Patents by Inventor Yoshihito Araki

Yoshihito Araki 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: 11477858
    Abstract: A small diameter sheath heater with improved reliability is provided. The sheath heater according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a metal sheath, a heating wire having a band shape, the heating wire arranged with a gap within the metal sheath so as to rotate with respect to an axis direction of the metal sheath, an insulating material arranged in the gap, and connection terminals arranged at one end of the metal sheath, the connection terminals electrically connected with both ends of the heating wire respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Hanamachi, Kenji Sekiya, Daisuke Hashimoto, Satoshi Hirano, Masaru Takimoto, Go Takahara, Yoshihito Araki, Arata Tatsumi, Takashi Kawasaki, Yuki Toyama, Satoshi Anzai
  • Publication number: 20220026151
    Abstract: A plate includes: a main body; a flow channel provided in the main body and configured to flow inert gas therein; a cover configured to cover a surface of the main body where the flow channel is formed; a buried member buried in an opening of the flow channel, the buried member including a buried portion fixed to the flow channel and made of dense ceramic, and a flow portion held by the buried portion and configured to let the inert gas flow from an inside to an outside of the main body, at least a part of the flow portion being made of porous ceramic; and a plurality of through holes provided in the flow portion. A ratio of a diameter of an outer circumference of the buried portion to a diameter of a smallest circle among circles including all of the through holes is 1.2 or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihito Araki, Shuhei Morota, Toshihiko Hanamachi, Hibiki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20220009022
    Abstract: A joining method of joins a main body and a cover, the main body being a flat plate and made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and including a passage through which a medium for promoting heat exchange is circulated, and the cover being a flat plate and made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and configured to cover the passage of the main body. The method includes: a covering step of covering the main body with the cover; and a diffusion bonding step of joining the main body and the cover by diffusion bonding under a condition in which a joining temperature is 500° C. or higher and 640° C. or lower, and a joining surface pressure is 0.7 MPa or higher. Each of a joining surface of the main body and a joining surface of the cover has a flatness of 0.2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Hanamachi, Daisuke Fujino, Masaru Takimoto, Yoshihito Araki, Masahiro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20210398839
    Abstract: A stage includes a base material having a first surface and a second surface adjacent to the first surface, and an insulating film including a plurality of particles, each of the plurality of particles having a flat surface. The flat surface included in the insulating film is provided along the first surface and the second surface. The base material includes a third surface in a direction 180 degrees opposite to the first surface, and a part of the flat surface included in the insulating film is provided along the third surface, and a surface obtained by extending the first surface and a surface obtained by extending the second surface intersect at 90 degrees. The base material includes a third surface in a direction 180 degrees opposite to the first surface, and a part of the flat surface included in the insulating film is provided along the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Toshihiko HANAMACHI, Shuhei MOROTA, Masaru TAKIMOTO, Yoshihito ARAKI, Hibiki YOKOYAMA, Masahiro FUJII
  • Publication number: 20210292911
    Abstract: A member for a plasma processing device includes: an aluminum base material; and an oxide film formed on the aluminum base material and having a porous structure, the oxide film including a first oxide film formed on a surface of the aluminum base material, a second oxide film formed on the first oxide film, and a third oxide film formed on the second oxide film, wherein the first oxide film is harder than the second oxide film and the third oxide film, and a hole formed in each of the first oxide film, the second oxide film and the third oxide film is sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., IZUMI TECHNO INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Hanamachi, Shuhei Morota, Go Takahara, Masaru Takimoto, Hibiki Yokoyama, Hiroshi Mitsuda, Yoshihito Araki, Kengo Ajisawa
  • Publication number: 20200045779
    Abstract: A small diameter sheath heater with improved reliability is provided. The sheath heater according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a metal sheath, a heating wire having a band shape, the heating wire arranged with a gap within the metal sheath so as to rotate with respect to an axis direction of the metal sheath, an insulating material arranged in the gap, and connection terminals arranged at one end of the metal sheath, the connection terminals electrically connected with both ends of the heating wire respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Toshihiko HANAMACHI, Kenji SEKIYA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Satoshi HIRANO, Masaru TAKIMOTO, Go TAKAHARA, Yoshihito ARAKI, Arata TATSUMI, Takashi KAWASAKI, Yuki TOYAMA, Satoshi ANZAI
  • Publication number: 20180298498
    Abstract: A laminate includes: a substrate made of a metal or an alloy having a Vickers hardness of 120 HV or more and having irregularities on a surface of the substrate; and a film made of a metal or an alloy and formed on the surface of the substrate. The film forms metal bonding with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihito Araki, Yuichiro Yamauchi