Patents by Inventor Tetsunori Tanaka

Tetsunori Tanaka 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: 10811609
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display device includes a layering process including steps of forming a PI layer on a carrier glass substrate, forming a base coat layer to cover the PI layer, and forming a TFT layer and a light-emitting element layer on the base coat layer, an exposing process including a step of exposing an end surface of the PI layer, and a peeling process including a step of peeling the carrier glass substrate from the PI layer by irradiating the lower face of the PI layer with a laser light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mayuko Sakamoto, Tetsunori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10784319
    Abstract: An organic EL element including light emitting layers is formed above a first region of a main surface of a back film. A plurality of terminal portions are formed above a second region of the main surface of the back film. A cover film including an opening is provided as an uppermost layer above the main surface of the back film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsunori Tanaka, Shoji Okazaki, Yuki Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20200266396
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flexible display device, includes forming a base layer on a non-flexible substrate, the base layer including a first resin layer, an inorganic film, and a second resin layer, wherein the forming of the base layer includes a first step of forming the first resin layer inward from an end portion region of the non-flexible substrate, a second step of forming the inorganic film on the first resin layer such that the non-flexible substrate and/or the first resin layer is exposed, and a third step of forming the second resin layer in contact with the non-flexible substrate exposed from the inorganic film and/or the first resin layer exposed from the inorganic film, and the method further includes peeling the non-flexible substrate and bonding a flexible substrate to the first resin layer via an adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: TETSUNORI TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10727424
    Abstract: A flexible display device has, in a folding portion, a slit that partitions a second electrode provided in common for a plurality of pixels, between a plurality of display units. In a plan view, in the slit, at least one of an organic insulating film, banks, and an organic layer has a slit, and a bulging portion formed by the organic insulating film and the banks is provided so as to surround each of the partitioned second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsunori Tanaka, Takeshi Yaneda
  • Patent number: 10714689
    Abstract: A production method for an OLED panel includes forming on an upper face side of a transparent substrate, a layered body including a resin layer, a TFT layer, an OLED layer and a sealing layer including an organic sealing film, and then irradiating the resin layer being in contact with the transparent substrate with a laser beam to separate the transparent substrate and the layered body. In the production method, the resin layer includes a first region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a first intensity P1 and a second region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a second intensity P2 greater than the first intensity, the first region overlaps with the organic sealing film, and the second region does not overlap with the organic sealing film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsunori Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200168796
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display device includes a layering process including steps of forming a PI layer (3) on a carrier glass substrate (2), forming a base coat layer (4) to cover the PI layer (3), and forming a TFT layer (5) and a light-emitting element layer (6) on the base coat layer (4), an exposing process including a step of exposing an end surface of the PI layer (3), and a peeling process including a step of peeling the carrier glass substrate (2) from the PI layer (3) by irradiating the lower face of the PI layer (3) with a laser light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Mayuko SAKAMOTO, Tetsunori TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10535825
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible display that can be folded in multiple directions. The flexible display is flexible and includes multiple bending sections extended in directions intersecting with each other. The multiple bending sections are each formed to connect different end portions of the flexible display, and a through hole is provided at a fold center portion where the bending sections intersect with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsunori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10535843
    Abstract: A method includes steps of (a) forming a substrate layer 10 above a support substrate 8 which is transparent, and then a thin-film element above the substrate layer 10; and (b) emitting laser beams La and Lb to a face of the support substrate 8 opposite to another face of the support substrate to which the substrate layer 10 and the thin-film element are formed, and delaminating the substrate layer 10 and the thin-film element from the support substrate 8. In step (b), the laser beams La and Lb are emitted from different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsunori Tanaka, Wataru Nakamura, Shoji Okazaki, Masaki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10509284
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a liquid crystal panel including an element substrate, a counter substrate facing the element substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the element substrate and the counter substrate, an incident-side linear polarizing plate arranged on a light-incident side of the liquid crystal layer, and an emission-side linear polarizing plate arranged on a light-emission side of the liquid crystal layer. Each of the element substrate and the counter substrate uses a resin film as base material. A plurality of insulating films are formed on the base material. A contact hole is formed in the plurality of insulating films, the contact hole being rectangular in plan view. Either a long side or a short side of the contact hole is parallel with an absorption axis of the incident-side linear polarizing plate or the emission-side linear polarizing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mayuko Sakamoto, Tetsunori Tanaka, Yuki Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20190363266
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible display that can be folded in multiple directions. The flexible display is flexible and includes multiple bending sections extended in directions intersecting with each other. The multiple bending sections are each formed to connect different end portions of the flexible display, and a through hole is provided at a fold center portion where the bending sections intersect with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsunori TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190363304
    Abstract: A method of producing an EL device includes layering a resin layer, a barrier layer and a protective film on a mother glass substrate, the layering including forming, along an end face of the mother glass substrate, an adhesive strengthening layer to strengthen adhesive force between the barrier layer and the protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsunori TANAKA, Katsuyuki SUGA, Yuki YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20190363142
    Abstract: An organic EL element including light emitting layers is formed above a first region of a main surface of a back film. A plurality of terminal portions are formed above a second region of the main surface of the back film. A cover film including an opening is provided as an uppermost layer above the main surface of the back film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsunori TANAKA, Shoji OKAZAKI, Yuki YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20190363102
    Abstract: A semiconductor device provided in a pixel circuit of a display device includes, in order from a lower side: a substrate; an LTPS layer; a first gate insulating layer; a first metal layer; a first flattened layer; a second gate insulating layer; an oxide semiconductor layer; a second metal layer; a passivation layer; and a third metal layer. The gate electrode layer of an LTPS-TFT and the gate electrode of an oxide semiconductor TFT are formed by the first metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Tetsunori TANAKA, Takeshi YANEDA
  • Publication number: 20190363267
    Abstract: A flexible display device has, in a folding portion, a slit that partitions a second electrode provided in common for a plurality of pixels, between a plurality of display units. In a plan view, in the slit, at least one of an organic insulating film, banks, and an organic layer has a slit, and a bulging portion formed by the organic insulating film and the banks is provided so as to surround each of the partitioned second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsunori TANAKA, Takeshi YANEDA
  • Publication number: 20190333425
    Abstract: A step of forming a base layer on a surface on one side of a glass substrate includes a step of forming a first polyimide resin layer and a step of forming a second polyimide resin layer. The step of forming the first polyimide resin layer includes applying a first polyimide resin material while being spread in a first direction. The step of forming the second polyimide resin layer includes applying a second polyimide resin material while being spread in a second direction being a direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yuki YASUDA, Tetsunori TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190296237
    Abstract: A production method for an OLED panel includes forming on an upper face side of a transparent substrate, a layered body including a resin layer, a TFT layer, an OLED layer and a sealing layer including an organic sealing film, and then irradiating the resin layer being in contact with the transparent substrate with a laser beam to separate the transparent substrate and the layered body. In the production method, the resin layer includes a first region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a first intensity P1 and a second region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a second intensity P2 greater than the first intensity, the first region overlaps with the organic sealing film, and the second region does not overlap with the organic sealing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsunori TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10374160
    Abstract: A production method for an OLED panel includes forming on an upper face side of a transparent substrate, a layered body including a resin layer, a TFT layer, an OLED layer and a sealing layer including an organic sealing film, and then irradiating the resin layer being in contact with the transparent substrate with a laser beam to separate the transparent substrate and the layered body. In the production method, the resin layer includes a first region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a first intensity P1 and a second region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a second intensity P2 greater than the first intensity, the first region overlaps with the organic sealing film, and the second region does not overlap with the organic sealing film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsunori Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190086749
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a liquid crystal panel including an element substrate, a counter substrate facing the element substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the element substrate and the counter substrate, an incident-side linear polarizing plate arranged on a light-incident side of the liquid crystal layer, and an emission-side linear polarizing plate arranged on a light-emission side of the liquid crystal layer. Each of the element substrate and the counter substrate uses a resin film as base material. A plurality of insulating films are formed on the base material. A contact hole is formed in the plurality of insulating films, the contact hole being rectangular in plan view. Either a long side or a short side of the contact hole is parallel with an absorption axis of the incident-side linear polarizing plate or the emission-side linear polarizing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Mayuko SAKAMOTO, Tetsunori TANAKA, Yuki YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20190058121
    Abstract: A production method for an OLED panel includes forming on an upper face side of a transparent substrate, a layered body including a resin layer, a TFT layer, an OLED layer and a sealing layer including an organic sealing film, and then irradiating the resin layer being in contact with the transparent substrate with a laser beam to separate the transparent substrate and the layered body. In the production method, the resin layer includes a first region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a first intensity P1 and a second region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a second intensity P2 greater than the first intensity, the first region overlaps with the organic sealing film, and the second region does not overlap with the organic sealing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsunori TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10177347
    Abstract: In a substrate bonding step of bonding an element original substrate to a counter original substrate through an intermediate layer so that a thin film element layer and a terminal group formed in the element original substrate face a second resin substrate layer formed in the counter original substrate, to manufacture a substrate bonded body, a terminal portion sealing member is formed in a frame shape surrounding the terminal group between the element original substrate and the counter original substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Yasuda, Tetsunori Tanaka