Patents by Inventor Yasuo Tsuruoka

Yasuo Tsuruoka 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: 20220019050
    Abstract: A lens unit 1 includes a plurality of lenses aligned in a row along an optical axis L and a lens holder 2. A first lens L1 located the closest to an object-side La includes an object-side lens surface 11, an image-side lens surface 12, and an image-side flange surface 13. A first housing portion 4 accommodating the first lens L1 in the lens holder 2 includes a regulation portion 42 regulating a position of the first lens L1 in the optical axis L direction. The regulation portion 42 includes a lens seating surface 40 in contact with the first lens L1. The image-side flange surface 13 of the first lens L1 includes an outer peripheral region 13A in contact with the lens seating surface 40 of the regulation portion 42 and an inner peripheral region 13B in which a flexible printed circuit board 8 is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuo TSURUOKA, Akinori YAMAMOTO, Toshio SHIROTORI, Katsumi UMEDA, Masanori TANIKAWA, Shinya OKADA
  • Publication number: 20220019051
    Abstract: A lens unit 1 includes a plurality of lenses aligned in a row along an optical axis L and a lens holder 2. A transparent conductive film 16, which functions as a heater, is disposed on an image-side lens surface 12 of the first lens L1 disposed the closest to an object side La. A flexible printed circuit board 8 that feeds power to the transparent conductive film 16 includes a flat surface portion 81 along an image-side flange surface 13 surrounding an outer peripheral side of the image-side lens surface 12, an extension portion 82 extending to an outer side in a radial direction, and a protruding portion 83 projecting to the outer side in the radial direction from the flat surface portion 81. The protruding portion 83 includes a first electrode 84A and a second electrode 84B electrically connected to the transparent conductive film 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuo TSURUOKA, Akinori YAMAMOTO, Katsumi UMEDA, Masanori TANIKAWA, Shinya OKADA
  • Patent number: 9837560
    Abstract: A solar battery cell and related methodology are provided which enable a TAB wire to be accurately connected to an intended position, thus allowing a possible increase in manufacturing costs to be suppressed. A solar battery cell includes a plurality of finger electrodes arranged on a light receiving surface of a photovoltaic substrate, the light receiving surface having a region of predetermined width to receive a conductive adhesive of a same width as the region. The region is provided with an alignment marking indicating a position where the adhesive is to be applied over the surface, the alignment marking having a cross-dimension in a widthwise direction of the region that is less than the predetermined width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Tsuruoka, Kenzou Takemura, Naoki Fukushima, Yusuke Asakawa
  • Patent number: 9455359
    Abstract: A solar battery cell and related methodology are provided which enable a TAB wire to be accurately connected to an intended position, thus allowing a possible increase in manufacturing costs to be suppressed. The solar battery cell can include a substrate, a plurality of finger electrodes formed on a light receiving surface of the substrate, and a back surface electrode on a back surface of the substrate, the back surface electrode to be connected to a plurality of finger electrodes on an adjacent cell by applying a first TAB wire via a conductive adhesive, wherein the back surface electrode has omitted portions arranged to define at least one alignment marking indicative of a position where the first TAB wire is to be applied, the at least one alignment marking having a width less than a width of said first TAB wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Tsuruoka, Kenzou Takemura, Yusuke Asakawa, Masaki Fujii
  • Patent number: 8477267
    Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., JSR Corporation, Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Fujisawa, Tokuo Ikari, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Tatsumi Takahashi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Norimasa Sekine, Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Yasuo Tsuruoka
  • Publication number: 20130048921
    Abstract: A conductive material used for connecting electrodes of a solar battery cell and wiring members, the conductive material comprising a resin binder; and a conductive particle dispersed in the resin binder, wherein the conductive particle comprises a phosphorous-containing copper alloy having a phosphorus content of 0.01% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Tsuruoka, Takeshi Nojiri, Shuuichirou Adachi, Takahiro Fukutomi, Waka Inoue, Kenzou Takemura, Michio Uruno
  • Publication number: 20120305048
    Abstract: A solar battery cell and related methodology are provided which enable a TAB wire to be accurately connected to an intended position, thus allowing a possible increase in manufacturing costs to be suppressed. The solar battery cell can include a substrate, a plurality of finger electrodes formed on a light receiving surface of the substrate, and a back surface electrode on a back surface of the substrate, the back surface electrode to be connected to a plurality of finger electrodes on an adjacent cell by applying a first TAB wire via a conductive adhesive, wherein the back surface electrode has omitted portions arranged to define at least one alignment marking indicative of a position where the first TAB wire is to be applied, the at least one alignment marking having a width less than a width of said first TAB wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Yasuo TSURUOKA, Kenzou Takemura, Yusuke Asakawa, Masaki Fujii
  • Publication number: 20120227784
    Abstract: A solar battery cell and related methodology are provided which enable a TAB wire to be accurately connected to an intended position, thus allowing a possible increase in manufacturing costs to be suppressed. A solar battery cell includes a plurality of finger electrodes arranged on a light receiving surface of a photovoltaic substrate, the light receiving surface having a region of predetermined width to receive a conductive adhesive of a same width as the region. The region is provided with an alignment marking indicating a position where the adhesive is to be applied over the surface, the alignment marking having a cross-dimension in a widthwise direction of the region that is less than the predetermined width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Yasuo TSURUOKA, Kenzou TAKEMURA, Naoki FUKUSHIMA, Yusuke ASAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20120227785
    Abstract: A solar battery cell and related methodology are provided which enable a TAB wire to be accurately connected to an intended position, thus allowing a possible increase in manufacturing costs to be suppressed. A solar battery cell includes a plurality of finger electrodes arranged on a light receiving surface of a photovoltaic substrate, and an alignment marking indicating a position where a TAB wire is to be connected to the finger electrodes via a conductive adhesive. The alignment marking has portions discontinuously provided on the light receiving surface along a line crossing two of the finger electrodes positioned nearest opposite ends of the light receiving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo TSURUOKA, Kenzou Takemura, Masaki Fujii, Yusuke Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20110126975
    Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Katsuya FUJISAWA, Tokuo Ikari, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Tatsumi Takahashi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Norimasa Sekine, Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Yasuo Tsuruoka
  • Patent number: 7852435
    Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., JSR Corporation, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Toray Industries, Inc., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Fujisawa, Tokuo Ikari, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Tatsumi Takahashi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Norimasa Sekine, Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Yasuo Tsuruoka
  • Publication number: 20070258022
    Abstract: A semi-transmissive liquid-crystal panel is a useful mobile display device which can provide a clear image in both dark and bright places. However, there has been needed a light-weighted and highly durable display device with a lower power consumption, pursing advantages of a single transparent/reflection type liquid-crystal panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Tatsumi Takahashi, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Normasa Sekine, Yasuo Tsuruoka
  • Publication number: 20060279679
    Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Katsuya Fujisawa, Tokuo Ikari, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Tatsumi Takahashi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Norimasa Sekine, Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Yasuo Tsuruoka