Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Isomura

Yoshiyuki Isomura 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: 10826021
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the disclosure includes a base material including a recessed portion on an upper face, and a light emitting element including a reflective layer, a filling layer having optical transparency, a first electrode having optical transparency, an organic layer including at least a light emitting layer, and a second electrode having optical transparency. The reflective layer is disposed at least on a surface of the recessed portion. The filling layer is disposed at an inside of the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed between the recessed portion and the filling layer. The first electrode is disposed at least on an upper-layer side of the filling layer. The organic layer is disposed on an upper layer of the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on an upper-layer side of the organic layer. The organic electroluminescence device includes a display region that is divided into a plurality of unit regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Masanori Ohara, Satoshi Inoue, Eiji Koike, Yuto Tsukamoto, Asae Ito
  • Patent number: 10431634
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes a base material including a recessed portion on a surface side, a reflective layer disposed at least on a surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency, the filling layer being disposed in the recessed portion through the reflective layer, a first electrode having optical transparency, the first electrode being disposed at least on an upper-layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer including at least a light emitting layer, the organic layer being disposed on an upper-layer side of the first electrode, and a second electrode having optical transparency and light reflectivity, the second electrode being disposed on an upper-layer side of the organic layer. The filling layer includes at least one type of phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Masanori Ohara, Satoshi Inoue, Eiji Koike, Yuto Tsukamoto, Asae Ito
  • Patent number: 10411223
    Abstract: The electroluminescence device of the disclosure includes: a base material provided with a recessed portion; a light-emitting element including a reflective layer provided on the front surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency and filling an inside of the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed therebetween, a first electrode having optical transparency provided on the filling layer, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer provided on the first electrode, and a second electrode having optical transparency provided on the organic layer, and an active element connected to the light-emitting element, wherein a display region includes a plurality of unit regions divided from one another, the unit regions include a plurality of the light-emitting elements and the active elements configured to control the light emission of the plurality of light-emitting elements, and the reflective layer of at least one of the light-emitting elements of the plurality of re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Masanori Ohara, Yuto Tsukamoto, Eiji Koike
  • Patent number: 10381588
    Abstract: To provide an organic EL element having good injection properties and transport properties of a carrier. Included are: an InGaZnO layer with a composition rich in In2O3 as a transparent electrode contacting a negative electrode; an InGaZnO layer with a stoichiometric ratio of In:Ga:Zn:O=1:1:1:4 as an electron injecting layer; and an InGaZnO layer with a composition rich in Ga2O3 as an electron transport layer contacting a light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Manabu Niboshi, Hideki Uchida, Shinji Nakajima, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Eiji Koike, Yuto Tsukamoto, Asae Ito
  • Patent number: 10381600
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes a base material including a recessed portion on one face side, and a light emitting element. The light emitting layer including a reflective layer disposed at least on a surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer that has optical transparency and is filled and disposed in the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed between the recessed portion and the filling layer, a first electrode that has optical transparency and is disposed at least on an upper-layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer that includes at least a light emitting layer and is disposed on an upper layer of the first electrode, and a second electrode that has optical transparency and is disposed on an upper-layer side of the organic layer. The organic electroluminescence device includes a display region divided into a plurality of unit regions separated from each other. The unit regions each has a light emitting area and a non emissive area that are partitioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Eiji Koike, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Masanori Ohara, Asae Ito
  • Patent number: 10230065
    Abstract: In an organic EL element equipped with an anode, a cathode, a luminescent layer, and an electron transport layer, the cathode includes a reflecting electrode. The electron transport layer includes a doped electron transport layer to which an n-type dopant material is added and a non-doped electron transport layer to which an n-type dopant material is not added. A first reflection surface that reflects light from the luminescent layer is provided at an interface between the doped electron transport layer and the non-doped electron transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Isomura, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Hideki Uchida, Manabu Niboshi, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 10223966
    Abstract: An organic EL display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels each including a first organic EL element and a second organic EL element, a temperature information detector configured to measure current-voltage characteristics of the second organic EL element included in each of the sub-pixels, and to detect, on the basis of a result of the measurement, temperature information of the second organic EL element included in each of the sub-pixels, and a correction unit configured to correct a driving signal of the first organic EL element included in each of the sub-pixels on the basis of the temperature information of the second organic EL element included in the same sub-pixel as the sub-pixel including the relevant first organic EL element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Manabu Niboshi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Yuto Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 10224512
    Abstract: The organic EL device includes a base material, a recessed portion, a reflective layer provided along an inner face of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency, and filled and disposed at an inside of the recessed portion, with the reflective layer interposed between the recessed portion and the filling layer, a first electrode having optical transparency and provided at an upper-layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer and provided at an upper-layer side of the first electrode, a second electrode having optical transparency and optical reflectivity and provided at an upper-layer side of the organic layer. At least a portion of an edge of the light-emitting region is positioned further inside than an edge of the recessed portion, and the reflective layer and the first electrode are in contact with each other at the periphery of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Eiji Koike, Masanori Ohara, Yuto Tsukamoto, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Kazuki Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20190067379
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes a base material including a recessed portion on a surface side, a reflective layer disposed at least on a surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency, the filling layer being disposed in the recessed portion through the reflective layer, a first electrode having optical transparency, the first electrode being disposed at least on an upper-layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer including at least a light emitting layer, the organic layer being disposed on an upper-layer side of the first electrode, and a second electrode having optical transparency and light reflectivity, the second electrode being disposed on an upper-layer side of the organic layer. The filling layer includes at least one type of phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hideki UCHIDA, Katsuhiro KIKUCHI, Yoshiyuki ISOMURA, Masanori OHARA, Satoshi INOUE, Eiji KOIKE, Yuto TSUKAMOTO, Asae ITO
  • Patent number: 10219349
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a base material in which a recess is provided at an upper surface of the base material; a reflective layer that is provided at least along a surface of the recess; a filling layer that is filled into an inside of the recess via the reflective layer, the filling layer having light transmissivity; a first electrode that is provided at least on a layer above the filling layer, the first electrode having light transmissivity and light reflectivity; an organic layer that is provided on a layer above the first electrode, the organic layer including at least a light-emitting layer; and a second electrode that is provided on a layer above the organic layer, the second electrode having light transmissivity and light reflectivity. A part of the reflective layer contacts a part of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki Matsunaga, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Satoshi Inoue, Masanori Ohara, Eiji Koike, Yuto Tsukamoto, Yoshiyuki Isomura
  • Patent number: 10199605
    Abstract: An organic EL device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a base material; a first recess provided on a top surface of the base material; a reflective layer provided along a surface of the first recess; a filling layer filled in the first recess, the filling layer including a top surface on which a second recess is provided; a first electrode provided on an upper layer side of the filling layer; an organic layer comprising a light emitting layer provided on an upper layer side of the first electrode; and a second electrode provided on an upper layer side of the organic layer. Within the organic layer, a part of a light emitting area interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode is positioned inside the second recess The reflective layer is in contact with the first electrode in a periphery of the first recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Eiji Koike, Masanori Ohara, Yuto Tsukamoto, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Kazuki Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20190012948
    Abstract: In each of pixel circuits in an organic EL display device configured to display color images in a field sequential method, a drive transistor is connected to first to third organic EL elements configured to emit red light, green light, and blue light through first to third light emission control transistors. A connection point between the drive transistor and the light emission control transistors is connected to a data line through a monitor control transistors. A data-side driving circuit is provided with a data voltage output unit circuit and a current measurement unit circuit for each of data lines. The data-side driving circuit is configured to be able to switch between the unit circuits to connect either one of the unit circuits to the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Masanori OHARA, Hideki UCHIDA, Katsuhiro KIKUCHI, Yuto TSUKAMOTO, Eiji KOIKE, Kazuo TAKIZAWA, Noboru NOGUCHI, Noritaka KISHI, Asae ITO, Yoshiyuki ISOMURA
  • Patent number: 10164202
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor provided above the substrate; a flattening layer provided above the thin film transistor and including a contact hole which is open on a side opposite to the substrate; a reflecting layer provided along at least a surface of the contact hole; a light-transmitting filling layer configured to fill an inside of the contact hole with the reflecting layer therebetween; and an organic EL element formed above the flattening layer and a contact hole top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Eiji Koike, Masanori Ohara, Yuto Tsukamoto, Yoshiyuki Isomura
  • Patent number: 10157967
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a base material having a top surface on which a recess is provided; a reflective layer provided along at least a surface of the recess; a filling layer filled inside the recess via the reflective layer, the filling layer having light transmissivity; a first electrode provided at least on an upper layer side of the filling layer, the first electrode having light transmissivity; an organic layer provided on an upper layer side of the first electrode, the organic layer including at least a light emitting layer; and a second electrode provided on an upper layer side of the organic layer, the second electrode having light transmissivity, wherein a coloring material is mixed into the filling layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Satoshi Inoue, Eiji Koike, Masanori Ohara, Yuto Tsukamoto, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Kazuki Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20180358577
    Abstract: An organic EL device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a base material; a first recess provided on a top surface of the base material; a reflective layer provided along a surface of the first recess; a filling layer filled in the first recess, the filling layer including a top surface on which a second recess is provided; a first electrode provided on an upper layer side of the filling layer; an organic layer comprising a light emitting layer provided on an upper layer side of the first electrode; and a second electrode provided on an upper layer side of the organic layer. Within the organic layer, a part of a light emitting area interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode is positioned inside the second recess The reflective layer is in contact with the first electrode in a periphery of the first recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: SATOSHI INOUE, KATSUHIRO KIKUCHI, HIDEKI UCHIDA, EIJI KOIKE, MASANORI OHARA, YUTO TSUKAMOTO, YOSHIYUKI ISOMURA, KAZUKI MATSUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10143062
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a base material having a top surface on which a recess is provided; a reflective layer provided along at least a surface of the recess; a filling layer filled in the recess via the reflective layer, the filling layer having light transmissivity; a first electrode provided at least on an upper layer side of the filling layer, the first electrode having light transmissivity; an organic layer provided on an upper layer side of the first electrode, the organic layer including at least a light emitting layer; and a second electrode provided on an upper layer side of the organic layer, the second electrode having light transmissivity. The second electrode has a reflectance of 70% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Satoshi Inoue, Eiji Koike, Masanori Ohara, Yuto Tsukamoto, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Kazuki Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20180331314
    Abstract: To provide an organic EL element having good injection properties and transport properties of a carrier. Included are: an InGaZnO layer with a composition rich in In2O3 as a transparent electrode contacting a negative electrode; an InGaZnO layer with a stoichiometric ratio of In:Ga:Zn:O=1:1:1:4 as an electron injecting layer; and an InGaZnO layer with a composition rich in Ga2O3 as an electron transport layer contacting a light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Manabu NIBOSHI, Hideki UCHIDA, Shinji NAKAJIMA, Yoshiyuki ISOMURA, Eiji KOIKE, Yuto TSUKAMOTO, Asae ITO
  • Patent number: 10109814
    Abstract: The organic electroluminescent element of the present invention includes, in the given order: an anode; a light-emitting layer; and a cathode, the light-emitting layer including a luminescent dopant layer and a luminescent host layer, the luminescent dopant layer containing a luminescent dopant material and substantially no luminescent host material, the luminescent host layer containing a luminescent host material and substantially no luminescent dopant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Manabu Niboshi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Hideki Uchida, Ayataka Endo, Asae Ito
  • Publication number: 20180287099
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the disclosure includes a base material including a recessed portion on an upper face, and a light emitting element including a reflective layer, a filling layer having optical transparency, a first electrode having optical transparency, an organic layer including at least a light emitting layer, and a second electrode having optical transparency. The reflective layer is disposed at least on a surface of the recessed portion. The filling layer is disposed at an inside of the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed between the recessed portion and the filling layer. The first electrode is disposed at least on an upper-layer side of the filling layer. The organic layer is disposed on an upper layer of the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on an upper-layer side of the organic layer. The organic electroluminescence device includes a display region that is divided into a plurality of unit regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hideki UCHIDA, Katsuhiro KIKUCHI, Yoshiyuki ISOMURA, Masanori OHARA, Satoshi INOUE, Eiji KOIKE, Yuto TSUKAMOTO, Asae ITO
  • Patent number: 10090489
    Abstract: An organic EL device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a base material in which a recess is provided at an upper surface of the base material; a reflective layer that is provided at least along a surface of the recess; a filling layer that is filled into an inside of the recess via the reflective layer, the filling layer having light transmissivity; a first electrode that is provided at least on a layer above the filling layer, the first electrode having light transmissivity; an organic layer that is provided on a layer above the first electrode, the organic layer comprising at least a light-emitting layer; and a second electrode that is provided on a layer above the organic layer, the second electrode having light transmissivity and light reflectivity. A part of the reflective layer contacts a part of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Eiji Koike, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Masanori Ohara, Kazuki Matsunaga