Patents by Inventor Shigeru Kibe

Shigeru Kibe 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: 9316882
    Abstract: To minimize color difference during white display, and secure high transmittance in liquid crystal panel driven by FFS mode or the like. Liquid crystal panel 10 has first substrate AR and second substrate CF oppositely arranged, and liquid crystal layer LC interposed between the first and the second substrates, wherein the first substrate has plural signal lines 18 and scanning lines 15 formed in matrix, upper electrode 24 having plural slit-shaped openings 25 divided by the scanning and signal lines, and formed for every sub-pixel, and lower electrode 21 formed with the upper electrode through insulating layer 23, the second substrate has light-shielding layer 28 superimposed with the signal and scanning lines in planar view, and color filter layer 29 formed for every sub-pixel, and the liquid crystal layer includes a mixture of at least one compound having negative dielectric anisotropy and at least one compound having positive dielectric anisotropy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Toshiki Asakura, Yasuhiro Kubo
  • Patent number: 9261740
    Abstract: To allow drive at low voltage and obtaining high transmittance in liquid crystal panel driven by FFS mode. Liquid crystal panel 10 has first substrate 14 and second substrate 27 oppositely arranged, and liquid crystal layer LC interposed between the first and the second substrates, wherein the first substrate has plural signal lines 18 and scanning lines 15 formed in matrix in mutually insulated state, upper electrode 24 having plural slit-shaped openings 25 divided by the scanning lines and signal lines, and formed for every sub-pixel, and lower electrode 21 formed with the upper electrode through insulating layer 23, the second substrate has light-shielding layer 28 superimposed with the signal lines and scanning lines in planar view, and color filter layer 29 formed for every sub-pixel, and the liquid crystal layer has at least one compound having negative dielectric anisotropy and at least one compound having positive dielectric anisotropy mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Toshiki Asakura, Yasuhiro Kubo
  • Publication number: 20140313462
    Abstract: To minimize color difference during white display, and secure high transmittance in liquid crystal panel driven by FFS mode or the like. Liquid crystal panel 10 has first substrate AR and second substrate CF oppositely arranged, and liquid crystal layer LC interposed between the first and the second substrates, wherein the first substrate has plural signal lines 18 and scanning lines 15 formed in matrix, upper electrode 24 having plural slit-shaped openings 25 divided by the scanning and signal lines, and formed for every sub-pixel, and lower electrode 21 formed with the upper electrode through insulating layer 23, the second substrate has light-shielding layer 28 superimposed with the signal and scanning lines in planar view, and color filter layer 29 formed for every sub-pixel, and the liquid crystal layer includes a mixture of at least one compound having negative dielectric anisotropy and at least one compound having positive dielectric anisotropy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATION
    Inventors: SHIGERU KIBE, TOSHIKI ASAKURA, YASUHIRO KUBO
  • Publication number: 20140313461
    Abstract: To allow drive at low voltage and obtaining high transmittance in liquid crystal panel driven by FFS mode. Liquid crystal panel 10 has first substrate 14 and second substrate 27 oppositely arranged, and liquid crystal layer LC interposed between the first and the second substrates, wherein the first substrate has plural signal lines 18 and scanning lines 15 formed in matrix in mutually insulated state, upper electrode 24 having plural slit-shaped openings 25 divided by the scanning lines and signal lines, and formed for every sub-pixel, and lower electrode 21 formed with the upper electrode through insulating layer 23, the second substrate has light-shielding layer 28 superimposed with the signal lines and scanning lines in planar view, and color filter layer 29 formed for every sub-pixel, and the liquid crystal layer has at least one compound having negative dielectric anisotropy and at least one compound having positive dielectric anisotropy mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATION
    Inventors: SHIGERU KIBE, TOSHIKI ASAKURA, YASUHIRO KUBO
  • Patent number: 8454856
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a low viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life, and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase, wherein the first component contains a specific five rings compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, the second component contains a specific compound having a low viscosity. The liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase and the composition thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito
  • Patent number: 8337963
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, small viscosity, large optical anisotropy, large positive dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced between at least two of the characteristics is provided. An AM device that has short response time, large voltage holding ratio, large contrast ratio, long service life and so forth is provided. The liquid crystal composition has positive dielectric anisotropy and includes a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific four-ring compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase as a third component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito
  • Patent number: 8236197
    Abstract: The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding two characteristics thereof. The subject is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito
  • Patent number: 8182885
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase, wherein the first component contains a specific five ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, the second component contains a specific compound having a small viscosity, and the third component contains a specific four ring compound having a high maximum temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Shigeru Kibe
  • Patent number: 8153021
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a liquid crystal composition which satisfies at least one property selected from a high upper limit temperature in a nematic phase, a low lower limit temperature in a nematic phase, a low viscosity, high optical anisotropy, high dielectric anisotropy, a high specific resistance, high stability against ultraviolet ray, high stability against heat and the like or has a proper balance between at least two properties selected from the above-mentioned properties; and an AM element having a short response time, a high voltage holding ratio, a high contrast ratio, a long service life and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito
  • Patent number: 8133410
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced concerning at least two characteristics. The invention is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that contains a specific five-membered ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Shigeru Kibe
  • Patent number: 8110256
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase contains a specific five-ring compound having a large maximum temperature as the first component, a specific compound having a small viscosity as the second component, and a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature as the third component. The liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110261312
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase, wherein the first component contains a specific five ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, the second component contains a specific compound having a small viscosity, and the third component contains a specific four ring compound having a high maximum temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: Chisso Petrochemical Corporatioon, CHISSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Shigeru Kibe
  • Publication number: 20110233467
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, small viscosity, large optical anisotropy, large positive dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced between at least two of the characteristics is provided. An AM device that has short response time, large voltage holding ratio, large contrast ratio, long service life and so forthis provided. The liquid crystal composition has positive dielectric anisotropy and includes a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific four-ring compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase as a third component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: JNC Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito
  • Patent number: 8003175
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific five-membered ring compound having a large maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy and the second component is a specific compound having a small viscosity, and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: JNC Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110133123
    Abstract: The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding two characteristics thereof The subject is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: CHISSO CORPORATION, CHISSO PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito
  • Publication number: 20110116031
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a low viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life, and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase, wherein the first component contains a specific five rings compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, the second component contains a specific compound having a low viscosity. The liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase and the composition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: CHISSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito
  • Publication number: 20110095228
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced concerning at least two characteristics. The invention is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that contains a specific five-membered ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicants: CHISSO CORPORATION, CHISSO PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Shigeru Kibe
  • Publication number: 20110062383
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a liquid crystal composition which satisfies at least one property selected from a high upper limit temperature in a nematic phase, a low lower limit temperature in a nematic phase, a low viscosity, high optical anisotropy, high dielectric anisotropy, a high specific resistance, high stability against ultraviolet ray, high stability against heat and the like or has a proper balance between at least two properties selected from the above-mentioned properties; and an AM element having a short response time, a high voltage holding ratio, a high contrast ratio, a long service life and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: CHISSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Masayuki Saito
  • Patent number: 7879414
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (1-1) to (1-3), and the second component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (2): wherein R1 is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons; R2 and R3 are each independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine; ring A, ring B and ring C are each independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2,5-difluoro-1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are each independently a single bond, ethylene, carbonyloxy or difluoromethyleneoxy, provided that at least one of Z1 and Z2 is difluoromethyleneoxy; Z3 and Z4 are each independently a single bond, ethylene or carbonyloxy; X1
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Shigeru Kibe, Norikatsu Hattori, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7767278
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific compound having negatively large dielectric anisotropy, and the second component is a specific two-ring compound having especially small viscosity, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kibe, Norikatsu Hattori, Masayuki Saito