Patents by Inventor Masaharu Shimizu

Masaharu Shimizu 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: 6939407
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a color filter having a plurality of filter elements aligned in a dot-matrix on a substrate. The method has a first-scanning step of moving the inkjet head having a nozzle line including a plurality of nozzles relative to the substrate while selectively discharging a filter material from the plurality of nozzles so as to form filter elements on filter element forming regions of the substrate and a second-scanning step of moving the inkjet head by a second-scanning distance ? in a second-scanning direction. The plurality of nozzles are divided into a plurality of groups and the first-scanning step and the second-scanning step are repeated so that all the nozzle groups scan the same section of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050171635
    Abstract: A walk controller (30) to drive-control drive means of respective joint portions (15L, 15R to 20L, 20R) of respective leg portions (13L, 13R) based on gait data comprises force sensors (23L, 23R) to detect forces applied to the soles of respective foot portions (14L, 14R), and a compensation part (32) to adjust the gait data from a gait forming part (24) based on horizontal floor reaction force among the forces detected by the force sensors, respective force sensor parts (23L, 23R) comprises 3-axis force sensors (36a to 36d) provided to respective parts of soles divided into a plurality at respective foot portions (14L, 14R), a contact detection part (32b) detects a contact of foot sides by the force sensors provided to regions next to end edges of respective soles, and the compensation part (32) adjusts the gait data from the gait forming part (24) referring to the contact of foot sides, and thereby the contact of foot sides to such a matter as an obstacle is detected, and a walk stability is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Takayuki Furuta, Tetsuo Tawara, Yu Okumura, Hiroaki Kitano, Masaharu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6872586
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an active matrix substrate which can prevent the complexity of manufacturing processes, widens the range of material choice and allows high manufacturing yield, and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display using such active matrix substrate. Conductive colored layers (606 to 608) functioning as pixel electrodes and color filters are formed by a process of discharging, by an ink jet method, a mixed ink of coloring material and conductive material to the formation area of a pixel electrode to be connected electrically to an active element (602).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kiguchi, Satoru Katagami, Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Masaharu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20050019483
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a color filter substrate capable of preventing foreign substances from being attached to a base member. The method includes a step of discharging a liquid filter material from an inkjet head nozzle included in a recording head to the base member as liquid drops. In the discharging step, the liquid drops are discharged in a state where the base member is substantially vertically arranged. A color filter substrate manufacturing apparatus is preferably provided in a clean room that is maintained clean by an air current that flows from the top of the room to the bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Masaharu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20050003283
    Abstract: The invention makes uniform, in a plane, optical properties of optical members, such as the distribution properties of light transmission of a color filter, the color display properties of a liquid crystal device, and the light emission properties of an EL luminescent plane. During main scanning of color filter formation areas of a board in the X direction with an ink jet head having a nozzle row formed of a plurality of nozzles arranged in a row, a filter material is selectively discharged from the plurality of the nozzles to each of filer element areas arranged in a dot matrix to form filter elements, producing a color filter. First, the nozzle row is moved to positions “a” and “b” by main scanning in the X direction to enhance wettability of the surface of the areas and then main scanning is executed at each of the positions while successively moving the nozzle row to positions “c” through “k” by sub-scanning, thereby repeatedly discharging ink in the same portion of the areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Publication number: 20040203180
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an active matrix substrate which can prevent the complexity of manufacturing processes, widens the range of material choice and allows high manufacturing yield, and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display using such active matrix substrate. Conductive colored layers (606 to 608) functioning as pixel electrodes and color filters are formed by a process of discharging, by an ink jet method, a mixed ink of coloring material and conductive material to the formation area of a pixel electrode to be connected electrically to an active element (602).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kiguchi, Satoru Katagami, Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Masaharu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6783208
    Abstract: The invention makes uniform, in a plane, optical properties of optical members, such as the distribution properties of light transmission of a color filter, the color display properties of a liquid crystal device, and the light emission properties of an EL luminescent plane. During main scanning of color filter formation areas of a board in the X direction with an ink jet head having a nozzle row formed of a plurality of nozzles arranged in a row, a filter material is selectively discharged from the plurality of the nozzles to each of filer element areas arranged in a dot matrix to form filter elements, producing a color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Patent number: 6753198
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an active matrix substrate which can prevent the complexity of manufacturing processes, widens the range of material choice and allows high manufacturing yield, and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display using such active matrix substrate. Conductive colored layers (606 to 608) functioning as pixel electrodes and color filters are formed by a process of discharging, by an ink jet method, a mixed ink of coloring material and conductive material to the formation area of a pixel electrode to be connected electrically to an active element (602).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kiguchi, Satoru Katagami, Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Masaharu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20040100610
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a color filter having a plurality of filter elements aligned in a dot-matrix on a substrate. The method has a first-scanning step of moving the inkjet head having a nozzle line including a plurality of nozzles relative to the substrate while selectively discharging a filter material from the plurality of nozzles so as to form filter elements on filter element forming regions of the substrate and a second-scanning step of moving the inkjet head by a second-scanning distance &dgr; in a second-scanning direction. The plurality of nozzles are divided into a plurality of groups and the first-scanning step and the second-scanning step are repeated so that all the nozzle groups scan the same section of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Publication number: 20040038138
    Abstract: The color filter of the present invention comprises ink films colored by ink drops 140 inside openings 111 enclosed by banks 112 demarcated and formed on a substrate 110. The banks 112 have a laminar structure comprising a metal film 120 and a photosensitive organic thin film 130 from the substrate 110 side. The inks should contain a solvent having a high boiling point. The bank layer may also be configured so that the peripheral edges of the bottom surface thereof are positioned inside from the peripheral edges of the light blocking layers, so that the light blocking layers have exposed surfaces on the upper surface thereof where the bank layer is not superimposed. Thus color filters can be provided which exhibit outstanding contrast without coloring irregularities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kiguchi, Natsuo Fujimori, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Keiji Takizawa, Tadaaki Kuno
  • Publication number: 20040032480
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a color filter having a plurality of filter elements aligned in a dot-matrix on a substrate. The method has a first-scanning step of moving the inkjet head having a nozzle line including a plurality of nozzles relative to the substrate while selectively discharging a filter material from the plurality of nozzles so as to form filter elements on filter element forming regions of the substrate and a second-scanning step of moving the inkjet head by a second-scanning distance &dgr; in a second-scanning direction. The plurality of nozzles are divided into a plurality of groups and the first-scanning step and the second-scanning step are repeated so that all the nozzle groups scan the same section of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Patent number: 6660332
    Abstract: A method is provided for making a color filter having a plurality of filter elements aligned in a dot-matrix on a substrate. The method has a first-scanning step of moving the inkjet head having a nozzle line including a plurality of nozzles relative to the substrate while selectively discharging a filter material from the plurality of nozzles so as to form filter elements on filter element forming regions of the substrate and a second-scanning step of moving the inkjet head by a second-scanning distance &dgr; in a second-scanning direction. The plurality of nozzles are divided into a plurality of groups and the first-scanning step and the second-scanning step are repeated so that all the nozzle groups scan the same section of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Patent number: 6649853
    Abstract: The present invention provides a switchgear, which can achieve miniaturization and simplification while securing high operation reliability, and excellent in assembly, operability and inspection, and further, has a compact size. A fluid pressure operating section is provided in a mechanical box arranged on a lower end portion of a support porcelain tube. Insulated operating rods are received in the support porcelain tube, and connecting mechanisms are received in a container. Switching contacts of circuit breaker and disconnecting switches and the fluid pressure operating section are connected via the connecting mechanisms and the insulated operating rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hirokazu Takagi, Yoshikata Kobayashi, Fumio Nakajima, Tsutomu Tanaka, Masaharu Shimizu, Akio Kobayashi, Hiroshi Furuta
  • Patent number: 6630274
    Abstract: The color filter of the present invention comprises ink films colored by ink drops 140 inside openings 111 enclosed by banks 112 demarcated and formed on a substrate 110. The banks 112 have a laminar structure comprising a metal film 120 and a photosensitive organic thin film 130 from the substrate 110 side. The inks should contain a solvent having a high boiling point. The bank layer may also be configured so that the peripheral edges of the bottom surface thereof are positioned inside from the peripheral edges of the light blocking layers, so that the light blocking layers have exposed surfaces on the upper surface thereof where the bank layer is not superimposed. Thus color filters can be provided which exhibit outstanding contrast without coloring irregularities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kiguchi, Natsuo Fujimori, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Keiji Takizawa, Tadaaki Kuno
  • Publication number: 20020105688
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system which shortens the scanning time with an ink jet head for forming a pattern of filter elements of a color filter, picture element pixels of an electroluminescence (EL) device, or the like. An apparatus for producing a color filter can include a plurality of filter elements arranged on a substrate. The apparatus can further include a plurality of heads each having a nozzle row having a plurality of nozzles arranged, an ink supply device for supplying a filter element material to the heads, a carriage supporting the heads arranged thereon, a main scanning driving device for moving the carriage by main scanning in the X direction, and a sub-scanning driving device for moving the carriage by sub-scanning in the Y direction. The carriage supports the plurality of heads each of which is inclined at an in-plane inclination angle &thgr;.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Katagami, Hisashi Aruga, Hiroshi Kiguchi, Tatsuya Ito, Tomomi Kawase, Masaharu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20020081503
    Abstract: The invention makes uniform, in a plane, optical properties of optical members, such as the distribution properties of light transmission of a color filter, the color display properties of a liquid crystal device, and the light emission properties of an EL luminescent plane. During main scanning of color filter formation areas of a board in the X direction with an ink jet head having a nozzle row formed of a plurality of nozzles arranged in a row, a filter material is selectively discharged from the plurality of the nozzles to each of filer element areas arranged in a dot matrix to form filter elements, producing a color filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Publication number: 20020067400
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a color filter having a plurality of filter elements aligned in a dot-matrix on a substrate. The method has a first-scanning step of moving the inkjet head having a nozzle line including a plurality of nozzles relative to the substrate while selectively discharging a filter material from the plurality of nozzles so as to form filter elements on filter element forming regions of the substrate and a second-scanning step of moving the inkjet head by a second-scanning distance &dgr; in a second-scanning direction. The plurality of nozzles are divided into a plurality of groups and the first-scanning step and the second-scanning step are repeated so that all the nozzle groups scan the same section of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Satoru Katagami, Masaharu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Publication number: 20020066719
    Abstract: The present invention provides a switchgear, which can achieve miniaturization and simplification while securing high operation reliability, and excellent in assembly, operability and inspection, and further, has a compact size. A fluid pressure operating section is provided in a mechanical box arranged on a lower end portion of a support porcelain tube. Insulated operating rods are received in the support porcelain tube, and connecting mechanisms are received in a container. Switching contacts of circuit breaker and disconnecting switches and the fluid pressure operating section are connected via the connecting mechanisms and the insulated operating rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Takagi, Yoshikata Kobayashi, Fumio Nakajima, Tsutomu Tanaka, Masaharu Shimizu, Akio Kobayashi, Hiroshi Furuta
  • Publication number: 20020060757
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an active matrix substrate which can prevent the complexity of manufacturing processes, widens the range of material choice and allows high manufacturing yield, and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display using such active matrix substrate. Conductive colored layers (606 to 608) functioning as pixel electrodes and color filters are formed by a process of discharging, by an ink jet method, a mixed ink of coloring material and conductive material to the formation area of a pixel electrode to be connected electrically to an active element (602).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kiguchi, Satoru Katagami, Tomomi Kawase, Hisashi Aruga, Masaharu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6299674
    Abstract: A fingerprint detecting agent and a fingerprint detecting method using the agent, which can be used to detect latent fingerprints being in a wet condition, the fingerprint detecting agent includes a fixer containing silicone series compound, fluoride series compound, hydrocarbon series compound, animal or vegetable oil, higher fatty acid, or higher alcohol, and an arbitrary mixture thereof; a diluent containing polar soluent; a developer containing achromatic colored powder or chromatic colored powder. Latent fingerprints can be easily detected by spraying the fingerprint detecting agent; particularly, even if the latent fingerprints to be detected are in a wet condition, it is possible to detect them speedily and certainly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Taiho Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Takamura, Masaharu Shimizu, Takashi Fukuchi, Fujio Ishizawa, Akira Miyagi, Nobuyasu Ochiai, Atsushi Ikeda, Kiyoshi Okamura