Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kumon

Satoshi Kumon 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: 10073490
    Abstract: There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Nakamura, Nobuhide Yoneya, Toru Tanikawa, Shota Nishi, Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon
  • Patent number: 9894775
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a substrate, the method including: polishing a surface of a material substrate; and forming a penalization film on the surface of the material substrate alter the polishing of the surface of the material substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon, Kentarou Satou, Yuki Oishi
  • Publication number: 20170364117
    Abstract: There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: HIROFUMI NAKAMURA, NOBUHIDE YONEYA, TORU TANIKAWA, SHOTA NISHI, SHIN AKASAKA, SATOSHI KUMON
  • Patent number: 9766653
    Abstract: There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Nakamura, Nobuhide Yoneya, Toru Tanikawa, Shota Nishi, Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon
  • Publication number: 20170003568
    Abstract: The invention provides a display unit having a drive substrate (11) having a display region and a circuit forming region; a drive device (15) provided at the circuit forming region on the drive substrate (11); a functional film (14) provided to cover the display region and to be opposed to a part of the circuit forming region; and a protective resin layer (17) provided in contact with the drive device. The display unit of the invention is allowed to prevent damage of connections between the drive device and wiring, and to carry out the detachment while keeping good conditions in a process of detaching the drive substrate from a support substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: SHOTA NISHI, MASATO SUZUKI, SATOSHI KUMON, TOMOMI YUKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160165735
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a substrate, the method including: polishing a surface of a material substrate; and forming a penalization film on the surface of the material substrate alter the polishing of the surface of the material substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shin AKASAKA, Satoshi KUMON, Kentarou SATOU, Yuki OISHI
  • Patent number: 9254631
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lamination apparatus including: a mechanism configured to transport a belt-like flexible substrate including a transfer layer and a supporting layer layered on each other; a mechanism configured to transport a sheet-like rigid substrate; a mechanism configured to coat adhesive to the transfer layer while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate; a mechanism configured to cut the transfer layer having the adhesive coated thereon into a sheet while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate; and a mechanism configured to laminate the transfer layer cut out into the sheet to the rigid substrate through the adhesive while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate and the sheet-like rigid substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon
  • Patent number: 9242424
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display layer; a surface film disposed to face a display surface of the display layer; and a moisture-proof film disposed between the display layer and the surface film and including a projecting section. The projecting section projects outwardly of an end face of the display layer and an end face of the surface film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Nakamura, Nobuhide Yoneya, Toru Tanikawa, Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon
  • Publication number: 20150277486
    Abstract: There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: HIROFUMI NAKAMURA, NOBUHIDE YONEYA, TORU TANIKAWA, SHOTA NISHI, SHIN AKASAKA, SATOSHI KUMON
  • Patent number: 9110313
    Abstract: There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Nakamura, Nobuhide Yoneya, Toru Tanikawa, Shota Nishi, Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon
  • Patent number: 8829791
    Abstract: A display includes: a display substrate including a liquid crystal layer; a driving substrate driving the display substrate; and a damp-proof layer continuously provided along a top face and side faces of the display substrate, and a top face of the driving substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhide Yoneya, Hirofumi Nakamura, Toru Tanikawa, Satoshi Kumon
  • Publication number: 20130050632
    Abstract: A display includes: a display substrate including a liquid crystal layer; a driving substrate driving the display substrate; and a damp-proof layer continuously provided along a top face and side faces of the display substrate, and a top face of the driving substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhide Yoneya, Hirofumi Nakamura, Toru Tanikawa, Satoshi Kumon
  • Publication number: 20130027854
    Abstract: There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Nakamura, Nobuhide Yoneya, Toru Tanikawa, Shota Nishi, Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon
  • Publication number: 20120273137
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lamination apparatus including: a mechanism configured to transport a belt-like flexible substrate including a transfer layer and a supporting layer layered on each other; a mechanism configured to transport a sheet-like rigid substrate; a mechanism configured to coat adhesive to the transfer layer while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate; a mechanism configured to cut the transfer layer having the adhesive coated thereon into a sheet while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate; and a mechanism configured to laminate the transfer layer cut out into the sheet to the rigid substrate through the adhesive while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate and the sheet-like rigid substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon
  • Patent number: 6806206
    Abstract: A silver or silver alloy thin layer on a substrate is etched by an etching liquid uniformly without producing an etching residue while avoiding side etching due to over etching. The etching liquid contains silver ions in a range from 0.005 to 1 weight %. The etching liquid is fed to a tank or an etching liquid feeding apparatus, and then brought into contact with the silver or silver alloy thin layer on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, St Liquid Crystal Display Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Munakata, Hirohito Komatsu, Satoshi Kumon, Kazuma Teramoto, Nobuhiro Goda, Masakazu Motoi, Noriyuki Saitou, Toshiaki Sakakihara, Makoto Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 6673516
    Abstract: A coating composition for a chemically amplified positive resist includes (A) an acid generator which generates an acid upon irradiation with active light or radiant ray, (B) a resin ingredient which exhibits increased solubility in an alkaline aqueous solution by action of an acid, (C) an organic solvent, and (D) an octanone in a proportion of from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the ingredient (B). Using this coating composition, a method of patterning a resist. The coating composition and the method can yield a positive resist having improved definition and depth of focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumon, Kazufumi Sato
  • Patent number: 6649322
    Abstract: A positive resist composition comprising: (A) a compound which generates an acid upon irradiation with active light or radiant ray, and (B) a resin which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali by action of an acid and includes a copolymer including (b-1) 40% to 85% by mole of a unit having an alkali-soluble group, (b-2) 3% to 25% by mole of a unit having (i) an acid-decomposable dissolution-inhibiting group and (ii) a group which accelerates dry-etching resistance, and (b-3) 3% to 40% by mole of a unit having an acid-decomposable dissolution-inhibiting group and being other than the units (b-1) and (b-2). This composition is a chemically amplified positive resist composition that can be applied to a resist having a reduced thickness, is excellent in dry-etching resistance and definition and can form a patterned resist with a good sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumon, Hiroto Yukawa
  • Publication number: 20030022518
    Abstract: A silver or silver alloy thin layer on a substrate is etched by an etching liquid uniformly without producing an etching residue while avoiding side etching due to over etching. The etching liquid contains silver ions in a range from 0.005 to 1 weight %. The etching liquid is fed to a tank or an etching liquid feeding apparatus, and then brought into contact with the silver or silver alloy thin layer on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION; ST LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CORPORATION; and MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Munakata, Hirohito Komatsu, Satoshi Kumon, Kazuma Teramoto, Nobuhiro Goda, Masakazu Motoi, Noriyuki Saitou, Toshiaki Sakakihara, Makoto Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20020076649
    Abstract: A positive resist composition comprising: (A) a compound which generates an acid upon irradiation with active light or radiant ray, and (B) a resin which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali by action of an acid and includes a copolymer including (b-1) 40% to 85% by mole of a unit having an alkali-soluble group, (b-2) 3% to 25% by mole of a unit having (i) an acid-decomposable dissolution-inhibiting group and (ii) a group which accelerates dry-etching resistance, and (b-3) 3% to 40% by mole of a unit having an acid-decomposable dissolution-inhibiting group and being other than the units (b-1) and (b-2). This composition is a chemically amplified positive resist composition that can be applied to a resist having a reduced thickness, is excellent in dry-etching resistance and definition and can form a patterned resist with a good sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumon, Hiroto Yukawa
  • Publication number: 20020055063
    Abstract: A coating composition for a chemically amplified positive resist includes (A) an acid generator which generates an acid upon irradiation with active light or radiant ray, (B) a resin ingredient which exhibits increased solubility in an alkaline aqueous solution by action of an acid, (C) an organic solvent, and (D) an octanone in a proportion of from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the ingredient (B). Using this coating composition, a method of patterning a resist. The coating composition and the method can yield a positive resist having improved definition and depth of focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumon, Kazufumi Sato