Patents by Inventor Kazuki Noda

Kazuki Noda 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: 8349706
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor surface protecting method and surface protecting sheet employing a material having adequate conformability for irregularities on semiconductor wafer circuit sides and sufficient rigidity as a support during grinding, and which does not become fluid with repeated temperature increases. Also provided is a surface protecting sheet for protection of the circuit side in the step of back side grinding of a semiconductor wafer, the surface protecting sheet having a polymeric film material with a surface protecting layer thereon that may become fluid upon heating and which hardens upon exposure to radiation or upon heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovtive Properties Company
    Inventor: Kazuki Noda
  • Publication number: 20110297771
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground, a joining layer in contact with the substrate to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support. After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer, the laminated body is irradiated through the light transmitting layer and the photothermal conversion layer decomposes to separate the substrate and the light transmitting support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuki NODA, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Publication number: 20110262828
    Abstract: There is provided an electrode catalyst layer that has excellent durability compared to conventional electrode catalyst layers employing carbon supports, and that can minimize as much as possible the amount of catalyst material used while exhibiting desired output, by allowing adjustment of the amount as necessary. The electrode catalyst dispersion of the disclosure comprises catalyst particles that contain a non-conductive support and a conductive catalyst material covering the surface of non-conductive support, and a dispersing medium selected from among water, organic solvents and combinations thereof. The ink composition of the disclosure comprises catalyst particles containing a non-conductive support and a conductive catalyst material covering the surface of non-conductive support, a dispersing medium selected from among water, organic solvents and combinations thereof, and an ionic conductive polymer, wherein the volume ratio of the catalyst particles and the ionic conductive polymer is 55:45-90:10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuki Noda, Hideyuki Okada
  • Patent number: 8038839
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground, a joining layer in contact with the substrate to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support. After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer, the laminated body is irradiated through the light transmitting layer and the photothermal conversion layer decomposes to separate the substrate and the light transmitting support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kazuki Noda, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 7988807
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground, a joining layer in contact with the substrate to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support. After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer, the laminated body is irradiated through the light transmitting layer and the photothermal conversion layer decomposes to separate the substrate and the light transmitting support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kazuki Noda, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Publication number: 20100041211
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground, a joining layer in contact with the substrate to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support. After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer, the laminated body is irradiated through the light transmitting layer and the photothermal conversion layer decomposes to separate the substrate and the light transmitting support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuki NODA, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Publication number: 20100038035
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground, a joining layer in contact with the substrate to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support. After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer, the laminated body is irradiated through the light transmitting layer and the photothermal conversion layer decomposes to separate the substrate and the light transmitting support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuki NODA, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Publication number: 20090133812
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground, a joining layer in contact with the substrate to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support. After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer, the laminated body is irradiated through the light transmitting layer and the photothermal conversion layer decomposes to separate the substrate and the light transmitting support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Kazuki Noda, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 7534498
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated body (1) comprising a substrate (2) to be ground and a support (5), where the substrate (2) is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support (5) without damaging the substrate (2). One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body (1) comprising a substrate (2) to be ground, a joining layer (3) in contact with the substrate (2) to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer (4) comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support (5). After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer (3), the laminated body (1) is irradiated through the light transmitting support (5) and the photothermal conversion layer (4) decomposes to separate the substrate (2) and the light transmitting support (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kazuki Noda, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 7452752
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a semiconductor chip, comprising applying a photothermal conversion layer on a light-transmitting support, provided that upon irradiation of radiation energy, the photothermal conversion layer converts the radiation energy into heat and decomposes due to the heat; laminating the semiconductor wafer and the light-transmitting support through a photocurable adhesive by placing the circuit face and the photothermal conversion layer to face each other, thereby forming a laminated body having a non-circuit face on the outside; grinding the non-circuit face of the semiconductor wafer until the semiconductor wafer reaches a desired thickness; dicing the ground semiconductor wafer from the non-circuit face side to cut it into a plurality of semiconductor chips; irradiating radiation energy from the light-transmitting support side to decompose the photothermal conversion layer, thereby causing separation into a semiconductor chips having the adhesive layer and a light-transmitting su
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kazuki Noda, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Publication number: 20070148916
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor surface protecting method and surface protecting sheet employing a material having adequate conformability for irregularities on semiconductor wafer circuit sides and sufficient rigidity as a support during grinding, and which does not become fluid with repeated temperature increases. Also provided is a surface protecting sheet for protection of the circuit side in the step of back side grinding of a semiconductor wafer, the surface protecting sheet having a polymeric film material with a surface protecting layer thereon that may become fluid upon heating and which hardens upon exposure to radiation or upon heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Kazuki Noda
  • Publication number: 20070077685
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a semiconductor chip, comprising applying a photothermal conversion layer on a light-transmitting support, provided that upon irradiation of radiation energy, the photothermal conversion layer converts the radiation energy into heat and decomposes due to the heat; laminating the semiconductor wafer and the light-transmitting support through a photocurable adhesive by placing the circuit face and the photothermal conversion layer to face each other, thereby forming a laminated body having a non-circuit face on the outside; grinding the non-circuit face of the semiconductor wafer until the semi-conductor wafer reaches a desired thickness; dicing the ground semiconductor wafer from the non-circuit face side to cut it into a plurality of semiconductor chips; irradiating radiation energy from the light-transmitting support side to decompose the photothermal conversion layer, thereby causing separation into a semiconductor chips having the adhesive layer and a light-transmitting s
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuki Noda, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Publication number: 20050233547
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated body (1) comprising a substrate (2) to be ground and a support (5), where the substrate (2) is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support (5) without damaging the substrate (2). One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body (1) comprising a substrate (2) to be ground, a joining layer (3) in contact with the substrate (2) to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer (4) comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support (5). After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer (3), the laminated body (1) is irradiated through the light transmitting support (5) and the photothermal conversion layer (4) decomposes to separate the substrate (2) and the light transmitting support (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuki Noda, Masaru Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 6783915
    Abstract: A black matrix can be formed by thermal transfer on a receptor substrate for use, for example, in a display application. This black matrix can be used, for example, as a color filter black matrix or a TFT (thin film transistor) black matrix to provide contrast and/or to separate adjacent electrically-conducting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Pokorny, Raghunath Padiyath, Kazuki Noda
  • Publication number: 20040095457
    Abstract: A black matrix can be formed by thermal transfer on a receptor substrate for use, for example, in a display application. This black matrix can be used, for example, as a color filter black matrix or a TFT (thin film transistor) black matrix to provide contrast and/or to separate adjacent electrically-conducting components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Pokorny, Raghunath Padiyath, Kazuki Noda
  • Patent number: 6617093
    Abstract: A black matrix can be formed by thermal transfer on a receptor substrate for use, for example, in a display application. This black matrix can be used, for example, as a color filter black matrix or a TFT (thin film transistor) black matrix to provide contrast and/or to separate adjacent electrically-conducting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Pokorny, Raghunath Padiyath, Kazuki Noda
  • Publication number: 20030003389
    Abstract: A black matrix can be formed by thermal transfer on a receptor substrate for use, for example, in a display application. This black matrix can be used, for example, as a color filter black matrix or a TFT (thin film transistor) black matrix to provide contrast and/or to separate adjacent electrically-conducting components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Pokorny, Raghunath Padiyath, Kazuki Noda
  • Patent number: 6461775
    Abstract: A black matrix can be formed by thermal transfer on a receptor substrate for use, for example, in a display application. This black matrix can be used, for example, as a color filter black matrix or a TFT (thin film transistor) black matrix to provide contrast and/or to separate adjacent electrically-conducting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Pokorny, Raghunath Padiyath, Kazuki Noda
  • Publication number: 20010010884
    Abstract: An improved electronic display that includes components selected to enhance display performance. The improved display includes an active substrate that has a plurality of thin film transistors and a plurality of thermally transferred color filters that include a colorant in a crosslinked binder. The active substrate can also include a black matrix. Other components in the improved display such as a liquid crystal material, spacers, and bottom polarizer, can be selected to enhance display performance characteristics such as brightness, power consumption, response time, weight, and thickness. The invention also provides a method of forming a color filter substrate for displays including the steps of thermally mass transferring a plurality of color filters and crosslinking the plurality of color filters after transfer. Before the crosslinking step, the plurality of color filters can be inspected and removed for reworking of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Paul F. Guehler, Thomas A. Isberg, Kazuhiko Mizuno, Kazuki Noda, Raghunath Padiyath, Richard J. Pokorny, John S. Staral, Jeffrey C. Chang
  • Patent number: 6221543
    Abstract: An improved electronic display that includes components selected to enhance display performance. The improved display includes an active substrate that has a plurality of thin film transistors and a plurality of thermally transferred color filters that include a colorant in a crosslinked binder. The active substrate can also include a black matrix. Other components in the improved display such as a liquid crystal material, spacers, and bottom polarizer, can be selected to enhance display performance characteristics such as brightness, power consumption, response time, weight, and thickness. The invention also provides a method of forming a color filter substrate for displays including the steps of thermally mass transferring a plurality of color filters and crosslinking the plurality of color filters after transfer. Before the crosslinking step, the plurality of color filters can be inspected and removed for reworking of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovatives Properties
    Inventors: Paul F. Guehler, Thomas A. Isberg, Kazuhiko Mizuno, Kazuki Noda, Raghunath Padiyath, Richard J. Pokorny, John S. Staral, Jeffrey C. Chang