Patents by Inventor Kanta ABE

Kanta ABE 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: 20240396048
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material layer including a primary particle containing lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese and a secondary particle formed by aggregation of the primary particles, and calcium is contained between adjacent primary particles of the secondary particle. With such a structure, calcium inhibits oxygen release from the primary particle in charging and discharging, whereby the reliability of the secondary battery is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke YOSHITANI, Noriko MIYAIRI, Mayumi MIKAMI, Kazuki TANEMURA, Kanta ABE, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Kenta NAKANISHI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240313776
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first circuit, a first pad, a first comparator, a second comparator, and a control circuit. The first circuit is configured to pull up a voltage of a first node, and includes a plurality of first transistors connected in parallel to the first node. The first pad is connected to the first node. The first comparator is configured to compare a voltage of the first node with a first reference voltage. The second comparator is configured to compare the voltage of the first node with a second reference voltage. The control circuit is configured to control the plurality of first transistors based on an output of the first comparator and an output of the second comparator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Fumiya WATANABE, Kazuhiko SATOU, Kenro KUBOTA, Atsuko SAEKI, Ryota TSUCHIYA, Harumi ABE, Kanta NAGUMO
  • Publication number: 20240292648
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer is positioned between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The hole-injection layer contains a first substance and a second substance. The first substance is an organic compound which has a hole-transport property and a HOMO level higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The second substance exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the first substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Hiromi SEO, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Kanta ABE, Yuji IWAKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11974447
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer is positioned between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The hole-injection layer contains a first substance and a second substance. The first substance is an organic compound which has a hole-transport property and a HOMO level higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The second substance exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the first substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hiromi Seo, Kunihiko Suzuki, Kanta Abe, Yuji Iwaki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11968889
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element exhibiting high emission efficiency in a high luminance region is provided. A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a phosphorescent compound. The first organic compound is represented by a general formula (GO). The molecular weight of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 2000. The second organic compound is a compound having an electron-transport property. In the general formula (GO), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a fluorenyl group, a spirofluorenyl group, or a biphenyl group, and Ar3 represents a substituent including a carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hamada, Hiromi Seo, Kanta Abe, Kyoko Takeda, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20240057474
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element exhibiting high emission efficiency in a high luminance region is provided. A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a phosphorescent compound. The first organic compound is represented by a general formula (G0). The molecular weight of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 2000. The second organic compound is a compound having an electron-transport property. In the general formula (G0), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a fluorenyl group, a spirofluorenyl group, or a biphenyl group, and Ar3 represents a substituent including a carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Takao HAMADA, Hiromi SEO, Kanta ABE, Kyoko TAKEDA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20240030429
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material in which the number of defects that cause deterioration is small or progress of the defect is suppressed is provided. The positive electrode active material is used for a secondary battery. The positive electrode active material contains lithium cobalt oxide containing an additive element. After a cycle test is performed on a cell that uses the positive electrode active material for a positive electrode and a lithium electrode as a counter electrode, the positive electrode active material includes a defect and contains at least the same element as the additive element in a region in the vicinity of the defect. The additive element is contained also in a surface portion of the positive electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Ryo ARASAWA, Shunichi ITO, Shiori SAGA, Yohei MOMMA, Jo SAITO, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Teppei OGUNI, Yuji IWAKI, Kanta ABE
  • Publication number: 20230307628
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material having a crystal structure that is unlikely to be broken by repeated charging and discharging is provided. A positive electrode active material with high charge and discharge capacity is provided. A projection is provided on the surface of the positive electrode active material. The projection preferably contains zirconium and yttrium and is a rectangular solid. The projection preferably has a crystal structure that is tetragonal, cubic, or a mixture of two phases, tetragonal and cubic. In the positive electrode active material, the transition metal is one or two or more selected from cobalt, nickel, and manganese, and the additive elements are at least two or more selected from magnesium, fluorine, aluminum, zirconium, and yttrium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jo SAITO, Yohei MOMMA, Teruaki OCHIAI, Yusuke YOSHITANI, Kanta ABE, Kazuki TANEMURA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230246190
    Abstract: A carbon material with excellent characteristics is provided. An electrode having excellent characteristics can be provided. A novel carbon material can be provided. A novel electrode can be provided. A graphene compound including a vacancy includes a plurality of carbon atoms and one or more fluorine atoms, and the vacancy is formed with the plurality of carbon atoms and one or more fluorine atoms. The vacancy includes a ring-shaped region composed of the plurality of carbon atoms, and one or more fluorine atoms terminated in the ring-shaped region, and the ring-shaped region is a 18- or more-membered ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kanta ABE, Daichi HIGO
  • Publication number: 20230129659
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material with high charge and discharge capacity is provided. A positive electrode active material with high charge and discharge voltage is provided. A power storage device that hardly deteriorates is provided. A highly safe power storage device is provided. A novel power storage device is provided. A positive electrode active material containing lithium, a plurality of transition metals, oxygen, and an impurity element. The positive electrode active material includes a first region including a surface portion and a second region provided inward from the first region, and the concentration of a transition metal is higher in the first region than in the second region. An impurity region is included between the first region and the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kanta ABE, Yohei MOMMA, Yuji IWAKI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230104201
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer is positioned between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The hole-injection layer contains a first substance and a second substance. The first substance is an organic compound which has a hole-transport property and a HOMO level higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The second substance exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the first substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hiromi SEO, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Kanta ABE, Yuji IWAKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220414499
    Abstract: A property prediction system for a semiconductor element is provided. The property prediction system includes a memory unit, an input unit, a processing unit, and an arithmetic unit. The processing unit has a function of creating a learning data set from first data stored in the memory unit, a function of creating prediction data from second data supplied from the input unit, a function of converting qualitative data (a material name or a compositional formula) into quantitative data (the properties of an element and a composition), and a function of performing extraction or removal on the first data and the second data. The first data includes step lists of first to m-th semiconductor elements (m is an integer of 2 or more) and the properties of the first to m-th semiconductor elements. The second data includes a step list of an (m+1)-th semiconductor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Shunsuke HOSOUMI, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Kanta ABE, Yuji IWAKI, Daigo SHIMADA, Etsuko KAMATA
  • Patent number: 11489133
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with along lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer is positioned between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The hole-injection layer contains a first substance and a second substance. The first substance is an organic compound which has a hole-transport property and a HOMO level higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The second substance exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the first substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hiromi Seo, Kunihiko Suzuki, Kanta Abe, Yuji Iwaki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220344654
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode for a secondary battery, which has a small change in a crystal structure due to charging and discharging and has excellent cycle performance. The positive electrode for a secondary battery includes n positive electrode active material layers (n is an integer greater than or equal to 2), n?1 separation layer(s), and a positive electrode current collector layer. The positive electrode active material layers and the separation layer(s) are alternately stacked. The positive electrode active material layer contains lithium, cobalt, and oxygen. The separation layer contains a titanium compound. Titanium oxide and titanium nitride are preferable as the titanium compound, and titanium oxide is particularly preferable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Kanta ABE, Yuji IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20220250937
    Abstract: A novel method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material is provided. In the method, an acid solution is formed by mixing an aqueous solution containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese with an aqueous solution containing a first additive element; a composite hydroxide containing nickel, cobalt, manganese, and the first additive element is formed by a reaction between the acid solution and an alkaline solution; the composite hydroxide and a lithium source are mixed and heated (first heating) to form a composite oxide; and the composite oxide and a second additive element source are mixed and heated (second heating). The first additive element is at least one of gallium, boron, aluminum, indium, magnesium, and fluorine, and the second additive element is at least one of calcium, gallium, boron, aluminum, indium, magnesium, and fluorine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yusuke YOSHITANI, Takashi HIRAHARA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Kanta ABE
  • Publication number: 20210328145
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element exhibiting high emission efficiency in a high luminance region is provided. A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a phosphorescent compound. The first organic compound is represented by a general formula (G0). The molecular weight of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 2000. The second organic compound is a compound having an electron-transport property. In the general formula (G0), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a fluorenyl group, a spirofluorenyl group, or a biphenyl group, and Ar3 represents a substituent including a carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Takao HAMADA, Hiromi SEO, Kanta ABE, Kyoko TAKEDA, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 11043637
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element exhibiting high emission efficiency in a high luminance region is provided. A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a phosphorescent compound. The first organic compound is represented by a general formula (G0). The molecular weight of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 2000. The second organic compound is a compound having an electron-transport property. In the general formula (G0), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a fluorenyl group, a spirofluorenyl group, or a biphenyl group, and Ar3 represents a substituent including a carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hamada, Hiromi Seo, Kanta Abe, Kyoko Takeda, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10897012
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element exhibiting high emission efficiency in a high luminance region is provided. A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a phosphorescent compound. The first organic compound is represented by a general formula (G0). The molecular weight of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 2000. The second organic compound is a compound having an electron-transport property. In the general formula (G0), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a fluorenyl group, a spirofluorenyl group, or a biphenyl group, and Ar3 represents a substituent including a carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hamada, Hiromi Seo, Kanta Abe, Kyoko Takeda, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20200395568
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with along lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer is positioned between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The hole-injection layer contains a first substance and a second substance. The first substance is an organic compound which has a hole-transport property and a HOMO level higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The second substance exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the first substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hiromi SEO, Kunihiko Suzuki, Kanta Abe, Yuji Iwaki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10749112
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with a lower voltage and higher emission efficiency is provided. The light-emitting element includes a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The LUMO level of the first organic compound is lower than the LUMO level of the second organic compound, and a difference between them is larger than 0 eV and smaller than or equal to 0.5 eV. Furthermore, the HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than the HOMO level of the second organic compound. The guest material has a function of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. The first organic compound and the second organic compound form an exciplex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi, Kyoko Takeda, Kanta Abe, Hiroki Suzuki