Patents by Inventor Kanako Nakata

Kanako Nakata 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: 11778843
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a quantum dot light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode, in this order. The electron transport layer includes a particulate metal oxide and a conductive resin that disperses the metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisayuki Utsumi, Youhei Nakanishi, Masayuki Kanehiro, Shota Okamoto, Hiroki Imabayashi, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Kanako Nakata
  • Publication number: 20230247848
    Abstract: A light-emitting layer included in a light-emitting element according to the disclosure contains a plurality of red quantum dots that emit red light, a plurality of green quantum dots that emit green light, and a plurality of blue quantum dots that emit blue light. The surface-to-surface distance between the red quantum dots adjacent to each other is longer than the surface-to-surface distance between the green quantum dots adjacent to each other, and the surface-to-surface distance between the green quantum dots adjacent to each other is longer than the surface-to-surface distance between the blue quantum dots adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: TATSUYA RYOHWA, KANAKO NAKATA, YUSUKE SAKAKIBARA, MAKOTO IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20230027405
    Abstract: A light-emitting element contains negative ions and positive ions, and includes a solid ionic layer, a layer containing quantum dots, and a cathode electrode and an anode electrode. The ionic layer includes a p-type doped region on the anode electrode side containing the negative ions in a higher quantity than the positive ions, an n-type doped region on the cathode electrode side containing the positive ions in a higher quantity than the negative ions, and a junction region between the p-type doped region and the n-type doped region. The layer containing the quantum dots is adjacent to the junction region. Alternatively, the quantum dots are contained in the junction region. Alternatively, the quantum dots are adjacent to the junction region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: YASUSHI ASAOKA, KANAKO NAKATA, TATSUYA RYOHWA, MAKOTO IZUMI
  • Patent number: 11377591
    Abstract: A QD particle dispersion contains a surface modification compound that protects a surface of QD phosphor particles dispersed in a solvent. The surface modification compound includes a heteroatom-containing functional group and a chain-type saturated hydrocarbon group. The QD particle dispersion is configured such that the absolute value of a difference between the surface free energy of an underlayer that provides a foundation for forming a QD layer in the light-emitting element and the surface free energy of the QD layer is 5 mN/m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kanako Nakata, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Makoto Izumi, Youhei Nakanishi, Hisayuki Utsumi, Masayuki Kanehiro
  • Publication number: 20220195300
    Abstract: The electroluminescent element includes a QD layer and an electron transport layers. QD phosphor particles contained in the QD layer are nanocrystals containing zinc and selenium, or zinc, selenium, and sulfur. A fluorescent half width of the QD phosphor particles is 25 nm or less, and a fluorescent peak wavelength of the QD phosphor particles is 410 nm or more and 470 nm or less. The QD layer contains a surface modifier that protects surfaces of the quantum dots, and a weight ratio of the surface modifier to the QD phosphor particles is 0.115 and more and 0.207 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Kanako NAKATA, Kazuki GOTO, Tatsuya RYOHWA, Masaki YAMAMOTO, Yuko OGURA, Yuka TAKAMIZUMA, Masanori TANAKA, Soichiro NIKATA, Tetsuji ITO, Mayuko WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220059766
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, wherein the light-emitting layer contains quantum dots and ligands, the ligands are a polymer including at least two repeating units, and each repeating unit includes, at an end of at least one side chain thereof, a modified functional group coordinated to any one of the quantum dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: KANAKO NAKATA, TATSUYA RYOHWA, MAKOTO IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20220037604
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a quantum dot light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode, in this order. The electron transport layer includes a particulate metal oxide and a conductive resin that disperses the metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: HISAYUKI UTSUMI, YOUHEI NAKANISHI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, SHOTA OKAMOTO, HIROKI IMABAYASHI, TATSUYA RYOHWA, KANAKO NAKATA
  • Publication number: 20210273189
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device including a light-emitting element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a quantum dot layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein, in the quantum dot layer, quantum dots each including a core, a shell covering the core, and a ligand coordinated with a surface of the shell and having defect compensation properties are layered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: HIROKI IMABAYASHI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, HISAYUKI UTSUMI, SHOTA OKAMOTO, YOUHEI NAKANISHI, TATSUYA RYOHWA, KANAKO NAKATA
  • Publication number: 20210024823
    Abstract: A QD particle dispersion contains a surface modification compound that protects a surface of QD phosphor particles dispersed in a solvent. The surface modification compound includes a heteroatom-containing functional group and a chain-type saturated hydrocarbon group. The QD particle dispersion is configured such that the absolute value of a difference between the surface free energy of an underlayer that provides a foundation for forming a QD layer in the light-emitting element and the surface free energy of the QD layer is 5 mN/m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: KANAKO NAKATA, TATSUYA RYOHWA, HIROSHI FUKUNAGA, MAKOTO IZUMI, YOUHEI NAKANISHI, HISAYUKI UTSUMI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO
  • Patent number: 10886442
    Abstract: A phosphor containing particle including a core portion which is a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a shell portion which is a matter in a form of a layer of resin which includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid and coats at least a portion of the core portion, and a phosphor containing particle including a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a metal oxide layer coating at least a portion of the particulate matter of resin. A light emitting device including a light source and a wavelength converter in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a translucent medium, and a phosphor containing sheet in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a sheet-shaped translucent medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryohwa, Kanako Nakata, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20200044124
    Abstract: A phosphor containing particle including a core portion which is a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a shell portion which is a matter in a form of a layer of resin which includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid and coats at least a portion of the core portion, and a phosphor containing particle including a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a metal oxide layer coating at least a portion of the particulate matter of resin. A light emitting device including a light source and a wavelength converter in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a translucent medium, and a phosphor containing sheet in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a sheet-shaped translucent medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tatsuya RYOHWA, Kanako NAKATA, Hiroshi FUKUNAGA, Makoto IZUMI
  • Patent number: 10483441
    Abstract: A phosphor containing particle including a core portion which is a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a shell portion which is a matter in a form of a layer of resin which includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid and coats at least a portion of the core portion, and a phosphor containing particle including a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a metal oxide layer coating at least a portion of the particulate matter of resin. A light emitting device including a light source and a wavelength converter in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a translucent medium, and a phosphor containing sheet in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a sheet-shaped translucent medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryohwa, Kanako Nakata, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20190305195
    Abstract: The present invention facilitates production of a wavelength conversion member which is produced with use of a phosphor element containing a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor. A phosphor element (10) includes semiconductor nanoparticle phosphors (11) dispersed in a matrix (12). An encapsulation body (13) has a thickness L and an inner diameter R which have therebetween a ratio of not more than 1, the phosphor element (10) has a particle size of 1 ?m to 30 ?m, and the phosphor element (10) is sealed in the wavelength conversion member while having a weight of not more than 0.8 g with respect to 1 g of a sealing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUKUNAGA, Tatsuya RYOHWA, Kanako NAKATA, Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Masatsugu MASUDA
  • Patent number: 10256377
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element configured to emit excitation light, and a phosphor layer in which phosphor particles are dispersed so as to emit fluorescence in response to the excitation light. The phosphor layer includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid having a polymerizable functional group. The light-emitting device further includes a protective layer that seals the light-emitting element therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Yamazumi, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Kenichi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Kanako Nakata, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20180358517
    Abstract: A phosphor containing particle including a core portion which is a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a shell portion which is a matter in a form of a layer of resin which includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid and coats at least a portion of the core portion, and a phosphor containing particle including a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a metal oxide layer coating at least a portion of the particulate matter of resin. A light emitting device including a light source and a wavelength converter in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a translucent medium, and a phosphor containing sheet in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a sheet-shaped translucent medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya RYOHWA, Kanako NAKATA, Hiroshi FUKUNAGA, Makoto IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20180240946
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element configured to emit excitation light, and a phosphor layer in which phosphor particles are dispersed so as to emit fluorescence in response to the excitation light. The phosphor layer includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid having a polymerizable functional group. The light-emitting device further includes a protective layer that seals the light-emitting element therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Noriyuki YAMAZUMI, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Kenichi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Kanako Nakata, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20180195690
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes a light-transmitting medium and phosphor-containing particles dispersed in the light-transmitting medium and including a resin and a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed in the resin, wherein the phosphor-containing particles have a particle size that is equal to or larger than a particle size of the semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor and that is equal to or smaller than a minimum thickness of the wavelength conversion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryohwa, Noriyuki Yamazumi, Kenichi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Kanako Nakata, Makoto Izumi