Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Hidaka

Nobuhiro Hidaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20240312769
    Abstract: A ceramic joined body includes: a pair of ceramic plates; and an electrode layer and an insulating layer that are interposed between the pair of ceramic plates and, in which the insulating layer is formed of an insulating material and a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun ARIKAWA, Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Yukio MIURA
  • Patent number: 12074050
    Abstract: A composite sintered body is a ceramic composite sintered body which includes metal oxide which is a main phase, and silicon carbide which is a sub-phase, in which crystal grains of the silicon carbide are dispersed in crystal grains of the metal oxide and at crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide, and a proportion of the crystal grains of the silicon carbide dispersed in the crystal grains of the metal oxide is 25% or more in an area ratio with respect to a total crystal grains of the silicon carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Naoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 11990362
    Abstract: A composite sintered body including: a metal oxide as a main phase; silicon carbide as a sub-phase; and silicate of a metal element that is included in the metal oxide, in which the average aggregation diameter of the silicate in the field of view of 600 ?m2 at a magnification of 1000 times is 5 ?m or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Megumi Ootomo, Jun Arikawa
  • Patent number: 11842914
    Abstract: This composite sintered body is a ceramic composite sintered body which includes aluminum oxide which is a main phase, and silicon carbide which is a sub-phase, the composite sintered body including an interface layer which includes, as a forming material, a material other than the aluminum oxide and the silicon carbide, at an interface between a crystal grain of the aluminum oxide and a crystal grain of the silicon carbide in a grain boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Hironori Kugimoto
  • Publication number: 20230386880
    Abstract: A ceramic joined body includes: a pair of ceramic plates; and an electrode layer that is interposed between the pair of ceramic plates, in which the electrode layer is embedded in at least one of the pair of ceramic plates, and in an outer edge of the electrode layer, a joint surface between the at least one of the pair of ceramic plates and the electrode layer has an inclination with respect to a thickness direction of the pair of ceramic plates and the electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun ARIKAWA, Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Yukio MIURA
  • Patent number: 11817339
    Abstract: This electrostatic chuck device (1) includes a base (11) having one main surface serving as a mounting surface (19) on which a plate-shaped sample is mounted, and an electrode for electrostatic attraction (13) provided on the side opposite to the mounting surface (19) in the base (11), in which the base (11) consists of a ceramic material as a forming material, and the ceramic material contains aluminum oxide and silicon carbide as main components thereof, and has a layered graphene present at a grain boundary of the aluminum oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Naoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 11784079
    Abstract: A composite sintered body, wherein the composite sintered body consists of ceramic composite sintered body, the ceramic composite sintered body comprises aluminum oxide as a main phase, and silicon carbide as a sub-phase, in which the composite sintered body has mullite in crystal grains of the aluminum oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Hironori Kugimoto
  • Publication number: 20230043148
    Abstract: A ceramic joined body (1) includes: a pair of ceramic plates (2,3) that include a conductive material; a conductive layer (4) and an insulating layer (5) that are interposed between the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3); and a pair of intermediate layers (6, 7) that are interposed between the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3) and the conductive layer (4) and are in contact with the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3) and the conductive layer (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Yukio MIURA, Jun ARIKAWA, Hironori KUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11551962
    Abstract: A ceramic substrate made of a dielectric material including silicon carbide particles, which is used as a forming material, in which the number of the silicon carbide particles per unit area on the surface of the substrate is smaller than the number of the silicon carbide particles per unit area in a cross section of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru Kosakai, Nobuhiro Hidaka, Naoto Kimura, Hironori Kugimoto
  • Publication number: 20220388914
    Abstract: A ceramic joined body (1) includes: a pair of ceramic plates (2,3) that include a conductive material; and a conductive layer (4) and an insulating layer (5) that are interposed between the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3), a porosity at an interface between the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3) and the insulating layer (5) is 4% or less, and a ratio of an average primary particle diameter of an insulating material which forms the insulating layer (5) to an average primary particle diameter of an insulating material which forms the ceramic plates (2, 3) is more than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio MIURA, Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Jun ARIKAWA, Hironori KUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220223455
    Abstract: A composite sintered body including: a metal oxide as a main phase; silicon carbide as a sub-phase; and silicate of a metal element that is included in the metal oxide, in which the average aggregation diameter of the silicate in the field of view of 600 ?m2 at a magnification of 1000 times is 5 ?m or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Megumi OOTOMO, Jun ARIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11387132
    Abstract: Provided is a composite sintered body for an electrostatic chuck, which is not easily broken even if it is exposed to high-power plasma. Further, provided are an electrostatic chuck device using such a composite sintered body for an electrostatic chuck and a method of manufacturing a composite sintered body for an electrostatic chuck. The composite sintered body for an electrostatic chuck is a composite sintered body including an insulating ceramic and silicon carbide, in which crystal grains of the silicon carbide are dispersed in at least one selected from the group consisting of a crystal grain boundary and a crystal grain of a main phase formed by sintering crystal grains of the insulating ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Yoshioka, Nobuhiro Hidaka, Hironori Kugimoto
  • Patent number: 11345639
    Abstract: A ceramic composite sintered body, including: a metal oxide as a main phase, and silicon carbide as a sub-phase, in which crystal grains of the silicon carbide are dispersed in crystal grains of the metal oxide and at crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide, and an average crystal grain size of the silicon carbide dispersed at the crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide is 0.30 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Naoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 11107719
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device includes: a base having one principal surface which is a placing surface on which a plate-shaped sample is placed, wherein the base is made from a sintered compact of ceramic particles, which include silicon carbide particles and aluminum oxide particles, as a forming material; and an electrostatic attraction electrode which is provided on a surface of the base on the side opposite to the placing surface of the base, or in the interior of the base, in which the volume resistivity value of the sintered compact is 0.5×1015 ?cm or more in the entire range from 24° C. to 300° C., a graph which shows the relationship of the volume resistivity value of the sintered compact to a temperature at which the volume resistivity value of the sintered compact is measured has a maximum value in the range from 24° C. to 300° C., and the amount of metal impurities in the sintered compact other than aluminum and silicon in the sintered compact is 100 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Hironori Kugimoto, Mamoru Kosakai
  • Publication number: 20210114937
    Abstract: A ceramic composite sintered body, including: a metal oxide as a main phase, and silicon carbide as a sub-phase, in which crystal grains of the silicon carbide are dispersed in crystal grains of the metal oxide and at crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide, and an average crystal grain size of the silicon carbide dispersed at the crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide is 0.30 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Naoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210013081
    Abstract: A ceramic substrate made of a dielectric material including silicon carbide particles, which is used as a forming material, in which the number of the silicon carbide particles per unit area on the surface of the substrate is smaller than the number of the silicon carbide particles per unit area in a cross section of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru KOSAKAI, Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Naoto KIMURA, Hironori KUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210013082
    Abstract: This electrostatic chuck device (1) includes a base (11) having one main surface serving as a mounting surface (19) on which a plate-shaped sample is mounted, and an electrode for electrostatic attraction (13) provided on the side opposite to the mounting surface (19) in the base (11), in which the base (11) consists of a ceramic material as a forming material, and the ceramic material contains aluminum oxide and silicon carbide as main components thereof, and has a layered graphene present at a grain boundary of the aluminum oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Naoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200211884
    Abstract: A composite sintered body, wherein the composite sintered body consists of ceramic composite sintered body, the ceramic composite sintered body comprises aluminum oxide as a main phase, and silicon carbide as a sub-phase, in which the composite sintered body has mullite in crystal grains of the aluminum oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Hironori KUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200027770
    Abstract: A composite sintered body is a ceramic composite sintered body which includes metal oxide which is a main phase, and silicon carbide which is a sub-phase, in which crystal grains of the silicon carbide are dispersed in crystal grains of the metal oxide and at crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide, and a proportion of the crystal grains of the silicon carbide dispersed in the crystal grains of the metal oxide is 25% or more in an area ratio with respect to a total crystal grains of the silicon carbide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Naoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20190385884
    Abstract: This composite sintered body is a ceramic composite sintered body which includes aluminum oxide which is a main phase, and silicon carbide which is a sub-phase, the composite sintered body including an interface layer which includes, as a forming material, a material other than the aluminum oxide and the silicon carbide, at an interface between a crystal grain of the aluminum oxide and a crystal grain of the silicon carbide in a grain boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Hironori KUGIMOTO