Patents by Inventor Kaori MORINAGA

Kaori MORINAGA 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: 20240337880
    Abstract: A transparent base material for a liquid crystal device includes an alignment layer that regulates orientations of liquid crystal molecules contained in a light control layer included in the liquid crystal device, a flexible base layer on which the alignment layer is formed, and a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface is located on the alignment layer, the second surface is located on the base layer, the alignment layer includes polyimide, and the first surface has an indentation hardness of 0.25 GPa or higher as measured by a nanoindentation test according to ISO 14577-1:2015.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: Kaori MORINAGA
  • Patent number: 11886086
    Abstract: A light control sheet including a first transparent electrode layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a light control layer including a resin layer formed between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer, the resin layer including voids dispersed therein and filled with a liquid crystal composition including liquid crystal molecules, and a first orientation layer formed between the first transparent electrode layer and the light control layer such that a haze of the light control layer is increased by applying a voltage to the first transparent electrode layer. The light control layer has a first surface in contact with the first orientation layer, and an area ratio of the voids at the first surface is 49% or more where the area ratio is a percentage of a total area of all the voids to an area of the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN Inc.
    Inventors: Kaori Morinaga, Taisuke Enya, Yuji Yano, Masayuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230266629
    Abstract: A light control sheet including a first transparent electrode layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a light control layer including a resin layer formed between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer, the resin layer including voids dispersed therein and filled with a liquid crystal composition including liquid crystal molecules, and a first orientation layer formed between the first transparent electrode layer and the light control layer such that a haze of the light control layer is increased by applying a voltage to the first transparent electrode layer. The light control layer has a first surface in contact with the first orientation layer, and an area ratio of the voids at the first surface is 49% or more where the area ratio is a percentage of a total area of all the voids to an area of the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: TOPPAN Inc.
    Inventors: Kaori MORINAGA, Taisuke ENYA, Yuji YANO, Masayuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11281063
    Abstract: A light control sheet including a light transmissive resin substrate, and a light control layer formed on the light transmissive resin substrate. The light control layer includes a liquid crystal layer and a pair of electrode layers that sandwich the liquid crystal layer. The light transmissive resin substrate includes a light transmissive resin sheet and a surface-treated layer that has a barrier property, the light transmissive resin sheet has a first surface that faces the light control layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the surface-treated layer is formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kaori Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20200341303
    Abstract: A light control sheet including a light transmissive resin substrate, and a light control layer formed on the light transmissive resin substrate. The light control layer includes a liquid crystal layer and a pair of electrode layers that sandwich the liquid crystal layer. The light transmissive resin substrate includes a light transmissive resin sheet and a surface-treated layer that has a barrier property, the light transmissive resin sheet has a first surface that faces the light control layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the surface-treated layer is formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kaori MORINAGA