Patents by Inventor Tatsuhito Kimura
Tatsuhito Kimura 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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Publication number: 20240096584Abstract: There is provided a sample milling apparatus capable of mitigating heat damage to a sample. The apparatus mills the sample by irradiating it with an ion beam and includes: an ion source for emitting the ion beam; and a shield plate placed on the sample and covering a part of the sample. The shield plate includes: a shield surface on which the ion beam impinges; and a bottom surface connected to the shield surface and forming a bottom edge. The bottom surface is smaller in area than the shield surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Munehiro Kozuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Tatsuhito Kimura
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Patent number: 11929238Abstract: At timing t0, a brake gas (raw material gas) starts to be supplied to an ion beam generator, and the brake gas is fed into a turbo molecular pump. After timing t1, a vent valve is opened intermittently to feed atmospheric air into the turbo molecular pump. The brake gas may be different from the raw material gas. The brake gas is supplied using a gas supply system.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: JEOL Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuhito Kimura, Munehiro Kozuka
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Publication number: 20240021405Abstract: A holder includes a first sub holder configured to hold a primary specimen, and a second sub holder configured to hold a support member. The primary specimen is processed in a first state where the holder is disposed within a first specimen processing apparatus. Subsequently, in a second state where the holder is disposed within a second specimen processing apparatus, a secondary specimen is prepared from the primary specimen, the secondary specimen is moved onto the support member, and a thin film specimen is prepared from the secondary specimen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Yoshikazu Sasaki, Tomohisa Fukuda, Tomohiro Mihira, Norimasa Sakuta, Misumi Kadoi, Tatsuhito Kimura
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Patent number: 11837437Abstract: A specimen machining device for machining a specimen by irradiating the specimen with an ion beam includes an ion source for irradiating the specimen with the ion beam, a specimen stage for holding the specimen, a camera for photographing the specimen, an information provision unit for providing information indicating an expected machining completion time, and a storage unit for storing past machining information. The information provision unit performs processing for calculating the expected machining completion time based on the past machining information, processing for acquiring an image photographed by the camera, processing for calculating a machining speed based on the acquired image, and processing for updating the expected machining completion time based on the machining speed.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: JEOL Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuhito Kimura, Munehiro Kozuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Hisashi Kawahara
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Publication number: 20230015109Abstract: A specimen machining device includes an illumination system that illuminates a specimen; a camera that photographs the specimen; and a processing unit that controls the illumination system and the camera, and acquires a machining control image which is used for controlling an ion source and a display image which is displayed on a display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Tatsuhito Kimura, Munehiro Kozuka, Naoki Sugano
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Publication number: 20220392739Abstract: A specimen machining device for machining a specimen by irradiating the specimen with an ion beam includes an ion source for irradiating the specimen with the ion beam, a shielding member disposed on the specimen to block the ion beam, a specimen stage for holding the specimen, a camera for photographing the specimen, a coaxial illumination device for irradiating the specimen with illumination light along an optical axis of the camera, and a processing unit for determining whether to terminate the machining based on an image photographed by the camera. The processing unit performs processing for acquiring information indicating a target machined width, processing for acquiring the image, processing for measuring a machined width on the acquired image, and processing for terminating the machining when the measured machined width equals or exceeds the target machined width.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Munehiro Kozuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Tatsuhito Kimura, Yoshikazu Ishikawa, Hisashi Kawahara
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Publication number: 20220392744Abstract: A specimen machining device for machining a specimen by irradiating the specimen with an ion beam includes an ion source for irradiating the specimen with the ion beam, a specimen stage for holding the specimen, a camera for photographing the specimen, an information provision unit for providing information indicating an expected machining completion time, and a storage unit for storing past machining information. The information provision unit performs processing for calculating the expected machining completion time based on the past machining information, processing for acquiring an image photographed by the camera, processing for calculating a machining speed based on the acquired image, and processing for updating the expected machining completion time based on the machining speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Tatsuhito Kimura, Munehiro Kozuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Hisashi Kawahara
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Publication number: 20220238310Abstract: At timing t0, a brake gas (raw material gas) starts to be supplied to an ion beam generator, and the brake gas is fed into a turbo molecular pump. After timing t1, a vent valve is opened intermittently to feed atmospheric air into the turbo molecular pump. The brake gas may be different from the raw material gas. The brake gas is supplied using a gas supply system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Tatsuhito Kimura, Munehiro Kozuka
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Patent number: 7569083Abstract: In a gas diffusion electrode assembly, and in an electrolyzer using the same, a bonding piece having on at least one surface a perfluorosulfonic acid layer, a perfluorosulfonyl fluoride layer or an alkyl ester of perfluorocarboxylic acid layer is positioned at its perfluoro compound layer surface with respect to the gas diffusion electrode assembly. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are heat fusion bonded together, or heat fusion bonding is carried out using the bonding piece in a frame form. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are sealed up by heat fusion bonding, using a material that is similar to the material that forms the gas diffusion electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignees: Chlorine Engineers Corp. Ltd., Tosoh Corporation, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Toagosei Co., Ltd., Kaneka Corporation, Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Daiso Co., Ltd., Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Shinji Katayama, Kiyohito Asaumi, Hiroaki Aikawa, Tsugiyoshi Osakabe, Mitsuharu Hamamori, Tatsuhito Kimura, Koji Saiki, Kenji Nonomura, Naoya Okada, Osamu Ichinose
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Publication number: 20080271847Abstract: In a gas diffusion electrode assembly, and in an electrolyzer using the same, a bonding piece having on at least one surface a perfluorosulfonic acid layer, a perfluorosulfonyl fluoride layer or an alkyl ester of perfluorocarboxylic acid layer is positioned at its perfluoro compound layer surface with respect to the gas diffusion electrode assembly. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are heat fusion bonded together, or heat fusion bonding is carried out using the bonding piece in a frame form. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are sealed up by heat fusion bonding, using a material that is similar to the material that forms the gas diffusion electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicants: CHLORINE ENGINEERS CORP., LTD., TOSOH CORPORATION, MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., TOAGOSEI CO., LTD., KANEKA CORPORATION, ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED, ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION, DAISO CO., LTD., TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Katayama, Kiyohito Asaumi, Hiroaki Aikawa, Tsugiyoshi Osakabe, Mitsuharu Hamamori, Tatsuhito Kimura, Koji Saiki, Kenji Nonomura, Naoya Okada, Osamu Ichinose
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Patent number: 7404878Abstract: In a gas diffusion electrode assembly, and in an electrolyzer using the same, a bonding piece having on at least one surface a perfluorosulfonic acid layer, a perfluorosulfonyl fluoride layer or an alkyl ester of perfluorocarboxylic acid layer is positioned at its perfluoro compound layer surface with respect to the gas diffusion electrode assembly. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are heat fusion bonded together, or heat fusion bonding is carried out using the bonding piece in a frame form. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are sealed up by heat fusion bonding, using a material that is similar to the material that forms the gas diffusion electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignees: Chlorine Engineers Corp., Ltd., Tosoh Corporation, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Toagosei Co., Ltd., Kaneka Corporation, Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Daiso Co., Ltd., Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Shinji Katayama, Kiyohito Asaumi, Hiroaki Aikawa, Tsugiyoshi Osakabe, Mitsuharu Hamamori, Tatsuhito Kimura, Koji Saiki, Kenji Nonomura, Naoya Okada, Osamu Ichinose
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Publication number: 20040256223Abstract: In a gas diffusion electrode assembly, and in an electrolyzer using the same, a bonding piece having on at least one surface a perfluorosulfonic acid layer, a perfluorosulfonyl fluoride layer or an alky ester of perfluorocarboxylic acid layer is positioned at its perfluoro compound layer surface with respect to the gas diffusion electrode assembly. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are heat fusion bonded together, or heat fusion bonding is carried out using the bonding piece in a frame form. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are sealed up by heat fusion bonding, using a material that is similar to the material that forms the gas diffusion electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: Shinji Katayama, Kiyohito Asaumi, Hiroaki Aikawa, Tsugiyoshi Osakabe, Mitsuharu Hamamori, Tatsuhito Kimura, Koji Saiki, Kenji Nonomura, Naoya Okada, Osamu Ichinose
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Patent number: 6495006Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a bipolar type ion exchange electrolytic cell which is capable of minimizing the anode-cathode distance by a movable system which has a low electric resistance and which is simple and inexpensive, thereby to substantially reduce the electrolysis voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2000Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Tatsuhito Kimura, Hajime Ishizaka, Kiyoshi Hachiya
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Patent number: 6063257Abstract: A bipolar type ion exchange membrane electrolytic cell comprising an anode compartment frame which comprises an anode plate and an anode back plate arranged in substantially parallel with each other with a spacing, and a conductive anode supporting member arranged between the anode plate and the anode back plate, and a cathode compartment frame which comprises a cathode plate and a cathode back plate arranged in substantially parallel with each other with a spacing, and a conductive cathode supporting member arranged between the cathode plate and the cathode back plate, so that the anode back plate and the cathode back plate are connected back to back to form a partition wall for a bipolar electrolytic cell, wherein(a) the spacing between the anode plate and the anode back plate is wider than the spacing between the cathode plate and the cathode back plate,(b) the anode supporting member and/or the cathode supporting member, is arranged in plurality, and(c) between the adjacent anode and/or cathode supportingType: GrantFiled: September 28, 1998Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuhito Kimura, Mikio Suzuki, Tatsushi Ozawa
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Patent number: 5571390Abstract: A bipolar type ion exchange membrane electrolytic cell has gas-liquid separating chambers which minimizes a pressure fluctuation in compartment frame units, deterioration of ion exchange membranes and a voltage variation in the compartment units.Upper portions of back plates 5, 3a are outwardly bent at a higher position than meshed electrode plates of each of anode and cathode compartment frames to form inversed U-shape portions; U-shaped channel members 10 are respectively placed in and fixed to the inversed U-shape portions so that spaces are formed, as passages 12, in association with the back plates, and areas defined by the inversed U-shape portions and the U-shaped channel members are gas-liquid separating chambers.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1995Date of Patent: November 5, 1996Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuhito Kimura, Mikio Suzuki, Takahiro Uchibori