Patents by Inventor Tomotake Nashiki
Tomotake Nashiki 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: 20120111718Abstract: A method for producing a transparent conductive film including a transparent film substrate and a crystalline transparent conductive layer, including: a first depositing a first indium-based complex oxide having a first tetravalent metal element oxide on the transparent film substrate; and a second depositing indium oxide or a second indium-based complex oxide and lower than the tetravalent metal element oxide content of the indium-based complex oxide used in the first depositing by sputtering to form an amorphous transparent conductive layer, and crystallizing the amorphous transparent conductive layer. The method allows a reduction in crystallization time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Motoki HAISHI, Tomotake NASHIKI, Tomonori NOGUCHI, Yoshifumi ASAHARA
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Publication number: 20120114919Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent conductive film in which the difference in visibility between the pattern portion and the pattern opening portion is kept small even when a transparent conductive layer is patterned. The transparent conductive film has a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a transparent conductive layer in this order on a transparent film substrate, a thickness d21 of the first dielectric layer is larger than a thickness d22 of the second dielectric layer, the thickness d21 of the first dielectric layer is 8 to 40 nm and the thickness d22 of the second dielectric layer is 5 to 25 nm, and a difference between the thickness d21 of the first dielectric layer and the thickness d22 of the second dielectric layer, d21-d22, is 3 to 30 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Nakajima, Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara
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Publication number: 20120114923Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes a transparent film substrate; and a first and second crystalline transparent conductive laminate, wherein the second crystalline layer is located between the transparent film substrate and the first transparent conductive layer, and a second content of the tetravalent metal element oxide of the second transparent conductive layer is higher than a first content of the tetravalent metal element oxide of the second transparent conductive layer. The transparent conductive film allows a reduction in crystallization time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Motoki Haishi, Tomotake Nashiki, Tomonori Noguchi, Yoshifumi Asahara
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Patent number: 8173246Abstract: The transparent conductive laminate of the present invention is a transparent conductive laminate, comprising: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductive thin film provided on one side of the transparent film substrate with a dielectric thin film interposed therebetween; and a transparent substrate bonded to another side of the transparent film substrate with a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, wherein the transparent substrate comprises at least two transparent base films laminated with the transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, and the dielectric thin film comprises a first transparent dielectric thin film consisting of a SiOx (x is from 1.5 to less than 2) film having a relative refractive index of 1.6 to 1.9, and a second transparent dielectric thin film consisting of a SiO2 film. This feature can improve the surface contact pressure durability.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara, Hidetoshi Yoshitake
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Publication number: 20120052278Abstract: A transparent conductive multilayer body of the invention comprises a transparent film substrate with a thickness of 2 to 120 ?m; a first transparent dielectric thin film, a second transparent dielectric thin film and a transparent conductive thin film laminated in this order on one side of the transparent film substrate; and a transparent substrate bonded to the other side of the film substrate through a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the second dielectric thin film is made of an inorganic material or a mixture of an organic material and an inorganic material, and the conductive thin film contains a crystalline material in which the content of crystal particles whose maximum particle sizes are at most 300 nm is higher than 50% by area. Such a transparent conductive multilayer body fully satisfies the pen input bending durability for a touch panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hidetoshi Yoshitake, Hideo Sugawara
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Publication number: 20120012370Abstract: A transparent conductive laminate comprising a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductive thin film provided on one side of the transparent film substrate; and a transparent base substrate bonded to another side of the transparent film substrate with a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween. The transparent conductive laminate has satisfactory reliability at high temperature and high humidity for touch panels and also has pen input durability and surface pressure durability.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara
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Patent number: 8097330Abstract: A transparent conductive multilayer body of the invention comprises a transparent film substrate with a thickness of 2 to 120 ?m; a first transparent dielectric thin film, a second transparent dielectric thin film and a transparent conductive thin film laminated in this order on one side of the transparent film substrate; and a transparent substrate bonded to the other side of the film substrate through a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the second dielectric thin film is made of an inorganic material or a mixture of an organic material and an inorganic material, and the conductive thin film contains a crystalline material in which the content of crystal particles whose maximum particle sizes are at most 300 nm is higher than 50% by area. Such a transparent conductive multilayer body fully satisfies the pen input bending durability for a touch panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hidetoshi Yoshitake, Hideo Sugawara
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Patent number: 8075948Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent conductive film having: a transparent base film; a transparent SiOx thin film having a thickness of from 10 to 100 nm, a refractive index of from 1.40 to 1.80 and an average surface roughness Ra of from 0.8 to 3.0 nm, wherein x is from 1.0 to 2.0; and a transparent conductive thin film including an indium-tin complex oxide, which has a thickness of from 20 to 35 nm and a ratio of SnO2/(In2O3+SnO2) of from 3 to 15 wt %, wherein the transparent conductive thin film is disposed on one side of the transparent base film through the transparent SiOx thin film.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara
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Patent number: 8048512Abstract: The transparent conductive laminate of the present invention is a transparent conductive laminate, comprising: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductive thin film provided on one side of the transparent film substrate with a dielectric thin film interposed therebetween; and a transparent substrate bonded to another side of the transparent film substrate with a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, wherein the transparent substrate comprises at least two transparent base films laminated with the transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, and the dielectric thin film comprises a first transparent dielectric thin film consisting of a SiOx (x is from 1.5 to less than 2) film having a relative refractive index of 1.6 to 1.9, and a second transparent dielectric thin film consisting of a SiO2 film. This feature can improve the surface contact pressure durability.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara, Hidetoshi Yoshitake
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Patent number: 8029886Abstract: A transparent conductive laminate comprising: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductive thin film provided on one side of the transparent film substrate; and a transparent base substrate bonded to another side of the transparent film substrate with a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween. The transparent conductive laminate has satisfactory reliability at high temperature and high humidity for touch panels and also has pen input durability and surface pressure durability.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara
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Publication number: 20110217548Abstract: The transparent conductive laminate of the present invention is a transparent conductive laminate, comprising: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductive thin film provided on one side of the transparent film substrate with a dielectric thin film interposed therebetween; and a transparent substrate bonded to another side of the transparent film substrate with a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, wherein the transparent substrate comprises at least two transparent base films laminated with the transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, and the dielectric thin film comprises a first transparent dielectric thin film consisting of a SiOx (x is from 1.5 to less than 2) film having a relative refractive index of 1.6 to 1.9, and a second transparent dielectric thin film consisting of a SiO2 film. This feature can improve the surface contact pressure durability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotake NASHIKI, Hideo SUGAWARA, Hidetoshi YOSHITAKE
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Patent number: 8003200Abstract: A transparent electrically-conductive film of the present invention comprises a transparent film substrate, a hard coat layer formed on one side of the transparent film substrate, a SiOx layer with a thickness of 10 nm to 300 nm that is formed on the hard coat layer by a dry process, and a transparent electrically-conductive thin layer with a thickness of 20 nm to 35 nm that is formed on another side of the transparent film substrate. The transparent electrically-conductive film has good resistance to moisture and heat and high durability against pen-based input and can be prevented from cracking during a punching process and also prevented from waving or curling even in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2005Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara, Hidehiko Andou, Hidetoshi Yoshitake
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Patent number: 7968185Abstract: A transparent conductive laminated body comprising: a transparent film substrate having a thickness of 2 to 200 ?m, and a first transparent dielectric thin film, a second transparent dielectric thin film and a transparent conductive thin film that are formed on one side of the substrate in this order from the side of the substrate, wherein the first transparent dielectric thin film is formed by vacuum deposition, sputtering or ion plating and comprises a complex oxide containing 0 to 20 parts by weight of tin oxide and 10 to 40 parts by weight of cerium oxide relative to 100 parts by weight of indium oxide, and the relationship: n2<n3?n1 is satisfied, where n1 is the refractive index of the first transparent dielectric thin film, n2 is the refractive index of the second transparent dielectric thin film, and n3 is the refractive index of the transparent conductive thin film, suppresses coloration of transmitted light and is produced with high productivity.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomonori Noguchi, Hideo Sugawara, Tomotake Nashiki, Hidetoshi Yoshitake
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Publication number: 20110147340Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductor layer provided on one or both sides of the transparent film substrate; and at least one undercoat layer interposed between the transparent film substrate and the transparent conductor layer; wherein: the transparent conductor layer is patterned; and a non-patterned portion not having the transparent conductor layer has the at least one undercoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara
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Publication number: 20110141059Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductor layer provided on one or both sides of the transparent film substrate; and at least one undercoat layer interposed between the transparent film substrate and the transparent conductor layer; wherein: the transparent conductor layer is patterned; and a non-patterned portion not having the transparent conductor layer has the at least one undercoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara
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Publication number: 20110143105Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductor layer provided on one or both sides of the transparent film substrate; and at least one undercoat layer interposed between the transparent film substrate and the transparent conductor layer; wherein: the transparent conductor layer is patterned; and a non-patterned portion not having the transparent conductor layer has the at least one undercoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara
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Publication number: 20110141065Abstract: A transparent conductive laminated body comprising: a transparent film substrate having a thickness of 2 to 200 ?m, and a first transparent dielectric thin film, a second transparent dielectric thin film and a transparent conductive thin film that are formed on one side of the substrate in this order from the side of the substrate, wherein the first transparent dielectric thin film is formed by vacuum deposition, sputtering or ion plating and comprises a complex oxide containing 0 to 20 parts by weight of tin oxide and 10 to 40 parts by weight of cerium oxide relative to 100 parts by weight of indium oxide, and the relationship: n2<n3?n1 is satisfied, where n1 is the refractive index of the first transparent dielectric thin film, n2 is the refractive index of the second transparent dielectric thin film, and n3 is the refractive index of the transparent conductive thin film, suppresses coloration of transmitted light and is produced with high productivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomonori Noguchi, Hideo Sugawara, Tomotake Nashiki, Hidetoshi Yoshitake
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Publication number: 20110135892Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductor layer provided on one or both sides of the transparent film substrate; and at least one undercoat layer interposed between the transparent film substrate and the transparent conductor layer; wherein: the transparent conductor layer is patterned; and a non-patterned portion not having the transparent conductor layer has the at least one undercoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara
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Patent number: 7914883Abstract: A transparent conductive laminated body comprising: a transparent film substrate having a thickness of 2 to 200 ?m, and a first transparent dielectric thin film, a second transparent dielectric thin film and a transparent conductive thin film that are formed on one side of the substrate in this order from the side of the substrate, wherein the first transparent dielectric thin film is formed by vacuum deposition, sputtering or ion plating and comprises a complex oxide containing 0 to 20 parts by weight of tin oxide and 10 to 40 parts by weight of cerium oxide relative to 100 parts by weight of indium oxide, and the relationship: n2<n3?n1 is satisfied, where n1 is the refractive index of the first transparent dielectric thin film, n2 is the refractive index of the second transparent dielectric thin film, and n3 is the refractive index of the transparent conductive thin film, suppresses coloration of transmitted light and is produced with high productivity.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2006Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomonori Noguchi, Hideo Sugawara, Tomotake Nashiki, Hidetoshi Yoshitake
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Patent number: 7781048Abstract: A transparent conductive multilayer body of the present invention is characterized by having: a transparent film base; an SiOx film (x is no less than 1.5 and less than 2) which is provided on one surface of the above described film base in accordance with a dry process, and has a thickness of 1 nm to 30 nm and a relative index of refraction of 1.6 to 1.9; an SiO2 film which is provided on the above described SiOx film and has a thickness of 10 nm to 50 nm; and a transparent conductive thin film which is provided on the above described SiO2 film and has a thickness of 20 nm to 35 nm.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tomotake Nashiki, Hideo Sugawara, Hidetoshi Yoshitake