Patents by Inventor Shigehiro Nishino

Shigehiro Nishino 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: 7671546
    Abstract: To provide a voltage division resistor for acceleration tube, an acceleration tube, and an accelerator capable of reducing the cost of the acceleration tube and enhancing the operation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kyoto Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Shigehiro Nishino, Ryoichi Ono
  • Patent number: 7544249
    Abstract: From the viewpoint of manufacturing an SiC semiconductor device economically, a present Si device manufacturing line is utilized to make it possible to handle a small-diameter SiC wafer. Polycrystal SiC is grown from at least one surface side of a small-diameter a-SiC single crystal wafer so as to be in a size of an outer diameter corresponding to a handling device of an existing semiconductor manufacturing line, and thereafter the polycrystal SiC on the surface of the ?-SiC single crystal wafer is ground to manufacture an increased-diameter SiC of a double structure in which the polycrystal SiC is grown around an outer circumference of the small-diameter ?-SiC single crystal wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsui Engineering Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Nishino, Kazutoshi Murata
  • Publication number: 20090039804
    Abstract: To provide a voltage division resistor for acceleration tube, an acceleration tube, and an accelerator capable of reducing the cost of the acceleration tube and enhancing the operation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shigehiro Nishino, Ryoichi Ono
  • Publication number: 20080067411
    Abstract: It is a technical challenge to provide a small-sized ion source excellent in operability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shigehiro Nishino, Ryoichi Ono
  • Publication number: 20060097266
    Abstract: From the viewpoint of manufacturing an SiC semiconductor device economically, a present Si device manufacturing line is utilized to make it possible to handle a small-diameter SiC wafer. Polycrystal SiC is grown from at least one surface side of a small-diameter a-SiC single crystal wafer so as to be in a size of an outer diameter corresponding to a handling device of an existing semiconductor manufacturing line, and thereafter the polycrystal SiC on the surface of the ?-SiC single crystal wafer is ground to manufacture an increased-diameter SiC of a double structure in which the polycrystal SiC is grown around an outer circumference of the small-diameter ?-SiC single crystal wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUI ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shigehiro Nishino, Kazutoshi Murata
  • Patent number: 6995036
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to make it possible to produce an ?-SiC wafer with stability and good reproducibility at low cost without using a seed crystal substrate that is expensive and less available. In each of crucibles 11a, 11b, 11c, and so on, a ?-SiC substrate 19 and an SiC raw material 17 are placed to face each other in close proximity. These crucibles are stacked in layers, and placed inside a radiation tube 40. The radiation tube 40 is heated by an induction heating coil 23, radiates radiation heat, and uniformly heats the crucibles 11a, 11b, 11c and so on. The SiC raw material in each of the crucibles is sublimated and recrystallized on a surface of the ?-SiC substrate 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Nishino, Kazutoshi Murata, Yoshiharu Chinone
  • Publication number: 20040241343
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to make it possible to produce an &agr;-SiC wafer with stability and good reproducibility at low cost without using a seed crystal substrate that is expensive and less available. In each of crucibles 11a, 11b, 11c, and so on, a &bgr;-SiC substrate 19 and an SiC raw material 17 are placed to face each other in close proximity. These crucibles are stacked in layers, and placed inside a radiation tube 40. The radiation tube 40 is heated by an induction heating coil 23, radiates radiation heat, and uniformly heats the crucibles 11a, 11b, 11c and so on. The SiC raw material in each of the crucibles is sublimated and recrystallized on a surface of the &bgr;-SiC substrate 19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Shigehiro Nishino, Kazutoshi Murata, Yoshiharu Chinone
  • Patent number: 6391109
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an Si-disposing section in which solid Si is disposed; a seed-crystal-disposing section in which a seed crystal of SiC is disposed; a synthesis vessel adapted to accommodate the Si-disposing section, the seed-crystal-disposing section, and carbon; heating means adapted to heat the Si-disposing section and the seed-crystal-disposing section; and a control section for transmitting to the heating means a command for heating the Si to an evaporation temperature of Si or higher and heating the seed crystal to a temperature higher than that of Si; wherein the Si evaporated by the heating means is adapted to reach the seed-crystal-disposing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromu Shiomi, Shigehiro Nishino
  • Patent number: 6336971
    Abstract: A silicon carbide single crystal is produced by allowing a vapor evaporated from a silicon raw material to pass through a heated carbon member and then reach a seed crystal substrate on which a silicon carbide single crystal grows. For this production, an apparatus is used, which has a reaction tube, a heating device and a graphite crucible, wherein the lower part of the crucible constitutes a silicon raw material-charging part; a seed crystal substrate is situated at the top of the crucible; and a carbon member, through which the vapor evaporated from a silicon raw material in capable of passing, is disposed intermediately between the silicon raw material-charging part and the seed crystal. As the carbon member, a porous carbon structure, a carbon plate having a plurality of through holes and a carbon particle-packed layer can be mentioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Showa Denko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Nagato, Kunio Komaki, Isamu Yamamoto, Naoki Oyanagi, Shigehiro Nishino
  • Publication number: 20010000864
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an Si-disposing section in which solid Si is disposed; a seed-crystal-disposing section in which a seed crystal of SiC is disposed; a synthesis vessel adapted to accommodate the Si-disposing section, the seed-crystal-disposing section, and carbon; heating means adapted to heat the Si-disposing section and the seed-crystal-disposing section; and a control section for transmitting to the heating means a command for heating the Si to an evaporation temperature of Si or higher and heating the seed crystal to a temperature higher than that of Si; wherein the Si evaporated by the heating means is adapted to reach the seed-crystal-disposing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: May 10, 2001
    Inventors: Hiromu Shiomi, Shigehiro Nishino
  • Patent number: 6193797
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an Si-disposing section in which solid Si is disposed; a seed-crystal-disposing section in which a seed crystal of SiC is disposed; a synthesis vessel adapted to accommodate the Si-disposing section, the seed-crystal-disposing section, and carbon; heating means adapted to heat the Si-disposing section and the seed-crystal-disposing section; and a control section for transmitting to the heating means a command for heating the Si to an evaporation temperature of Si or higher and heating the seed crystal to a temperature higher than that of Si; wherein the Si evaporated by the heating means is adapted to reach the seed-crystal-disposing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromu Shiomi, Shigehiro Nishino
  • Patent number: 6136093
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a Ga-disposing section in which Ga is disposed; a seed-crystal-disposing section in which a seed crystal of GaN is disposed; a synthesis vessel adapted to accommodate the Ga-disposing section, the seed-crystal-disposing section, and a gas containing nitrogen; heating means adapted to heat the Ga-disposing section and the seed-crystal-disposing section; and a control section for transmitting to the heating means a command for heating the Ga to an evaporation temperature of Ga or higher and heating the seed crystal to a temperature higher than that of the Ga, wherein the Ga evaporated by the heating means is adapted to react with the nitrogen of a nitrogen component in the gas so as to yield a GaN-forming gas, the GaN-forming gas being adapted to reach the seed-crystal-disposing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Shigehiro Nishino
    Inventors: Hiromu Shiomi, Masami Tatsumi, Shigehiro Nishino