IP Library Granted Patent US 12,635,479
Granted Patent B2
US 12,635,479 · App. 18/191,377 · Granted May 19, 2026

Substrate holder

Inventors: Makoto Hino (Nagoya, JP); Tetsuo Kitabayashi (Nagoya, JP); Hiromasa Shimojima (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: NITERRA CO., LTD.
H10P72/7624C23C14/50C23C16/458C23C16/4581C23C16/4582C23C16/4586H01J37/32715H10P72/0432H10P72/722H10P72/7626
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Patent No.
US 12,635,479
App. No.
18/191,377
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a substrate holder including: a ceramic base member, an electrode and a shaft. The ceramic base member is provided with: an annular projected part and a plurality of projected parts. A circular area of which diameter is not less than 0.4 times an inner diameter of the cylindrical part is provided on a center in an upper surface of the ceramic base member. A first envelope surface of projected parts arranged in the circular area is a flat surface, and a second envelope surface of projected parts arranged at outside of the circular area is a curved surface. Alternatively, the first envelope surface is a curved surface having a first curvature and the second envelope surface is a flat surface or a curved surface having a second curvature which is different from the first curvature.

Claims (41)

1 . A substrate holder comprising:

a ceramic base member including an upper surface and a lower surface which faces the upper surface in an up-down direction;

an electrode embedded in the ceramic base member or arranged in the lower surface of the ceramic base member; and

a shaft having a cylindrical part which has a cylindrical shape and which is joined to the lower surface of the ceramic base member, wherein

the ceramic base member includes:

an annular projected part which is arranged in an outer peripheral part of the upper surface of the ceramic base member and which projects upward to be higher than the upper surface of the ceramic base member; and

a plurality of projected parts which are arranged on an inner side, with respect to the annular projected part, of the upper surface of the ceramic base member, and which project upward to be higher than the upper surface of the ceramic base member,

a circular area which is coaxial with the ceramic base member and of which diameter is not less than 0.4 times an inner diameter of the cylindrical part is provided on a center in the upper surface of the ceramic base member,

the upper surface of the ceramic base member has a curved surface of which a central part projects upward more than the outer peripheral part, and

a first envelope surface which is an envelope surface of upper surfaces of projected parts, of the plurality of projected parts, arranged in the circular area is a flat surface, and a second envelope surface which is an envelope surface of upper surfaces of projected parts, of the plurality of projected parts, arranged at outside of the circular area is a curved surface, or

the first envelope surface is a curved surface and the second envelope surface is a flat surface.

2 . The substrate holder according to claim 1 , wherein

the diameter of the circular area is not more than 1.5 times a maximum outer diameter of the cylindrical part.

3 . The substrate holder according to claim 1 , wherein

the first envelope surface is the flat surface, and the second envelope surface is a curved surface which projects upward.

4 . The substrate holder according to claim 1 , wherein

the first envelope surface is a curved surface which projects upward and the second envelope surface is the flat surface.

5 . The substrate holder according to claim 1 , wherein

the first envelope surface is the flat surface and the second envelope surface is a curved surface which projects downward.

6 . A substrate holder comprising:

a ceramic base member including an upper surface and a lower surface which faces the upper surface in an up-down direction;

an electrode embedded in the ceramic base member or arranged in the lower surface of the ceramic base member; and

a shaft having a cylindrical part which has a cylindrical shape and which is joined to the lower surface of the ceramic base member, wherein

the ceramic base member includes:

an annular projected part which is arranged in an outer peripheral part of the upper surface of the ceramic base member and which projects upward to be higher than the upper surface of the ceramic base member; and

a plurality of projected parts which are arranged on an inner side, with respect to the annular projected part, of the upper surface of the ceramic base member, and which project upward to be higher than the upper surface of the ceramic base member,

a circular area which is coaxial with the ceramic base member and of which diameter is not less than 0.4 times an inner diameter of the cylindrical part is provided on a center in the upper surface of the ceramic base member, and

a first envelope surface which is an envelope surface of upper surfaces of projected parts, of the plurality of projected parts, arranged in the circular area is a flat surface, and a second envelope surface which is an envelope surface of upper surfaces of projected parts, of the plurality of projected parts, arranged at outside of the circular area is a curved surface, or

the first envelope surface is a curved surface having a first curvature and the second envelope surface is a flat surface or a curved surface having a second curvature which is different from the first curvature, and

the first envelope surface is a curved surface which projects downward and the second envelope surface is a curved surface which projects upward.

7 . A substrate holder comprising:

a ceramic base member including an upper surface and a lower surface which faces the upper surface in an up-down direction;

an electrode embedded in the ceramic base member or arranged in the lower surface of the ceramic base member; and

a shaft having a cylindrical part which has a cylindrical shape and which is joined to the lower surface of the ceramic base member, wherein

the ceramic base member includes:

an annular projected part which is arranged in an outer peripheral part of the upper surface of the ceramic base member and which projects upward to be higher than the upper surface of the ceramic base member; and

a plurality of projected parts which are arranged on an inner side, with respect to the annular projected part, of the upper surface of the ceramic base member, and which project upward to be higher than the upper surface of the ceramic base member,

a circular area which is coaxial with the ceramic base member and of which diameter is not less than 0.4 times an inner diameter of the cylindrical part is provided on a center in the upper surface of the ceramic base member, and

a first envelope surface which is an envelope surface of upper surfaces of projected parts, of the plurality of projected parts, arranged in the circular area is a flat surface, and a second envelope surface which is an envelope surface of upper surfaces of projected parts, of the plurality of projected parts, arranged at outside of the circular area is a curved surface, or

the first envelope surface is a curved surface having a first curvature and the second envelope surface is a flat surface or a curved surface having a second curvature which is different from the first curvature, and

the first envelope surface is a curved surface which projects downward and the second envelope surface is the flat surface.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 7, 2023
From: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
To: NITERRA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064842/0215 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2023
From: HINO, MAKOTO; KITABAYASHI, TETSUO; SHIMOJIMA, HIROMASA
To: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063129/0871 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-053674 · Mar 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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