Patents by Inventor Seiji Fujiwara

Seiji Fujiwara 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: 11269220
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polarized light irradiation device capable of setting an alignment azimuth angle ? of liquid crystal molecules to be a desired angle even when the incident angle of polarized light on a substrate is not 0° in irradiation of a photo alignment film with polarized light, and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device by using the polarized light irradiation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Fujiwara, Takashi Sonoda, Nobufumi Tomimaru, Hitoshi Watanabe, Shinichi Terashita, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
  • Patent number: 10884269
    Abstract: A photo-alignment treatment device for a liquid crystal display panel substrate includes at least one light irradiation mechanism including a light source, a polarizer, and a rotation adjustment mechanism and configured to irradiate a liquid crystal display panel substrate with light emitted from the light source through the polarizer. The device also includes a stage configured to support the liquid crystal display panel substrate thereon. The photo-alignment treatment device is configured to irradiate the liquid crystal display panel substrate with light while moving the liquid crystal display panel substrate or while moving the light source with respect to the liquid crystal display panel substrate. A light irradiation direction with respect to the liquid crystal display panel substrate is parallel to a moving direction of the liquid crystal display panel substrate or a moving direction of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Fujiwara, Takashi Sonoda, Nobufumi Tomimaru, Hitoshi Watanabe, Yuhichi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190355906
    Abstract: A vapor deposition method includes a fixing step for fixing a vapor deposition mask on a mask frame, a lifting step for mounting a substrate on the vapor deposition mask and lifting the mask frame to bring the substrate into contact with a touch plate disposed above the mask frame, and a measurement step for measuring a thickness of the mask frame. The lifting step includes determining a lifting amount of the mask frame on the basis of the thickness of the mask frame measured by the measurement step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Shinsaku NAKAJIMA, Seiji FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 10479409
    Abstract: A vehicle-body front structure includes a pair of left and right side frames, a cross member, a pair of sub-frames, projections, and buckling structures. The pair of left and right side frames extend in a front-rear direction. The cross member is coupled to a lower side of the pair of left and right side frames and extends in a left-right direction. The pair of sub-frames are coupled to a lower side of the cross member and extend in the front-rear direction. Each projection is disposed on a front end side of the corresponding sub-frame and projects from the corresponding side frame outward in the left-right direction in a plan view. Each buckling structure is formed in the corresponding sub-frame and causes the sub-frame to buckle such that the corresponding projection comes into contact with the cross member when an impact load is applied to the projection from a front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Fujiwara, Yosuke Hachisu, Kenichi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20190324302
    Abstract: A photo-alignment treatment device for a liquid crystal display panel substrate includes at least one light irradiation mechanism including a light source, a polarizer, and a rotation adjustment mechanism and configured to irradiate a liquid crystal display panel substrate with light emitted from the light source through the polarizer. The device also includes a stage configured to support the liquid crystal display panel substrate thereon. The photo-alignment treatment device is configured to irradiate the liquid crystal display panel substrate with light while moving the liquid crystal display panel substrate or while moving the light source with respect to the liquid crystal display panel substrate. A light irradiation direction with respect to the liquid crystal display panel substrate is parallel to a moving direction of the liquid crystal display panel substrate or a moving direction of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: SEIJI FUJIWARA, TAKASHI SONODA, NOBUFUMI TOMIMARU, HITOSHI WATANABE, YUHICHI YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10410855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning method by which it is possible to prevent deformation of a film formation mask (31). While the film formation mask (31) disposed between a shower head (4) and a susceptor (3) within a chamber (2) is cooled, a cleaning gas made into plasma, which cleaning gas reacts with a reaction product (32) deposited on a surface of the film formation mask (31), is blown on the film formation mask (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daichi Nishikawa, Takeshi Hirase, Tetsuya Okamoto, Tohru Senoo, Tohru Sonoda, Seiji Fujiwara, Mamoru Ishida
  • Publication number: 20190258121
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polarized light irradiation device capable of setting an alignment azimuth angle ? of liquid crystal molecules to be a desired angle even when the incident angle of polarized light on a substrate is not 0° in irradiation of a photo alignment film with polarized light, and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device by using the polarized light irradiation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: SEIJI FUJIWARA, TAKASHI SONODA, NOBUFUMI TOMIMARU, HITOSHI WATANABE, SHINICHI TERASHITA, FUMIKAZU SHIMOSHIKIRYOH
  • Patent number: 10388904
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL display device that includes: a substrate; a first electrode provided on the substrate; an organic EL layer provided on the first electrode; a second electrode provided on the organic EL layer; and a sealing film layer provided so as to cover the second electrode. The sealing film layer has protruding portions and recessed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Fujiwara, Takeshi Hirase, Tetsuya Okamoto, Tohru Senoo, Tohru Sonoda, Daichi Nishikawa, Mamoru Ishida
  • Patent number: 10355055
    Abstract: This organic EL display device is provided with: a TFT substrate; a counter substrate; an organic EL element provided on the TFT substrate; a sealing film that seals the organic EL element; a color filter layer provided on the counter substrate on a side closer to the organic EL element; and a filler layer that is filled between the sealing film and the color filter layer. This organic EL display device satisfies nM(h?1)/nMh×LM(h?1)/?(TM(h?1)2+LM(h?1)2)?1, nMh/ng×LMh/?(TMh2+LMh2)?1, ng/nCF×Lg/?(Tg2+Lg2)?1, nCF/nGL×LCF/?(TCF2+LCF2)?1, or nGL/nair×LGL/?(TGL2+LGL2)?1, while satisfying XEC/2+XBM/2??(TMi×tan ?Mi)+Tg×tan ?g+TCF×tan ?CF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Fujiwara, Takeshi Hirase, Tetsuya Okamoto, Tohru Senoo, Tohru Sonoda
  • Patent number: 10333103
    Abstract: In an organic EL display device that includes a TFT substrate (substrate) and an organic EL element (electroluminescent element) provided on the TFT substrate, a sealing film is provided that seals the organic EL element. The sealing film includes one or more layers of inorganic film. The thickness of a peripheral portion of at least one layer of inorganic film among the one or more layers of inorganic film is made thick. Further, a liquid repellent layer is provided covering the sealing film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Hirase, Tetsuya Okamoto, Tohru Senoo, Tohru Sonoda, Daichi Nishikawa, Seiji Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10227700
    Abstract: A hydrogen production system includes: a steam generator heating supplied raw water and generating steam; an electrolytic cell receiving the steam and generating hydrogen and oxygen through a high temperature electrolysis; a cooling unit cooling an unreacted part of the steam in the high temperature electrolysis and changing the unreacted part of the steam into steam condensate; a gas/liquid separator performing gas/liquid separation on the generated hydrogen and the generated steam condensate; a hydrogen compression unit compressing the separated hydrogen and transmitting thermal energy generated when the hydrogen is compressed, to the raw water; and a hydrogen storage unit storing the compressed hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hisao Oomura, Kazuya Yamada, Shinichi Makino, Hisao Watanabe, Seiji Fujiwara, Shigeo Kasai
  • Publication number: 20190016390
    Abstract: A vehicle-body front structure includes a pair of left and right side frames, a cross member, a pair of sub-frames, projections, and buckling structures. The pair of left and right side frames extend in a front-rear direction. The cross member is coupled to a lower side of the pair of left and right side frames and extends in a left-right direction. The pair of sub-frames are coupled to a lower side of the cross member and extend in the front-rear direction. Each projection is disposed on a front end side of the corresponding sub-frame and projects from the corresponding side frame outward in the left-right direction in a plan view. Each buckling structure is formed in the corresponding sub-frame and causes the sub-frame to buckle such that the corresponding projection comes into contact with the cross member when an impact load is applied to the projection from a front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji FUJIWARA, Yosuke HACHISU, Kenichi TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20180287091
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL display device 1 that includes: a substrate 11; a first electrode 13 provided on the substrate 11; an organic EL layer 15 provided on the first electrode 13; a second electrode 16 provided on the organic EL layer 15; and a sealing film layer 17 provided so as to cover the second electrode 16. The sealing film layer 17 has protruding portions and recessed portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: SEIJI FUJIWARA, TAKESHI HIRASE, TETSUYA OKAMOTO, TOHRU SENOO, TOHRU SONODA, DAICHI NISHIKAWA, MAMORU ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 10081872
    Abstract: A hydrogen production system that achieves a highly-efficient hydrogen production operation even when a time-varying electric power source is used is provided. A hydrogen production system includes a capacitor inputting electric power energy from a renewable power supply, and storing electric power, a pulse voltage generation unit generating a pulse voltage having a set amplitude and a set cyclic period by using the electric power stored in the capacitor, and an electrolytic cell applying the generated pulse voltage, and generating hydrogen by high temperature steam electrolysis by using steam supplied into the electrolytic cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masafumi Komai, Masahiko Yamada, Tsuneji Kameda, Yuko Kawajiri, Seiji Fujiwara, Hisao Watanabe, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Yasuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 10043999
    Abstract: In an organic EL display device (electroluminescence device) including a flexible TFT substrate (substrate), an organic EL element (electroluminescence element) provided on the TFT substrate, and a sealing film that seals the organic EL element, a foldable bend portion is provided. The film thickness of the sealing film is reduced at the bend portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Senoo, Takeshi Hirase, Tetsuya Okamoto, Tohru Sonoda, Mamoru Ishida, Seiji Fujiwara, Daichi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 10014489
    Abstract: An organic EL display device 1 that includes a TFT substrate (substrate) 2 and an organic EL element (electroluminescent element) 4 provided on the TFT substrate 2 includes a sealing film 14 that seals the organic EL element 4. The sealing film 14 has a layered structure composed of an organic layer 14b and inorganic layers 14a, 14c. At least a peripheral portion 14b2 of the organic layer 14b has a lower carbon content than a central portion 14b1 of the organic layer 14b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Sonoda, Takeshi Hirase, Tetsuya Okamoto, Tohru Senoo, Seiji Fujiwara, Daichi Nishikawa, Mamoru Ishida
  • Patent number: 9997736
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes a TFT substrate 1, a first electrode 5 provided on the TFT substrate 1, an organic EL layer 6 provided on the first electrode 5, a second electrode 7 provided on the organic EL layer 6, and a sealing film 10 covering the second electrode 7. The TFT substrate 1 is provided thereon with upward projections 11 and 12. The upward projections 11 and 12 are covered with the sealing film 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okamoto, Takeshi Hirase, Tohru Senoo, Tohru Sonoda, Seiji Fujiwara, Daichi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 9957626
    Abstract: A hydrogen production system that achieves highly-efficient hydrogen production even when hydrogen is produced by using the plurality of cell stacks is provided. A hydrogen production system includes a plurality of cell stacks provided within a reaction containment, the cell stacks generating hydrogen by high temperature steam electrolysis by supplying steam to the plurality of cell stacks, a first flow path guiding the steam to each of the cell stacks, a second flow path causing a carrier gas containing air as a main component to flow into the reaction containment, and a flow regulation device provided at an inlet of the steam in each of the cell stacks, the flow regulation device regulating a flow rate of the steam caused to flow into each of the cell stacks to be uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuko Kawajiri, Hisao Watanabe, Ryoji Yoshimura, Seiji Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Masafumi Komai, Masahiko Yamada, Tsuneji Kameda, Masato Yoshino, Takatoshi Asada, Shigeo Kasai
  • Publication number: 20180114690
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning method by which it is possible to prevent deformation of a film formation mask (31). While the film formation mask (31) disposed between a shower head (4) and a susceptor (3) within a chamber (2) is cooled, a cleaning gas made into plasma, which cleaning gas reacts with a reaction product (32) deposited on a surface of the film formation mask (31), is blown on the film formation mask (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: DAICHI NISHIKAWA, TAKESHI HIRASE, TETSUYA OKAMOTO, TOHRU SENOO, TOHRU SONODA, SEIJI FUJIWARA, MAMORU ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 9954045
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL display device (electroluminescence device) including a TFT substrate (substrate) and an organic EL element (electroluminescence device) provided on the TFT substrate, wherein the organic EL display device includes a sealing layer that seals the organic EL element. The sealing layer is provided with a first, a second, and a third sealing film that are sequentially stacked from the organic EL element side, the first and third sealing films are each formed of an inorganic film, and the second sealing film is formed of an octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Hirase, Tetsuya Okamoto, Tohru Senoo, Tohru Sonoda, Seiji Fujiwara