Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Mimura

Toshifumi Mimura 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).

  • Publication number: 20230320185
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a display device includes forming a first display element on a substrate, the first display element including a first lower electrode, a first upper electrode and a first organic layer located between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode, forming a first sealing layer which covers the first display element, forming a first resist on the first sealing layer, and removing, of the first sealing layer and the first display element, a portion exposed from the first resist by a first patterning process including washing of the substrate with a cleaning liquid containing water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiraaki KOKAME, Toshifumi MIMURA
  • Patent number: 11760854
    Abstract: The present invention is a gas barrier laminate comprising a base unit that comprises a base and a modification-promoting layer, and a gas barrier layer that is formed on a side of the modification-promoting layer with respect to the base unit, the modification-promoting layer having a modulus of elasticity at 23° C. of less than 30 GPa, the base unit having a water vapor transmission rate at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90% of 1.0 g/(m2·day) or less, and the gas barrier layer being a layer formed by applying a modification treatment to a surface of a layer that comprises a polysilazane-based compound and is formed on the side of the modification-promoting layer with respect to the base unit, and a method for producing the gas barrier laminat, and an electronic device member comprising the gas barrier laminate, and an electronic device comprising the electronic device member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi Mimura, Yuuta Suzuki, Satoshi Naganawa
  • Publication number: 20230284482
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first lower electrode and a second lower electrode, a rib, a partition including a lower portion and an upper portion, a first organic layer disposed on the first lower electrode, a second organic layer disposed on the second lower electrode, a first upper electrode disposed on the first organic layer, a second upper electrode disposed on the second organic layer, a first sealing layer disposed above the first upper electrode, and a second sealing layer disposed above the second upper electrode. A thickness of the first sealing layer directly above the first lower electrode is 0.5 times or more, and less than twice a thickness of the lower portion of the partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshifumi MIMURA, Noriyuki HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20230269991
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes first and second lower electrodes, a rib, a partition including a lower portion and an upper portion, a first organic layer disposed on the first lower electrode, a second organic layer disposed on the second lower electrode, a first upper electrode disposed on the first organic layer, a second upper electrode disposed on the second organic layer, a first sealing layer disposed above the first upper electrode, in contact with the lower portion and extending to above the upper portion and a second sealing layer disposed above the second upper electrode, in contact with the lower portion, extending to above the upper portion, and spaced apart from the first sealing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshifumi MIMURA, Hiraaki KOKAME, Kaichi FUKUDA, Atsushi TAKEDA, Noriyuki HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20230240126
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device manufacturing method includes preparing a processing substrate including a lower electrode, a rib including and a partition, forming a first organic layer covering the lower electrode, and a second organic layer located on the upper portion, forming a first upper electrode located on the first organic layer and a second upper electrode located on the second organic layer, forming a sealing layer, forming a resist covering a part of the sealing layer, performing anisotropic dry etching using the resist as a mask to reduce a thickness of the sealing layer exposed from the resist, and performing isotropic dry etching using the resist as a mask and using a mixture gas of fluorine-based gas and oxygen to remove the sealing layer exposed from the resist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshifumi MIMURA, Hiraaki KOKAME, Arichika ISHIDA, Kaichi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20230225180
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a display device includes preparing a processing substrate with a lower electrode, a rib, and a partition including a lower portion and an upper portion, forming a first organic layer and a second organic layer spaced apart from the first organic layer, forming a first upper electrode and a second upper electrode spaced apart from the first upper electrode, forming a sealing layer located on the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode, forming a resist covering a part of the sealing layer, performing anisotropic dry etching using the resist as a mask, performing isotropic dry etching using the resist as a mask, and removing the sealing layer exposed from the resist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiraaki KOKAME, Toshifumi MIMURA, Kaichi FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 10062846
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display device includes: forming, in a resin layer including a display area where a plurality of lower electrodes is formed and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a band-like groove which divides the resin layer in a form of surrounding the display area; forming an organic electroluminescence layer including a light emitting layer, on the resin layer and inside the band-like groove in such a way as to be placed on the plurality of lower electrodes; irradiating the organic electroluminescence layer with a pulse laser and thus eliminating the organic electroluminescence layer in such a way that a part of the organic electroluminescence layer is left in a shape of an island at least on a bottom surface of the band-like groove and that the bottom surface of the band-like groove is continuously exposed in the form of surrounding the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Mimura, Masahiro Watabe, Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9827781
    Abstract: A decolorizing apparatus of an exemplary embodiment includes a feeding section, a decolorizing section, and a control section. The feeding section can supply a magnetic medium having a ferromagnet in at least a part thereof. The decolorizing section decolorizes a decolorable image formed on the magnetic medium by heating the magnetic medium. The control section controls the decolorizing section to be set to a temperature which is equal to or higher than a temperature at which the image can be decolorized and is lower than a Curie temperature of the ferromagnet of the magnetic medium during decolorizing of the magnetic medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazufumi Ishida, Toshifumi Mimura
  • Patent number: 9774001
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel provided in each of a plurality of pixels; a common electrode provided commonly to the plurality of pixels; an organic layer provided between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; a first insulating layer provided on the common electrode; a common potential line provided below the organic layer in an area where the first insulating layer, the common electrode and the organic layer are provided in a stacked manner; a contact electrode provided in an opening running through the first insulating layer, the common electrode and the organic layer, the contact electrode being provided on the common potential line; and a second insulating layer covering the first insulating layer and the contact electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Mimura, Toshihiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20170133594
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display device includes: forming, in a resin layer including a display area where a plurality of lower electrodes is formed and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a band-like groove which divides the resin layer in a form of surrounding the display area; forming an organic electroluminescence layer including a light emitting layer, on the resin layer and inside the band-like groove in such a way as to be placed on the plurality of lower electrodes; irradiating the organic electroluminescence layer with a pulse laser and thus eliminating the organic electroluminescence layer in such a way that a part of the organic electroluminescence layer is left in a shape of an island at least on a bottom surface of the band-like groove and that the bottom surface of the band-like groove is continuously exposed in the form of surrounding the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshifumi MIMURA, Masahiro WATABE, Toshihiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20170088684
    Abstract: The present invention is a gas barrier laminate comprising a base unit that comprises a base and a modification-promoting layer, and a gas barrier layer that is formed on a side of the modification-promoting layer with respect to the base unit, the modification-promoting layer having a modulus of elasticity at 23° C. of less than 30 GPa, the base unit having a water vapor transmission rate at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90% of 1.0 g/(m2·day) or less, and the gas barrier layer being a layer formed by applying a modification treatment to a surface of a layer that comprises a polysilazane-based compound and is formed on the side of the modification-promoting layer with respect to the base unit, and a method for producing the gas barrier laminat, and an electronic device member comprising the gas barrier laminate, and an electronic device comprising the electronic device member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi MIMURA, Yuuta SUZUKI, Satoshi NAGANAWA
  • Publication number: 20160339714
    Abstract: A decolorizing apparatus of an exemplary embodiment includes a feeding section, a decolorizing section, and a control section. The feeding section can supply a magnetic medium having a ferromagnet in at least a part thereof. The decolorizing section decolorizes a decolorable image formed on the magnetic medium by heating the magnetic medium. The control section controls the decolorizing section to be set to a temperature which is equal to or higher than a temperature at which the image can be decolorized and is lower than a Curie temperature of the ferromagnet of the magnetic medium during decolorizing of the magnetic medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Kazufumi Ishida, Toshifumi Mimura
  • Publication number: 20160342116
    Abstract: A decolorizing apparatus of an exemplary embodiment includes a feeding section, a decolorizing section, and a control section. The feeding section can supply a magnetic medium having a ferromagnet in at least a part thereof. The decolorizing section decolorizes a decolorable image formed on the magnetic medium by heating the magnetic medium. The control section controls the decolorizing section to be set to a temperature which is equal to or higher than a temperature at which the image can be decolorized and is lower than a Curie temperature of the ferromagnet of the magnetic medium during decolorizing of the magnetic medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Kazufumi Ishida, Toshifumi Mimura
  • Patent number: 9487041
    Abstract: A decolorizing apparatus of an exemplary embodiment includes a feeding section, a decolorizing section, and a control section. The feeding section can supply a magnetic medium having a ferromagnet in at least a part thereof. The decolorizing section decolorizes a decolorable image formed on the magnetic medium by heating the magnetic medium. The control section controls the decolorizing section to be set to a temperature which is equal to or higher than a temperature at which the image can be decolorized and is lower than a Curie temperature of the ferromagnet of the magnetic medium during decolorizing of the magnetic medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazufumi Ishida, Toshifumi Mimura
  • Publication number: 20160301031
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel provided in each of a plurality of pixels; a common electrode provided commonly to the plurality of pixels; an organic layer provided between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; a first insulating layer provided on the common electrode; a common potential line provided below the organic layer in an area where the first insulating layer, the common electrode and the organic layer are provided in a stacked manner; a contact electrode provided in an opening running through the first insulating layer, the common electrode and the organic layer, the contact electrode being provided on the common potential line; and a second insulating layer covering the first insulating layer and the contact electrode,
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Toshifumi MIMURA, Toshihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 9176450
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form images that are to be transferred to first sheets, a fixing and erasing unit configured to fix the images onto the first sheets and erase images formed with a decolorizable material on second sheets, and a controller. The controller is configured to interrupt the image forming unit to stop forming images that are to be transferred to the first sheets, and control the fixing and erasing unit to carry out an erasing operation on the second sheets while the image forming unit is interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshifumi Mimura
  • Publication number: 20150205242
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form images that are to be transferred to first sheets, a fixing and erasing unit configured to fix the images onto the first sheets and erase images formed with a decolorizable material on second sheets, and a controller. The controller is configured to interrupt the image forming unit to stop forming images that are to be transferred to the first sheets, and control the fixing and erasing unit to carry out an erasing operation on the second sheets while the image forming unit is interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Toshifumi MIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150200082
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing metal hydroxides with high mass, and a method of manufacturing an ITO target are provided. A gas diffusion electrode 20 configured such that a hydrophobic gas diffusion layer 20a and a hydrophilic reaction layer 20b are laminated is installed in an electrolytic bath 1 to partition the electrolytic bath. An electrolytic solution S is stored in such a portion of a settling chamber 11 as to face the reaction layer of the partitioned electrolytic bath, and indium 4 is immersed in the electrolytic solution. A voltage is applied between a cathode defined by the gas diffusion electrode and an anode defined by indium. Oxygen is supplied into such a partitioned air chamber 10 as to face the gas diffusion layer to perform electrolysis. Indium hydroxides are thus deposited in the electrolytic solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: ULVAC, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fujimaru, Toshifumi Mimura, Yutaka Kadowaki, Katsuhiko Mushiake
  • Publication number: 20150185652
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit configured to form an image on a medium with a non-decolorizable material, a second image forming unit configured to form an image on a medium with a decolorizable material, and a control unit configured to form the image on the medium with the non-decolorizable material in response to a printing command to form the image on the medium with the decolorizable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Toshifumi MIMURA
  • Patent number: 8976211
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a medium includes an image forming material erasable by heat, a storage medium having stored therein information concerning temperature for heating the image forming material, and a controller configured to control an image forming operation on the basis of the information concerning the temperature stored in the storage medium. The information concerning the temperature includes forming temperature, which is temperature for heating the image forming material during image formation, and erasing temperature, which is temperature for heating the image forming material during image erasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshifumi Mimura