Patents by Inventor Tomoki UMETSU

Tomoki UMETSU 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: 11830755
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate and a base plate. The ceramic dielectric substrate includes a first major surface, a second major surface, a groove part, and a plurality of cooling gas holes. The groove part includes first and second circumferential grooves, and first and second radial-direction grooves. The plurality of cooling gas holes includes first and second holes. The first hole overlaps the first radial-direction groove. The second hole overlaps the second radial-direction groove. The base plate includes a gas inlet path that supplies the cooling gas to the first and second holes. The first circumferential groove includes first and second end portions. The second circumferential groove includes third and fourth end portions. The third end portion and the fourth end portion do not overlap the first end portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihito Ono, Jumpei Uefuji, Tomoki Umetsu, Tatsuya Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20230317495
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a base plate, a first heater element, and a plurality of first power feeding terminals. The base plate includes a communicating path having a spiral shape. The first heater element includes a plurality of first zones. The plurality of first power feeding terminals feeds power to the plurality of first zones. Each of the plurality of first zones includes a first heater line and a pair of first power feeding portions feeding power to the first heater line. The pair of first power feeding portions is electrically connected to the plurality of first power feeding terminals. The plurality of first power feeding terminals includes a first and a second annular portion. The communicating path includes a first circumferential portion surrounding the second annular portion between the first annular portion and the second annular portion when viewed along a stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Akihito ONO, Tetsuro ITOYAMA, Tomoki UMETSU, Jumpei UEFUJI
  • Publication number: 20230311258
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate and a base plate. The base plate includes a communicating path configured to allow a coolant to pass. The communicating path includes a first flow path part having a pair of side surfaces along a first direction. The first direction is along a flow of the coolant. When viewed along a stacking direction, one side surface of the pair of side surfaces includes a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions. The plurality of convex portions is convex in a second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The second direction is from the other side surface toward the one side surface of the pair of side surfaces. The plurality of concave portions is convex in an opposite direction of the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Akihito ONO, Masafumi IKEGUCHI, Tomoki UMETSU, Jumpei UEFUJI
  • Publication number: 20220310433
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate and a base plate. The ceramic dielectric substrate includes a first major surface, a second major surface, a groove part, and a plurality of cooling gas holes. The groove part includes first and second circumferential grooves, and first and second radial-direction grooves. The plurality of cooling gas holes includes first and second holes. The first hole overlaps the first radial-direction groove. The second hole overlaps the second radial-direction groove. The base plate includes a gas inlet path that supplies the cooling gas to the first and second holes. The first circumferential groove includes first and second end portions. The second circumferential groove includes third and fourth end portions. The third end portion and the fourth end portion do not overlap the first end portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Akihito ONO, Jumpei UEFUJI, Tomoki UMETSU, Tatsuya HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 10492739
    Abstract: An X-ray CT device according to an embodiment includes a gantry, a top board, and a movement mechanism. The gantry includes an X-ray tube that generates X-rays and a detector that detects the X-rays. The top board inserts the subject into the opening section of the gantry. The movement mechanism moves the top board in a longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the position of the top board in a vertical direction at the position that intersects with the path of the X-rays is changed at substantially the same slope relative to the movement distance of the top board when the top board is moved in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kiminori Toya, Tomoki Umetsu, Keisuke Oishi, Masayuki Wakahara
  • Patent number: 10373793
    Abstract: A conductive contact point pin includes a pin body, and a plurality of convex portions formed in a tip portion of the pin body, wherein the conductive contact point pin breaks, by pressing a substrate where a film to be broken is formed on a conductive film from above the film to be broken, the film to be broken in order to be electrically connected to the conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NUFLARE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michihiro Kawaguchi, Kiminobu Akeno, Kenichi Kataoka, Tomoki Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20180122417
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate and a stacked film on the substrate and including a magnetic recording layer. An elastic modulus Esub of the substrate satisfies Equation (1) below, where h is a film thickness of the stacked film and Efilm is an Young's modulus of the stacked film: Esub?(200*Efilm)/(6*h)??(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Akira WATANABE, Tomoki UMETSU, Tsuyoshi ONITSUKA, Hiroyuki HYODO
  • Publication number: 20180068824
    Abstract: A conductive contact point pin includes a pin body, and a plurality of convex portions formed in a tip portion of the pin body, wherein the conductive contact point pin breaks, by pressing a substrate where a film to be broken is formed on a conductive film from above the film to be broken, the film to be broken in order to be electrically connected to the conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicants: NUFLARE TECHNOLOGY, INC., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Michihiro Kawaguchi, Kiminobu Akeno, Kenichi Kataoka, Tomoki Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20170303873
    Abstract: An X-ray CT device according to an embodiment includes a gantry, a top board, and a movement mechanism. The gantry includes an X-ray tube that generates X-rays and a detector that detects the X-rays. The top board inserts the subject into the opening section of the gantry. The movement mechanism moves the top board in a longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the position of the top board in a vertical direction at the position that intersects with the path of the X-rays is changed at substantially the same slope relative to the movement distance of the top board when the top board is moved in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kiminori TOYA, Tomoki UMETSU, Keisuke OISHI, Masayuki WAKAHARA