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).

  • Publication number: 20120104942
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8120021
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20100097411
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20100044709
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Toshiaki Arai
  • Patent number: 7666707
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20090242889
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuo Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7208163
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: The Kitasato Institute
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Komase, Noriko Suzuki, Tetsuo Nakayama, Chikara Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20070080356
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Takanori Shibasaki, Nobuo Ozawa, Eisuke Matsuda, Takashi Hirano, Tadashi Ishibashi, Yoichi Tomo, Keisuke Matsuo
  • Patent number: 6875436
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: The Kitasata Institute
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Komase, Tetsuo Nakayama, Chikara Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20030011301
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: TATSUYA SASAOKA, MITSUNOBU SEKIYA, NAOKI SANO, TETSUO NAKAYAMA, TAKASHI HIRANO, YASUHIRO CHIBA
  • Patent number: 6388387
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hirano, Tatsuya Sasaoka, Mitsunobu Sekiya, Naoki Sano, Tetsuo Nakayama
  • Patent number: 6380673
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunobu Sekiya, Takashi Hirano, Tetsuo Nakayama, Naoki Sano, Tatsuya Sasaoka
  • Publication number: 20020027414
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: MITSUNOBU SEKIYA, TAKASHI HIRANO, TETSUO NAKAYAMA, NAOKI SANO, TATSUYA SASAOKA
  • Patent number: 6286952
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Makoto Ando, Toshiki Kagami, Koichiro Kishima, Tetsuo Nakayama
  • Patent number: 6215250
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hirano, Tatsuya Sasaoka, Mitsunobu Sekiya, Naoki Sano, Tetsuo Nakayama
  • Patent number: 6176570
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Kishima, Tetsuo Nakayama, Takaaki Murakami
  • Patent number: 6140743
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Kishima, Tetsuo Nakayama, Takaaki Murakami
  • Patent number: 6120338
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hirano, Tatsuya Sasaoka, Mitsunobu Sekiya, Naoki Sano, Tetsuo Nakayama
  • Patent number: 6086196
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Ando, Toshiki Kagami, Koichiro Kishima, Tetsuo Nakayama
  • Patent number: 6083411
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakayama, Koichiro Kishima, Makoto Ando, Takaaki Murakami