Patents by Inventor Tomokazu OHCHI

Tomokazu OHCHI 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: 20240074247
    Abstract: In a display device, light emitting units each formed by stacking a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode are formed and arranged in a two-dimensional matrix on a substrate, the first electrode is provided for each light emitting unit, partition walls are formed between adjacent ones of the first electrodes, the organic layer and the second electrode are stacked on the entire surface including a part over the first electrodes and a part over the partition walls, a filling layer filling recesses between the partition walls is formed on the second electrode, the partition walls include stacks each including at least two layers including a lower layer portion on the light emitting unit side and an upper layer portion located above the lower layer portion, and at least part of light entering from the light emitting units is totally reflected on surfaces of the upper layer portions of the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ohchi
  • Patent number: 11793036
    Abstract: Display devices and electronic apparatus are disclosed. In one example, a display device includes first and second light emitting units on a substrate, with each of them including a first electrode, an organic later and a second electrode. A partition wall is located between the first electrode of the first light emitting unit and the first electrode of the second light emitting unit, wherein the partition wall includes a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer, with a refractive index of the first insulating layer is higher than a refractive index of the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ohchi
  • Publication number: 20230320173
    Abstract: Provided is a display device capable of reducing a pixel pitch while securing a light-emitting area. A display device includes an oxide layer including a plurality of first electrodes and an isolating portion that electrically isolates adjacent first electrodes; a second electrode facing one surface of the oxide layer; and an organic light-emitting layer provided between the oxide layer and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: TOMOKAZU OHCHI
  • Publication number: 20230309359
    Abstract: Provided is a display device capable of suppressing deterioration in reliability. A display device includes: a plurality of first electrodes; a second electrode facing the plurality of first electrodes; and an organic light-emitting layer provided between the plurality of first electrodes and the second electrode. Each of the first electrode includes: a metal layer having a main surface facing the organic light-emitting layer; and a transparent electrode covering a main surface of the metal layer and a side surface of the metal layer and containing a transparent conductive oxide. The metal layer includes: a first metal layer having a hydrogen absorption capacity; and a second metal layer provided on the first metal layer and facing the organic light-emitting layer with the transparent electrode interposed therebetween. A peripheral edge of the first metal layer is separated from the transparent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: TOMOKAZU OHCHI
  • Publication number: 20230292543
    Abstract: There is provided a display element, including: a display region including pixels arranged in a two-dimensional form, each of the pixels including a plurality of sub pixels. In each pixel, a height of a light reflecting portion with respect to a light emitting portion is adjusted for each sub pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Masaaki Sekine, Takashi Sakairi, Tomokazu Ohchi, Tomoyoshi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20230109576
    Abstract: A display device includes an anode electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a first cathode electrode. Provided are a plurality of light emitting elements in which the anode electrode, the organic light emitting layer, and the first cathode are separated for each sub-pixel, a protective layer covering the plurality of light emitting elements, and a second cathode electrode provided on the protective layer. The second cathode electrode is connected to each separated first cathode electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Masashi Uchida, Yu Kato, Naoya Kasahara, Takashi Yamazaki, Tomokazu Ohchi
  • Patent number: 11569483
    Abstract: There is provided a display element, including: a display region including pixels arranged in a two-dimensional form, each of the pixels including a plurality of sub pixels. In each pixel, a height of a light reflecting portion with respect to a light emitting portion is adjusted for each sub pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Sekine, Takashi Sakairi, Tomokazu Ohchi, Tomoyoshi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11532762
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes an insulation structure formed of an insulation substance penetrating through at least a silicon layer at a light receiving surface side, the insulation structure having a forward tapered shape where a top diameter at an upper portion of the light receiving surface side of the silicon layer is greater than a bottom diameter at a bottom portion of the silicon layer. Also, there are provided a method of producing the solid state imaging apparatus and an electronic device including the solid state imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyohei Mizuta, Tomokazu Ohchi, Yohei Chiba
  • Publication number: 20220336553
    Abstract: In a display device, light emitting units each formed by stacking a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode are formed and arranged in a two-dimensional matrix on a substrate, the first electrode is provided for each light emitting unit, partition walls are formed between adjacent ones of the first electrodes, the organic layer and the second electrode are stacked on the entire surface including a part over the first electrodes and a part over the partition walls, a filling layer filling recesses between the partition walls is formed on the second electrode, the partition walls include stacks each including at least two layers including a lower layer portion on the light emitting unit side and an upper layer portion located above the lower layer portion, and at least part of light entering from the light emitting units is totally reflected on surfaces of the upper layer portions of the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ohchi
  • Patent number: 11367763
    Abstract: In a display device, light emitting units each formed by stacking a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode are formed and arranged in a two-dimensional matrix on a substrate. Partition walls are formed at opposing ends of the first electrodes. The organic layer and the second electrode are stacked on the entire surface including a part over the first electrodes and a part over the partition walls, and a filling layer filling recesses between the partition walls is formed on the second electrode. The partition walls include a multilayer stack including at least two layers extending above an upper surface of the first electrode, the multilayer stack including a lower layer portion and an upper layer portion located above the lower layer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ohchi
  • Patent number: 11145701
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a first light emitting element with a first light reflecting layer, a second light emitting element with a second light reflecting layer, and a third light emitting element with a third light reflecting layer, arranged in a two-dimensional matrix. Each of the light emitting elements includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode. Grooves that each have a light shielding layer are formed in a boundary region between the light emitting elements. A bottom of the first groove and a bottom of the third groove are located at a position higher than a top surface of the first light reflecting layer. A bottom of the second groove is located at a position higher than a top surface of the second light reflecting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ohchi
  • Publication number: 20210184060
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes an insulation structure formed of an insulation substance penetrating through at least a silicon layer at a light receiving surface side, the insulation structure having a forward tapered shape where a top diameter at an upper portion of the light receiving surface side of the silicon layer is greater than a bottom diameter at a bottom portion of the silicon layer. Also, there are provided a method of producing the solid state imaging apparatus and an electronic device including the solid state imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyohei Mizuta, Tomokazu Ohchi, Yohei Chiba
  • Publication number: 20210074954
    Abstract: There is provided a display element, including: a display region including pixels arranged in a two-dimensional form, each of the pixels including a plurality of sub pixels. In each pixel, a height of a light reflecting portion with respect to a light emitting portion is adjusted for each sub pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Masaaki Sekine, Takashi Sakairi, Tomokazu Ohchi, Tomoyoshi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10923607
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes an insulation structure formed of an insulation substance penetrating through at least a silicon layer at a light receiving surface side, the insulation structure having a forward tapered shape where a top diameter at an upper portion of the light receiving surface side of the silicon layer is greater than a bottom diameter at a bottom portion of the silicon layer. Also, there are provided a method of producing the solid state imaging apparatus and an electronic device including the solid state imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyohei Mizuta, Tomokazu Ohchi, Yohei Chiba
  • Publication number: 20200357938
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes an insulation structure formed of an insulation substance penetrating through at least a silicon layer at a light receiving surface side, the insulation structure having a forward tapered shape where a top diameter at an upper portion of the light receiving surface side of the silicon layer is greater than a bottom diameter at a bottom portion of the silicon layer. Also, there are provided a method of producing the solid state imaging apparatus and an electronic device including the solid state imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyohei Mizuta, Tomokazu Ohchi, Yohei Chiba
  • Patent number: 10756218
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes an insulation structure formed of an insulation substance penetrating through at least a silicon layer at a light receiving surface side, the insulation structure having a forward tapered shape where a top diameter at an upper portion of the light receiving surface side of the silicon layer is greater than a bottom diameter at a bottom portion of the silicon layer. Also, there are provided a method of producing the solid state imaging apparatus and an electronic device including the solid state imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyohei Mizuta, Tomokazu Ohchi, Yohei Chiba
  • Publication number: 20200258962
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a first light emitting element with a first light reflecting layer, a second light emitting element with a second light reflecting layer, and a third light emitting element with a third light reflecting layer, arranged in a two-dimensional matrix. Each of the light emitting elements includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode. Grooves that each have a light shielding layer are formed in a boundary region between the light emitting elements. A bottom of the first groove and a bottom of the third groove are located at a position higher than a top surface of the first light reflecting layer. A bottom of the second groove is located at a position higher than a top surface of the second light reflecting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ohchi
  • Publication number: 20200135820
    Abstract: In a display device, light emitting units each formed by stacking a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode are formed and arranged in a two-dimensional matrix on a substrate, the first electrode is provided for each light emitting unit, partition walls are formed between adjacent ones of the first electrodes, the organic layer and the second electrode are stacked on the entire surface including a part over the first electrodes and a part over the partition walls, a filling layer filling recesses between the partition walls is formed on the second electrode, the partition walls include stacks each including at least two layers including a lower layer portion on the light emitting unit side and an upper layer portion located above the lower layer portion, and at least part of light entering from the light emitting units is totally reflected on surfaces of the upper layer portions of the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Tomokazu OHCHI
  • Patent number: 10580844
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a first light emitting element with a first light reflecting layer, a second light emitting element with a second light reflecting layer, and a third light emitting element with a third light reflecting layer, arranged in a two-dimensional matrix. Each of the light emitting elements includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode. Grooves that each have a light shielding layer are formed in a boundary region between the light emitting elements. A bottom of the first groove and a bottom of the third groove are located at a position higher than a top surface of the first light reflecting layer. A bottom of the second groove is located at a position higher than a top surface of the second light reflecting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ohchi
  • Publication number: 20200058809
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes an insulation structure formed of an insulation substance penetrating through at least a silicon layer at a light receiving surface side, the insulation structure having a forward tapered shape where a top diameter at an upper portion of the light receiving surface side of the silicon layer is greater than a bottom diameter at a bottom portion of the silicon layer. Also, there are provided a method of producing the solid state imaging apparatus and an electronic device including the solid state imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyohei Mizuta, Tomokazu Ohchi, Yohei Chiba