Patents by Inventor Shouichi Noda

Shouichi Noda 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: 20120006264
    Abstract: Provided is a film formation apparatus capable of reducing vibration and deformation that may be transmitted to an alignment mechanism and thereby suppressing misalignment between a substrate and a mask in a surface direction. The film formation apparatus includes: a film forming chamber; a supporting member; and an alignment mechanism provided on the supporting member in which: the supporting member includes a supporting plate for placing the alignment mechanism, and a leg portion; the supporting plate is provided so as to be spaced apart from a top board of the film forming chamber via the leg portion; and at least a part of the supporting plate is formed of a damping material capable of converting vibration transmitted to the supporting plate into thermal energy, thereby suppressing the vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobutaka Ukigaya, Takehiko Soda, Masataka Eida, Kazushi Miyata, Yoshihiro Kawaguchi, Shouichi Noda