Patents by Inventor Noritoshi MIKI

Noritoshi MIKI 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: 10824000
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer made of a cured product formed by irradiating a liquid crystal composition disposed between a pair of substrates provided with electrodes with ultraviolet light from an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus and at least one of the substrates being provided with a liquid crystal alignment film to vertically align liquid crystal, where the liquid crystal composition contains a curable resin, a bifunctional monomer, a compound of the following formula [1-1a], a compound of the following formula [2-1a] and a monomer having at least one polar group selected from a hydroxy group, a carboxy group and a phosphoric acid group, where the liquid crystal alignment film is obtainable from a liquid crystal alignment treating agent containing a polymer having a side chain structure of the following formula [4-1a] or formula [4-2a]
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: Nissan Chemical Corporation, Kyusu Nanotec Optics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Hosaka, Noritoshi Miki, Junichi Baba, Shota Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10647816
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having excellent liquid crystal vertical alignment properties, good transparency when a voltage is applied and good scattering properties when no voltage is applied, and good adhesion with the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer formed by irradiating and curing with ultraviolet rays a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal and a polymerizable compound disposed between a pair of substrates provided with electrodes, and at least one of the substrates is provided with a liquid crystal alignment film to vertically align a liquid crystal. The liquid crystal composition contains a compound represented by the formula [1], and the liquid crystal alignment film is obtained from a liquid crystal alignment treating agent containing a polymer having a side chain structure represented by the formula [2-1] or formula [2-2], and a side chain structure represented by the formula [3].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Hosaka, Noritoshi Miki, Hiroyuki Omura, Jun Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10386681
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, containing: a pair of substrates provided with an electrode and a liquid crystal layer formed by disposing a liquid crystal composition between the pair of substrates and by irradiating and curing the liquid crystal composition with ultraviolet rays using an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus, wherein at least one of the substrates is further provided with a liquid crystal alignment film to vertically align a liquid crystal, the liquid crystal composition contains a liquid crystal, a curable resin, a bifunctional monomer and a monomer having at least one polar group of a hydroxy group, a carboxy group or a phosphoric acid group, and the liquid crystal alignment film is a liquid crystal alignment film obtained from a liquid crystal aligning agent containing a polymer having a specific side chain structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyusyu Nanotec Optics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Hosaka, Noritoshi Miki, Hiroyuki Omura, Jun Hashimoto, Junichi Baba, Shota Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10241359
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, whereby transparency when no voltage is applied and scattering properties when a voltage is applied, are good, adhesion between a liquid crystal layer and a vertical liquid crystal alignment film is high, and its lifespan is long even in a severe environment. The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer formed by disposing a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal and a polymerizable compound between a pair of substrates provided with electrodes, and irradiating and curing the composition with ultraviolet rays by an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus, and at least one substrate is provided with a liquid crystal alignment film to vertically align a liquid crystal, wherein the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus is an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus capable of controlling the irradiation light intensity and wavelength of the ultraviolet rays to be irradiated and the surface temperature of the pair of the substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyusyu Nanotec Optics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Hosaka, Noritoshi Miki, Hiroyuki Omura, Jun Hashimoto, Junichi Baba, Shota Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20190049797
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device having a high level of liquid crystal vertical alignment, good optical properties, high adhesion between a liquid crystal layer and a liquid crystal alignment film, and being capable of maintaining these characteristics even in high temperature-high humidity or light-illuminated environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicants: Nissan Chemical Corporation, Kyusyu Nanotec Optics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HOSAKA, Noritoshi MIKI, Junichi BABA, Shota YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170343840
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device, whereby transparency when no voltage is applied and scattering properties when a voltage is applied, are good, adhesion between a liquid crystal layer and a vertical liquid crystal alignment film is high, and its lifespan is long even in a severe environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyusyu Nanotec Optics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HOSAKA, Noritoshi MIKI, Hiroyuki OMURA, Jun HASHIMOTO, Junichi BABA, Shota YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170247513
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device having excellent liquid crystal vertical alignment properties, good transparency when a voltage is applied and good scattering properties when no voltage is applied, and good adhesion with the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer formed by irradiating and curing with ultraviolet rays a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal and a polymerizable compound disposed between a pair of substrates provided with electrodes, and at least one of the substrates is provided with a liquid crystal alignment film to vertically align a liquid crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HOSAKA, Noritoshi MIKI, Hiroyuki OMURA, Jun HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170199434
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, containing: a pair of substrates provided with an electrode and a liquid crystal layer formed by disposing a liquid crystal composition between the pair of substrates and by irradiating and curing the liquid crystal composition with ultraviolet rays using an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus, wherein at least one of the substrates is further provided with a liquid crystal alignment film to vertically align a liquid crystal, the liquid crystal composition contains a liquid crystal, a curable resin, a bifunctional monomer and a monomer having at least one polar group of a hydroxy group, a carboxy group or a phosphoric acid group, and the liquid crystal alignment film is a liquid crystal alignment film obtained from a liquid crystal aligning agent containing a polymer having a specific side chain structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., KYUSYU NANOTEC OPTICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HOSAKA, Noritoshi MIKI, Hiroyuki OMURA, Jun HASHIMOTO, Junichi BABA, Shota YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170184923
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device, in which the vertical alignment property of the liquid crystal is high, favorable transparency when no voltage is applied and favorable scattering property when a voltage is applied are achieved, and the adhesion between the liquid crystal layer and the vertical liquid crystal alignment film is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki OMURA, Noritoshi MIKI, Jun HASHIMOTO, Kazuyoshi HOSAKA