Patents by Inventor Katsunari Obata

Katsunari Obata 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: 10894267
    Abstract: A method for producing a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both enhancement in definition and reduction in weight even when a size increased, a method for producing a vapor deposition mask device capable of aligning the vapor deposition mask to a frame with high precision, and a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition are provided. A metal mask provided with a slit, and a resin mask that is positioned on a front surface of the metal mask and has openings corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition arranged by lengthwise and crosswise in a plurality of rows, are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hirobe, Yutaka Matsumoto, Masato Ushikusa, Toshihiko Takeda, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Katsunari Obata, Takashi Takekoshi
  • Patent number: 10895008
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask includes: a metal mask in which a metal mask opening is provided; and a resin mask in which a resin mask opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is provided at a position overlapping with the metal mask opening, the metal mask and the resin mask being stacked, wherein an arithmetic average height (Sa) of a surface of the resin mask exposed from the metal mask opening is not more than 0.8 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuko Sone, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Yoshinori Hirobe, Katsunari Obata, Asako Narita, Hitoshi Ishiro, Chiaki Hatsuta
  • Publication number: 20210013415
    Abstract: To provide a vapor deposition mask in which a metal layer is provided on a resin mask, in which the resin mask has an opening required to form a vapor deposition pattern, the resin mask contains a resin material, the metal layer contains a metal material, and provided that a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the resin material plus 100° C. is an upper limit temperature, in a linear expansion graph whose vertical axis indicates linear expansion rate and whose horizontal axis indicates temperature, an integrated value of a linear expansion curve for the resin mask over a range from a temperature of 25° C. to the upper limit temperature divided by an integrated value of a linear expansion curve for the metal layer over the range from the temperature of 25° C. to the upper limit temperature falls within a range from 0.55 to 1.45 inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KAWASAKI, Katsunari OBATA, Yasuko SONE, Yoshinori HIROBE
  • Patent number: 10873029
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask preparation body in which a metal mask is provided on one surface of a resin plate for obtaining a resin mask, and a protective sheet with peel strength not less than about 0.0004 N/10 mm and less than about 0.2 N/10 mm in conformity with JIS Z-0237:2009 is provided on the other surface of the resin plate is prepared, with respect to the vapor deposition mask preparation body, the resin plate is irradiated with laser light from the metal mask side to form a resin mask opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition in the resin plate, and the protective sheet is peeled off from the resin mask in which the resin mask opening corresponding to the pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Takeda, Kumiko Hokari, Yasuko Sone, Katsunari Obata
  • Publication number: 20200395545
    Abstract: A method for producing a multiple-surface imposition vapor deposition mask that enhances definition and reduces weight even when a size is increased. Each of multiple masks in an open space in a frame is configured by a metal mask having a slit, and a resin mask that is positioned on a front surface of the metal mask and has openings corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition arranged by lengthwise and crosswise in a plurality of rows. In formation of the plurality of masks, after each of the metal masks and a resin film material for producing the resin mask are attached to the frame, the resin film material is processed, and the openings corresponding to the pattern to be produced by vapor deposition are formed in a plurality of rows lengthwise and crosswise, whereby the multiple-surface imposition vapor deposition mask of the above described configuration is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori HIROBE, Yutaka MATSUMOTO, Masato USHIKUSA, Toshihiko TAKEDA, Katsunari OBATA, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10825989
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask includes a metal mask and a resin mask having an opening. An inner wall surface for composing the opening has an inflection point in a thicknesswise cross section of the resin mask. When an intersection of a first surface, not facing the metal mask, of the resin mask and the inner wall surface is set to be a first intersection, an intersection of a second surface, facing the metal mask, of the resin mask and the inner wall surface is set to be a second intersection, and there is set a first inflection point first positioned from the first intersection toward the second intersection, an angle formed by a line connecting the first intersection and the first inflection point and the first surface is larger than an angle formed by a line connecting the first inflection point and the second intersection and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Takeda, Katsunari Obata, Hiroshi Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20200335699
    Abstract: A method for producing a frame-equipped vapor deposition mask sequentially includes preparing a vapor deposition mask including a metal mask having a slit and a resin mask having an opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition at a position overlapping the slit, the metal mask and the resin mask being stacked, retaining a part of the vapor deposition mask by a retainer and stretching the vapor deposition mask retained by the retainer outward, and fixing the vapor deposition mask in a state of being stretched to a frame having a through hole. During stretching, any one or both adjustments of a rotating adjustment and a moving adjustment of the vapor deposition mask are performed with respect to the vapor deposition mask in the state of being stretched or with the vapor deposition mask being stretched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsunari OBATA, Toshihiko TAKEDA, Yoshiyuki HONMA, Hideyuki OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200259090
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask includes: a metal mask in which a metal mask opening is provided; and a resin mask in which a resin mask opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is provided at a position overlapping with the metal mask opening, the metal mask and the resin mask being stacked, wherein an arithmetic average height (Sa) of a surface of the resin mask exposed from the metal mask opening is not more than 0.8 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuko SONE, Hiroshi KAWASAKI, Yoshinori HIROBE, Katsunari OBATA, Asako NARITA, Hitoshi ISHIRO, Chiaki HATSUTA
  • Patent number: 10741764
    Abstract: A method for producing a frame-equipped vapor deposition mask sequentially includes preparing a vapor deposition mask including a metal mask having a slit and a resin mask having an opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition at a position overlapping the slit, the metal mask and the resin mask being stacked, retaining a part of the vapor deposition mask by a retainer and stretching the vapor deposition mask retained by the retainer outward, and fixing the vapor deposition mask in a state of being stretched to a frame having a through hole. During stretching, any one or both adjustments of a rotating adjustment and a moving adjustment of the vapor deposition mask are performed with respect to the vapor deposition mask in the state of being stretched or with the vapor deposition mask being stretched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunari Obata, Toshihiko Takeda, Yoshiyuki Honma, Hideyuki Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20200235299
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask preparation body in which a metal mask is provided on one surface of a resin plate for obtaining a resin mask, and a protective sheet with peel strength not less than about 0.0004 N/10 mm and less than about 0.2 N/10 mm in conformity with JIS Z-0237:2009 is provided on the other surface of the resin plate is prepared, with respect to the vapor deposition mask preparation body, the resin plate is irradiated with laser light from the metal mask side to form a resin mask opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition in the resin plate, and the protective sheet is peeled off from the resin mask in which the resin mask opening corresponding to the pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKEDA, Kumiko HOKARI, Yasuko SONE, Katsunari OBATA
  • Publication number: 20200173011
    Abstract: There are provided a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both high definition and lightweight in upsizing and forming a vapor deposition pattern with high definition while securing strength, a vapor deposition mask preparation body capable of simply producing the vapor deposition mask and a method for producing a vapor deposition mask, and furthermore, a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition. A metal mask 10 in which a slit 15 is provided and a resin mask 20 in which openings 25 corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition are provided at a position of overlapping with the slit 15 are stacked, and the metal mask 10 has a general region 10a in which the slit 15 is provided and a thick region 10b larger in thickness than the general region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunari OBATA, Toshihiko TAKEDA, Hiroshi KAWASAKI, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Atsushi MAKI, Hiromitsu OCHIAI, Yoshinori HIROBE
  • Publication number: 20200152877
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask capable of correctly performing confirmation of whether a shape pattern of openings formed in a resin mask is normal or similar confirmation while satisfying both high definition and lightweight, a vapor deposition mask preparation body for obtaining the vapor deposition mask, a frame-equipped vapor deposition mask including the vapor deposition mask, and a method for producing an organic semiconductor element using the frame-equipped vapor deposition mask. The aforementioned problem is solved by using, in a vapor deposition mask including a metal mask in which a through hole is formed and a resin mask in which an opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is formed at a position overlapping with the through hole, the metal mask and the resin mask being stacked, wherein the resin mask has about 40% or less of light ray transmittance at a wavelength of about 550 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKEDA, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Katsunari Obata
  • Patent number: 10651386
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask preparation body in which a metal mask is provided on one surface of a resin plate for obtaining a resin mask, and a protective sheet with peel strength not less than about 0.0004 N/10 mm and less than about 0.2 N/10 mm in conformity with JIS Z-0237:2009 is provided on the other surface of the resin plate is prepared, with respect to the vapor deposition mask preparation body, the resin plate is irradiated with laser light from the metal mask side to form a resin mask opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition in the resin plate, and the protective sheet is peeled off from the resin mask in which the resin mask opening corresponding to the pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Takeda, Kumiko Hokari, Yasuko Sone, Katsunari Obata
  • Patent number: 10597768
    Abstract: There are provided a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both high definition and lightweight in upsizing and forming a vapor deposition pattern with high definition while securing strength, a vapor deposition mask preparation body capable of simply producing the vapor deposition mask and a method for producing a vapor deposition mask, and furthermore, a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition. A metal mask 10 in which a slit 15 is provided and a resin mask 20 in which openings 25 corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition are provided at a position of overlapping with the slit 15 are stacked, and the metal mask 10 has a general region 10a in which the slit 15 is provided and a thick region 10b larger in thickness than the general region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunari Obata, Toshihiko Takeda, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Atsushi Maki, Hiromitsu Ochiai, Yoshinori Hirobe
  • Patent number: 10597766
    Abstract: There are provided a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both high definition and lightweight in upsizing and forming a vapor deposition pattern with high definition while securing strength, a vapor deposition mask preparation body capable of simply producing the vapor deposition mask and a method for producing a vapor deposition mask, and furthermore, a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition. A metal mask 10 in which a slit 15 is provided and a resin mask 20 in which openings 25 corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition are provided at a position of overlapping with the slit 15 are stacked, and the metal mask 10 has a general region 10a in which the slit 15 is provided and a thick region 10b larger in thickness than the general region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunari Obata, Toshihiko Takeda, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Atsushi Maki, Hiromitsu Ochiai, Yoshinori Hirobe
  • Patent number: 10573815
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask capable of correctly performing confirmation of whether a shape pattern of openings formed in a resin mask is normal or similar confirmation while satisfying both high definition and lightweight, a vapor deposition mask preparation body for obtaining the vapor deposition mask, a frame-equipped vapor deposition mask including the vapor deposition mask, and a method for producing an organic semiconductor element using the frame-equipped vapor deposition mask. The aforementioned problem is solved by using, in a vapor deposition mask including a metal mask in which a slit is formed and a resin mask in which an opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is formed at a position overlapping with the slit, the metal mask and the resin mask being stacked, the resin mask which has about 40% or less of light ray transmittance at a wavelength of about 550 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Takeda, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Katsunari Obata
  • Publication number: 20200035923
    Abstract: In a method for producing a vapor deposition mask including a resin mask 20 including resin mask openings 25 corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition, and a metal mask 10 including a metal mask opening 15, the metal mask being stacked on one surface of the resin mask, when the plurality of resin mask openings 25 are formed, as to any one resin mask opening 25a of the plurality of resin mask openings 25, the resin mask opening 25 is formed such that in a thicknesswise cross section of the resin mask, an acute angle (?1) formed by one inner wall surface forming the one resin mask opening and the other surface of the resin mask is different from an acute angle (?2) formed by the other inner wall surface forming the one resin mask opening and the other surface of the resin mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KAWASAKI, Katsunari OBATA
  • Publication number: 20190363257
    Abstract: A method for producing a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both enhancement in definition and reduction in weight even when a size is increased, and a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition are provided. A vapor deposition mask is produced by the steps of preparing a metal plate with a resin layer in which a resin layer is provided on one surface of a metal plate, forming a metal mask with a resin layer by forming a slit that penetrates through only the metal plate, for the metal plate in the metal plate with a resin layer, and thereafter, forming a resin mask by forming openings corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition in a plurality of rows lengthwise and crosswise in the resin layer by emitting a laser from the metal mask side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKEDA, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Katsunari OBATA
  • Publication number: 20190363256
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask preparation body in which a metal mask is provided on one surface of a resin plate for obtaining a resin mask, and a protective sheet with peel strength not less than about 0.0004 N/10 mm and less than about 0.2 N/10 mm in conformity with JIS Z-0237:2009 is provided on the other surface of the resin plate is prepared, with respect to the vapor deposition mask preparation body, the resin plate is irradiated with laser light from the metal mask side to form a resin mask opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition in the resin plate, and the protective sheet is peeled off from the resin mask in which the resin mask opening corresponding to the pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKEDA, Kumiko HOKARI, Yasuko SONE, Katsunari OBATA
  • Publication number: 20190329277
    Abstract: A method for producing a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both enhancement in definition and reduction in weight even when a size increased, a method for producing a vapor deposition mask device capable of aligning the vapor deposition mask to a frame with high precision, and a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition are provided. A metal mask provided with a slit, and a resin mask that is positioned on a front surface of the metal mask and has openings corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition arranged by lengthwise and crosswise in a plurality of rows, are stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori HIROBE, Yutaka MATSUMOTO, Masato USHIKUSA, Toshihiko TAKEDA, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Katsunari OBATA, Takashi TAKEKOSHI