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).

  • Patent number: 11407944
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light-absorbing anisotropic film having an excellent degree of alignment of a dichroic azo coloring agent; an optical laminate including the same; and an image display device using the same. The light-absorbing anisotropic film according to an embodiment of the present invention is a light-absorbing anisotropic film which is formed of a liquid crystal composition containing a dichroic azo coloring agent compound, a liquid crystalline compound, and a compound represented by Formula (1) and has a front transmittance of 60% or less, and in which a content mass ratio of the dichroic azo coloring agent compound to the liquid crystalline compound is 5% to 35% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Shibata, Naoya Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20220227101
    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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya NISHIMURA, Naoya SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11378838
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an optical laminate in which an alignment defect is less likely to occur in a light-absorbing anisotropic layer even in a case where a surface of a photo-alignment layer is rubbed; an optical laminate; and an image display device. The method for manufacturing an optical laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an optical laminate in which an optical laminate including a photo-alignment layer and a light-absorbing anisotropic layer and having a front transmittance of 60% or less is produced and which includes a photo-alignment layer formation step of forming a photo-alignment layer on a polymer film, and a light-absorbing anisotropic layer formation step of applying a liquid crystal composition containing a dichroic substance and a high-molecular liquid crystalline compound onto the photo-alignment layer to form a light-absorbing anisotropic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Shibata, Naoya Nishimura, Wataru Hoshino, Yuzo Fujiki, Takashi Yonemoto
  • Patent number: 11358374
    Abstract: A laminated film exhibits a certain adhesive property to various adherends having shapes or different irregularity shapes. The laminated film includes a resin layer A on one surface of a substrate and a resin layer B on the other surface. The resin layer A has a ten-point average surface roughness Rz(a) of 1.5 ?m or more and 5.0 ?m or less and a storage elastic modulus G? at 25° C. and 1 Hz of 3.0×105 Pa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Toray Advanced Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Baba, Tetsuya Machida, Norihide Inoue, Naoya Nishimura, Masatoshi Ohkura, Toshiumi Tatsuki
  • Patent number: 11117404
    Abstract: A tape printing device that is vertically long and can be operated by being handheld includes a handling portion including an operating portion on a front surface and is a part to be handheld, and a main mechanism portion connected to a tip end side of the handling portion, in which the printing mechanism portion is built, in which the handling portion is formed in a constricted shape of which an intermediate portion of a longitudinal direction is constricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kubota, Akihiro Shintani, Taishi Sasaki, Haruki Sugawara, Naoya Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11054691
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polarizing plate including a polarizer having a high transmittance, which can be suitably applied to a circularly polarizing plate with which a significant decrease in an antireflection ability is suppressed in a case where the circularly polarizing plate is disposed on a display element; a circularly polarizing plate; and a display device. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer and an adjacent layer in contact with the polarizer, in which a transmittance in the absorption axis direction of the polarizer is 4.0% or more, and an in-plane average refractive index of the adjacent layer satisfies a relationship of Formula (X), Formula (X): Refractive index in a transmission axis direction of the polarizer<In-plane average refractive index of the adjacent layer<Refractive index in the absorption axis direction of the polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Fumitake Mitobe, Jun Takeda, Naoya Nishimura, Yuzo Fujiki, Yumi Katou, Yasukazu Kuwayama
  • Publication number: 20210197535
    Abstract: A laminated film exhibits a certain adhesive property to various adherends having shapes or different irregularity shapes. The laminated film includes a resin layer A on one surface of a substrate and a resin layer B on the other surface. The resin layer A has a ten-point average surface roughness Rz(a) of 1.5 ?m or more and 5.0 ?m or less and a storage elastic modulus G? at 25° C. and 1 Hz of 3.0×105 Pa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yusuke Baba, Tetsuya Machida, Norihide Inoue, Naoya Nishimura, Masatoshi Ohkura, Toshiumi Tatsuki
  • Publication number: 20210179779
    Abstract: A triazine-ring-containing polymer characterized by including a repeating unit structure represented by formula (1). [In the formula, R and R? each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, and Ar represents at least one selected from the group shown by formulas (2) and (3). [in the formulas, W1 and W2 each independently represent CR1R2 (R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-10 alkyl group optionally substituted by a halogen atom (where these together may form a ring)), C?O, S, SO, or SO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro KASEYAMA, Naoya NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210165511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive material that is improved in terms of resistance change due to solar radiation exposure. The conductive material has a mesh pattern of metallic silver thin lines on a support, and one surface of the conductive material on the same side as the mesh pattern of metallic silver thin lines is provided with a copper element in an amount of 1 mg/m2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Norihiko Gokan, Naoya Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11022837
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical film which has excellent light resistance and durability, while being suppressed in the occurrence of internal reflection and a liquid crystal display device. An optical film according to the present invention includes a light absorption anisotropic layer having at least one dichroic dye compound, and a protective layer that is adjacent to the light absorption anisotropic layer, and the light absorption anisotropic layer and the protective layer satisfy a specific relational expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Nishimura, Jun Takeda
  • Publication number: 20210135379
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for easily manufacturing a terminal-equipped electrical wire in which a part of a core wire crimping portion is highly compressed. A method of manufacturing the terminal-equipped electrical wire includes the following steps (a) to (c). A step (a) is a step of preparing a terminal fitting including a core wire crimping portion having a bottom portion and a pair of crimping pieces (34, 34) standing upright on the bottom portion, and a partially overlapping portion (37) overlaid, so as to protrude, on the outside of a partial region of the bottom portion of the core wire crimping portion along an extending direction of the bottom portion. A step (b) is a step of accommodating core wire exposed portions (22) of electrical wires in the core wire crimping portion. A step (c) is a step of crimping the core wire crimping portion to the core wire exposed portions (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Taiji Mochizuki, Kenji Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Washio, Naoya Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20210074446
    Abstract: The objective of the invention is to provide a wiring system by which it is possible to minimize size increases and reduced work efficiency during assembly even when using an aluminum wire or an aluminum alloy wire for at least a portion of a signal line. This wiring system includes a digital signal wire. This wiring system contains an aluminum wire or an aluminum alloy wire as the digital signal wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Naoya NISHIMURA, Taiji MOCHIZUKI
  • Patent number: 10928729
    Abstract: For example, a thin film that has a high refractive index and is capable of forming a fine pattern can be obtained by using a triazine-ring-containing polymer that includes a repeating unit structure represented by formula [4].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoya Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10899141
    Abstract: A tape printing device that is vertically long and is able to be operated by being handheld including a handling portion that is a part to be handheld, a main mechanism portion in which a printing mechanism portion which is connected to a tip end side of the handling portion is built, and a handholding portion that is connected to a base end side of the handling portion and is used for being grabbed at the time of carrying, and the tape printing device is formed in a vertical long shape of which a ratio between the entire width of an outer shell and the entire length of the outer shell is approximately 1:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kubota, Akihiro Shintani, Taishi Sasaki, Haruki Sugawara, Naoya Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20210005860
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane has excellent self-discharge characteristics when the polyolefin microporous membrane is incorporated as a separator in a battery. The polyolefin microporous membrane has a membrane thickness change rate of 0% or more and 15% or less with respect to 100% of the membrane thickness of said polyolefin microporous membrane that has not heated nor compressed, wherein said membrane thickness change rate is obtained when said polyolefin microporous membrane is compressed under heat at a temperature of 80° C. at a pressure of 1 MPa for 60 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Yanzi Chen, Toshihiko Kaneda, Naoya Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200355960
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polarizing plate including a polarizer having a high transmittance, which can be suitably applied to a circularly polarizing plate with which a significant decrease in an antireflection ability is suppressed in a case where the circularly polarizing plate is disposed on a display element; a circularly polarizing plate; and a display device. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer and an adjacent layer in contact with the polarizer, in which a transmittance in the absorption axis direction of the polarizer is 4.0% or more, and an in-plane average refractive index of the adjacent layer satisfies a relationship of Formula (X), Formula (X): Refractive index in a transmission axis direction of the polarizer<In-plane average refractive index of the adjacent layer<Refractive index in the absorption axis direction of the polarizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Fumitake MITOBE, Jun TAKEDA, Naoya NISHIMURA, Yuzo FUJIKI, Yumi KATOU, Yasukazu KUWAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200355847
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate in which the coloring of reflected light is reduced. The laminate includes an optical film having a light absorption anisotropic film formed using a composition including a dichroic substance and having a transmittance of more than 50%, a ?/4 plate, and a metal electrode in this order, in which in a case where a degree (%) of polarization at a wavelength of ? of the optical film is defined as P(?) and a reflectance (%) at the wavelength of ? of the metal electrode is defined as R(?), a ratio of a minimum value of R/P to a maximum value of R/P at wavelengths of 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm is more than 85%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya NISHIMURA, Fumitake MITOBE, Yuzo FUJIKI, Jun TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 10829593
    Abstract: A triazine ring-containing polymer which contains a repeating unit structure represented by, for example, formula [4] has a high refractive index and also has excellent solubility in various organic solvents including low-polarity solvents, hydrophobic solvents and low-boiling point solvents. A thin film having a high refractive index and excellent transparency can be formed using a composition for film formation use which contains the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Nishimura, Takahiro Kaseyama
  • Publication number: 20200326590
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an optical laminate in which an alignment defect is less likely to occur in a light-absorbing anisotropic layer even in a case where a surface of a photo-alignment layer is rubbed; an optical laminate; and an image display device. The method for manufacturing an optical laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an optical laminate in which an optical laminate including a photo-alignment layer and a light-absorbing anisotropic layer and having a front transmittance of 60% or less is produced and which includes a photo-alignment layer formation step of forming a photo-alignment layer on a polymer film, and a light-absorbing anisotropic layer formation step of applying a liquid crystal composition containing a dichroic substance and a high-molecular liquid crystalline compound onto the photo-alignment layer to form a light-absorbing anisotropic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya SHIBATA, Naoya NISHIMURA, Wataru HOSHINO, Yuzo FUJIKI, Takashi YONEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200325327
    Abstract: A cured-film-forming composition for forming a cured-film, an orientation material and a retardation material, includes: a component (A), which is a cinnamic acid derivative of the following Formula (1): (wherein A1 and A2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or methyl group; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc., R2 is an aromatic group, etc., R3 is a single bond, an oxygen atom, etc., R4 to R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom, etc., and n is an integer of 0 to 3); a component (B), which is a hydrophilic polymer having one or more substituents selected from a hydroxy group, a carboxyl group, and an amino group; a component (C), which is a crosslinking agent; and further including a component (D), which is a crosslinking catalyst as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun ITO, Naoya NISHIMURA