Patents by Inventor Motoyuki SHIMAI

Motoyuki SHIMAI 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: 11610790
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. The plurality of upstream flow passages include a branching upstream flow passage that branches into a plurality of downstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis and discharge processing liquids, supplied via the plurality of upstream flow passages, toward an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kenji Kobayashi, Jun Sawashima, Yuta Nishimura, Akito Hatano, Motoyuki Shimai, Toyohide Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11410863
    Abstract: A substrate processing device is provided with: a spin base disposed below a substrate grasped by a plurality of chuck members, the spin base transmitting the drive force of a spin motor to the chuck members; and a nozzle for supplying a processing fluid for processing the substrate to the top surface and/or bottom surface of the substrate. An IH heating mechanism of the substrate processing device has: a heat-generating member disposed between the substrate and the spin base; a heating coil disposed below the spin base; and an IH circuit for supplying electric power to the heating coil, whereby an alternating magnetic field applied to the heat-generating member is generated, and the heat-generating member is caused to generate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Motoyuki Shimai, Toyohide Hayashi, Akito Hatano
  • Publication number: 20210249279
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. The plurality of upstream flow passages include a branching upstream flow passage that branches into a plurality of downstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis and discharge processing liquids, supplied via the plurality of upstream flow passages, toward an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji KOBAYASHI, Jun SAWASHIMA, Yuta NISHIMURA, Akito HATANO, Motoyuki SHIMAI, Toyohide HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11075095
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. The plurality of upstream flow passages include a branching upstream flow passage that branches into a plurality of downstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis and discharge processing liquids, supplied via the plurality of upstream flow passages, toward an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji Kobayashi, Jun Sawashima, Yuta Nishimura, Akito Hatano, Motoyuki Shimai, Toyohide Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10403517
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis of a substrate. Hydrogen peroxide water, that is one of components of a chemical liquid (SPM), is supplied to the upstream flow passage from a component liquid flow passage. A mixing ratio changing unit including a plurality of first flow control valves and a plurality of second flow control valves independently changes mixing ratios of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water included in the chemical liquid to be discharged from the plurality of discharge ports for each of the upstream flow passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kobayashi, Jun Sawashima, Yuta Nishimura, Akihiro Nakashima, Motoyuki Shimai, Akito Hatano
  • Publication number: 20190267257
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. The plurality of upstream flow passages include a branching upstream flow passage that branches into a plurality of downstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis and discharge processing liquids, supplied via the plurality of upstream flow passages, toward an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Kenji KOBAYASHI, Jun SAWASHIMA, Yuta NISHIMURA, Akito HATANO, Motoyuki SHIMAI, Toyohide HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190198363
    Abstract: A substrate processing device is provided with: a spin base disposed below a substrate grasped by a plurality of chuck members, the spin base transmitting the drive force of a spin motor to the chuck members; and a nozzle for supplying a processing fluid for processing the substrate to the top surface and/or bottom surface of the substrate. An IH heating mechanism of the substrate processing device has: a heat-generating member disposed between the substrate and the spin base; a heating coil disposed below the spin base; and an IH circuit for supplying electric power to the heating coil, whereby an alternating magnetic field applied to the heat-generating member is generated, and the heat-generating member is caused to generate heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Motoyuki SHIMAI, Toyohide HAYASHI, Akito HATANO
  • Patent number: 10332761
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. The plurality of upstream flow passages include a branching upstream flow passage that branches into a plurality of downstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis and discharge processing liquids, supplied via the plurality of upstream flow passages, toward an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kobayashi, Jun Sawashima, Yuta Nishimura, Akito Hatano, Motoyuki Shimai, Toyohide Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10297476
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis of a substrate. A return flow passage is connected to the upstream flow passage. A downstream heater heats liquid flowing through the upstream flow passage. A downstream switching unit supplies the liquid, supplied to the plurality of upstream flow passages from the supply flow passage, to one of the plurality of discharge ports and the return flow passage, selectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Sawashima, Akito Hatano, Kenji Kobayashi, Yuta Nishimura, Motoyuki Shimai, Toyohide Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20160247697
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis of a substrate. A return flow passage is connected to the upstream flow passage. A downstream heater heats liquid flowing through the upstream flow passage. A downstream switching unit supplies the liquid, supplied to the plurality of upstream flow passages from the supply flow passage, to one of the plurality of discharge ports and the return flow passage, selectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Jun SAWASHIMA, Akito HATANO, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Yuta NISHIMURA, Motoyuki SHIMAI, Toyohide HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160240399
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis of a substrate. Hydrogen peroxide water, that is one of components of a chemical liquid (SPM), is supplied to the upstream flow passage from a component liquid flow passage. A mixing ratio changing unit including a plurality of first flow control valves and a plurality of second flow control valves independently changes mixing ratios of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water included in the chemical liquid to be discharged from the plurality of discharge ports for each of the upstream flow passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji KOBAYASHI, Jun SAWASHIMA, Yuta NISHIMURA, Akihiro Nakashima, Motoyuki SHIMAI, Akito HATANO
  • Publication number: 20160240413
    Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. The plurality of upstream flow passages include a branching upstream flow passage that branches into a plurality of downstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis and discharge processing liquids, supplied via the plurality of upstream flow passages, toward an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji KOBAYASHI, Jun SAWASHIMA, Yuta NISHIMURA, Akito HATANO, Motoyuki SHIMAI, Toyohide HAYASHI