Patents by Inventor Masao Ozeki
Masao Ozeki 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).
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Publication number: 20160357294Abstract: In a glass substrate for extracting therefrom a plurality of cover glasses to protect a protection object, plural concave portions are provided in a front surface or back surface of the glass substrate. The glass substrate includes plural thin portions formed by providing the plural concave portions and a thick portion connecting to the thin portion, and a haze value of the thin portion is 8% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Masao OZEKI, Masahiko TADA, Makoto SANO, Osami TAITO
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Publication number: 20150030816Abstract: The present invention provides a strengthened glass article, containing a glass sheet having: a first main surface; a second main surface that is opposite to the first main surface; and an end surface that connects the first main surface and the second main surface, in which the glass sheet is a strengthened glass sheet which comprises a compressive stress layer on each surface of the first main surface and the second main surface and a tensile stress layer on the end surface, in which the end surface of the strengthened glass sheet has an arithmetic average roughness Ra, satisfying Ra?3 ?m, and the end surface is provided with a protective layer, and in which the protective layer has a maximum thickness T1 and the strengthened glass sheet has a thickness T0, satisfying 50 ?m<T1?2T0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Naoki UEMURA, Masao Ozeki, Kiyoshi Tamai, Noriko Kishikawa
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Patent number: 8913202Abstract: It is characterized in that there is provided a liquid crystal panel including a pair of transparent substrates having electrodes for liquid crystal display disposed thereon, respectively, the electrodes for liquid crystal display being made of a transparent conductive film and serving as electrodes for liquid crystal display, and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the pair of transparent substrates; and that one of the pair of transparent substrates has an electrode for a projection capacitive sensor disposed on a side thereof with the electrode for liquid crystal display disposed thereon, the electrode for a projection capacitive sensor being made of the same conductive film as the electrode for liquid crystal display and serving as an electrode for a projection capacitive sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao Ozeki, Tokihito Sawada, Takashi Yuchi, Kiyoshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 8717333Abstract: An electrostatic capacity type touch panel having on one surface of a transparent substrate, a plurality of columns of column electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of columns of column electrodes extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, such column electrodes extending in the first direction and such column electrodes extending in the second direction being eclectically disconnected from each other by an electrically insulating layer provided at least in a part of each intersection region of the column electrodes, and at least one of the two intersecting column electrodes being electrically connected by a bridge wire provided in the intersection region.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao Ozeki, Atsushi Iwasaki
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Patent number: 8581123Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of first and second transparent electrodes extending in first and second directions on one side of a transparent substrate. One of a couple of adjacent electrodes of the first electrodes and a couple of adjacent electrodes of the second electrodes at each of crossing portions has no interruption while the adjacent electrodes of the other couple are interrupted. A transparent interlayer insulting film is disposed as an upper layer on the one couple at each of the crossing portions. A metal bridge electrode is an upper layer on the interlayer insulting film to connect between the adjacent electrodes of the other couple. Each of the coupling portions has a greater length than the bridge portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao Ozeki, Takashi Shimada, Kiyoshi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120139874Abstract: It is characterized in that there is provided a liquid crystal panel including a pair of transparent substrates having electrodes for liquid crystal display disposed thereon, respectively, the electrodes for liquid crystal display being made of a transparent conductive film and serving as electrodes for liquid crystal display, and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the pair of transparent substrates; and that one of the pair of transparent substrates has an electrode for a projection capacitive sensor disposed on a side thereof with the electrode for liquid crystal display disposed thereon, the electrode for a projection capacitive sensor being made of the same conductive film as the electrode for liquid crystal display and serving as an electrode for a projection capacitive sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao OZEKI, Tokihito Sawada, Takashi Yuchi, Kiyoshi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120081333Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of first and second transparent electrodes extending in first and second directions on one side of a transparent substrate. One of a couple of adjacent electrodes of the first electrodes and a couple of adjacent electrodes of the second electrodes at each of crossing portions has no interruption while the adjacent electrodes of the other couple are interrupted. A transparent interlayer insulting film is disposed as an upper layer on the one couple at each of the crossing portions. A metal bridge electrode is an upper layer on the interlayer insulting film to connect between the adjacent electrodes of the other couple. Each of the coupling portions has a greater length than the bridge portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao OZEKI, Takashi Shimada, Kiyoshi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110157086Abstract: An electrostatic capacity type touch panel having on one surface of a transparent substrate, a plurality of columns of column electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of columns of column electrodes extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, such column electrodes extending in the first direction and such column electrodes extending in the second direction being eclectically disconnected from each other by an electrically insulating layer provided at least in a part of each intersection region of the column electrodes, and at least one of the two intersecting column electrodes being electrically connected by a bridge wire provided in the intersection region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao Ozeki, Atsushi Iwasaki
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Publication number: 20100295819Abstract: A connection structure between electrodes includes a center electrode disposed as a transparent electrode on a transparent substrate; paired side electrodes disposed as transparent electrodes on the transparent substrate so as to place the center electrode therebetween; a bridge wire serving as a wire to connect between the paired side electrodes; and an electrically insulating film disposed between the center electrode and the bridge wire; wherein the bridge wire comprises a metal material; the electrically insulating film is disposed so as to be out of contact with the side electrodes at least within a certain range; and the bridge wire is disposed so as to be brought into direct contact with the transparent substrate in a gap region, the gap region being formed by disposing the electrically insulating film so as to bring out of contact with the side electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao OZEKI, Shinju OTANI, Shuji NISHIDA
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Patent number: 7459189Abstract: A liquid crystal/polymer composite is sandwiched between a pair of substrates with electrodes, the polymer forms a plurality of column resins, column resins of which the major axis directions substantially agree with the normal direction of the substrate plane and column resins which are aligned on the tilt coexist, the content of the polymer is at least 10 wt %, the alignment of the liquid crystal substantially agrees with the normal direction and the liquid crystal is in a light transmitting state under application of no voltage, and the alignment of the liquid crystal changes and the liquid crystal is in a light scattering state under application of a voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shinya Tahara, Seiji Kojima, Shunichi Suwa, Masao Ozeki, Satoshi Niiyama
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Patent number: 7336271Abstract: An image display system includes a screen comprising a pair of substrates with transparent electrodes provided thereon, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates, the liquid crystal layer containing a cured resin and being capable of exhibiting a light transmissive state and a light scattering state; and an image-projecting unit for projecting an image on the screen; wherein a frame comprising a combination of the light transmissive state and the light scattering state as a minimum repetitive satisfies a certain relationship.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2005Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao Ozeki, Masanobu Isshiki, Shinya Tahara, Toshihiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20070111115Abstract: In order to fabricate a light reflective structure for a liquid crystal display, a photosensitive resin layer is formed with use of a thermosetting photosensitive resin, the photosensitive resin layer is exposed through a photomask having a particular pattern by a proximity method, the exposed photosensitive resin layer is developed to form an insolubilized resin layer, and the insolubilized resin layer is subjected to a heat treatment to have surface smoothness improved and to accelerate setting of the resin layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Ichiro Takasaki, Masao Ozeki, Haruki Mori, Kenichi Fukuoka, Takahiro Okuda
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Patent number: 7175947Abstract: In order to fabricate a light reflective structure for a liquid crystal display, a photosensitive resin layer is formed with use of a thermosetting photosensitive resin, the photosensitive resin layer is exposed through a photomask having a particular pattern by a proximity method, the exposed photosensitive resin layer is developed to form an insolubilized resin layer, and the insolubilized resin layer is subjected to a heat treatment to have surface smoothness improved and to accelerate setting of the resin layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2003Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Ichiro Takasaki, Masao Ozeki, Haruki Mori, Kenichi Fukuoka, Takahiro Okuda
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Patent number: 7158198Abstract: A transparent resist 13 having a certain thickness is provided on a full reflection film 11a at light reflection portions 11, and light reflection portions 12 are formed as holes having a certain depth, when one of the substrates 10 has an inner surface provided with the light reflection portions 11 made of the full reflection film 11a and the light transmission portions 12 formed as openings without the full reflection layer, and a color filter 14 is provided on each paired light reflection portion 11 and light transmission portion 12.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2002Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Optrex CorporationInventors: Masao Ozeki, Ichiro Takasaki, Haruki Mori
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Patent number: 7079202Abstract: A liquid crystal element including a liquid crystal cell that has transparent substrates having electrodes and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates, the liquid crystal cell having a retardation value for a linearly polarized light having a wavelength of ? incident and transmitting through the liquid crystal cell, the retardation value changing from R1 to R2 (R1>R2>0) when a first voltage V1 applied between the electrodes is changed to a second voltage V2 (V1?V2). The liquid crystal element also includes a phase plate having a retardation value R for a linearly polarized light having the wavelength of ?, the retardation value R satisfying a relation R+Rv=m×? (m: integer) with a retardation value Rv generated by a third voltage satisfying R1?Rv?R2.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Yoshiharu Ooi, Masao Ozeki
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Publication number: 20050243078Abstract: An image display system includes a screen comprising a pair of substrates with transparent electrodes provided thereon, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates, the liquid crystal layer containing a cured resin and being capable of exhibiting a light transmissive state and a light scattering state; and an image-projecting unit for projecting an image on the screen; wherein a frame comprising a combination of the light transmissive state and the light scattering state as a minimum repetitive satisfies a certain relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Masao Ozeki, Masanobu Isshiki, Shinya Tahara, Toshihiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20050206832Abstract: A liquid crystal/polymer composite is sandwiched between a pair of substrates with electrodes, the polymer forms a plurality of column resins, column resins of which the major axis directions substantially agree with the normal direction of the substrate plane and column resins which are aligned on the tilt coexist, the content of the polymer is at least 10 wt %, the alignment of the liquid crystal substantially agrees with the normal direction and the liquid crystal is in a light transmitting state under application of no voltage, and the alignment of the liquid crystal changes and the liquid crystal is in a light scattering state under application of a voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: OPTREX CorporationInventors: Shinya Tahara, Seiji Kojima, Shunichi Suwa, Masao Ozeki, Satsoshi Niiyama
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Publication number: 20050140853Abstract: A liquid display device of D-STN mode capable of suppressing a line-shaped ununiformity of brightness in displaying a dark appearance is presented. A displaying cell 1 and a compensation cell 21 are formed so that there is a difference of thickness of at least 0.05 mm between the thickness of a glass substrate 2 at a front side of the displaying cell 1 and the thickness of a glass substrate at a rear side of the compensation cell 21. The displaying cell 1 and the compensation cell 21 are arranged between a first polarizing plate 32 and a second polarizing plate 33. A backlight 31 is of a type emitting light whose half value width with respect to the peak luminance is at least 5 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2005Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicants: OPTREX Corporation, OPTREX EUROPE GmbHInventors: Masao Ozeki, Werner Fertig, Christian Lauenstein
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Patent number: 6906763Abstract: A liquid display device of D-STN mode capable of suppressing a line-shaped ununiformity of brightness in displaying a dark appearance is presented. A displaying cell 1 and a compensation cell 21 are formed so that there is a difference of thickness of at least 0.05 mm between the thickness of a glass substrate 2 at a front side of the displaying cell 1 and the thickness of a glass substrate at a rear side of the compensation cell 21. The displaying cell 1 and the compensation cell 21 are arranged between a first polarizing plate 32 and a second polarizing plate 33. A backlight 31 is of a type emitting light whose half value width with respect to the peak luminance is at least 5 nm.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignees: OPTREX Corporation, OPTREX EUROPE GmbHInventors: Masao Ozeki, Werner Fertig, Christian Lauenstein
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Publication number: 20040165126Abstract: A multi-layer diffraction type polarizer and a liquid crystal element capable of realizing a stable high extinction ratio is provided. Further, a liquid crystal element is obtained, which can rotate the polarization direction maintaining high linearity of output light when linearly polarized light is incident.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yoshiharu Ooi, Masao Ozeki, Masahiro Murakawa