Patents by Inventor Seiji Heike
Seiji Heike 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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Patent number: 9423416Abstract: Provided is a scanning probe microscope that takes measurements at high spatial resolution on physical information such as array structure of water molecules at a specimen-culture fluid interface in a culture fluid as well as irregularities of the surface of a specimen and composition distribution and array structure of molecules, proteins, etc. even in the atmosphere, an ambient air, vacuum, among others. The scanning probe microscope includes: a probing needle (1); a specimen holder (11) in which a specimen (3) is mounted; an oscillator (2) that produces a periodic oscillation to change the probing needle position; a pulse oscillation type laser light source (27, 28) that emits light toward a spot, which is put under measurement by the probing needle, on the specimen; a detector (25) that measures intensity of output light which is output from the specimen by energy spectroscopy; and a control device (26).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Nambu, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Hideaki Koizumi, Tomihiro Hashizume, Seiji Heike
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Publication number: 20150192604Abstract: At the time of carrying out measurement of a biological tissue with a probe microscope, measurement is to be realized while maintain survival conditions for a cell. As a holder for the probe microscope, a measurement holder including: a container in which a measurement object is housed; a first cover section which covers at least a part of the measurement object and has an aperture for inserting a measurement probe; and a second cover section which is connected to the first cover section, covers the container, and has an aperture for inserting the measurement probe, is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Seiji Heike, Akira Nambu, Tomihiro Hashizume, Hideaki Koizumi
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Publication number: 20150177275Abstract: Provided is a scanning probe microscope that takes measurements at high spatial resolution on physical information such as array structure of water molecules at a specimen-culture fluid interface in a culture fluid as well as irregularities of the surface of a specimen and composition distribution and array structure of molecules, proteins, etc. even in the atmosphere, an ambient air, vacuum, among others. The scanning probe microscope includes: a probing needle (1); a specimen holder (11) in which a specimen (3) is mounted; an oscillator (2) that produces a periodic oscillation to change the probing needle position; a pulse oscillation type laser light source (27, 28) that emits light toward a spot, which is put under measurement by the probing needle, on the specimen; a detector (25) that measures intensity of output light which is output from the specimen by energy spectroscopy; and a control device (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Akira Nambu, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Hideaki Koizumi, Tomihiro Hashizume, Seiji Heike
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Patent number: 8912789Abstract: A magnetic force microscope capable of measuring the absolute value of a magnetic field with high resolution without causing a change in magnetization state of the probe. The magnetic force microscope includes a cantilever, a probe, a displacement detector that detects a displacement of the probe, a specimen carrier, and various transfer units. The magnetic force microscope that measures an undulation distribution as well as a magnetic field distribution on the surface of a specimen placed on the specimen carrier is further provided with a magnetic-field impress-unit that impresses a magnetic field to the probe, and an output of the magnetic-field impress-unit is controlled such that a magnetic force impressed onto the probe 5 is turned zero to thereby measure a magnetic field distribution on the surface of the specimen.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventor: Seiji Heike
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Publication number: 20120319679Abstract: A magnetic force microscope capable of measuring the absolute value of a magnetic field with high resolution without causing a change in magnetization state of the probe. The magnetic force microscope includes a cantilever, a probe, a displacement detector that detects a displacement of the probe, a specimen carrier, and various transfer units. The magnetic force microscope that measures an undulation distribution as well as a magnetic field distribution on the surface of a specimen placed on the specimen carrier is further provided with a magnetic-field impress-unit that impresses a magnetic field to the probe, and an output of the magnetic-field impress-unit is controlled such that a magnetic force impressed onto the probe 5 is turned zero to thereby measure a magnetic field distribution on the surface of the specimen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventor: Seiji HEIKE
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Publication number: 20120185173Abstract: The present invention provides a neural activity measurement system for measuring the electrical response of a neuron itself to achieve an electrical measurement of the neural activity itself, by providing a stimulator for applying an electrical stimulus to the neuron, as well as a Kelvin probe including a cantilever for detecting the electrical signal propagated through the neuron.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Tsuyoshi YAMAMOTO, Hideaki KOIZUMI, Tomihiro HASHIZUME, Seiji HEIKE
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Patent number: 7799701Abstract: A method of coating by supplying a liquid material from a nozzle tip to form a film on a substrate surface facing to the nozzle, having the steps of: preparing a translation mechanism, which is capable of moving the nozzle in an in-plane direction and in a thickness direction of the substrate; making the nozzle to come gradually closer to the substrate, after positioning of the nozzle on the in-plane of the substrate, by using the translation mechanism; detecting electric current flowing through the nozzle from the substrate surface, when a semiconductor droplet supplied from the nozzle tip contacts with an electrode installed at the substrate surface; stopping accession of the nozzle to the substrate, when the electric current exceeds threshold value set in advance; and making the nozzle tip apart from the substrate farther than in the stopping, so as to coat the substrate with the liquid material.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Heike, Tomihiro Hashizume, Masayoshi Ishibashi
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Patent number: 7557662Abstract: In an oscillating apparatus or a frequency detecting apparatus in which a center frequency and a variable frequency range are freely or optionally established with a high stability and a high accuracy, a first frequency component of a signal from a first crystal oscillator and a second frequency component of another signal from a second crystal oscillator are subjected to a synthesizing operation in a synthesizer and to other operations to obtain a desired center frequency and a desired variable frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Heike, Tomihiro Hashizume
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Publication number: 20080299292Abstract: A method of coating by supplying a liquid material from a nozzle tip to form a film on a substrate surface facing to the nozzle, having the steps of: preparing a translation mechanism, which is capable of moving the nozzle in an in-plane direction and in a thickness direction of the substrate; making the nozzle to come gradually closer to the substrate, after positioning of the nozzle on the in-plane of the substrate, by using the translation mechanism; detecting electric current flowing through the nozzle from the substrate surface, when a semiconductor droplet supplied from the nozzle tip contacts with an electrode installed at the substrate surface; stopping accession of the nozzle to the substrate, when the electric current exceeds threshold value set in advance; and making the nozzle tip apart from the substrate farther than in the stopping, so as to coat the substrate with the liquid material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Seiji Heike, Tomihiro Hashizume, Masayoshi Ishibashi
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Publication number: 20080084248Abstract: In an oscillating apparatus or a frequency detecting apparatus in which a center frequency and a variable frequency range are freely or optionally established with a high stability and a high accuracy, a first frequency component of a signal from a first crystal oscillator and a second frequency component of another signal from a second crystal oscillator are subjected to a synthesizing operation in a synthesizer and to other operations to obtain a desired center frequency and a desired variable frequency range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventors: Seiji Heike, Tomihiro Hashizume
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Patent number: 6670622Abstract: Current passed through a resist layer or insulating layer is controlled by changing the amplitude of an AC voltage to provide an electron exposure device or electric characteristics evaluation device using a scanning probe.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Heike, Masayoshi Ishibashi, Tomihiro Hashizume
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Publication number: 20030107007Abstract: Current passed through a resist layer or insulating layer is controlled by changing the amplitude of an AC voltage to provide an electron exposure device or electric characteristics evaluation device using a scanning probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Heike, Masayoshi Ishibashi, Tomihiro Hashizume
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Publication number: 20020101573Abstract: To provide an electron exposure apparatus capable of providing high resolution and performing electron exposure at high speed, integrated tips are used, only the tips provided at ends control distances between the tips and the surface of a wafer and the tips used for electron exposure follow the wafer according to deformations of cantilevers, which occur due to the Coulomb force resultant from a voltage applied to each tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2002Publication date: August 1, 2002Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Ishibashi, Seiji Heike, Tomihiro Hashizume, Yasuo Wada, Hiroshi Kajiyama
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Patent number: 6366340Abstract: To provide an electron exposure apparatus capable of providing high resolution and performing electron exposure at high speed, integrated tips are used. Only the tips provided at ends control distances between the tips and the surface of a wafer, and the tips used for electron exposure follow the wafer according to deformations of cantilevers, which occur due to the Coulomb force resultant from a voltage applied to each tip.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1998Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Ishibashi, Seiji Heike, Tomihiro Hashizume, Yasuo Wada, Hiroshi Kajiyama
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Patent number: 5801472Abstract: A device according to the present invention is a miniaturized efficient device wherein electromechanical transduction is enabled and which is provided with at least an integrated electrostatic actuator provide with an actuator in which a fixed portion and a movable portion are opposite, a plurality of which are arranged and the relative amount of movement of which is controlled by controlling electrostatic force operating between both, the movable portion moved by the integrated electrostatic actuator and a portion connected to the movable portion which can be operated mechanically. The probe of a scanning probe microscope is provided to the movable portion of the above actuator. The above transducer is provided with the structure in which a large number of such actuators are arranged two- or one-dimensionally.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1996Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Hitchi, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Wada, Munehisa Mitsuya, Tsuneo Ichiguchi, Tomihiro Hashizume, Seiji Heike, Mark Lutwyche, Satoshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 5694059Abstract: A buffer circuit ID provided for connecting an atom level device (for example, an Atom Relay Transistor circuit), formed by arranging atoms in a predetermined pattern, to a device such as a semiconductor device and a quantum device. The buffer circuit can be formed as a voltage or current amplification circuit. The voltage amplification circuit may be a single electron transistor circuit, and the current amplification circuit may be an avalanche amplification device circuit. The Atom Relay Transistor circuit and the device such as a semiconductor device and a quantum device are formed substantially on the same flat insulating member, and connected by a fine connection structure made of a conductive body such as metal.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1995Date of Patent: December 2, 1997Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Wada, Munehisa Mitsuya, Yasushi Tomioka, Mark I. Lutwyche, Seiichi Kondo, Seiji Heike
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Patent number: 5510614Abstract: A surface of an insulator or semiconductor substrate is irradiated with a beam such as an electron beam, an electromagnetic wave beam, an ion beam, etc. to excite carriers so as to form an electrical conductive layer on the surface of and in the inside of the substrate to thereby make it possible to perform observation and micro working on the insulator by using a scanning tunneling microscope.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1994Date of Patent: April 23, 1996Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Munehisa Mitsuya, Yasuo Wada, Seiji Heike, Seiichi Kondo