Patents by Inventor Hironori Toyoda

Hironori Toyoda 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: 9577213
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device includes: a lower electrode that is made of a conductive inorganic material and formed in each of pixels arranged in a matrix in a display area; a light-emitting organic layer that is in contact with the lower electrode and made of a plurality of different organic material layers including a light-emitting layer emitting light; an upper electrode that is in contact with the light-emitting organic layer, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive inorganic material; and a conductive organic layer that is in contact with the upper electrode, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda
  • Patent number: 9553279
    Abstract: An organic EL display device includes lower electrodes each provided for each of pixels, a bank layer formed so as to cover the peripheries of the lower electrodes and including bank openings through each of which a portion of the lower electrode is exposed, a light-emitting layer, an organic layer including portions each formed in the bank opening, a first barrier layer covering the organic layer, a second barrier layer covering the first barrier layer, an intermediate layer located at the edges of the bank openings, and light reflection films each provided under the lower electrode for each of the pixels. A first region where the intermediate layer is present when the pixel is viewed in a plan view includes, above or under the intermediate layer, a different layer structure from that of a second region inside the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Toyoda, Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9515132
    Abstract: A substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrodes are disposed is prepared. An organic electroluminescent film 22 is formed with the inclusion of a common layer that continuously covers the plural pixel electrodes. A common electrode is formed on the organic electroluminescent film. The common layer is irradiated with an energy ray above areas between the respective adjacent pixel electrodes with the avoidance of irradiation above the plural pixel electrodes. An electric conductivity of the common layer is reduced above the areas between the respective adjacent pixel electrodes, by irradiation of the energy ray. With this configuration, a current leakage can be prevented between the adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda, Takeshi Ookawara
  • Publication number: 20160233275
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL display device which includes an insulating surface, an anode electrode formed over the insulating surface, an organic layer formed over the anode electrode; a cathode electrode formed over the organic layer; and a photochromic layer in contact with the cathode electrode or the anode electrode, where the photochromic layer has a light-absorbing property with respect to a specific wavelength region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Hironori TOYODA
  • Publication number: 20160204187
    Abstract: A substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrodes are disposed is prepared. An organic electroluminescent film 22 is formed with the inclusion of a common layer that continuously covers the plural pixel electrodes. A common electrode is formed on the organic electroluminescent film. The common layer is irradiated with an energy ray above areas between the respective adjacent pixel electrodes with the avoidance of irradiation above the plural pixel electrodes. An electric conductivity of the common layer is reduced above the areas between the respective adjacent pixel electrodes, by irradiation of the energy ray. With this configuration, a current leakage can be prevented between the adjacent pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Toshihiro SATO, Hironori TOYODA, Takeshi OOKAWARA
  • Publication number: 20160190509
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device includes: a lower electrode that is made of a conductive inorganic material and formed in each of pixels arranged in a matrix in a display area; a light-emitting organic layer that is in contact with the lower electrode and made of a plurality of different organic material layers including a light-emitting layer emitting light; an upper electrode that is in contact with the light-emitting organic layer, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive inorganic material; and a conductive organic layer that is in contact with the upper electrode, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Toshihiro SATO, Hironori TOYODA
  • Patent number: 9362520
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device includes: a lower electrode that is made of a conductive inorganic material and formed in each of pixels arranged in a matrix in a display area; a light-emitting organic layer that is in contact with the lower electrode and made of a plurality of different organic material layers including a light-emitting layer emitting light; an upper electrode that is in contact with the light-emitting organic layer, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive inorganic material; and a conductive organic layer that is in contact with the upper electrode, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda
  • Patent number: 9345074
    Abstract: In an organic EL display apparatus, a chromaticity change of image display due to deterioration in an OLED is corrected. The organic EL display apparatus includes an EC element layer formed of one kind or a plurality of kinds of electrochromic elements which are disposed on an OLED portion and develop colors. Each of the electrochromic elements has a peak in a transmission spectrum during development of a color in any one of the emission wavelength bands of the pixels corresponding to the plurality of colors. The electrochromic element receives a DC voltage from a driver so as to be driven. Chromaticity of image display is adjusted by controlling a color development intensity of the electrochromic element by using the DC voltage which is applied by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda
  • Patent number: 9324947
    Abstract: A substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrodes are disposed is prepared. An organic electroluminescent film 22 is formed with the inclusion of a common layer that continuously covers the plural pixel electrodes. A common electrode is formed on the organic electroluminescent film. The common layer is irradiated with an energy ray above areas between the respective adjacent pixel electrodes with the avoidance of irradiation above the plural pixel electrodes. An electric conductivity of the common layer is reduced above the areas between the respective adjacent pixel electrodes, by irradiation of the energy ray. With this configuration, a current leakage can be prevented between the adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda, Takeshi Ookawara
  • Publication number: 20160111474
    Abstract: There is provided an EL display device of a color filter system which obtains sufficient brightness and contrast while making it difficult to generate a color mixture even if pixels become fine. An EL display device 100 according to the present invention includes a first substrate 1, a circuit layer 2 formed on the first substrate 1, a color selection reflection layer 11 formed in an upper layer of the circuit layer 2, lower electrodes 5 formed in an upper layer of the color selection reflection layer 11, a white light emission EL layer 7 formed in an upper layer of the lower electrodes 5, an upper electrode 8 formed in an upper layer of the EL layer 7, and a sealing layer 9 formed in an upper layer of the upper electrode 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Toshihiro SATO, Hironori TOYODA, Jun FUJIYOSHI
  • Patent number: 9287526
    Abstract: In an organic EL display device having plural organic EL elements each including an organic light emitting layer, an upper electrode formed on an upper side of the organic light emitting layer, and a reflective layer formed on a lower side of the organic light emitting layer, in which an image is displayed on a side of the organic light emitting layer on which the upper electrode is formed. The reflective layer in each of the organic EL elements includes a first plane, a second plane formed on a side lower than the first plane; and an inclined plane formed between the first plane and the second plane, and linearly inclined at a given angle equal to or higher than 35°, and equal to or lower than 55°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshio Miyazawa, Mitsuhide Miyamoto, Hironori Toyoda, Kouhei Takahashi, Masumi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9287337
    Abstract: A first substrate provided with a plurality of pixel electrodes is prepared. A bank layer is formed so as to be placed on the periphery of each pixel electrode to define a plurality of pixel regions and contain a metal ion adsorbent. An organic electro-luminescence film is formed so as to be placed on the bank layer and the plurality of pixel electrodes and contain a metal complex which is a compound having a ligand coordinated to a metal ion. A common electrode is formed on the organic electro-luminescence film. The organic electro-luminescence film is formed such that the concentration of the metal ions is decreased above the bank layer by the metal ion adsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Toyoda, Toshihiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20160064683
    Abstract: The display device includes a first organic electroluminescence element which includes an anode and a cathode which form a pair, and a light emitting layer which is formed between the anode and the cathode on a substrate. The light emitting layer includes a plurality of sub-light emitting layers which perform light emitting of colors which are respectively different. Each of the plurality of sub-light emitting layers is doped with a quantum dot light emitting material corresponding to a color to be emitted. A current with current density corresponding to a position of a sub-light emitting layer of a desired color among the plurality of sub-light emitting layers is injected to the light emitting layer, and the sub-light emitting layer of the desired color performs light emitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Hironori TOYODA, Toshihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 9257491
    Abstract: There is provided an EL display device of a color filter system which obtains sufficient brightness and contrast while making it difficult to generate a color mixture even if pixels become fine. An EL display device 100 according to the present invention includes a first substrate 1, a circuit layer 2 formed on the first substrate 1, a color selection reflection layer 11 formed in an upper layer of the circuit layer 2, lower electrodes 5 formed in an upper layer of the color selection reflection layer 11, a white light emission EL layer 7 formed in an upper layer of the lower electrodes 5, an upper electrode 8 formed in an upper layer of the EL layer 7, and a sealing layer 9 formed in an upper layer of the upper electrode 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda, Jun Fujiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20160006000
    Abstract: An organic EL display device includes lower electrodes each provided for each of pixels, a bank layer formed so as to cover the peripheries of the lower electrodes and including bank openings through each of which a portion of the lower electrode is exposed, a light-emitting layer, an organic layer including portions each formed in the bank opening, a first barrier layer covering the organic layer, a second barrier layer covering the first barrier layer, an intermediate layer located at the edges of the bank openings, and light reflection films each provided under the lower electrode for each of the pixels . A first region where the intermediate layer is present when the pixel is viewed in a plan view includes, above or under the intermediate layer, a different layer structure from that of a second region inside the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hironori TOYODA, Toshihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 9136443
    Abstract: Damage of a color filter due to erosion or the like in a process of patterning a light-shielding film to form a black matrix laminated on the color filter of a display device is prevented. Plural color filters are formed on a second substrate correspondingly to pixels. Protection films laminated on upper surfaces of the respective color filters are formed. A light-shielding film is laminated on a surface of the second substrate on which the protection films are formed. The light-shielding film is processed while the protection films are used as damage stoppers, and light-shielding members made of the light-shielding film selectively left along boundaries of the pixels are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20150221895
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device includes: a lower electrode that is made of a conductive inorganic material and formed in each of pixels arranged in a matrix in a display area; a light-emitting organic layer that is in contact with the lower electrode and made of a plurality of different organic material layers including a light-emitting layer emitting light; an upper electrode that is in contact with the light-emitting organic layer, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive inorganic material; and a conductive organic layer that is in contact with the upper electrode, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Toshihiro SATO, Hironori TOYODA
  • Publication number: 20150214279
    Abstract: There is provided an EL display device of a color filter system which obtains sufficient brightness and contrast while making it difficult to generate a color mixture even if pixels become fine. An EL display device 100 according to the present invention includes a first substrate 1, a circuit layer 2 formed on the first substrate 1, a color selection reflection layer 11 formed in an upper layer of the circuit layer 2, lower electrodes 5 formed in an upper layer of the color selection reflection layer 11, a white light emission EL layer 7 formed in an upper layer of the lower electrodes 5, an upper electrode 8 formed in an upper layer of the EL layer 7, and a sealing layer 9 formed in an upper layer of the upper electrode 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Toshihiro SATO, Hironori TOYODA, Jun FUJIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20150155341
    Abstract: A first substrate provided with a plurality of pixel electrodes is prepared. A bank layer is formed so as to be placed on the periphery of each pixel electrode to define a plurality of pixel regions and contain a metal ion adsorbent. An organic electro-luminescence film is formed so as to be placed on the bank layer and the plurality of pixel electrodes and contain a metal complex which is a compound having a ligand coordinated to a metal ion. A common electrode is formed on the organic electro-luminescence film. The organic electro-luminescence film is formed such that the concentration of the metal ions is decreased above the bank layer by the metal ion adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Hironori TOYODA, Toshihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 9048369
    Abstract: There is provided an EL display device of a color filter system which obtains sufficient brightness and contrast while making it difficult to generate a color mixture even if pixels become fine. An EL display device 100 according to the present invention includes a first substrate 1, a circuit layer 2 formed on the first substrate 1, a color selection reflection layer 11 formed in an upper layer of the circuit layer 2, lower electrodes 5 formed in an upper layer of the color selection reflection layer 11, a white light emission EL layer 7 formed in an upper layer of the lower electrodes 5, an upper electrode 8 formed in an upper layer of the EL layer 7, and a sealing layer 9 formed in an upper layer of the upper electrode 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda, Jun Fujiyoshi