Patents by Inventor Akinobu Hayakawa

Akinobu Hayakawa 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: 20110265877
    Abstract: The objectives of the present invention are to enable the manufacturing of an organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element under normal atmosphere, improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the element, and enhance its durability. A hole-blocking TiO2 layer is created between the photoelectric conversion layer and the electrode by a wet process. In the manufacturing process, the hole-blocking TiO2 layer is air-dried so that it will be an amorphous layer. It is possible to provide a concentration gradient layer of PCBM/P3HT in which the PCBM concentration is higher in a region close to the hole-blocking TiO2 layer. This structure will reduce the electric resistance of that region and minimize the current loss within the photoelectric conversion element. In the vicinity of the hole-blocking TiO2 layer, the PCBM concentration is increased, which in turn makes it easier for electrons to flow into the TiO2 layer since PCBM is electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Susumu Yoshikawa, Kaku Uehara, Akinobu Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 8012530
    Abstract: The objectives of the present invention are to enable the manufacturing of an organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element under normal atmosphere, improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the element, and enhance its durability. A hole-blocking TiO2 layer is created between the photoelectric conversion layer and the electrode by a wet process. In the manufacturing process, the hole-blocking TiO2 layer is air-dried so that it will be an amorphous layer. It is possible to provide a concentration gradient layer of PCBM/P3HT in which the PCBM concentration is higher in a region close to the hole-blocking TiO2 layer. This structure will reduce the electric resistance of that region and minimize the current loss within the photoelectric conversion element. In the vicinity of the hole-blocking TiO2 layer, the PCBM concentration is increased, which in turn makes it easier for electrons to flow into the TiO2 layer since PCBM is electrically conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Kyoto University
    Inventors: Susumu Yoshikawa, Kaku Uehara, Akinobu Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 7915743
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide: an adhesive for electronic parts that makes it possible to accurately maintain a distance between electronic parts upon joining electronic parts such as two or more semiconductor chips and also to obtain reliable electronic parts such as a semiconductor device; a method for producing a semiconductor chip laminated body using the adhesive for electronic parts; and a semiconductor device using the adhesive for electronic parts. The present invention is an adhesive for electronic parts configured to join the electronic parts, which contains: an adhesive composition comprising a curing compound and a curing agent; and spacer particles having a CV value of 10% or less, a viscosity at 1 rpm being 200 Pa·s or less and a viscosity at 10 rpm being 100 Pa·s or less, upon being measured at 25° C. by using an E type viscometer, and a viscosity at 0.5 rpm being 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Ishizawa, Akinobu Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 7838577
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide an adhesive for electronic components, excellent in coatability, having high preventability of stains in bonded electronic components, and capable of providing highly reliable electronic components. The present invention relates to a liquid adhesive for electronic components, containing: a curable compound; a curing agent; and inorganic fine particles, a liquid portion in the liquid adhesive having a solubility parameter (SP value) in the range of 8 to 11 (including 8 and not including 11), the inorganic fine particles including a mixture of at least inorganic fine particles (A) and inorganic fine particles (B), the inorganic fine particles (A) having an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm or less and a hydrophobization degree (M value) in the range of 30 to 50 (including 30 and 50), and the inorganic fine particles (B) having an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm or less and a hydrophobization degree (M value) of 60 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinobu Hayakawa, Hideaki Ishizawa, Kohei Takeda, Ryohei Masui
  • Publication number: 20100197830
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide an adhesive for electronic components, excellent in coatability, having high preventability of stains in bonded electronic components, and capable of providing highly reliable electronic components. The present invention relates to a liquid adhesive for electronic components, containing: a curable compound; a curing agent; and inorganic fine particles, a liquid portion in the liquid adhesive having a solubility parameter (SP value) in the range of 8 to 11 (including 8 and not including 11), the inorganic fine particles including a mixture of at least inorganic fine particles (A) and inorganic fine particles (B), the inorganic fine particles (A) having an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm or less and a hydrophobization degree (M value) in the range of 30 to 50 (including 30 and 50), and the inorganic fine particles (B) having an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm or less and a hydrophobization degree (M value) of 60 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Akinobu Hayakawa, Hideaki Ishizawa, Kohei Takeda, Ryohei Masui
  • Publication number: 20100076119
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide an adhesive for bonding electronic components with a constant distance between them, which makes it possible to maintain a distance between bonded electronic components at high accuracy and to provide a highly reliable electronic apparatus, and which can be stably and continuously applied with a jet dispenser. The present invention is an adhesive for bonding electronic components, including spacer particles, an epoxy compound (A), and a curing agent. The spacer particles have a CV value of 10% or less. The epoxy compound (A) has a molecular structure including 10 or less monomer units with an aromatic ring in each repeating unit, is in a state of crystalline solid at 25° C., and has a viscosity of 1 Pa·s or less measured by an E-type viscometer at a temperature of 50 to 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Ishizawa, Akinobu Hayakawa, Kohei Takeda
  • Publication number: 20090311827
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide: an adhesive for electronic parts that makes it possible to accurately maintain a distance between electronic parts upon joining electronic parts such as two or more semiconductor chips and also to obtain reliable electronic parts such as a semiconductor device; a method for producing a semiconductor chip laminated body using the adhesive for electronic parts; and a semiconductor device using the adhesive for electronic parts. The present invention is an adhesive for electronic parts configured to join the electronic parts, which contains: an adhesive composition comprising a curing compound and a curing agent; and spacer particles having a CV value of 10% or less, a viscosity at 1 rpm being 200 Pa·s or less and a viscosity at 10 rpm being 100 Pa·s or less, upon being measured at 25° C. by using an E type viscometer, and a viscosity at 0.5 rpm being 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Hideaki Ishizawa, Akinobu Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20090151787
    Abstract: The objectives of the present invention are to enable the manufacturing of an organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element under normal atmosphere, improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the element, and enhance its durability. A hole-blocking TiO2 layer is created between the photoelectric conversion layer and the electrode by a wet process. In the manufacturing process, the hole-blocking TiO2 layer is air-dried so that it will be an amorphous layer. It is possible to provide a concentration gradient layer of PCBM/P3HT in which the PCBM concentration is higher in a region close to the hole-blocking TiO2 layer. This structure will reduce the electric resistance of that region and minimize the current loss within the photoelectric conversion element. In the vicinity of the hole-blocking TiO2 layer, the PCBM concentration is increased, which in turn makes it easier for electrons to flow into the TiO2 layer since PCBM is electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Susumu Yoshikawa, Kaku Uehara, Akinobu Hayakawa