Patents by Inventor Takuya Kawata

Takuya Kawata 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).

  • Publication number: 20150048349
    Abstract: A display device, an electronic device, or a lighting device that is unlikely to be broken is provided. A flexible first substrate and a flexible second substrate overlap with each other with a display element provided therebetween. A flexible third substrate is bonded on the outer surface of the first substrate, and a flexible fourth substrate is bonded on the outer surface of the second substrate. The third substrate is formed using a material softer than the first substrate, and the fourth substrate is formed using a material softer than the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya KAWATA, Akihiro CHIDA
  • Publication number: 20140307314
    Abstract: A display device which can display a two-dimensional image that gives a viewer a strong sense of depth or three dimensions is provided. A display device includes a light-transmitting layer with a viewing surface and a convex surface facing each other, and a display region in which a plurality of display elements for displaying an image toward the viewing surface are provided along the convex surface. In the display device, the refractive index of the light-transmitting layer is higher than the refractive index of the atmosphere, and the viewing surface is a surface intersecting the convex surface at three points, or a distance between a foot N of a perpendicular line drawn from a point M on the convex surface to the surface and an intersection P of the perpendicular line with the viewing surface is largest when the point M is at an outermost point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Yanagisawa, Hisao Ikeda, Takuya Kawata
  • Patent number: 8853724
    Abstract: A solid-state light-emitting element includes a structure body having a property of transmitting visible light and an uneven structure on each of the top side and the bottom side thereof; a high refractive index material layer provided on one surface of the structure body; and a light-emitting body with a refractive index of greater than or equal to 1.6 provided over the high refractive index material layer. One surface of the high refractive index material layer is flatter than the other surface thereof which is in contact with the structure body. The refractive index of the high refractive index material layer is greater than or equal to 1.6. The refractive index of the structure body is greater than 1.0 and less than that of the high refractive index material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hisao Ikeda, Takuya Kawata
  • Publication number: 20140225102
    Abstract: The emission efficiency of a light-emitting device including a microcavity structure is improved. The light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements. The plurality of light-emitting elements each include a reflective electrode, a transparent electrode, a plurality of light-emitting layers, and a semi-transmissive and semi-reflective electrode stacked in that order. The plurality of light-emitting layers emit light of different colors. A surface roughness of the transparent electrode in the light-emitting element which is among the plurality of light-emitting elements and in which light emitted from the light-emitting layer closest to the reflective electrode is amplified and emitted outside is greater than surface roughnesses of the transparent electrodes in the other light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Hisao IKEDA, Takuya KAWATA, Manabu NIBOSHI, Katsuhiro KIKUCHI, Shinichi KAWATO, Takashi OCHI, Yuto TSUKAMOTO, Tomohiro KOSAKA, Tomofumi OSAKI
  • Publication number: 20130265762
    Abstract: It is an object to improve light extraction efficiency in a light-emitting device and a lighting device. A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting portions, and a plurality of hemispherical components provided so as to overlap with the plurality of light-emitting portions. The plurality of hemispherical components are provided so as not to form a space therebetween in a region where the plurality of hemispherical components are adjacent to each other. When a refractive index of the hemispherical component is n and a radius of a bottom surface of the hemispherical component is b, the light-emitting portion is provided inside a circle whose radius r from a center of the bottom surface of the hemispherical component is b/n.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Hisao IKEDA, Takuya KAWATA
  • Patent number: 8496341
    Abstract: One object is to reduce the weight of a lighting device including an electroluminescent material. An object is to achieve high reliability of a lighting device including an electroluminescent material. In a lighting device including a light-emitting element having an electroluminescence (EL) layer, a housing formed using an organic resin whose refractive index is greater than or equal to that of the EL layer is provided to cover a light emission surface and a top surface of the light-emitting element. In addition, an inorganic insulating film covering an inner wall of the housing provided with the light-emitting element and the top surface of the light-emitting element is preferably provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Kawata, Yutaka Uchida, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8455884
    Abstract: It is an object to improve light extraction efficiency in a light-emitting device and a lighting device. A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting portions, and a plurality of hemispherical components provided so as to overlap with the plurality of light-emitting portions. The plurality of hemispherical components are provided so as not to form a space therebetween in a region where the plurality of hemispherical components are adjacent to each other. When a refractive index of the hemispherical component is n and a radius of a bottom surface of the hemispherical component is b, the light-emitting portion is provided inside a circle whose radius r from a center of the bottom surface of the hemispherical component is b/n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Ikeda, Takuya Kawata
  • Publication number: 20130082247
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting device which can emit bright light without increasing the projected area of a light-emitting element and be manufactured with high yield. A light-emitting device of one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of projections; a first electrode formed along the plurality of projections; a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound formed along the plurality of projections and over the first electrode; and a second electrode formed along the plurality of projections and over the layer containing a light-emitting organic compound. Further, the plurality of projections each have a bottom surface having a side in contact with a bottom surface of an adjacent projection; a plurality of side surfaces each having a certain angle greater than 0° and less than or equal to 80° with respect to the bottom surface; and a vertex having a first continuously curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Takuya Kawata, Hisao Ikeda, Manabu Niboshi, Seiichi Mitsui, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120099331
    Abstract: To improve reliability of a lighting device using an electroluminescent material. In a lighting device which includes a light-emitting element containing an electroluminescence (EL) layer, a first housing is provided on a light emission surface of the light-emitting element, a metal plate and a second housing covering the metal plate are provided over a top surface of the light-emitting element, and the first housing is connected to both the metal plate and the second housing, whereby the light-emitting element is doubly sealed. Further, a depressed portion is provided for the first housing in a region in contact with the metal plate or a region in contact with the second housing through an adhesive layer; thus, adhesion between the housings is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Takuya Kawata, Kohei Yokoyama, Hisao Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120087134
    Abstract: One object is to reduce the weight of a lighting device including an electroluminescent material. An object is to achieve high reliability of a lighting device including an electroluminescent material. In a lighting device including a light-emitting element having an electroluminescence (EL) layer, a housing formed using an organic resin whose refractive index is greater than or equal to that of the EL layer is provided to cover a light emission surface and a top surface of the light-emitting element. In addition, an inorganic insulating film covering an inner wall of the housing provided with the light-emitting element and the top surface of the light-emitting element is preferably provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya KAWATA, Yutaka UCHIDA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20120061707
    Abstract: A solid-state light-emitting element includes a structure body having a property of transmitting visible light and an uneven structure on each of the top side and the bottom side thereof; a high refractive index material layer provided on one surface of the structure body; and a light-emitting body with a refractive index of greater than or equal to 1.6 provided over the high refractive index material layer. One surface of the high refractive index material layer is flatter than the other surface thereof which is in contact with the structure body. The refractive index of the high refractive index material layer is greater than or equal to 1.6. The refractive index of the structure body is greater than 1.0 and less than that of the high refractive index material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hisao Ikeda, Takuya Kawata
  • Publication number: 20120020085
    Abstract: It is an object to improve light extraction efficiency in a light-emitting device and a lighting device. A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting portions, and a plurality of hemispherical components provided so as to overlap with the plurality of light-emitting portions. The plurality of hemispherical components are provided so as not to form a space therebetween in a region where the plurality of hemispherical components are adjacent to each other. When a refractive index of the hemispherical component is n and a radius of a bottom surface of the hemispherical component is b, the light-emitting portion is provided inside a circle whose radius r from a center of the bottom surface of the hemispherical component is b/n.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Hisao Ikeda, Takuya Kawata