Patents by Inventor Terumasa Tokimitsu

Terumasa Tokimitsu 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).

  • Liquid applying apparatus utilizing centrifugal force
    Patent number: 5656082
    Abstract: A liquid applying apparatus includes a rotary member having a disk table in which a substrate to be applied with liquid is placed; a cover member movable above the disk table and operable to define a closed space in combination with the disk table; an elevating mechanism which elevates up and down the cover member; a sealing arrangement provided between the disk table and the cover member to seal the closed space, the sealing arrangement including: a resilient sealing ring having a specified sectional size; a ring accommodation annular groove formed in either a top surface of a periphery of the disk table or an underside surface of a periphery of the cover member, the ring accommodation annular groove having a sectional size greater than the sectional size of the sealing ring and being operable to accommodate the sealing ring; a ring pressing annular ridge formed on either a top surface of a periphery of the disk table or an underside surface of a periphery of the cover member, the ring pressing annular ridge
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Tatsumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryuzoh Takatsuki, Terumasa Tokimitsu