Patents by Inventor Tohru Azuma

Tohru Azuma 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: 12151255
    Abstract: An apparatus includes substrate holders each configured to hold a substrate, a first nozzle provided for each substrate holder and for discharging a first processing liquid to the substrate at a first position, a second nozzle provided to be shared by the substrate holders and for discharging a second processing liquid to the substrate at a second position, a third nozzle provided for each substrate holder and for discharging a third processing liquid to the substrate at a third position while the first and second processing liquids are not supplied to the substrate, first to third standby parts for respectively allowing the first to third nozzles to wait outside a substrate holding region, a turning mechanism for turning the first nozzle between the first standby part and the first position, and a linear motion mechanism for linearly moving the third nozzle between the third standby part and the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideki Kajiwara, Yuya Yonemitsu, Shinichiro Yamanaka, Shinichi Mizushino, Naruaki Iida, Kohei Kawakami, Tohru Azuma
  • Publication number: 20230347369
    Abstract: An apparatus includes substrate holders each configured to hold a substrate, a first nozzle provided for each substrate holder and for discharging a first processing liquid to the substrate at a first position, a second nozzle provided to be shared by the substrate holders and for discharging a second processing liquid to the substrate at a second position, a third nozzle provided for each substrate holder and for discharging a third processing liquid to the substrate at a third position while the first and second processing liquids are not supplied to the substrate, first to third standby parts for respectively allowing the first to third nozzles to wait outside a substrate holding region, a turning mechanism for turning the first nozzle between the first standby part and the first position, and a linear motion mechanism for linearly moving the third nozzle between the third standby part and the third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hideki KAJIWARA, Yuya YONEMITSU, Shinichiro YAMANAKA, Shinichi MIZUSHINO, Naruaki IIDA, Kohei KAWAKAMI, Tohru AZUMA
  • Patent number: 11752515
    Abstract: An apparatus includes substrate holders each configured to hold a substrate, a first nozzle provided for each substrate holder and for discharging a first processing liquid to the substrate at a first position, a second nozzle provided to be shared by the substrate holders and for discharging a second processing liquid to the substrate at a second position, a third nozzle provided for each substrate holder and for discharging a third processing liquid to the substrate at a third position while the first and second processing liquids are not supplied to the substrate, first to third standby parts for respectively allowing the first to third nozzles to wait outside a substrate holding region, a turning mechanism for turning the first nozzle between the first standby part and the first position, and a linear motion mechanism for linearly moving the third nozzle between the third standby part and the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideki Kajiwara, Yuya Yonemitsu, Shinichiro Yamanaka, Shinichi Mizushino, Naruaki Iida, Kohei Kawakami, Tohru Azuma
  • Publication number: 20200391238
    Abstract: An apparatus includes substrate holders each configured to hold a substrate, a first nozzle provided for each substrate holder and for discharging a first processing liquid to the substrate at a first position, a second nozzle provided to be shared by the substrate holders and for discharging a second processing liquid to the substrate at a second position, a third nozzle provided for each substrate holder and for discharging a third processing liquid to the substrate at a third position while the first and second processing liquids are not supplied to the substrate, first to third standby parts for respectively allowing the first to third nozzles to wait outside a substrate holding region, a turning mechanism for turning the first nozzle between the first standby part and the first position, and a linear motion mechanism for linearly moving the third nozzle between the third standby part and the third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hideki KAJIWARA, Yuya YONEMITSU, Shinichiro YAMANAKA, Shinichi MIZUSHINO, Naruaki IIDA, Kohei KAWAKAMI, Tohru AZUMA
  • Patent number: 10643872
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid processing apparatus including: a plurality of substrate placement regions; a nozzle that supplies a processing liquid to a substrate from each processing position; a nozzle placement region provided behind a row of the substrate placement regions; an arm that detachably holds the nozzle at one end side; a driving unit that horizontally pivots the arm around a pivot axis; and a controller that outputs a control signal to convey the nozzle from the nozzle placement region to a standby position corresponding to a processing position of a conveyance destination, cause the nozzle to stand by at the standby position, and then, convey the nozzle to the processing position. The standby position is outside the substrate placement regions and is located between the processing position and the nozzle placement region when viewed in a front-and-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Abe, Hiroichi Inada, Tohru Azuma, Tsunenaga Nakashima, Naofumi Kishita, Hideki Kajiwara
  • Publication number: 20170358464
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid processing apparatus including: a plurality of substrate placement regions; a nozzle that supplies a processing liquid to a substrate from each processing position; a nozzle placement region provided behind a row of the substrate placement regions; an arm that detachably holds the nozzle at one end side; a driving unit that horizontally pivots the arm around a pivot axis; and a controller that outputs a control signal to convey the nozzle from the nozzle placement region to a standby position corresponding to a processing position of a conveyance destination, cause the nozzle to stand by at the standby position, and then, convey the nozzle to the processing position. The standby position is outside the substrate placement regions and is located between the processing position and the nozzle placement region when viewed in a front-and-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro Abe, Hiroichi Inada, Tohru Azuma, Tsunenaga Nakashima, Naofumi Kishita, Hideki Kajiwara