Patents by Inventor Shuichi Maeno

Shuichi Maeno 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: 7148705
    Abstract: The charging voltage measuring device includes a measuring electrode for forming an electrostatic capacity Cs with a substrate disposed on a substrate holding unit, a measuring capacitor, which has an electrostatic capacity Cm, being connected between the measuring electrode and a ground potential portion, and, a voltage measuring unit for measuring a measuring voltage Vm across the measuring capacitor, and a calculating unit. The calculating unit 22 calculates the charging voltage Vs on the surface of the substrate at time t1 in accordance with the following numerical expression on the basis of the measuring voltage Vm(t1) at time t1, an inverse K of a voltage dividing ratio and a resistance value Rm of a resistor disposed in parallel to the measuring capacitor 18, when the measurement time is t1 Vs=K[Vm(t1)+{1/(Cm·Rm)}?0t1Vm(t)dt] where K=(Cs+Cm)/Cs or K=Cm/Cs (if Cm>>Cs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Nissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Maeno
  • Patent number: 6943568
    Abstract: The charging voltage measuring device includes a measuring electrode for forming an electrostatic capacity Cs with a substrate disposed on a substrate holding unit, a measuring capacitor, which has an electrostatic capacity Cm, being connected between the measuring electrode and a ground potential portion, and, a voltage measuring unit for measuring a measuring voltage Vm across the measuring capacitor, and a calculating unit. The calculating unit 22 calculates the charging voltage Vs on the surface of the substrate at time t1 in accordance with the following numerical expression on the basis of the measuring voltage Vm(t1) at time t1, an inverse K of a voltage dividing ratio and a resistance value Rm of a resistor disposed in parallel to the measuring capacitor 18, when the measurement time is t1. Vs=K[Vm(t1)+{1/(Cm·Rm)}?0t1Vm(t)dt] where K=(Cs+Cm)/Cs or K=Cm/Cs (if Cm>>Cs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Nissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Maeno
  • Publication number: 20050162175
    Abstract: The charging voltage measuring device includes a measuring electrode for forming an electrostatic capacity Cs with a substrate disposed on a substrate holding unit, a measuring capacitor, which has an electrostatic capacity Cm, being connected between the measuring electrode and a ground potential portion, and, a voltage measuring unit for measuring a measuring voltage Vm across the measuring capacitor, and a calculating unit. The calculating unit 22 calculates the charging voltage Vs on the surface of the substrate at time t1 in accordance with the following numerical expression on the basis of the measuring voltage Vm(t1) at time t1, an inverse K of a voltage dividing ratio and a resistance value Rm of a resistor disposed in parallel to the measuring capacitor 18, when the measurement time is t1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Shuichi Maeno
  • Publication number: 20040189329
    Abstract: The charging voltage measuring device includes a measuring electrode for forming an electrostatic capacity Cs with a substrate disposed on a substrate holding unit, a measuring capacitor, which has an electrostatic capacity Cm, being connected between the measuring electrode and a ground potential portion, and, a voltage measuring unit for measuring a measuring voltage Vm across the measuring capacitor, and a calculating unit. The calculating unit 22 calculates the charging voltage Vs on the surface of the substrate at time t1 in accordance with the following numerical expression on the basis of the measuring voltage Vm(t1) at time t1, an inverse K of a voltage dividing ratio and a resistance value Rm of a resistor disposed in parallel to the measuring capacitor 18, when the measurement time is t1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: NISSIN ION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Maeno
  • Patent number: 6555831
    Abstract: An ion implanting apparatus is provided with a control apparatus 22 for controlling the filament current passing to the respective filaments 6 in accordance with the beam current IB measured by a plurality of beam current measuring instruments 18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Konishi, Shuichi Maeno, Yasunori Ando
  • Patent number: 6060836
    Abstract: A plasma generating apparatus has a plasma-generating vessel into which a gas is introduced. A coaxial line is inserted into the plasma-generating vessel. The coaxial line is insulated from the vessel with an insulator. The coaxial line has a central conductor and an outer conductor, to both of which microwave is supplied from a magnetron. That part of the central conductor which is located inside the plasma-generating vessel has, disposed therein, permanent magnets which form a cusp field. A seed plasma is formed around the permanent magnets by microwave discharge. A direct-current voltage is applied from a direct-voltage source between the outer conductor 24 and the plasma-generating vessel. Upon this application, electrons in the seed plasma move toward the inner wall of the plasma-generating vessel and are accelerated to ionize the gas. The ionized gas serves as seeds to cause arc discharge between the outer conductor and the plasma-generating vessel to generate a main plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Maeno, Yasunori Ando, Yasuhiro Matsuda