Patents by Inventor Eiji Koike
Eiji Koike 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).
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Patent number: 12016208Abstract: A display device includes a display area, a frame area around the display area, and a contact area between the display area and the frame area. In the display area is there provided a light-emitting element layer including an anode, a functional layer, a cathode, and a pixel bank covering an edge of the anode. The cathode is electrically connected to a metal film in the contact area. An insular TEG pattern is provided in the contact area.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eiji Koike, Tohru Sonoda, Masahiro Inuzuka
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Patent number: 11424503Abstract: A vehicle battery unit includes: a battery module; and a battery case configured to accommodate the battery module. The battery case includes: a case body; and a cover configured to seal an upper opening of the case body, the case body is provided with a front-rear reinforcement member disposed in a bottom portion of the case body and extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle, and the front-rear reinforcement member includes a first battery support portion which supports the battery module.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike, Yosuke Yamagishi
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Patent number: 10985423Abstract: In a battery pack, a cover is fixed to a case by a special component. A first service plug includes a special tool detaching the special component. Part of the first service plug or part of a first lid closing it and part of a second service plug or part of an annular component between a second housing part and a second lid closing it are superimposed together via a superimposed part. In the superimposed part, part of the first service plug or part of the first lid is positioned on a deeper side in a direction where the first service plug and the first lid are detached. Accordingly, the first service plug cannot be detached unless the second service plug is detached, and unless both the first and second service plugs are detached, the cover cannot be detached from the case using the special tool, thus ensuring safety.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nariyuki Yoshinaga, Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike
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Patent number: 10873050Abstract: An organic EL display device with higher resolution, suppressed power consumption while being driven and low manufacturing cost, and no color mixing and color shifting between subpixels adjacent to each other is provided. In a B subpixel, a first separation layer is provided between a common blue-light-emitting layer and a common green-light-emitting layer. In a G subpixel, a second separation layer is provided between the common green-light-emitting layer and a common red-light-emitting layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Seiichi Mitsui, Shinichi Kawato, Manabu Niboshi, Eiji Koike, Masanori Ohara, Asae Ito
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Patent number: 10826021Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Masanori Ohara, Satoshi Inoue, Eiji Koike, Yuto Tsukamoto, Asae Ito
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Patent number: 10711338Abstract: A vapor deposition mask including a metallic substrate provided with a plurality of openings for passing vapor deposition particles, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of openings are structured by one or more opening groups in which the plurality of openings are repeatedly arranged in accordance with a constant rule, and a plurality of protrusions of identical height are arranged to support the entire substrate from one side, and are provided only outside the opening group formation region.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi Kawato, Manabu Niboshi, Eiji Koike, Satoshi Inoue, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Yuhki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10658607Abstract: An organic EL element (10) includes a first light-emitting layer (33a) having the shortest emission peak wavelength of a light-emitting layer (33) and containing a host material and a TTF material or at least the TTF material, a second light-emitting layer (33b) containing at least a TADF material, a third light-emitting layer (33c) having the longest emission peak wavelength of the light-emitting layer (33) and containing at least fluorescent material. The excited triplet level of the TTF material is lower than the excited triplet level of the TADF material.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Manabu Niboshi, Eiji Koike, Asae Ito
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Patent number: 10651253Abstract: A light emitting element including at least a first trench portion having an indented shape within a single light emitting region. The first trench portion includes a first electrode, an EL layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode, the EL layer, and the second electrode are layered in this order and in contact with each other. At least one of the first electrode or the second electrode includes a reflective electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanori Ohara, Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Kazuki Matsunaga, Eiji Koike
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Patent number: 10541377Abstract: The organic EL element (10) at least includes, between a first electrode (2) and a second electrode (4), at least one layer of an exciton generating layer (33) which contains at least one type of TADF material as a host material and at least one layer of a fluorescent emission layer (34) which contains at least one type of fluorescent emission material.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Eiji Koike, Satoshi Inoue, Masanori Ohara, Kazuki Matsunaga
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Patent number: 10516131Abstract: An organic EL device of one aspect of the disclosure includes: a base material; an insulating layer provided with a recessed portion on an upper face thereof; and a light-emitting element including a reflective layer provided on at least a surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency and filling the inside of the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed between the filling layer and the recessed portion, a first electrode having optical transparency and provided on at least an upper layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer containing at least a light-emitting layer provided on an upper layer of the first electrode, a second electrode having optical transparency and provided on an upper layer side of the organic layer, and an edge cover layer covering at least an end portion of the first electrode, wherein the organic electroluminescence device includes a plurality of unit light emitting regions separated from one another, an excavated portion is provided iType: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eiji Koike, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Satoshi Inoue
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Patent number: 10476033Abstract: A light-emitting element includes at least a first trench portion having an indented shape within a single light-emitting region. In the first trench portion, a first electrode, an EL layer, and a second electrode are layered in this order and in contact with each other. One of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a reflective electrode, and concave-convex portions of the submicron order configured to diffract surface plasmons are provided on the surface of the reflective electrode on a side closer to the EL layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanori Ohara, Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Kazuki Matsunaga, Eiji Koike
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Publication number: 20190326570Abstract: In a battery pack, a cover is fixed to a case by a special component. A first service plug includes a special tool detaching the special component. Part of the first service plug or part of a first lid closing it and part of a second service plug or part of an annular component between a second housing part and a second lid closing it are superimposed together via a superimposed part. In the superimposed part, part of the first service plug or part of the first lid is positioned on a deeper side in a direction where the first service plug and the first lid are detached. Accordingly, the first service plug cannot be detached unless the second service plug is detached, and unless both the first and second service plugs are detached, the cover cannot be detached from the case using the special tool, thus ensuring safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nariyuki Yoshinaga, Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike
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Patent number: 10447017Abstract: An electric storage device includes an electric storage module, a bracket, an electric junction box, and a wire harness. The electric storage module includes electric storage components. The electric storage module includes an end surface and peripheral surfaces perpendicular to the end surface. The bracket is mounted to the electric storage module and includes a first surface opposed to the end surface of the electric storage module and a second surface opposite from the first surface. The electric junction box is mounted to the bracket to be opposed to the second surface of the bracket with a gap between the electric junction box and the second surface of the bracket. The wire harness is connected to the electric storage module and disposed in a section of the gap in which the end surface of the electric storage module is opposed to the electric junction box.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryouya Okamoto, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hitoshi Takeda, Hiroki Itaya, Eiji Koike
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Patent number: 10431634Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Masanori Ohara, Satoshi Inoue, Eiji Koike, Yuto Tsukamoto, Asae Ito
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Patent number: 10418592Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a base material including one face provided with a recessed portion; and a light emitting element including a reflective layer provided on at least a surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency and filling the inside of the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed between the filling layer and the recessed portion, a first electrode having optical transparency and provided on at least an upper-layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer containing at least a light emitting layer and provided on an upper layer of the first electrode, a second electrode having optical transparency and provided on an upper-layer side of the organic layer, and an edge cover layer covering at least an end portion of the first electrode, and in the organic electroluminescence device, an upper face of the first electrode at a position of the recessed portion is positioned below a plane includingType: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Eiji Koike
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Patent number: 10411211Abstract: An organic EL element (10) includes a first light-emitting layer (33a) having the shortest emission peak wavelength of a light-emitting layer (33) and containing a host material and a TTF material or at least the TTF material, a second light-emitting layer (33b) containing at least a TADF material, a third light-emitting layer (33c) having the longest emission peak wavelength of the light-emitting layer (33) and containing at least fluorescent material. The excited triplet level of the TTF material is lower than the excited triplet level of the TADF material.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Manabu Niboshi, Eiji Koike, Asae Ito
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Patent number: 10411223Abstract: 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 reType: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Masanori Ohara, Yuto Tsukamoto, Eiji Koike
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Patent number: 10403841Abstract: An organic EL element is provided that has a high light emission efficiency and that emits a plurality of light beams having respective wavelength ranges different from one another, the light beams including short wavelength light having a high chromaticity. An organic EL element (1) includes an exciton generating layer (7) and a guest layer (8) that are adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Asae Ito, Yuto Tsukamoto, Manabu Niboshi, Eiji Koike, Shinichi Kawato, Katsuhiro Kikuchi
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Patent number: 10388923Abstract: In a vehicle battery unit, since a second support plate (30B) and a second end plate (29B) of a second battery module (22B) having a plurality of battery cells (21) stacked are placed on top of a first support plate (30A) and a first end plate (29A) of a first battery module (22A) having a plurality of the battery cells (21), it is possible to prevent the weight of the second battery module (22B) from being imposed on the battery cells (21) of the first battery module (22A). Moreover, since it is not necessary to provide on the exterior of the first battery module (22A) a member for supporting the weight of the second battery module (22B), it is possible to reduce the dimensions of the first battery module (22A).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi Takahashi, Eiji Koike, Daisuke Arai, Takurou Kamada, Kentaro Shibuya, Harumi Takedomi
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Patent number: 10381600Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Eiji Koike, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Masanori Ohara, Asae Ito