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).

  • Publication number: 20230134804
    Abstract: A display device includes a thin film transistor layer and a light-emitting element layer in which a plurality of light-emitting elements is formed. Each of the plurality of pixels is provided with a rectangular portion formed in a rectangular shape in a light-emitting region. A long side direction of the rectangular portion is inclined at an angle predetermined with respect to a first direction predetermined in the display region. In pixels of the same luminescent color of the plurality of pixels, the rectangular portions of two pixels adjacent to each other in the first direction or a second direction orthogonal to the first direction are provided at positions rotated by 90° with respect to each other. In the plurality of pixels, a short side of each of the rectangular portions faces the light-emitting region of an adjacent pixel of a different luminescent color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: TOHRU SONODA, EIJI KOIKE
  • Patent number: 11424503
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike, Yosuke Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20220190069
    Abstract: A display device includes an active matrix substrate; a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of first electrodes, a function layer, and a second electrode; and a sealing layer. The light-emitting element layer further includes an edge cover layer configured to cover an end portion of each one of the plurality of first electrodes. The edge cover layer includes a plurality of openings configured to expose the plurality of first electrodes included in a plurality of pixels. The plurality of openings include a first opening with a rectangular shape. A first individual vapor deposition film with a rectangular shape is formed on the first electrode covering the first opening. In the first individual vapor deposition film, projection portions projecting from sections corresponding to at least some opposing vertices of the first opening to an opposite side to the first opening are provided on the edge cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: EIJI KOIKE, TOHRU SONODA, MASAHIRO INUZUKA, JUNYA SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20210351252
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: EIJI KOIKE, TOHRU SONODA, MASAHIRO INUZUKA
  • Patent number: 10985423
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nariyuki Yoshinaga, Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike
  • Patent number: 10873050
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Seiichi Mitsui, Shinichi Kawato, Manabu Niboshi, Eiji Koike, Masanori Ohara, Asae Ito
  • Publication number: 20200365850
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo SHINODA, Eiji KOIKE, Yosuke YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20200365851
    Abstract: A vehicle battery unit includes: a plurality of battery modules, each of which including a plurality of cells having cell terminals on top; battery cooling units having refrigerant passages through which a refrigerant passes; a supply pipe for introducing a refrigerant to the battery cooling unit; a discharge pipe for discharging the refrigerant from the battery cooling unit; voltage detection lines extending from the plurality of battery modules; a battery control device to which the voltage detection line is connected; and a battery case which accommodates the plurality of battery modules, the battery cooling unit, the supply pipe, the discharge pipe, the voltage detection line, and the battery control device. The supply pipe and the discharge pipe are disposed below the cell terminal and output terminals of the plurality of battery modules and are covered with a pipe cover. The voltage detection line is disposed above the pipe cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki OZAWA, Eiji KOIKE, Tetsuhisa SAKAMOTO, Yosuke YAMAGISHI, Nariyuki YOSHINAGA, Ryo SHINODA
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20200303670
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yuto TSUKAMOTO, Seiichi MITSUI, Shinichi KAWATO, Manabu NIBOSHI, Eiji KOIKE, Masanori OHARA, Asae ITO
  • Patent number: 10711338
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichi Kawato, Manabu Niboshi, Eiji Koike, Satoshi Inoue, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Yuhki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10658607
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Manabu Niboshi, Eiji Koike, Asae Ito
  • Patent number: 10651253
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Ohara, Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Kazuki Matsunaga, Eiji Koike
  • Patent number: 10541377
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Hideki Uchida, Eiji Koike, Satoshi Inoue, Masanori Ohara, Kazuki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 10516131
    Abstract: 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 i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Koike, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Satoshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190360086
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi KAWATO, Manabu NIBOSHI, Eiji KOIKE, Satoshi INOUE, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Yuhki KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10476033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Ohara, Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Kazuki Matsunaga, Eiji Koike
  • Publication number: 20190326570
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nariyuki Yoshinaga, Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike
  • Publication number: 20190326540
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yuto TSUKAMOTO, Katsuhiro KIKUCHI, Shinichi KAWATO, Manabu NIBOSHI, Eiji KOIKE, Asae ITO
  • Patent number: 10447017
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: 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