Patents by Inventor Hiroki Adachi

Hiroki Adachi 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: 20210257432
    Abstract: A first organic resin layer is formed over a first substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first organic resin layer; a first element layer is formed over the first insulating film; a second organic resin layer is formed over a second substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the second organic resin layer; a second element layer is formed over the second insulating film; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded; a first separation step in which adhesion between the first organic resin layer and the first substrate is reduced; the first organic resin layer and a first flexible substrate are bonded with a first bonding layer; a second separation step in which adhesion between the second organic resin layer and the second substrate is reduced; and the second organic resin layer and a second flexible substrate are bonded with a second bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Masakatsu Ohno, Hiroki Adachi, Satoru Idojiri, Koichi Takeshima
  • Publication number: 20210237261
    Abstract: A teaching method for detecting external force applied to a robot arm, driving the robot arm with force control based on the external force, and teaching a position and a posture of the robot arm, the teaching method including gradually relaxing, according to an elapsed time from when operation of the robot arm is started or a movement amount of the robot arm from when the operation of the robot arm is started, a restrictive condition for restricting the driving of the robot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Hirofumi KINOSHITA, Kaoru TAKEUCHI, Hiroki ADACHI
  • Patent number: 11054687
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device with low power consumption is provided. A method for manufacturing a display device includes a step of forming a first layer over a substrate by using a material containing a resin or a resin precursor, a step of forming a first region and a second region thinner than the first region in the first layer, a step of forming a first resin layer including a first region and a second region thinner than the first region by performing first heat treatment on the first layer in a gas containing oxygen, a step of forming, over the first resin layer, a layer to be separated including a display element, and a step of separating the layer to be separated and the substrate from each other. A step of forming a conductive layer over the first resin layer in a position overlapping with the second region is included in the step of forming the layer to be separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakatsu Ohno, Seiji Yasumoto, Naoto Goto, Hiroki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20210192224
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes a time and space information acquisition unit (110) that acquires high-risk time and space information indicating a spatial region with an increased possibility of an accident occurring or of a crime being committed and a corresponding time slot, a possible surveillance target acquisition unit (120) that identifies a video to be analyzed from among a plurality of videos generated by capturing an image of each of a plurality of places, on the basis of the high-risk time and space information, and analyzes the identified video to acquire information of a possible surveillance target, and a target time and space identification unit (130) that identifies at least one of a spatial region where surveillance is to be conducted which is at least a portion of the spatial region or a time slot when surveillance is to be conducted, from among the spatial region and the time slot indicated by the high-risk time and space information, on the basis of the information of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junko NAKAGAWA, Ryoma OAMI, Kenichiro IDA, Mika SAITO, Shohzoh NAGAHAMA, Akinari FURUKAWA, Yasumasa OHTSUKA, Junichi FUKUDA, Fumi IKEDA, Manabu MORIYAMA, Fumie EINAGA, Tatsunori YAMAGAMI, Keisuke HIRAYAMA, Yoshitsugu KUMANO, Hiroki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20210175447
    Abstract: The yield of a separation process is improved. The mass productivity of a display device which is formed through a separation process is improved. A layer is formed over a substrate with use of a material including a resin or a resin precursor. Next, a resin layer is formed by performing heat treatment on the layer. Next, a layer to be separated is formed over the resin layer. Then, the layer to be separated and the substrate are separated from each other. The heat treatment is performed in an atmosphere containing oxygen or while supplying a gas containing oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Masakatsu OHNO, Kayo KUMAKURA, Hiroyuki WATANABE, Seiji YASUMOTO, Satoru IDOJIRI, Hiroki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20210167329
    Abstract: A light-emitting device capable of long-time display in a bent state is provided. A light-emitting device that can be repeatedly bent with a small radius of curvature is provided. The flexible light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element, a first inorganic insulating layer, a second inorganic insulating layer, and a first organic insulating layer. The first organic insulating layer is positioned over the first inorganic insulating layer. The light-emitting element is positioned over the first inorganic insulating layer with the first organic insulating layer therebetween. The second inorganic insulating layer is positioned over the light-emitting element. An end portion of the first inorganic insulating layer and an end portion of the second inorganic insulating layer are each positioned inward from an end portion of the first organic insulating layer. The end portion of the first organic insulating layer is exposed on a side surface of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki ADACHI, Junpei YANAKA, Masataka SATO
  • Patent number: 11004925
    Abstract: A first organic resin layer is formed over a first substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first organic resin layer; a first element layer is formed over the first insulating film; a second organic resin layer is formed over a second substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the second organic resin layer; a second element layer is formed over the second insulating film; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded; a first separation step in which adhesion between the first organic resin layer and the first substrate is reduced; the first organic resin layer and a first flexible substrate are bonded with a first bonding layer; a second separation step in which adhesion between the second organic resin layer and the second substrate is reduced; and the second organic resin layer and a second flexible substrate are bonded with a second bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Masakatsu Ohno, Hiroki Adachi, Satoru Idojiri, Koichi Takeshima
  • Patent number: 10997422
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes a time and space information acquisition unit (110) that acquires high-risk time and space information indicating a spatial region with an increased possibility of an accident occurring or of a crime being committed and a corresponding time slot, a possible surveillance target acquisition unit (120) that identifies a video to be analyzed from among a plurality of videos generated by capturing an image of each of a plurality of places, on the basis of the high-risk time and space information, and analyzes the identified video to acquire information of a possible surveillance target, and a target time and space identification unit (130) that identifies at least one of a spatial region where surveillance is to be conducted which is at least a portion of the spatial region or a time slot when surveillance is to be conducted, from among the spatial region and the time slot indicated by the high-risk time and space information, on the basis of the information of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junko Nakagawa, Ryoma Oami, Kenichiro Ida, Mika Saito, Shohzoh Nagahama, Akinari Furukawa, Yasumasa Ohtsuka, Junichi Fukuda, Fumi Ikeda, Manabu Moriyama, Fumie Einaga, Tatsunori Yamagami, Keisuke Hirayama, Yoshitsugu Kumano, Hiroki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20210107135
    Abstract: A teaching method of driving a robot arm by a drive unit based on a detection result of a force detection unit and storing a position and a posture of the driven robot arm in a memory unit, includes determining whether or not the posture of the robot arm is close to a singular posture, and, when determining that the posture of the robot arm is close to the singular posture, selecting and executing one escape posture from a plurality of escape posture candidates escaping from the posture close to the singular posture according to an external force detected by the force detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kaoru TAKEUCHI, Hiroki ADACHI
  • Patent number: 10930870
    Abstract: The yield of a separation process is improved. The mass productivity of a display device which is formed through a separation process is improved. A layer is formed over a substrate with use of a material including a resin or a resin precursor. Next, a resin layer is formed by performing heat treatment on the layer. Next, a layer to be separated is formed over the resin layer. Then, the layer to be separated and the substrate are separated from each other. The heat treatment is performed in an atmosphere containing oxygen or while supplying a gas containing oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakatsu Ohno, Kayo Kumakura, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Seiji Yasumoto, Satoru Idojiri, Hiroki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20210026188
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device with low power consumption is provided. A method for manufacturing a display device includes a step of forming a first layer over a substrate by using a material containing a resin or a resin precursor, a step of forming a first region and a second region thinner than the first region in the first layer, a step of forming a first resin layer including a first region and a second region thinner than the first region by performing first heat treatment on the first layer in a gas containing oxygen, a step of forming, over the first resin layer, a layer to be separated including a display element, and a step of separating the layer to be separated and the substrate from each other. A step of forming a conductive layer over the first resin layer in a position overlapping with the second region is included in the step of forming the layer to be separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Masakatsu OHNO, Seiji YASUMOTO, Naoto GOTO, Hiroki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20210020668
    Abstract: A peeling method at low cost with high mass productivity is provided. A silicon layer having a function of releasing hydrogen by irradiation with light is formed over a formation substrate, a first layer is formed using a photosensitive material over the silicon layer, an opening is formed in a portion of the first layer that overlaps with the silicon layer by a photolithography method and the first layer is heated to form a resin layer having an opening, a transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region is formed over the resin layer, a conductive layer is formed to overlap with the opening of the resin layer and the silicon layer, the silicon layer is irradiated with light using a laser, and the transistor and the formation substrate are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Masataka SATO, Masakatsu OHNO, Seiji YASUMOTO, Hiroki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20210011532
    Abstract: A novel electrical module that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A novel display device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The functional layer includes an element, a conductive film, and an intermediate layer and the element is electrically connected to the conductive film. The intermediate layer includes an opening portion and a first surface, the opening portion overlaps with the conductive film, the opening portion includes a side end portion, and the side end portion is in contact with the conductive film. Moreover, the first surface includes a first region, the first region is positioned at the periphery of the opening portion, and the first region is in contact with the conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Sato, Hiroki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20200409420
    Abstract: To provide a novel functional panel that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable. The functional panel includes a first region, a second region, and a third region. The third region is positioned between the first region and the second region, can be bent, and includes a functional layer, a bonding layer, and a first conductive film. The bonding layer includes a region positioned between the functional layer and the first conductive film. The functional layer includes a circuit and an insulating film. The circuit includes a second conductive film. The insulating film includes a region positioned between the first conductive film and the second conductive film. A capacitor is formed between the first conductive film and the second conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daiki NAKAMURA, Hiroki ADACHI, Junpei YANAKA
  • Patent number: 10879331
    Abstract: A first organic resin layer is formed over a first substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first organic resin layer; a first element layer is formed over the first insulating film; a second organic resin layer is formed over a second substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the second organic resin layer; a second element layer is formed over the second insulating film; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded; a first separation step in which adhesion between the first organic resin layer and the first substrate is reduced; the first organic resin layer and a first flexible substrate are bonded with a first bonding layer; a second separation step in which adhesion between the second organic resin layer and the second substrate is reduced; and the second organic resin layer and a second flexible substrate are bonded with a second bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Masakatsu Ohno, Hiroki Adachi, Satoru Idojiri, Koichi Takeshima
  • Patent number: 10872947
    Abstract: A first organic resin layer is formed over a first substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first organic resin layer; a first element layer is formed over the first insulating film; a second organic resin layer is formed over a second substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the second organic resin layer; a second element layer is formed over the second insulating film; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded; a first separation step in which adhesion between the first organic resin layer and the first substrate is reduced; the first organic resin layer and a first flexible substrate are bonded with a first bonding layer; a second separation step in which adhesion between the second organic resin layer and the second substrate is reduced; and the second organic resin layer and a second flexible substrate are bonded with a second bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Masakatsu Ohno, Hiroki Adachi, Satoru Idojiri, Koichi Takeshima
  • Patent number: 10861917
    Abstract: A flexible device is manufactured at low temperatures. A second substrate is bonded to a first substrate by a first adhesive layer. A first insulating layer, a transistor, and a second insulating layer are formed over the second substrate. Then, the first substrate and the second substrate are separated from each other while being heated at a first temperature. The heat resistant temperatures of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the first adhesive layer are a second temperature, a third temperature, and a fourth temperature, respectively. Each of the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer, and the transistor is formed at a temperature higher than or equal to room temperature and lower than the fourth temperature. The third temperature is higher than the fourth temperature and lower than the second temperature. The first temperature is higher than the fourth temperature and lower than the third temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hiroki Adachi, Satoru Idojiri, Kensuke Yoshizumi
  • Publication number: 20200376657
    Abstract: A teaching method includes imaging a teaching jig to acquire a captured image, detecting a position and a posture of the teaching jig based on the captured image, changing a position and a posture of a robot arm of a robot based on a result obtained by the detection to maintain a positional relation between the teaching jig and a control point of the robot arm, and acquiring the position and the posture of the robot arm as teaching information when a control device, which controls operation of the robot, acquires a teaching signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroki ADACHI
  • Patent number: 10854697
    Abstract: A first organic resin layer is formed over a first substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first organic resin layer; a first element layer is formed over the first insulating film; a second organic resin layer is formed over a second substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the second organic resin layer; a second element layer is formed over the second insulating film; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded; a first separation step in which adhesion between the first organic resin layer and the first substrate is reduced; the first organic resin layer and a first flexible substrate are bonded with a first bonding layer; a second separation step in which adhesion between the second organic resin layer and the second substrate is reduced; and the second organic resin layer and a second flexible substrate are bonded with a second bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Masakatsu Ohno, Hiroki Adachi, Satoru Idojiri, Koichi Takeshima
  • Publication number: 20200365827
    Abstract: A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a first region, a second region, and a display region; the second region includes part of the display region; the second region is provided with a first component; the second region can be bent with the first component facing outward; the first component includes a first elastic body and a second elastic body; the second elastic body includes an end portion part or the whole of which is covered with the first elastic body; and the second elastic body has a higher elastic modulus than the first elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Hiroki ADACHI, Shingo EGUCHI