Patents by Inventor Naoto Shigenaka

Naoto Shigenaka 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: 5111043
    Abstract: An apparatus of material surface observation related to the present invention is a scanning electron microscope which is combined with an accelerator of charged particles. The material surface is activated by irradiation of the charged particles and a surface reaction is induced. Secondary electron in generated by irradiation of the scanning electron beam depending on a shape of the material surface. The secondary electron generated by the irradiation of the scanning electron beam is discriminated from the secondary electrode generated by the irradiation of the charged particles, and only a signal of the secondary electron generated by the irradiation of the scanning electron beam is visualized. Consequently, a reaction process of the material surface which is activated or is reaction-induced by the irradiation of the charged particles can be observed in atomic level with less noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Shigenaka, Tsuneyuki Hashimoto, Motomasa Fuse