Patents by Inventor Asahiko Nogami
Asahiko Nogami 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).
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Patent number: 11789182Abstract: There is provided an optical body and a display device that enable wavelength dependence of a reflectance to be reduced and reflection of incident light to be further suppressed, the optical body including: a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of a base material. An average period of concavities and convexities of the concave-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. A standard deviation of differences between respective positions of bottom faces of the concavities of the concave-convex structure in a normal direction of a flat surface of the base material and a median of the positions of the bottom faces is greater than or equal to 25 nm.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Kajiya, Asahiko Nogami, Kyoko Sakurai, Kazuya Hayashibe
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Publication number: 20230045020Abstract: A transfer object comprises a substrate having one or more fine concave portions formed on a surface thereof. At least one of a sidewall and a bottom of each fine concave portion has an oscillation waveform satisfying at least one of the following oscillation waveform conditions: the oscillation waveform is continuous; the oscillation waveform is a composite waveform of a plurality of oscillation waveforms, and the plurality of oscillation waveforms are in phase with each other; fine concave portions of a plurality of rows are formed on the substrate, and oscillation waveforms of adjacent fine concave portions are in phase with each other; and fine concave portions of a plurality of rows are formed on the substrate, and oscillation waveforms of the fine concave portions are in phase with each other for every two pitches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Kazuhiko NODA, Katsuhiro DOI, Asahiko NOGAMI, Kyoko SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20230025421Abstract: A method for manufacturing a roll mold by cutting a roll, includes generating a control waveform based on a signal corresponding to a rotary position of the roll, and making a plurality of cuts on a surface of the roll by, while the roll is rotated, reciprocating a cutting blade in a radial direction of the roll in accordance with the control waveform. Making the plurality of cuts includes at each of a plurality of predetermined locations, making a predetermined number of cuts of predetermined depth based on the control waveform. Generating the control waveform includes generating a control waveform dictating that, when multiple cuts are made at a predetermined location, each subsequent cut will have a smaller depth than a preceding cut.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiko NODA, Katsuhiro DOI, Kyoko SAKURAI, Asahiko NOGAMI, Mitsuo ARIMA
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Publication number: 20230015044Abstract: A method for manufacturing a roll mold by cutting a roll, includes generating a control waveform based on a signal corresponding to a rotary position of the roll, and making a plurality of cuts on a surface of the roll by, while the roll is rotated, reciprocating a cutting blade in a radial direction of the roll in accordance with the control waveform. Making the plurality of cuts includes at each of a plurality of predetermined locations, making a predetermined number of cuts of predetermined depth based on the control waveform. Generating the control waveform includes generating a control waveform dictating that the predetermined locations, the predetermined depths, or both are randomly selected. Generating the control waveform includes generating a control waveform dictating that, when multiple cuts are made at a predetermined location, each subsequent cut will have a smaller depth than a preceding cut.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiko NODA, Katsuhiro DOI, Kyoko SAKURAI, Asahiko NOGAMI, Mitsuo ARIMA
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Patent number: 11491672Abstract: A new and improved microfabrication device, microfabrication method, transfer mold, and transfer object that can suppress a defect are provided. A microfabrication device comprises a tool mounting portion, a predetermined cutting tool, an oscillator, and a controller, wherein the controller performs a cutting process to satisfy at least one of: a cutting condition (1) that oscillations at a start point and an end point of each set are in phase with each other; and a cutting condition (2) that oscillations of the sets are in phase with each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Kazuhiko Noda, Katsuhiro Doi, Asahiko Nogami, Kyoko Sakurai
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Publication number: 20220347879Abstract: A transfer mold comprises a substrate having one or more fine concave portions formed on a surface thereof. At least one of a sidewall and a bottom of each fine concave portion has an oscillation waveform satisfying at least one of the following oscillation waveform conditions: (1) the oscillation waveform is continuous; (2) the oscillation waveform is a composite waveform of a plurality of oscillation waveforms, and the plurality of oscillation waveforms are in phase with each other; (3) fine concave portions of a plurality of rows are formed on the substrate, and oscillation waveforms of adjacent fine concave portions are in phase with each other; and (4) fine concave portions of a plurality of rows are formed on the substrate, and oscillation waveforms of the fine concave portions are in phase with each other for every two pitches.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Kazuhiko NODA, Katsuhiro DOI, Asahiko NOGAMI, Kyoko SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20220196884Abstract: There is provided an optical body and a display device that enable wavelength dependence of a reflectance to be reduced and reflection of incident light to be further suppressed, the optical body including: a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of a base material. An average period of concavities and convexities of the concave-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. A standard deviation of differences between respective positions of bottom faces of the concavities of the concave-convex structure in a normal direction of a flat surface of the base material and a median of the positions of the bottom faces is greater than or equal to 25 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi KAJIYA, Asahiko NOGAMI, Kyoko SAKURAI, Kazuya HAYASHIBE
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Patent number: 11307328Abstract: There is provided an optical body and a display device that enable wavelength dependence of a reflectance to be reduced and reflection of incident light to be further suppressed, the optical body including: a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of a base material. An average period of concavities and convexities of the concave-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. A standard deviation of differences between respective positions of bottom faces of the concavities of the concave-convex structure in a normal direction of a flat surface of the base material and a median of the positions of the bottom faces is greater than or equal to 25 nm.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Kajiya, Asahiko Nogami, Kyoko Sakurai, Kazuya Hayashibe
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Patent number: 11079688Abstract: An exposure apparatus 10 includes an optical pickup 12 configured to emit laser light and being capable of adjusting the focus of the laser light, a control computing unit 16 configured to adjust the focus of the laser light, an auxiliary stage 21 having the light source unit 12 set thereon, the position of the auxiliary stage 21 being adjustable in the direction toward the master 1, an auxiliary stage control unit 25 configured to control the position of the auxiliary stage 21, wherein the optical pickup 12 includes an object lens 124 configured to direct the laser light to the master 1, a VCM actuator 125 configured to displace the object lens 124 in accordance with a drive current, and the auxiliary stage control unit 25 controls the position of the auxiliary stage 21 in accordance with the drive current for the VCM actuator 125.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Dexerials CorporationInventor: Asahiko Nogami
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Publication number: 20210053273Abstract: Provided are a master in which a more complicated microstructure is formed, a transferred object obtained by using the master, and a method of producing the master. A plurality of concave-convex groups each including a plurality of concavities or convexities are provided on a base material apart from each other. Average widths of areas occupied by the concavities or convexities at a surface of the base material are smaller than or equal to a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. Formed lengths of the concavities or convexities from the surface of the base material in each of the concave-convex groups each belong to any of at least two or more groups having different central values.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Masanao KIKUCHI, Hiroshi TAZAWA, Asahiko NOGAMI, Kazuya HAYASHIBE
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Patent number: 10883676Abstract: There is provided a new and improved optical body, a new and improved method for manufacturing an optical body, and a new and improved light emitting device that can emit light derived from a light source in more various manners. The optical body includes: a base material; and a first concave-convex structure that is formed on at least one surface of the base material and that extracts internally propagating light that is injected into an inside of the base material from a side surface of the base material. An average period of concavity and convexity of the first concave-convex structure is more than or equal to a minimum value of a visible light wavelength band and less than or equal to 10 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Masanao Kikuchi, Shunichi Kajiya, Asahiko Nogami, Kyoko Sakurai, Kazuya Hayashibe
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Publication number: 20200371446Abstract: An exposure apparatus 10 includes an optical pickup 12 configured to emit laser light and being capable of adjusting the focus of the laser light, a control computing unit 16 configured to adjust the focus of the laser light, an auxiliary stage 21 having the light source unit 12 set thereon, the position of the auxiliary stage 21 being adjustable in the direction toward the master 1, an auxiliary stage control unit 25 configured to control the position of the auxiliary stage 21, wherein the optical pickup 12 includes an object lens 124 configured to direct the laser light to the master 1, a VCM actuator 125 configured to displace the object lens 124 in accordance with a drive current, and the auxiliary stage control unit 25 controls the position of the auxiliary stage 21 in accordance with the drive current for the VCM actuator 125.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Dexerials CorporationInventor: Asahiko NOGAMI
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Publication number: 20200094430Abstract: A new and improved microfabrication device, microfabrication method, transfer mold, and transfer object that can suppress a defect are provided. A microfabrication device comprises a tool mounting portion, a predetermined cutting tool, an oscillator, and a controller, wherein the controller performs a cutting process to satisfy at least one of: a cutting condition (1) that oscillations at a start point and an end point of each set are in phase with each other; and a cutting condition (2) that oscillations of the sets are in phase with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Kazuhiko NODA, Katsuhiro DOI, Asahiko NOGAMI, Kyoko SAKURAI
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Patent number: 10578971Abstract: An exposure apparatus 10 is an exposure apparatus for forming a pattern by exposure by irradiating a set master 1 with laser light, comprising: an optical pickup 12 which is capable of adjusting the focus of laser light and a control unit 19 which adjusts the focus of laser light emitted from the optical pickup 12 using integrated surface profile data indicating the relative positional relationship between the surface of the master 1 and the optical pickup 12 according to at least one of the surface roughness of the master 1, the inclination of the master 1, and the decentering of the master 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Dexerials CorporationInventor: Asahiko Nogami
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Publication number: 20190211978Abstract: There is provided a new and improved optical body, a new and improved method for manufacturing an optical body, and a new and improved light emitting device that can emit light derived from a light source in more various manners. The optical body includes: a base material; and a first concave-convex structure that is formed on at least one surface of the base material and that extracts internally propagating light that is injected into an inside of the base material from a side surface of the base material. An average period of concavity and convexity of the first concave-convex structure is more than or equal to a minimum value of a visible light wavelength band and less than or equal to 10 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Masanao KIKUCHI, Shunichi KAJIYA, Asahiko NOGAMI, Kyoko SAKURAI, Kazuya HAYASHIBE
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Publication number: 20190033721Abstract: An exposure apparatus 10 is an exposure apparatus for forming a pattern by exposure by irradiating a set master 1 with laser light, comprising: an optical pickup 12 which is capable of adjusting the focus of laser light and a control unit 19 which adjusts the focus of laser light emitted from the optical pickup 12 using integrated surface profile data indicating the relative positional relationship between the surface of the master 1 and the optical pickup 12 according to at least one of the surface roughness of the master 1, the inclination of the master 1, and the decentering of the master 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Dexerials CorporationInventor: Asahiko NOGAMI
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Publication number: 20180224578Abstract: There is provided an optical body and a display device that enable wavelength dependence of a reflectance to be reduced and reflection of incident light to be further suppressed, the optical body including: a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of a base material. An average period of concavities and convexities of the concave-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. A standard deviation of differences between respective positions of bottom faces of the concavities of the concave-convex structure in a normal direction of a flat surface of the base material and a median of the positions of the bottom faces is greater than or equal to 25 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi KAJIYA, Asahiko NOGAMI, Kyoko SAKURAI, Kazuya HAYASHIBE
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Patent number: 8457550Abstract: A wireless communication device is provided and includes: a first communication processing unit performing communication in an electromagnetic induction system by using a first antenna unit; a second communication processing unit performing communication at higher speed than the first communication processing unit by a system or a communication frequency different from the electromagnetic induction system by using a second antenna unit; and a power generation unit generating power at least for performing communication operations from a carrier signal received by the first antenna unit. The power is generated in the power generation unit by switching a frequency resonance characteristic of the first antenna unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuro Goto, Shinichi Fukuda, Asahiko Nogami
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Patent number: 8436718Abstract: A noncontact communication apparatus is disclosed which includes: an antenna resonance circuit configured to have a coil for communicating with an opposite party through electromagnetic coupling; a changing block configured to change a Q-factor of the antenna resonance circuit; and a control block configured to control the antenna resonance circuit to transmit and receive data to and from the opposite party at one of a plurality of communication speeds prepared beforehand, the control block further controlling the changing block to reduce the Q-factor the higher the communication speed in use.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuro Goto, Shinichi Fukuda, Asahiko Nogami
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Publication number: 20100328045Abstract: A noncontact communication apparatus is disclosed which includes: an antenna resonance circuit configured to have a coil for communicating with an opposite party through electromagnetic coupling; a changing block configured to change a Q-factor of the antenna resonance circuit; and a control block configured to control the antenna resonance circuit to transmit and receive data to and from the opposite party at one of a plurality of communication speeds prepared beforehand, the control block further controlling the changing block to reduce the Q-factor the higher the communication speed in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuro GOTO, Shinichi FUKUDA, Asahiko NOGAMI