Patents by Inventor Ichiro Takemura

Ichiro Takemura 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: 20230329082
    Abstract: There is provided a photoelectric conversion film including a quinacridone derivative represented by the following General formula and a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by the following General formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki OBANA, Yuki NEGISHI, Yuta HASEGAWA, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Osamu ENOKI, Hideaki MOGI, Nobuyuki MATSUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230309331
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including a first organic semiconductor material, a second organic semiconductor material, and a third organic semiconductor material that have mother skeletons different from one another. The first organic semiconductor material is one of fullerenes and fullerene derivatives. The second organic semiconductor material in a form of a single-layer film has a higher linear absorption coefficient of a maximal light absorption wavelength in a visible light region than a single-layer film of the first organic semiconductor material and a single-layer film of the third organic semiconductor material. The third organic semiconductor material has a value equal to or higher than a HOMO level of the second organic semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta HASEGAWA, Nobuyuki MATSUZAWA, Yoshiaki OBANA, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Norikazu NAKAYAMA, Masami SHIMOKAWA, Tetsuji YAMAGUCHI, Iwao YAGI, Hideaki MOGI
  • Patent number: 11716896
    Abstract: There is provided a photoelectric conversion film including a quinacridone derivative represented by the following General formula and a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by the following General formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obana, Yuki Negishi, Yuta Hasegawa, Ichiro Takemura, Osamu Enoki, Hideaki Mogi, Nobuyuki Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 11700733
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including a first organic semiconductor material, a second organic semiconductor material, and a third organic semiconductor material that have mother skeletons different from one another. The first organic semiconductor material is one of fullerenes and fullerene derivatives. The second organic semiconductor material in a form of a single-layer film has a higher linear absorption coefficient of a maximal light absorption wavelength in a visible light region than a single-layer film of the first organic semiconductor material and a single-layer film of the third organic semiconductor material. The third organic semiconductor material has a value equal to or higher than a HOMO level of the second organic semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Hasegawa, Nobuyuki Matsuzawa, Yoshiaki Obana, Ichiro Takemura, Norikazu Nakayama, Masami Shimokawa, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Iwao Yagi, Hideaki Mogi
  • Patent number: 11495762
    Abstract: An imaging element which is formed by sequentially stacking at least an anode, an anode-side buffer layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a cathode, in which the anode-side buffer layer includes a material having structural formula in which thiophene and carbazole are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu Ujiie, Ichiro Takemura, Masaki Orihashi, Yohei Hirose
  • Publication number: 20220328771
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to the disclosure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed to face each other; and a photoelectric conversion layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and contains at least one kind of polycyclic aromatic compound represented by any one of the following general formula (1), the following general formula (2), and the following general formula (3):
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki OBANA, Yosuke SAITO, Norikazu NAKAYAMA, Yuki NEGISHI, Yuta HASEGAWA, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Osamu ENOKI, Nobuyuki MATSUZAWA
  • Patent number: 11459537
    Abstract: A sensor device according to the present technology includes a stack sensor. The stack sensor includes a first sensor layer and a second sensor layer. The first sensor layer has, as a detection target, a first substrate in a culture solution, the first substrate being changed in accordance with a change in a state of a cell. The second sensor layer has, as a detection target, a second substrate in the culture solution and is provided on the first sensor layer, the second substrate being changed in accordance with the change in the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Takemura, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Yoshio Goto, Kyohei Yoshimitsu
  • Publication number: 20220310951
    Abstract: An imaging element which is formed by sequentially stacking at least an anode, an anode-side buffer layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a cathode, in which the anode-side buffer layer includes a material having structural formula in which thiophene and carbazole are combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu UJIIE, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Masaki ORIHASHI, Yohei HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20220285630
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element uses organic materials and is provided with improved quantum efficiency and response rate. The organic photoelectric conversion element includes, in a photoelectric conversion layer, p-type molecules represented by Formula (1): in which A represents any one of oxygen, sulfur or selenium, any one of R1 to R4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl having 4 to 30 carbon atoms, the remainder of R1 to R4 each represent hydrogen, any one of R5 to R8 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl having 4 to 30 carbon atoms, and the remainder of R5 to R8 each represent hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yosuke SAITO, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Osamu ENOKI, Yuki NEGISHI, Yuta HASEGAWA, Hideaki MOGI, Yasuharu UJIIE
  • Publication number: 20220263038
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and an organic semiconductor layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed to face each other. The organic semiconductor layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and contains a fullerene derivative modified by a substituent having an absorbance smaller than that of a fullerene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: ICHIRO TAKEMURA, YUKI NEGISHI, YUTA HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 11398605
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to the disclosure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed to face each other; and a photoelectric conversion layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and contains at least one kind of polycyclic aromatic compound represented by any one of the following general formula (1), the following general formula (2), and the following general formula (3):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obana, Yosuke Saito, Norikazu Nakayama, Yuki Negishi, Yuta Hasegawa, Ichiro Takemura, Osamu Enoki, Nobuyuki Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 11349092
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and an organic semiconductor layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed to face each other. The organic semiconductor layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and contains a fullerene derivative modified by a substituent having an absorbance smaller than that of a fullerene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Takemura, Yuki Negishi, Yuta Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11335861
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element uses organic materials and is provided with improved quantum efficiency and response rate. The organic photoelectric conversion element includes, in a photoelectric conversion layer, p-type molecules represented by Formula (1): in which A represents any one of oxygen, sulfur or selenium, any one of R1 to R4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl having 4 to 30 carbon atoms, the remainder of R1 to R4 each represent hydrogen, any one of R5 to R8 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl having 4 to 30 carbon atoms, and the remainder of R5 to R8 each represent hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Saito, Ichiro Takemura, Osamu Enoki, Yuki Negishi, Yuta Hasegawa, Hideaki Mogi, Yasuharu Ujiie
  • Publication number: 20210366965
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element including a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed to face each other and a photoelectric conversion layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer contains at least a subphthalocyanine or a subphthalocyanine derivative, and a carrier dopant, in which the carrier dopant has a concentration of less than 1% by volume ratio to the subphthalocyanine or the subphthalocyanine derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: YU KATO, ICHIRO TAKEMURA, YOSHIAKI OBANA, NOBUYUKI MATSUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210320149
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including a first organic semiconductor material, a second organic semiconductor material, and a third organic semiconductor material that have mother skeletons different from one another. The first organic semiconductor material is one of fullerenes and fullerene derivatives. The second organic semiconductor material in a form of a single-layer film has a higher linear absorption coefficient of a maximal light absorption wavelength in a visible light region than a single-layer film of the first organic semiconductor material and a single-layer film of the third organic semiconductor material. The third organic semiconductor material has a value equal to or higher than a HOMO level of the second organic semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta HASEGAWA, Nobuyuki MATSUZAWA, Yoshiaki OBANA, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Norikazu NAKAYAMA, Masami SHIMOKAWA, Tetsuji YAMAGUCHI, Iwao YAGI, Hideaki MOGI
  • Patent number: 11107849
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed to face each other and a photoelectric conversion layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and contains at least a subphthalocyanine or a subphthalocyanine derivative, and a carrier dopant, in which the carrier dopant has a concentration of less than 1% by volume ratio to the subphthalocyanine or the subphthalocyanine derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Kato, Ichiro Takemura, Yoshiaki Obana, Nobuyuki Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20210257561
    Abstract: There is provided a photoelectric conversion film including a quinacridone derivative represented by the following General formula and a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by the following General formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki OBANA, Yuki NEGISHI, Yuta HASEGAWA, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Osamu ENOKI, Hideaki MOGI, Nobuyuki MATSUZAWA
  • Patent number: 11056539
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including a first organic semiconductor material, a second organic semiconductor material, and a third organic semiconductor material that have mother skeletons different from one another. The first organic semiconductor material is one of fullerenes and fullerene derivatives. The second organic semiconductor material in a form of a single-layer film has a higher linear absorption coefficient of a maximal light absorption wavelength in a visible light region than a single-layer film of the first organic semiconductor material and a single-layer film of the third organic semiconductor material. The third organic semiconductor material has a value equal to or higher than a HOMO level of the second organic semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta Hasegawa, Nobuyuki Matsuzawa, Yoshiaki Obana, Ichiro Takemura, Norikazu Nakayama, Masami Shimokawa, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Iwao Yagi, Hideaki Mogi
  • Patent number: 11018308
    Abstract: There is provided a photoelectric conversion film including a quinacridone derivative represented by the following General formula and a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by the following General formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obana, Yuki Negishi, Yuta Hasegawa, Ichiro Takemura, Osamu Enoki, Hideaki Mogi, Nobuyuki Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20200335541
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed to face each other and a photoelectric conversion layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and contains at least a subphthalocyanine or a subphthalocyanine derivative, and a carrier dopant, in which the carrier dopant has a concentration of less than 1% by volume ratio to the subphthalocyanine or the subphthalocyanine derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: YU KATO, ICHIRO TAKEMURA, YOSHIAKI OBANA, NOBUYUKI MATSUZAWA