Patents by Inventor Yu YANASE

Yu YANASE 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: 20250224668
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pellicle frame and a pellicle including the pellicle frame. The pellicle frame includes a frame base material made of Ti or Ti alloy and a metal layer laminated on a surface of the frame base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KUBOTA, Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20250068055
    Abstract: A pellicle characterized by having an amount of released aqueous gas of 1×10?3 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle, an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 1×105 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 45 to 100 amu, and an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 4×10?7 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 101 to 200 amu, under vacuum after the pellicle has been left to stand for 10 minutes in an atmosphere of 23° C. and 1×10?3 Pa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20250053078
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20240353750
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pellicle including a pellicle frame; an ultra-thin pellicle film provided on an upper end surface of the pellicle frame; a vent hole provided in the pellicle frame; and a filter that closes the vent hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KUBOTA, Yu YANASE, Ayano TAKEUCHI, Akinori NISHIMURA, Satoshi NOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240337921
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pellicle including a pellicle frame; a pellicle film provided on an upper end surface of the pellicle frame; a vent hole provided in the pellicle frame; and a filter that closes the vent hole. The present disclosure also provides a pellicle frame with a filter including a pellicle frame; a vent hole provided in the pellicle frame; and a filter that closes the vent hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KUBOTA, Yu YANASE, Ayano TAKEUCHI, Akinori NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240241435
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape, having an upper end face to arrange a pellicle film thereon and a lower end face to face a photomask, and which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from an outer side face toward an inner side face of the upper end face, and to provide a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20240012323
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20240004287
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20240004286
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20240004285
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230408909
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230408910
    Abstract: A pellicle characterized by having an amount of released aqueous gas of 1×10?3 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle, an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 1×10?5 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 45 to 100 amu, and an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 4×10?7 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 101 to 200 amu, under vacuum after the pellicle has been left to stand for 10 minutes in an atmosphere of 23° C. and 1×10?3 Pa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230408907
    Abstract: A pellicle characterized by having an amount of released aqueous gas of 1×10?3 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle, an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 1×10?5 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 45 to 100 amu, and an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 4×10?7 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 101 to 200 amu, under vacuum after the pellicle has been left to stand for 10 minutes in an atmosphere of 23° C. and 1×10?3 Pa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230408908
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230400760
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230168578
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape, having an upper end face to arrange a pellicle film thereon and a lower end face to face a photomask, and which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from an outer side face toward an inner side face of the upper end face; and to provide a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230012556
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20220350241
    Abstract: A pellicle characterized by having an amount of released aqueous gas of 1×10?3 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle, an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 1×10?5 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 45 to 100 amu, and an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 4×10?7 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 101 to 200 amu, under vacuum after the pellicle has been left to stand for 10 minutes in an atmosphere of 23° C. and 1×10?3 Pa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20220334466
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20220113624
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape, having an upper end face to arrange a pellicle film thereon and a lower end face to face a photomask, and which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from an outer side face toward an inner side face of the upper end face, and to provide a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE