Patents by Inventor Kohichi Tanaka

Kohichi Tanaka 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: 10607513
    Abstract: After an intermediate region and a flexible substrate region of a plastic film of a multilayer stack are divided, the interface between the flexible substrate region and a glass base is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack is separated into the first portion and the second portion while the multilayer stack is kept in contact with the stage. The first portion includes a plurality of OLED devices in contact with the stage. The OLED devices include a plurality of functional layer regions and the flexible substrate region. The second portion includes the glass base and the intermediate region. The step of irradiating with the laser light includes forming the laser light from a plurality of arranged laser light sources and temporally and spatially modulating a power of the plurality of laser light sources according to a shape of the flexible substrate region of the synthetic resin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Kohichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10581027
    Abstract: According to a flexible OILED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region. (30i) and a flexible substrate region (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a multilayer stack (100) are divided, the interface between the flexible substrate region (30d) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack (100) separated into the first portion (110) and the second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is kept in contact with the stage (210). The first portion (110) includes a plurality of OLED devices (1000) which are in contact with stage (210). The OLED devices (1000) include a plurality of functional layer regions (20) and the flexible substrate region (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10) and the intermediate region (30i).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Kohichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190392736
    Abstract: According to a flexible OLED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region (30i) and a flexible substrate region (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a muitilayer stack (100) are divided, the interface between the flexible substrate region (30d) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack (100) is separated into the first portion (110) and the second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is kept in contact with the stage (210). The first portion (110) includes a plurality of OLED devices (1000) which are in contact with the stage (210). The OLED devices (1000) include a plurality of functional layer regions (20) and the flexible substrate region (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10) and the intermediate region (30i).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO, Kohichi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10516121
    Abstract: A flexible display production apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a stage (520) for supporting a flexible display supporting substrate (10), the flexible display supporting substrate including a glass base (11) and a synthetic resin film (12) provided on the glass base; a polisher head (535) configured to approach a selected region of a surface (12s) of the synthetic resin film (12) and polish the region so that a polish recess (12c) is formed in the surface (12s); and a repair head (536) for supplying a liquid material (20a) to the polish recess (12c) formed in the surface (12s) of the synthetic resin film (12) and heating the liquid material (20a), thereby forming a sintered layer (20) from the liquid material (20a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Kohichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10516001
    Abstract: According to a flexible OLED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region (30i) and flexible substrate regions (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a multilayer stack (100) are divided from one another, the interface between the flexible substrate regions (30d) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack (100) is separated into a first portion (110) and a second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is in contact with a stage (210). The first portion (110) includes a plurality of OLED devices (1000) which are in contact with the stage (210). The OLED devices (1000) include a plurality of functional layer regions (20) and the flexible substrate regions (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10) and the intermediate region (30i).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Kohichi Tanaka, Katsuhiko Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 10505155
    Abstract: According to a flexible OLED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region and a flexible substrate region of a plastic film of a multilayer stack are divided, the interface between the plastic film and a glass base is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack is separated into the first portion and the second portion while the multilayer stack is kept in contact with the stage. The first portion includes the intermediate region and an OLED device which are adhered to the stage. The OLED device includes a functional layer region and the flexible substrate region. The second portion includes the glass base. The intermediate region adhered to the stage is removed from the stage while the OLED device is kept adhered to the stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Kohichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10497887
    Abstract: After an intermediate region and flexible substrate regions of a plastic film of a multilayer stack are divided from one another, the interface between the flexible substrate regions and a glass base is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack is separated into first and second portions while the multilayer stack is in contact with a stage. The first portion includes a plurality of OLED devices in contact with the stage. The OLED devices include a plurality of functional layer regions and the flexible substrate regions. The second portion includes the glass base and the intermediate region. The step of irradiating includes first and second laser light scanning. Irradiation intensity is modulated such that the irradiation intensity for at least part of the interface between the intermediate region and the glass base is lower than the irradiation intensity for the interface between the flexible substrate regions and the glass base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Kohichi Tanaka, Kazunobu Mameno
  • Publication number: 20190358748
    Abstract: A method for producing a device support base in an embodiment according to the present disclosure includes step A of providing a support base having a first surface and a second surface parallel to the first surface; step B of forming a laser beam in a first direction parallel to the first surface of the support base; and step C of translating or rotating the laser beam in a second direction parallel to the first surface of the support base and crossing the first direction to remove at least a part of protruding portions or contamination elements on the first surface of the support base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kohichi TANAKA, Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190363300
    Abstract: According to a flexible OLED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region (30i) and a flexible substrate region (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a multilayer stack (100) are divided, the interface between the plastic film (30) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack (100) is separated into the first portion (110) and the second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is kept in contact with the stage (212). The first portion (110) includes the intermediate region (30i) and an OLED device (1000) which are adhered to the stage (212). The OLED device (1000) includes a functional layer region (20) and the flexible substrate region (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10). The intermediate region (30i) adhered to the stage (212) is removed from the stage while the OLED device (1000) is kept adhered to the stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO, Kohichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190363264
    Abstract: According to a flexible OLED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region (30i) and flexible substrate regions (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a multilayer stack (100) are divided from one another, the interface between the flexible substrate regions (30d) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack (100) is separated into a first portion (110) and a second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is in contact with a stage (210). The first portion (110) includes a plurality of OLED devices (1000) which are in contact with the stage (210). The OLED devices (1000) include a plurality of functional layer regions (20) and the flexible substrate regions (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10) and the intermediate region (30i).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO, Kohichi TANAKA, Kazunobu MAMENO
  • Publication number: 20190363299
    Abstract: According to a flexible OILED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region. (30i) and a flexible substrate region (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a multilayer stack (100) are divided, the interface between the flexible substrate region (30d) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack (100) separated into the first portion (110) and the second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is kept in contact with the stage (210). The first portion (110) includes a plurality of OLED devices (1000) which are in. contact with stage (210). The OLED devices (1000) include a plurality of functional layer regions (20) and. the flexible substrate region (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10) and the intermediate region (30i).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO, Kohichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190363265
    Abstract: A flexible display production apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a stage (520) for supporting a flexible display supporting substrate (10), the flexible display supporting substrate including a glass base (11) and a synthetic resin film (12) provided on the glass base; a polisher head (535) configured to approach a selected region of a surface (12s) of the synthetic resin film (12) and polish the region so that a polish recess (12c) is formed in the surface (12s); and a repair head (536) for supplying a liquid material (20a) to the polish recess (12c) formed in the surface (12s) of the synthetic resin film (12) and heating the liquid material (20a), thereby forming a sintered layer (20) from the liquid material (20a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO, Kohichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190363306
    Abstract: According to a flexible OLED device production method of the present disclosure, a multilayer stack (100) is provided which includes a glass base (10), a functional layer region (20) including a TFT layer (20A) and an OLED layer (20B), and a synthetic resin film (30) provided between the glass base (10) and the functional layer region (20) and bound to the glass base (10). In a dry gas atmosphere whose dew point is not more than ?50° C., the multilayer stack (100) is separated into a first portion (110) and a second portion (120), and a surface (30s) of the synthetic resin film (30) is exposed to the dry gas atmosphere, the first portion (110) including the functional layer region (20) and the synthetic resin film (30), the second portion (120) including the glass base (10). The first portion (110) is transported from the dry gas atmosphere to a reduced-pressure atmosphere R, and a protection layer (60) is formed on the surface (30s) of the synthetic resin film (30) in the reduced-pressure atmosphere R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kohichi TANAKA, Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190169653
    Abstract: The present inventors tried to prepare a knock-in animal using a genome editing system containing a nuclease in the form of protein and a DNA-targeting RNA and using a single-stranded DNA as a donor, and found that it is possible to obtain a cell in which the donor DNA has been knocked in with extremely high efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University
    Inventors: Tomomi AIDA, Kohichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190148462
    Abstract: According to a flexible OLED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region (30i) and flexible substrate regions (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a multilayer stack (100) are divided from one another, the interface between the flexible substrate regions (30d) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack (100) is separated into a first portion (110) and a second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is in contact with a stage (210). The first portion (110) includes a plurality of OLED devices (1000) which are in contact with the stage (210). The OLED devices (1000) include a plurality of functional layer regions (20) and the flexible substrate regions (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10) and the intermediate region (30i).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Kohichi TANAKA, Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190067605
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing flexible electronic devices is provided to enable to manufacture the flexible electronic devices without increasing a number of steps, enables to reuse a glass substrate, and reduces the possibility that the flexible electronic devices are damaged or corners of them are not bent even if the detached flexible electronic devices are brought into contact with each other. Electronic device structures 2 are formed on a resin film substrate 11 formed on a glass substrate 10, and flexible electronic devices including the electronic device structures 2 formed on device formation areas 3 are separated from the resin film substrate 11 by irradiating first laser beams 41 having a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KOHICHI TANAKA, YOZO NARUTAKI, KATSUHIKO KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190044096
    Abstract: A method for producing an organic EL display device in an embodiment includes step (a) of forming a polymer film (14) on a support substrate (12); step (b) of forming a plurality of organic EL display panel portions (20) on the polymer film (14); and step (c) of causing the organic EL display panel portions (20) on a stage (200S) to face the stage (200S), and directing a line beam (100L) in a direction from the support substrate (12) toward at least an interface between the polymer film (14) and the support substrate (12) while moving the line beam (100L) and the support substrate (12) with respect to each other, the step (c) being performed in a state where the organic EL display panel portions (20) are substantially thermally insulated from the stage (200S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: KOHICHI TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190022901
    Abstract: Provided is a method for releasing a resin film which is capable of mechanically easily releasing without laser irradiation to the resin film formed on a supporting substrate, or without carrying out the complicated step of partially forming an adhesive layer or a release layer. Preparation for separation is made for separating a supporting substrate into a first part and a second part (S3). In a state in which the resin film comes into intimate contact (adhesion) with a surface of the second part of the supporting substrate, the first part of the supporting substrate and at least an end edge on a side of the first part of the second part are relatively moved so as to be spaced from each other in a vertical direction to the surface (S4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: KOHICHI TANAKA, YOZO NARUTAKI, KATSUHIKO KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190027710
    Abstract: A resin film is released from a supporting substrate without using light irradiation, with ease, and without damaging the resin film or the like. Preparation for separating the supporting substrate on which the resin film is cohesively formed into a first part and a second part; and at least one of the first part and the second part is allowed or caused to move in a direction parallel to an one surface of the first part while the first part of the supporting substrate and at least an edge of the second part facing the first part being moved with respect to one another, while a close contact between the resin film and an one surface of the second part of the supporting substrate being maintained, such that the first part and the edge of the second part are separated along a perpendicular direction to the one surface of the first part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KATSUHIKO KISHIMOTO, KOHICHI TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170354130
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of conveniently producing a genetically modified non-human mammal with high efficiency using a CRISPR-Cas9 system and particularly a production method whereby gene knock-in can be achieved with high efficiency regardless of the gene size. The method of producing a genetically modified non-human mammal comprises introducing a Cas9 protein, a crRNA fragment comprising a nucleotide sequence complementary to a target DNA region, and a tracrRNA fragment into a non-human mammalian oocyte to genetically modify the target DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University
    Inventors: Kohichi TANAKA, Tomomi AIDA, Yusaku WADA