公开(公告)号：US20210345860A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17283188

申请日：2019-10-01

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： MIHO YAMADA ,  KIYOSHI MINOURA ,  TOKIO TAGUCHI ,  YASUHIRO SHIBAI

IPC: A61B1/00

Abstract: An endoscope distal end cover (10) is a cover for protecting a distal end (20t) of an endoscope (20) which has an observation window at the distal end, including: a synthetic polymer film (13) which is to be located over the observation window (32) when the endoscope distal end cover is attached to the distal end of the endoscope, wherein the synthetic polymer film has a surface which includes a plurality of raised portions, when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film, a two-dimensional size of the plurality of raised portions is in the range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm, and a static contact angle of water with respect to the surface is not less than 98°.

公开(公告)号：US20210015345A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：US17042876

申请日：2019-03-20

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： MIHO YAMADA ,  KIYOSHI MINOURA ,  TOKIO TAGUCHI ,  YASUHIRO SHIBAI

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  G02B1/118 ,  G02B1/18

Abstract: An endoscope distal end cover (10) is a cover for protecting a distal end (20t) of an endoscope (20) which has an observation window at the distal end, including: a synthetic polymer film (13) which is to be located over the observation window (32) when the endoscope distal end cover is attached to the distal end of the endoscope, wherein the synthetic polymer film has a surface which includes a plurality of raised portions, when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film, a two-dimensional size of the plurality of raised portions is in the range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm, and a static contact angle of water with respect to the surface is not less than 150°, and a static contact angle of hexadecane with respect to the surface is not less than 60°.

公开(公告)号：US20220404877A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17777377

申请日：2019-12-06

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： MAYUKO SAKAMOTO ,  TOKIO TAGUCHI ,  Yu YAMANE ,  KENJI TAKASE ,  Kenji OHTSUKI

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: A foldable display includes: a display layer having flexibility, the display layer including a first display region, a second display region, and a third display region located between the first display region and the second display region; a cover having flexibility and covering the display layer; a first support substrate having inflexibility and supporting the first display region; a second support substrate having inflexibility and supporting the second display region; a bending portion including the third display region and being bendable; and a shock absorption layer disposed between the display layer and the first support substrate as well as between the display layer and the second support substrate. The shock absorption layer has a slit disposed in a portion overlapping the bending portion.

公开(公告)号：US20220199923A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17598802

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yu YAMANE ,  MAYUKO SAKAMOTO ,  TOKIO TAGUCHI

IPC: H01L51/00 ,  H01L27/32 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B15/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/34

Abstract: A foldable display, includes a display layer with flexibility including a first display region, a second display region, and a third display region located between the first display region and the second display region; a cover with flexibility configured to cover the display layer; a first support substrate with inflexibility configured to support the first display region; a second support substrate with inflexibility configured to support the second display region; a bending part capable of bending including the third display region; and a shock absorbing layer provided between the display layer and the first support substrate and between the display layer and the second support substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20190255759A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16280543

申请日：2019-02-20

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： MIHO YAMADA ,  YASUHIRO SHIBAI ,  KIYOSHI MINOURA ,  TOKIO TAGUCHI

IPC: B29C59/00 ,  B29C33/38 ,  C08K5/5397 ,  C08L71/02 ,  B29C33/42 ,  B29C33/56 ,  B29C59/16

Abstract: A synthetic polymer film whose surface has a plurality of raised or recessed portions, wherein a two-dimensional size of the plurality of raised or recessed portions is in a range of not less than 0.5 μm and not more than 3 μm when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film, the synthetic polymer film has a crosslink structure and contains an organic carboxylic acid, at the lapse of 5 minutes since placing a 200 μL drop of water on the surface of the synthetic polymer film, a pH of an aqueous solution is less than 4, and an area equivalent circle diameter of the aqueous solution is not less than 20 mm, and at the lapse of 60 seconds since placing a drop of water on the surface of the synthetic polymer film, a static contact angle of the water drop with respect to the surface is less than 3°.

公开(公告)号：US20190080870A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16127670

申请日：2018-09-11

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： KENICHIRO NAKAMATSU ,  HIDEKAZU HAYASHI ,  TOKIO TAGUCHI ,  TADASHI IWAMATSU ,  KOHJI SHINKAWA ,  MAI TAKASAKI ,  TOSHIHIRO KANEKO ,  ATSUSHI NIINOH

IPC: H01J9/02 ,  H01J1/304 ,  H01J1/308 ,  G03G15/02

Abstract: Provided are an electron emission device having a novel structure and being capable of improving characteristics and/or extending a lifetime of a related-art electron emission device, and a method of manufacturing the electron emission device. The method of manufacturing an electron emission device includes: a step A of providing one of an aluminum substrate and an aluminum layer supported by a substrate; a step B of anodizing a surface of the one of the aluminum, substrate and the aluminum layer to form a porous alumina layer having a plurality of pores; a step C of applying silver nanoparticles into the plurality of pores to cause the plurality of pores to support the silver nanoparticles; a step D of applying, after the step C, an insulating layer forming solution to substantially an entire surface of the one of the aluminum substrate and the aluminum layer; a step E of forming, after the step D, an insulating layer by at least reducing a solvent included in the insulating layer forming solution; and a step F of forming an electrode on the insulating layer.

公开(公告)号：US20190016084A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US16066645

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： HIDEKAZU HAYASHI ,  TOKIO TAGUCHI ,  NOBUAKI YAMADA

IPC: B32B3/30 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/30 ,  C23C14/00 ,  C23C14/10 ,  C23C14/34 ,  G02B1/18 ,  G02B1/118

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical member excellent in antifouling properties, rubbing resistance, and antifog properties. The optical member of the present invention includes, on a surface thereof, an uneven structure provided with multiple projections at a pitch not longer than a wavelength of visible light, the projections each including a hydrophilic portion at its tip. Preferably, each of the projections is formed from a hydrophobic resin and has its tip covered with a hydrophilic material, the hydrophilic material contains silicon dioxide, and the hydrophilic material has a thickness of 30 nm or smaller.