Patents by Inventor Masashi Nitani

Masashi Nitani 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).

  • Patent number: 11864314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a patterned fiber substrate comprising: a fiber substrate; and a pattern consisting of a functional material and formed on the fiber substrate, wherein at least a part of the functional material that constitutes the pattern is present in inside of the fiber substrate, the fiber substrate has a contact angle of 100 to 170° with pure water on its surface, and the pattern has a narrowest line width of 1 to 3000 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: KURARAY CO., LTD., OSAKA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kohei Hayashi, Soichi Obata, Yasuhiro Shirotani, Masashi Nitani, Mayumi Uno, Kazuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20220117083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a patterned fiber substrate comprising: a fiber substrate; and a pattern consisting of a functional material and formed on the fiber substrate, wherein at least a part of the functional material that constitutes the pattern is present in inside of the fiber substrate, the fiber substrate has a contact angle of 100 to 170° with pure water on its surface, and the pattern has a narrowest line width of 1 to 3000 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., OSAKA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kohei HAYASHI, Soichi OBATA, Yasuhiro SHIROTANI, Masashi NITANI, Mayumi UNO, Kazuki MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11178764
    Abstract: A flexible substrate and an electronic device having high flexibility as a whole including an element mounting portion and a connection terminal portion, and a production method of the electronic device are provided. The flexible substrate includes a flexible base, and a conductive wiring made of a conductive organic compound formed on the base, wherein part of the conductive wiring serves as a connection part with another electronic member. Further, an electronic device 100 includes flexible bases 11 and 21, conductive wirings 13 and 23 made of a conductive organic compound formed on the bases, and electronic elements 12 and 22 connected to the conductive wirings, wherein part of the conductive wiring serves as a connection part 30 with another substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: Pi-Crystal Incorporation, Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Mayumi Uno, Kazuki Maeda, Masashi Nitani, Busang Cha, Junichi Takeya
  • Patent number: 11147162
    Abstract: A flexible substrate and an electronic device having high flexibility as a whole including an element mounting portion and a connection terminal portion, and a production method of the electronic device are provided. The flexible substrate includes a flexible base, and a conductive wiring made of a conductive organic compound formed on the base, wherein part of the conductive wiring serves as a connection part with another electronic member. Further, an electronic device 100 includes flexible bases 11 and 21, conductive wirings 13 and 23 made of a conductive organic compound formed on the bases, and electronic elements 12 and 22 connected to the conductive wirings, wherein part of the conductive wiring serves as a connection part 30 with another substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: Pi-Crystal Incorporation, Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Mayumi Uno, Kazuki Maeda, Masashi Nitani, Busang Cha, Junichi Takeya
  • Publication number: 20210296600
    Abstract: A flexible substrate and an electronic device having high flexibility as a whole including an element mounting portion and a connection terminal portion, and a production method of the electronic device are provided. The flexible substrate includes a flexible base, and a conductive wiring made of a conductive organic compound formed on the base, wherein part of the conductive wiring serves as a connection part with another electronic member. Further, an electronic device 100 includes flexible bases 11 and 21, conductive wirings 13 and 23 made of a conductive organic compound formed on the bases, and electronic elements 12 and 22 connected to the conductive wirings, wherein part of the conductive wiring serves as a connection part 30 with another substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Mayumi UNO, Kazuki MAEDA, Masashi NITANI, Busang CHA, Junichi TAKEYA
  • Publication number: 20200344880
    Abstract: A flexible substrate and an electronic device having high flexibility as a whole including an element mounting portion and a connection terminal portion, and a production method of the electronic device are provided. The flexible substrate includes a flexible base, and a conductive wiring made of a conductive organic compound formed on the base, wherein part of the conductive wiring serves as a connection part with another electronic member. Further, an electronic device 100 includes flexible bases 11 and 21, conductive wirings 13 and 23 made of a conductive organic compound formed on the bases, and electronic elements 12 and 22 connected to the conductive wirings, wherein part of the conductive wiring serves as a connection part 30 with another substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Mayumi UNO, Kazuki MAEDA, Masashi NITANI, Busang CHA, Junichi TAKEYA
  • Patent number: 8378338
    Abstract: According to the first invention group there are provided conjugated compounds having two or more groups represented by the following formula (I) or the following formula (II): wherein one of Ar and Ar? represents a C6 or greater divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group and the other represents a C4 or greater divalent heterocyclic group, wherein the groups each may have a substituent, with the proviso that the groups as a whole contain no fluorine atoms, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent group, and Ar? represents a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon or trivalent heterocyclic group; when the conjugated compound has two or more groups represented by formula (I), the portion excluding these groups contain no fluorine atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshio Aso, Yutaka Ie, Makoto Okabe, Masashi Nitani, Masato Ueda
  • Patent number: 8158275
    Abstract: Fluorinated compounds of the invention are represented by the following general formula (I): (in formula (I), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a C10 or greater aromatic hydrocarbon or C4 or greater heterocyclic group, R1 represents hydrogen or a monovalent substituent, R2 and R3 each independently represent a monovalent substituent, and s1 and t1 each independently represent an integer of 0 or greater. When s1 is 2 or greater, the multiple R2 groups may be the same or different, and when t1 is 2 or greater the multiple R3 groups may be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignees: Osaka University, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Ie, Yoshio Aso, Masashi Nitani, Masato Ueda
  • Publication number: 20120056168
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a fluorine-containing polymer that is superior in both stability against doping of oxygen and solubility in an organic solvent. The invention provides a fluorine-containing polymer including a structure represented by formula (I) in a repeating unit. wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and each mean a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yutaka Ie, Masashi Nitani, Yoshio Aso, Masato Ueda
  • Publication number: 20100301314
    Abstract: According to the first invention group there are provided conjugated compounds having two or more groups represented by the following formula (I) or the following formula (II): wherein one of Ar and Ar? represents a C6 or greater divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group and the other represents a C4 or greater divalent heterocyclic group, wherein the groups each may have a substituent, with the proviso that the groups as a whole contain no fluorine atoms, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent group, and Ar? represents a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon or trivalent heterocyclic group; when the conjugated compound has two or more groups represented by formula (I), the portion excluding these groups contain no fluorine atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshio Aso, Yutaka Ie, Makoto Okabe, Masashi Nitani, Masato Ueda
  • Publication number: 20100171102
    Abstract: A fluorine-containing polycyclic aromatic compound represented by the following formula (I) is provided. According to present invention, a novel compound capable of being utilized as an organic n-type semiconductor having an excellent electron transport property is provided, wherein in formula (I), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group having at least six carbon atoms or a heterocyclic group having at least four carbon atoms; R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent group; R5 and R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group that may be substituted with a substituent; s1 and t1 each independently represent an integer of at least 2; with the proviso that at least one of R5 and R6 is the abovementioned monovalent organic group where at least one of all the hydrogen atoms of the monovalent organic group including the substituent is substituted with a fluorine atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yutaka Ie, Yoshio Aso, Masashi Nitani, Masato Ueda
  • Publication number: 20090240014
    Abstract: Fluorinated compounds of the invention are represented by the following general formula (I). [In formula (I), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a C10 or greater aromatic hydrocarbon or C4 or greater heterocyclic group, R1 represents hydrogen or a monovalent substituent, R2 and R3 each independently represent a monovalent substituent, and s1 and t1 each independently represent an integer of 0 or greater. When s1 is 2 or greater, the multiple R2 groups may be the same or different, and when t1 is 2 or greater the multiple R3 groups may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yutaka Ie, Yoshio Aso, Masashi Nitani, Masato Ueda