Patents by Inventor Toshiya OKAMURA

Toshiya OKAMURA 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: 11866554
    Abstract: To provide a new silicon-containing polymer making it possible to form a cured film has features that its residual stress is small and crack resistance is high. A polycarbosilazane having particular cyclic structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Katsuchika Suzuki, Toshiya Okamura, Tetsuo Okayasu, Thorsten Vom Stein
  • Publication number: 20230374226
    Abstract: A polysilazane having a ratio of the amount of SiH3 exceeding 0.050 and a ratio of the amount of NH of less than 0.045, based on the amount of aromatic ring hydrogen of xylene when 1H-NMR of a 17% by mass solution of polysilazane dissolved in xylene is measured. A siliceous film-forming composition comprising the polysilazane. A method for producing a siliceous film comprising applying the polysilazane composition above a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Katsuchika SUZUKI, Toshiya OKAMURA, Tetsuo OKAYASU, Thorsten VOM STEIN
  • Publication number: 20230312978
    Abstract: To provide a polysilazane and a siliceous film-forming composition which can suppress film thickness variation and voids even in the ozone containing atmosphere. [Means for Solution] A polysilazane comprising N—Si bonds, wherein the ratio (NA3/NA2) of the number of N atoms having 3 N—Si bonds (NA3) to the number of N atoms having 2 N—Si bonds (NA2) is 1.8 to 6.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Masamichi KUROKAWA, Masahiro ISHII, Toshiya OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230303775
    Abstract: To provide a new silicon-containing polymer making it possible to form a cured film has features that its residual stress is small and crack resistance is high. A polycarbosilazane having particular cyclic structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Katsuchika SUZUKI, Toshiya OKAMURA, Tetsuo OKAYASU, Thorsten VOM STEIN
  • Publication number: 20230174724
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a polycarbosilazane making it possible to form a silicon-containing film which is bearable to acid etching, and a composition comprising the polycarbosilazane. [Means for Solution] The present invention provides a polycarbosilazane comprising a repeating unit of —[R1R2Si—(CH2)n]— and —(R3R4Si—NR5)—, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a single bond, hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl; R5 is independently a single bond or hydrogen; and n is 1-2, and a composition comprising the polycarbosilazane. The present invention also provides a method for forming a silicon-containing film, comprising coating the composition above a substrate and heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiya OKAMURA, Tetsuo OKAYASU, Thorsten VOM STEIN
  • Publication number: 20220119568
    Abstract: To provide a novel polymer capable of reducing sublimate during film formation and a composition comprising the same. The polymer (A) according to the present invention comprises at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of Unit (a), Unit (b), Unit (c) and Unit (d) having certain structures, wherein, na, nb, nc and nd, which are the numbers of repetition respectively of Units (a), (b), (c) and (d), satisfy the following formulae: na+nb>0, nc?0 and nd?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi HITOKAWA, Tomohide KATAYAMA, Tomotsugu YANO, Rul ZHANG, Aritaka HISHIDA, Masato SUZUKI, Rikio KOZAKI, Toshiya OKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11059974
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a composition comprising polycarbosilane, which has excellent filling property, can form a film at a lower temperature, and makes electrical property of the produced film excellent. [Means for Solution] A silicon carbonaceous film forming composition comprising polycarbosilane and a solvent, wherein the ratio of the integrated intensity at 3.92 to 4.20 ppm to the integrated intensity at 3.60 to 5.50 ppm in the H-NMR spectrum of said polycarbosilane is 27 to 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Toshiya Okamura
  • Patent number: 11059995
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a film forming composition curable at low temperature and a film forming method using the same. [Means for Solution] A film forming composition comprising a polysilazane, an organic solvent and aspecific additive, and a film forming method comprising applying it on a substrate and curing. The specific additive is selected from the group consisting of (A) guanidines substituted by a hydrocarbylgroup, (B) crown ether amines containing oxygen and nitrogen as a member thereof, (C) cycloalkanes having an amino-substituted polycyclic structure, (D) oximes substituted by a hydrocarbyl group, and (E) imidazolines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Go Noya, Masahiko Kubo, Noboru Satake, Yoshio Nojima, Yuki Ozaki, Toshiya Okamura
  • Patent number: 10913852
    Abstract: To provide a siloxazane compound capable of shortening the time of a siliceous film producing process and a composition comprising the same. A siloxazane compound having a specific structure, wherein the ratio of the number of O atoms to the total number of O atoms and N atoms is 5% or more and 25% or less, and in the spectrum of the siloxazane compound obtained by 29Si-NMR in accordance with the inverse gate decoupling method, the ratio of the area of the peak detected in ?75 ppm to ?90 ppm is 4.0% or less to the area of the peak detected in ?25 ppm to ?55 ppm; and a composition comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Toshiya Okamura, Naotaka Nakadan, Bertram Barnickel, Rikio Kozaki, Naoko Nakamoto
  • Publication number: 20200385581
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a composition comprising polycarbosilane, which has excellent filling property, can form a film at a lower temperature, and makes electrical property of the produced film excellent. [Means for Solution] A silicon carbonaceous film forming composition comprising polycarbosilane and a solvent, wherein the ratio of the integrated intensity at 3.92 to 4.20 ppm to the integrated intensity at 3.60 to 5.50 ppm in the H-NMR spectrum of said polycarbosilane is 27 to 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventor: Toshiya OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200377761
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a film forming composition curable at low temperature and a film forming method using the same. [Means for Solution] A film forming composition comprising a polysilazane, an organic solvent and aspecific additive, and a film forming method comprising applying it on a substrate and curing. The specific additive is selected from the group consisting of (A) guanidines substituted by a hydrocarbylgroup, (B) crown ether amines containing oxygen and nitrogen as a member thereof, (C) cycloalkanes having an amino-substituted polycyclic structure, (D) oximes substituted by a hydrocarbyl group, and (E) imidazolines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Go NOYA, Masahiko KUBO, Noboru SATAKE, Yoshio NOJIMA, Yuki OZAKI, Toshiya OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190300713
    Abstract: To provide a siloxazane compound capable of shortening the time of a siliceous film producing process and a composition comprising the same. A siloxazane compound having a specific structure, wherein the ratio of the number of O atoms to the total number of O atoms and N atoms is 5% or more and 25% or less, and in the spectrum of the siloxazane compound obtained by 29Si-NMR in accordance with the inverse gate decoupling method, the ratio of the area of the peak detected in ?75 ppm to ?90 ppm is 4.0% or less to the area of the peak detected in ?25 ppm to ?55 ppm; and a composition comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Toshiya OKAMURA, Naotaka NAKADAN, Bertram BARNICKEL, Rikio KOZAKI, Naoko NAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9793109
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a perhydropolysilazane making it possible to form a siliceous film with minimal defects, and a curing composition comprising the perhydropolysilazane. [Means for Solution] The present invention provides a perhydropolysilazane having a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 17,000, characterized in that when 1H-NMR of a 17% by weight solution of said perhydropolysilazane dissolved in xylol is measured, the ratio of the amount of SiH1,2 based on the aromatic ring hydrogen content of the xylol is 0.235 or less and the ratio of the amount of NH based on the aromatic ring hydrogen content of the xylol is 0.055 or less, and a curing composition comprising the perhydropolysilazane. The present invention also provides a method for forming a siliceous film, comprising coating the curing composition on a substrate and heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Toshiya Okamura, Takashi Kanda, Issei Sakurai, Bertram Bernd Barnickel, Hiroyuki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20160379817
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a perhydropolysilazane making it possible to form a siliceous film with minimal defects, and a curing composition comprising the perhydropolysilazane. [Means for Solution] The present invention provides a perhydropolysilazane having a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 17,000, characterized in that when 1H-NMR of a 17% by weight solution of said perhydropolysilazane dissolved in xylol is measured, the ratio of the amount of SiH1,2 based on the aromatic ring hydrogen content of the xylol is 0.235 or less and the ratio of the amount of NH based on the aromatic ring hydrogen content of the xylol is 0.055 or less, and a curing composition comprising the perhydropolysilazane. The present invention also provides a method for forming a siliceous film, comprising coating the curing composition on a substrate and heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiya OKAMURA, Takashi KANDA, Issei SAKURAI, Bertram Bernd BARNICKEL, Hiroyuki AOKI