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).

  • Publication number: 20170104045
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL device including a first substrate, a first organic EL element and a second organic EL element which is provided on the first substrate, a sealing layer which covers the first organic EL element and the second organic EL element, and a color filter which is provided on the sealing layer. The color filter includes a coloring layer overlapping the first organic EL element in a planar view, and a resin layer overlapping the second organic EL element in a planar view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki HANAMURA, Koya SHIRATORI, Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Patent number: 9620569
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel. The first pixel includes a first light-emitting element that emits light in a first wavelength range. The second pixel includes a second light-emitting element that emits light in a fourth wavelength range that is different from the first wavelength range and that includes a second wavelength range and a third wavelength range and a first color filter that transmits light in the second wavelength range emitted from the second light-emitting element. The third pixel includes a third light-emitting element that emits light in the fourth wavelength range and a second color filter that transmits light in the third wavelength range emitted from the third light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koya Shiratori
  • Patent number: 9590204
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-reflecting layer, a first electrode disposed on or above the light-reflecting layer, a semi-transparent reflective second electrode, a light-emitting function layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron-injection layer disposed between the light-emitting function layer and the second electrode. The second electrode is made of an Ag alloy having an Ag content of from 50% by atoms to 98% by atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kobayashi, Koya Shiratori, Atsushi Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20160233284
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode; a functional layer provided on the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode; an electrode provided on the functional layer; a sealing layer formed on the electrode; and a light blocking layer provided on an upper layer of the protective layer. The light blocking layer has carbon with an SP2 structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki HANAMURA, Koya SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20160211479
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-reflecting layer, a first electrode disposed on or above the light-reflecting layer, a semi-transparent reflective second electrode, a light-emitting function layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron-injection layer disposed between the light-emitting function layer and the second electrode. The second electrode is made of an Ag alloy having an Ag content of from 50% by atoms to 98% by atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu KOBAYASHI, Koya SHIRATORI, Atsushi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 9343512
    Abstract: A light-emitting device has a resonant structure including a reflection layer, an emitting layer and a semitransmissive reflection layer with the same optical length between the reflection layer and the semitransmissive reflection layer in all of regions from which light is emitted. The light emitting device further includes color filters through which light from the emitting layer having wavelengths of red, green and blue light is extracted, and a notch filter having the lowest transmittance for light having wavelengths in a region between red light and green light and wavelengths in a region between green light and blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya Shiratori, Takeshi Koshihara
  • Publication number: 20160025302
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel. The first pixel includes a first light-emitting element that emits light in a first wavelength range. The second pixel includes a second light-emitting element that emits light in a fourth wavelength range that is different from the first wavelength range and that includes a second wavelength range and a third wavelength range and a first color filter that transmits light in the second wavelength range emitted from the second light-emitting element. The third pixel includes a third light-emitting element that emits light in the fourth wavelength range and a second color filter that transmits light in the third wavelength range emitted from the third light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Koya SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20150243932
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including an element substrate that has a display area; and a counter substrate. When it is assumed that the length of the shortest edge of the display area is X1, the length of a longest diagonal line of the display area is X3, the thickness of the counter substrate is L1, the refraction index of the counter substrate is n1, the refractive index of the air is n2, and the minimum value of an angle, which is generated between a progress direction of light emitted from the organic EL elements and a normal vector direction is totally reflected in the surface, is ?, the relationship of X1/(2 tan ?)?L1?X3/(tan ?) is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150060811
    Abstract: In the light emitting apparatus having a resonance structure for adjusting an optical path length between the reflecting layer and the translucent reflecting layer, in which the emitting layer performs internal luminescence on a first wavelength region and a second wavelength region on a short wavelength side with respect to the first wavelength region, in the second wavelength region, a light emitting peak wavelength, a resonance peak wavelength, and an output wavelength satisfy a relationship of the light emitting peak wavelength>the output wavelength>the resonance peak wavelength, and film thicknesses of an array cavity layer and the emitting layer are adjusted so that an emission intensity of the output wavelength is equal to or less than 15% of an emission intensity of the output wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Koya SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20150029724
    Abstract: A light-emitting device has a resonant structure including a reflection layer, an emitting layer and a semitransmissive reflection layer with the same optical length between the reflection layer and the semitransmissive reflection layer in all of regions from which light is emitted. The light emitting device further includes color filters through which light from the emitting layer having wavelengths of red, green and blue light is extracted, and a notch filter having the lowest transmittance for light having wavelengths in a region between red light and green light and wavelengths in a region between green light and blue light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Patent number: 8835943
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; a light-emitting layer which is provided between the anode and the cathode and emits light as the anode and the cathode are electrically connected to each other; and an organic layer which is provided between the anode and the light-emitting layer to come in contact with both layers. The organic layer has a first function of transporting holes and a second function of preventing electrons infiltrating from the light-emitting layer from staying in the organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Yamamoto, Tetsuji Fujita, Koya Shiratori
  • Patent number: 8810129
    Abstract: On one short side of a rectangular aperture area, transparent conductive films are patterned by being deviated in a stepwise shape. On another side, an end surface of the transparent conductive films is patterned to be aligned. The end surface of the transparent conductive films is covered with an insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Koya Shiratori
  • Patent number: 8792068
    Abstract: A lighting device at least has: a plurality of light emitting elements that emit light by a forward direction current; a direct-current power supply; a first wiring and a second wiring for supplying electrical power to the plurality of light emitting elements from the direct-current power supply; and a switch for switching the polarity of the electrical power to be supplied to the first wiring and the second wiring; in which the plurality of light emitting elements include forward direction connection in which the forward direction current flows when the electrical power having a positive polarity is applied to the first wiring and reverse direction connection in which the forward direction current flows when the electrical power having a positive polarity is applied to the second wiring and being connected between the first wiring and the second wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koya Shiratori, Akio Fukase
  • Patent number: 8686448
    Abstract: D={(2?m+?L+?U)/4?}? is satisfied when an optical path length between a reflecting layer and pixel electrode and a counter electrode is D, a phase shift in reflection in the reflecting layer and pixel electrode is ?L, a phase shift in reflection in the counter electrode is ?U, a peak wavelength of a standing wave generated between the reflecting layer and pixel electrode, and the counter electrode is ?, and an integer of 2 or less is m. Here, among red, green, and blue pixel reflecting layer and pixel electrode, at least one reflecting layer and pixel electrode may be made of a different metal material from that of the other reflecting layer and pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Koya Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20120299031
    Abstract: D={(2?m+?L+?U)/4?}? is satisfied when an optical path length between a reflecting layer and pixel electrode and a counter electrode is D, a phase shift in reflection in the reflecting layer and pixel electrode is ?L, a phase shift in reflection in the counter electrode is ?U, a peak wavelength of a standing wave generated between the reflecting layer and pixel electrode, and the counter electrode is ?, and an integer of 2 or less is m. Here, among red, green, and blue pixel reflecting layer and pixel electrode, at least one reflecting layer and pixel electrode may be made of a different metal material from that of the other reflecting layer and pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koya SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20120229014
    Abstract: On one short side of a rectangular aperture area, transparent conductive films are patterned by being deviated in a stepwise shape. On another side, an end surface of the transparent conductive films is patterned to be aligned. The end surface of the transparent conductive films is covered with an insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koya SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20120056213
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; a light-emitting layer which is provided between the anode and the cathode and emits light as the anode and the cathode are electrically connected to each other; and an organic layer which is provided between the anode and the light-emitting layer to come in contact with both layers. The organic layer has a first function of transporting holes and a second function of preventing electrons infiltrating from the light-emitting layer from staying in the organic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi YAMAMOTO, Tetsuji FUJITA, Koya SHIRATORI
  • Patent number: 8093587
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes a light-emitting element having a first electrode disposed above a substrate, a second electrode arranged above the first electrode, and a light emission functional layer arranged between the first and second electrodes. The second electrode includes a mixture layer composed of a mixture of an electron-injecting material and a reducing material for reducing the electron-injecting material and a transparent electrically conductive layer formed on the mixture layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koya Shiratori, Hidekazu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8076687
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element which includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a light emitting function layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a reflection layer which reflects light emitted from the light emitting function layer toward the light emitting function layer; and a translucent transflective layer which is disposed opposite the reflection layer with the light emitting function layer interposed therebetween to reflect some of the light emitted from the light emitting function layer toward the light emitting function layer and to transmit the remainder of the light. The translucent transflective layer is centered between a first layer having a refractive index n1 and being disposed on a side of the reflection layer and a second layer having a refractive index n2 (where n2<n1) and being disposed opposite the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kobayashi, Koya Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20110058119
    Abstract: A lighting device at least has: a plurality of light emitting elements that emit light by a forward direction current; a direct-current power supply; a first wiring and a second wiring for supplying electrical power to the plurality of light emitting elements from the direct-current power supply; and a switch for switching the polarity of the electrical power to be supplied to the first wiring and the second wiring; in which the plurality of light emitting elements include forward direction connection in which the forward direction current flows when the electrical power having a positive polarity is applied to the first wiring and reverse direction connection in which the forward direction current flows when the electrical power having a positive polarity is applied to the second wiring and being connected between the first wiring and the second wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya SHIRATORI, Akio FUKASE