Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Nobe

Yoshifumi Nobe 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).

  • Polishing apparatus
    Patent number: 6811468
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus and a polishing method which can reduce the amount of consumption of the polishing agent and scratches caused on the object to be polished due to an increase of the particle size in the polishing agent. The polishing apparatus has a polishing head which is provided with a polishing agent receiving unit, a holding means for holding an object to be polished in a holding recess, a contact portion which is positioned at the periphery of the holding recess, a feed port for feeding the polishing agent from the polishing agent receiving portion into the closed space, a vibration imparting means for imparting vibration to the polishing agent, and a valve means provided with a valve for opening and closing the feed port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Nobe
  • Polishing apparatus and polishing method
    Publication number: 20040077297
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus and a polishing method which can reduce the amount of consumption of the polishing agent and scratches caused on the object to be polished due to an increase of the particle size in the polishing agent. The polishing apparatus has a polishing head which is provided with a polishing agent receiving unit, a holding means for holding an object to be polished in a holding recess, a contact portion which is positioned at the periphery of the holding recess, a feed port for feeding the polishing agent from the polishing agent receiving portion into the closed space, a vibration imparting means for imparting vibration to the polishing agent, and a valve means provided with a valve for opening and closing the feed port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Nobe
  • Polishing apparatus and polishing method
    Patent number: 6656020
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus and a polishing method which can reduce the amount of consumption of the polishing agent and scratches caused on the object to be polished due to an increase of the particle size in the polishing agent. The polishing apparatus has a polishing head which is provided with a polishing agent receiving unit, a holding means for holding an object to be polished in a holding recess, a contact portion which is positioned at the periphery of the holding recess, a feed port for feeding the polishing agent from the polishing agent receiving portion into the closed space, a vibration imparting means for imparting vibration to the polishing agent, and a valve means provided with a valve for opening and closing the feed port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Nobe
  • Polishing apparatus and polishing method
    Patent number: 6296551
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus and a polishing method which can reduce the amount of consumption of the polishing agent and scratches caused on the object to be polished due to an increase of the particle size in the polishing agent. The polishing apparatus has a polishing head which is provided with a polishing agent receiving unit, a holding means for holding an object to be polished in a holding recess, a contact portion which is positioned at the periphery of the holding recess, a feed port for feeding the polishing agent from the polishing agent receiving portion into the closed space, a vibration imparting means for imparting vibration to the polishing agent, and a valve means provided with a valve for opening and closing the feed port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Nobe
  • Polishing apparatus and polishing method
    Publication number: 20010016470
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus and a polishing method which can reduce the amount of consumption of the polishing agent and scratches caused on the object to be polished due to an increase of the particle size in the polishing agent. The polishing apparatus has a polishing head which is provided with a polishing agent receiving unit, a holding means for holding an object to be polished in a holding recess, a contact portion which is positioned at the periphery of the holding recess, a feed port for feeding the polishing agent from the polishing agent receiving portion into the closed space, a vibration imparting means for imparting vibration to the polishing agent, and a valve means provided with a valve for opening and closing the feed port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Nobe