Patents by Inventor Shigeru Sakamoto
Shigeru Sakamoto 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).
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Patent number: 10541385Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; an organic light-emitting diode provided for each pixel on the substrate; an insulating layer that is formed along a boundary of the pixel and has an opening portion in a light-emitting region of the pixel; a first refractive index layer; and a second refractive index layer. The first refractive index layer is disposed on the insulating layer and the organic light-emitting diode, is made of a material having a first refractive index, and has a first recessed portion overlapping with a formation region of the insulating layer in plan view. The second refractive index layer is disposed inside the first recessed portion and is made of a material having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shigeru Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20190359358Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a technique in which a decrease in physical properties is suppressed or consumer complaints are diminished. A method for filling a particulate water absorbing agent includes a filling step of filling a particulate water absorbing agent into a filling container and a vibrating step of vibrating the filling container at the outside of the filling container, the vibrating step being conducted at least one time between the start and the end of the filling step, in which a vibration condition in the vibrating step satisfies the following conditions (a) and (b): (a) vibration by a vibrating body in contact with the filling container has a vertical directional component and a vibrational angle is within 90°±30°; and (b) total amplitude at no load and a vibration frequency at no load of the vibrating body are set so as to satisfy Equation 1-1 and Equation 2 or Equation 1-2 and Equation 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Kazushi TORII, Shigeru SAKAMOTO, Kenji TADA, Kazuki KIMURA, Yusuke WATANABE
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Patent number: 10439157Abstract: A display device includes an organic electroluminescence layer including a plurality of emission layers respectively emitting light of a plurality of colors, and a reflective layer configured to reflect the light emitted from the emission layers. A shortest optical path length between the emission layers and the reflective layer is longer than at least three times of a wavelength of blue light.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shigeru Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10434495Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing water absorbent resin powder in which permeability potential (SFC) is improved while a water absorbing rate (FSR) is being kept. The method is a method for producing water absorbent polyacrylic acid (salt) resin powder including the steps of: (i) polymerizing an acrylic acid (salt) monomer aqueous solution; (ii) during or after the step of (i), performing gel grinding of a hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by the polymerization, wherein the hydrogel crosslinked polymer has resin solid content of 10 wt % to 80 wt %, and the gel grinding is carried out with gel grinding energy (GGE) of 18 [J/g] to 60 [J/g]; (iii) drying a particulate hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by the gel grinding, wherein the drying is performed at 150° C. to 250° C.; and (iv) carrying out a surface treatment to the particulate hydrogel crosslinked polymer thus dried.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Sayaka Machida, Kazushi Torii, Yoko Shirai, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Shigeru Sakamoto, Koji Tachi, Reiko Nakatsuru
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Publication number: 20190275192Abstract: Provided is a water absorbent resin that is useful to sanitary materials such as a disposable diaper, a sanitary napkin, and a blood absorbent for medical use each having a higher liquid permeability and a higher water absorbing speed. Further provided is a water absorbent resin powder that is useful to sanitary materials such as a disposable diaper, a sanitary napkin, and a blood absorbent for medical use each having increased in absorbency of a liquid and in heat retaining property. A gel grinding device to be used to produce a water absorbent resin, includes: a screw; a feed opening; an extrusion opening; a porous plate; and a barrel, the barrel including a return preventing member provided on an inner surface thereof, and the return preventing member satisfying at least one of specific parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Kazushi TORII, Kohei OMORI, Nobuya TANAKA, Shigeru SAKAMOTO, Kenji TADA, Hironori SATO
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Patent number: 10406256Abstract: Provided is a water absorbent resin that is useful to sanitary materials such as a disposable diaper, a sanitary napkin, and a blood absorbent for medical use each having a higher liquid permeability and a higher water absorbing speed. Further provided is a water absorbent resin powder that is useful to sanitary materials such as a disposable diaper, a sanitary napkin, and a blood absorbent for medical use each having increased in absorbency of a liquid and in heat retaining property. A gel grinding device to be used to produce a water absorbent resin, includes: a screw; a feed opening; an extrusion opening; a porous plate; and a barrel, the barrel including a return preventing member provided on an inner surface thereof, and the return preventing member satisfying at least one of specific parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushi Torii, Kohei Omori, Nobuya Tanaka, Shigeru Sakamoto, Kenji Tada, Hironori Sato
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Patent number: 10388708Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes; a bank having a plurality of openings respectively exposing a part of top surfaces of the plurality of pixel electrodes, a light emitting layer provided on the top surfaces of the plurality of pixel electrodes; and a common electrode covering the bank and the light emitting layer. Where an optical path of light emitted from any light emitting point in the light emitting layer and reflected by a corresponding pixel electrode, among the plurality of pixel electrodes, to return to the light emitting point is a first optical path, and an optical path of light emitted from the light emitting point and reflected by the corresponding pixel electrode to reach the bank is a second optical path, the second optical path has a length that is an integral multiple of a length of the first optical path.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Hajime Akimoto
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Publication number: 20190097158Abstract: A display device includes an organic electroluminescence layer including a plurality of emission layers respectively emitting light of a plurality of colors, and a reflective layer configured to reflect the light emitted from the emission layers. A shortest optical path length between the emission layers and the reflective layer is longer than at least three times of a wavelength of blue light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shigeru SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 10221753Abstract: A vehicle includes a radiator, a bypass passage, a first valve, a second valve, and a controller. Cooling water is circulated through the radiator independently of a cylinder block and a cylinder head of an engine. The radiator cools the cooling water. The cooling water is circulated through the bypass passage while bypassing the radiator. The first valve switches between an open state in which cooling water is circulated through the cylinder block and a closed state in which cooling water is not circulated through the cylinder block. The second valve receives cooling water circulated through the cylinder head and cooling water circulated through the cylinder block via the first valve. The second valve uses an intermediate opening to adjust a flow rate of cooling water circulated through the radiator and the bypass passage. The controller controls opening and closing of the first valve and the opening of the second valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Itsumi Suda, Yusuke Yamauchi, Yutaka Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Kanesaka
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Patent number: 10121835Abstract: To provide a display device including a pixel electrode formed on an insulating surface; a bank covering an end portion of the pixel electrode and having an opening formed therein in which the upper surface of the pixel electrode is exposed; an organic layer containing a light emitting layer and formed covering the opening; and an opposed electrode formed on the organic layer and the bank. The bank has a first layer formed on an end portion of the pixel electrode and the insulating surface, and a second layer formed on the first layer. The refractive index of the material forming the first layer is less than the refractive index of the material forming the second layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shigeru Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10121829Abstract: Provided is a display device including first to third pixels and first to fourth cap layers. The first cap layer is located over and overlaps with the first to third light-emitting elements and extends from the first pixel to the third pixel through the second pixel. The second and third cap layers are located over the first cap layer and respectively overlap with the second and third light-emitting elements. The fourth cap layer is located over the first to fourth cap layers. The first to third pixels are arranged in this order. The first to third light-emitting elements are configured so that an emission wavelength of the second light-emitting element is shorter than an emission wavelength of the third light-emitting element and longer than an emission wavelength of the first light-emitting element. A thickness of the third cap layer is larger than a thickness of the second cap layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masato Ito, Shigeru Sakamoto, Koji Yasukawa
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Publication number: 20180298132Abstract: To provide a disposable diaper enabling reduction in re-wet amount and having an excellent speed of incorporating liquid regardless of concentration and configuration of a water-absorbing agent in an absorbent material. A water-absorbing agent having excellent Gel Capillary Absorption (GCA) and Free Gel Bed Permeability (FGBP) is obtained by crushing a crosslinked hydrogel polymer obtained in a polymerization step to have a specific weight average particle diameter while fluid retention capacity and a surface tension of a water-absorbing agent are adjusted in a specific range, drying the crushed crosslinked hydrogel polymer, and then adding a liquid permeability enhancer thereto during surface crosslinking or after surface crosslinking.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi YORINO, Daisuke TAKEDA, Yoshitaka IKEUCHI, Shigeru SAKAMOTO, Yoshihiro SHOBO, Yoshifumi ADACHI, Ryota WAKABAYASHI, Daisuke TAKAGI, Sachie KITABATA
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Publication number: 20180301665Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; an organic light-emitting diode provided for each pixel on the substrate; an insulating layer that is formed along a boundary of the pixel and has an opening portion in a light-emitting region of the pixel; a first refractive index layer; and a second refractive index layer. The first refractive index layer is disposed on the insulating layer and the organic light-emitting diode, is made of a material having a first refractive index, and has a first recessed portion overlapping with a formation region of the insulating layer in plan view. The second refractive index layer is disposed inside the first recessed portion and is made of a material having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shigeru SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 10101619Abstract: A display device has a transistor including a gate terminal, a first input-output terminal and a second input-output terminal, the gate terminal connected to a scanning signal line and the first input-output terminal connected to a video signal line, a photoconductive element including a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal connected to the second input-output terminal of the transistor and the second terminal connected to a first power line, and a light-emitting element including a third terminal and a fourth terminal, the third terminal connected to the second input-output terminal of the transistor and the fourth terminal connected to a second power line.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshio Miyazawa, Shigeru Sakamoto, Toshihiro Sato
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Patent number: 10062863Abstract: A display device includes a display region having a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a pixel electrode formed on an insulating surface, the plurality of pixels being arranged in a matrix shape, a bank covering an end of the pixel electrode, an organic layer including a light emitting layer covering respective light emitting regions on the pixel electrodes, an opposite electrode on the organic layer and the bank, and a first inorganic insulating layer on the opposite electrode, wherein each of the opposite electrode and the first inorganic insulating layer has a discontinuous region between the two adjacent light emitting regions.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shigeru Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20180215993Abstract: The present invention provides a novel acrylic acid crosslinked polymer and the use thereof. The present invention provides the acrylic acid crosslinked polymer in which the content of soluble components is 40 wt. % or higher. The present invention also provides a method for adjusting the viscosity of a fracturing fluid in a hydraulic fracturing method, the viscosity adjustment method including: A) a step of measuring the types and quantities of metal cations which are in water and which are the object of viscosity adjustment; B) a step of selecting the type and quantity of an acrylic acid crosslinked polymer on the basis of the types and quantities of metal cations and the pH so as to achieve a viscosity that is required for fracturing in a hydraulic fracturing method; and C) a step of adjusting the viscosity of the fracturing fluid using the acrylic acid crosslinked polymer of the selected type and quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Shigeru SAKAMOTO, Kozo NOGI, Tomoyuki ARAKE, Erina MINAMI, Shinichi FUJINO
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Publication number: 20180204892Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes; a bank having a plurality of openings respectively exposing a part of top surfaces of the plurality of pixel electrodes, a light emitting layer provided on the top surfaces of the plurality of pixel electrodes; and a common electrode covering the bank and the light emitting layer. Where an optical path of light emitted from any light emitting point in the light emitting layer and reflected by a corresponding pixel electrode, among the plurality of pixel electrodes, to return to the light emitting point is a first optical path, and an optical path of light emitted from the light emitting point and reflected by the corresponding pixel electrode to reach the bank is a second optical path, the second optical path has a length that is an integral multiple of a length of the first optical path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Hajime Akimoto
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Publication number: 20180198084Abstract: A display device includes a thin film transistor; a first organic insulating film covering the thin film transistor and containing a resin material; an inorganic insulating film on the first organic insulating film; a pixel electrode electrically connected with the thin film transistor; a second organic insulating film covering an end of the pixel electrode and exposing a top surface of the pixel electrode; and an organic layer provided on the top surface of the pixel electrode and including a light emitting layer. As seen in a plan view, the inorganic insulating film has an opening, overlapping the second organic insulating film, at a position not overlapping an opening provided in the first organic insulating film. The first and second organic insulating films face each other in the opening in the inorganic insulating film, with an oxide conductive film being between the first and second organic insulating films.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Yasukazu KIMURA, Shigeru SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20180182823Abstract: Provided is a display device including first to third pixels and first to fourth cap layers. The first cap layer is located over and overlaps with the first to third light-emitting elements and extends from the first pixel to the third pixel through the second pixel. The second and third cap layers are located over the first cap layer and respectively overlap with the second and third light-emitting elements. The fourth cap layer is located over the first to fourth cap layers. The first to third pixels are arranged in this order. The first to third light-emitting elements are configured so that an emission wavelength of the second light-emitting element is shorter than an emission wavelength of the third light-emitting element and longer than an emission wavelength of the first light-emitting element. A thickness of the third cap layer is larger than a thickness of the second cap layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Masato Ito, Shigeru Sakamoto, Koji Yasukawa
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Patent number: 9947896Abstract: A display device includes: pixel electrodes corresponding to pixels; an insulating layer provided so as to overlie peripheral edge portions of the pixel electrodes; a light-emitting layer provided so as to be stacked on and in contact with each of the pixel electrodes; a first common electrode stacked on the light-emitting layer so as to be in contact therewith and provided so as to overlie the insulating layer; a light transmissive layer stacked on the first common electrode above the pixel electrodes, the light transmissive layer avoiding stacking thereof on the first common electrode above the insulating layer; and a second common electrode stacked on the light transmissive layer above the pixel electrodes and stacked on the first common electrode so as to be in contact therewith above the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Toshihiro Sato