Patents by Inventor Takatoshi Kira

Takatoshi Kira 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: 8749751
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing liquid crystal display panels from a panel assembly, the display panels having a panel thickness smaller than that of the assembly, by which favorable scribe grooves can be formed, which therefore allows contribution to thin profiles and narrow frame regions of the display panels. The method includes a first scribe-formation step of forming, after a first step of thinning a TFT substrate assembly 20A and a CF substrate assembly 30A of a panel assembly 10A by etching, first scribe grooves 20b on an outer surface 20a of the TFT substrate assembly 20A along regions where seals 40 are disposed, and a second thinning step of further thinning the substrate assemblies 20A and 30A by etching, and developing the first scribe grooves 20b formed on the outer surface 20a to expose portions of the seals 40 at bottoms of the first scribe grooves 20b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Makino, Takatoshi Kira, Mitsuaki Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20140092338
    Abstract: A display module 1 of the present invention includes a first board 3, a second board 4, a base film 5, and a circuit member 2. The first board 3 and the second board 4 are bonded together to face with each other. The base film 5 is provided between the first board 3 and the second board 4 and extends outwardly from an end of the first board 3. The base film 5 has an insulating property and the extended portion is bent to an outer surface side of one of the first board 3 and the second board 4. The circuit member 2 is formed on the base film 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Miyazaki, Motoji Shiota, Takatoshi Kira, Gen Nagaoka, Seiji Muraoka, Makoto Tamaki, Keiji Aota, Yukio Shimizu, Takashi Matsui, Hiroki Nakahama, Hiroki Makino, Minoru Horino
  • Publication number: 20140045287
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing liquid crystal display devices according to the present invention includes: forming a protective film on a first base substrate; forming a circuit element part on the first base substrate and/or the protective film; bonding a second base substrate to the first base substrate to form bonded substrates including both substrates, the circuit element part being therebetween; forming a first incision on a outer surface of the first base substrate on which the protective film is formed, at a location overlapping with the protective film; wet-etching the formed first incision to make the incision deeper; forming a second incision on an outer surface of the second base substrate at a location overlapping the first incision, and dividing the bonded substrates along the first incision and the second incision, thereby forming a plurality of individual bonded substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takatoshi Kira, Hiroki Makino
  • Publication number: 20130250227
    Abstract: The width W1 of a groove (5a) is formed narrower than the width W2 of a groove (6a). The width W2 of the groove (6a) is formed at a prescribed width such that a sealing material (8) that overflows the groove (5a) can be formed along the groove (6a). The sealing material (8) spreads across the entirety of the groove (5a) and the groove (6a) when a color filter substrate (2) and an active matrix substrate (3) are bonded together. The groove (5a) is formed so as to be positioned within the groove (6a) in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takatoshi Kira, Tazo Ikeguchi
  • Publication number: 20130010250
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device that has a narrower frame and that prevents a sealing member from entering a display region. The disclosed liquid crystal display device is provided with a first substrate and a second substrate arranged facing each another, a liquid crystal layer provided between the first and the second substrates, and a sealing member that bonds together the first and second substrates and that seals the liquid crystal layer therebetween. On the first substrate or the second substrate, a recess is made between the sealing member and the display region in the corner portion of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takatoshi Kira
  • Publication number: 20120224133
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing liquid crystal display panels from a panel assembly, the display panels having a panel thickness smaller than that of the assembly, by which favorable scribe grooves can be formed, which therefore allows contribution to thin profiles and narrow frame regions of the display panels. The method includes a first scribe-formation step of forming, after a first step of thinning a TFT substrate assembly 20A and a CF substrate assembly 30A of a panel assembly 10A by etching, first scribe grooves 20b on an outer surface 20a of the TFT substrate assembly 20A along regions where seals 40 are disposed, and a second thinning step of further thinning the substrate assemblies 20A and 30A by etching, and developing the first scribe grooves 20b formed on the outer surface 20a to expose portions of the seals 40 at bottoms of the first scribe grooves 20b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Makino, Takatoshi Kira, Mitsuaki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 6991324
    Abstract: In a solution emitting head for emitting a solution through an outlet, having a main body including a cavity, a cover attached to the main body in such a manner that the cover covers the cavity to form a chamber so that the solution is stored in the chamber temporarily before being emitted from the outlet, and a solution pressurizing device for pressurizing the solution in the chamber, the cover is fixedly attached to the main body by one of metal-to-metal bonding and an adhesive dissolution-resistant against the solution between the cover and the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd., JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Watase, Hironori Toyoshima, Tsuneyoshi Shimizu, Makoto Nakahara, Daisuke Ikesugi, Takatoshi Kira, Yoshihisa Ohta
  • Publication number: 20060016355
    Abstract: A flexographic printing plate includes a raised part (2) for transferring a printing substance to a printing substrate, the raised part (2) having a top surface and a side, the top surface and the side forming an angle of not less than 90° and not more than 105°. More preferably, the top surface and the side form an angle of not less than 95° and not more than 100°. A flexographic printer includes a flexographic printing plate as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Yuji Saai, Takatoshi Kira, Mitsuaki Morimoto, Makoto Nakahara, Shinichiro Kawabe, Makoto Nakahara, Yuichi Komura, Yoshimi Saito
  • Patent number: 6961112
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide a method of spraying particles by which predetermined quantities of particles can be disposed on specified electrodes, in particular a method of spraying particles by which spacers can be sprayed in interelectrode gaps selectively even in the case of substrates comprising pattern-forming transparent electrodes, such as those used in liquid crystal display devices, and a method of producing liquid crystal display devices of high contrast and high display uniformity by which spacers can be disposed in interelectrode gaps without sacrificing the aperture ratio and by which spacers can be disposed on the substrate without irregularity to attain a uniform cell thickness over the whole substrate, as well as a particle spraying apparatus and a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignees: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi, Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Masaki Ban, Hiroshi Murata, Masaaki Kubo
  • Patent number: 6939431
    Abstract: Pastes for circuit connections and anisotropic conductive pastes that are excellent in storage stability and dispenser application properties, can be free of voids, bubbles and bleeding on thermocompression bonding and can give cured products having high bonding and connection reliability at high temperatures and high humidity, and the ability to be repaired. The paste for circuit connection contains an epoxy resin, an acid anhydride curing agent or a phenolic curing agent, and high-softening point fine particles. The anisotropic conductive paste additionally contains conductive particles. The method of using the paste for circuit connection or the anisotropic conductive paste involves connecting an electric circuit wiring formed on a substrate with an electric circuit wiring formed on another substrate with the paste for circuit connection or the anisotropic conductive paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignees: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Sharp Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Mizuta, Tatsuji Murata, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi
  • Patent number: 6930746
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide a method of spraying particles by which predetermined quantities of particles can be disposed on specified electrodes, in particular a method of spraying particles by which spacers can be sprayed in interelectrode gaps selectively even in the case of substrates comprising pattern-forming transparent electrodes, such as those used in liquid crystal display devices, and a method of producing liquid crystal display devices of high contrast and high display uniformity by which spacers can be disposed in interelectrode gaps without sacrificing the aperture ratio and by which spacers can be disposed on the substrate without irregularity to attain a uniform cell thickness over the whole substrate, as well as a particle spraying apparatus and a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignees: Sekiusi Chemical Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi, Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Masaki Ban, Hiroshi Murata, Masaaki Kubo
  • Publication number: 20040257520
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide a method of spraying particles by which predetermined quantities of particles can be disposed on specified electrodes, in particular a method of spraying particles by which spacers can be sprayed in interelectrode gaps selectively even in the case of substrates comprising pattern-forming transparent electrodes, such as those used in liquid crystal display devices, and a method of producing liquid crystal display devices of high contrast and high display uniformity by which spacers can be disposed in interelectrode gaps without sacrificing the aperture ratio and by which spacers can be disposed on the substrate without irregularity to attain a uniform cell thickness over the whole substrate, as well as a particle spraying apparatus and a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi, Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Masaki Ban, Hiroshi Murata, Masaaki Kubo
  • Patent number: 6744485
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide a method of spraying particles by which predetermined quantities of particles can be disposed on specified electrodes, in particular a method of spraying particles by which spacers can be sprayed in interelectrode gaps selectively even in the case of substrates comprising pattern-forming transparent electrodes, such as those used in liquid crystal display devices, and a method of producing liquid crystal display devices of high contrast and high display uniformity by which spacers can be disposed in interelectrode gaps without sacrificing the aperture ratio and by which spacers can be disposed on the substrate without irregularity to attain a uniform cell thickness over the whole substrate, as well as a particle spraying apparatus and a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignees: Sekiusi Chemical Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi, Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Masaki Ban, Hiroshi Murata, Masaaki Kubo
  • Patent number: 6649221
    Abstract: Provided is a spacer microparticle spraying apparatus capable of selectively disposing spacer microparticles in electrode gaps where no pixels are present even on a substrate carrying an array of stripe electrodes in use for the STN liquid crystal display device, to a spacer particle spraying method and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device which utilize said apparatus. The spacer microparticle spraying apparatus for selective disposition of a charged spacer microparticle on a substrate carrying a plurality of electrodes includes a spraying chamber adapted to accommodate the substrate, a spacer microparticle supply means for supplying the spacer microparticle into the spraying chamber and spraying it on the substrate, and a voltage application means for applying voltages to the electrodes disposed on the substrate, wherein the voltage application means is capable of applying different levels of voltages to the electrodes respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignees: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Nisshin Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi, Masaki Ban, Hiroshi Murata, Masaaki Kubo
  • Publication number: 20030210303
    Abstract: In a solution emitting head for emitting a solution through an outlet, having a main body including a cavity, a cover attached to the main body in such a manner that the cover covers the cavity to form a chamber so that the solution is stored in the chamber temporarily before being emitted from the outlet, and a solution pressurizing device for pressurizing the solution in the chamber, the cover is fixedly attached to the main body by one of metal-to-metal bonding and an adhesive dissolution-resistant against the solution between the cover and the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Naoki Watase, Hironori Toyoshima, Tsuneyoshi Shimizu, Makoto Nakahara, Daisuke Ikesugi, Takatoshi Kira, Yoshihisa Ohta
  • Publication number: 20030206264
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide a method of spraying particles by which predetermined quantities of particles can be disposed on specified electrodes, in particular a method of spraying particles by which spacers can be sprayed in interelectrode gaps selectively even in the case of substrates comprising pattern-forming transparent electrodes, such as those used in liquid crystal display devices, and a method of producing liquid crystal display devices of high contrast and high display uniformity by which spacers can be disposed in interelectrode gaps without sacrificing the aperture ratio and by which spacers can be disposed on the substrate without irregularity to attain a uniform cell thickness over the whole substrate, as well as a particle spraying apparatus and a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi, Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Masaki Ban, Hiroshi Murata, Masaaki Kubo
  • Patent number: 6639644
    Abstract: This invention has its object to provide a method of liquid display device production which enables spacer disposition in interelectrode spaces not having electrode, namely at black matrix sites, in STN type and TFT type liquid crystal display devices and further enables even spacer disposition to attain a uniform cell thickness all over the substrate to thereby produce liquid crystal display devices of high contrast and high display uniformity stably and in good yields, with a reduced spray step tact time, as well as liquid crystal display devices produced by such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignees: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi, Masaki Ban, Hiroshi Murata, Masaaki Kubo
  • Publication number: 20030184702
    Abstract: This invention has its objects to provide a liquid crystal display exhibiting excellent display quality having good contrast which quality is not influenced by light leakage resulting from spacers due to the fact that most of the spacers are arranged under a black matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Daisuke Ikesugi, Takatoshi Kira
  • Patent number: 6618112
    Abstract: The present invention has its object to provide a method of spraying particles by which predetermined quantities of particles can be disposed on specified electrodes, in particular a method of spraying particles by which spacers can be sprayed in interelectrode gaps selectively even in the case of substrates comprising pattern-forming transparent electrodes, such as those used in liquid crystal display devices, and a method of producing liquid crystal display devices of high contrast and high display uniformity by which spacers can be disposed in interelectrode gaps without sacrificing the aperture ratio and by which spacers can be disposed on the substrate without irregularity to attain a uniform cell thickness over the whole substrate, as well as a particle spraying apparatus and a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Yoshimura, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi, Akihiko Tateno, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Masaki Ban, Hiroshi Murata, Masaaki Kubo
  • Publication number: 20030144381
    Abstract: Pastes for circuit connections and anisotropic conductive pastes that are excellent in storage stability and dispenser application properties, can be free of voids, bubbles and bleeding on thermocompression bonding and can give cured products having high bonding and connection reliability at high temperatures and high humidity, and the ability to be repaired. The paste for circuit connection contains an epoxy resin, an acid anhydride curing agent or a phenolic curing agent, and high-softening point fine particles. The anisotropic conductive paste additionally contains conductive particles. The method of using the paste for circuit connection or the anisotropic conductive paste involves connecting an electric circuit wiring formed on a substrate with an electric circuit wiring formed on another substrate with the paste for circuit connection or the anisotropic conductive paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Mizuta, Tatsuji Murata, Makoto Nakahara, Takatoshi Kira, Daisuke Ikesugi