Patents by Inventor Yasumasa Toyoshima

Yasumasa Toyoshima 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: 20100170440
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a surface treatment apparatus, which can form a high-quality film at a high speed while preventing deterioration of the film due to collisions of charged particles. The surface treatment apparatus (1) of the present invention comprises a casing (2) partitioned to two chambers, that is, a plasma generating chamber (3) provided with plasma generating electrodes (5, 5?) and a substrate processing chamber (4) provided with a substrate supporting table (8). A plasma vent (6) is formed in the electrode (5?) that composes the partition between the chambers (3, 4). A conductive mesh-shaped sheet (9) is disposed in a direction across the plasma between the plasma vent (6) and a substrate (S) on the substrate supporting table (8). The sheet (9), to which a variable bias is applied, captures charged particles in the plasma so that the charged particles can be excluded from the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizukami, Masayuki Takashiri, Yasumasa Toyoshima, Toshihiro Tabuchi
  • Publication number: 20060191479
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a surface treatment apparatus, which can form a high-quality film at a high speed while preventing deterioration of the film due to collisions of charged particles. The surface treatment apparatus (1) of the present invention comprises a casing (2) partitioned to two chambers, that is, a plasma generating chamber (3) provided with plasma generating electrodes (5, 5?) and a substrate processing chamber (4) provided with a substrate supporting table (8). A plasma vent (6) is formed in the electrode (5?) that composes the partition between the chambers (3, 4). A conductive mesh-shaped sheet (9) is disposed in a direction across the plasma between the plasma vent (6) and a substrate (S) on the substrate supporting table (8). The sheet (9), to which a variable bias is applied, captures charged particles in the plasma so that the charged particles can be excluded from the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizukami, Masayuki Takashiri, Yasumasa Toyoshima, Toshihiro Tabuchi