Patents by Inventor Hisashi Matsuno

Hisashi Matsuno 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
  • Patent number: 8465794
    Abstract: An objective of this present invention is to provide a conductive paste that could obtain good electrical property, for example series resistance in an electrode. An aspect of the present invention relates to a conductive paste which comprises electrically conductive powder; glass frit which comprises, based on weight percent (wt %) of the glass frit, 8-26 wt % of SiO2, 0.1-5 wt % of Al2O3, and 73-90 wt % of lead compound, wherein lead fluoride is contained in the range of 5-28 wt % based on the total weight of the lead compound; and organic medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Hisashi Matsuno, Brian J. Laughlin
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20120312372
    Abstract: The invention relates to zinc-containing glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Alan Frederick Carroll, Kenneth Warren Hang, Brian J. Laughlin, Zhigang Rick Li, Hisashi Matsuno, Yueli Wang
  • Patent number: 8262944
    Abstract: The invention relates to zinc-containing glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Alan Frederick Carroll, Kenneth Warren Hang, Brian J. Laughlin, Zhigang Rick Li, Hisashi Matsuno, Yueli Wang
  • Publication number: 20120031484
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a solar cell electrode comprising steps of: (a) preparing a semiconductor substrate comprising a negative layer, a positive layer and passivation layers formed on the negative layer and the positive layer; (b) applying a conductive paste onto the passivation layer(s) formed on the positive layer, on the negative layer, or on both of the positive layer and the negative layer, wherein the conductive paste comprises; (i) a conductive powder; (ii) a glass frit comprising 45 to 81 mole percent (mol %) of PbO, 1 to 38 mol % of SiO2 and 5 to 47 mol % of B2O3, based on the total molar fraction of each component in the glass frit; and (iii) a resin binder; and (c) firing the conductive paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Hisashi Matsuno, Norihiko Takeda
  • Patent number: 8076777
    Abstract: The invention relates to glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells. The thick film conductor compositions include one or more electrically functional powders and one or more glass frits dispersed in an organic medium. The thick film compositions may also include one or more additive(s). Exemplary additives may include metals, metal oxides or any compounds that can generate these metal oxides during firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Brian J. Laughlin, Hisashi Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20110147677
    Abstract: The invention relates to zinc-containing glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Alan Frederick Carroll, Kenneth Warren Hang, Brian J. Laughlin, Zhigang Rick Li, Hisashi Matsuno, Yueli Wang
  • Publication number: 20110143497
    Abstract: A method of forming a photovoltaic cell conductor that comprises steps of, applying on a semiconductor substrate a thick film conductive composition comprising inorganic powders comprising electrically conductive powder, first glass frit and second glass frit, and organic medium, wherein total PbO in the glass frits is 80.5 to 83.5 wt % based on the total weight of the first glass frit and the second glass frit, and firing the thick film conductive composition applied on the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Shigendo Enomoto, Takuya Konno, Brian J. Laughlin, Hisashi Matsuno, Chun-Kwei Wu
  • Publication number: 20100308462
    Abstract: The invention relates to glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells. The thick film conductor compositions include one or more electrically functional powders and one or more glass frits dispersed in an organic medium. The thick film compositions may also include one or more additive(s). Exemplary additives may include metals, metal oxides or any compounds that can generate these metal oxides during firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: TAKUYA KONNO, BRIAN J. LAUGHLIN, HISASHI MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20100283388
    Abstract: Described is an electrode paste for plasma display panel, which has a black pigment, a glass frit, an organic binder and a solvent, wherein the black pigment contains cobalt oxide (CO3O4) and copper-chromium-cobalt composite oxide (Cr—Cu—Co—O).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Kazushige Ito, Ji-Yeon Lee, Hisashi Matsuno, Yong-Woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20100236621
    Abstract: An objective of this present invention is to provide a conductive paste that could obtain good electrical property, for example series resistance in an electrode. An aspect of the present invention relates to a conductive paste which comprises electrically conductive powder; glass frit which comprises, based on weight percent (wt %) of the glass frit, 8-26 wt % of SiO2, 0.1-5 wt % of Al2O3, and 73-90 wt % of lead compound, wherein lead fluoride is contained in the range of 5-28 wt % based on the total weight of the lead compound; and organic medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Hisashi Matsuno, Brian J. Laughlin
  • Patent number: 7795165
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lead-free bismuth glass wherein decrease of the degree of accuracy of the patterning is prevented. Specifically, the present invention provides a lead-free bismuth glass characterized in that said lead-free bismuth glass is used for an optical patterning glass material which is patterned by light irradiation and the optical-absorption coefficient to light with a wavelength of 365 nm is 300 to 3000 cm?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignees: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Ichiro Uchiyama, Tomoyuki Taguchi, Ikuo Kuriyama, Hisashi Matsuno, Keiichiro Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 7781971
    Abstract: The black bus electrode of plasma display panel is formed from a conductive composition comprising a conductive powder, glass powder, organic binder, organic solvent, and black pigment, wherein the conductive powder comprises an alloy of at least two metals selected from the group of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Os, Ir, Pt and Au.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Hisashi Matsuno, Michael F. Barker
  • Patent number: 7648655
    Abstract: The black bus electrode of plasma display panel is formed from a conductive composition comprising a conductive powder, glass powder, organic binder, organic solvent, and black pigment, wherein the conductive powder is coated with metal selected from the group of Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt and Au.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Hisashi Matsuno, Michael F. Barker
  • Publication number: 20090301554
    Abstract: The invention relates to glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells. The thick film conductor compositions include one or more electrically functional powders and one or more glass frits dispersed in an organic medium. The thick film compositions may also include one or more additive(s). Exemplary additives may include metals, metal oxides or any compounds that can generate these metal oxides during firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Brian J. Laughlin, Hisashi Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20090301553
    Abstract: The invention relates to glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells. The thick film conductor compositions include one or more electrically functional powders and one or more glass frits dispersed in an organic medium. The thick film compositions may also include one or more additive(s). Exemplary additives may include metals, metal oxides or any compounds that can generate these metal oxides during firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Takuya Konno, Brian J. Laughlin, Hisashi Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20090042715
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lead-free bismuth glass wherein decrease of the degree of accuracy of the patterning is prevented. Specifically, the present invention provides a lead-free bismuth glass characterized in that said lead-free bismuth glass is used for an optical patterning glass material which is patterned by light irradiation and the optical-absorption coefficient to light with a wavelength of 365 nm is 300 to 3000 cm?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Ichiro Uchiyama, Tomoyuki Taguchi, Ikuo Kuriyama, Hisashi Matsuno, Keiichiro Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20090039781
    Abstract: Described is an electrode paste for plasma display panel, which has a black pigment, a glass frit, an organic binder and a solvent, wherein the black pigment contains cobalt oxide (Co3O4) and copper-chromium-cobalt composite oxide (Cr—Cu—Co—O).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Kazushige Ito, Ji-Yeon Lee, Hisashi Matsuno, Yong-Woo Cho