公开(公告)号：US06322939B2

公开(公告)日：2001-11-27

申请号：US09474086

申请日：1999-12-29

申请人： Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Eiichi Akutsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

发明人： Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Eiichi Akutsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

IPC分类号： G03G1702

CPC分类号： G03G17/02

摘要： An image is formed by a process comprising the steps of: preparing a substrate comprising a transparent substrate having formed thereon a transparent electroconductive film and a semiconductor thin film in this order; preparing in a vessel, which can hold an liquid, an aqueous liquid containing a coloring material and an electrodepositable material capable of chemically dissolving or sedimanting/precipitating depending on the change in the pH; connecting a device than can supply an electric current or an electric field in accordance with an image pattern to the transparent electroconductive film of the substrate; fixing the substrate so that the semiconductor thin film is immersed in the aqueous liquid; disposing a counter electrode as another member of an electrode pair in the vessel; disposing a prescribed photomask on the transparent substrate of the substrate; and carrying out light irradiation at the transparent substrate through the photomask so that an electrodeposited film containing the electrodepositable material is formed selectively on portions where electromotive force is generated by the light irradiation.

摘要翻译： 通过包括以下步骤的方法形成图像：制备包括其上形成有透明导电膜和半导体薄膜的透明基板的基板; 在容纳液体的容器中制备含有着色材料的水性液体和根据pH的变化能够化学溶解或沉淀/沉淀的电沉积材料; 连接器件可以根据图像图案向基板的透明导电膜提供电流或电场; 固定基板，使半导体薄膜浸入含水液体中; 将反电极设置在容器中的电极对的另一个构件; 在所述基板的所述透明基板上设置规定的光掩模; 并且通过光掩模在透明基板上进行光照射，从而在通过光照射产生电动势的部分上选择性地形成含有可电沉积材料的电沉积膜。

公开(公告)号：US06309782B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-30

申请号：US09288819

申请日：1999-04-09

申请人： Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Eiichi Akutsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu ,  Motohiko Tsuchiya

发明人： Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Eiichi Akutsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu ,  Motohiko Tsuchiya

IPC分类号： G02B520

CPC分类号： G02B5/20 ,  G02B5/22

摘要： A method for manufacturing a color filter having a high resolution and excellent controllability, in few steps without using a photolithographic process is disclosed. The method includes: preparing a substrate produced by sequentially forming a transparent electroconductive film and a semiconductor film on a transparent substrate; preparing a water-based liquid in a vessel, the water based liquid containing a coloring material and an electrodeposition material which is chemically dissolved or precipitated/sedimented by changes in the pH; securing the substrate having the transparent electroconductive film, to which means for supplying a current or an electric field according to an image pattern is connected, such that the semiconductor thin film is dipped in the water-based liquid; disposing a counter electrode in the vessel and disposing a mask pattern on the transparent substrate and applying light to selectively precipitate an electrodeposition film, which includes electrodeposition materials, on a portion at which electromotive force was generated with light irradiation, thereby forming a monochromatic color filter. A plurality of coloring materials, which each have a different hue, can be used and the steps for forming a monochromatic color filter can be repeated for each material having a different hue to form a polychromatic color filter.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于制造具有高分辨率和优异的可控性的滤色器的方法，几步而不使用光刻工艺。 该方法包括：通过在透明基板上依次形成透明导电膜和半导体膜来制备基板; 在容器中制备水基液体，含有着色材料的水基液体和通过pH的变化化学溶解或沉淀/沉淀的电沉积材料; 固定具有透明导电膜的基板，连接根据图像图形提供电流或电场的装置，使得半导体薄膜浸入水基液体中; 将反电极设置在容器中，并将掩模图案设置在透明基板上，并施加光以在光照射下产生电动势的部分选择性地沉积包括电沉积材料的电沉积膜，由此形成单色滤色器 。 可以使用多个着色材料，其各自具有不同的色调，并且可以对具有不同色调的每种材料重复形成单色滤色器的步骤，以形成多色滤色器。

公开(公告)号：US06255025B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-03

申请号：US09321227

申请日：1999-05-27

申请人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Keishi Shimizu ,  Lyong sun Pu

发明人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Keishi Shimizu ,  Lyong sun Pu

IPC分类号： G02B520

CPC分类号： G02F1/133516 ,  G02B5/207 ,  G02F1/133512

摘要： A process for producing a filter comprising: a step of arranging an electrodeposition substrate, which comprises a light transmissible support having a light transmissible conductive film and a photosemiconductor thin film with a photoelectromotive function in this order provided thereon, in such a manner that at least the photosemiconductor thin film is immersed in an electrodeposition solution containing a colored electrodeposition material; a step of imagewise exposing the electrodeposition substrate with applying a voltage or an electric current to the conductive film, to form a colored electrodeposition film in an exposed part; a step of immersing at least the photosemiconductor thin film, in which the colored electrodeposition film has been formed, of the electrodeposition substrate in a metallic plating solution; and a step of applying a voltage or an electric current to the conductive film, to form a black matrix comprising a metallic plating film in a part of the photosemiconductor thin film, in which the colored electrodeposition film is not formed. The black matrix of the metallic plating film may be formed before the formation of the colored electrodeposition film.

摘要翻译： 一种过滤器的制造方法，其特征在于，具有如下的工序：电沉积基板的制造方法，该电沉积基板具有可透光性的支撑体，该透光性支撑体具有透光性导电膜和具有光电功能的光半导体薄膜， 将光半导体薄膜浸入含有着色电沉积材料的电沉积溶液中; 通过向导电膜施加电压或电流对电沉积基板进行成像曝光的步骤，在曝光部分中形成着色的电沉积膜; 至少将形成有着色电沉积膜的光半导体薄膜浸渍在金属电镀液中的步骤; 以及向导电膜施加电压或电流的步骤，以形成不形成有色电沉积膜的部分光半导体薄膜中的金属镀膜的黑色矩阵。 金属镀膜的黑色矩阵可以在形成有色电沉积膜之前形成。

公开(公告)号：US06194108B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-27

申请号：US08944835

申请日：1997-10-06

申请人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Satoshi Tatsuura ,  Lyong Sun Pu

发明人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Satoshi Tatsuura ,  Lyong Sun Pu

IPC分类号： G03G908

CPC分类号： G03G17/10 ,  G03G15/34 ,  G03G17/02 ,  G03G2217/0091

摘要： A method of forming an image comprising the steps of: preparing a device in which an image holding element which can functions as one of electrodes pair and which has a surface for holding an image and an opposite electrode which is the other of the electrodes pair are immersed in a dispersion of a coloring material fine particles in which ionized coloring material fine particles are dispersed in an aqueous liquid, and applying electric current to a desired area of the image holding element and the opposite electrode through the dispersion and depositing-building-up the coloring material fine particles to the desired area electrochemically to form an image, is disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种形成图像的方法，包括以下步骤：制备其中可以用作电极对之一并且具有用于保持图像的表面和作为另一个电极对的相对电极的图像保持元件的装置 浸渍在其中将电离着色材料细颗粒分散在水性液体中的着色材料细颗粒的分散液中，并通过分散体和沉积物积聚向图像保持元件和相对电极的期望区域施加电流 公开了将电致化学形成图像的着色材料细颗粒到期望的区域。

公开(公告)号：US06537435B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US09758145

申请日：2001-01-12

申请人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

发明人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

IPC分类号： C08F258

CPC分类号： C09D5/44 ,  B41M5/20

摘要： An image forming method wherein an aqueous dispersion is prepared in a vessel of an apparatus. The aqueous dispersion contains an electrodeposition material including a fine particle coloring material, and a polymer which is chemically dissolved, or is deposited and precipitated, by a change in pH. The vessel can hold a liquid, and has therein an image supporting member. The image supporting member has at least an electrode, which can supply current or an electric field in accordance with an image pattern, and a surface which can support an image; and a counter electrode which forms a pair of electrodes together with the electrode. The electrodeposition material is deposited and precipitated to form an image by supplying current or an electric field in accordance with an image pattern to the image supporting member and the counter electrode and by changing the pH value of the aqueous dispersion in the vicinity of the image supporting surface of the image supporting member. The polymer in the electrodeposition material has both hydrophobic groups and hydrophilic groups in the molecule, the proportion of the number of the hydrophobic groups to the total number of hydrophilic groups and the hydrophobic groups in the polymer is in the range of from 40 to 80%, 50% or more of the hydrophilic groups can reversibly change from hydrophilic groups to hydrophobic groups due to a change in pH value, and the acid value of the polymer is on the range of from 30 to 400.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成方法，其中在装置的容器中制备水分散体。 水性分散体含有电沉积材料，其包括细颗粒着色材料，以及通过pH的变化化学溶解或沉积和沉淀的聚合物。 容器可以容纳液体，并且其中具有图像支撑构件。 图像支持构件具有至少一个能够根据图像图案提供电流或电场的电极以及可以支持图像的表面; 以及与电极一起形成一对电极的对电极。 通过向图像支持构件和对电极提供根据图像图案的电流或电场，并且通过改变图像支持附近的水分散体的pH值，沉积并沉淀电沉积材料以形成图像 图像支撑构件的表面。 电沉积材料中的聚合物在分子中具有疏水基团和亲水基团，疏水基团数目与聚合物中亲水基团和疏水基团总数的比例在40至80％的范围内， 由于pH值的变化，50％以上的亲水基团可以从亲水基团可逆地变化为疏水基团，聚合物的酸值在30〜400的范围内。

公开(公告)号：US06280591B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-28

申请号：US09161527

申请日：1998-09-28

申请人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

发明人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

IPC分类号： C08F258

CPC分类号： C09D5/44 ,  B41M5/20

摘要： An image forming method wherein an aqueous dispersion is prepared in a vessel of an apparatus. The aqueous dispersion contains an electrodeposition material including a fine particle coloring material, and a polymer which is chemically dissolved, or is deposited and precipitated, by a change in pH. The electrodeposition material is deposited and precipitated by changing the pH value of the aqueous dispersion in the vicinity of the image supporting surface of the image supporting member. The polymer in the electrodeposition material has both hydrophobic groups and hydrophilic groups, the proportion of number of the hydrophobic groups to the total number of hydrophilic groups and the hydrophobic groups in the polymer is in the range of from 40 to 80%, 50% or more of the hydrophilic groups can reversibly change from hydrophilic groups to hydrophobic groups due to a change in pH value.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成方法，其中在装置的容器中制备水分散体。 水性分散体含有电沉积材料，其包括细颗粒着色材料，以及通过pH的变化化学溶解或沉积和沉淀的聚合物。 通过改变图像支持构件的图像支持表面附近的水性分散体的pH值来沉积和沉淀电沉积材料。 电沉积材料中的聚合物具有疏水基团和亲水基团，疏水基团数目与聚合物中的亲水基团和疏水基团的总数的比例在40至80％，50％或 由于pH值的变化，更多的亲水基团可以从亲水基团可逆地改变为疏水基团。

公开(公告)号：US6025101A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-15

申请号：US186446

申请日：1998-11-05

申请人： Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Eiichi Akutsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

发明人： Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Eiichi Akutsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

IPC分类号： G03G15/05 ,  B05D1/28 ,  B41J2/385 ,  G03G17/02

CPC分类号： G03G17/02

摘要： An image is formed by a process comprising the steps of: preparing a substrate comprising a transparent substrate having formed thereon a transparent electroconductive film and a semiconductor thin film in this order; preparing in a vessel, which can hold an liquid, an aqueous liquid containing a coloring material and an electrodepositable material capable of chemically dissolving or sedimanting/precipitating depending on the change in the pH; connecting a device than can supply an electric current or an electric field in accordance with an image pattern to the transparent electroconductive film of the substrate; fixing the substrate so that the semiconductor thin film is immersed in the aqueous liquid; disposing a counter electrode as another member of an electrode pair in the vessel; disposing a prescribed photomask on the transparent substrate of the substrate; and carrying out light irradiation at the transparent substrate through the photomask so that an electrodeposited film containing the electrodepositable material is formed selectively on portions where electromotive force is generated by the light irradiation.

摘要翻译： 通过包括以下步骤的方法形成图像：制备包括其上形成有透明导电膜和半导体薄膜的透明基板的基板; 在容纳液体的容器中制备含有着色材料的水性液体和根据pH变化能够化学溶解或沉淀/沉淀的电沉积材料; 连接器件可以根据图像图案向基板的透明导电膜提供电流或电场; 固定基板，使半导体薄膜浸入含水液体中; 将反电极设置在容器中的电极对的另一个构件; 在所述基板的所述透明基板上设置规定的光掩模; 并且通过光掩模在透明基板上进行光照射，从而在通过光照射产生电动势的部分上选择性地形成含有可电沉积材料的电沉积膜。

公开(公告)号：US06340544B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-22

申请号：US09317997

申请日：1999-05-25

申请人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

发明人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

IPC分类号： G02B520

CPC分类号： G03G5/08235 ,  G03G9/16 ,  G03G17/02

摘要： To provide a process for recording an image using a photoelectrodeposition method having high general-purpose properties that require no restriction on the selection of a material used as a substrate, a process for recording an image having (A) arranging a substrate 10 comprising a support 11, a conductive film 12 and a photosemiconductor thin film 13 laminated in this order, in such a manner that at least the photosemiconductor thin film 13 comes in contact with an electrodeposition solution 20; (B) applying an electric current or a voltage to the conductive film 12, and simultaneously irradiating the substrate 10 with light from the side of the photosemiconductor thin film 13 through the electrodeposition solution 20, and (C) generating a photoelectromotive force on a light irradiated part, so as to form an electrodeposition film 21 on the light irradiated part. The process for recording an image further comprises, if desired, (D) transferring the electrodeposition film 21 onto an image retaining substrate 40, such as ordinary paper.

摘要翻译： 为了提供使用具有高通用性的光电沉积方法记录图像的方法，该方法不需要限制用作基板的材料的选择，记录具有（A）布置基板10的图像的方法，该基板10包括支撑体 如图11所示，导电膜12和光半导体薄膜13依次层叠，使得至少光半导体薄膜13与电沉积溶液20接触; （B）向导电膜12施加电流或电压，同时通过电沉积溶液20从光半导体薄膜13的侧面照射基板10，（C）在光上产生光电动势 照射部分，以在光照射部分上形成电沉积膜21。 如果需要，记录图像的过程还包括（D）将电沉积膜21转印到诸如普通纸的图像保持基底40上。

公开(公告)号：US06224735B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-01

申请号：US09317181

申请日：1999-05-24

申请人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong sun Pu

发明人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong sun Pu

IPC分类号： C25D500

CPC分类号： G03F7/0007 ,  B41M5/20 ,  C02F1/4618 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G03F7/164 ,  G03F7/2002

摘要： A transparent support having formed thereon a transparent conductive film and an organic or inorganic semiconductor thin film that generates an electromotive force by irradiation of light formed on the transparent conductive film, and an aqueous electrolytic solution containing a solvent, a coloring material and a polymer electrodeposition material, whose solubility in the solvent changes depending on the change of pH are prepared; the substrate and a counter electrode connected to the substrate are arranged in such a manner that an surface of the substrate, on which the semiconductor thin film is formed, and the counter electrode are immersed in the aqueous electrolytic solution; the transparent support is selectively irradiated with light; an electrodeposition film having the coloring material and the polymer electrodeposition material is deposited on a part of the support, on which an electromotive force is generated; and the deposited electrodeposition film is brought into contact with an aqueous liquid having a deposition initiating pH, at which the polymer electrodeposition material initiates to be deposited, or with an aqueous liquid having a pH on the side, on which the polymer electrodeposition material is further deposited more than at the deposition initiating pH.

摘要翻译： 在其上形成有透明导电膜的透明支撑体和通过在透明导电膜上形成的光的照射产生电动势的有机或无机半导体薄膜，以及含有溶剂，着色材料和聚合物电沉积的水性电解液 材料，其在溶剂中的溶解度随pH的变化而变化; 将基板和与基板连接的对置电极配置成将形成有半导体薄膜的基板的表面和对置电极浸渍在电解水溶液中; 选择性地用光照射透明支撑体; 具有着色材料和聚合物电沉积材料的电沉积膜沉积在其上产生电动势的支撑件的一部分上; 使沉积的电沉积膜与聚合物电沉积材料开始沉积的沉积开始pH值的水性液体或其上具有聚合物电沉积材料的侧面上的pH的水性液体接触 沉积超过沉积开始pH。

公开(公告)号：US06207331B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-27

申请号：US09109418

申请日：1998-07-02

申请人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

发明人： Eiichi Akutsu ,  Shigemi Ohtsu ,  Lyong Sun Pu

IPC分类号： G03G1704

CPC分类号： G03G17/04

摘要： The image recording process comprises the steps of preparing an aqueous coloring material liquid by dissolving or dispersing fine particles of a coloring material in an aqueous liquid, disposing an image supporting member and a counter electrode opposite thereto in the aqueous coloring material liquid, applying an electric current or an electric field corresponding to an image pattern between the image supporting member and the counter electrode, electrochemically depositing an image forming material containing the fine particles of the coloring material on the surface of the image supporting member thereby forming an image, and transferring the image forming material, in a condition where the image forming material contains 20 to 60% by weight of the aqueous liquid, onto a recording medium so as to record the image on the recording medium. This process, which is highly safe and simple, makes it possible to obtain a high-quality image by improving the transfer performance of the fine particles of the coloring material.

摘要翻译： 图像记录方法包括以下步骤：通过将着色材料的细颗粒溶解或分散在水性液体中来制备水性着色材料液体，在水性着色材料液体中设置与其相对的图像支持部件和对置电极，施加电 电流或对应于图像支持构件和对电极之间的图像图案的电场，将包含着色材料的微粒的图像形成材料电化学沉积在图像支持构件的表面上，从而形成图像，并将 在图像形成材料含有20至60重量％的水性液体的条件下，将图像形成材料加到记录介质上，以将图像记录在记录介质上。 该方法高度安全且简单，可以通过提高着色材料的微粒的转印性能来获得高质量的图像。