Patents Assigned to TOPPAN INC.
  • Publication number: 20240142798
    Abstract: An aerial display apparatus includes: a display device configured to display an image; and an optical device arranged to receive light from the display device and reflecting the light from the display device to a side opposite to the display device. The optical device includes a planar base member, and a plurality of optical elements provided below the base member as viewed from a viewer, each extending in a first direction and aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. Each of the optical elements has an incident surface and a reflection surface which are inclined with respect to a normal direction of the base member and are in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro DAIKU
  • Publication number: 20240140064
    Abstract: A laminated tube, the laminate including: a first heat seal layer, a substrate layer, and a second heat seal layer, wherein the first heat seal layer, the substrate layer, and the second heat seal layer contain a polyolefin; each of the first heat seal layer and the second heat seal layer is laminated with the substrate layer by a dry lamination method; a proportion of the thickness of the second heat seal layer to the thickness of the first heat seal layer is 0.9 to 1.1; and the laminate has a thickness of 180 ?m to 300 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Shukiko IMAIZUMI, Kaori YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 11974404
    Abstract: There is provided a method of producing circuit boards, including a bonding step of bonding joints of an FC-BGA circuit board component with respective joints of an interposer, followed by a resin supply step of filling an underfill in a gap between the FC-BGA circuit board component and the interposer, a resin curing step of curing the underfill, and a support release step of releasing a support from the interposer, which are performed through a sequence of the support release step, the resin supply step, and the resin curing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Nitta, Takeshi Tamura, Masashi Sawadaishi, Takashi Fujita
  • Patent number: 11973097
    Abstract: A light shielding member formed of an annular metal base material includes a front surface, a rear surface facing away from the front surface, and an outer peripheral surface connecting the front and rear surfaces in an outer periphery of the light shielding member. The outer peripheral surface includes a ridge that is protruded outward furthest therein in a radial direction of the light shielding member, in a cross section that is parallel to a plane perpendicular to the front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Kiyoaki Nishitsuji, Shinichi Shimamura, Hiroyasu Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20240131374
    Abstract: A fire extinguishing body comprising a packaging bag formed from one or more substrates each comprising a resin layer, and a deliquescent fire extinguishing agent sealed in the packaging bag, the packaging bag having a sealing part at its peripheral edge, and the adhesion strength between the substrates in the sealing part being 5 N/15 mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Yusaku HONJO, Masato KUROKAWA, Ryo SHODA, Junya TANABE
  • Patent number: 11966126
    Abstract: A light control unit includes a wiring member including a mount section and an extending section, and a light control sheet that includes a light control layer formed between first and second transparent electrodes. The first transparent electrode has a first wiring region which is exposed from the light control layer, the second transparent electrode has a second wiring region which is exposed from the light control layer, the mount section is in the first wiring region and extends in a first direction along the edge portion of the first transparent electrode, the extending section extends from the mount section toward an outside of the first transparent electrode, the mount section has a first width along a first perpendicular direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the extending section has a second width greater than the first width of the mount section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN Inc.
    Inventor: Masaki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 11966122
    Abstract: A light control sheet including a first transparent electrode layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a light control layer including a resin layer which is formed between the first and second transparent electrode layers and includes a liquid crystal composition in holes formed in the resin layer, the liquid crystal composition including liquid crystal molecules, and a first alignment layer formed between the first transparent electrode layer and the light control layer such that a haze of the light control layer is increased upon application of a voltage to the first transparent electrode layer. The light control layer includes a first high-density portion and a low-density portion, and the first high-density portion is in contact with the first alignment layer and includes the liquid crystal composition at a density higher than a density of the liquid crystal composition in the low-density portion per unit thickness of the light control layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN Inc.
    Inventors: Gen Nakamura, Toshiji Yasuhara, Taisuke Enya, Yuka Kurokawa, Yusuke Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20240128473
    Abstract: In catalyst particles including an electrically conductive carrier and metal particles supported by the electrically conductive carrier, the metal particles are embedded in a porous inorganic material. The catalyst particles containing the porous inorganic material are ionic-liquid-impregnated catalyst particles impregnated with an ionic liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventor: Hitoshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240123654
    Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery apparatus for continuously separating and recovering, from a resin mixture containing a resin containing a hydrolyzable polymer and a resin containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the apparatus including: a crushing unit that crushes the resin mixture a melting/discharging unit that melts a crushed product obtained by the crushing unit to form a fluid and discharges the fluid at a high pressure; and a hydrothermal reaction treatment unit that continuously subjects the fluid discharged from the melting/discharging unit to a hydrothermal reaction treatment, wherein, in the melting/discharging unit, the hydrolyzable polymer A is hydrolyzed, and the hydrolytic component a thereof is dissolved and transferred into water permeating a sintered alloy diaphragm, thereby separating the nonhydrolyzable polymer B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Masaru WATANABE, Aritomo YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SATO, Yuuma IRISA, Akira TAKAMA, Kousuke NISHIMURA, Hiroki KUJIRAOKA, Hideki MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIMOTO, Takuya TAKAHATA, Daisuke KUGIMOTO, Shingo KOUDA, Satoshi HAMURA, Takahiro IMAI, Yumiko OMORI, Manabu KAWA
  • Publication number: 20240123715
    Abstract: A barrier film including a substrate film containing a polyolefin, in which when both surfaces of the barrier film are analyzed with a fluorescent X-ray analyzer, a value obtained by dividing a sum of fluorescent X-ray intensities of chlorine detected from the both surfaces by a thickness of the substrate film (the sum of fluorescent X-ray intensities of chlorine/the thickness of the substrate film) is 0.015 kcps/?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventor: Miki FUKUGAMI
  • Publication number: 20240117313
    Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional tissue construct comprising mature adipocytes, comprising incubating cells comprising at least fat-derived stein cells in the presence of one or more fatty acids selected from the group consisting of erucic acid, elaidic acid, oleic acid, palmitoleic acid, myristoleic acid, phytanic acid, and pristanic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: TOPPAN INC., OSAKA UNIVERSITY, Kyoto Prefectural Public University Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro KITANO, Michiya MATSUSAKI, Fiona LOUIS, Yoshihiro SOWA
  • Publication number: 20240109279
    Abstract: A gas barrier film includes a base material containing a polyethylene as a main resin component and an inorganic oxide layer or an oxygen barrier membrane formed on a first surface side of the base material. The probe descent temperature of the base material on the first surface side is 180° C. or lower, and the proportion of the polyethylene in the entire gas barrier film is 90 mass % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Ryo TAKEI, Mikinori YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20240099470
    Abstract: An easy-assembly bed includes a top plate, and a leg portion having a plurality of leg members that are linked using notched joints. The top plate is constituted of a bonded material, which includes a plate-shaped foam plate formed with a foam body, and a front board member and a rear board member having an identical shape to the foam plate and that are bonded to the rear surface and the front surface of the foam plate, respectively, and a top plate molded resin portion overing the cut ends of the bonded material with a molded resin; and the leg members are each constituted of a grooved bonded material, which includes a plate-shaped grooved foam plate having locking grooves and formed with a foam body, and a grooved front board member and a grooved rear board member on the front surface and the rear surface of the grooved foam plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: TOPPAN INC., KINKI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hajime MONZEN, Mikoto TAMURA, Masaru HAYAKAWA, Manabu TSUJINO, Takashi MIZOBUCHI, Nobuo HAMA, Yuichirou FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240100874
    Abstract: A three-dimensional display including a laminate sheet with first element cells with recorded personal identification information, and second element cells carrying an authentication medium with visible personal identification information, including a first region and a second region formed by arranging first element cells and second element cells which form respective phase shift structures; the first element cells and the second element cells arranged in an interleaved manner at a predetermined ratio to form respective three-dimensional structures; the first region and the second region are visible respectively from first and second sides of the laminate sheet; a first reconstructed image is produced on the first side of the laminate sheet due to the phase shift structure formed by the first element cells; and a second reconstructed image is produced on the second side of the laminate sheet due to the phase shift structure formed by the second element cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Takehiro ADACHI, Soko KODA
  • Patent number: 11939485
    Abstract: A liquid-repellent structure includes a surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; a foundation layer having a surface and disposed to face the surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; and a liquid-repellent layer disposed to face the surface of the foundation layer, wherein the foundation layer contains an acid-modified polyolefin, the liquid-repellent layer contains a fluorine-containing resin and particles, and the fluorine-containing resin contains a hydrophilic structural unit having at least one of an amino group and an amide group. A packaging material has the liquid-repellent structure disposed to face a product. The packaging material can also be applied to a product that is a selected one of hand soap, body soap, shampoo, rinse, creams, and cosmetics and that contains a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Ryoji Kato, Kosuke Kinoshita, Yu Ogihara
  • Patent number: 11940691
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal layer interposed between first and second substrates and set in vertical alignment (VA); a switching element provided on the first substrate; a connection electrode connected to the switching element; a first reflection film provided above the switching element; a first pixel electrode provided above the first reflection film and overlapping the first reflection film; a second pixel electrode located adjacent to the first pixel electrode; first and second contacts which connect the first and second pixel electrodes to the connection electrode; a first thickness adjusting layer provided on the second substrate and overlapping the first reflection film; a common electrode provided on the second substrate and the first thickness adjusting layer; and first and second protrusions provided on the common electrode and corresponding to the first and second pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventor: Ayumu Sato
  • Patent number: 11936972
    Abstract: A light shielding plate includes: a front surface located on a light entry side; a rear surface facing away from the front surface; and a hole extending through between the front surface and the rear surface. The hole includes a first hole portion and a second hole portion connected to the first hole portion at a center opening. The first hole portion extends from a rear surface opening in the rear surface to the center opening and is tapered in shape from the rear surface toward the front surface. The second hole portion extends from a front surface opening in the front surface to the center opening and is tapered in shape from the front surface toward the rear surface. The front surface opening is larger in size than the rear surface opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Kiyoaki Nishitsuji, Shinichi Shimamura
  • Patent number: 11932026
    Abstract: A head unit is used for production of a media sheet that has a medium region row including a plurality of medium regions, the medium regions being to be separate personal information media. The head unit includes a plurality of thermal heads configured to thermally transfer dots exhibiting a structural color from a ribbon to a target. The plurality of thermal heads are arranged so that each thermal head corresponds to a respective one of the medium regions constituting the medium region row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Kubota, Tomoyuki Marugame
  • Publication number: 20240085784
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL display device that exhibits high luminance and high color reproducibility and has a color filter which exhibits excellent pixel adhesion and excellent pixel linearity in a development step even in a case of high colorant concentration. This organic EL display device comprises an organic EL layer and a color filter on a silicon substrate in which a driving element is formed. The color filter has pixels including specific red, green, and blue pixels. Each of the pixels is a cured product of a photosensitive coloring composition which contains a specific colorant (A), a photopolymerizable monomer (B), a photopolymerization initiator (C), and a resin (D). The photopolymerizable monomer (B) includes a compound represented by formula (1), and the photopolymerization initiator (C) includes an oxime ester photopolymerization initiator. Formula (1): [CH2?CHC(?O)—(OCmH2m)n—OCH2]3—CCH2CH3 (Signs in formula (1) are according to those described in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO VISUAL SOLUTIONS CO., LTD., TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Taketo KOGURE, Kenji HIKI, Kazufumi NISHIDA, Shinji TSUNEKAWA, Atsushi YAMAUCHI, Hiroki NAGATOME
  • Publication number: 20240077766
    Abstract: A transparent substrate for a liquid crystal device includes an alignment layer that regulates an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules contained in a liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal device, and a base layer on which the alignment layer is formed. The transparent substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface is a surface of the alignment layer, and the second surface is a surface of the base layer. The coefficient of static friction between the first surface and the second surface is less than or equal to 1.3. The transparent substrate has a hardness of F or higher in a pencil harness test on the first surface or on a surface of the base layer opposite the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Yuji KATAOKA