Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Ogawa

Yoshifumi Ogawa 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: 20240111313
    Abstract: A gas supply control device that supplies a gas to a processing chamber in which a workpiece is processed, includes: a first port connected to a gas source of a purge gas; a second port to which a gas source of a processing gas is connected; a collective pipe in which each of the purge gas and the processing gas supplied from the first port and the second port merges, respectively, and flow; a first flow rate controller provided between the first port and the collective pipe; and a second flow rate controller provided between the second port and the collective pipe. A gas flow path through which the purge gas flows is provided from an output side of the first flow rate controller to an input side of the second flow rate controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Ogawa, Yutaka Kouzuma
  • Publication number: 20240055278
    Abstract: There is provided a gas supply apparatus that can effectively suppress a trouble caused by backflow of a process gas to the upstream side when processing is performed by using the process gas inside a chamber. The gas supply apparatus supplies gas to a processing chamber in which a sample is processed. The gas supply apparatus includes: ports respectively connected to gas sources of a plurality of types of gases containing a purging gas and a processing gas; and a collective pipe in which the plurality of types of gases supplied from the ports are joined and flowed. A gas flow path through which gas supplied from the port connected to the gas source for the purging gas flows is formed on an uppermost stream side of the collective pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Ogawa, Yutaka Kouzuma, Keisuke Akinaga, Kazuyuki Hirozane, Yasushi Sonoda
  • Patent number: 11835465
    Abstract: Provided is a detecting device of gas components that includes a gas component detecting unit for detection of a light emission of plasma that is formed by re-excitation downstream of an arrangement position of an object to be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Ogawa, Yutaka Kouzuma, Masaru Izawa
  • Publication number: 20210231571
    Abstract: Provided is a detecting device of gas components that includes a gas component detecting unit for detection of a light emission of plasma that is formed by re-excitation downstream of an arrangement position of an object to be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshifumi OGAWA, Yutaka KOUZUMA, Masaru IZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190085544
    Abstract: A facility device includes a sensor which includes a light transmitting unit that transmits an optical signal and a light receiving unit that receives a reflected signal which is the optical signal transmitted from the light transmitting unit, reached a target object, and reflected, the light receiving unit transmitting a detection signal on the basis of the received reflected signal; and a panel which is arranged at a position in a first direction from the sensor. A display portion is provided on the panel, the display portion being configured to guide the target object to be placed at a predetermined position. The light transmitting unit includes a first light transmitting unit that is arranged to be capable of being directed toward a location which is in the first direction from the display portion. The display portion is arranged adjacent to the sensor in a front view of the facility device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto KUTSUZAWA, Nobuyuki MATSUDA, Makoto KOTEGAWA, Keiko NAKAGAWA, Yoshifumi OGAWA, Tomokazu TOYA, Toshihiko KOMATSU, Kentarou TSUJI
  • Patent number: 10121686
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vacuum processing apparatus that includes gas supply means having a hard interlock of a pair of gas valves. The present invention provides a vacuum processing apparatus including: a gas supply unit that supplies gas, for performing vacuum processing using normally closed type air-driven valves, to a processing chamber where the vacuum processing is performed, the gas supply unit having an interlock function in which, when a first valve of a pair of the air-driven valves is opened, a second valve of the pair is closed, the gas supply unit including an air circuit that controls air for driving the air-driven valves, the air circuit being configured using an electromagnetic valve having a solenoid coil corresponding to each of the pair of the air-driven valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Ogawa, Masanori Kadotani, Masakazu Isozaki, Nobuhide Nunomura
  • Publication number: 20160379857
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vacuum processing apparatus that includes gas supply means having a hard interlock of a pair of gas valves. The present invention provides a vacuum processing apparatus including: a gas supply unit that supplies gas, for performing vacuum processing using normally closed type air-driven valves, to a processing chamber where the vacuum processing is performed, the gas supply unit having an interlock function in which, when a first valve of a pair of the air-driven valves is opened, a second valve of the pair is closed, the gas supply unit including an air circuit that controls air for driving the air-driven valves, the air circuit being configured using an electromagnetic valve having a solenoid coil corresponding to each of the pair of the air-driven valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi OGAWA, Masanori KADOTANI, Masakazu ISOZAKI, Nobuhide NUNOMURA
  • Patent number: 9273394
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes at least three gas supply lines connected to a process chamber in parallel to allow a gas to flow therethrough, and at least three flow-rate controllers provided on the gas supply lines to detect the flow rate of the gas flowing through each of the flow-rate controllers to control the flow rate to a set value and a diagnosis method. The apparatus has a function of splitting and supplying a gas controlled to a predetermined flow rate by the third flow-rate controller, to a first flow-rate controller for the smallest detectable range of the three flow-rate controllers and to a second flow-rate controller, in order to test the operation of the control of the flow rate of the first flow-rate controller, based on the value obtained from the flow rate of the gas flowing through the second flow-rate controller and the predetermined flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Nagatani, Yoshifumi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9245780
    Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus includes a row of containers of vacuum transfer chambers connected to each other behind a lock chamber, a wafer being transferred through depressurized inside of the row of the containers of the vacuum transfer containers, an intermediate chamber disposed between the containers of the vacuum transfer chambers, a plurality of processing units including processing containers respectively connected to left or right side walls of the containers of the vacuum transfer chambers and the wafer is processed therein, and a bypass chamber which constitutes a bypass path connecting the processing units, where only either the wafer which is being transferred from the lock chamber toward one of the processing units or the wafer which was processed in one of the processing units and is being transferred toward the lock chamber is transferred through the containers of the vacuum transfer chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Shimomura, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Susumu Tauchi
  • Publication number: 20140041804
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes at least three gas supply lines connected to a process chamber in parallel to allow a gas to flow therethrough, and at least three flow-rate controllers provided on the gas supply lines to detect the flow rate of the gas flowing through each of the flow-rate controllers to control the flow rate to a set value and a diagnosis method. The apparatus has a function of splitting and supplying a gas controlled to a predetermined flow rate by the third flow-rate controller, to a first flow-rate controller for the smallest detectable range of the three flow-rate controllers and to a second flow-rate controller, in order to test the operation of the control of the flow rate of the first flow-rate controller, based on the value obtained from the flow rate of the gas flowing through the second flow-rate controller and the predetermined flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Masahiro NAGATANI, Yoshifumi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20130142595
    Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus includes a row of containers of vacuum transfer chambers connected to each other behind a lock chamber, a wafer being transferred through depressurized inside of the row of the containers of the vacuum transfer containers, an intermediate chamber disposed between the containers of the vacuum transfer chambers, a plurality of processing units including processing containers respectively connected to left or right side walls of the containers of the vacuum transfer chambers and the wafer is processed therein, and a bypass chamber which constitutes a bypass path connecting the processing units, where only either the wafer which is being transferred from the lock chamber toward one of the processing units or the wafer which was processed in one of the processing units and is being transferred toward the lock chamber is transferred through the containers of the vacuum transfer chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Takahiro SHIMOMURA, Yoshifumi OGAWA, Susumu TAUCHI
  • Patent number: 6899789
    Abstract: A method and system of holding a substrate to decrease foreign substances on the back surface thereof. The substrate holding system includes a ring-shaped leakage-proof surface having a smooth surface on the specimen table corresponding to the periphery of the substrate, contact holding portions within the periphery of the substrate, and electrostatic attraction means for fixing the substrate by contacting the back surface thereof to the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portions. The substrate contacts a cooling surface at the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portion placed on a position inside the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface. The back surface of the substrate and the cooling surface do not contact each other in the large portion of the remaining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamura, Kazue Takahashi, Youichi Ito, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Shichida, Tsunehiko Tsubone
  • Patent number: 6676805
    Abstract: A method and system of holding a substrate where foreign substances on the back surface can be decreased. The substrate holding system comprises a ring-shaped leakage-proof surface having a smooth surface on the specimen table corresponding to the periphery of the substrate, a plurality of contact holding portions within the periphery of the substrate, and electrostatic attraction means for fixing the substrate by contacting the back surface of the substrate to the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portions. The substrate contacts to the cooling surface at the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portion placed on a position inside the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface. The back surface of the substrate and the cooling surface do not contact to each other in the large portion of the remaining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamura, Kazue Takahashi, Youichi Ito, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Shichida, Tsunehiko Tsubone
  • Patent number: 6645871
    Abstract: A method and system of holding a substrate where foreign substances on the back surface can be decreased. The substrate holding system comprises a ring-shaped leakage-proof surface having a smooth surface on the specimen table corresponding to the periphery of the substrate, a plurality of contact holding portions within the periphery of the substrate, and electrostatic attraction means for fixing the substrate by contacting the back surface of the substrate to the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portions. The substrate contacts to the cooling surface at the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portion placed on a position inside the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface. The back surface of the substrate and the cooling surface do not contact to each other in the large portion of the remaining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamura, Kazue Takahashi, Youichi Ito, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Shichida, Tsunehiko Tsubone
  • Publication number: 20030192647
    Abstract: Present invention provides a method of holding substrate and a substrate holding system where the amount of foreign substances on the back surface can be decreased, and a little amount of foreign substances may be transferred from a mounting table to a substrate. The substrate holding system comprises a ring-shaped leakage-proof surface having smooth surface on the specimen table corresponding to the periphery of the substrate, a plurality of contact holding portions against the substrate on the specimen table between the corresponding position to the periphery of the substrate and the corresponding position to the center of the substrate, and electrostatic ttraction means for fixing the substrate by contacting the back surface of the substrate to the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portions. The substrate contacts to the cooling surface at the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portion placed on a position inside the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamura, Kazue Takahashi, Youichi Ito, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Shichida, Tsunehiko Tsubone
  • Patent number: 6610171
    Abstract: A method and system of holding a substrate where foreign substances on the back surface can be decreased. The substrate holding system comprises a ring-shaped leakage-proof surface having a smooth surface on the specimen table corresponding to the periphery of the substrate, a plurality of contact holding portions within the periphery of the substrate, and electrostatic attraction means for fixing the substrate by contacting the back surface of the substrate to the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portions. The substrate contacts to the cooling surface at the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portion placed on a position inside the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface. The back surface of the substrate and the cooling surface do not contact to each other in the large portion of the remaining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamura, Kazue Takahashi, Youichi Ito, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Shichida, Tsunehiko Tsubone
  • Patent number: 6610170
    Abstract: A method and system of holding a substrate where foreign substances on the back surface can be decreased. The substrate holding system comprises a ring-shaped leakage-proof surface having a smooth surface on the specimen table corresponding to the periphery of the substrate, a plurality of contact holding portions within the periphery of the substrate, and electrostatic attraction means for fixing the substrate by contacting the back surface of the substrate to the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portions. The substrate contacts to the cooling surface at the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portion placed on a position inside the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface. The back surface of the substrate and the cooling surface do not contact to each other in the large portion of the remaining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamura, Kazue Takahashi, Youichi Ito, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Shichida, Tsunehiko Tsubone
  • Patent number: 6544379
    Abstract: A method and system of holding a substrate where foreign substances on the back surface can be decreased. The substrate holding system comprises a ring-shaped leakage-proof surface having a smooth surface on the specimen table corresponding to the periphery of the substrate, a plurality of contact holding portions within the periphery of the substrate, and electrostatic attraction means for fixing the substrate by contacting the back surface of the substrate to the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portions. The substrate contacts to the cooling surface at the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portion placed on a position inside the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface. The back surface of the substrate and the cooling surface do not contact to each other in the large portion of the remaining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamura, Kazue Takahashi, Youichi Ito, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Shichida, Tsunehiko Tsubone
  • Patent number: 6524428
    Abstract: A method and system of holding a substrate where foreign substances on the back surface can be decreased. The substrate holding system comprises a ring-shaped leakage-proof surface having a smooth surface on the specimen table corresponding to the periphery of the substrate, a plurality of contact holding portions within the periphery of the substrate, and electrostatic attraction means for fixing the substrate by contacting the back surface of the substrate to the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portions. The substrate contacts to the cooling surface at the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface and the contact holding portion placed on a position inside the ring-shaped leakage-proof surface. The back surface of the substrate and the cooling surface do not contact to each other in the large portion of the remaining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamura, Kazue Takahashi, Youichi Ito, Yoshifumi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Shichida, Tsunehiko Tsubone
  • Patent number: D924824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Kouzuma, Kazuyuki Hirozane, Michiaki Kobayashi, Yoshifumi Ogawa