Patents by Inventor Yutaka Otsuki

Yutaka Otsuki 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: 6057900
    Abstract: A color liquid crystal display device contains a color filter substrate, a counterelectrode substrate disposed to oppose the color filter substrate via a sealing material disposed in contact with peripheral portions of the color filter substrate and the counterelectrode substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the color filter substrate and the counterelectrode substrate and surrounded by the sealing material. The color filter substrate contains a transparent substrate, a black matrix and a plurality of colored layers of plural colors, the black matrix and the colored layers being formed in a predetermined pattern in a first region on the transparent substrate, and a resin layer having substantially same thickness as that of the black matrix and formed in a second peripheral region on the transparent substrate positioned peripherally adjacent to the first region. The sealing material is in contact with the resin layer and a black matrix portion in periphery of the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignees: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norikatsu Ono, Masayuki Ando, Yutaka Otsuki, Hiroyoshi Omika
  • Patent number: 6028123
    Abstract: An acrylic resin composition for a color filter containing 100 parts by weight of an acrylic resin having acid value of 5 to 100 mgKOH/g and 5 to 90 parts by weight of a coloring pigment is provided. The acrylic resin has been prepared by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing 1 to 6% by weight of .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid, 10 to 80% by weight of .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated carboxylate, and 5 to 30% by weight of N-substituted maleimide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirayama, Junichiro Tanimoto, Yutaka Otsuki, Masayuki Ando
  • Patent number: 5876882
    Abstract: A method for producing a color filter involves (A) forming a photosensitive coating film on at least a transparent electrically conductive layer of a substrate having both the transparent electrically conductive layer and a light-intercepting layer on its outermost surface, and exposing the photosensitive coating film to light in a first irradiation amount through a mask having a predetermined pattern of a certain light transmittance and at least once displacing the mask to another position on the photosensitive coating film and exposing the photosensitive coating film to light in a second irradiation amount different from the first irradiation amount through the mask; and (B) developing and removing a photosensitive coating film portion exposed to light in one of smallest and largest irradiation amounts for exposing the transparent electrically conductive layer and electrodepositing a colored coating on the exposed electrically conductive layer for forming a colored layer thereon, operation of developing and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Yoda, Toru Nakamura, Hitoshi Yuasa, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5837374
    Abstract: A light-shielding layer including a light-shielding material containing a grafted carbon material, light-shielding material being electrodeposited to form the light-shielding layer, a method for producing a light-shielding layer including a step of electrodepositing a coating material containing a grafted carbon material on a electrode, and a method for producing a substrate having a light-shielding layer including the steps of (1) forming a photosensitive coating film on a transparent electrically conductive layer formed on a transparent substrate, (2) exposing a predetermined area of the photosensitive coating film to light, (3) removing and developing the photosensitive coating film for exposing the transparent electrically conductive layer, and electrodepositing a coating material containing a grafted carbon material on the exposed transparent electrically conductive layer for forming the light-shielding layer, and (4) heating said substrate thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirayama, Yoshifumi Morita, Haruyoshi Sato, Yutaka Otsuki, Masayuki Ando
  • Patent number: 5821277
    Abstract: A thermosetting composition containing a carbonaceous material (1-1) and a thermosetting resin (1-2), the carbonaceous material (1-1) being obtained by reacting by contacting a carbon material (a) with a polymer (b) having in the molecule thereof at least one particular reactive group such as aziridine group, oxazoline group, N-hydroxyalkylamido group, epoxy group, or hydroxyl group, and an alkoxycarbonyl group represented by the formulaR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 C--O--CO-- (1)wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 stands for a hydrogen atom or an organic residue selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkylcycloalkyl group having 6 to 16 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 16 carbon atoms, wherein at least two of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirayama, Haruyoshi Sato, Yutaka Otsuki, Masayuki Ando
  • Patent number: 5811475
    Abstract: A method for producing a carbonaceous material including the step of contacting a carbon material with a polymer having in the molecule thereof one or more reactive group(s) selected from aziridine group, oxazoline group, N-hydroxyalkylamido group, epoxy group, thioepoxy group, isocyanato group, hydroxyl group, amino group, vinyl group, acryl group or methacryl group, and an alkoxycarbonyl group represented by the formula (I)R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 C--O--CO-- (I)wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different groups and denote a hydrogen atom, or a specific organic residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirayama, Yoshifumi Morita, Haruyoshi Sato, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5782968
    Abstract: A method for producing a black pigment including the step of contacting a polymer (1) containing 5 to 500 mmol of hydroxyl groups, and optionally 30 to 300 mmol of carboxyl groups per 100 g of the polymer with a carbon material (2) at a temperature of 50 to 250.degree. C. The obtained black pigment can be dispersed in a dispersion media at a high density, can be used for producing a black-hued ink, a black-hued electrodeposition coating material, a thermosetting black-hued coating material, a photocuring black-hued coating material, and a photocuring black-hued electrodeposition coating material, and is useful as a material for a black matrix of a color filter or a counterelectrode substrate for black and white display TFT array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirayama, Haruyoshi Sato, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5718992
    Abstract: A method for preparing a substrate having a light-shielding layer involves forming a photosensitive coating film on a transparent electrically conductive layer formed on a transparent substrate, exposing the photosensitive coating film via a mask exhibiting light transmitting properties, removing and developing the coating film for exposing the transparent electrically conductive layer and electrodepositing a dark-hued coating on the exposed transparent electrically conductive layer for forming the light-shielding layer, and heating the light-shielding layer. The substrate having the light-shielding layer has a volume resistivity of 1.times.10.sup.2 ohm.cm or higher and may be used for a counterelectrode substrate for a TFT array substrate incorporated in a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruyoshi Sato, Toru Nakamura, Hitoshi Yuasa, Yutaka Otsuki, Hiroyoshi Omika, Norikatsu Ono, Tadafumi Shindo
  • Patent number: 5665496
    Abstract: A method for producing a color filter involves (a) forming a positive photosensitive coating film on a transparent electrically conductive layer of a transparent substrate; (b) forming a light-irradiated region where a light irradiation amount is different in two steps; (c) developing a larger light-irradiated portion to lay-open the transparent electrically conductive layer followed by electrodepositing a light shielding layer thereon; (d) forming on the positive photosensitive coating film undeveloped in the step (c) a light-irradiated region where a light irradiation amount is different in two steps; (e) developing a larger light-irradiated portion of the photosensitive coating film to lay-open the transparent electrically conductive layer followed by electrodepositing a colored coating thereon; (f) forming on the positive photosensitive coating film undeveloped in the step (e) a light-irradiated region where a light irradiation amount is different in at least three steps; and (g) developing the photosensi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Omika, Yutaka Otsuki, Hitoshi Yuasa, Eiji Yoda, Toru Nakamura, Masayuki Ando, Teruhisa Kuroki, Norikatsu Ono
  • Patent number: 5527648
    Abstract: A method for producing a color filter involves (a) forming a positive photosensitive coating film on a transparent electrically conductive layer of a transparent substrate; (b) forming on the photosensitive coating film a first region where a light irradiation amount is different in two steps; (c) developing a light-irradiated portion of the first region to lay-open the transparent conductive layer followed by electrodepositing a colored coating thereon to form a colored layer; (d) forming on the remaining photosensitive coating film a second region where a light irradiation amount is different in two steps; (e) developing a light-irradiated portion of the second region to lay-open the transparent conductive layer followed by electrodepositing a colored coating thereon to form a colored layer; (f) removing the remaining photosensitive coating film not developed in the steps (c) and (e); (g) forming a positive or negative photosensitive coating film on the transparent substrate; (h) forming on the photosensiti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Otsuki, Hitoshi Yuasa, Hiroyoshi Omika, Masayuki Ando
  • Patent number: 5527649
    Abstract: A method for preparing a substrate having a light-shielding layer involves forming a photosensitive coating film on a transparent electrically conductive layer formed on a transparent substrate, exposing the photosensitive coating film via a mask exhibiting light transmitting properties, removing and developing the coating film for exposing the transparent electrically conductive layer and electrodepositing a dark-hued coating on the exposed transparent electrically conductive layer for forming the light-shielding layer, and heating the light-shielding layer. The substrate having the light-shielding layer has a volume resistivity of 1.times.10.sup.2 ohm.multidot.cm or higher and may be used for a counterelectrode substrate for a TFT array substrate incorporated in a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Dai Nippon Priting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruyoshi Sato, Toru Nakamura, Hitoshi Yuasa, Yutaka Otsuki, Hiroyoshi Omika, Norikatsu Ono, Tadafumi Shindo
  • Patent number: 5478681
    Abstract: A method for producing a color filter comprising exposing a portion of the color filter corresponding to colored portions through a different pattern mask by colors and in an irradiation dose varying for each mask to effect patterning and successively coloring the pattern portions smaller or larger in the order of light irradiation dose by way of development and electrodeposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Yamasita, Haruyoshi Sato, Toru Nakamura, Hitoshi Yuasa, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5432234
    Abstract: A novel hydroxyphenylated resin having excellent thermal stability, weather resistance, and electrical properties useful as a resin for a printed circuit board, a resin for sealing a semiconductor, an insulating materials, and the like; a process for preparing the resin; and curable epoxy composition comprising the same. Specifically, the present invention provides a novel resin containing a number of phenolic hydroxyl groups and having a high softening point and substantially no double bonds; and a process for preparing the same wherein a butadiene oligomer and a phenol compound are used as starting materials; and a curable epoxy resin composition comprising the same suitable for applications such as a sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Enomoto, Hitoshi Yuasa, Fumiaki Oshimi, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5427888
    Abstract: A positive photosensitive resin composition contains 50 to 95 parts by weight of a resin (a) composed of a high molecular compound (A) having a molecular weight of 300 to 30,000 and an iodine value of 50 to 500 and containing carbon-carbon double bonds and a group represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and X denotes a hydrogen atom or a bond, on the proviso that if X denotes the bond, a carbon atom linked to R.sub.1 and a carbon atom linked to a hydrogen atom together form a portion of a main chain of the high molecular compound (A), and a group represented by the formula (II) ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and X denote the same as above, and R.sub.2 denotes an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group, and 5 to 50 parts by weight of a compound (b) containing quinone diazide groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Yoda, Hitoshi Yuasa, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5422207
    Abstract: A method for producing a color filter involves (A) forming a photosensitive coating film on at least a transparent electrically conductive layer of a first substrate having both the transparent electrically conductive layer and a light-intercepting layer on its surface or a second substrate having the transparent electrically conductive layer on its outermost surface and a light-intercepting layer between the second substrate and the transparent electrically conductive layer and exposing the photosensitive coating film through a mask having patterns of at least three different degrees of light transmittances, and (B) developing and removing a photosensitive coating film region corresponding to a pattern having smallest degree of light transmittance or a pattern having largest degree of light transmittance for exposing the transparent electrically conductive layer and electrodepositing a colored coating on the exposed transparent electrically conductive layer for forming a colored layer thereon, operation of d
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Yoda, Toru Nakamura, Hitoshi Yuasa, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5412002
    Abstract: An epoxy resin composition contains an epoxy resin represented by the formula (I) and a curing accelerator: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 stands for ##STR2## where G stands for a glycidyl group, R.sup.2 stands for an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 stand for the same or different groups and each denote a hydrogen atom or a glycidyl group, m and x each denote an integer of 0 to 10, n denotes an integer of 0 to 2, provided that m.gtoreq.x and, if m=0, then x=0, in which case at least one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 denotes a glycidyl group on the condition that when m.gtoreq.1 and m>x, R.sup.1 may each stand for different groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Enomoto, Susumu Kubota, Hitoshi Yuasa, Fumiaki Oshimi, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5411836
    Abstract: A positive type photoresist composition contains (a) 100 parts by weight of a resin which is a polymer compound (A) including carbon-carbon double bonds and having a molecular weight of 300 to 30,000 and an iodine value of to 500. To at least a part of the double bonds of the polymer compound (A), a group represented by the formula (I) is introduced ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 denotes a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group, The composition further contains (b) 25 to 100 parts by weight of a compound containing a quinone diazide unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Yoda, Haruyoshi Sato, Yukio Yamasita, Hitoshi Yuasa, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5399449
    Abstract: A method for producing a color filter involves (A) forming a photosensitive coating film on at least a transparent electrically conductive layer formed on an outermost surface of a transparent substrate and exposing the photosensitive coating film through a mask having patterns of at least three different degrees of light transmittances; (B) developing and removing a photosensitive coating film region corresponding to one of the patterns of the smallest and largest degrees of light transmittances for exposing the transparent electrically conductive layer and electrodepositing a colored coating on the exposed transparent electrically conductive layer for forming a colored layer thereon. Operation of developing and removing the photosensitive coating film and electrodepositing the colored coating is repeated for the respective patterns of different degrees of light transmittances in sequence of difference in light transmittances to form different colored layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichiro Tanimoto, Haruyoshi Sato, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5385795
    Abstract: A method for producing a color filter involves the steps of: (A) forming a photosensitive coating film on an electrically conductive layer formed on a surface of a substrate, and exposing the photosensitive coating film through a mask having patterns of at least three different degrees of light transmittances; (B) developing and removing a photosensitive coating film portion registering with one of the patterns of smallest and largest degrees of light transmittances for exposing the electrically conductive layer, and electrodepositing a colored coating on the exposed electrically conductive layer for forming a colored layer thereon; (C) repeating the step (B) for the respective patterns of different degrees of light transmittances in sequence of difference in transmittances for producing different colored layers, respectively; and (D) transcribing the colored layers onto another substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yuasa, Yukio Yamasita, Haruyoshi Sato, Toru Nakamura, Yutaka Otsuki
  • Patent number: 5372902
    Abstract: A method for producing a color filter involves (A) forming a photosensitive coating film on a transparent electrically conductive layer of a transparent substrate having the transparent electrically conductive layer on its surface, and exposing the photosensitive coating film to light in a first irradiation amount through a mask having a predetermined pattern of a certain light transmittance and at least once displacing the mask to another position on the photosensitive coating film and exposing the photosensitive coating film to light in a second irradiation amount different from the first irradiation amount through the mask; and (B) developing and removing a photosensitive coating film portion exposed to light in one of the smallest and largest irradiation amounts for exposing the transparent electrically conductive layer and electrodepositing a colored coating on the exposed electrically conductive layer for forming a colored layer thereon, operation of developing and removing the photosensitive coating fi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Yamashita, Haruyoshi Sato, Toru Nakamura, Hitoshi Yuasa, Yutaka Otsuki