Patents by Inventor Kazunari Matsuda

Kazunari Matsuda 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).

  • Electricity-generating layer of solar cell, method for producing same, and solar cell
    Patent number: 10283726
    Abstract: An electricity-generating layer of a solar cell includes a carbon nanotube group containing vertically oriented carbon nanotubes. A fullerene is encapsulated in the carbon nanotube, an n-type dopant 113 is encapsulated between the fullerene and one end of the carbon nanotube, and a p-type dopant is encapsulated between the fullerene and the other end of the carbon nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Hiraoka, Kazunari Matsuda, Yuhei Miyauchi, Shinichirou Mouri
  • SOLAR CELL
    Publication number: 20150228918
    Abstract: A solar cell includes a translucent member disposed on the incident side of sunlight, an electrode member disposed on the opposite side from the incident side of sunlight and includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and an electricity-generating layer that is disposed between the translucent member and the electrode member and is composed of carbon nanotubes, the electricity-generating layer including a p-type first carbon nanotube layer that is disposed near the electrode member and is electrically connected to the positive electrode, and an n-type second carbon nanotube layer that is disposed near the translucent member and is partially electrically connected to the negative electrode 6 via a conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicants: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Hiraoka, Kazunari Matsuda, Yuhei Miyauchi, Shinichirou Mouri
  • ELECTRICITY-GENERATING LAYER OF SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SOLAR CELL
    Publication number: 20150207089
    Abstract: An electricity-generating layer of a solar cell includes a carbon nanotube group containing vertically oriented carbon nanotubes. A fullerene is encapsulated in the carbon nanotube, an n-type dopant 113 is encapsulated between the fullerene and one end of the carbon nanotube, and a p-type dopant is encapsulated between the fullerene and the other end of the carbon nanotube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicants: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Hiraoka, Kazunari Matsuda, Yuhei Miyauchi, Shinichirou Mouri