Patents by Inventor Yoichi Ikarashi

Yoichi Ikarashi 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: 9101039
    Abstract: A radiation generating apparatus includes a radiation generating unit and a diaphragm unit that functions as a projector-collimator configured to simulate a radiation field with a visible-light field. The diaphragm unit includes a light source configured to generate visible light, an optical lens configured to control a state of diffusion of the visible light emitted from the light source, and field-limiting blades. The light source and the optical lens are provided between a radiation emission window and the field-limiting blades. The light source is movable into and retractable from a path of radiation generated by the radiation generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoichi Ikarashi, Yoichi Ando, Yasuo Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20150162161
    Abstract: A transmissive-type target includes a target layer, and a transmissive substrate configured to support the target layer. The transmissive substrate has a pair of surfaces facing each other and is formed of polycrystalline diamond. In the transmissive substrate, one of the pair of surfaces includes polycrystalline diamond having a first average crystal grain diameter which is smaller than a second average crystal grain diameter of polycrystalline diamond included on the other surface opposing thereto. The target layer is supported by any one of the pair of surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Shuji Yamada, Takeo Tsukamoto, Takao Ogura, Tadayuki Yoshitake, Yoichi Ikarashi
  • Publication number: 20150036801
    Abstract: A radiation generating apparatus 1 comprising a radiation generating unit 2 which emits radiation, and a movable diaphragm unit 3 which is arranged on the radiation generating unit 2, wherein the movable diaphragm unit 3 has restriction blades 18 which adjust a size of a radiation field, a light source 20 which emits visible light, and a reflecting plate 19 which reflects the visible light thereon and transmits the radiation therethrough, and simulatively shows the radiation field in a form of a visible light field by the visible light, wherein the light source 20 can be moved between a first position at which the light source 20 can simulatively show the radiation field by the visible light field, and a second position which is displaced from an irradiation path of the radiation which irradiates the radiation field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuo Ohashi, Yoichi Ikarashi, Yoichi Ando
  • Patent number: 8926848
    Abstract: Provided are a method of forming a through hole, which can inhibit misalignment between central axes of holes in both surfaces of a substrate, which is free from metal contamination, and which inhibits notching so as to improve the dimensional accuracy, the method including: preparing a silicon substrate; preparing a supporting substrate for supporting the silicon substrate; fixing the silicon substrate and the supporting substrate to form a composite substrate; and carrying out dry etching to the composite substrate from a silicon substrate side of the composite substrate toward a supporting substrate side of the composite substrate to form a through hole in the silicon substrate, in which the supporting substrate in the preparing a supporting substrate has a hole formed at a region corresponding to a region of the through hole to be formed in the silicon substrate, on a surface of the supporting substrate facing the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoichi Ikarashi
  • Publication number: 20140369471
    Abstract: A transmissive target includes a target layer configured to include target metal and generate X-ray when receiving electrons and a substrate configured to support the target layer and include carbon as a main component. A carbide region including carbide of the target metal and a non-carbide region including the target metal are disposed in a mixed manner on a boundary surface between the substrate and the target layer on a target layer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Takao Ogura, Shuji Yamada, Masatoshi Watanabe, Takeo Tsukamoto, Yoichi Ikarashi, Tadayuki Yoshitake
  • Publication number: 20140254754
    Abstract: A radiation generating apparatus including: a radiation generating unit for emitting radiation through a transmission window; and a movable diaphragm unit including a restricting blade for adjusting a size of a radiation field and a light projecting and collimating device for making simulation display of the radiation field with a visible light field, in which the light projecting and collimating device includes a light source for emitting visible light, and a reflection plate disposed obliquely to a radiation center axis, the reflection plate having a reflection surface for reflecting the visible light and transmitting the radiation; the visible light field is formed of the visible light which is emitted from the light source and is reflected by the reflection plate; and a compensating member having a thickness variation for reducing unevenness of the radiation emitted in the radiation field is disposed on a radiation exit side of the reflection plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichi Ikarashi, Takeo Tsukamoto, Yasuo Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20140205071
    Abstract: A transmission-type X-ray target includes a flat plate-shaped diamond substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface and a target layer that is located on the first surface. A residual stress of the first surface is lower than a residual stress of the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichi Ikarashi, Takao Ogura, Takeo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20140112442
    Abstract: A radiation generating apparatus includes a radiation generating unit and a diaphragm unit that functions as a projector-collimator configured to simulate a radiation field with a visible-light field. The diaphragm unit includes a light source configured to generate visible light, an optical lens configured to control a state of diffusion of the visible light emitted from the light source, and field-limiting blades. The light source and the optical lens are provided between a radiation emission window and the field-limiting blades. The light source is movable into and retractable from a path of radiation generated by the radiation generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichi Ikarashi, Yoichi Ando, Yasuo Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20140087562
    Abstract: A method for processing a silicon substrate includes forming a mask layer on the silicon substrate; forming a hole is farmed in the silicon substrate by alternately repeating (i) an etching step in which plasma etching is performed in a thickness direction of the silicon substrate using the mask layer as a mask and (ii) a deposition step in which a protection film is deposited on an inner wall of the hole formed in the etching step; removing the protection film; and a planarizing a side wall of the hole by etching the inner wall of the hole from which the protection film has been removed. The mask layer includes a material that withstands the removal step. In the planarization step, the inner wall of the hole is etched using the mask layer as a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoichi Ikarashi
  • Publication number: 20140037055
    Abstract: A radiation emission target includes a target layer that generates radiation when irradiated with an electron beam and a substrate composed of diamond, the substrate supporting the target layer. The substrate has a Knoop hardness of 60 GPa or more and 150 GPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takao Ogura, Shuji Yamada, Yoichi Ikarashi, Tadayuki Yoshitake, Takeo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20140023176
    Abstract: Provided is a radiation generating apparatus, including: a radiation generating unit for emitting radiation; and a movable diaphragm unit including a light projecting/sighting system for making a simulation display of a radiation field with visible light. The light projecting/sighting system includes: a light source of the visible light; a light guiding plate that is provided across a radiation axis, and causes the visible light from the light source to exit from a front surface of the light guiding plate; and a louver that gives directivity to the visible light exiting from the front surface of the light guiding plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Yasuo Ohashi, Yoichi Ikarashi, Yoichi Ando
  • Publication number: 20070134363
    Abstract: A separation wall transfer mold adaptive to form separation walls on a substrate, includes a main body. A separation wall concave section has concaves for separation walls and is formed in a surface of the main body for a material of the separation walls to be spewed into the separation wall concave section when the separation wall transfer mold is pressed to a substrate. A spew preventing concave section is formed in the surface of the main body for an excess portion of the material to be spewed in the spew preventing concave section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Yoichi Ikarashi
  • Patent number: 7217376
    Abstract: A separation wall transfer mold adaptive to form separation walls on a substrate, includes a main body. A separation wall concave section has concaves for separation walls and is formed in a surface of the main body for a material of the separation walls to be spewed into the separation wall concave section when the separation wall transfer mold is pressed to a substrate. A spew preventing concave section is formed in the surface of the main body for an excess portion of the material to be spewed in the spew preventing concave section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventor: Yoichi Ikarashi
  • Publication number: 20050017639
    Abstract: A separation wall transfer mold adaptive to form separation walls on a substrate, includes a main body. A separation wall concave section has concaves for separation walls and is formed in a surface of the main body for a material of the separation walls to be spewed into the separation wall concave section when the separation wall transfer mold is pressed to a substrate. A spew preventing concave section is formed in the surface of the main body for an excess portion of the material to be spewed in the spew preventing concave section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventor: Yoichi Ikarashi