Patents by Inventor Koya Shiratori

Koya Shiratori 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: 11956984
    Abstract: An organic EL element includes a pixel electrode, a light emitting function layer that is formed on the pixel electrode, an electron injection layer formed on the light emitting function layer, and a counter electrode that is formed on the electron injection layer and that has semi-transmissive reflectivity, in which the counter electrode contains a reductive material that reduces material of the electron injection layer and Ag with atomic ratio of 75% or more, and an adsorption layer is formed on the counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Lumitek Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Koya Shiratori, Yuki Hanamura, Tsutomu Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20230276652
    Abstract: An organic EL element includes a pixel electrode, a light emitting function layer that is formed on the pixel electrode, an electron injection layer formed on the light emitting function layer, and a counter electrode that is formed on the electron injection layer and that has semi-transmissive reflectivity, in which the counter electrode contains a reductive material that reduces material of the electron injection layer and Ag with atomic ratio of 75% or more, and an adsorption layer is formed on the counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Yuki HANAMURA, Tsutomu ASAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230276651
    Abstract: An organic EL element includes a pixel electrode, a light emitting function layer that is formed on the pixel electrode, an electron injection layer formed on the light emitting function layer, and a counter electrode that is formed on the electron injection layer and that has semi-transmissive reflectivity, in which the counter electrode contains a reductive material that reduces material of the electron injection layer and Ag with atomic ratio of 75% or more, and an adsorption layer is formed on the counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Yuki HANAMURA, Tsutomu ASAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11703750
    Abstract: An illuminator includes a light source that outputs first light, a wavelength converter that converts the first light into second light, an optical element that reflects the first light toward the wavelength converter and transmits the second light, and an illumination system which is disposed on the opposite side of the optical element from the wavelength converter. The wavelength converter includes a substrate, a reflection layer facing a first surface of the substrate, a wavelength conversion layer having a second surface and facing the reflection layer, and a structural element facing the second surface and having a plurality of protrusions that reflect part of the first light. The plurality of protrusions each have an inclining surface that inclines with respect to the second surface, and at least part of the first light and reflected off the inclining surface enters the illumination system without traveling via the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuha Hiroki, Koya Shiratori, Shinichi Yotsuya, Tetsuo Shimizu, Ryuta Koizumi, Shoichi Uchiyama, Tomoko Akagawa
  • Patent number: 11698579
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a dichroic layer provided to a first surface of the substrate, an intermediate layer disposed so as to be opposed to the substrate via the dichroic layer, and a wavelength conversion layer disposed so as to be opposed to the dichroic layer via the intermediate layer, and configured to convert light in a first wavelength band into light in a second wavelength band. The dichroic layer has two or more types of refractive index layers having respective refractive indexes different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya Shiratori, Wataru Yasumatsu, Takashi Gokuden, Kunihiko Yano
  • Patent number: 11683948
    Abstract: An organic EL element includes a pixel electrode, a light emitting function layer that is formed on the pixel electrode, an electron injection layer formed on the light emitting function layer, and a counter electrode that is formed on the electron injection layer and that has semi-transmissive reflectivity, in which the counter electrode contains a reductive material that reduces material of the electron injection layer and Ag with atomic ratio of 75% or more, and an adsorption layer is formed on the counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya Shiratori, Yuki Hanamura, Tsutomu Asakawa
  • Patent number: 11614679
    Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source section that outputs light belongs to a first wavelength band, a wavelength converter that converts the light that belongs to the first wavelength band into light that belongs to a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a first optical element that reflects the light that belongs to the first wavelength band and transmits the light that belongs to the second wavelength band. A first angle of incidence of the chief ray of the light that belongs to the first wavelength band with respect to a first surface of the first optical element is smaller than 45°, and a second angle of incidence of the chief ray of the light that belongs to the second wavelength band with respect to the first surface is smaller than 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta Koizumi, Koya Shiratori
  • Patent number: 11467417
    Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes an imaging light generating device configured to emit imaging light, a first diffraction element configured to diffract the imaging light emitted from the imaging light generating device, a second diffraction element configured to diffract the imaging light diffracted by the first diffraction element to form an exit pupil, and an optical filter disposed between the imaging light generating device and the exit pupil, and configured to attenuate a band on a short wavelength side of a peak wavelength of red light included in the imaging light emitted from the imaging light generating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Yonekubo, Koya Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20220299854
    Abstract: An illuminator includes a light source that outputs first light, a wavelength converter that converts the first light into second light, an optical element that reflects the first light toward the wavelength converter and transmits the second light, and an illumination system which is disposed on the opposite side of the optical element from the wavelength converter. The wavelength converter includes a substrate, a reflection layer facing a first surface of the substrate, a wavelength conversion layer having a second surface and facing the reflection layer, and a structural element facing the second surface and having a plurality of protrusions that reflect part of the first light. The plurality of protrusions each have an inclining surface that inclines with respect to the second surface, and at least part of the first light and reflected off the inclining surface enters the illumination system without traveling via the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Mizuha HIROKI, Koya SHIRATORI, Shinichi YOTSUYA, Tetsuo SHIMIZU, Ryuta KOIZUMI, Shoichi UCHIYAMA, Tomoko AKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220299855
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes a substrate, reflection layer on the substrate, wavelength conversion layer in the reflection layer and converting a light in a first wavelength range into a light in a second wavelength range, structure in the wavelength conversion layer and scattering a part of the light in the first wavelength range, and optical layer in the structure, reflecting a part of the light in the first wavelength range, transmitting another part of the light in the first wavelength range, and transmitting the light in the second wavelength range. The structure includes a first structure portion, second structure portion, and planar portion between the first and second structure portions, the optical layers in the first and second structure portions have first reflectance for the light in the first wavelength range, and the optical layer in the planar portion has second reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Mizuha HIROKI, Tetsuo SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11366377
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a reflecting layer, a wavelength conversion layer which is disposed on the reflecting layer, and which is configured to convert light in a first wavelength band into light in a second wavelength band, a structure which is disposed on the wavelength conversion layer, and which is configured to scatter the light in the first wavelength band, and an optical layer which is disposed on the structure, and which is configured to reflect a part of the light in the first wavelength band, transmit another part of the light in the first wavelength band, and transmit the light in the second wavelength band, wherein the optical layer is different in reflectance with respect to the light in the first wavelength band in accordance with an incidence angle of the light in the first wavelength band entering the optical layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya Shiratori, Mizuha Hiroki, Ryuta Koizumi, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11353785
    Abstract: Alight source device according to the present disclosure includes a light source section configured to emit first light in a first wavelength band, a first optical element configured to collect the first light emitted from the light source section, a second optical element having a first plane of incidence and a first exit surface, and a wavelength conversion element having a second plane of incidence and a second exit surface, and configured to convert the first light entering the wavelength conversion element through the second plane of incidence into second light having a second wavelength band, wherein the second optical element and the wavelength conversion element are disposed in a state in which the first exit surface and the second plane of incidence are opposed to each other at a distance from each other, and the second plane of incidence is larger in size than the first exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Yasumatsu, Tomoko Akagawa, Koya Shiratori
  • Patent number: 11201315
    Abstract: An organic EL device as an the electro-optical device includes a reflective layer; an opposite electrode as a semitransparent reflective layer; and a first luminescence pixel and a second luminescence pixel as first pixels, and a third luminescence pixel as a second pixel respectively having an optical path length adjustment layer and a functional layer provided between the reflective layer and the opposite electrode; in which the optical path length adjustment layer of the first luminescence pixel includes a fourth insulation layer as a luminance adjustment layer and the optical path length adjustment layer of the third luminescence pixel does not include a third insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koya Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20210382380
    Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source section that outputs light belongs to a first wavelength band, a wavelength converter that converts the light that belongs to the first wavelength band into light that belongs to a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a first optical element that reflects the light that belongs to the first wavelength band and transmits the light that belongs to the second wavelength band. A first angle of incidence of the chief ray of the light that belongs to the first wavelength band with respect to a first surface of the first optical element is smaller than 45°, and a second angle of incidence of the chief ray of the light that belongs to the second wavelength band with respect to the first surface is smaller than 45°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta KOIZUMI, Koya SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20210294192
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a reflecting layer, a wavelength conversion layer which is disposed on the reflecting layer, and which is configured to convert light in a first wavelength band into light in a second wavelength band, a structure which is disposed on the wavelength conversion layer, and which is configured to scatter the light in the first wavelength band, and an optical layer which is disposed on the structure, and which is configured to reflect a part of the light in the first wavelength band, transmit another part of the light in the first wavelength band, and transmit the light in the second wavelength band, wherein the optical layer is different in reflectance with respect to the light in the first wavelength band in accordance with an incidence angle of the light in the first wavelength band entering the optical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Mizuha HIROKI, Ryuta KOIZUMI, Tetsuo SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20210286253
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a dichroic layer provided to a first surface of the substrate, an intermediate layer disposed so as to be opposed to the substrate via the dichroic layer, and a wavelength conversion layer disposed so as to be opposed to the dichroic layer via the intermediate layer, and configured to convert light in a first wavelength band into light in a second wavelength band. The dichroic layer has two or more types of refractive index layers having respective refractive indexes different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Wataru YASUMATSU, Takashi GOKUDEN, Kunihiko YANO
  • Patent number: 11069874
    Abstract: An organic EL element includes a pixel electrode, a light emitting function layer that is formed on the pixel electrode, an electron injection layer formed on the light emitting function layer, and a counter electrode that is formed on the electron injection layer and that has semi-transmissive reflectivity, in which the counter electrode contains a reductive material that reduces material of the electron injection layer and Ag with atomic ratio of 75% or more, and an adsorption layer is formed on the counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya Shiratori, Yuki Hanamura, Tsutomu Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20210165312
    Abstract: Alight source device according to the present disclosure includes a light source section configured to emit first light in a first wavelength band, a first optical element configured to collect the first light emitted from the light source section, a second optical element having a first plane of incidence and a first exit surface, and a wavelength conversion element having a second plane of incidence and a second exit surface, and configured to convert the first light entering the wavelength conversion element through the second plane of incidence into second light having a second wavelength band, wherein the second optical element and the wavelength conversion element are disposed in a state in which the first exit surface and the second plane of incidence are opposed to each other at a distance from each other, and the second plane of incidence is larger in size than the first exit surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru YASUMATSU, Tomoko AKAGAWA, Koya SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20210074942
    Abstract: An organic EL element includes a pixel electrode, a light emitting function layer that is formed on the pixel electrode, an electron injection layer formed on the light emitting function layer, and a counter electrode that is formed on the electron injection layer and that has semi-transmissive reflectivity, in which the counter electrode contains a reductive material that reduces material of the electron injection layer and Ag with atomic ratio of 75% or more, and an adsorption layer is formed on the counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Yuki HANAMURA, Tsutomu ASAKAWA
  • Patent number: 10859899
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes a wavelength conversion layer which has a first face on which an excitation light is incident and a second face facing the first face, a first layer which is provided facing the second face and contains a first inorganic oxide, a second layer which is provided facing the first layer and contains a first metal or a second inorganic oxide that is different from the first inorganic oxide, and a third layer which is provided facing the second layer, contains either silver or aluminum, and reflects the excitation light or a light obtained by wavelength conversion of the excitation light by the wavelength conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Takagi, Kunihiko Yano, Tomohiro Yokoo, Wataru Yasumatsu, Tetsuo Shimizu, Shinichi Yotsuya, Koya Shiratori