Patents by Inventor Hiroki Kojo

Hiroki Kojo 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: 8691326
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar cell electrode, comprising the steps of: (a) applying a conductive paste for bus electrode to a wafer in order to form a bus electrode pattern; (b) depositing onto the wafer a photocurable conductive paste for finger electrode from a discharge slot of a dispenser nozzle to thereby form an uncured finger electrode pattern on the wafer, wherein the nozzle moves parallel to the wafer; and (c) curing the uncured finger electrode pattern by exposing the uncured finger electrode pattern to UV light either after forming the uncured finger electrode pattern on the wafer in the step (b), or concurrent with the step (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Hiroki Kojo, Masakatsu Kuroki, Hisashi Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20130160836
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar cell electrode, comprising the steps of: (a) applying a conductive paste for bus electrode to a wafer in order to form a bus electrode pattern; (b) depositing onto the wafer a photocurable conductive paste for finger electrode from a discharge slot of a dispenser nozzle to thereby form an uncured finger electrode pattern on the wafer, wherein the nozzle moves parallel to the wafer; and (c) curing the uncured finger electrode pattern by exposing the uncured finger electrode pattern to UV light either after forming the uncured finger electrode pattern on the wafer in the step (b), or concurrent with the step (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: HIROKI KOJO, MASAKATSU KUROKI, HISASHI MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20130025664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paste for forming a solar cell electrode, comprising electrically conductive metal particles, glass frit, a cross-linkable agent, a photo polymerization initiator and organic solvent, wherein the content of the cross-linkable agent is 1.0 to 20.0 wt %, the content of the photo polymerization initiator is 0.2 to 15.0 wt %, the content of the organic solvent is greater than 1.0 wt %, based on the total weight of the paste, and wherein over 90 wt % of the organic solvent based on the total weight of the organic solvent has a boiling point at 85° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Hiroki Kojo, Masakatsu Kuroki, Hisashi Matsuno
  • Patent number: 7767254
    Abstract: In a paste for a solar cell light-receiving surface electrode including silver particles, glass frit, resin binder, and thinner, silver particles with a specific surface of 0.20-0.60 m2/g are used as the silver particles. The silver particles are preferably included at 80 mass % or more to the total amount of silver particles being included in the paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Takashi Kitagaki, Hiroki Kojo
  • Publication number: 20100078603
    Abstract: In a paste for a solar cell light-receiving surface electrode including silver particles, glass frit, resin binder, and thinner, silver particles with a specific surface of 0.20-0.60 m2/g are used as the silver particles. The silver particles are preferably included at 80 mass % or more to the total amount of silver particles being included in the paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Takashi Kitagaki, Hiroki Kojo
  • Patent number: 7648730
    Abstract: In a paste for a solar cell light-receiving surface electrode including silver particles, glass frit, resin binder, and thinner, silver particles with a specific surface of 0.20-0.60 m2/g are used as the silver particles. The silver particles are preferably included at 80 mass % or more to the total amount of silver particles being included in the paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Takashi Kitagaki, Hiroki Kojo
  • Publication number: 20090317940
    Abstract: In a paste for a solar cell light-receiving surface electrode including silver particles, glass frit, resin binder, and thinner, silver particles with a specific surface of 0.20-0.60 m2/g are used as the silver particles. The silver particles are preferably included at 80 mass % or more to the total amount of silver particles being included in the paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Takashi Kitagaki, Hiroki Kojo
  • Publication number: 20090001328
    Abstract: In a paste for a solar cell light-receiving surface electrode including silver particles, glass frit, resin binder, and thinner, silver particles with a specific surface of 0.20-0.60 m2/g are used as the silver particles. The silver particles are preferably included at 80 mass % or more to the total amount of silver particles being included in the paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Takashi Kitagaki, Hiroki Kojo
  • Patent number: 6800223
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a thermosetting electroconductive paste for forming electroconductive bumps at predetermined locations on at least one circuit layer that is laminated to an insulating layer. Upon lamination the electroconductive bumps penetrate the insulating layer forming an electrical connection to a second circuit layer. The paste comprises, based on total composition, 80 to 90 wt % electroconductive powders comprising at least a first and second electroconductive metal powder of which packing densities are in the range of 20% or less of the average density (sp. gr.) of metal for the first powder and 20 to 40% of the average density (sp. gr.) of metal for the second powder; and 10 to 20 wt % epoxy resin, curing agent, and solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Hiroki Kojo, Hisashi Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20030038280
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a thermosetting electroconductive paste for forming electroconductive bumps at predetermined locations on at least one circuit layer that is laminated to an insulating layer. Upon lamination the electroconductive bumps penetrate the insulating layer forming an electrical connection to a second circuit layer. The paste comprises, based on total composition, 80 to 90 wt % electroconductive powders comprising at least a first and second electroconductive metal powder of which packing densities are in the range of 20% or less of the average density (sp. gr.) of metal for the first powder and 20 to 40% of the average density (sp. gr.) of metal for the second powder; and 10 to 20 wt % epoxy resin, curing agent, and solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroki Kojo, Hisashi Matsuno
  • Patent number: 5968878
    Abstract: A high critical temperature and high critical current density superconductor containing a matrix phase of a metal oxide expressed by the formula RE.sup.1 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.p wherein RE.sup.1 stands for La, Nd, Sm, Eu or Gd and p is a number of 6.8-7.2, a first dispersed phase of a metal oxide expressed by the formula RE.sup.2.sub.1+d Ba.sub.2-d Cu.sub.3 O.sub.q wherein RE.sup.2 stands for La, Nd, Sm, Eu or Gd, d is a number of 0<d<0.5 and q is a number of 6.0-7.2 and a second dispersed phase of a metal oxide expressed by the formula RE.sup.3.sub.4-2x Ba.sub.2+2x Cu.sub.2-x O.sub.10-y wherein RE stands for La or Nd, x is a number of 0<x .English Pound.0.25 and y is a number of 0<y<0.5. The first and second phases are dispersed in the matrix. The above superconductor may be prepared by cooling a partial melt having a temperature of 1,000.degree.-1,300.degree. C. and containing a major molar amount of RE.sup.1 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.p and a minor molar amount of RE.sup.3.sub.4-2x Ba.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignees: International Superconductivity Technology Center, Railway Technical Research Institute
    Inventors: Hiroki Kojo, Sang-Im Yoo, Masato Murakami