Patents by Inventor Manabu Nakata

Manabu Nakata 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: 9214649
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting element including a transparent electrode, a reflecting electrode, and an organic layer that includes a light-emitting layer; a transparent multilayer body including a low-refractive-index layer and a high-refractive-index layer, the high-refractive-index layer being provided in contact with the transparent electrode; a first uneven structure at an interface between the low-refractive-index layer and the high-refractive-index layer, the first uneven structure including depressions and projections, a height of each of the projections relative to the depressions being 400 nm or more; and a second uneven structure at an interface between the reflecting electrode and the organic layer, the second uneven structure including depressions and projections, a height of each of the projections relative to the depressions in the second uneven structure being 20 nm or more and 100 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Inada, Taku Hirasawa, Manabu Nakata
  • Publication number: 20150280168
    Abstract: An organic EL element according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode having a light-transmission property, a functional layer which is located on the first electrode and which includes a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode which is located on the functional layer, the second electrode having an opening which exposes a part of the functional layer, the second electrode including a scatter reflection surface which scatters and reflects a light emitted from the light-emitting layer, the scatter refection surface opposing to the functional layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: MASAHITO YAMANA, MANABU NAKATA, TOSHIHIRO HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150179977
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting element including a transparent electrode, a reflecting electrode, and an organic layer that includes a light-emitting layer; a transparent multilayer body including a low-refractive-index layer and a high-refractive-index layer, the high-refractive-index layer being provided in contact with the transparent electrode; a first uneven structure at an interface between the low-refractive-index layer and the high-refractive-index layer, the first uneven structure including depressions and projections, a height of each of the projections relative to the depressions being 400 nm or more; and a second uneven structure at an interface between the reflecting electrode and the organic layer, the second uneven structure including depressions and projections, a height of each of the projections relative to the depressions in the second uneven structure being 20 nm or more and 100 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: YASUHISA INADA, TAKU HIRASAWA, MANABU NAKATA
  • Patent number: 8952371
    Abstract: An organic EL element comprises: a substrate; a first electrode formed at one surface side of the substrate; a second electrode opposing the first electrode; and an organic EL layer located between the first and second electrodes. In the organic EL element, the second electrode is a transparent electrode, and the first electrode is a reflecting electrode. The organic EL element is a top-emission type. The first electrode comprises a plurality of nanometer-size (nanometer-order) columnar structures formed on the above-mentioned one surface of the substrate, and each of the plurality of columnar structures has a metallic surface as the outermost surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Panasonic Corporation, Kyushu University, National University Corporation, LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Nakata, Chihaya Adachi, Yasukazu Nakata
  • Publication number: 20150034926
    Abstract: The organic electroluminescence element includes a functional layer which is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes a light-emitting layer. The second electrode includes at least an electrically conductive polymer layer which is in contact with the functional layer and has a light transmissive property. The organic electroluminescence element includes: a substrate; a sealing substrate with a light transmissive property; a transparent protection layer covering an element part including a stack of the first electrode, the functional layer and the second electrode; and a resin layer which is interposed between the transparent protection layer and the sealing substrate and has a light transmissive property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Nakata, Takeyuki Yamaki, Masahiro Nakamura, Masahito Yamana
  • Publication number: 20130328038
    Abstract: Provided are a phosphorescent material which is excellent in horizontal orientation and the like when a thin film is formed, a process for efficiently producing the phosphorescent material, and a light emitting element using the phosphorescent material. The present invention provides a phosphorescent material represented by the following general formula (1), a process for producing the phosphorescent material, and a light emitting element using the phosphorescent material, wherein the phosphorescent material has a straight-chain conjugated structure, a 2-phenylpyridine ligand, a central metal and a ?-diketone-type ligand, In the general formula (1), end substituents R1 and R2 each is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or the like, substituents a to l and o to s each is a hydrogen atom or the like, the central metal M is platinum or the like, and repetition numbers m and n each is an integer of 0 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, LINTEC CORPORATION, PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatsugu Taneda, Chihaya Adachi, Takuma Yasuda, Manabu Nakata, Yasukazu Nakata
  • Publication number: 20130277665
    Abstract: An organic EL element comprises: a substrate; a first electrode formed at one surface side of the substrate; a second electrode opposing the first electrode; and an organic EL layer located between the first and second electrodes. In the organic EL element, the second electrode is a transparent electrode, and the first electrode is a reflecting electrode. The organic EL element is a top-emission type. The first electrode comprises a plurality of nanometer-size (nanometer-order) columnar structures formed on the above-mentioned one surface of the substrate, and each of the plurality of columnar structures has a metallic surface as the outermost surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicants: PANASONIC CORPORATION, LINTEC CORPORATION, KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Nakata, Chihaya Adachi, Yasukazu Nakata
  • Publication number: 20090103704
    Abstract: A compact voice information processing device having excellent howling preventing effect, and a wiring system using the same device, which is excellent in function expandability and easy exchangeability, are provided. This processing device has a speaker, a first microphone disposed to face a diaphragm of the speaker, a second microphone disposed outside of an outer periphery of the diaphragm of the speaker, and a signal processing portion for removing an output voice component of the speaker mixed in an output of the second microphone by use of an output of the first microphone. This processing device is preferably used in a wiring system for transmitting information and electric power between plural locations in a building structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Kousaku Kitada, Keiichi Yoshida, Yoshio Mitsutake, Yasushi Arikawa, Hiroaki Takeyama, Tomohiro Ota, Hiroshi Kawada, Shinya Kimoto, Manabu Nakata, Yuya Hasegawa