Patents by Inventor Toshiki Moriwaki

Toshiki Moriwaki 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).

  • Patent number: 9268346
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reactor including, a plurality of reaction regions, and a plurality of heaters, each arranged in each of the reaction regions, wherein the heater including a semiconductor heat generating element and a semiconductor temperature detecting element and being capable of independent temperature control, and the temperature detecting element having a heat conduction region of metal thin film in its surrounding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Nobuhiro Kanai, Takanori Anaguchi
  • Patent number: 9261914
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate, a display unit including multiple light-emitting elements arranged at the substrate and configured to display an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor provided to at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the substrate and configured to detect a curved state of the substrate, and a control unit configured to execute a control by which the image is split and displayed in the display unit when a curve of the substrate is detected by the displacement sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 9177501
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a bendable substrate, light-emitting elements, a sensor, and a display controller. The display controller is configured to control the light-emitting elements at least in part based upon a bending of the substrate, which is detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 9024524
    Abstract: A display includes a first substrate including elements arranged on a main surface of the first substrate, a second substrate arranged so as to face the main surface of the first substrate on which the elements are arranged, a first sealing layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a second sealing layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to surround the first sealing layer. The second substrate has a peripheral projection, the entirety of which projects toward the side on which the elements are arranged, and the peripheral projection surrounds the first sealing layer. The second sealing layer is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to extend from the periphery of the first sealing layer to the peripheral projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 8982106
    Abstract: A display device includes flexible substrate, a display unit including multiple light-emitting elements arranged at the substrate and configured to display an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor provided to at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the substrate and configured to detect a curved state of the substrate, and a control unit configured to perform a flip control with respect to the image displayed in the display unit when a curve of the substrate is detected by the displacement sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20150022445
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate, a display unit including multiple light-emitting elements arranged at the substrate and configured to display an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor provided to at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the substrate and configured to detect a curved state of the substrate, and a control unit configured to execute a control by which the image is split and displayed in the display unit when a curve of the substrate is detected by the displacement sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 8890911
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate, a display unit including multiple light-emitting elements arranged at the substrate and configured to display an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor provided to at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the substrate and configured to detect a curved state of the substrate, and a control unit configured to execute a control by which the image is split and displayed in the display unit when a curve of the substrate is detected by the displacement sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20140306180
    Abstract: There are provided an electronic device including a first electrode, a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including an amorphous oxide composed of at least a quaternary compound of indium, gallium and/or aluminum, zinc and oxygen, and a difference between a work function value of the second electrode and a work function value of the first electrode being 0.4 eV or more; and a method of producing an electrode for the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki MORIWAKI, Toru UDAKA
  • Patent number: 8482196
    Abstract: A display includes a first substrate including elements arranged on a main surface of the first substrate, a second substrate arranged so as to face the main surface of the first substrate on which the elements are arranged, a first sealing layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to cover the elements, and a second sealing layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to surround the first sealing layer. The second substrate has a peripheral projection, the entirety of which projects toward the side on which the elements are arranged, and the peripheral projection surrounds the first sealing layer. The second sealing layer is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to extend from the periphery of the first sealing layer to the peripheral projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 8198074
    Abstract: A reaction device including: a plurality of reaction areas; and a plurality of heating parts configured to be each provided for a respective one of the reaction areas, wherein each of the heating parts includes: a heat source; a scan line for selecting the heating part; a data line that transmits heating amount information used for heating to the heat source; a writer that acquires the heating amount information transmitted from the data line; a holder that stores the heating amount information also after the scan line is turned to a non-selected state; and a heat generation controller that controls heat generation of the heat source based on the heating amount information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Akira Yumoto
  • Patent number: 8017380
    Abstract: A real-time PCR system for detecting gene expression levels includes plural reaction regions, a like plural number of heating portions arranged corresponding to the reaction regions and having heat sources, respectively, an optical unit capable of irradiating exciting light of a specific wavelength to all of the plural reaction regions, and a like plural number of fluorescence detecting portions arranged corresponding to the reaction regions, respectively. The heating portions are each provided with a temperature detector for detecting a temperature in a vicinity of the corresponding heat source and converting the temperature into an electrical signal and also with a controller for controlling a thermal dose from the corresponding heat source based on a correlation between electrical signals and calorific values of the heat source stored beforehand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Tasuku Yotoriyama, Yuji Segawa
  • Publication number: 20110134087
    Abstract: A display device includes flexible substrate, a display unit including multiple light-emitting elements arranged at the substrate and configured to display an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor provided to at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the substrate and configured to detect a curved state of the substrate, and a control unit configured to perform a flip control with respect to the image displayed in the display unit when a curve of the substrate is detected by the displacement sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20110134144
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a bendable substrate, light-emitting elements, a sensor, and a display controller. The display controller is configured to control the light-emitting elements at least in part based upon a bending of the substrate, which is detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20110134145
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate, a display unit including multiple light-emitting elements arranged at the substrate and configured to display an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor provided to at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the substrate and configured to detect a curved state of the substrate, and a control unit configured to execute a control by which the image is split and displayed in the display unit when a curve of the substrate is detected by the displacement sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20110102390
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate, a display unit that has a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged on the substrate and displays an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor that is disposed on a front surface or a back surface of the substrate and detects a state of a curve of the substrate, a light-receiving unit that is disposed on a plane of the substrate on which the display unit is disposed and detects the amount of light, and a signal control unit that controls an image signal for displaying the image based on the amount of light when the displacement sensor detects the curve of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20110095974
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate, a display unit including a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged at the substrate and configured to display an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor provided to a front surface or a back surface of the substrate and configured to detect a curved state of the substrate, and a pixel shift control unit configured to control pixel shifting of the image displayed in the display unit when a curve of the substrate is detected by the displacement sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20100301742
    Abstract: A display includes a first substrate including elements arranged on a main surface of the first substrate, a second substrate arranged so as to face the main surface of the first substrate on which the elements are arranged, a first sealing layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to cover the elements, and a second sealing layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to surround the first sealing layer. The second substrate has a peripheral projection, the entirety of which projects toward the side on which the elements are arranged, and the peripheral projection surrounds the first sealing layer. The second sealing layer is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to extend from the periphery of the first sealing layer to the peripheral projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20090258413
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reactor including, a plurality of reaction regions, and a plurality of heaters, each arranged in each of the reaction regions, wherein the heater including a semiconductor heat generating element and a semiconductor temperature detecting element and being capable of independent temperature control, and the temperature detecting element having a heat conduction region of metal thin film in its surrounding region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Nobuhiro Kanai, Takaki Anaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090258412
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reactor, including, a plurality of reaction regions, a plurality of heating elements, each arranged in each of the reaction regions, and cooling elements that cool other regions than reaction regions which are heated by the heating elements, wherein the heating element including a heater and a temperature detecting element and having a detection section configured to detect temperature from the temperature detecting element and a temperature control section configured to control the heater's temperature according to the detected temperature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Takanori Anaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090004729
    Abstract: A reaction device including: a plurality of reaction areas; and a plurality of heating parts configured to be each provided for a respective one of the reaction areas, wherein each of the heating parts includes: a heat source; a scan line for selecting the heating part; a data line that transmits heating amount information used for heating to the heat source; a writer that acquires the heating amount information transmitted from the data line; a holder that stores the heating amount information also after the scan line is turned to a non-selected state; and a heat generation controller that controls heat generation of the heat source based on the heating amount information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Akira Yumoto