Patents by Inventor Kenichi Nagaoka

Kenichi Nagaoka 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: 11192147
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito
  • Patent number: 10799917
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: EBARA CORPORATION, Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito, Masako Kodera, Hiroshi Tomita, Takeshi Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20190262869
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito, Masako Kodera, Hiroshi Tomita, Takeshi Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20190262870
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito, Masako Kodera, Hiroshi Tomita, Takeshi Nishioka
  • Patent number: 10328465
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito, Masako Kodera, Hiroshi Tomita, Takeshi Nishioka
  • Patent number: 9664952
    Abstract: A moisture-proof structure includes: a sealing layer surrounding or covering a moisture-proof target between a first base material and a second base material; a moisture-proof material provided in contact with an outer side of the sealing layer and in a peripheral section of the first base material and the second base material, in which the peripheral section is located outside the sealing layer; and an uneven structure provided in a part of the first base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material and in a part of the second base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Kenichi Nagaoka, Noboru Murabayashi, Yoshinari Shirata
  • Publication number: 20160026035
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that makes it possible to restrain color unevenness or display unevenness. A display device includes a display panel. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a first structure provided on the first substrate; and a second structure provided on the second substrate. Relative positional relation between the first structure and the second structure is adjusted two-dimensionally in accordance with a non-planarity characteristic of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi NAGAOKA, Yoshinari SHIRATA, Tatsuya INOKUCHI, Noboru MURABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20140168916
    Abstract: A moisture-proof structure includes: a sealing layer surrounding or covering a moisture-proof target between a first base material and a second base material; a moisture-proof material provided in contact with an outer side of the sealing layer and in a peripheral section of the first base material and the second base material, in which the peripheral section is located outside the sealing layer; and an uneven structure provided in a part of the first base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material and in a part of the second base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Nagaoka, Noboru Murabayashi, Yoshinari Shirata
  • Publication number: 20130294003
    Abstract: The invention provides a substrate for a display which can be easily repaired even when there are problems such as inter-layer shorting attributable to invasion of static electricity. The substrate has a first wiring section disposed in a display area thereof and formed so as to outwardly extend from the inside of the display area. The substrate also has a second wiring section formed such that it intersects the first wiring section outside the display area on the substrate with an insulation film interposed between them. The substrate further has an opening formed in the second wiring section at least in a region thereof overlapping the first wiring section intersecting the same. Further, the substrate has overlapping portions formed at two ends of the opening where the first and second wiring sections overlap each other with the insulation film interposed between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Kenichi Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 8558959
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates, defined as a first substrate and a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates. The device also includes a pixel electrode and an additional electrode formed on the first substrate, and a contact hole that is configured and arranged to connect the pixel electrode and the additional electrode. In certain embodiments, the contact hole is formed at a liquid crystal domain boundary. In other embodiments, an additional contact hole is also provided between the pixel electrode and a second additional electrode, and in such embodiments the contact hole and the additional contact hole are formed within different liquid crystal domains. Further, in certain embodiments, the pixel electrode includes a plurality of pixel electrode slits arranged in a pattern to form a plurality of liquid crystal domains within each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Kenichi Nagaoka, Yuji Nakahata, Yoji Taniguchi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yohei Nakanishi, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Yuichi Inoue, Masakazu Shibasaki
  • Publication number: 20130003001
    Abstract: When radiating light onto a liquid crystal composition containing a photosensitive material, the alignment of liquid crystal molecules is adjusted by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal composition layer, to achieve substantially orderly alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, or the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is made uniform by adjusting the structure of the liquid crystal display device, or any display defect is driven out of the display area. When radiating light to the liquid crystal composition containing the photosensitive material, the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules can be adjusted so as to achieve substantially orderly alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, and the liquid crystal display device can thus be driven stably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Kenichi Nagaoka, Yuji Nakahata, Yoji Taniguchi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yohei Nakanishi, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Yuichi Inoue, Masakazu Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 8284362
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer sealed between a pair of substrates; an alignment layer formed on at least one of the substrates; a polymer formed of a photopolymerized material on the alignment layer; and a pixel electrode, including an electrode portion and a plurality of slits, formed on one of the substrates. The device also includes a source electrode and a Cs intermediate electrode, having the same potential as the pixel electrode, formed between the pixel electrode and one of the substrates; and a Cs bus line located between the Cs intermediate electrode and one of the substrates. The source electrode is formed along a first liquid crystal domain boundary, between the pixel electrode and one of the substrates. The liquid crystal layer contains part of a photopolymerizable monomer, which is a source material of the photopolymerized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Kenichi Nagaoka, Yuji Nakahata, Yoji Taniguchi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yohei Nakanishi, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Yuichi Inoue, Masakazu Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 8035764
    Abstract: There is provided an MVA type liquid crystal display device having high brightness and excellent display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsunori Misaki, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yoshihisa Taguchi, Kenichi Nagaoka, Manabu Sawasaki
  • Publication number: 20110194042
    Abstract: There is provided an MVA type liquid crystal display device having high brightness and excellent display quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsunori Misaki, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yoshihisa Taguchi, Kenichi Nagaoka, Manabu Sawasaki
  • Patent number: 7956969
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, as well as a source electrode, a Cs intermediate electrode, and a pixel electrode formed on one of the pair of substrates. The liquid crystal display device also includes vertical alignment films formed on the pair of substrates and polymer layers formed on the vertical alignment films, wherein a contact hole, which connects the source electrode and the pixel electrode, and another contact hole, which connects the pixel electrode and the Cs intermediate electrode, are both formed at a liquid crystal domain boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Kenichi Nagaoka, Yuji Nakahata, Yoji Taniguchi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yohei Nakanishi, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Yuichi Inoue, Masakazu Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 7911549
    Abstract: There is provided an MVA type liquid crystal display device having high brightness and excellent display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsunori Misaki, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yoshihisa Taguchi, Kenichi Nagaoka, Manabu Sawasaki
  • Publication number: 20110058134
    Abstract: When radiating light onto a liquid crystal composition containing a photosensitive material, the alignment of liquid crystal molecules is adjusted by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal composition layer, to achieve substantially orderly alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, or the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is made uniform by adjusting the structure of the liquid crystal display device, or any display defect is driven out of the display area. When radiating light to the liquid crystal composition containing the photosensitive material, the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules can be adjusted so as to achieve substantially orderly alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, and the liquid crystal display device can thus be driven stably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Kenichi Nagaoka, Yuji Nakahata, Yoji Taniguchi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yohei Nakanishi, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Yuichi Inoue, Masakazu Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 7868981
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, as well as a source electrode, a Cs intermediate electrode, and a pixel electrode formed on one of the pair of substrates. The liquid crystal display device also includes vertical alignment films formed on the pair of substrates and polymer layers formed on the vertical alignment films, wherein a contact hole, which connects the source electrode and the pixel electrode, and another contact hole, which connects the pixel electrode and the Cs intermediate electrode, are both formed at a liquid crystal domain boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Kenichi Nagaoka, Yuji Nakahata, Yoji Taniguchi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Yohei Nakanishi, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Yuichi Inoue, Masakazu Shibasaki
  • Publication number: 20100195011
    Abstract: The invention provides a substrate for a display which can be easily repaired even when there are problems such as inter-layer shorting attributable to invasion of static electricity. The substrate has a first wiring section disposed in a display area thereof and formed so as to outwardly extend from the inside of the display area. The substrate also has a second wiring section formed such that it intersects the first wiring section outside the display area on the substrate with an insulation film interposed between them. The substrate further has an opening formed in the second wiring section at least in a region thereof overlapping the first wiring section intersecting the same. Further, the substrate has overlapping portions formed at two ends of the opening where the first and second wiring sections overlap each other with the insulation film interposed between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Kenichi Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 7724314
    Abstract: The invention provides a substrate for a display which can be easily repaired even when there are problems such as inter-layer shorting attributable to invasion of static electricity. The substrate has a first wiring section disposed in a display area thereof and formed so as to outwardly extend from the inside of the display area. The substrate also has a second wiring section formed such that it intersects the first wiring section outside the display area on the substrate with an insulation film interposed between them. The substrate further has an opening formed in the second wiring section at least in a region thereof overlapping the first wiring section intersecting the same. Further, the substrate has overlapping portions formed at two ends of the opening where the first and second wiring sections overlap each other with the insulation film interposed between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Kenichi Nagaoka