Patents by Inventor Natsuko Okazaki

Natsuko Okazaki 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: 9868823
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that can be made thin, lightweight, and flexible, has no problems of cracks and peeling caused by thermal stress, and is excellent in dimension stability and the like. The display device includes: a supporting base including a polyimide film; and a gas barrier layer formed on the supporting base, in which the polyimide film has a transmittance of 80% or more in a wavelength region of from 440 nm to 780 nm, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 15 ppm/K or less, and has a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion from the gas barrier layer of 10 ppm/K or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Katayama, Katsufumi Hiraishi, Yoshiki Suto, Natsuko Okazaki, Hongyuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20170240707
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that can be made thin, lightweight, and flexible, has no problems of cracks and peeling caused by thermal stress, and is excellent in dimension stability and the like. The display device includes: a supporting base including a polyimide film; and a gas barrier layer formed on the supporting base, in which the polyimide film has a transmittance of 80% or more in a wavelength region of from 440 nm to 780 nm, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 15 ppm/K or less, and has a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion from the gas barrier layer of 10 ppm/K or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Masakazu Katayama, Katsufumi Hiraishi, Yoshiki Suto, Natsuko Okazaki, Hongyuan Wang
  • Patent number: 9695283
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that can be made thin, lightweight, and flexible, has no problems of cracks and peeling caused by thermal stress, and is excellent in dimension stability and the like. The display device includes: a supporting base including a polyimide film; and a gas barrier layer formed on the supporting base, in which the polyimide film has a transmittance of 80% or more in a wavelength region of from 440 nm to 780 nm, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 15 ppm/K or less, and has a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion from the gas barrier layer of 10 ppm/K or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Katayama, Katsufumi Hiraishi, Yoshiki Suto, Natsuko Okazaki, Hongyuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20160244565
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that can be made thin, lightweight, and flexible, has no problems of cracks and peeling caused by thermal stress, and is excellent in dimension stability and the like. The display device includes: a supporting base including a polyimide film; and a gas barrier layer formed on the supporting base, in which the polyimide film has a transmittance of 80% or more in a wavelength region of from 440 nm to 780 nm, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 15 ppm/K or less, and has a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion from the gas barrier layer of 10 ppm/K or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Masakazu Katayama, Katsufumi Hiraishi, Yoshiki Suto, Natsuko Okazaki, Hongyuan Wang
  • Patent number: 9403947
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that can be made thin, lightweight, and flexible, has no problems of cracks and peeling caused by thermal stress, and is excellent in dimension stability and the like. The display device includes: a supporting base including a polyimide film; and a gas barrier layer formed on the supporting base, in which the polyimide film has a transmittance of 80% or more in a wavelength region of from 440 nm to 780 nm, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 15 ppm/K or less, and has a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion from the gas barrier layer of 10 ppm/K or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Katayama, Katsufumi Hiraishi, Yoshiki Suto, Natsuko Okazaki, Hongyuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20150183932
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that can be made thin, lightweight, and flexible, has no problems of cracks and peeling caused by thermal stress, and is excellent in dimension stability and the like. The display device includes: a supporting base including a polyimide film; and a gas barrier layer formed on the supporting base, in which the polyimide film has a transmittance of 80% or more in a wavelength region of from 440 nm to 780 nm, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 15 ppm/K or less, and has a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion from the gas barrier layer of 10 ppm/K or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Masakazu Katayama, Katsufumi Hiraishi, Yoshiki Suto, Natsuko Okazaki, Hongyuan Wang
  • Patent number: 8404797
    Abstract: An end-modified soluble polyfunctional vinyl aromatic copolymer, which is improved in heat resistance, thermal stability, solvent solubility, and compatibility with acrylate compounds, and a curable resin composition using the same are disclosed. The end-modified soluble polyfunctional vinyl aromatic copolymer is obtained by allowing a divinyl aromatic compound (a), a monovinyl aromatic compound (b), and an aromatic ether compound (c) to react with each other, and has, at an end, an end group derived from the aromatic ether compound and having an acrylate bond. The copolymer has a number average molecular weight Mn of 500 to 100,000, an introduction amount (c1) of the end group derived from the aromatic ether compound satisfies (c1)?1.0 (group/molecule), a molar fraction a? of a structural unit derived from the divinyl aromatic compound and a molar fraction b? of a structural unit derived from the monovinyl aromatic compound in the copolymer satisfy 0.05?a?/(a?+b?)?0.95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanao Kawabe, Hiroko Terao, Natsuko Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20110105638
    Abstract: An end-modified soluble polyfunctional vinyl aromatic copolymer, which is improved in heat resistance, thermal stability, solvent solubility, and compatibility with acrylate compounds, and a curable resin composition using the same are disclosed. The end-modified soluble polyfunctional vinyl aromatic copolymer is obtained by allowing a divinyl aromatic compound (a), a monovinyl aromatic compound (b), and an aromatic ether compound (c) to react with each other, and has, at an end, an end group derived from the aromatic ether compound and having an acrylate bond. The copolymer has a number average molecular weight Mn of 500 to 100,000, an introduction amount (c1) of the end group derived from the aromatic ether compound satisfies (c1)?1.0 (group/molecule), a molar fraction a? of a structural unit derived from the divinyl aromatic compound and a molar fraction b? of a structural unit derived from the monovinyl aromatic compound in the copolymer satisfy 0.05?a?/(a?+b?)?0.95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanao Kawabe, Hiroko Terao, Natsuko Okazaki