Patents by Inventor Keiji Sugi

Keiji Sugi 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: 8698390
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a transparent electrode, a metal electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an intermediate layer. The transparent electrode is transmissive with respect to visible light. The metal electrode is reflective with respect to the visible light. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the transparent electrode and the metal electrode and is configured to emit light including a wavelength component of the visible light. The intermediate layer contacts the metal electrode and the organic light emitting layer between the organic light emitting layer and the metal electrode and is transmissive with respect to the visible light. A thickness of the intermediate layer is 60 nanometers or more and less than 200 nanometers. A refractive index of the organic light emitting layer to the visible light is higher than a refractive index of the intermediate layer to the visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiya Yonehara, Keiji Sugi, Daimotsu Kato, Tomoaki Sawabe, Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20140077169
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescence device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first organic layer and a second organic layer. The second electrode includes a metal. The first organic layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first organic layer is configured to emit light. The second organic layer is provided between the first organic layer and the second electrode. A refractive index of the second organic layer in a thickness direction for the light is lower than a refractive index of the first organic layer for the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Toshiya Yonehara, Tomio Ono, Tomoaki Sawabe, Keiji Sugi, Daimotsu Kato, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20130250557
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes and an organic light-emitting layer. The first electrode includes a first major surface and is optical transparency. The second electrodes extend in a first direction parallel to the first major surface and are separated from each other in a second direction parallel to the first major surface and perpendicular to the first direction. An optical transmittance of the second electrodes is lower than an optical transmittance of the first electrode. A distance along the second direction between a line extending in the first direction and a side surface of each of the second electrodes continuously increases and decreases along the first direction. The side surface is unparallel to the first major surface. The organic light-emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Tomoko SUGIZAKI, Daimotsu Kato, Keiji Sugi, Tomio Ono, Yasushi Shinjo, Yukitami Mizuno, Akio Amano, Tomoaki Sawabe, Toshiya Yonehara, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20130248825
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element includes: a first electrode having a first and a second major surfaces; a second electrode opposed to part of the first major surface; an organic luminescent layer provided between the first and the second electrodes; an optical layer having a third major surface opposed to the second major surface and a fourth major surface on opposite side from the third major surface. The fourth major surface includes a first region overlapping the second electrode, and a second region not overlapping the second electrode. The fourth major surface includes a first concave-convex provided in the first region and a second concave-convex provided in the second region. A planarization layer is provided on the second region and burying the second concave-convex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoko SUGIZAKI, Shintaro ENOMOTO, Akio AMANO, Tomio ONO, Yasushi SHINJO, Yukitami MIZUNO, Keiji SUGI, Tomoaki SAWABE, Toshiya YONEHARA, Daimotsu KATO
  • Publication number: 20130250214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an optical layer. The first electrode has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface and is light transmissive. The second electrode faces a portion of the first major surface. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic light emitting layer and the first electrode are disposed between the optical layer and the second electrode. The optical layer is able to transit between a first state where a traveling direction of light emitted from the organic light emitting layer is changed and a second state having a smaller degree of the change in the traveling direction of the light than the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: KEIJI SUGI, SHINTARO ENOMOTO, TOMIO ONO, TOMOAKI SAWABE, YASUSHI SHINJO, YUKITAMI MIZUNO, AKIO AMANO, TOMOKO SUGIZAKI, TOSHIYA YONEHARA, DAIMOTSU KATO
  • Publication number: 20130182418
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes first and second electrodes, an interconnection layer, an organic light emitting layer and a light scattering layer. The first electrode has includes first, second and third portions. The interconnection layer is electrically connected to the first electrode. The third portion overlays the interconnection layer when projected to the plane. The first and second portions do not overlay the interconnection layer. The second electrode overlays the second portion and does not overlay the first and the third portions. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the second portion and the second electrode. The second portion is disposed between the fourth portion of the light scattering layer and the second electrode. The fifth portion of the light scattering layer overlays the interconnection layer. The light scattering layer does not overlay the first portion when projected to the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Tomoaki SAWABE, Tomio Ono, Keiji Sugi, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Patent number: 8368129
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes an anode, a metal layer, a cathode, an organic electroluminescent unit, first and second insulating layers, and a plurality of conductive piercing layers. The metal layer has an electrical resistance lower than that of the anode. The cathode is provided between the anode and the metal layer. The organic electroluminescent unit is provided between the anode and the cathode. The first insulating layer is provided between the cathode and the metal layer. The conductive piercing layers pierce the organic electroluminescent unit, the cathode, and the first insulating layer along a direction from the anode toward the metal layer to electrically connect the anode to the metal layer, and are separate entities from the metal layer. The second insulating layer is provided between the organic electroluminescent unit and the conductive piercing layers and between the cathode and the conductive piercing layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto, Yasushi Shinjiyo, Taeko Urano, Akio Amano, Keiji Sugi, Tomoaki Sawabe
  • Publication number: 20120299482
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a light emitting device including an organic electroluminescent device that includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer arranged above the first electrode, and a second electrode arranged above the light emitting layer, a drive circuit that supplies a drive current between the first electrode and the second electrode to drive the organic electroluminescent device, and a drive stop circuit that stops the driving of the organic electroluminescent device when a value of the drive current falls below a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: Toshiba Lighting & Techonology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Keiji SUGI, Tomoaki Sawabe, Toshiya Yonehara, Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto, Tomoko Sugizaki, Daimotsu Kato, Akio Amano, Nobuo Shibuya, Hirokazu Otake, Keitaro Takasaka
  • Patent number: 8283858
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes an organic light-emitting unit, a first electrode, a second electrode and an optical layer. The organic light-emitting unit includes an organic light-emitting layer, a first and a second major surface. The first electrode is provided on the first major surface. The second electrode is provided on the second major surface and includes a conductive layer, a first interconnection and a second interconnection. The first interconnection is electrically connected to the conductive layer and aligned in a first direction parallel to the first major surface. The second interconnection is electrically connected to the conductive layer and aligned apart from the first interconnection and parallel to the first interconnection. The optical layer is provided on a side of the second electrode opposite to the organic light-emitting unit and includes a low refractive index portion and a high refractive index portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiya Yonehara, Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto, Keiji Sugi, Tomoaki Sawabe, Taeko Urano
  • Publication number: 20120241771
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device comprises a translucent substrate, a light extraction layer including a convex structure disposed in a net form on one surface of the substrate and having a tilted surface forming an acute angle relative to the substrate, and a planarizing layer disposed on the convex structure, a first electrode disposed on the light extraction layer, a luminescent layer disposed on the first electrode and containing a host material and a luminescent dopant, and a second electrode disposed on the luminescent layer. A refractive index of the planarizing layer is approximately equal to a refractive index of the first electrode or is larger than the refractive index of the first electrode, and a refractive index of the convex structure is smaller than a refractive index of the planarizing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu Kato, Keiji Sugi, Toshiya Yonehara, Tomoaki Sawabe, Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20120235127
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an organic light-emitting diode including an anode and a cathode which are arranged apart from each other, an emissive layer arranged between the anode and the cathode including a blue emissive layer located at the anode side and a green and red emissive layer located at the cathode side, the blue emissive layer containing a host material and a blue fluorescent dopant, and the green and red emissive layer containing a host material and a green phosphorescent dopant and/or a red phosphorescent dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Isao TAKASU, Keiji Sugi, Tomoaki Sawabe, Akio Amano, Jiro Yoshida, Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20120228591
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent light emitting device includes a transparent substrate, an intermediate layer, a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a plurality of fine particles and a flattened layer. The fine particles are adhered to a major surface of the transparent substrate. The flattened layer covers the fine particles and has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the fine particles. The flattened layer is transparent. The first electrode is provided on the intermediate layer. The first electrode is transparent. The organic light emitting layer is provided on the first electrode. The second electrode is provided on the organic light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoaki SAWABE, Tomio ONO, Keiji SUGI, Toshiya YONEHARA, Shintaro ENOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120229020
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a transparent electrode, a metal electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an intermediate layer. The transparent electrode is transmissive with respect to visible light. The metal electrode is reflective with respect to the visible light. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the transparent electrode and the metal electrode and is configured to emit light including a wavelength component of the visible light. The intermediate layer contacts the metal electrode and the organic light emitting layer between the organic light emitting layer and the metal electrode and is transmissive with respect to the visible light. A thickness of the intermediate layer is 60 nanometers or more and less than 200 nanometers. A refractive index of the organic light emitting layer to the visible light is higher than a refractive index of the intermediate layer to the visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshiya Yonehara, Keiji Sugi, Daimotsu Kato, Tomoaki Sawabe, Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20120075278
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic EL display includes a substrate and a pixel. The pixel is disposed on the substrate and includes a first color displaying portion and a second color displaying portion. The first color displaying portion has a first organic light emitting layer. The second color displaying portion has a second organic light emitting layer having an emission spectrum different from an emission spectrum of the first organic light emitting layer. The first color displaying portion has two sub-pixels. One of the two sub-pixels has a color filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yujiro HARA, Keiji SUGI, Nobuyoshi SAITO, Tomio ONO, Akio AMANO, Yukitami MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20110215362
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes an anode, a metal layer, a cathode, an organic electroluminescent unit, first and second insulating layers, and a plurality of conductive piercing layers. The metal layer has an electrical resistance lower than that of the anode. The cathode is provided between the anode and the metal layer. The organic electroluminescent unit is provided between the anode and the cathode. The first insulating layer is provided between the cathode and the metal layer. The conductive piercing layers pierce the organic electroluminescent unit, the cathode, and the first insulating layer along a direction from the anode toward the metal layer to electrically connect the anode to the metal layer, and are separate entities from the metal layer. The second insulating layer is provided between the organic electroluminescent unit and the conductive piercing layers and between the cathode and the conductive piercing layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto, Yasushi Shinjiyo, Taeko Urano, Akio Amano, Keiji Sugi, Tomoaki Sawabe
  • Publication number: 20110215711
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes an organic light-emitting unit, a first electrode, a second electrode and an optical layer. The organic light-emitting unit includes an organic light-emitting layer, a first and a second major surface. The first electrode is provided on the first major surface. The second electrode is provided on the second major surface and includes a conductive layer, a first interconnection and a second interconnection. The first interconnection is electrically connected to the conductive layer and aligned in a first direction parallel to the first major surface. The second interconnection is electrically connected to the conductive layer and aligned apart from the first interconnection and parallel to the first interconnection. The optical layer is provided on a side of the second electrode opposite to the organic light-emitting unit and includes a low refractive index portion and a high refractive index portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiya Yonehara, Tomio Ono, Shintaro Enomoto, Keiji Sugi, Tomoaki Sawabe, Taeko Urano
  • Publication number: 20110175067
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an organic light-emitting diode including an anode and a cathode arranged apart from each other, an emissive layer arranged between the anode and the cathode, a hole injection layer arranged between the anode and the emissive layer and including a polyethylenedioxythiophene, and a hole-transport layer arranged between the hole injection layer and the emissive layer and including a hole-transport material. The emissive layer includes a cathode side first area including a hole transport host material, an electron transport host material and an emitting dopant, and an anode side second area including the hole transport host material and no electron transport host material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Keiji Sugi, Akio Amano, Isao Takasu, Tomio Ono, Yukitami Mizuno, Tomoaki Sawabe, Atsushi Wada, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Patent number: 7790485
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device. The method includes: mounting a semiconductor light emitting element on a flat substrate; covering the semiconductor light emitting element on the flat substrate by a cover layer in a domed shape to form a light emitting device, the cover layer including at least a phosphor layer and a coating resin layer that are laminated in order, so as to fill around the semiconductor light emitting element; measuring an emission condition of the light emitting device; and forming a convex lens unit on the outermost of the coating resin layer using a liquid droplet discharging apparatus to adjust an emission distribution of the light emitting device based on the measured emission condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuko Nomura, Kenichi Mori, Isao Takasu, Keiji Sugi, Isao Amemiya, Miho Yoda
  • Patent number: 7611230
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a head unit including: an ultrasonic wave generation unit that generates ultrasonic waves; an ultrasonic wave focus unit that focuses the ultrasonic waves to an ultrasonic wave focus position; an ultrasonic wave transmission unit that propagates the ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic wave focus unit; and a wall plate that covers the ultrasonic wave generation unit, the ultrasonic wave focus unit and the ultrasonic wave transmission unit; an annular film that rotates while sliding along an exterior of the head unit; a film drive mechanism that rotates the film; and an ink application unit that applies ink over the film to form an ink layer, wherein the ultrasonic wave focus position of the head unit is directing to a position of the ink layer so as to eject an ink from the ink layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuko Nomura, Hitoshi Nagato, Isao Takasu, Kenichi Mori, Keiji Sugi, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Miho Yoda
  • Publication number: 20090020773
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device. The method includes: mounting a semiconductor light emitting element on a flat substrate; covering the semiconductor light emitting element on the flat substrate by a cover layer in a domed shape to form a light emitting device, the cover layer including at least a phosphor layer and a coating resin layer that are laminated in order, so as to fill around the semiconductor light emitting element; measuring an emission condition of the light emitting device; and forming a convex lens unit on the outermost of the coating resin layer using a liquid droplet discharging apparatus to adjust an emission distribution of the light emitting device based on the measured emission condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Yuko NOMURA, Kenichi Mori, Isao Takasu, Keiji Sugi, Isao Amemiya, Miho Yoda