Patents by Inventor Tohru Okabe

Tohru Okabe 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: 20110007259
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device 10 includes a substrate supporting step for supporting a plastic substrate 19 on a support substrate 50, with the plastic substrate 19 curved, and a thin film lamination step for laminating a plurality of thin films on the plastic substrate 19 supported on the support substrate 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Takeshi Hara, Tetsuya Aita, Tsuyoshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20100316870
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes a first step of preparing a first substrate which has a first area to be etched and a second area located at a periphery of the first area and which has a display element on its surface, a second step of etching and removing the first area of the first substrate, a third step of forming a second substrate on a surface of the first substrate that is opposite to the surface on which the display element is located, and a fourth step of removing the second area of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Yoshimasa Chikama
  • Publication number: 20100291391
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin film multilayer device includes bonding a plastic substrate to a support substrate using an adhesive so that an upper film and a lower film constituting a weak adhesive inorganic film are sandwiched between the plastic substrate and the support substrate, and the plastic substrate is supported by the support substrate with an adhesive force stronger than an adhesive force between the upper and lower films, stacking a plurality of thin films on the plastic substrate supported by the support substrate, and separating the upper film from the lower film to separate the plastic substrate on which the plurality of thin films are stacked, from the support substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tohru Okabe
  • Publication number: 20100237362
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device capable of suppressing deterioration of characteristics of a display element even when a resin is used as a material for a substrate. A display device of the present invention comprises: a resin substrate; and an organic insulating film, an inorganic conductive film, and a display element, formed on the resin substrate in this order, wherein the display device comprises an inorganic insulating film arranged adjacent to the inorganic conductive film, the inorganic insulating film and the inorganic conductive film covering the entire surface of the organic insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tohru Okabe
  • Publication number: 20100073910
    Abstract: A single-color EL element includes a substrate; a plurality of signal wires arranged over the substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes electrically coupled with a respective one of the plurality of signal wires via connecting wires to constitute a matrix as a whole, the plurality of pixel electrodes being separate from one another; and a single-color EL layer arranged over the plurality of pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohsuke Kanzaki, Hirohiko Nishiki, Tohru Okabe
  • Publication number: 20100044733
    Abstract: An electroluminescence element includes: an electroluminescence substrate including a thin film transistor substrate, and a light-emitting layer provided over the thin film transistor substrate and divided by picture-element separating portions so as to correspond to unit picture elements; and a sealing substrate arranged to hermetically seal the light-emitting layer of the electroluminescence substrate. At least one of the electroluminescence substrate and the sealing substrate is a flexible substrate. Spacers are provided between the electroluminescence substrate and the sealing substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Hirohiko Nishiki
  • Publication number: 20090279026
    Abstract: [Means for Solving the Problems] A liquid crystal display substrate includes an insulating substrate 10, an interlayer insulating film 11 formed on the insulating substrate 10, an interlayer insulating film 11a in a transmitting portion T, a reflecting metal film 12 formed on an interlayer insulating film 11b in a reflecting portion R, and a color filter 13 formed on the interlayer insulating film 11a and the reflecting metal film 12. The interlayer insulating film 11b in the reflecting portion R has a corrugated surface formed by concave portions and convex portions. A height h1 of the interlayer insulating film 11a in the transmitting portion T is equal to or lower than a height h2 of the convex portion. The liquid crystal display substrate further includes a transparent dielectric layer 14 on the color filter 13 formed in the reflecting portion R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Yoshimasa Chikama
  • Publication number: 20050206796
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate made of a plastic material and a plurality of TFTs which are arranged in matrix configuration on one side of the substrate and connected to signal wires. Inorganic insulating films are formed on both sides of the substrate. A conductive film is formed on the other side of the substrate on which the TFTs are not formed and the conductive film is electrically grounded. This configuration prevents dielectric breakdown caused in the TFTs by static charge, avoids defects derived from long-term static buildup and suppresses expansion, contraction and warpage of the plastic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Tohru Okabe
  • Patent number: 4348201
    Abstract: A tanning process comprising pickling a hide which has previously subjected to beamhouse works such as depilation if necessary, decalcification and beating, in the presence of urotropin and at least one tanning improver selected from chromium and aluminum salts as well as from phenolic compounds, organic compounds containing nitrogen and sulphur or halogen atoms, organic carboxylic acids, organotin compounds, copper compounds and arsenic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Assignee: Seitetsu Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Saburo Hayashi, Syohiti Okada, Kazuyoshi Okamoto, Mochifumi Mizutani, Teizo Isono, Toshio Osada, Tohru Okabe, Mitsuji Adachi
  • Patent number: 4314803
    Abstract: By subjecting a hide which has completed beamhouse work to a pickling treatment in the presence of urotropin (hexamethylenetetramine) and then to a chrome-tanning treatment, pH control of chrome-tanning bath becomes simpler and easier, the combination between hide and basic chrome complex increases, and the amount of residual chromium in the waste water can be minimized. Further, by treating the formed leather which has completed tanning treatment with ammonia or ammonium salt of weak acid in the chrome bath after use, the workability in the finishing steps improves, quality of the leather additionally improves, and the chromium content of the residual solution can be made nearly zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1982
    Assignee: Seitetsu Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shigeaki Mizutani, Saburo Hayashi