Patents by Inventor Shigenori Morita

Shigenori Morita 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: 8859032
    Abstract: An organic EL device manufacturing method includes a step of supplying a substrate, and while moving the substrate with a non-electrode-layer side thereof in contact with a surface of a can roller, the non-electrode-layer provided with no electrode layer, discharging a material from a nozzle of a vapor deposition source to form an organic layer on an electrode-layer side of the substrate, the electrode-layer side provided with an electrode layer. The vapor deposition step includes supplying a shadow mask including an opening portion to interpose the shadow mask between the substrate contacting the can roller, and the nozzle; and forming the organic layer corresponding to the opening portion on the electrode-layer side of the substrate while moving the substrate and the shadow mask with through holes included at each of the substrate and the shadow mask engaged with projections included in the can roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Nakai, Shigenori Morita
  • Publication number: 20140295603
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing an organic EL element having excellent electric properties in a relatively low cost. The method includes the steps of using a vapor deposition apparatus 7 including a first vapor deposition source 721 including a first organic layer forming material and a second vapor deposition source 722 including a second organic layer forming material; forming a first organic layer on a surface to be processed of a substrate 73 by colliding the first organic layer forming material vaporized from the first vapor deposition source 721 with the surface to be processed of the substrate 73; and thereafter, forming a mixed layer by colliding the vaporized second organic layer forming material from the second vapor deposition source 722 with the first organic layer in a migration state of the first organic layer forming material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Kakiuchi, Kanako Hida, Shigenori Morita
  • Publication number: 20140220729
    Abstract: A CIGS film production method is provided which ensures that a CIGS film having a higher conversion efficiency can be produced at lower costs at higher reproducibility even for production of a large-area device. A CIGS solar cell production method is also provided for producing a CIGS solar cell including the CIGS film. The CIGS film production method includes: a stacking step of stacking a layer (A) containing indium, gallium and selenium and a layer (B) containing copper and selenium in a solid phase in this order over a substrate; and a heating step of heating a stacked structure including the layer (A) and the layer (B) to melt a compound of copper and selenium of the layer (B) into a liquid phase to thereby diffuse copper from the layer (B) into the layer (A) to permit crystal growth to provide a CIGS film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Nishii, Shigenori Morita, Seiki Teraji, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Takashi Minemoto
  • Publication number: 20140216519
    Abstract: A method for producing a solar battery cell which hardly causes an electric short circuit at the cut end surface of a solar battery element is provided. A method for producing a solar battery cell in which a solar battery cell is obtained from an elongated solar battery element including an elongated flexible base material, a first electrode layer, a light absorbing layer, and a second electrode layer in this order, and the method includes a partial removal step of forming one or more partial removal portion each extending like a belt at a plurality of parts in the surface of the solar battery element by partially removing layers of the second electrode layer through to the light absorbing layer or the second electrode layer through to the first electrode layer, and a cutting step of cutting the solar battery element at the partial removal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichi Watanabe, Seiki Teraji, Kazunori Kawamura, Hiroto Nishii, Shigenori Morita
  • Publication number: 20140060734
    Abstract: An adhesive of the invention is used for polarizing plate to provide a transparent protective film on at least one side of a polarizer and comprises a resin solution comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, a crosslinking agent and a colloidal metal compound with an average particle size of 1 nm to 100 nm, wherein 200 parts by weight or less of the colloidal metal compound is added to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. The adhesive for polarizing plate can reduce the occurrence of knicks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsurou Ikeda, Masakatsu Urairi, Akinobu Souma, Shigenori Morita, Chieko Kitaura, Junichi Fujisawa, Reiko Akari, Shigeki Kawabe, Masayuki Satake
  • Publication number: 20140051198
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing an organic EL device, including: a vapor deposition step of forming an organic layer over a substrate moving relative to a nozzle by discharging a vaporized organic layer-forming material through the nozzle. The vapor deposition step is performed so that a light emitting region formed of the organic layer and having a width A (mm) in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the substrate is moving is formed, and so that W?A+2×h (where h?5 mm) is satisfied, where a length of an opening of the nozzle in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the substrate is moving is denoted by W (mm), and a distance between the opening and the substrate is denoted by h (mm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Kakiuchi, Shigenori Morita, Kanako Hida
  • Patent number: 8609236
    Abstract: An adhesive of the invention is used for polarizing plate to provide a transparent protective film on at least one side of a polarizer and comprises a resin solution comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, a crosslinking agent and a colloidal metal compound with an average particle size of 1 nm to 100 nm, wherein 200 parts by weight or less of the colloidal metal compound is added to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. The adhesive for polarizing plate can reduce the occurrence of knicks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsurou Ikeda, Masakatsu Urairi, Akinobu Souma, Shigenori Morita, Chieko Kitaura, Junichi Fujisawa, Reiko Akari, Shigeki Kawabe, Masayuki Satake
  • Publication number: 20130320325
    Abstract: A surface light emitter according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes: a base material; a plurality of ribbon-shaped organic electroluminescent elements provided side by side on the base material; and a lenticular sheet that is attached to the base material and the ribbon-shaped organic electroluminescent elements through an adhesion layer, and that has a plurality of convex cylindrical lenses provided side by side. A direction in which the convex cylindrical lenses extend and a direction in which the ribbon-shaped organic electroluminescent elements extend are substantially parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Nagase, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Takahiro Nakai, Shigenori Morita
  • Publication number: 20130288402
    Abstract: An organic EL device manufacturing method includes a vapor deposition step of supplying a substrate, and while moving the substrate with a side thereof, on which an electrode layer is not provided, in contact with a surface of a can roller that rotates, discharging an evaporated organic layer forming material from a nozzle of a vapor deposition source to form an organic layer over a side of the substrate on which the electrode layer is provided, wherein the vapor deposition step is performed while, using a distance measuring section capable of measuring a first distance to the substrate supported by the can roller, and a position adjusting section capable of adjusting a second distance between the nozzle of the vapor deposition source and a surface of the substrate, control is performed by the position adjusting section so that the second distance is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori Morita, Ryohei Kakiuchi, Junichi Nagase, Nobukazu Negishi, Takahiro Nakai, Naoko Ichieda, Masahiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130193844
    Abstract: In order to provide an organic electroluminescent light-emitting device with less uneven brightness, which can be manufactured at low cost, a plurality of ribbon-like organic electroluminescent elements are connected to wires, which are connected to electrode terminals for energization at specific locations in a terminal region and mounted on a base material which has a substantially plate-like shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori Morita, Ryohei Kakiuchi, Takahiro Nakai, Jin Yoshikawa, Masahiko Watanabe, Junichi Nagase
  • Publication number: 20120286652
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an organic EL device, including: while supplying a strip-shaped substrate, forming an organic EL film on the substrate by successively vapor depositing at least an organic layer including a light-emitting layer and an electrode layer on one side of the substrate; and successively winding up the substrate on which the organic EL film is formed by the vapor deposition, wherein the substrate is wound up along with a strip-shaped protective film that is softer than the substrate while supplying the protective film and adhering the protective film to a non-vapor deposition side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Nakai, Shigenori Morita, Junichi Nagase, Nobukazu Neghishi, Naoko Ichieda, Kazuto Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 8247890
    Abstract: A conductor layer 2 is formed as a circuit pattern on a base insulating layer 1, a terminal 3 is formed thereon, and a supporting column 4 is formed in the vicinity of the terminal on the upper face of the base insulating layer 1. Here, supposing the protrusion height B of the bump from the element to be connected is B, the height of the supporting column is H, the height of the terminal is h, and the layer thickness of the terminal is t, as measured from the upper face of the base insulating layer as the reference surface, the height H of the supporting column is determined to satisfy B<H<h+B wherein t<B, or h<H<h+B wherein t?B. As a result, the supporting column functions as a spacer to suppress compression that causes the solder of the terminal to reach the electrode of the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Oda, Shigenori Morita
  • Publication number: 20120171359
    Abstract: An organic EL device manufacturing method includes a step of supplying a substrate, and while moving the substrate with a non-electrode-layer side thereof in contact with a surface of a can roller, the non-electrode-layer provided with no electrode layer, discharging a material from a nozzle of a vapor deposition source to form an organic layer on an electrode-layer side of the substrate, the electrode-layer side provided with an electrode layer. The vapor deposition step includes supplying a shadow mask including an opening portion to interpose the shadow mask between the substrate contacting the can roller, and the nozzle; and forming the organic layer corresponding to the opening portion on the electrode-layer side of the substrate while moving the substrate and the shadow mask with through holes included at each of the substrate and the shadow mask engaged with projections included in the can roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Nakai, Shigenori Morita
  • Patent number: 8183093
    Abstract: A wiring circuit layer 2 having at least a wiring part and an insulating part, whose top and bottom surfaces (20A, 20B) is adhesive surfaces, is formed on a metal support substrate 1 in a way such that the layer 2 can be peeled from the substrate 1. Exposed in the first adhesive surface 20A of the wiring circuit layer 2 is a first connecting conductor part 21, which is connectable with an electrode 31 of a first semiconductor element 3 in a wafer state. After the wiring circuit layer 2 is laminated on and connected to the element 3, the metal support substrate 1 is peeled from the wiring circuit layer 2 to yield a semiconductor device 4. Another element may be connected to the other adhesive surface 20B exposed upon the peeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko Yoshida, Takashi Oda, Shigenori Morita
  • Patent number: 8124457
    Abstract: A wiring circuit layer 2 having a connecting conductor part 21 that can be connected to an electrode 31 of a semiconductor element 3 is formed on a metal support substrate 1 in a way such that the wiring circuit layer can be separated from the substrate 1, and that the connecting conductor part 21 is exposed on the upper face of the wiring circuit layer. The wiring circuit layer 2 is laminated on the element 3 while in a wafer state, and the connecting conductor part 21 and the electrode 31 are connected. Subsequently, the support substrate 1 is peeled from the wiring circuit layer 2, and the wafer is diced, whereby individual semiconductor devices are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Oda, Shigenori Morita, Naoko Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20110127657
    Abstract: A conductor layer 2 is formed as a circuit pattern on a base insulating layer 1, a terminal 3 is formed thereon, and a supporting column 4 is formed in the vicinity of the terminal on the upper face of the base insulating layer 1. Here, supposing the protrusion height B of the bump from the element to be connected is B, the height of the supporting column is H, the height of the terminal is h, and the layer thickness of the to terminal is t, as measured from the upper face of the base insulating layer as the reference surface, the height H of the supporting column is determined to satisfy B<H<h+B wherein t<B, or h<H<h+B wherein t?B. As a result, the supporting column functions as a spacer to suppress compression that causes the solder of the terminal to reach the electrode of the element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi ODA, Shigenori MORITA
  • Publication number: 20100248428
    Abstract: A wiring circuit layer 2 having at least a wiring part and an insulating part, whose top and bottom surfaces (20A, 20B) is adhesive surfaces, is formed on a metal support substrate 1 in a way such that the layer 2 can be peeled from the substrate 1. Exposed in the first adhesive surface 20A of the wiring circuit layer 2 is a first connecting conductor part 21, which is connectable with an electrode 31 of a first semiconductor element 3 in a wafer state. After the wiring circuit layer 2 is laminated on and connected to the element 3, the metal support substrate 1 is peeled from the wiring circuit layer 2 to yield a semiconductor device 4. Another element may be connected to the other adhesive surface 20B exposed upon the peeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoko YOSHIDA, Takashi ODA, Shigenori MORITA
  • Publication number: 20100151629
    Abstract: A wiring circuit layer 2 having a connecting conductor part 21 that can be connected to an electrode 31 of a semiconductor element 3 is formed on a metal support substrate 1 in a way such that the wiring circuit layer can be separated from the substrate 1, and that the connecting conductor part 21 is exposed on the upper face of the wiring circuit layer. The wiring circuit layer 2 is laminated on the element 3 while in a wafer state, and the connecting conductor part 21 and the electrode 31 are connected. Subsequently, the support substrate 1 is peeled from the wiring circuit layer 2, and the wafer is diced, whereby individual semiconductor devices are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi ODA, Shigenori MORITA, Naoko YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20090280239
    Abstract: First, a catalyst for performing electroless plating in a subsequent step is caused to adhere to surfaces of uneven portions of a matrix. Next, an insulating layer made of a resin material is prepared. Then, the insulating layer is heated to be softened while the uneven portions of the matrix are pressed against one surface of the insulating layer. Thus, grooves corresponding to shapes of the uneven portions of the matrix are formed in the insulating layer while the catalyst is transferred to bottom surfaces and side surfaces of the grooves. The insulating layer is then subjected to electroless plating. In this case, metal is deposited by reduction reaction on portions of the insulating layer where the catalyst exists. Accordingly, conductor traces are formed in the grooves of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori MORITA, Takashi ODA, Naoko YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20080123189
    Abstract: An adhesive of the invention is used for polarizing plate to provide a transparent protective film on at least one side of a polarizer and comprises a resin solution comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, a crosslinking agent and a colloidal metal compound with an average particle size of 1 nm to 100 nm, wherein 200 parts by weight or less of the colloidal metal compound is added to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. The adhesive for polarizing plate can reduce the occurrence of knicks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsurou Ikeda, Masakatsu Urairi, Akinobu Souma, Shigenori Morita, Chieko Kitaura, Junichi Fujisawa, Reiko Akari, Shigeki Kawabe, Masayuki Satake