Patents by Inventor Yutaka Nakai

Yutaka Nakai 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).

  • Patent number: 7002723
    Abstract: In a display device, a first electrode and a second electrode are mounted on a first substrate, a second substrate is arranged to face the first substrate with a gap provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a third electrode is mounted on the second substrate. A first layer is formed in a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate at the side of the first substrate and containing a ECL material that emits light due to electrochemical oxidation or reduction. A second layer is formed in the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate at the side of the second substrate and containing a EC material having the color changed due to electrochemical oxidation or reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shintaro Enomoto, Shuichi Uchikoga, Isao Amemiya, Yutaka Nakai
  • Publication number: 20050117192
    Abstract: In a display device, a first electrode and a second electrode are mounted on a first substrate, a second substrate is arranged to face the first substrate with a gap provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a third electrode is mounted on the second substrate. A first layer is formed in a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate at the side of the first substrate and containing a ECL material that emits light due to electrochemical oxidation or reduction. A second layer is formed in the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate at the side of the second substrate and containing a EC material having the color changed due to electrochemical oxidation or reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Shintaro Enomoto, Shuichi Uchikoga, Isao Amemiya, Yutaka Nakai
  • Publication number: 20050105161
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device comprises a first substrate and a second substrate positioned to face each other. A first electrode is so mounted to the first substrate as to face second and third electrodes. The second and third electrodes have an area smaller than that of the first electrode. Also, the distance between the second and third electrodes is set shorter than the distance between the second and first electrodes and the distance between the third and electrodes. A suspension dispersing charged fine particles in an insulating liquid medium is interposed between the first electrode and the second and third electrodes. An AC voltage is applied between the second and third electrodes, and a DC voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second and third electrodes. Thus, the migration of charged fine particles are controlled in accordance with the dielectrophoretic and electrophoretic forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakai, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20050104844
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device comprises substrates faced to each other so as to form a pixel space therebetween. A first electrode group including control electrode segments is formed on the substrate, and a second electrode group including a counter electrode segment is formed on the substrate. A dispersion liquid of colored and charged fine particles dispersed in an insulating liquid is charged in the pixel space. The fine particles are collected on the first and second electrode groups so as to permit different colors to be displayed on the pixel. A first voltage is applied to a control electrode segment and a second voltage applied to the other control electrode segments so as to cause the colored and charged fine particles to be migrated at a uniform migration speed to the control electrode segments, thereby collecting the colored and charged fine particles on the control electrode segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakai, Hideyuki Nakao, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20050062050
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an organic EL light emitting display device, comprising forming an anode electrode above a substrate, forming an organic light emitting layer above the anode electrode, performing a fluorinating treatment on a surface of the organic light emitting layer, and forming a cathode electrode directly on the fluorinated surface of the organic light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Yukitami Mizuno, Rei Hasegawa, Yutaka Nakai
  • Publication number: 20050057704
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second electrode substrates, a liquid crystal layer which is held between the substrates and in which nematic liquid crystal molecules are arranged in substantially parallel to each of the substrates without distortion, first and second optical anisotropic elements respectively disposed on the substrates on the sides opposite to the liquid crystal layer, first and second half-wavelength plates respectively disposed on the optical anisotropic elements, and first and second polarizing plates respectively disposed on the half-wavelength plates. Particularly, the substrate includes a light transmitting section which permits backlight light from the polarizing plate side to transmit therethrough and a light reflecting section which reflects ambient light from the polarizing plate side and at least one of the optical anisotropic elements is formed of two retardation plates having a retardation in a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Toshiya Ootake, Yutaka Nakai, Yuko Kizu, Yoshitaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 6811897
    Abstract: There is disclosed an organic electro luminescence display device comprising a two-dimensional array of pixels comprising organic electro luminescence elements capable of emitting a of color or different plural colors, each of the organic electro luminescence elements being provided with an anode, a cathode, a polymeric luminescence layer located between the anode and the cathode, and a hole injection layer. The hole injection layer is constituted by solid matters containing a donor molecule comprising polythiophene and/or a derivative thereof, and an acceptor molecule comprising polystyrenesulfonic acid and/or a derivative thereof, a concentration of sulfate ion in the hole injection layer is 125 ppm or less, and components having a molecular weight of 110,000 or less is 35% or less based on an entire solid matters, the molecular weight being converted as sodium polystyrenesulfonate in an aqueous gel permeation chromatography measured by using UV of 254 nm in wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Naito, Naoko Kihara, Rei Hasegawa, Shintaro Enomoto, Yutaka Nakai, Kazushige Yamamoto, Hiroki Iwanaga, Kimito Sakai, Yasushi Mori
  • Patent number: 6791655
    Abstract: A reflective display having a first substrate having a first electrode, a second substrate having a second electrode and arranged opposite to the first electrode, and partition walls existing between the first and second substrates and arranged in a direction not perpendicular to the first and second substrates. A non-conductive liquid in which colored particles are dispersed resides in a cell including the partition walls. The colored particles can moved by an electric field, and the display color is thereby changed. Alternatively, the display color can be changed by shape deformation of a liquid-crystal-filled microcapsule enclosed in the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shintaro Enomoto, Hideyuki Nakao, Hajime Yamaguchi, Yutaka Nakai
  • Publication number: 20040018386
    Abstract: There is disclosed an organic electro luminescence display device comprising a two-dimensional array of pixels comprising organic electro luminescence elements capable of emitting a of color or different plural colors, each of the organic electro luminescence elements being provided with an anode, a cathode, a polymeric luminescence layer located between the anode and the cathode, and a hole injection layer. The hole injection layer is constituted by solid matters containing a donor molecule comprising polythiophene and/or a derivative thereof, and an acceptor molecule comprising polystyrenesulfonic acid and/or a derivative thereof, a concentration of sulfate ion in the hole injection layer is 125 ppm or less, and components having a molecular weight of 110,000 or less is 35% or less based on an entire solid matters, the molecular weight being converted as sodium polystyrenesulfonate in an aqueous gel permeation chromatography measured by using UV of 254 nm in wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Naito, Naoko Kihara, Rei Hasegawa, Shintaro Enomoto, Yutaka Nakai, Kazushige Yamamoto, Hiroki Iwanaga, Kimito Sakai, Yasushi Mori
  • Patent number: 6656542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a guest-host liquid crystal composition, comprising a host liquid crystal material and a dichroic dye mixed as a guest in the host liquid crystal material. The liquid crystal material has a condensed ring in its molecular structure, and the dichroic dye is a compound having a condensed ring bonded to the basic skeleton as a substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroki Iwanaga, Yutaka Nakai, Katsuyuki Naito
  • Patent number: 6650392
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed on the substrate; and a sealing part surrounding the liquid crystal layer and disposed on the substrate, wherein the sealing part comprises a hygroscopic solution. The liquid crystal display device of the invention provides for weight savings in cell manufacture and permits miniaturization of liquid crystal display devices, while maintaining excellent display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroki Iwanaga, Masao Tanaka, Yutaka Nakai, Katsuyuki Naito, Seizaburo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6600472
    Abstract: In this invention, as a basic structure, an impedance element is connected in series to a liquid crystal layer (liquid crystal capacitance) of each pixel. The impedance of the impedance element is varied in accordance with a display signal. The resistance values of variable resistance elements are varied in accordance with a display signal being held by a display signal holding means that is provided in each pixel, whereby the impedance of the impedance element varies in accordance with the resistance states of the variable resistance elements. If an AC voltage is applied across the basic structure, an AC voltage produced by voltage division in accordance with the impedance of the impedance element is applied to the liquid crystal layer. Therefore, the AC voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer and hence the gradation level of the liquid crystal layer can be controlled by adjusting the impedance of the impedance element in accordance with a display signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakai, Masahiko Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20020191133
    Abstract: A reflective display having a first substrate having a first electrode, a second substrate having a second electrode and arranged opposite to the first electrode, and partition walls existing between the first and second substrates and arranged in a direction not perpendicular to the first and second substrates. A non-conductive liquid in which colored particles are dispersed resides in a cell including the partition walls. The colored particles can moved by an electric field, and the display color is thereby changed. Alternatively, the display color can be changed by shape deformation of a liquid-crystal-filled microcapsule enclosed in the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shintaro Enomoto, Hideyuki Nakao, Hajime Yamaguchi, Yutaka Nakai
  • Publication number: 20020192398
    Abstract: Disclosed is a guest-host liquid crystal composition, comprising a host liquid crystal material and a dichroic dye mixed as a guest in the host liquid crystal material. The liquid crystal material has a condensed ring in its molecular structure, and the dichroic dye is a compound having a condensed ring bonded to the basic skeleton as a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroki Iwanaga, Yutaka Nakai, Katsuyuki Naito
  • Patent number: 6441881
    Abstract: A reflective display having a first substrate having a first electrode, a second substrate having a second electrode and arranged opposite to the first electrode, and partition walls existing between the first and second substrates and arranged in a direction not perpendicular to the first and second substrates. A non-conductive liquid in which colored particles are dispersed resides in a cell including the partition walls. The colored particles can moved by an electric field, and the display color is thereby changed. Alternatively, the display color can be changed by shape deformation of a liquid-crystal-filled microcapsule enclosed in the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shintaro Enomoto, Hideyuki Nakao, Hajime Yamaguchi, Yutaka Nakai
  • Publication number: 20020036736
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display, and a method of manufacturing the same, the display including a substrate; a pixel electrode on the substrate; a pixel isolator surrounding the pixel electrode, the pixel isolator being formed by an insulator. The display also includes a liquid crystal layer on the pixel electrode surrounded by the pixel isolator; a common electrode on the liquid crystal layer; and a counter substrate on the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakai, Yukio Kizaki, Shintaro Enomoto, Masao Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20020030785
    Abstract: A reflective display having a first substrate having a first electrode, a second substrate having a second electrode and arranged opposite to the first electrode, and partition walls existing between the first and second substrates and arranged in a direction not perpendicular to the first and second substrates. A non-conductive liquid in which colored particles are dispersed resides in a cell including the partition walls. The colored particles can moved by an electric field, and the display color is thereby changed. Alternatively, the display color can be changed by shape deformation of a liquid-crystal-filled microcapsule enclosed in the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shintaro Enomoto, Hideyuki Nakao, Hajima Yamaguchi, Yutaka Nakai
  • Publication number: 20020005434
    Abstract: This invention provides an information recording medium including a substrate, and a print pattern formed on the substrate and containing a first colorant which changes at least one of a color and a dielectric constant thereof upon application of an electromagnetic field having a first intensity, and a second colorant which behaves differently from the first colorant upon application of the electromagnetic field, a method of reproducing information recorded on the medium, and a method of discriminating an information recording medium whose genuineness is unknown between a genuine article and a counterfeit when the above medium is used as the genuine article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Teruo Murakami, Seizaburo Shimizu, Masao Tanaka, Katsuyuki Naito, Hideyuki Nakao, Yutaka Nakai, Yuko Kizu, Hiroki Iwanaga, Aira Hotta, Shintaro Enomoto, Shuzo Hirahara
  • Publication number: 20010030730
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed on the substrate; and a sealing part surrounding the liquid crystal layer and disposed on the substrate,
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroki Iwanaga, Masao Tanaka, Yutaka Nakai, Katsuyuki Naito, Seizaburo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6219119
    Abstract: A reflector including a reflecting surface having hills and valleys, and light-condensing regions disposed above the hills. The light-condensing regions have a larger refractive index than other regions around it. The reflecting surface may include a substrate of, for example, resin or the like having hills and valleys thereon, and a layer of a high-reflectance metal of, for example, aluminium, silver or the like disposed on the substrate. The light-condensing regions are selectively disposed on each hill of the reflecting surface so that the incident rays entering the greatly inclined region between the hill and an adjacent valley on the reflecting surface are condensed in the hill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakai