflecting electrode layer (Au), a metal layer (Ni), a p-GaN contact layer, a p-block layer made of a p-AlGaN layer, an i-guide layer made of an AlN layer, a multi-quantum well layer, an n-AlGaN contact layer, a u-AlGaN layer, an AlN template, and a sapphire substrate that are arranged in this order from a side opposite to the sapphire substrate, in which the thickness of the p-block layer is 52 to 56 nm, a two-dimensional reflecting photonic crystal periodic structure having a plurality of voids is provided in a region from the interface between the metal layer and the p-GaN contact layer to a position not beyond the interface between the p-GaN contact layer and the p-block layer in the thickness direction of the p-GaN contact layer, the distance from an end face of each of the voids in the direction of the sapphire substrate to the interface between the multi-quantum well layer and the i-guide layer satisfies ?/2n1Deff (where ? is the design wavType: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Yukio KASHIMA, Eriko MATSUURA, Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takaharu TASHIRO, Hideki HIRAYAMA, Noritoshi MAEDA, Masafumi JO, Ryuichiro KAMIMURA, Yamato OSADA, Kanji FURUTA, Takeshi IWAI, Yohei AOYAMA, Yasushi IWAISAKO, Tsugumi NAGANO, Yasuhiro WATANABE
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Publication number: 20200313041Abstract: Provided is a deep ultraviolet LED with a design wavelength ?, including a reflecting electrode layer, an ultra-thin metal layer, and a p-type contact layer that are arranged in this order from a side opposite to a substrate; and a hemispherical lens bonded to a rear surface of the substrate on a side of the p-type contact layer, the hemispherical lens being transparent to light with the wavelength ?. The refractive index of the hemispherical lens is greater than or equal to the average value of the refractive index of the substrate and the refractive index of air and is less than or equal to the refractive index of the substrate. The hemispherical lens has a radius that is greater than or equal to the radius of an inscribed circle of the substrate and is about equal to the radius of a circumscribed circle of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Yukio KASHIMA, Eriko MATSUURA, Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takaharu TASHIRO, Hideki HIRAYAMA, Ryuichiro KAMIMURA, Yamato OSADA, Toshiro MORITA
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Patent number: 10723063Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a molded body assembly includes: a to-be-molded body holder configured to hold a to-be-molded body placed thereon; a raw material roll placement portion in which a mold raw material roll is placed; a mold holder configured to hold a leading edge portion of an uncut mold extending from the mold raw material roll, and to move relative to the to-be-molded body holder; a transfer unit configured to transfer a fine transfer pattern of the uncut mold to the to-be-molded body placed on and held by the to-be-molded body holder, a cutting unit; and a controller configured to control the to-be-molded body holder, the mold holder, the transfer unit, and the cutting unit configured to cut the uncut mold at a predetermined position in a longitudinal direction thereof, thereby manufacturing a mold body assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Yuki Sugiura, Toru Suzuki, Terukatsu Kuboki
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Patent number: 10680134Abstract: Provided is a deep ultraviolet LED with a design wavelength ?, including a reflecting electrode layer, an ultra-thin metal layer, and a p-type contact layer that are arranged in this order from a side opposite to a substrate; and a hemispherical lens bonded to a rear surface of the substrate on a side of the p-type contact layer, the hemispherical lens being transparent to light with the wavelength ?. The refractive index of the hemispherical lens is greater than or equal to the average value of the refractive index of the substrate and the refractive index of air and is less than or equal to the refractive index of the substrate. The hemispherical lens has a radius that is greater than or equal to the radius of an inscribed circle of the substrate and is about equal to the radius of a circumscribed circle of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: Marubun Corporation, Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, RIKEN, ULVAC, INC., Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Kashima, Eriko Matsuura, Mitsunori Kokubo, Takaharu Tashiro, Hideki Hirayama, Ryuichiro Kamimura, Yamato Osada, Toshiro Morita
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Patent number: 10596752Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a transfer roller which supports a mold and transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on the mold to a resin coated on a substrate installed in a substrate installation part with movement of the transfer roller and a transfer roller guide part for guiding the transfer roller when the mold is pressed against the resin coated on the substrate installed in the substrate installation part by the movement of the transfer roller.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Takato Baba, Toshiaki Goto
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Publication number: 20190118458Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a transfer roller which supports a mold and transfers a fine transfer pattern formed on the mold to a resin coated on a substrate installed in a substrate installation part with movement of the transfer roller and a transfer roller guide part for guiding the transfer roller when the mold is pressed against the resin coated on the substrate installed in the substrate installation part by the movement of the transfer roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takato BABA, Toshiaki GOTO
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Publication number: 20190118457Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a rolled web mold installation part for installing a rolled web mold around which the mold is wound, a transfer roller for winding the mold fed out from the rolled web mold, a winding roll for winding up the mold, a winding roll installation part for installing the winding roll therein, and a mold installation assisting part for guiding the mold fed out from the rolled web mold up to the winding roll while suppressing an occurrence of wrinkles in the mold fed out from the rolled web mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takato BABA, Toshiaki GOTO
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Publication number: 20190105830Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a molded body assembly includes: a to-be-molded body holder configured to hold a to-be-molded body placed thereon; a raw material roll placement portion in which a mold raw material roll is placed; a mold holder configured to hold a leading edge portion of an uncut mold extending from the mold raw material roll, and to move relative to the to-be-molded body holder; a transfer unit configured to transfer a fine transfer pattern of the uncut mold to the to-be-molded body placed on and held by the to-be-molded body holder, a cutting unit; and a controller configured to control the to-be-molded body holder, the mold holder, the transfer unit, and the cutting unit configured to cut the uncut mold at a predetermined position in a longitudinal direction thereof, thereby manufacturing a mold body assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Yuki Sugiura, Toru Suzuki, Terukatsu Kuboki
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Publication number: 20190061229Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transfer apparatus includes a coating part for coating an uncured resin on a substrate, a substrate installation part for positioning and installing the substrate integrally, a mold installation part for installing a sheet-like mold, a transfer roller for transferring a fine transfer pattern formed on the mold to the resin coated on the substrate, and a plasma unit for cleaning the mold by irradiating plasma to the mold peeled off from the resin after transferring. After cleaning by the plasma using the plasma unit, the cleaned mold is used again for transferring of the transfer pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takato BABA, Toshiaki GOTO
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Publication number: 20180304521Abstract: A transfer apparatus of an embodiment includes a substrate installation part on which a substrate provided with an uncured material is installed, a mold presser roller for pressing the mold against the substrate by a movement of the mold presser roller to the substrate installed on the substrate installation part, and a material recovery unit capable of recovering the uncured material protruding from between the substrate and the mold by the movement of the mold pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Yuki Sugiura, Shigeru Fujiwara, Yuki Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10086485Abstract: A machine tool includes: a spindle head; a spindle rotatably supported on the spindle head; a chuck unit configured to chuck a tool inserted in an axis direction of the spindle; a tool holder configured to hold the tool attached to the chuck unit; and a rotary arm configured to move the tool holder to a reachable position of the spindle. The tool holder is supported on the rotary arm by a support mechanism, and the support mechanism includes a displacement following mechanism configured to support the tool holder on the rotary arm in a manner to be capable of displacing the tool holder in a direction intersecting an axis of the tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinya Itani, Yutaka Tsukita, Hiromi Masuda, Hiroshi Uchimura, Mitsunori Kokubo
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Publication number: 20180248075Abstract: Provided is a deep ultraviolet LED with a design wavelength ?, including a reflecting electrode layer, an ultra-thin metal layer, and a p-type contact layer that are arranged in this order from a side opposite to a substrate; and a hemispherical lens bonded to a rear surface of the substrate on a side of the p-type contact layer, the hemispherical lens being transparent to light with the wavelength ?. The refractive index of the hemispherical lens is greater than or equal to the average value of the refractive index of the substrate and the refractive index of air and is less than or equal to the refractive index of the substrate. The hemispherical lens has a radius that is greater than or equal to the radius of an inscribed circle of the substrate and is about equal to the radius of a circumscribed circle of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicants: MARUBUN CORPORATION, MARUBUN CORPORATION, RIKEN, ULVAC, INC., TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukio KASHIMA, Eriko MATSUURA, Mitsunori KOKUBO, Takaharu TASHIRO, Hideki HIRAYAMA, Ryuichiro KAMIMURA, Yamato OSADA, Toshiro MORITA