Patents by Inventor Eijirou IWASE

Eijirou IWASE 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).

  • Patent number: 9394416
    Abstract: A functional film includes a substrate, at least two organic layers including a first organic layer directly formed on the substrate and a second organic layer being an uppermost layer farthest from the substrate, and at least one inorganic layer. The reminder of the least two organic layers except the second organic layer and the at least one inorganic layer are laminated on the substrate in such a way that one of the at least one inorganic layer is formed on each of the reminder of the least two organic layers. The first organic layer is thickest in the at least two organic layers, and the second organic layer is thinnest in the at least two organic layers and thicker than a thickest inorganic layer in the at least one inorganic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Eijirou Iwase
  • Patent number: 9067381
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of functional film comprising the steps of: a first step of feeding a lengthy substrate with self-support including a first laminate film on a back side, forming an organic film on a front side of the substrate while transferring the substrate, providing a second laminate film on a surface of the organic film, and taking up the substrate into a film roll; and a second step of loading the film roll on a vacuum deposition apparatus, continuously feeding the substrate including the first laminate film and the second laminate film from the film roll, removing the second laminate film while transferring the substrate, forming an inorganic film over the organic film of the substrate, and taking up the substrate into a film roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eijirou Iwase
  • Patent number: 8597765
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of functional film comprising the steps of: a first step of feeding a lengthy substrate with self-support including a first laminate film on a back side, forming an organic film on a front side of the substrate while transferring the substrate, providing a second laminate film on a surface of the organic film, and taking up the substrate into a film roll; and a second step of loading the film roll on a vacuum deposition apparatus, continuously feeding the substrate including the first laminate film and the second laminate film from the film roll, removing the second laminate film while transferring the substrate, forming an inorganic film over the organic film of the substrate, and taking up the substrate into a film roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Eijirou Iwase
  • Patent number: 8591688
    Abstract: A method for producing a functional film, comprising the steps of: feeding a substrate continuously from a film roll, forming a coating film on the substrate, providing a laminate film on a surface of the coating film, and winding up the resultant substrate into a film roll; and loading the film roll wound up in the prior step into a vacuum film-forming apparatus, feeding the substrate provided with the laminate film continuously from the film roll, peeling off the laminate film, forming an inorganic film on the coating film on the substrate, and winding up the resultant substrate into a film roll, wherein for the laminate film, an adhesive film having an adhesive layer having a peel force of 0.01 N/25 mm or more and 0.06 N/25 mm or less against the coating film is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Eijirou Iwase, Takashi Kataoka, Toyoaki Hieda
  • Patent number: 8540837
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a functional film includes steps of: feeding a support continuously from a first film roll, forming a coating film on the support, providing a laminate film on a surface of the coating film, and taking up the support to a second film roll; and loading the second film roll made by the aforementioned step in a vacuum film-forming apparatus, feeding the support provided with the laminate film continuously from the film roll, peeling off the laminate film, forming an inorganic film on the coating film on the support, and taking up the support to a third film roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Eijirou Iwase, Jun Fujinawa, Toyoaki Hieda, Toshiyuki Katagiri, Hiroshi Arakatsu
  • Publication number: 20120052272
    Abstract: A functional film includes a substrate, at least two organic layers including a first organic layer directly formed on the substrate and a second organic layer being an uppermost layer farthest from the substrate, and at least one inorganic layer. The reminder of the least two organic layers except the second organic layer and the at least one inorganic layer are laminated on the substrate in such a way that one of the at least one inorganic layer is formed on each of the reminder of the least two organic layers. The first organic layer is thickest in the at least two organic layers, and the second organic layer is thinnest in the at least two organic layers and thicker than a thickest inorganic layer in the at least one inorganic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Eijirou IWASE
  • Publication number: 20110240211
    Abstract: A method for producing a functional film of one aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter includes: a step of continuously feeding a long support; a step of forming an inorganic film on a front surface side of the support under reduced pressure; and a step of winding the support on a roll under reduced pressure with a laminate film that imparts the slidability between the inorganic film and the support, the laminate film having a center line average roughness (Ra) equal to or less than a thickness of the inorganic film interposed between the inorganic film and the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eijirou IWASE
  • Publication number: 20110206900
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of functional film comprising the steps of: a first step of feeding a lengthy substrate with self-support including a first laminate film on a back side, forming an organic film on a front side of the substrate while transferring the substrate, providing a second laminate film on a surface of the organic film, and taking up the substrate into a film roll; and a second step of loading the film roll on a vacuum deposition apparatus, continuously feeding the substrate including the first laminate film and the second laminate film from the film roll, removing the second laminate film while transferring the substrate, forming an inorganic film over the organic film of the substrate, and taking up the substrate into a film roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eijirou IWASE
  • Publication number: 20110177254
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a high-quality functional film having reduced defects such as cracks and cutouts in an inorganic film and having high producibility by transporting a supporting member with stability without causing degradation in performance when the inorganic film is grown on the supporting member. A lengthwise supporting member having a laminate film provided on its back surface side and having a self-supporting property is fed; a film of an inorganic material is formed on the front surface side of the supporting member while the supporting member is being transported under a vacuum; and the supporting member is wound into a film roll, thus manufacturing a functional film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eijirou IWASE
  • Publication number: 20110091742
    Abstract: A method for producing a functional film, comprising the steps of: feeding a substrate continuously from a film roll, forming a coating film on the substrate, providing a laminate film on a surface of the coating film, and winding up the resultant substrate into a film roll; and loading the film roll wound up in the prior step into a vacuum film-forming apparatus, feeding the substrate provided with the laminate film continuously from the film roll, peeling off the laminate film, forming an inorganic film on the coating film on the substrate, and winding up the resultant substrate into a film roll, wherein for the laminate film, an adhesive film having an adhesive layer having a peel force of 0.01 N/25 mm or more and 0.06 N/25 mm or less against the coating film is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: EIJIROU IWASE, TAKASHI KATAOKA, TOYOAKI HIEDA
  • Publication number: 20100297473
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a functional film, includes the steps of: continuously feeding a support from a first film roll, forming, on the support, a coating film having a degree of hardness of 3B or more, and winding up the support into a second film roll at a tension of 30 N/m or more; and loading the second film roll which has been wound up in the prior step in a vacuum film forming apparatus, continuously feeding the support from the second film roll, forming an inorganic film on the coating film formed on the support, and winding up the support into a third film roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eijirou Iwase, Jun Fujinawa
  • Publication number: 20100215986
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a functional film includes steps of: feeding a support continuously from a first film roll, forming a coating film on the support, providing a laminate film on a surface of the coating film, and taking up the support to a second film roll; and loading the second film roll made by the aforementioned step in a vacuum film-forming apparatus, feeding the support provided with the laminate film continuously from the film roll, peeling off the laminate film, forming an inorganic film on the coating film on the support, and taking up the support to a third film roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eijirou IWASE, Jun FUJINAWA, Toyoaki HIEDA, Toshiyuki KATAGIRI, Hiroshi ARAKATSU