Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Nakayama
Tetsuo Nakayama 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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Publication number: 20120104942Abstract: A display device and a method for manufacturing the display device are provided. The display device includes an organic layer on an auxiliary wiring is removed with high precision by one operation and, thereby, the yield and the productivity are improved. A lower electrode is formed by patterning in each pixel on a substrate. An auxiliary wiring including a light absorption layer is formed between individual pixels. An organic layer is formed on the substrate while covering the lower electrodes. Laser irradiation is conducted from the organic layer side, the laser light is converted to heat in the light absorption layer exposed at a portion under the organic layer, and the organic layer portion above the light absorption layer is removed selectively. An upper electrode is formed on the organic layer and is connected to the light absorption layer portion of the auxiliary wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
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Patent number: 8120021Abstract: A display device and a method for manufacturing the display device are provided. The display device includes an organic layer on an auxiliary wiring is removed with high precision by one operation and, thereby, the yield and the productivity are improved. A lower electrode is formed by patterning in each pixel on a substrate. An auxiliary wiring including a light absorption layer is formed between individual pixels. An organic layer is formed on the substrate while covering the lower electrodes. Laser irradiation is conducted from the organic layer side, the laser light is converted to heat in the light absorption layer exposed at a portion under the organic layer, and the organic layer portion above the light absorption layer is removed selectively. An upper electrode is formed on the organic layer and is connected to the light absorption layer portion of the auxiliary wiring.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
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Publication number: 20100097411Abstract: A display device and a method for manufacturing the display device are provided. The display device includes an organic layer on an auxiliary wiring is removed with high precision by one operation and, thereby, the yield and the productivity are improved. A lower electrode is formed by patterning in each pixel on a substrate. An auxiliary wiring including a light absorption layer is formed between individual pixels. An organic layer is formed on the substrate while covering the lower electrodes. Laser irradiation is conducted from the organic layer side, the laser light is converted to heat in the light absorption layer exposed at a portion under the organic layer, and the organic layer portion above the light absorption layer is removed selectively. An upper electrode is formed on the organic layer and is connected to the light absorption layer portion of the auxiliary wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
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Publication number: 20100044709Abstract: A thin film transistor is formed by laminating a gate electrode 3, a gate insulating film(4), a channel layer(5), and source/drain layers(7),(8) on a substrate(2) in this order or in a reversed order thereof. The thin film transistor is characterized in that the source/drain layers(7), (8) contain impurities having a concentration gradient such that a concentration becomes lower toward the channel layer(5). The thin film transistor which can increase an on/off ratio, manufacture method thereof, and a display device are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Toshiaki Arai
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Patent number: 7666707Abstract: A display device and a method for manufacturing the display device are provided. The display device includes an organic layer on an auxiliary wiring is removed with high precision by one operation and, thereby, the yield and the productivity are improved. A lower electrode is formed by patterning in each pixel on a substrate. An auxiliary wiring including a light absorption layer is formed between individual pixels. An organic layer is formed on the substrate while covering the lower electrodes. Laser irradiation is conducted from the organic layer side, the laser light is converted to heat in the light absorption layer exposed at a portion under the organic layer, and the organic layer portion above the light absorption layer is removed selectively. An upper electrode is formed on the organic layer and is connected to the light absorption layer portion of the auxiliary wiring.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
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Publication number: 20090242889Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor which is characterized by including a gate electrode 3, a gate insulating film 4, a channel layer 5 and source/drain layers 7, 8 stacked over a substrate 2 in this order or in reverse order, wherein the source/drain layers 7, 8 include n-type microcrystalline silicon layers 7a, 8a and n-type amorphous silicon layers 7b, 8b, which are so arranged that the n-type microcrystalline silicon layers 7a, 8a are on the channel layer 5 side. Also disclosed are a method for manufacturing such a thin film transistor and a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuo Nakayama
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Patent number: 7208163Abstract: It was found that a mutation of an amino acid at a specific position in the P protein of a morbillivirus gives a temperature-sensitivity character to a virus. By introducing this mutation, a virus to which a temperature-sensitivity character has been introduced can be produced. According to this invention, attenuated viruses useful in the preparation of vaccines can be easily produced.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2000Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: The Kitasato InstituteInventors: Katsuhiro Komase, Noriko Suzuki, Tetsuo Nakayama, Chikara Aizawa
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Publication number: 20070080356Abstract: A display device and a method for manufacturing the display device are provided. The display device includes an organic layer on an auxiliary wiring is removed with high precision by one operation and, thereby, the yield and the productivity are improved. A lower electrode is formed by patterning in each pixel on a substrate. An auxiliary wiring including a light absorption layer is formed between individual pixels. An organic layer is formed on the substrate while covering the lower electrodes. Laser irradiation is conducted from the organic layer side, the laser light is converted to heat in the light absorption layer exposed at a portion under the organic layer, and the organic layer portion above the light absorption layer is removed selectively. An upper electrode is formed on the organic layer and is connected to the light absorption layer portion of the auxiliary wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
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Patent number: 6875436Abstract: It was found that a mutation of an amino acid at a specific position in the F protein of a morbillivirus induces a reduction in the cell-fusion ability. By introducing this mutation, a virus having a reduced cell-fusion ability can be produced. Thus, attenuated viruses useful in the preparation of vaccines can be easily produced.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2000Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: The Kitasata InstituteInventors: Katsuhiro Komase, Tetsuo Nakayama, Chikara Aizawa
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Publication number: 20030011301Abstract: In conventional organic EL displays, a metal cathode is formed on an organic layer through vapor deposition. In these, therefore, the cathode is of a film having tensile stress and easily peels off from the organic layer to degrade the reliability of the organic EL displays. A novel organic EL device is provided, in which a film having no internal stress or having compression stress is formed for a second electrode or for a second electrode and a protective layer, on an organic layer at least including a light-emitting layer of an organic light-emitting material. Also provided is an organic EL display including a plurality of those organic EL devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 1999Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventors: TATSUYA SASAOKA, MITSUNOBU SEKIYA, NAOKI SANO, TETSUO NAKAYAMA, TAKASHI HIRANO, YASUHIRO CHIBA
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Patent number: 6388387Abstract: To provide an optical element in which resistance of electrodes on a scanning side is reduced, a rate of effectively utilizing light generated at organic layers is promoted and shortcircuit between anodes and cathodes is prevented, there is provided an optical element including first electrodes formed on a substrate, organic layers at least including organic light emitting materials formed on the first electrodes and second electrodes formed on the organic layers, in which the first electrodes and the second electrodes are formed to be substantially orthogonal to each other and the organic layers are formed in an island-like shape at positions at which the first electrodes and the second electrodes intersect with each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2000Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Hirano, Tatsuya Sasaoka, Mitsunobu Sekiya, Naoki Sano, Tetsuo Nakayama
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Patent number: 6380673Abstract: An organic EL display that realizes low electric power consumption and display with high brightness by decreasing the resistance of the electrode on the scanning side is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1999Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsunobu Sekiya, Takashi Hirano, Tetsuo Nakayama, Naoki Sano, Tatsuya Sasaoka
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Publication number: 20020027414Abstract: An organic EL display that realizes low electric power consumption and display with high brightness by decreasing the resistance of the electrode on the scanning side is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 1999Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: MITSUNOBU SEKIYA, TAKASHI HIRANO, TETSUO NAKAYAMA, NAOKI SANO, TATSUYA SASAOKA
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Patent number: 6286952Abstract: A printing device according to the present invention assures stable mixing and ejecting operations without provision of complicated mechanisms such as valves. The printing device includes an ejecting nozzle with a first discharge opening and a metering nozzle with a, second discharge opening, which are provided separately from each other to feed two kinds of fluids through the first and second discharge openings, respectively. The two kinds of fluids are mixed together to form a fluid mixture to be ejected toward a recording medium. A minimum distance d between the first and second discharge openings of the metering and ejecting nozzles is in the range of 0≦d≦5(S1) where S1 stands for an opening area of the first discharge opening of the ejecting nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Makoto Ando, Toshiki Kagami, Koichiro Kishima, Tetsuo Nakayama
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Patent number: 6215250Abstract: To provide an optical element in which resistance of electrodes on a scanning side is reduced, a rate of effectively utilizing light generated at organic layers is promoted and shortcircuit between anodes and cathodes is prevented, there is provided an optical element including first electrodes formed on a substrate, organic layers at least including organic light emitting materials formed on the first electrodes and second electrodes formed on the organic layers, in which the first electrodes and the second electrodes are formed to be substantially orthogonal to each other and the organic layers are formed in an island-like shape at positions at which the first electrodes and the second electrodes intersect with each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Hirano, Tatsuya Sasaoka, Mitsunobu Sekiya, Naoki Sano, Tetsuo Nakayama
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Patent number: 6176570Abstract: A printer apparatus comprising a discharge nozzle; a pressure chamber communicated with this discharge nozzle; vibrating plates covering the pressure chamber; and a piezoelectric element arranged corresponding to the pressure chamber via the vibrating plates, the vibrating plates comprising a plurality of layers, at least one layer of the vibrating plates covering the entire pressure chamber, and the remaining layers of the vibrating plates being partially removed by using the piezoelectric element as the mask and controlled to substantially the same width as that of the piezoelectric element and, in addition, a method of production of the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1996Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichiro Kishima, Tetsuo Nakayama, Takaaki Murakami
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Patent number: 6140743Abstract: A plate material 1 and piezoelectric ceramics 2 are bonded together through an alloy layer 3 formed by an alloy forming reaction due to the mutual diffusion phenomena between a liquid metal including at least galium and the plate material 1 or the piezoelectric ceramics 2, or the mutual diffusion phenomena between the liquid metal and metal powder. The alloy layer 3 may include at least one or more of indium, tin and zinc and at least one or more of copper, silver, gold, and palladium. Further, a metal may be provided on at least one of the bonded surfaces of the plate material 1 and the piezoelectric ceramics 2. This metal may include one or more of copper, silver, gold, tin and palladum. In addition, a metal layer may be formed on the bonded surface 1a side of the plate material 1. Still further, an amorphous layer may be formed on at least one of the parts between the plate material 1 and the alloy layer 3, and between the piezoelectric ceramics 2 and the alloy layer 3.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1998Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichiro Kishima, Tetsuo Nakayama, Takaaki Murakami
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Patent number: 6120338Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an organic EL display capable of decreasing the resistance of scanning-side electrodes, and improving the efficiency of utilization of light emitted in organic layers. In the manufacturing method, stripe first electrodes made of a transparent conductive material are formed in parallel on a transparent substrate, and then an insulation layer is formed on the transparent substrate with the apertures formed above the first electrodes. An organic film 24 composed of a film of an organic luminescent material, a second electrode material film and a protecting film is laminated in this order on the transparent substrate to cover the insulation layer, and then independent island resist patterns are formed on the protecting film.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1999Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Hirano, Tatsuya Sasaoka, Mitsunobu Sekiya, Naoki Sano, Tetsuo Nakayama
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Patent number: 6086196Abstract: A printing device according to the present invention assures stable mixing and ejecting operations without provision of complicated mechanisms such as valves. The printing device includes an ejecting nozzle with a first discharge opening and a metering nozzle with a, second discharge opening, which are provided separately from each other to feed two kinds of fluids through the first and second discharge openings, respectively. The two kinds of fluids are mixed together to form a fluid mixture to be ejected toward a recording medium. A minimum distance d between the first and second discharge openings of the metering and ejecting nozzles is in the range of 0.ltoreq.d.ltoreq.5.sqroot. (S1) where S1 stands for an opening area of the first discharge opening of the ejecting nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1996Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Makoto Ando, Toshiki Kagami, Koichiro Kishima, Tetsuo Nakayama
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Patent number: 6083411Abstract: A method of forming adjacent ink and dilution solution nozzles in an orifice plate includes first providing an orifice plate having a thickness dimension. A first nozzle is then formed having a first orifice extending through the orifice plate at a first angular orientation that is generally normal to the thickness dimension. A second nozzle is then formed having a second orifice adjacent to the first orifice and at a second different angular orientation. One of the first and second nozzles is the ink nozzle and the other of the first and second nozzles is the dilution solution nozzle. The first and second nozzles are formed by laser light irradiation.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1998Date of Patent: July 4, 2000Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Koichiro Kishima, Makoto Ando, Takaaki Murakami