Patents by Inventor Yosuke Nakasato

Yosuke Nakasato 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: 20150136595
    Abstract: A copper alloy wiring film of a flat panel display of the present invention and a sputtering target for forming the same have a composition including Mg: 0.1 to 5 atom %; either one or both of Mn and Al: 0.1 to 11 atom % in total; and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance, and if necessary, may be further including P: 0.001 to 0.1 atom %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Kenichi Yaguchi, Yosuke Nakasato, Haruhiko Asao
  • Publication number: 20150122380
    Abstract: A copper alloy sheet for terminal and connector materials contains 4.5 mass % to 12.0 mass % of Zn, 0.40 mass % to 0.9 mass % of Sn, 0.01 mass % to 0.08 mass % of P, and 0.20 mass % to 0.85 mass % of Ni with a remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities, a relationship of 11?[Zn]+7.5×[Sn]+16×[P]+3.5×[Ni]?19 is satisfied, a relationship of 7?[Ni]/[P]?40 is satisfied in a case in which the content of Ni is in a range of 0.35 mass % to 0.85 mass %, an average crystal grain diameter is in a range of 2.0 ?m to 8.0 ?m, an average particle diameter of circular or elliptical precipitates is in a range of 4.0 nm to 25.0 nm or a proportion of the number of precipitates having a particle diameter in a range of 4.0 nm to 25.0 nm in the precipitates is 70% or more, an electric conductivity is 29% IACS or more, a percentage of stress relaxation is 30% or less at 150° C. for 1000 hours as stress relaxation resistance, bending workability is R/t?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Keiichiro Oishi, Takashi HOKAZONO, Michio TAKASAKI, Yosuke NAKASATO
  • Publication number: 20140193292
    Abstract: A copper alloy sheet according to one aspect contains 28.0 mass % to 35.0 mass % of Zn, 0.15 mass % to 0.75 mass % of Sn, 0.005 mass % to 0.05 mass % of P, and a balance consisting of Cu and unavoidable impurities, in which relationships of 44?[Zn]+20×[Sn]?37 and 32?[Zn]+9×([Sn]?0.25)1/2?37 are satisfied. The copper alloy sheet according to the aspect is manufactured by a manufacturing process including a finish cold-rolling process of cold-rolling a copper alloy material, an average grain size of the copper alloy material is 2.0 ?m to 7.0 ?m, and a sum of an area ratio of a ? phase and an area ratio of a ? phase in a metallographic structure of the copper alloy material is 0% to 0.9%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Keiichiro Oishi, Takashi Hokazono, Michio Takasaki, Yosuke Nakasato
  • Publication number: 20140166164
    Abstract: A copper alloy sheet according to one aspect contains 28.0 mass % to 35.0 mass % of Zn, 0.15 mass % to 0.75 mass % of Sn, 0.005 mass % to 0.05 mass % of P, and a balance consisting of Cu and unavoidable impurities, in which relationships of 44?[Zn]+20×[Sn]?37 and 32?[Zn]+9×([Sn]?0.25)1/2?37 are satisfied. The copper alloy sheet according to the aspect is manufactured by a manufacturing process including a finish cold-rolling process of cold-rolling a copper alloy material, an average grain size of the copper alloy material is 2.0 ?m to 7.0 ?m, and a sum of an area ratio of a ? phase and an area ratio of a ? phase in a metallographic structure of the copper alloy material is 0% to 0.9%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Oishi, Takashi Hokazono, Michio Takasaki, Yosuke Nakasato
  • Patent number: 8658009
    Abstract: This Cu alloy sputtering target includes, in terms of atomic percent: Al: 1% to 10%; and Ca: 0.1% to 2%, with the balance being Cu and 1% or less of inevitable impurities. This thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode layer joined to the surface of a glass substrate through an adhesion layer; a gate insulating layer; a Si semiconductor layer; an n-type Si semiconductor layer; a barrier layer; a wire layer composed of a drain electrode layer and a source electrode layer, both of which are mutually divided; a passivation layer; and a transparent electrode layer, wherein the barrier layer is formed by sputtering under an oxidizing atmosphere using the Cu alloy sputtering target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Ulvac, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Kenichi Yaguchi, Yosuke Nakasato, Satoru Mori
  • Patent number: 8624397
    Abstract: This wiring layer structure includes: an underlying substrate of a semiconductor substrate or a glass substrate; an oxygen-containing Cu layer or an oxygen-containing Cu alloy layer which is formed on the underlying substrate; an oxide layer containing at least one of Al, Zr, and Ti which is formed on the oxygen-containing Cu layer or the oxygen-containing Cu alloy layer; and a Cu alloy layer containing at least one of Al, Zr, and Ti which is formed on the oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Ulvac, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Kenichi Yaguchi, Yosuke Nakasato
  • Publication number: 20120068265
    Abstract: This wiring layer structure includes: an underlying substrate of a semiconductor substrate or a glass substrate; an oxygen-containing Cu layer or an oxygen-containing Cu alloy layer which is formed on the underlying substrate; an oxide layer containing at least one of Al, Zr, and Ti which is formed on the oxygen-containing Cu layer or the oxygen-containing Cu alloy layer; and a Cu alloy layer containing at least one of Al, Zr, and Ti which is formed on the oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicants: ULVAC, INC., MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Kenichi Yaguchi, Yosuke Nakasato
  • Publication number: 20110309444
    Abstract: This Cu alloy sputtering target includes, in terms of atomic percent: Al: 1% to 10%; and Ca: 0.1% to 2%, with the balance being Cu and 1% or less of inevitable impurities. This thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode layer joined to the surface of a glass substrate through an adhesion layer; a gate insulating layer; a Si semiconductor layer; an n-type Si semiconductor layer; a barrier layer; a wire layer composed of a drain electrode layer and a source electrode layer, both of which are mutually divided; a passivation layer; and a transparent electrode layer, wherein the barrier layer is formed by sputtering under an oxidizing atmosphere using the Cu alloy sputtering target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicants: ULVAC, Inc., MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Kenichi Yaguchi, Yosuke Nakasato, Satoru Mori
  • Publication number: 20110281134
    Abstract: A copper alloy wiring film of a flat panel display of the present invention and a sputtering target for forming the same have a composition including Mg: 0.1 to 5 atom %; either one or both of Mn and Al: 0.1 to 11 atom % in total; and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance, and if necessary, may be further including P: 0.001 to 0.1 atom %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Kenichi Yaguchi, Yosuke Nakasato, Haruhiko Asao
  • Publication number: 20110192719
    Abstract: This sputtering target for forming a thin film transistor wiring film has a composition including 0.1 at % to 5 at % of Mg, 0.1 at % to 10 at % of Ca, and the remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities. Either one or both of Mn and Al may further be included at a total amount in a range of 0.1 at % to 10 at %. 0.001 at % to 0.1 at % of P may further be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION, ULVAC, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Masato Koide, Satoru Mori, Kenichi Yaguchi, Yosuke Nakasato