Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Otani

Mitsuhiro Otani 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: 6960309
    Abstract: The present invention inhibits water adsorption onto the surface of a blue phosphor, decreases luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of a phosphor, or improves discharge characteristics thereof. The blue phosphor is a compound represented by Ba1-xMgAl10O17:Eux or Ba1-x-ySryMgAl10O17:Eux, wherein 0.03?x?0.25 and 0.1?y?0.5, and containing at least one of Ti, Zr, Hf, Si, Ge, Sn, and Ce substituting for part of one of elements Al and Mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Aoki, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Junichi Hibino
  • Patent number: 6939480
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma display device that provides high luminance and minimal degradation in luminance under panel operations. A blue phosphor in a phosphor layer has a crystal structure of MeMgSi2O6:Eu or Me3MgSi2O8:Eu (where, Me contains at least one of Ca, Sr, and Ba) produced with a precursor that is obtained by any one of methods: an aqueous solution synthesis method, a spray synthesis method, a hydrothermal synthesis method, and a hydrolysis method. The phosphor has an average particle diameter ranging from 0.1 to 3.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Aoki, Mitsuhiro Otani, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Junichi Hibino
  • Patent number: 6913501
    Abstract: The present invention has as its objective to provide a display panel with silver electrodes without yellowing, and a method of producing such a display panel. After patterning and applying silver paste to form display electrodes on a substrate, glass paste is applied to form the dielectric layer, covering the electrodes, and both layers are simultaneously baked. Glass frit contained in the silver paste is chosen to have a lower softening point than die glass contained in the glass paste, and the baking process is divided into a first step, in which the baking temperature is equal to or higher than the softening point of the glass frit but lower than the softening point of the glass, and a second step, in which the baking temperature is higher than the softening point of the glass. This process allows a display panel to be produced with fewer bakings and reduced yellowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Hibino, Yoshiki Sasaki, Katsuyosi Yamashita, Masafumi Okawa, Yasuo Takeuchi, Mitsuhiro Otani
  • Patent number: 6858763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an elastomeric ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer with excellent vulcanization properties, which comprises emulsion polymerizing ethylene, hexafluoropropylene and when in demand, a monomer copolymerizable therewith in a aqueous medium at a low temperature of ?20° C. to 40° C. using a radical polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Masao Otsuka, Mitsuhiro Otani, Tatsuya Morikawa, Hideya Saito
  • Publication number: 20040239247
    Abstract: A plasma display device includes a blue phosphor composed of a compound represented by Me3MgSi2O8:Eu (where, Me is at least calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), or barium (Ba)). Concentration of bivalent Eu ions is 45 to 95% and concentration of trivalent Eu ions is 5 to 55%, of the europium (Eu) atoms contained in the blue phosphor layer. The plasma display device has less luminance degradation in a panel manufacturing process, high luminance, and long lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Masaki Aoki, Mitsuhiro Otani, Hiroshi Setoguchi, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040239245
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plasma display device which prevents the brightness of a phosphor layer from lowering is disclosed, and the method can form the phosphor layer in a stable manner because a nozzle is free from clogging. At least one of the phosphor layers has a green phosphor layer containing green phosphor having zero or positive charges and a crystal structure of Zn2SiO4:Mn. Green phosphor ink, of which major ingredient is the green phosphor, is applied through the nozzle to discharging cells, thereby forming the green phosphor layer. The green phosphor ink is formed of green phosphor powder coated with oxide having positive charges, or the ink is formed by crushing the green phosphor powder originally having negative charges and a crystal structure of Zn2SiO4:Mn such that the powder changes to have positive charges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawamura, Mitsuhiro Otani, Masaki Aoki, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040217706
    Abstract: A plasma display device comprises blue phosphor which restricts adsorption of water and hydrocarbon gases to a surface thereof, reduces degradation of luminance and chromaticity change, and improves discharge characteristic. Among phosphor layers used for a plasma display, a blue phosphor layer comprises one of compounds symbolized by Ba1-xMgAl10O17:Eux and Ba1-x-ySryMgAl10O17:Eux, of which phosphor contains 0.2 to 0.8 in number x of Eu atoms, and the Eu atoms comprises 25% to 85% concentration of bivalent Eu ions, and 15% to 75% concentration of trivalent Eu ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Masaki Aoki, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Hiroshi Setoguchi, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040214973
    Abstract: According to the present invention, ethylene, HFP and when in demand, a monomer copolymerizable therewith can be emulsion polymerized at a low temperature of −20° C. to 40° C. at a high polymerization rate. Furthermore, the obtained elastomeric E-HFP copolymer has few branches and is excellent in processability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Masao Otsuka, Mitsuhiro Otani, Tatsuya Morikawa, Hideya Saito
  • Publication number: 20040183438
    Abstract: A blue phosphor composing a blue phosphor player in a plasma display device has a crystal structure of Ba(1-x)EuxMgAl10O17 or Ba(1-x-y)EuxSryMgAl10O17. In this blue phosphor, La substitutes for a proportion of Ba or Sr so as to achieve a high-luminance plasma display device with less luminance deterioration in panel manufacturing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Masaki Aoki, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Hiroshi Setoguchi, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040183439
    Abstract: A plasma display device having suppressed luminance degradation of a phosphor, a suppressed change in chromaticity and improved discharge characteristics as a result of suppression of adsorption of water or hydrocarbon-containing gas on the surface of the blue phosphor. A blue phosphor layer used in the plasma display device is formed of a compound expressed by Ba1-XMgAl10O17:EuX or Ba1-x-ySryMgAl10O17:EuX and includes at least one element that is selected from Nb, Ta, Pr, P, As, Sb, Bi and Tm and substitutes for a part of its Al or Mg element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Masaki Aoki, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Junichi Hibino
  • Patent number: 6774558
    Abstract: A glass substrate containing Na or K and being fabricated by a floating method has a surface coated with a metal oxide layer having a thermal expansion coefficient close to that of the glass substrate. Ag electrodes are provided on the metal oxide layer. This provides a plasma display panel with high image quality since the panel is prevented from migration of Ag between electrodes, thus having the glass substrate prevented from being tinted yellow. As a result, the plasma display panel at high quality can be implemented using the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Otani, Masaki Aoki, Taku Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040150338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display device apt to increase luminance of a phosphor layer and prevent degradation of a discharge characteristic, and to a phosphor used for the device. This plasma display device has a green phosphor having a crystal structure of Zn2SiO4:Mn, and monovalent oxide is substituted for part of the green phosphor. The monovalent oxide is one or more of lithium oxide (Li2O), sodium oxide (Na2O), potassium oxide (K2O), cesium oxide (Cs2O), rubidium oxide (Rb2O), copper oxide (Cu2O), and silver oxide (Ag2O). This structure allows reduction of oxygen defects occurring in the green phosphor, suppression of the luminance decrease of the green phosphor, and improvement of a discharge characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Masaki Aoki, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040080271
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma display device that provides high luminance and minimal degradation in luminance under panel operations. A blue phosphor in a phosphor layer has a crystal structure of MeMgSi2O6:Eu or Me3MgSi2O8:Eu (where, Me contains at least one of Ca, Sr, and Ba) produced with a precursor that is obtained by any one of methods: an aqueous solution synthesis method, a spray synthesis method, a hydrothermal synthesis method, and a hydrolysis method. The phosphor has an average particle diameter ranging from 0.1 to 3.0 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Masaki Aoki, Mitsuhiro Otani, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040066354
    Abstract: The present invention aims to inhibit water adsorption onto the surface of a blue phosphor(blue fluorescent material), decrease luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of a phosphor, or improve discharge characteristics thereof. In a phosphor layer used for a plasma display, elimination of oxygen vacancy in the vicinity of a layers containing Ba atoms (Ba—O layers) in a blue phosphor inhibits water adsorption onto the surface of the blue phosphor, decreases luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of a phosphor, or improves discharge characteristics thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Masaki Aoki, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040051440
    Abstract: The present invention aims to inhibit water adsorption onto the surface of a blue phosphor(blue fluorescent material), decrease luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of a phosphor, or improve discharge characteristics thereof. Used in a phosphor for a plasma display is a blue phosphor in which trivalent Eu ions substitute for part of divalent Eu ions. This substitution eliminates oxygen vacancy in the vicinity of layers containing Ba atoms (Ba—O layers) in the blue phosphor, and thus inhibits water adsorption onto the surface of the blue phosphor, decreases luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of the phosphor, or improves discharge characteristics thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Masaki Aoki, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040043692
    Abstract: A phosphor in which water adsorption onto the surface of a blue phosphor is inhibited, luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of the phosphor is decreased, or discharge characteristics thereof is improved, and a plasma display device using the phosphor. In phosphor layers used for a plasma display, selectively coating at least the vicinity of the sides of planes of mirror symmetry containing Ba atoms in a blue phosphor with an oxide or a fluorine-containing oxide inhibits water adsorption onto the surface of the blue phosphor, decreases luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of a phosphor, or improves discharge characteristics thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawamura, Masaki Aoki, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Junichi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20040030049
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer which is suitable as a hose or seal for engine oil of an automobile and has sufficient amine resistance, while maintaining heat resistance, oil resistance and chemical resistance close to that of conventional fluorine rubber. The ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer comprises 35 to 60% by mole of ethylene structural unit, 25 to 50% by mole of hexafluoropropylene structural unit and 0 to 15% by mole of structural unit derived from a monomer copolymerizable therewith and has a fluorine content of at least 60% by weight and number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 500,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Masao Otsuka, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Mitsuhiro Otani, Tatsuya Morikawa, Hideya Saito
  • Publication number: 20030201717
    Abstract: The present invention has as its objective to provide a display panel with silver electrodes without yellowing, and a method of production such a display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Junichi Hibino, Yoshiki Sasaki, Katsuyosi Yamashita, Masafumi Okawa, Yasuo Takeuchi, Mitsuhiro Otani
  • Patent number: 6614184
    Abstract: The present invention has as its objective to provide a display panel with silver electrodes without yellowing, and a method of production such a display panel. After patterning and applying silver paste to form display electrodes on the substrate, glass paste is applied to form the dielectric layer, covering the electrodes, and both layers are simultaneously baked. Glass flit contained in the silver paste is chosen to have a lower softening point than the glass contained in the glass paste, and the baking process is divided into a first step, in which the baking temperature is equal to or higher than the softening point of the glass flit but lower than the softening point of the glass, and a second step, in which the baking temperature is higher than the softening point of the glass. This process allows a display panel to be produced with fewer bakings and reduced yellowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Junichi Hibino, Yoshiki Sasaki, Katsuyosi Yamashita, Masafumi Okawa, Yasuo Takeuchi, Mitsuhiro Otani
  • Publication number: 20030071572
    Abstract: The present invention has as its objective to provide a display panel with silver electrodes without yellowing, and a method of production such a display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Junichi Hibino, Yoshiki Sasaki, Katsuyosi Yamashita, Masafumi Okawa, Yasuo Takeuchi, Mitsuhiro Otani