Patents by Inventor Shuhei Okude
Shuhei Okude 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: 8223304Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least optically anisotropic members (A) and (B) and a liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nzA>nyA and nxB>nzB (nxA, nxB: refractive indices (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; nyA, nyB: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nzA, nzB: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the in-plane slow axes of (A) and (B) are approximately parallel or perpendicular to each other; and the in-plane slow axis of (A) is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to (A). The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa
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Publication number: 20120133866Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least optically anisotropic members (A) and (B) and a liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nzA>nyA and nxB>nzB (nxA, nxB: refractive indices (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; nyA, nyB: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nzA, nzB: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the in-plane slow axes of (A) and (B) are approximately parallel or perpendicular to each other; and the in-plane slow axis of (A) is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to (A). The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa
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Patent number: 8134666Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least optically anisotropic members (A) and (B) and a liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nzA>nyA and nxB>nzB (nxA, nxB: refractive indices (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; nyA, nyB: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nzA, nzB: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the in-plane slow axes of (A) and (B) are approximately parallel or perpendicular to each other; and the in-plane slow axis of (A) is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to (A). The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa
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Optical Element, Polarizing Plate, Retardation Plate, Illuminating Device and Liquid Crystal Display
Publication number: 20100134724Abstract: A polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a polymerization initiator, and a chiral agent, and a surfactant, orientation adjuster or the like as necessary are dissolved in a solvent to obtain a embrocation, the embrocation is laminated on an isotropic transparent film in a film state and dried, and the dried film is polymerized to give an optical element in which a lower limit ?L of a band reflecting light at an incident angle of 0 degrees is longer than a wavelength ?R1 of light indicating the maximum emission intensity in a wavelength band of 600 nm to 700 nm in the light emitted by a light source, and an average transmittance of the light with the wavelength 600 nm to 700 nm at the incident angle of 60 degrees is 40% or more and 90% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Kohei Arakawa, Toshihiko Hore, Shuhei Okude, Manabu Haraguchi -
Patent number: 7719645Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display that prevents false colors and has a wide viewing angle, display screen contrast that does not decline, and excellent productivity.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Hung Trong La, Shuhei Okude
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Patent number: 7692747Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least an optically anisotropic member and a liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nz>nx>ny (nx: a refractive index (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; ny: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nz: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the optically anisotropic member comprises a layer comprising a material having a negative value of intrinsic birefringence; and the in-plane slow axis of the optically anisotropic member is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to the member. The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa
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Patent number: 7667793Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least optically anisotropic members (A) and (B) and liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nzA>nyA and nxB>nzB (nxA, nxB:refractive indices (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; nyA, nyB:n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nzA, nzB:n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the in-plane slow axes of (A) and (B) are approximately parallel or perpendicular to each other; and the in-plane slow axis of (A) is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to (A). The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa
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Publication number: 20100007822Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least optically anisotropic members (A) and (B) and a liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nzA>nyA and nxB>nzB (nxA, nxB: refractive indices (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; nyA, nyB: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nzA, nzB: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the in-plane slow axes of (A) and (B) are approximately parallel or perpendicular to each other; and the in-plane slow axis of (A) is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to (A). The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Motohiro ITADANI, Shuhei OKUDE, Shunsuke YAMANAKA, Kohei ARAKAWA
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Patent number: 7639330Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least optically anisotropic members (A) and (B) and a liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nzA>nyA and nzB>nyB (nxA, nxB: refractive indices (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; nyA, nyB: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nzA, nzB: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the in-plane slow axes of (A) and (B) are approximately parallel or perpendicular to each other; and the in-plane slow axis of (A) is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to (A). The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa
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Publication number: 20090316094Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display that prevents false colors and has a wide viewing angle, display screen contrast that does not decline, and excellent productivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2006Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Zeon CorporationInventors: Hung Trong La, Shuhei Okude
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Publication number: 20090103012Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least an optically anisotropic member and a liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nz>nx>ny (nx: a refractive index (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; ny: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nz: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the optically anisotropic member comprises a layer comprising a material having a negative value of intrinsic birefringence; and the in-plane slow axis of the optically anisotropic member is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to the member. The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2004Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa
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Publication number: 20070287009Abstract: A polarizing plate protective film including a base film and a low-refractive-index layer formed on the base film, the low-refractive-index layer including a metal oxide complex and inorganic microparticles and having a refractive index of 1.25 to 1.37, the metal oxide complex being formed from a compound shown by the following formula (1): MXn (wherein M represents a metal atom or a semimetal atom, X represents an alkoxy group or the like, and n represents the valence of M) or a partial hydrolysate or a complete hydrolysate of the compound shown by the formula (1), and having an —(O-M)m-O— bond (wherein M is the same as defined above, and m represents a positive integer) in the molecule; a reflection preventive polarizing plate using the polarizing plate protective film, and an optical product including the reflection preventive polarizing plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei Okude, Tetsuya Toyoshima, Kohei Arakawa
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Publication number: 20070091228Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least optically anisotopic members (A) and (B) and liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorrption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nzA>nyA and nxB>nzB (nxA, nxB: refractive indices (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; nyA, nyB: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nzA, nzB: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the in-plane slow axes of (A) and (B) are approximately parallel or perpendicular to each other; and the in-plane slow axis of (A) is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to (A). The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are exellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2004Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa
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Publication number: 20070064177Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises at least optically anisotropic members (A) and (B) and a liquid crystal cell disposed between a pair of polarizers having absorption axes disposed approximately perpendicularly to each other, wherein nzA>nyA and nzB>nyB (nxA, nxB: refractive indices (n) in the direction of the in-plane slow axis; nyA, nyB: n in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the above direction; nzA, nzB: n in the direction of thickness, each at 550 nm); the in-plane slow axes of (A) and (B) are approximately parallel or perpendicular to each other; and the in-plane slow axis of (A) is approximately parallel or perpendicular to the absorption axis of a polarizer closer to (A). The antireflection property, scratch resistance and durability are excellent, the angle of field is wide, and uniform display of images with great contrast can be achieved at any angle of observation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Motohiro Itadani, Shuhei Okude, Shunsuke Yamanaka, Kohei Arakawa