Patents by Inventor Shinji Sekiguchi

Shinji Sekiguchi 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: 11332578
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polyimide resin comprising a structural unit A derived from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a structural unit B derived from a diamine, wherein the structural unit A contains a structural unit (A-1) derived from 4,4?-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride, and the structural unit B contains a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diamine, a polyimide resin composition comprising the polyimide resin and inorganic nanoparticles, and a polyimide film comprising the polyimide resin or the polyimide resin composition. Provided are a polyimide resin and a polyimide resin composition, each of which can form a film having not only a heat resistance, and colorlessness and transparency but also low water absorption properties, and a polyimide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yohei Abiko, Shuya Suenaga, Shinji Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 11261303
    Abstract: A method for producing a polyimide resin film, including: a coating step of forming a coated film by coating a polyimide resin composition containing a polyimide resin, an antioxidant, and a solvent on a substrate; and a drying step of drying the coated film in air at 180° C. or more, the antioxidant being a phenol-based antioxidant, and a content of the phenol-based antioxidant being 0.05 part by mass or more per 100 parts by mass of the polyimide resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Aoi Daito, Shinji Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210395568
    Abstract: A polyimide resin includes structural unit A derived from tetracarboxylic dianhydride and structural unit B derived from diamine, wherein unit A includes at least one unit selected from the group consisting of unit (A-1) derived from a compound represented by Formula (a-1) and unit (A-2) derived from a compound represented by Formula (a-2), and unit B includes unit (B-1) derived from a compound represented by Formula (b-1) and includes unit (B-2) derived from a compound represented by Formula (b-2). wherein X represents a single bond or an oxygen atom, and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group. wherein Z1/Z2 represent a divalent aliphatic or aromatic group, R1/R2 represent a monovalent aromatic or aliphatic group, R3/R4 represent a monovalent aliphatic group, R5/R6 represent a monovalent aliphatic or aromatic group, m&n represent an integer of 1 or greater, and a sum of m+n represents an integer from 2-1000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yohei ABIKO, Aoi DAITO, Shinji SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10954339
    Abstract: Provided is a polyimide resin composition and a production method thereof, wherein the polyimide resin composition contains an alicyclic polyimide resin having a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and inorganic particles of at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, barium titanate, and zirconium oxide, wherein the alicyclic polyimide resin has a glass transition temperature of 260° C. or higher, wherein R1 represents a tetravalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of from 4 to 22, and R2 represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of from 2 to 28 and/or a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of from 6 to 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Mukasa, Yohei Abiko, Aoi Daito, Shinji Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 10920018
    Abstract: A polyimide resin including a structural unit A derived from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a structural unit B derived from a diamine compound, wherein the structural unit A includes a structural unit (A-1) derived from a compound represented by the following formula (a-1), and the structural unit B includes a structural unit (B-1) derived from a compound represented by the following formula (b-1): wherein m and n in the formula (b-1) each independently are an integer of 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yohei Abiko, Saeko Sato, Aoi Daito, Shinji Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20200055987
    Abstract: A polyimide resin including a structural unit A derived from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a structural unit B derived from a diamine compound, wherein the structural unit A includes a structural unit (A-1) derived from a compound represented by the following formula (a-1), and the structural unit B includes a structural unit (B-1) derived from a compound represented by the following formula (b-1): wherein m and n in the formula (b-1) each independently are an integer of 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yohei ABIKO, Saeko SATO, Aoi DAITO, Shinji SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200002477
    Abstract: Provided is a polyimide resin composition and a production method thereof, wherein the polyimide resin composition contains an alicyclic polyimide resin having a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and inorganic particles of at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, barium titanate, and zirconium oxide, wherein the alicyclic polyimide resin has a glass transition temperature of 260° C. or higher, wherein R1 represents a tetravalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of from 4 to 22, and R2 represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of from 2 to 28 and/or a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of from 6 to 27.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuaki MUKASA, Yohei ABIKO, Aoi DAITO, Shinji SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190202988
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polyimide resin comprising a structural unit A derived from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a structural unit B derived from a diamine, wherein the structural unit A contains a structural unit (A-1) derived from 4,4?-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride, and the structural unit B contains a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diamine, a polyimide resin composition comprising the polyimide resin and inorganic nanoparticles, and a polyimide film comprising the polyimide resin or the polyimide resin composition. Provided are a polyimide resin and a polyimide resin composition, each of which can form a film having not only a heat resistance, and colorlessness and transparency but also low water absorption properties, and a polyimide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yohei ABIKO, Shuya SUENAGA, Shinji SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190185631
    Abstract: A method for producing a polyimide resin film, including: a coating step of forming a coated film by coating a polyimide resin composition containing a polyimide resin, an antioxidant, and a solvent on a substrate; and a drying step of drying the coated film in air at 180° C. or more, the antioxidant being a phenol-based antioxidant, and a content of the phenol-based antioxidant being 0.05 part by mass or more per 100 parts by mass of the polyimide resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Aoi DAITO, Shinji SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190161581
    Abstract: A polyimide resin including a structural unit A derived from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a structural unit B derived from a diamine compound, wherein the structural unit A includes at least one of a structural unit (A-1) derived from a compound represented by the following formula (a-1), a structural unit (A-2) derived from a compound represented by the following formula (a-2), and a structural unit (A-3) derived from a compound represented by the following formula (a-3), the structural unit B comprises a structural unit (B-1) derived from a compound represented by the following formula (b-1), a proportion of the structural unit (B-1) in the structural unit B is 60 mol % or more, and the polyimide resin has a glass transition temperature of higher than 410° C.: wherein X and Y in the formula (b-1) each independently are a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a chlorine atom, or a fluorine atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yohei ABIKO, Shuya SUENAGA, Shinji SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10282007
    Abstract: A touch panel includes plural scanning electrodes, plural detection electrodes that are formed to intersect with the plural scanning electrodes, one or a plurality of layers being disposed between the plural detection electrodes and the plural scanning electrodes, plural holes that are arrayed apart from each other on each of the plural detection electrodes, and shaped into polygons each shaped to have five or more corners in a plan view, and plural dummy electrodes that are formed between the respective adjacent detection electrodes, made of the same material as that of the detection electrode, and electrically isolated from each other, in which the plural dummy electrodes are shaped into the polygons in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shinji Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170315647
    Abstract: A touch panel includes plural scanning electrodes, plural detection electrodes that are formed to intersect with the plural scanning electrodes, one or a plurality of layers being disposed between the plural detection electrodes and the plural scanning electrodes, plural holes that are arrayed apart from each other on each of the plural detection electrodes, and shaped into polygons each shaped to have five or more corners in a plan view, and plural dummy electrodes that are formed between the respective adjacent detection electrodes, made of the same material as that of the detection electrode, and electrically isolated from each other, in which the plural dummy electrodes are shaped into the polygons in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Shinji SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9791991
    Abstract: A display device with a built-in touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, plural pixel electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, plural common electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and plural detection electrodes provided on the first substrate. An image is displayed by, light control using an electric field generated between the plural pixel electrodes and the plural common electrodes. The presence or absence of touch is detected by a difference in capacitance due to the presence or absence of a material interrupting the electric field generated between one of the detection electrodes and one of the common electrodes. Each of the detection electrodes includes a through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Miyazaki, Masanari Saitou, Koji Nagata, Shinji Sekiguchi, Tomohiko Ootani
  • Patent number: 9740322
    Abstract: A touch panel includes plural scanning electrodes, plural detection electrodes that are formed to intersect with the plural scanning electrodes, one or a plurality of layers being disposed between the plural detection electrodes and the plural scanning electrodes, plural holes that are arrayed apart from each other on each of the plural detection electrodes, and shaped into polygons each shaped to have five or more corners in a plan view, and plural dummy electrodes that are formed between the respective adjacent detection electrodes, made of the same material as that of the detection electrode, and electrically isolated from each other, in which the plural dummy electrodes are shaped into the polygons in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shinji Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170003788
    Abstract: A touch panel includes plural scanning electrodes, plural detection electrodes that are formed to intersect with the plural scanning electrodes, one or a plurality of layers being disposed between the plural detection electrodes and the plural scanning electrodes, plural holes that are arrayed apart from each other on each of the plural detection electrodes, and shaped into polygons each shaped to have five or more corners in a plan view, and plural dummy electrodes that are formed between the respective adjacent detection electrodes, made of the same material as that of the detection electrode, and electrically isolated from each other, in which the plural dummy electrodes are shaped into the polygons in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Shinji SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9471166
    Abstract: A touch panel includes plural scanning electrodes, plural detection electrodes that are formed to intersect with the plural scanning electrodes, one or a plurality of layers being disposed between the plural detection electrodes and the plural scanning electrodes, plural holes that are arrayed apart from each other on each of the plural detection electrodes, and shaped into polygons each shaped to have five or more corners in a plan view, and plural dummy electrodes that are formed between the respective adjacent detection electrodes, made of the same material as that of the detection electrode, and electrically isolated from each other, in which the plural dummy electrodes are shaped into the polygons in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shinji Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9454250
    Abstract: A technique capable of reducing the number of leading lines and making the area of a frame region smaller is provided. A display device includes an in-cell touch panel in which a pair of transparent substrates is arranged so as to oppose each other, a plurality of scanning electrodes are disposed on an opposing surface of one of the transparent substrates, and detection electrodes that intersect with the scanning electrodes are arranged on an opposing surface of the other transparent substrate. The display device further includes at least one first leading lines electrically connected the scanning electrodes and configured to supply a scanning signal to the scanning electrodes, and at least one second leading lines electrically connected to the detection electrodes and configured to output a signal detected by the detection electrodes. In the display device, each of the first leading lines is connected to at least two of the scanning electrodes having different widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masanari Saitou, Takahiro Miyazaki, Koji Nagata, Shinji Sekiguchi, Tomohiko Ootani
  • Publication number: 20160195962
    Abstract: A display device with a built-in touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, plural pixel electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, plural common electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and plural detection electrodes provided on the first substrate. An image is displayed by, light control using an electric field generated between the plural pixel electrodes and the plural common electrodes. The presence or absence of touch is detected by a difference in capacitance due to the presence or absence of a material interrupting the electric field generated between one of the detection electrodes and one of the common electrodes. Each of the detection electrodes includes a through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Takahiro MIYAZAKI, Masanari SAITOU, Koji NAGATA, Shinji SEKIGUCHI, Tomohiko OOTANI
  • Patent number: 9317166
    Abstract: A display device with a built-in touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, plural pixel electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, plural common electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and plural detection electrodes provided on the first substrate. An image is displayed by light control using an electric field generated between the plural pixel electrodes and the plural common electrodes. The presence or absence of touch is detected by a difference in capacitance due to the presence or absence of a material interrupting the electric field generated between one of the detection electrodes and one of the common electrodes. Each of the detection electrodes includes a through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Miyazaki, Masanari Saitou, Koji Nagata, Shinji Sekiguchi, Tomohiko Ootani
  • Patent number: 9235304
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch panel-equipped display device capable of suppressing an increase in the number of wires and improving detection resolution. A touch panel-equipped display device includes scanning lines and detection lines. The detection lines include first main detection lines, second main detection lines, first one-side sub-detection lines, and first other-side sub-detection lines. Each of the second main detection lines is arranged between adjacent first main detection lines. The first one-side sub-detection lines are connected together, and each first one-side sub-detection lines is arranged between the corresponding first main detection line and the second main detection line adjacent to one side of the corresponding first main detection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masanari Saitou, Takahiro Miyazaki, Shinji Sekiguchi, Tomohiko Ootani