Patents by Inventor Ippei Nishinaka

Ippei Nishinaka 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: 20240120449
    Abstract: For example, deterioration in image quality due to end-surface vignetting is suppressed. A light emitting device includes at least two light emitting elements provided on a substrate, and a transparent resin part provided so as to cover the light emitting elements, in which in a sectional view, when the size of the width of the light emitting element positioned at an end part is a (?m), a surface distance between the light emitting element and a surface of the transparent resin part is x (?m), an end surface distance between the light emitting element and an end surface of the transparent resin part closest to the light emitting element is y (?m), and the refractive index of the transparent resin part is ?m, an expression (1) below or expressions (2) and (3) below are satisfied. y<(1.44?m?0.76)×x+(0.08?m?0.04)×a?0.02?m?0.47??(Expression 1) y<(1.44?m?0.76)×x+(0.08?m?0.04)×a?0.02?m?0.47??(Expression 2) y<(1.44?m?0.76)×x+(0.15?m?0.08)×a?0.06?m?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: IPPEI NISHINAKA, HIROKI NAITO, KATSUHIRO TOMODA
  • Patent number: 11889732
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first pixels each including a first light emitting diode element and a second light emitting diode element having different colors, and a plurality of second pixels each including a third light emitting diode element and a fourth light emitting diode element having different colors. The first pixel and the second pixel have different combinations of colors of light emitting diode elements, the first light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, and the third light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, a yellow light emitting diode element, or a white light emitting diode element. The first pixels and the second pixels are alternately arranged in a first direction and alternately arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Norifumi Kikuchi, Hisao Sakurai, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Publication number: 20230420441
    Abstract: Provided is a display device which enables a reduction in the number of signal lines. A display device includes: a substrate; multiple pixels that are provided on the substrate and form multiple columns; and multiple signal lines that are provided on the substrate and extend in a column direction. The multiple pixels include at least one of multiple first pixels having light emitting diode elements of three colors or multiple second pixels having light emitting diode elements of two colors. The number of the signal lines is two per column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
  • Publication number: 20230170454
    Abstract: A display device is provided with a substrate, a plurality of surface mount devices two-dimensionally arranged on the substrate in a first direction and a second direction, and a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of scanning lines arranged on the substrate. The surface mount device is provided with four pixels. Each of the four pixels is provided with light sources of three colors, and each of the light sources of three colors includes a light emitting diode element. The plurality of scanning lines extends in the first direction, and the plurality of signal lines extends in the second direction. The number of signal lines is three for two pixels arranged in the first direction, and the number of scanning lines is four for two pixels arranged in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
  • Publication number: 20230124835
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first pixels each including a first light emitting diode element and a second light emitting diode element having different colors, and a plurality of second pixels each including a third light emitting diode element and a fourth light emitting diode element having different colors. The first pixel and the second pixel have different combinations of colors of light emitting diode elements, the first light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, and the third light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, a yellow light emitting diode element, or a white light emitting diode element. The first pixels and the second pixels are alternately arranged in a first direction and alternately arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
  • Publication number: 20220102327
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a plurality of unit regions disposed adjacent to each other, a first region that is provided in each of the unit regions, and emits first light, and a second region that is provided outside the first region in each of the unit regions, and emits second light. The second light is different from the first light in at least one of luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component, the second regions are provided between adjacent ones of the first regions, and a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the second light to be emitted from adjacent ones of the unit regions is smaller than a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the first light and the second light in a same one of the unit regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: AKIRA OHMAE, YUSUKE KATAOKA, TATSUO OHASHI, NORIFUMI KIKUCHI, KATSUHIRO TOMODA, GOSHI BIWA, IPPEI NISHINAKA
  • Patent number: 11222876
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a plurality of unit regions disposed adjacent to each other, a first region that is provided in each of the unit regions, and emits first light, and a second region that is provided outside the first region in each of the unit regions, and emits second light. The second light is different from the first light in at least one of luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component, the second regions are provided between adjacent ones of the first regions, and a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the second light to be emitted from adjacent ones of the unit regions is smaller than a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the first light and the second light in a same one of the unit regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Norifumi Kikuchi, Katsuhiro Tomoda, Goshi Biwa, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Patent number: 11158767
    Abstract: [Object] A light-emitting element includes: a semiconductor layer; a first electrode portion; a second electrode portion; a first insulating layer; and a metal layer. The semiconductor layer includes an active layer, a first-conductivity-type layer, and a second-conductivity-type layer, and has a semiconductor-layer side surface including a side surface of the active layer, a side surface of the first-conductivity-type layer, and a side surface of the second-conductivity-type layer. The first electrode portion is connected to the first-conductivity-type layer. The second electrode portion is connected to the second-conductivity-type layer. The first insulating layer is in contact at least with a part of the semiconductor-layer side surface, the part of the semiconductor-layer side surface corresponding to a part of the side surface of the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Goshi Biwa, Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Patent number: 11081028
    Abstract: A light-emitting device assembly includes a light-emitting device including a light-emitting layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode, and a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion provided on a base, in which the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are separated from each other by a separation portion, the base is exposed from the separation portion, a wide portion is on a first connecting portion side of the separation portion, the first electrode includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the first electrode is connected to the first connecting portion, the first portion of the first electrode extends from the second portion of the first electrode, and an orthographic projection image of the first portion of the first electrode with respect to the base and the wide portion of the separation portion overlap with each other at least in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Sayaka Aoki, Hiroki Naito, Ippei Nishinaka, Tsuyoshi Sahoda, Toshio Fujino, Hideyuki Nishioka, Goshi Biwa
  • Patent number: 11024783
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting part 21, a black layer 51, and a light diffusion part 41 that is formed on or above the black layer 51. The black layer 51 is provided with an opening part 53 that allows light emitted from the light emitting part to pass through it. Then, light having passed through the opening part 53 passes through the light diffusion part 41.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Sayaka Aoki, Ippei Nishinaka, Goshi Biwa
  • Publication number: 20210134765
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including: a plurality of unit regions disposed adjacent to each other; a first region that is provided in each of the unit regions, and emits first light; and a second region that is provided outside the first region in each of the unit regions, and emits second light, the second light being different from the first light in at least one of luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component, the second regions being provided between adjacent ones of the first regions, and a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the second light to be emitted from adjacent ones of the unit regions being smaller than a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the first light and the second light in a same one of the unit regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: AKIRA OHMAE, YUSUKE KATAOKA, TATSUO OHASHI, NORIFUMI KIKUCHI, KATSUHIRO TOMODA, GOSHI BIWA, IPPEI NISHINAKA
  • Patent number: 10937929
    Abstract: [Solving Means] A semiconductor unit includes a substrate, a semiconductor device, and a plating layer. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer and one or more electrodes, the one or more electrodes being connected to the semiconductor layer and including a platinum-group element as a main material. The plating layer bonds the substrate and the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Ippei Nishinaka, Goshi Biwa
  • Patent number: 10823337
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting apparatus, including a plurality of light emitting elements having biased light properties; and a mounting substrate where the light emitting elements are arranged such that the biased light properties are complemented within a group including at least two light emitting elements among a plurality of the light emitting elements. Also, there are provided a light emitting unit, a display apparatus, an electronic device and a light emitting element using a plurality of point light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Ippei Nishinaka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Gen Sakoda, Goshi Biwa
  • Publication number: 20200302835
    Abstract: A light-emitting device assembly includes: a light-emitting device 11 including a light-emitting layer, a first electrode 31, and a second electrode 32; and a first connecting portion 41 and a second connecting portion 42 provided on a base 40, in which the first connecting portion 41 and the second connecting portion 42 are separated from each other by a separation portion 43, the base 40 being exposed from the separation portion 43, a wide portion 44 is provided on a first connecting portion side of the separation portion 43, the first electrode 31 includes a first portion 31A and a second portion 31B, the second portion 31B of the first electrode is connected to the first connecting portion 41, the first portion 31A of the first electrode extends from the second portion 31B of the first electrode, and an orthographic projection image of the first portion 31A of the first electrode with respect to the base 40 and the wide portion 44 of the separation portion 43 overlap with each other at least in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: AKIRA OHMAE, YUSUKE KATAOKA, TATSUO OHASHI, SAYAKA AOKI, HIROKI NAITO, IPPEI NISHINAKA, TSUYOSHI SAHODA, TOSHIO FUJINO, HIDEYUKI NISHIOKA, GOSHI BIWA
  • Patent number: 10657868
    Abstract: A display apparatus may comprise a display section and circuitry. The display section may comprise a plurality of display units arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein each of the display units comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and each of the plurality pixels comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices that are each configured to emit a different color of light. The circuitry may be configured to generate a corrected image signal based on an uncorrected image signal and correction factors that correct luminance and chromaticity of the light-emitting devices, including at least some correction factors determined by adjusting light emission intensity ratios of first light-emitting devices that are configured to emit light of a particular color and are disposed in different ones of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Goshi Biwa, Norifumi Kikuchi, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Publication number: 20190140154
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting part 21, a black layer 51, and a light diffusion part 41 that is formed on or above the black layer 51. The black layer 51 is provided with an opening part 53 that allows light emitted from the light emitting part to pass through it. Then, light having passed through the opening part 53 passes through the light diffusion part 41.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: AKIRA OHMAE, YUSUKE KATAOKA, TATSUO OHASHI, SAYAKA AOKI, IPPEI NISHINAKA, GOSHI BIWA
  • Publication number: 20190086035
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting apparatus, including a plurality of light emitting elements having biased light properties; and a mounting substrate where the light emitting elements are arranged such that the biased light properties are complemented within a group including at least two light emitting elements among a plurality of the light emitting elements. Also, there are provided a light emitting unit, a display apparatus, an electronic device and a light emitting element using a plurality of point light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Ippei Nishinaka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Gen Sakoda, Goshi Biwa
  • Patent number: 10168004
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting apparatus, including a plurality of light emitting elements having biased light properties; and a mounting substrate where the light emitting elements are arranged such that the biased light properties are complemented within a group including at least two light emitting elements among a plurality of the light emitting elements. Also, there are provided a light emitting unit, a display apparatus, an electronic device and a light emitting element using a plurality of point light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Ippei Nishinaka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Gen Sakoda, Goshi Biwa
  • Publication number: 20180062047
    Abstract: [Object] A light-emitting element includes: a semiconductor layer; a first electrode portion; a second electrode portion; a first insulating layer; and a metal layer. The semiconductor layer includes an active layer, a first-conductivity-type layer, and a second-conductivity-type layer, and has a semiconductor-layer side surface including a side surface of the active layer, a side surface of the first-conductivity-type layer, and a side surface of the second-conductivity-type layer. The first electrode portion is connected to the first-conductivity-type layer. The second electrode portion is connected to the second-conductivity-type layer. The first insulating layer is in contact at least with a part of the semiconductor-layer side surface, the part of the semiconductor-layer side surface corresponding to a part of the side surface of the active layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: GOSHI BIWA, AKIRA OHMAE, YUSUKE KATAOKA, TATSUO OHASHI, IPPEI NISHINAKA
  • Publication number: 20180047325
    Abstract: A display apparatus may comprise a display section and circuitry. The display section may comprise a plurality of display units arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein each of the display units comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and each of the plurality pixels comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices that are each configured to emit a different color of light. The circuity may be configured to generate a corrected image signal based on an uncorrected image signal and correction factors that correct luminance and chromaticity of the light-emitting devices, including at least some correction factors determined by adjusting light emission intensity ratios of first light-emitting devices that are configured to emit light of a particular color and are disposed in different ones of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Goshi Biwa, Norifumi Kikuchi, Ippei Nishinaka