Patents by Inventor Mariko Furuta

Mariko Furuta 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: 20230077028
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting device including an insulating layer, an organic light-emitting element disposed on the main surface of the insulating layer, and a color filter layer covering the organic light-emitting element and including a first color filter that passes light with a first wavelength and a second color filter that passes light with a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, wherein the concentration of an organic alkali having a nitrogen atom and a hydroxy group contained in the color filter layer is less than 108.2 ng/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mariko Furuta, Yoshihisa Kawamura, Yuto Nozaki, Yuuki Kumagae, Kotaro Abukawa, Kunihito Ide, Jun Kamatani, Satoru Shiobara, Nobuhiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20210191260
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting layer and color filter arrays. The color filter arrays comprise a first color filter array of a first color, and a second color filter array of a second color. The first color filter array comprises a first pair of color filters adjacent to each other with a first clearance therebetween and a second pair of color filters adjacent to each other with a second clearance therebetween. The second color filter array comprises a first color filter positioned between the first pair of color filters and a second color filter positioned between the second pair of color filters. A width of the first clearance is larger than a width of the second clearance. A width of the first color filter is larger than a width of the second color filter. The second color filter partially overlaps with the second pair of color filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yomori, Yuto Nozaki, Mariko Furuta, Kiyoto Murakumo
  • Patent number: 10969681
    Abstract: A method for forming a color filter array includes the step of forming a first color filter array by forming a first color filter film on a surface of a base member using a coating method and by patterning the first color filter film and the step of forming a second color filter array by forming a second color filter film on the surface so as to cover the first color filter array using a coating method and by patterning the second color filter film. The color filters in the first color filter array are uneven in the width of the clearance between the color filters and/or the widths of the color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yomori, Yuto Nozaki, Mariko Furuta, Kiyoto Murakumo
  • Patent number: 10593909
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The device comprises light emitting elements and a protection layer. The light emitting elements include lower electrodes isolated by an insulator portion, an organic layer including a light emitting layer arranged on the lower electrodes, and an upper electrode covering the organic layer. The insulator portion includes a first portion arranged on the lower electrodes, and a second portion arranged between the lower electrodes. The protection layer covers the upper electrode, and is provided with an isolating portion that is arranged over the second portion and has a refractive index different from the protection layer. A height of an upper surface of a portion of the upper electrode arranged under the isolating portion is lower than a height of an upper surface of a portion of the upper electrode arranged over the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Shimoyama, Nobutaka Ukigaya, Mariko Furuta
  • Publication number: 20180159080
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The device comprises light emitting elements and a protection layer. The light emitting elements include lower electrodes isolated by an insulator portion, an organic layer including a light emitting layer arranged on the lower electrodes, and an upper electrode covering the organic layer. The insulator portion includes a first portion arranged on the lower electrodes, and a second portion arranged between the lower electrodes. The protection layer covers the upper electrode, and is provided with an isolating portion that is arranged over the second portion and has a refractive index different from the protection layer. A height of an upper surface of a portion of the upper electrode arranged under the isolating portion is lower than a height of an upper surface of a portion of the upper electrode arranged over the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke Shimoyama, Nobutaka Ukigaya, Mariko Furuta
  • Publication number: 20180151830
    Abstract: A display device includes an electrode structure including a first electrode arranged on a substrate and a member arranged on the first electrode, an insulator configured to cover a peripheral portion of the electrode structure, an organic film configured to cover the first electrode and the insulator, and a second electrode configured to cover the organic film. The member includes a first portion arranged in the peripheral portion of the electrode structure so as to cover a peripheral portion of an upper face of the first electrode, and a reflectance of the peripheral portion of the electrode structure is lower than a reflectance of a central portion that is a portion inside the peripheral portion of the electrode structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Mariko Furuta, Nobutaka Ukigaya
  • Publication number: 20180059538
    Abstract: A method for forming a color filter array includes the step of forming a first color filter array by forming a first color filter film on a surface of a base member using a coating method and by patterning the first color filter film and the step of forming a second color filter array by forming a second color filter film on the surface so as to cover the first color filter array using a coating method and by patterning the second color filter film. The color filters in the first color filter array are uneven in the width of the clearance between the color filters and/or the widths of the color filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yomori, Yuto Nozaki, Mariko Furuta, Kiyoto Murakumo
  • Patent number: 9703015
    Abstract: A photomask for an optical element array includes first and second optical elements. A light transmission rate distribution includes a first area where the first optical element is to be formed, a second area where the second optical element is to be formed, and a third area between the first and second areas, has a first light transmission rate at an end portion of the first area. A second light transmission rate is higher than the first light transmission rate at another end portion. A third light transmission rate at an end portion corresponds to a boundary between the second and third areas. A fourth light transmission rate is higher than the third light transmission rate at another end portion of the second area. The light transmission rate distribution along a first direction is higher than a segment connecting the second and third light transmission rates in the third area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sekine, Mariko Furuta, Jun Iwata, Kyouhei Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9263485
    Abstract: The present invention reduces color mixture (cross talk) and the degradation of sensitivity in a peripheral region of a pixel area to achieve a reduction of sensitivity irregularity in the pixel area. A solid-state imaging apparatus having a pixel area including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements includes: a semiconductor substrate in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are formed; a plurality of air gap formed layers which are arranged above the semiconductor substrate, and correspond to the photoelectric conversion elements in the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, respectively; and air gaps arranged between the air gap formed layers in the plurality of air gap formed layers, respectively, wherein the air gap in a peripheral region B of the pixel area has a width larger than the air gap in a central region A of the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mariko Furuta
  • Publication number: 20150346393
    Abstract: A photomask for an optical element array includes first and second optical elements. A light transmission rate distribution includes a first area where the first optical element is to be formed, a second area where the second optical element is to be formed, and a third area between the first and second areas, has a first light transmission rate at an end portion of the first area. A second light transmission rate is higher than the first light transmission rate at another end portion. A third light transmission rate at an end portion corresponds to a boundary between the second and third areas. A fourth light transmission rate is higher than the third light transmission rate at another end portion of the second area. The light transmission rate distribution along a first direction is higher than a segment connecting the second and third light transmission rates in the third area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sekine, Mariko Furuta, Jun Iwata, Kyouhei Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20150179692
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid-state imaging apparatus is provided. The method includes forming, above a substrate having an effective pixel region and a non-effective pixel regions, a structure including first and second members located above the effective and non-effective pixel regions respectively, and a third member covering the first and second members, forming, above the third member, a mask having first and second apertures located above the first and second members respectively, and forming a first hole exposing the first member by etching the structure through the first aperture and a second hole exposing the second member by etching the structure through the second aperture. In the etching, the first and second holes are concurrently formed and etching of the structure is finished based on that the second hole has reached the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Mariko Furuta, Aiko Kato, Takehiro Toyoda
  • Patent number: 9053997
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensor having a pixel region and a peripheral circuit region, includes wiring lines arranged in the pixel region and the peripheral circuit region, dummy patterns arranged in the peripheral circuit region, and a planarizing layer arranged on the wiring lines and containing a resin. The wiring lines in the peripheral circuit region include a plurality of electrically conductive patterns. The dummy patterns are arranged between the plurality of electrically conductive patterns. The dummy patterns are electrically insulated from the wiring lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirayama, Mariko Furuta
  • Publication number: 20140367817
    Abstract: The present invention reduces color mixture (cross talk) and the degradation of sensitivity in a peripheral region of a pixel area to achieve a reduction of sensitivity irregularity in the pixel area. A solid-state imaging apparatus having a pixel area including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements includes: a semiconductor substrate in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are formed; a plurality of air gap formed layers which are arranged above the semiconductor substrate, and correspond to the photoelectric conversion elements in the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, respectively; and air gaps arranged between the air gap formed layers in the plurality of air gap formed layers, respectively, wherein the air gap in a peripheral region B of the pixel area has a width larger than the air gap in a central region A of the pixel area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mariko Furuta