Patents by Inventor Tokunobu Akao

Tokunobu Akao 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: 20240151591
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a substrate temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature sensor is provided in a protective pipe provided to be accommodated in a recess formed at a portion of a substrate retainer on which the substrate is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Tokunobu AKAO, Hitoshi MURATA, Akinori TANAKA, Masaaki UENO
  • Patent number: 11906367
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a substrate temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature sensor is provided in a protective pipe passing through a notch provided at least in a bottom plate of a substrate retainer inserted into a process chamber in a state where the substrate is mounted on the substrate retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Hitoshi Murata, Akinori Tanaka, Masaaki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20220139737
    Abstract: There is provided a configuration installed on a mount provided with an opening, that includes a main body connected to the mount to penetrate the opening while providing a micro space; a first positioner attached to a side of a leading end portion of the main body with respect to the mount; and a second positioner attached to a side of a tail end portion of the main body with respect to the mount, wherein the main body is movable within a range determined by the micro space, the first positioner, and the second positioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tokunobu AKAO, Tetsuya KOSUGI
  • Patent number: 11300456
    Abstract: A thermocouple includes: a temperature measuring portion configured to measure an internal temperature of a reaction tube; a main body portion provided therein with a wire which constitutes the temperature measuring portion; and a cushioning portion attached to the main body portion at least in the vicinity of the temperature measuring portion, wherein the thermocouple is fixed to an outer surface of the reaction tube in a state in which the thermocouple makes contact with the reaction tube through the cushioning portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Osaka, Hideto Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Kosugi, Tokunobu Akao, Atsushi Umekawa, Motoya Takewaki
  • Publication number: 20220082447
    Abstract: A thermocouple includes: a temperature measuring portion configured to measure an internal temperature of a reaction tube; a main body portion provided therein with a wire which constitutes the temperature measuring portion; and a cushioning portion attached to the main body portion at least in the vicinity of the temperature measuring portion, wherein the thermocouple is fixed to an outer surface of the reaction tube in a state in which the thermocouple makes contact with the reaction tube through the cushioning portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro OSAKA, Hideto YAMAGUCHI, Tetsuya KOSUGI, Tokunobu AKAO, Atsushi UMEKAWA, Motoya TAKEWAKI
  • Publication number: 20210181033
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a substrate temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature sensor is provided in a protective pipe passing through a notch provided at least in a bottom plate of a substrate retainer inserted into a process chamber in a state where the substrate is mounted on the substrate retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Tokunobu AKAO, Hitoshi MURATA, Akinori TANAKA, Masaaki UENO
  • Patent number: 10684174
    Abstract: A thermocouple includes: a temperature measuring portion configured to measure an internal temperature of a reaction tube; a main body portion provided therein with a wire which constitutes the temperature measuring portion; and a cushioning portion attached to the main body portion at least in the vicinity of the temperature measuring portion, wherein the thermocouple is fixed to an outer surface of the reaction tube in a state in which the thermocouple makes contact with the reaction tube through the cushioning portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Osaka, Hideto Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Kosugi, Tokunobu Akao, Atsushi Umekawa, Motoya Takewaki
  • Publication number: 20200166413
    Abstract: A thermocouple includes: a temperature measuring portion configured to measure an internal temperature of a reaction tube; a main body portion provided therein with a wire which constitutes the temperature measuring portion; and a cushioning portion attached to the main body portion at least in the vicinity of the temperature measuring portion, wherein the thermocouple is fixed to an outer surface of the reaction tube in a state in which the thermocouple makes contact with the reaction tube through the cushioning portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro OSAKA, Hideto YAMAGUCHI, Tetsuya KOSUGI, Tokunobu AKAO, Atsushi UMEKAWA, Motoya TAKEWAKI
  • Patent number: 10228291
    Abstract: A thermocouple includes: a temperature measuring portion configured to measure an internal temperature of a reaction tube; a main body portion provided therein with a wire which constitutes the temperature measuring portion; and a cushioning portion attached to the main body portion at least in the vicinity of the temperature measuring portion, wherein the thermocouple is fixed to an outer surface of the reaction tube in a state in which the thermocouple makes contact with the reaction tube through the cushioning portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Osaka, Hideto Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Kosugi, Tokunobu Akao, Atsushi Umekawa, Motoya Takewaki
  • Publication number: 20180328790
    Abstract: A thermocouple includes: a temperature measuring portion configured to measure an internal temperature of a reaction tube; a main body portion provided therein with a wire which constitutes the temperature measuring portion; and a cushioning portion attached to the main body portion at least in the vicinity of the temperature measuring portion, wherein the thermocouple is fixed to an outer surface of the reaction tube in a state in which the thermocouple makes contact with the reaction tube through the cushioning portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro OSAKA, Hideto YAMAGUCHI, Tetsuya KOSUGI, Tokunobu AKAO, Atsushi UMEKAWA, Motoya TAKEWAKI
  • Publication number: 20160245704
    Abstract: A thermocouple includes: a temperature measuring portion configured to measure an internal temperature of a reaction tube; a main body portion provided therein with a wire which constitutes the temperature measuring portion; and a cushioning portion attached to the main body portion at least in the vicinity of the temperature measuring portion, wherein the thermocouple is fixed to an outer surface of the reaction tube in a state in which the thermocouple makes contact with the reaction tube through the cushioning portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro OSAKA, Hideto YAMAGUCHI, Tetsuya KOSUGI, Tokunobu AKAO, Atsushi UMEKAWA, Motoya TAKEWAKI
  • Patent number: 8987645
    Abstract: Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that are capable of uniformly heating a substrate while reducing an increase in substrate temperature to reduce a thermal budget. The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber configured to process a substrate; a substrate support unit installed in the process chamber to support the substrate; a microwave supply unit configured to supply a microwave toward a process surface of the substrate supported by the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit including a microwave radiating unit radiating the microwave supplied from a microwave source to the process chamber while rotating; a partition installed between the microwave supply unit and the substrate support unit; a cooling unit installed at the substrate support unit; and a control unit configured to control at least the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit and the cooling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Unryu Ogawa, Masahisa Okuno, Tokunobu Akao, Shinji Yashima, Atsushi Umekawa, Kaichiro Minami
  • Patent number: 8795433
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus that can easily grasp the relationship of a defect substrate between plural batches. A substrate processing apparatus 10 includes: a display unit 16; a storage unit that accumulates and stores production information of the substrate for each batch, the production information being produced when the substrate is processed; a selection receiving unit that receives the selection of plural batches stored in the storage unit; and a display control unit that controls such that substrate information is displayed on the display part, the substrate information being information relating to a state in which the substrates are held the substrate holding part in the plural batches received by the selection receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8557720
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber configured to process a substrate having a front surface including a dielectric, a substrate support member provided within the processing chamber to support the substrate, a microwave supplying unit configured to supply a microwave to a front surface side of the substrate supported on the substrate support member; and a conductive substrate cooling unit which is provided at a rear surface side of the substrate supported on the substrate support member and has an opposing surface facing the rear surface of the substrate. A distance between the top of the substrate support member and the opposing surface of the substrate cooling unit corresponds to an odd multiple of ΒΌ wavelength of the microwave supplied when the substrate is processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Unryu Ogawa, Masahisa Okuno, Shinji Yashima, Atsushi Umekawa, Kaichiro Minami
  • Patent number: D803075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Motoya Takewaki, Akihiro Osaka, Masaaki Ueno, Tetsuya Kosugi, Masashi Sugishita
  • Patent number: D818850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Atushi Umekawa, Masaaki Ueno, Tetsuya Kosugi, Hitoshi Murata, Masashi Sugishita, Kenji Shinozaki
  • Patent number: D819463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Atushi Umekawa, Masaaki Ueno, Tetsuya Kosugi, Hitoshi Murata, Masashi Sugishita, Kenji Shinozaki
  • Patent number: D924701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tokunobu Akao
  • Patent number: D973520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tokunobu Akao
  • Patent number: D976129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Tetsuya Kosugi