Patents by Inventor Naoya Nishimura

Naoya Nishimura 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).

  • Publication number: 20250035831
    Abstract: An optical film, including a polarizing plate, and an image display device. The optical film includes, in the following order, a base material, an alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer, in which the alignment film contains at least one specific compound selected from the group consisting of a polymerizable macromolecule having a polymerizable group in a side chain and a polymer thereof, and a secondary ion intensity derived from the specific compound in the alignment film is measured by a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry while irradiating the alignment film with an ion beam from a surface on a liquid crystal layer side toward a surface on abase material side, a maximum value of the secondary ion intensity derived from the specific compound is present in a region from the surface of the base material to a 100 nm thickness position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya NISHIMURA, Yoshinori MAEDA, Yumi KATO, Toshikazu SUMI, Naoki KOITO, Yasukazu KUWAYAMA
  • Patent number: 12204126
    Abstract: Provided is an optical film and an electroluminescence display device that suppress a decrease in transmittance of a front surface and suppress a change in tint in an oblique direction with respect to the front surface, in a case of being used in a micro LED. The optical film includes a light absorption anisotropic layer containing a dichroic coloring agent compound, in which the light absorption anisotropic layer has an absorption axis in a normal direction of the film and has an alignment degree of 0.7 or greater at 530 nm, and in a case where transmittances at 460 nm, 530 nm, and 630 nm in a direction of 45° with respect to the normal direction of the film are respectively defined as Tb, Tg, and Tr, relationships of Expressions 0.1?Tb/Tr?0.5 (1) and 0.2?Tg/Tr?0.6 (2) are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Naoya Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20250004182
    Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic layer, manufacturing thereof, a laminate and an image display device. The layer contains a dichroic substance and a liquid crystal compound, in which, when, in an X-ray diffraction pattern measurement using an in-plane diffraction method with X-ray irradiation, diffracted X-rays are measured in a measurement region of a rotation angle ? in in-plane direction of light absorption anisotropic layer: 0° to 180° and a diffraction angle 2?:0° to 10° to determine a diffraction angle 2?max and a rotation angle ?max at which a peak intensity is maximized, a peak intensity of diffracted X-rays at the diffraction angle 2?max and the rotation angle ?max is represented by I(?max), and a peak intensity of diffracted X-rays at the diffraction angle 2?max and the rotation angle ?max?10° is represented by I(?max?10), a relationship expressed by Expression (1) I(?max)/I(?max?10)?1.6 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu SUMI, Naoya NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 12166323
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a crimp terminal in which a core wire is kept from coming loose. The crimp terminal 14 includes a plate-like crimp portion 15 that is to be crimped to a core wire of an electric wire by being deformed so as to wrap around the core wire, and a protruding portion 16 that protrudes from the inner surface of the crimp portion 15. A groove 21 that extends along a direction that intersects the extending direction of the core wire is provided in the protruding portion 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES. LTD., SUMITOMOM WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Nishimura, Taiji Mochizuki, Kenji Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Washio
  • Patent number: 12164131
    Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic layer in which, when combined with a ?/4 plate to form a circularly polarizing plate, applying the circularly polarizing plate to a display device, and displaying a display screen in black, coloration is suppressed and utilization efficiency of infrared light is high, a laminate including the light absorption anisotropic layer, a display device, an infrared light irradiation device, and an infrared light sensing device. The light absorption anisotropic layer contains an organic dichroic coloring agent, and satisfies expressions (1) to (4). (1) P(450)>99%, (2) P(550)>99%, (3) P(650)>99%, and (4) A(750)<0.2, here, P(450) represents a polarization degree at a wavelength of 450 nm, P(550) represents a polarization degree at a wavelength of 550 nm, P(650) represents a polarization degree at a wavelength of 650 nm, and A(750) represents an average absorbance at a wavelength of 750 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Shibata, Takashi Katou, Naoya Nishimura, Naoki Koito
  • Publication number: 20240294025
    Abstract: Provided is a thermal recording material on which a high contrast image can be formed by exposure to infrared laser radiation. The thermal recording material comprises a light-transmittable support having thereon at least an infrared absorbing layer, a thermal recording layer and a protective layer in order from the closest to the farthest from the support, wherein the infrared absorbing layer comprises an infrared absorbing dye having a ratio of a molar absorption coefficient at 830 nm (?(830)) to a molar absorption coefficient at 365 nm (?(365)) (?(830)/?(365)) of 4.0 or more, and wherein the thermal recording layer comprises a light-insensitive organic silver salt and is substantially free of a light-sensitive silver halide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Naoya Nishimura, Ryota Yoshida
  • Patent number: 12066700
    Abstract: Provided is a viewing angle control system and an image display device which are capable of controlling the viewing angle of a display screen in a longitudinal direction and improving the visibility in a specific lateral direction. The viewing angle control system includes a polarizer, and a light absorption anisotropic layer, in which the polarizer has an in-plane absorption axis in a film, an angle ? between a transmittance central axis of the light absorption anisotropic layer and a normal line of the film is in a range of 0.1° to 45°, and an angle ? between a direction in which the transmittance central axis of the light absorption anisotropic layer is orthographically projected onto the film surface and the absorption axis of the polarizer is 0° or greater and less than 85°, greater than 95° and less than 265°, or greater than 275° and 360° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshinari, Eiichiro Aminaka, Naoya Nishimura, Naoya Shibata, Shinya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12059884
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL display device including an optical laminate, and a foldable device formed of the organic EL display device. The optical laminate includes a glass plate, a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a polarizer layer, a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and an optically anisotropic layer in this order, in which the glass plate has a thickness of less than 100 ?m, the polarizing layer is formed of a composition for forming a polarizing layer which contains a liquid crystal compound and an organic dichroic material, a distance A between the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the polarizer layer is 10 ?m or less, and a distance B between the polarizer layer and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Nishimura, Naoya Shibata
  • Patent number: 12032188
    Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic film, an optical film, and a display device, which have a high contrast and excellent light fastness. The optically anisotropic film includes a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, in which the liquid crystal compound is vertically aligned, the dichroic substance forms an arrangement structure, and in a case where, in a cross section observed with a scanning transmission electron microscope, a length of a major axis of the arrangement structure is defined as L, and a length of a minor axis of the arrangement structure is defined as D, 16 or more arrangement structures satisfying L?30 nm are observed per 40 ?m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Hoshino, Madoka Kawai, Shinya Watanabe, Takuya Inoue, Kengo Saito, Naoya Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11982897
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizer in this order from a viewing side, in which a first light absorption anisotropic layer is disposed on the viewing side of the liquid crystal cell, a second light absorption anisotropic layer is disposed on a non-viewing side of the liquid crystal cell, the first and second polarizers each have an absorption axis in a film surface, the absorption axis of the first polarizer is orthogonal to the absorption axis of the second polarizer, an angle ?1 between a transmittance central axis of the first anisotropic layer and a normal line of the film is in a range of 0° to 45°, and an angle ?2 between a transmittance central axis of the second anisotropic layer and a normal line of the film is in a range of 0° to 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Shibata, Naoya Nishimura, Naoyoshi Yamada, Wataru Hoshino, Shinya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240151888
    Abstract: The present invention provides a A light absorption anisotropic film that, in a case of being applied to an image display device, it is possible to suppress redness of an image originating from the image display device, which is reflected on surrounding members arranged around the image display device; and an optical film and an image display device. The light absorption anisotropic film of the present invention is a light absorption anisotropic film is formed of a composition containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, in which the light absorption anisotropic film has two main surfaces facing each other, an angle between a normal direction of the main surface of the light absorption anisotropic film and a transmittance central axis of the light absorption anisotropic film is 0° to 45°, and predetermined requirements are satisfied depending on the angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Fumitake MITOBE, Shinya WATANABE, Naoya NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240142685
    Abstract: An optical film that, when being used in an image display device, it is possible to suppress a change in redness with respect to an original image in images reflected in surroundings, a manufacturing method of a light absorption anisotropic layer, and an image display device. The optical film includes a light absorption anisotropic layer which contains a liquid crystalline compound and a dichroic substance, in which an angle ? between a transmittance central axis of the light absorption anisotropic layer and a normal direction of a surface of the light absorption anisotropic layer is 0° or more and 45° or less, and a haze value of the optical film is more than 1% and 20% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya NISHIMURA, Shinya WATANABE, Fumitake MITOBE, Shinichi YOSHINARI
  • Publication number: 20240094452
    Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic layer in which, when combined with a ?/4 plate to form a circularly polarizing plate, applying the circularly polarizing plate to a display device, and displaying a display screen in black, coloration is suppressed and utilization efficiency of infrared light is high, a laminate including the light absorption anisotropic layer, a display device, an infrared light irradiation device, and an infrared light sensing device. The light absorption anisotropic layer contains an organic dichroic coloring agent, and satisfies expressions (1) to (4). (1) P(450)>99%, (2) P(550)>99%, (3) P(650)>99%, and (4) A(750)<0.2, here, P(450) represents a polarization degree at a wavelength of 450 nm, P(550) represents a polarization degree at a wavelength of 550 nm, P(650) represents a polarization degree at a wavelength of 650 nm, and A(750) represents an average absorbance at a wavelength of 750 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya SHIBATA, Takashi KATOU, Naoya NISHIMURA, Naoki KOITO
  • Publication number: 20240069264
    Abstract: Provided is a laminate capable of reducing a change in hue of a reflected image in the surroundings (for example, window glass) from an original image, suppressing a hue shift of particularly the reflected image to redness, and suppressing the reflected image from being conspicuous, a reflection prevention system including this laminate, and an image display device including this laminate. The laminate includes a polarizer having an absorption axis in an in-plane direction, a light absorption anisotropic layer containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, and a linear polarization conversion layer, in which an angle between a transmittance central axis of the light absorption anisotropic layer and a normal line of a layer plane of the light absorption anisotropic layer is 0° or greater and 45° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi YOSHINARI, Naoyoshi YAMADA, Naoya NISHIMURA, Shinya WATANABE, Naoya SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230417969
    Abstract: Provided is a light absorption anisotropic film capable of suppressing reflection occurring between the light absorption anisotropic film and a layer disposed adjacent thereto, a laminate, and an image display device. The light absorption anisotropic film includes a dichroic substance, in which a polarization degree A measured by allowing polarized light to be incident from one surface of the light absorption anisotropic film is different from a polarization degree B measured by allowing polarized light to be incident from the other surface of the light absorption anisotropic film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukazu KUWAYAMA, Hiroshi MATSUYAMA, Naoya NISHIMURA, Hiroyuki OKUSA, Yoshinori MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20230384498
    Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic film, an optical film, and a display device, which have a high contrast and excellent light fastness. The optically anisotropic film includes a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, in which the liquid crystal compound is vertically aligned, the dichroic substance forms an arrangement structure, and in a case where, in a cross section observed with a scanning transmission electron microscope, a length of a major axis of the arrangement structure is defined as L, and a length of a minor axis of the arrangement structure is defined as D, 16 or more arrangement structures satisfying L?30 nm are observed per 40 ?m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru HOSHINO, Madoka KAWAI, Shinya WATANABE, Takuya INOUE, Kengo SAITO, Naoya NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230358935
    Abstract: Provided is an optical film and an electroluminescence display device that suppress a decrease in transmittance of a front surface and suppress a change in tint in an oblique direction with respect to the front surface, in a case of being used in a micro LED. The optical film includes a light absorption anisotropic layer containing a dichroic coloring agent compound, in which the light absorption anisotropic layer has an absorption axis in a normal direction of the film and has an alignment degree of 0.7 or greater at 530 nm, and in a case where transmittances at 460 nm, 530 nm, and 630 nm in a direction of 45° with respect to the normal direction of the film are respectively defined as Tb, Tg, and Tr, relationships of Expressions 0.1?Tb/Tr?0.5 (1) and 0.2?Tg/Tr?0.6 (2) are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Naoya NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230332048
    Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic film, an optical film, and a liquid crystal display device, with less defects and a high alignment degree even when the concentration of a dichroic substance is increased. The light absorption anisotropic film is formed of a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound, a dichroic substance represented by Formula (C-1), a dichroic substance represented by Formula (C-2), in which a total content of the dichroic substances represented by Formula (C-1) and Formula (C-2) is 4.5% by mass or greater with respect to a total mass of a solid content of the liquid crystal composition, and the liquid crystal compound is vertically aligned. When Ra1 and Ra2 represent the same group, —N(Rb11)(Rb12) and —N(Rb21)(Rb22) are groups different from each other. When Ra1 and Ra2 represent different groups, —N(Rb11)(Rb12) and —N(Rb21)(Rb22) may be groups that are the same as or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru HOSHINO, Naoya NISHIMURA, Shinya WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11768324
    Abstract: Provided is a light absorption anisotropic layer including a dichroic substance, in which a transmittance as viewed from a front direction is high and a transmittance as viewed from an oblique direction can be lowered, a laminate, an optical film, an image display device, and a backlight module. The light absorption anisotropic layer includes a liquid crystalline compound and at least one dichroic substance, in which the dichroic substance is aligned perpendicular to the film surface, and an alignment degree of the light absorption anisotropic layer at a wavelength of 550 nm is 0.95 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Fumitake Mitobe, Naoya Nishimura, Takashi Katou, Naoya Shibata
  • Patent number: 11647169
    Abstract: Provided is a reflective screen and a projection image display system in which a transmittance of light can be selectively changed, a transmittance in a transparent state is sufficiently high, a voltage does not need to be applied constantly, and a voltage is applied to decrease a transmittance of light in a case where the reflective screen is irradiated with video light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shuntaro Ibuki, Naoya Nishimura