Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Sakata

Yoshihiro Sakata 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: 20180061643
    Abstract: A method for producing a thin film transistor and a thin film transistor that can suppress deterioration and variation in performance are provided. A method for producing a thin film transistor includes: forming an organic semiconductor layer on a first main surface of a substrate; forming a first conductive layer on the organic semiconductor layer, while forming a second conductive layer on a second main surface of the substrate; forming mask layers collectively on the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer; and bringing the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer collectively into contact with etching liquid so that partial regions of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are removed, so as to form a source electrode and a drain electrode on the organic semiconductor layer, while to form a gate electrode on the second main surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: NISSHA PRITING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki NADA, Ryomei OMOTE, Hirotaka SHIGENO, Yoshihiro SAKATA, Kazuto NAKAMURA, Hayato NAKAYA
  • Patent number: 9902810
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a polyimide film that has a small phase difference in the thickness direction and has a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion; and a polyamic acid and varnish to obtain the same. In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a polyimide film which comprises polyimide that is produced by reacting a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component, the polyimide film having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 35 ppm/K or less over a temperature range of 100 to 200 DEG C, an absolute value of phase difference in the thickness direction of 200 nm or less per 10 ?m thickness, a glass transition temperature of 260 DEG C or more, and a total light transmittance of 85% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Urakami, Masaki Okazaki, Kenichi Fukukawa, Yoshihiro Sakata, Atsushi Okubo
  • Patent number: 9856399
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a high-transparency polyimide film in which the thickness-direction phase difference Rth is kept within a predetermined range. The present invention also addresses the problem of providing a polyamic acid and a varnish used to obtain the polyimide film. In order to overcome the aforementioned problem, the present invention is a polyimide film containing a polyimide obtained by bringing about a reaction between a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a diamine, the polyimide film having (a) a thickness-direction phase difference Rth of ?5 to 100 nm per 10 ?m of thickness, (b) a transmittance of 80% or more with respect to light having a wavelength of 400 nm, (c) a haze of 3% or less, and (d) a glass transition point of 250° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi Fukukawa, Masaki Okazaki, Yoshihiro Sakata, Tatsuhiro Urakami, Atsushi Okubo
  • Patent number: 9850346
    Abstract: Provided is a polyimide excellent in heat resistance and colorless transparency and also excellent in flexibility and ultraviolet ray transmittance. The polyimide includes a structural unit represented by Formula (1a) and a structural unit represented by Formula (1b) wherein R is a specific aromatic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi Fukukawa, Masaki Okazaki, Yoshihiro Sakata, Tatsuhiro Urakami, Atsushi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20170355167
    Abstract: A fuel system component used to supply a fuel to a fuel tank or used to discharge the fuel from the fuel tank comprises a first resin layer; and a second resin layer formed in a similar color to that of the first resin layer and configured to include a welding portion that is welded to the first resin layer and an exposed portion that is not adjacent to or in contact with the first resin layer. A belt-like portion is formed on a first resin layer-side surface of the exposed portion to be parallel to a boundary between the welding portion and the exposed portion and is configured to include at least one of a concave and a convex extended intermittently or continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiro SAKATA, Mayuki TORIUMI, Hideyuki TSUZUKI, Noboru HOSOE, Shota TAKASE, Shinji SHIMOKAWA, Masahide KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170307974
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a method for producing an electrical wiring member having a layered structure of copper wiring and a blackening layer and to provide the electrical wiring member through a search for a material for the blackening layer, the material being etched at a rate close to that for the copper wiring under conditions where etching controllability is ensured. [Solution] A method for producing an electrical wiring member according to the present invention includes a step of forming, on at least one main surface of a substrate, a layered film 6 of a Cu layer 3 and CuNO-based blackening layers (2a and 2b); a step of forming a resist layer 4a in a predetermined region on the layered film 6; and a step of removing a partial region of the layered film 6 by bringing the layered film 6 into contact with an etchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Hideaki Nada, Hiroaki Uefuji, Hirotaka Shigeno, Yoshihiro Sakata, Yuki Matsui, Hisaya Takayama
  • Patent number: 9752030
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polyimide resin which exhibits higher heat resistance than that of a conventional polyimide resin by controlling the geometric configuration of the constituent units. Provided is a polyamic acid which comprises repeating units represented by general formula (1), wherein the 1,4-bismethylenecyclohexane skeleton units consist of both trans- and cis-form units, and the contents of the trans- and cis-form units are 60 to 100% and 0 to 40% respectively (with the sum total of the trans- and cis-form units being 100%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi Fukukawa, Masaki Okazaki, Yoshihiro Sakata, Ichiro Fujio, Wataru Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20170240705
    Abstract: Provided are a block polyamide acid imide having an appropriate solubility in aqueous alkaline solutions, and block polyimides that are obtained using same and have high transparency and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion (low CTE). The block polyimide comprises blocks configured from repeating structural units represented by defined formula (1A) and blocks configured from repeating structural units represented by defined formula (1B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi FUKUKAWA, Masaki OKAZAKI, Yoshihiro SAKATA, Tatsuhiro URAKAMI, Atsushi OKUBO
  • Publication number: 20170077501
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell, the negative electrode including a layered body of a collector and a negative electrode active material layer containing an alloy-based material (A) containing silicon or tin as a constituent element, a carbon coating (C) that covers the surface of the alloy-based material (A), carbon particles (B), and a binder (D), wherein the negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell is characterized in that the total pore volume and average pore diameter of the carbon particles (B), as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption, satisfy the ranges of 1.0×10?2 to 1.0×10?1 cm3/g and 20 to 50 nm, respectively. The negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell, and a lithium-ion secondary cell in which such a negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell is used, have a high capacity and excellent cycle characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsunori NISHIURA, Masaki SARUYAMA, Yoshihiro SAKATA, Hitoshi ONISHI
  • Patent number: 9540487
    Abstract: A polyamic acid solution includes a polyamic acid, a solvent (C) in which the polyamic acid (PAA1) is dissolved, and a substance (M) that can release at least one metal selected from groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table as a metal ion, or a substance (m) that contains the substance (M). A polyimide composite is produced from the polyamic acid solution. The polyimide composite can provide a greatly improved glass transition temperature without impairing the intrinsic physical properties of the polyimide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi Fukukawa, Yoshihiro Sakata, Ichiro Fujio, Wataru Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9339992
    Abstract: Provided is a low-cost polyimide, containing cyclohexane diamine as a diamine unit, that has a low thermal expansion coefficient. Said block polyimide contains blocks having the repeating structural unit shown in formula (1A) and blocks having the repeating structural unit shown in formula (1B). This block polyimide is preferably obtained by imidizing a block polyamide acid imide that contains blocks having the repeating structural unit shown in formula (2A) and blocks having the repeating structural unit shown in formula (2B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi Fukukawa, Tatsuhiro Urakami, Yoshihiro Sakata, Wataru Yamashita, Masaki Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20160115276
    Abstract: Provided is a polyimide excellent in heat resistance and colorless transparency and also excellent in flexibility and ultraviolet ray transmittance. The polyimide includes a structural unit represented by Formula (1a) and a structural unit represented by Formula (1b) wherein R is a specific aromatic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi FUKUKAWA, Masaki OKAZAKI, Yoshihiro SAKATA, Tatsuhiro URAKAMI, Atsushi OKUBO
  • Publication number: 20160075830
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a block polyamide acid imide having an appropriate solubility in aqueous alkaline solutions, and block polyimides that are obtained using same and have high transparency and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion (low CTE). This block polyimide comprises blocks configured from repeating structural units represented by formula (1A) and blocks configured from repeating structural units represented by formula (1B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi FUKUKAWA, Masaki OKAZAKI, Yoshihiro SAKATA, Tatsuhiro URAKAMI, Atsushi OKUBO
  • Publication number: 20160053135
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a high-transparency polyimide film in which the thickness-direction phase difference Rth is kept within a predetermined range. The present invention also addresses the problem of providing a polyamic acid and a varnish used to obtain the polyimide film. In order to overcome the aforementioned problem, the present invention is a polyimide film containing a polyimide obtained by bringing about a reaction between a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a diamine, the polyimide film having (a) a thickness-direction phase difference Rth of ?5 to 100 nm per 10 ?m of thickness, (b) a transmittance of 80% or more with respect to light having a wavelength of 400 nm, (c) a haze of 3% or less, and (d) a glass transition point of 250° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi FUKUKAWA, Masaki OKAZAKI, Yoshihiro SAKATA, Tatsuhiro URAKAMI, Atsushi OKUBO
  • Publication number: 20160032055
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a polyimide film that has a small phase difference in the thickness direction and has a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion; and a polyamic acid and varnish to obtain the same. In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a polyimide film which comprises polyimide that is produced by reacting a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component, the polyimide film having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 35 ppm/K or less over a temperature range of 100 to 200 DEG C, an absolute value of phase difference in the thickness direction of 200 nm or less per 10 ?m thickness, a glass transition temperature of 260 DEG C or more, and a total light transmittance of 85% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS., INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro URAKAMI, Masaki OKAZAKI, Kenichi FUKUKAWA, Yoshihiro SAKATA, Atsushi OKUBO
  • Patent number: 9023592
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet having very good anticorrosion properties and suitable for a narrow frame capacitance type touch sensor having a double-layer transparent conductive film pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hashimoto, Hirotaka Shigeno, Takaaki Terawaki, Kazuomi Teratani, Shuzo Okumura, Yoshihiro Sakata, Takahiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140302440
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet having very good anticorrosion properties and suitable for a narrow frame capacitance type touch sensor having a double-layer transparent conductive film pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao HASHIMOTO, Hirotaka SHIGENO, Takaaki TERAWAKI, Kazuomi TERATANI, Shuzo OKUMURA, Yoshihiro SAKATA, Takahiro SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8852852
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet includes forming and stacking transparent conductive films, light-excluding conductive electrode films, and first resist layers sequentially on both surfaces of a transparent base sheet, exposing and developing the first resist layers simultaneously on the both surfaces, etching the transparent and light-excluding conductive electrode films on the both surfaces, and stripping the first resist layers to form a fine wiring circuit pattern with the stacked transparent conductive film and light-excluding conductive electrode film in an outer edge portion on each of the two surfaces. The method further includes forming a second resist layer to cover the fine wiring circuit pattern on each surface, and etching only the light-excluding electrode conductive film layer on which the second resist layer is not formed, to expose a circuit pattern of the transparent conductive film in a central window portion on each surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sakata, Takao Hashimoto, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuji Morikawa
  • Patent number: 8723046
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet having very good anticorrosion properties and suitable for a narrow frame capacitance type touch sensor having a double-layer transparent conductive film pattern. The method uses an electrical conductivity sheet obtained by sequentially forming transparent and light blocking conductive films, and first resist layers, on both sides of a transparent base sheet, exposing and developing the resist layers on both sides simultaneously, etching the transparent and light blocking films simultaneously, removing the resist layers, laminating second resist layers with anticorrosion agent on the revealed light blocking films, etching the light blocking films in center windows and terminal portions to reveal the transparent films, and side etching revealed end faces of the light blocking films at center window and terminal portion boundaries to create visor structured second resist layers that are heat softened as an anticorrosion layer on the revealed faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hashimoto, Hirotaka Shigeno, Takaaki Terawaki, Kazuomi Teratani, Shuzo Okumura, Yoshihiro Sakata, Takahiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140001148
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet includes forming and stacking transparent conductive films, light-excluding conductive electrode films, and first resist layers sequentially on both surfaces of a transparent base sheet, exposing and developing the first resist layers simultaneously on the both surfaces, etching the transparent and light-excluding conductive electrode films on the both surfaces, and stripping the first resist layers to form a fine wiring circuit pattern with the stacked transparent conductive film and light-excluding conductive electrode film in an outer edge portion on each of the two surfaces. The method further includes forming a second resist layer to cover the fine wiring circuit pattern on each surface, and etching only the light-excluding electrode conductive film layer on which the second resist layer is not formed, to expose a circuit pattern of the transparent conductive film in a central window portion on each surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro SAKATA, Takao HASHIMOTO, Yoshihiro KAI, Yuji MORIKAWA