Patents by Inventor Koyo Sakamoto

Koyo Sakamoto 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: 11758749
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element includes an anode, an organic light emitting layer disposed on an upper side of the anode, a first functional layer disposed over the organic light emitting layer and including NaF, a second functional layer disposed over the first functional layer and including an organic material containing Yb, and a cathode disposed on an upper side of the second functional layer. A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element, includes forming an anode, forming an organic light emitting layer on an upper side of the anode, forming a first functional layer including NaF over the organic light emitting layer, forming a second functional layer including an organic material containing Yb over the first functional layer, and forming a cathode on an upper side of the second functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Kosuke Mishima, Koyo Sakamoto, Muneharu Sato
  • Publication number: 20210343968
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element includes an anode, an organic light emitting layer disposed on an upper side of the anode, a first functional layer disposed over the organic light emitting layer and including NaF, a second functional layer disposed over the first functional layer and including an organic material containing Yb, and a cathode disposed on an upper side of the second functional layer. A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element, includes forming an anode, forming an organic light emitting layer on an upper side of the anode, forming a first functional layer including NaF over the organic light emitting layer, forming a second functional layer including an organic material containing Yb over the first functional layer, and forming a cathode on an upper side of the second functional layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke MISHIMA, Koyo SAKAMOTO, Muneharu SATO
  • Patent number: 11069856
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solution for organic EL contains a mixed solvent of two or more kinds of organic solvents which contain at least a first organic solvent and a second organic solvent, and an organic EL contributing material dissolved into the mixed solvent. The coordinates (HSP coordinates) specified by Hansen solubility parameters of the first organic solvent are Hd in a range of 17.5 to 19.5 (J/cm3)1/2, Hp in a range of 3.5 to 5.5 (J/cm3)1/2 and Hh in a range of 3.5 to 5.5 (J/cm3)1/2. The HSP coordinates of the second organic solvent are Hd in a range of 17.5 to 19.5 (J/cm3)1/2, Hp in a range of 0 to 2.0 (J/cm3)1/2, and Hh in a range of 0.5 to 2.5 (J/cm3)1/2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Oda, Shinichiro Ishino, Koyo Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20210111364
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate; anodes that are two-dimensionally disposed on or above the substrate; light-emitting layers that are disposed on or above the anodes in correspondence with the respective anodes; an intermediate layer that is disposed on or above the light-emitting layers and includes a fluoride of a first metal selected from alkali metals or alkaline earth metals; a functional layer that is disposed on the intermediate layer and includes a second metal selected from alkaline earth metals or rare earth metals; a cathode that is disposed on or above the functional layer; a blocking layer that is disposed on or above the cathode and includes a fluoride of a third metal selected from alkali metals or alkaline earth metals; and a sealing layer that is disposed on or above the blocking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Koyo SAKAMOTO, Kosuke MISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210083017
    Abstract: A display panel in which pixels each include light-emitting parts are two-dimensionally arranged across a main surface of a substrate. The light-emitting parts each include: a first electrode that is light-reflective; a first functional layer disposed above the first electrode; a light-emitting layer disposed above the first functional layer; a second functional layer disposed above the light-emitting layer and including ytterbium; and a second electrode disposed above the second functional layer and being light-transmissive. At least one of the light-emitting layer and the first functional layer is an applied film. With respect to each pixel, at least one of the light-emitting parts differs from any other of the light-emitting parts in terms of light emission color, and the at least one light-emitting part differs from the any other of the light-emitting parts in terms of film thickness of at least one of the light-emitting layer and the first functional layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro KOMATSU, Kosuke MISHIMA, Koyo SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200136078
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element includes an anode, an organic light emitting layer disposed on an upper side of the anode, a first functional layer disposed over the organic light emitting layer and including NaF, a second functional layer disposed over the first functional layer and including an organic material containing Yb, and a cathode disposed on an upper side of the second functional layer. A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element, includes forming an anode, forming an organic light emitting layer on an upper side of the anode, forming a first functional layer including NaF over the organic light emitting layer, forming a second functional layer including an organic material containing Yb over the first functional layer, and forming a cathode on an upper side of the second functional layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke MISHIMA, Koyo SAKAMOTO, Muneharu SATO
  • Patent number: 10526498
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ink for organic EL includes an organic EL contributing material and an organic solvent. A relative energy difference RED based on Hansen solubility parameters which attribute to the organic EL contributing material and the organic solvent, respectively, is less than 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Oda, Shinichiro Ishino, Koyo Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10454070
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an organic EL element including a first electrode, a light emitting layer, a ground layer, and a light-transmitting second electrode stacked in this order over a substrate. The ground layer is light-transmitting and electrically conductive, and its surface on which the second electrode is stacked has a surface roughness of 0.3 to 2.7 nm. The second electrode is a silver thin film layer formed of silver or containing silver as a main constituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Koyo Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10283711
    Abstract: A method of producing an organic electroluminescent ink includes reducing ozone contained in an organic electroluminescent mixture comprising an organic electroluminescent material and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Koyo Sakamoto, Shinichiro Ishino, Tomohiko Oda, Yasuhiro Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20190019989
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an organic EL element including a first electrode, a light emitting layer, a ground layer, and a light-transmitting second electrode stacked in this order over a substrate. The ground layer is light-emitting and electrically conductive, and its surface on which the second electrode is stacked has a surface roughness of 0.3 to 2.7 nm. The second electrode is a silver thin film layer formed of silver or containing silver as a main constituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventor: Koyo SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180069178
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solution for organic EL contains a mixed solvent of two or more kinds of organic solvents which contain at least a first organic solvent and a second organic solvent, and an organic EL contributing material dissolved into the mixed solvent. The coordinates (HSP coordinates) specified by Hansen solubility parameters of the first organic solvent are Hd in a range of 17.5 to 19.5 (J/cm3)1/2, Hp in a range of 3.5 to 5.5 (J/cm3)1/2 and Hh in a range of 3.5 to 5.5 (J/cm3)1/2. The HSP coordinates of the second organic solvent are Hd in a range of 17.5 to 19.5 (J/cm3)1/2, Hp in a range of 0 to 2.0 (J/cm3)1/2, and Hh in a range of 0.5 to 2.5 (J/cm3)1/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiko Oda, Shinichiro Ishino, Koyo Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20180030297
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ink for organic EL includes an organic EL contributing material and an organic solvent. A relative energy difference RED based on Hansen solubility parameters which attribute to the organic EL contributing material and the organic solvent, respectively, is less than 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiko Oda, Shinichiro Ishino, Koyo Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20170207388
    Abstract: A method of producing an organic electroluminescent ink includes reducing ozone contained in an organic electroluminescent mixture comprising an organic electroluminescent material and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicants: JOLED INC., JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Koyo SAKAMOTO, Shinichiro ISHINO, Tomohiko ODA, Yasuhiro YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170141316
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an organic semiconductor element including applying an organic semiconductor solution to a base is provided. The method includes, before the applying, bringing a pressure of an inert gas close to an ambient pressure while varying the pressure of the inert gas between a negative pressure and a positive pressure with respect to the ambient pressure. The inert gas is contained in a sealed container together with the organic semiconductor solution. The ambient pressure is a pressure of surroundings of the organic semiconductor solution in the applying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: JOLED INC., JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro YAMAUCHI, Shinichiro ISHINO, Koyo SAKAMOTO, Tomohiko ODA
  • Publication number: 20130313969
    Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a front plate and a rear plate provided to be opposed to the front plate. The front plate includes a display electrode, a dielectric layer for covering the display electrode, and a protective layer for covering the dielectric layer. The protective layer includes a base layer, and a metal oxide formed on the base layer. The metal oxide has a ratio from 0.1 to 10 inclusive between the maximum intensity of photoluminescence at a wavelength ranging from 200 nm to less than 300 nm and the maximum intensity of photoluminescence at a wavelength ranging from 300 nm to less than 500 nm. Furthermore, the metal oxide contains aluminum from 50 ppm to 200 ppm inclusive in terms of weight concentration, and fluorine from 150 ppm to 600 ppm inclusive in terms of weight concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaname Mizokami, Koyo Sakamoto, Yoshiyuki Hisatomi, Yoshinao Ooe
  • Publication number: 20120295017
    Abstract: An aggregated particle paste containing aggregated particles, each composed of a plurality of aggregated crystal particles made of magnesium oxide, and a solvent is prepared. A crystal particle paste containing crystal particles having a cubic shape, made of magnesium oxide, and a solvent is prepared. Thereafter, by mixing the aggregated particle paste and the crystal particle paste with each other, a mixed crystal particle paste is prepared. Then, by applying the mixed crystal particle paste to the base layer, a mixed crystal particle paste film is formed thereon. Thereafter, by drying the mixed crystal particle paste film, the aggregated particles and crystal particles are dispersed over the entire surface of the base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Kazuo Uetani, Koyo Sakamoto, Kaname Mizokami, Shinsuke Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20120274206
    Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided with a front plate and a rear plate disposed to oppose the front plate. The front plate includes a display electrode, a dielectric layer covering the display electrode, and a protective layer covering the dielectric layer. The protective layer includes a base layer and a metal oxide formed on the base layer. The metal oxide is resulted from grinding a metal oxide coarse particle. The metal oxide and the metal oxide coarse particle have peaks of photoluminescence in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 300 nm. The peak of the metal oxide has an intensity that is 60% or more and less than 100% of that of the peak of the metal oxide coarse particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Kaname Mizokami, Koyo Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8274222
    Abstract: A plasma display panel has a front plate and a rear plate disposed so as to face the front plate. The front plate includes display electrodes, a dielectric layer formed to coat the display electrodes, and a protective layer formed to coat the dielectric layer. The protective layer includes a base layer formed on the dielectric layer, and a plurality of particles dispersed in the base layer. The base layer has nanocrystalline particles made of magnesium oxide and having an average particle diameter in the range of at least 10 nm to at most 100 nm. The particles are aggregated particles in which a plurality of metal oxide crystal particles are aggregated. The aggregated particles have an average particle diameter at least twice to at most four times as large as a film thickness of the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinao Ooe, Koyo Sakamoto, Sadahiro Goto, Yoshiyuki Hisatomi, Kengo Kigami, Kaname Mizokami, Takeshi Kokura
  • Patent number: 8237363
    Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a front panel including a substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed, and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. The protective layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of aggregated particles of a plurality of crystal particles of metal oxide to the base film so that a plurality of aggregated particles are distributed over the entire surface, and the base film is made of MgO containing Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kaname Mizokami, Shinichiro Ishino, Koyo Sakamoto, Akira Shiokawa, Hiroyuki Kadou, Yoshinao Ooe, Hideji Kawarazaki, Kazuo Uetani
  • Patent number: 8198813
    Abstract: A plasma display panel including a front panel including a front glass substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode, and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. The protective layer includes a base film on the dielectric layer and aggregated particles of a plurality of aggregated metal-oxide crystal particles attached to the base film so that they are distributed over an entire surface. The aggregated particles are attached so that the number of aggregated particles per 10000 ?m2 is not less than 45 and not more than 350.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinao Ooe, Shinichiro Ishino, Yuichiro Miyamae, Koyo Sakamoto, Shinya Nakashima, Ryoichi Inoue, Kaname Mizokami