Patents by Inventor Shinji FUTAGAWA

Shinji FUTAGAWA 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: 20170098557
    Abstract: To provide a plasma device that all functions required for a plasma etching process are incorporated into a narrow space of a minimal fabrication manufacturing device. A plasma processing chamber for performing the plasma etching process on a semiconductor wafer is provided, and a micro-plasma supply section and a lower electrode that superimposes RF on supplied micro-plasma are provided in the plasma processing chamber. A wafer support device that supports the semiconductor wafer supports the semiconductor wafer in the plasma processing chamber during the etching process. The wafer support device is coupled to and supported by a drive section that is arranged outside the plasma processing chamber. The drive section makes the wafer support device repetitively move scanningly in the plasma processing chamber in parallel with a wafer processing surface during the etching process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN NETWORK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki SHIMIZU, Shiro HARA, Hiroyuki TANAKA, Shizuka NAKANO, Hisato OGISO, Sommawan KHUMPUANG, Shinji FUTAGAWA, Hideaki YOSHIOKA, Takahiro FUKUDA, Yoshinori UCHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9254540
    Abstract: Mounting structure to allow a production line made up of movable manufacturing devices to be rearranged quickly, safely, and reliably. The mounting structure according to the present invention includes a fixing structure installed on a floor and a leg portion installed on a bottom plate of the movable manufacturing device. The fixing structure comprises a floor side positioning member and a floor side coupling member while the leg portion comprises a leg side positioning member and a leg side coupling member. The floor side positioning member and the leg side positioning member positions the movable manufacturing device accurately by fitting each other when the device is placed at the specified location of the fixing structure. The floor side coupling member and the leg side coupling member fixes the movable manufacturing device located on the fixing structure by coupling each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN NETWORK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiro Hara, Shizuka Nakano, Hitoshi Maekawa, Shinji Futagawa, Takahiro Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20140263938
    Abstract: Mounting structure to allow a production line made up of movable manufacturing devices to be rearranged quickly, safely, and reliably. The mounting structure according to the present invention includes a fixing structure installed on a floor and a leg portion installed on a bottom plate of the movable manufacturing device. The fixing structure comprises a floor side positioning member and a floor side coupling member while the leg portion comprises a leg side positioning member and a leg side coupling member. The floor side positioning member and the leg side positioning member positions the movable manufacturing device accurately by fitting each other when the device is placed at the specified location of the fixing structure. The floor side coupling member and the leg side coupling member fixes the movable manufacturing device located on the fixing structure by coupling each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN NETWORK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiro HARA, Shizuka NAKANO, Hitoshi MAEKAWA, Shinji FUTAGAWA, Takahiro FUKUDA