Patents by Inventor Yuzo Shimada

Yuzo Shimada 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: 20090250453
    Abstract: An electric conduction heating device having an electrically conductive container (20), an upper electrode (16) and a lower electrode (12), wherein material accommodated in the container (20) can be heated by supplying electric current to the container (20) while the upper portion and bottom portion of the container (20) are sandwiched by the upper electrode (16) and the lower electrode (12); the container (20) being provided with a lower barrel (20a) and an upper barrel (20b) whose electrical resistivity is lower than that of the lower barrel (20a). This electric conduction heating device can efficiently heat the material accommodated therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: NIPPON CRUCIBLE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tamio Okada, Hideaki Ohashi, Yuzo Shimada, Shinji Origuchi
  • Patent number: 7263897
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a three-axis motion table capable of ensuring smooth rotations around three rotation axes orthogonal to each other and decreasing an overall weight. The three-axis motion table according to the present invention has an outside frame (3), an (e.g., approximately square) intermediate frame (5), and an (e.g., approximately square) inside frame (7). The outside frame (3) is rotatably mounted around a first rotation axis (2) by means of a pair of both-end supporting legs (1, 1). The intermediate frame (5) is rotatably mounted around a second rotation axis (4) by means of the outside frame (3). The inside frame (7) is rotatably mounted around a third rotation axis (6) by means of the intermediate frame (5). The inside frame (7) has a holding mechanism for a tested model (J). One of the both-end supporting legs (1, 1) is provided with a first motor (M1) to rotate the outside frame (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Nihon University
    Inventors: Yuzo Shimada, Kenji Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20060293795
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a three-axis motion table capable of ensuring smooth rotations around three rotation axes orthogonal to each other and decreasing an overall weight. The three-axis motion table according to the present invention has an outside frame (3), an (e.g., approximately square) intermediate frame (5), and an (e.g., approximately square) inside frame (7). The outside frame (3) is rotatably mounted around a first rotation axis (2) by means of a pair of both-end supporting legs (1, 1). The intermediate frame (5) is rotatably mounted around a second rotation axis (4) by means of the outside frame (3). The inside frame (7) is rotatably mounted around a third rotation axis (6) by means of the intermediate frame (5). The inside frame (7) has a holding mechanism for a tested model (J). One of the both-end supporting legs (1, 1) is provided with a first motor (M1) to rotate the outside frame (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Yuzo Shimada, Kenji Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 7106426
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of inspecting an optical waveguide substrate for optical conduction at an increased inspecting rate and also inspecting an optical waveguide substrate for cross-talk. According to the disclosed method, a laser beam is applied from a laser beam scanning optical system to one end face of an optical waveguide of an optical waveguide substrate which is an object to be inspected, and the laser beam emitted from the other end of the optical waveguide is detected by a CCD camera, which output detected result data. A light spot position confirming device compares the detected result data with stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Kikuchi, Mikio Oda, Hikaru Kouta, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada, Yoshio Matsumoto, Shinichi Tamabayashi
  • Patent number: 6999643
    Abstract: After an optical waveguide substrate including a supporting substrate is adhered to an electric wiring board, the supporting substrate alone is dissolved using an organic solvent for removal. Alternatively, the supporting substrate alone is melted through a thermal treatment for removal. Further, a core layer of an optical waveguide is formed on the substrate using a photosensitive resin having a thermal expansion coefficient substantially identical to that of the supporting substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Kikuchi, Mikio Oda, Hikaru Kouta, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada
  • Patent number: 6949815
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has an LSI device provided with a plurality of power supply line connection pads and ground line connection pad in a peripheral edge part of a circuit-formation surface, metal foil leads 5 electrically connected to each of the pads and adhered to the LSI device via an insulation layer, and decoupling capacitors mounted on one surface of the metal foil leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Yamazaki, Toru Mori, Akinobu Shibuya, Shintaro Yamamichi, Yuzo Shimada
  • Patent number: 6934429
    Abstract: An optical waveguide board is provided which includes a substrate, an optical path changing unit being formed on the substrate used to change a direction of an optical path of incident light from a direction being vertical to a surface of the substrate to a direction being horizontal to the surface of the substrate and to condense a luminous flux and an optical waveguide being formed on the substrate to carry out multi-mode transmission of a luminous flux fed from the optical path changing unit wherein, based on a spread angle of the luminous flux formed by the optical path changing unit, mainly light components to be transmitted in a zero-order mode to a three-order mode only, out of various kinds of modes for the multi-mode transmission, is transmitted through the optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Kikuchi, Junichi Sasaki, Seiji Suda, Mikio Oda, Hikaru Kouta, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada
  • Patent number: 6926188
    Abstract: Conductive balls are transferred from a pallet onto an array of conductive pads on a semiconductor chip by means of a transfer apparatus; the transfer apparatus includes a pallet formed with an array of recesses same in pattern as the array of conductive pads, a movable head formed with an array of vacuum holes and a driving mechanism for moving the head from an idle position onto the pallet and from the pallet to the semiconductor chip; when the head is moved to the pallet, the vacuum holes are connected to the recesses so as to confine the conductive balls in the narrow spaces; the vacuum is developed; then the conductive balls are traveled through the closed spaces to the vacuum holes; even if the conductive balls have been charged, the conductive balls are never attracted to the adjacent balls, and are surely captured by the vacuum holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, Japan E.M. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Hazeyama, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada, Akeo Katahira, Jun Ishida, Masaru Terashima, Kazuhiko Futakami
  • Patent number: 6889886
    Abstract: Conductive balls are transferred from a pallet onto an array of conductive pads on a semiconductor chip by means of a transfer apparatus; the transfer apparatus includes a pallet formed with an array of recesses same in pattern as the array of conductive pads, a movable head formed with an array of vacuum holes and a driving mechanism for moving the head from an idle position onto the pallet and from the pallet to the semiconductor chip; when the head is moved to the pallet, the vacuum holes are connected to the recesses so as to confine the conductive balls in the narrow spaces; the vacuum is developed; then the conductive balls are traveled through the closed spaces to the vacuum holes; even if the conductive balls have been charged, the conductive balls are never attracted to the adjacent balls, and are surely captured by the vacuum holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, Japan E.M. Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Hazeyama, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada, Akeo Katahira, Jun Ishida, Masaru Terashima, Kazuhiko Futakami
  • Patent number: 6829079
    Abstract: An optical path control apparatus includes a first substrate. A second substrate is movably provided for the first substrate. A mirror section is provided on the second substrate. A driving section moves the second substrate such that a first optical path of input light to the mirror section is optically connected to one of a plurality of second optical paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Oda, Mitsuru Yamamoto, Hikaru Kouta, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada
  • Publication number: 20040135264
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has an LSI device provided with a plurality of power supply line connection pads and ground line connection pad in a peripheral edge part of a circuit-formation surface, metal foil leads 5 electrically connected to each of the pads and adhered to the LSI device via an insulation layer, and decoupling capacitors mounted on one surface of the metal foil leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Takao Yamazaki, Toru Mori, Akinobu Shibuya, Shintaro Yamamichi, Yuzo Shimada
  • Publication number: 20040094601
    Abstract: Conductive balls are transferred from a pallet onto an array of conductive pads on a semiconductor chip by means of a transfer apparatus; the transfer apparatus includes a pallet formed with an array of recesses same in pattern as the array of conductive pads, a movable head formed with an array of vacuum holes and a driving mechanism for moving the head from an idle position onto the pallet and from the pallet to the semiconductor chip; when the head is moved to the pallet, the vacuum holes are connected to the recesses so as to confine the conductive balls in the narrow spaces; the vacuum is developed; then the conductive balls are traveled through the closed spaces to the vacuum holes; even if the conductive balls have been charged, the conductive balls are never attracted to the adjacent balls, and are surely captured by the vacuum holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Ichiro Hazeyama, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada, Akeo Katahira, Jun Ishida, Masaru Terashima, Kazuhiko Futakami
  • Patent number: 6703705
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has an LSI device provided with a plurality of power supply line connection pads and ground line connection pad in a peripheral edge part of a circuit-formation surface, metal foil leads 5 electrically connected to each of the pads and adhered to the LSI device via an insulation layer, and decoupling capacitors mounted on one surface of the metal foil leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Yamazaki, Toru Mori, Akinobu Shibuya, Shintaro Yamamichi, Yuzo Shimada
  • Patent number: 6670699
    Abstract: A semiconductor package comprising an LSI chip, a chip bump, an interposer, and a BGA bump is mounted at a predetermined position of a printed wiring board having a core layer. A heat sink for dissipating heat generated from the LSI chip is installed within the core layer. Further, heat radiating vias for conveying heat generated from the LSI chip to the heat sink are provided within the printed wiring board so that the BGA bump in the LSI chip is thermally liked with the heat sink. The heat generated from the LSI chip is mainly dissipated through a route of chip bump→interposer→BGA bump→heat radiating via→heat sink. By virtue of the above construction, the semiconductor device packaging structure can reduce the packaging volume of the heat sink while providing satisfactory cooling capacity and, at the same time, can minimize the length of signal wiring between LSI chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Mikubo, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada
  • Publication number: 20030142896
    Abstract: An optical waveguide board is provided which includes a substrate, an optical path changing unit being formed on the substrate used to change a direction of an optical path of incident light from a direction being vertical to a surface of the substrate to a direction being horizontal to the surface of the substrate and to condense a luminous flux and an optical waveguide being formed on the substrate to carry out multi-mode transmission of a luminous flux fed from the optical path changing unit wherein, based on a spread angle of the luminous flux formed by the optical path changing unit, mainly light components to be transmitted in a zero-order mode to a three-order mode only, out of various kinds of modes for the multi-mode transmission, is transmitted through the optical waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Kikuchi, Junichi Sasaki, Seiji Suda, Mikio Oda, Hikaru Kouta, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada
  • Publication number: 20030128907
    Abstract: After an optical waveguide substrate including a supporting substrate is adhered to an electric wiring board, the supporting substrate alone is dissolved using an organic solvent for removal. Alternatively, the supporting substrate alone is melted through a thermal treatment for removal. Further, a core layer of an optical waveguide is formed on the substrate using a photosensitive resin having a thermal expansion coefficient substantially identical to that of the supporting substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: NEC TOPPAN CIRCUIT SOLUTION, INC.
    Inventors: Hideo Kikuchi, Mikio Oda, Hikaru Kouta, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada
  • Publication number: 20030117690
    Abstract: An optical path control apparatus includes a first substrate. A second substrate is movably provided for the first substrate. A mirror section is provided on the second substrate. A driving section moves the second substrate such that a first optical path of input light to the mirror section is optically connected to one of a plurality of second optical paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Mikio Oda, Mitsuru Yamamoto, Hikaru Kouta, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada
  • Publication number: 20030117614
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of inspecting an optical waveguide substrate for optical conduction at an increased inspecting rate and also inspecting an optical waveguid—e substrate for cross-talk. According to the disclosed method, a laser beam is applied from a laser beam scanning optical system to one end face of an optical waveguide of an optical waveguide substrate which is an object to be inspected, and the laser beam emitted from the other end of the optical waveguide is detected by a CCD camera, which output detected result data. A light spot position confirming device compares the detected result data with stored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Kikuchi, Mikio Oda, Hikaru Kouta, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada, Yoshio Matsumoto, Shinichi Tamabayashi
  • Publication number: 20030053765
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photo-electric combined substrate comprising an electric interconnection part having an electric interconnection layer and an electric insulating layer as well as an optical waveguide part consisting of a core and a clad, where the electric insulating layer in the electric interconnection part and the optical waveguide part are made of the same material; a ceramic substrate comprising an optical device and an electric device where a ceramic substrate has a concave where the concave is filled with a resin, and where at least an optical device is mounted on the ceramic substrate while an electric device on the resin in the substrate concave; and an optical waveguide comprising a core and a clad having a refractive index lower than that of the core, where the core is made of a fluorene-unit-containing epoxy acrylate resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikio Oda, Sakae Kitajo, Yuzo Shimada, Masataka Itoh, Yoshinobu Kaneyama, Masahiko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 6524905
    Abstract: A semiconductor device provided with a thin film capacitor having a small equivalent series inductance is provided, which can be operated at a high frequency range and contributes to size reduction of the electronic devices. The semiconductor device comprises a device formed on a silicon substrate 1a, interlayer insulating films 3a, 3b, and 3c, wiring blocks including a power source wire block and a ground wire block, and a thin film capacitor 14 formed on an uppermost insulating layer. The thin film capacitor 14 comprises a lower electrode 6 connected to the ground wire block 4e through a contact 5d, an upper electrode 8 which is connected to the power source wire block 4d through a contact 5d, and which extends above the lower electrode 6, and a dielectric layer 7 which is inserted between the lower and the upper electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shintaro Yamamichi, Toru Mori, Akinobu Shibuya, Takao Yamazaki, Yuzo Shimada