Patents by Inventor Naoshige Itami

Naoshige Itami 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: 7973893
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, wherein light having an exposure energy is irradiated on the surface of a photo-sensitive resin layer having a predetermined film thickness, and a distribution of thermal deformation characteristics in the thickness direction (or the plane direction) of the photo-sensitive resin layer is formed, then heat treatment is performed to form random undulation (micro-grooves or micro-wrinkles) on the surface of the photo-sensitive resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoshige Itami, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Atuyuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7697106
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a structure in which vertically aligned liquid crystal is sealed between a TFT substrate and a CF substrate. Pixel electrodes in which slits are provided are formed on the TFT substrate, while cell gap holding spacers and domain defining projections are formed on the CF substrate. For example, positive type photoresist is coated on a common electrode. Then, first exposure is executed by using a mask for light-shielding spacer forming regions and projection forming regions, and then second exposure is executed by using a mask for light-shielding the spacer forming regions. Then, the photoresist is developed. Accordingly, the spacers and the projections, each having a different height, can be formed simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Sawasaki, Takashi Takagi, Yoji Taniguchi, Hiroyasu Inoue, Susumu Nakano, Tomonori Tanose, Naonobu Matsui, Kazuyuki Hosokawa, Kazuhiko Sumi, Masahiro Ikeda, Naoshige Itami
  • Patent number: 7692740
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for a liquid crystal display used in a display section of an information apparatus, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. There is provided a substrate for a liquid crystal display which achieves good display quality with reduced manufacturing steps, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. TFTs are formed on a glass substrate. A protective film is formed on the TFTs, and a resist pattern is formed on the protective film, the resist pattern having openings located above source electrodes, gate bus line terminals, and drain bus line terminals. The resist pattern is baked at a baking temperature of 200 (or more after irradiating the surface thereof with ultraviolet light to form a wrinkled resin layer having a wrinkled surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Doi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Naoshige Itami, Yoshinori Tanaka, Atsuyuki Hoshino, Yoshio Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20090148616
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, wherein light having an exposure energy is irradiated on the surface of a photo-sensitive resin layer having a predetermined film thickness, and a distribution of thermal deformation characteristics in the thickness direction (or the plane direction) of the photo-sensitive resin layer is formed, then heat treatment is performed to form random undulation (micro-grooves or micro-wrinkles) on the surface of the photo-sensitive resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoshige Itami, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Atuyuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7480019
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, wherein light having an exposure energy is irradiated on the surface of a photo-sensitive resin layer having a predetermined film thickness, and a distribution of thermal deformation characteristics in the thickness direction (or the plane direction) of the photo-sensitive resin layer is formed, then heat treatment is performed to form random undulation (micro-grooves or micro-wrinkles) on the surface of the photo-sensitive resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoshige Itami, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Atuyuki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20050157237
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for a liquid crystal display used in a display section of an information apparatus, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. There is provided a substrate for a liquid crystal display which achieves good display quality with reduced manufacturing steps, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. TFTs are formed on a glass substrate. A protective film is formed on the TFTs, and a resist pattern is formed on the protective film, the resist pattern having openings located above source electrodes, gate bus line terminals, and drain bus line terminals. The resist pattern is baked at a baking temperature of 200 (or more after irradiating the surface thereof with ultraviolet light to form a wrinkled resin layer having a wrinkled surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Seiji Doi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Naoshige Itami, Yoshinori Tanaka, Atsuyuki Hoshino, Yoshio Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20040144754
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, wherein light having an exposure energy is irradiated on the surface of a photo-sensitive resin layer having a predetermined film thickness, and a distribution of thermal deformation characteristics in the thickness direction (or the plane direction) of the photo-sensitive resin layer is formed, then heat treatment is performed to form random undulation (micro-grooves or micro-wrinkles) on the surface of the photo-sensitive resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoshige Itami, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Atuyuki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20040001174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for a liquid crystal display used in a display section of an information apparatus, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. There is provided a substrate for a liquid crystal display which achieves good display quality with reduced manufacturing steps, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. TFTs are formed on a glass substrate. A protective film is formed on the TFTs, and a resist pattern is formed on the protective film, the resist pattern having openings located above source electrodes, gate bus line terminals, and drain bus line terminals. The resist pattern is baked at a baking temperature of 200° or more after irradiating the surface thereof with ultraviolet light to form a wrinkled resin layer having a wrinkled surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Fujitsu Display Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Doi, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Naoshige Itami, Yoshinori Tanaka, Atsuyuki Hoshino, Yoshio Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20010026347
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a structure in which vertically aligned liquid crystal is sealed between a TFT substrate and a CF substrate. Pixel electrodes in which slits are provided are formed on the TFT substrate, while cell gap holding spacers and domain defining projections are formed on the CF substrate. For example, positive type photoresist is coated on a common electrode. Then, first exposure is executed by using a mask for light-shielding spacer forming regions and projection forming regions, and then second exposure is executed by using a mask for light-shielding the spacer forming regions. Then, the photoresist is developed. Accordingly, the spacers and the projections, each having a different height, can be formed simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: FUJITSU LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Sawasaki, Takashi Takagi, Yoji Taniguchi, Hiroyasu Inoue, Susumu Nakano, Tomonori Tanose, Naonobu Matsui, Kazuyuki Hosokawa, Kazuhiko Sumi, Masahiro Ikeda, Naoshige Itami
  • Patent number: 5975098
    Abstract: A substrate rinsing apparatus of a non-contact type having a high rinsing ability. An ultrasonic rinsing nozzle and a high-pressure rinsing nozzle are both disposed within the same rinsing apparatus. The ultrasonic rinsing nozzle ejects ultrasonic rinsing liquid as a curtain through a slit, while the high-pressure rinsing nozzle ejects a high-pressure rinsing jet toward the ultrasonic rinsing liquid which is ejected toward a substrate. Not only is foreign matter removed by ultrasonic rinsing, but foregoing matter is removed by the high-pressure rinsing jet and is carried away by a flow of the ultrasonic rinsing liquid and washed off the substrate toward a downstream side of rotation of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignees: Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd., Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Yoshitani, Kazuo Kinose, Satoru Tanaka, Kenya Morinishi, Masahiro Miyagi, Naoshige Itami, Kazuhiro Watanabe