Patents by Inventor Masayuki Kanehiro

Masayuki Kanehiro 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: 11963402
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting element layer includes, for each of the plurality of light-emitting elements, a first electrode and a plurality of openings exposing the first electrode, and includes an edge cover covering an end portion of the first electrode, a plurality of light-emitting layers covering each of the plurality of openings, and a second electrode that is common to the plurality of light-emitting elements and covers the plurality of light-emitting layers. The second electrode includes a metal nanowire. Furthermore, the light-emitting element layer includes an auxiliary wiring line provided in a lattice pattern in a position overlapping the edge cover, and the auxiliary wiring line and the metal nanowire are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Kanehiro, Youhei Nakanishi, Takeshi Ishida
  • Publication number: 20240055551
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a bank provided with an opening including an opening sidewall that is inclined, a lower layer electrode provided with an inclined face and formed on the bank, closing the opening, a upper layer electrode provided with an inclined face and formed above the second electrode, and an EL layer provided with an inclined face and formed between the lower layer electrode and the upper layer electrode, adjacently to the lower layer electrode and the upper layer electrode. The light-emitting device further includes a first refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than 1.7, and a second refractive index layer having a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the first refractive index layer. The first and second refractive index layers are formed in this order on the upper layer electrode at a through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Masayuki KANEHIRO, Youhei NAKANISHI, Shota OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11778843
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a quantum dot light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode, in this order. The electron transport layer includes a particulate metal oxide and a conductive resin that disperses the metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisayuki Utsumi, Youhei Nakanishi, Masayuki Kanehiro, Shota Okamoto, Hiroki Imabayashi, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Kanako Nakata
  • Publication number: 20230276648
    Abstract: Provided are a support substrate, a thin-film transistor layer, a light emitter layer having a plurality of light emitters that emit mutually different colors of light, and a sealing layer sealing the light emitter layer. Each light emitter includes a first electrode, a hole transportation layer, an emissive layer, an electron transportation layer, and a second electrode. The electron transportation layer contains an oxide nanoparticle, a binder resin, and a photo-initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: HISAYUKI UTSUMI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, YOUHEI NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230180522
    Abstract: A display device has a thin film transistor layer, a light-emitting element layer, and an electron transport layer provided on a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting element layer includes a plurality of light-emitting elements each of which includes a first electrode, a function layer, and a second electrode, and that emit mutually different colors of light. A first hole transport layer contains a hole transport material, and the light-emitting layer contains a quantum dot. The first hole transport layer contains the quantum dot, and a hole transport material having a predetermined molecular weight or higher. The light-emitting layer contains the quantum dot and a ligand coordinating with the quantum dot. The first hole transport layer contains the quantum dot coordinating with the ligand. The ligand coordinates with the quantum dot so as to prevent the hole transport material from being exposed to the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Hisayuki UTSUMI, Masayuki KANEHIRO
  • Publication number: 20230180496
    Abstract: A display device has a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements each of which includes a first electrode, a function layer, and a second electrode, and that emit mutually different colors of light. The function layer includes a first hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer provided on the first hole transport layer, and an electron transport layer provided on the light-emitting layer. The first hole transport layer contains a hole transport material, and the light-emitting layer contains a quantum dot and a ligand coordinating with the quantum dot. The first hole transport layer contains the quantum dot coordinating with the ligand, and the ligand coordinates with the quantum dot so as to prevent the hole transport material from being exposed to the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Masayuki KANEHIRO, Hisayuki UTSUMI, Hiroki IMABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230147280
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting-element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements each including a first electrode, a functional layer, and a second electrode. The plurality of light-emitting elements are formed to emit lights in different colors. A nanoparticle layer is provided on a surface of the first electrode toward a light-emitting layer, and contains metal oxide nanoparticles that are electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: MASAYUKI KANEHIRO
  • Publication number: 20230120913
    Abstract: A display device provided with a display region including a plurality of pixels and a frame region surrounding the display region includes a thin film transistor layer, a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements, each including a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode, and each having a different luminescent color. In the light-emitting layer, an oxetane monomer, an epoxy monomer, and a radical polymerization initiator are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: HIROKI IMABAYASHI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, HISAYUKI UTSUMI, SHOTA OKAMOTO, Yohei NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230094724
    Abstract: A display device has a display area in which there is provided a plurality of pixels and a frame area surrounding the display area. The display device includes, in the display area: a substrate; a thin film transistor layer; a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements configured to emit light of mutually different colors; and a sealing layer in this order. The plurality of light-emitting elements include a cathode, an electron transport layer, a light-emitting layer, a hole transport layer, and an anode in this order from a substrate side. The electron transport layer includes oxide nanoparticles and a binder resin. On an electron transport layer side of the cathode, there is provided an undercoat layer in contact with the electron transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: HISAYUKI UTSUMI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, Yohei NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230066492
    Abstract: In a red sub-pixel of a display device according to an aspect of the disclosure, an anode, a red hole-transport layer, a red light-emitting layer, an intermediate layer, an electron-transport layer, and a cathode are stacked on top of another in a stated order. A peak emission wavelength of blue quantum dots contained in the intermediate layer is shorter than a peak emission wavelength of red quantum dots contained in the red light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, TAKESHI ISHIDA, Yohei NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 11502266
    Abstract: Alight-emitting element includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a light-emitting layer, a positive hole transport layer, and an electron transport layer. The light-emitting layer, the positive hole transport layer, and the electron transport layer are provided between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The light-emitting layer includes QD phosphor particles, a positive hole transport substance configured to transport positive holes transported thereto by the positive hole transport layer, an electron transport substance configured to transport electrons transported thereto by the electron transport layer, and a photosensitive host material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tokiyoshi Umeda, Yuto Tsukamoto, Masayuki Kanehiro, Youhei Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20220293881
    Abstract: A display device comprises: a display region having a plurality of pixels; and a frame region, the display region including: a thin-film transistor layer; a light-emitting-element layer provided above the thin-film transistor layer; and a sealing layer provided above the light-emitting-element layer, the light-emitting-element layer including: a first electrode; a second electrode; a light-emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electron-transport layer provided between the light-emitting layer and the second electrode, and the electron-transport layer containing: nanoparticles of metal oxide; and a binding resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hisayuki UTSUMI, Masayuki KANEHIRO, Youhei NAKANISHI, Yoshihiro UETA
  • Publication number: 20220278189
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display region, a frame region, a thin-film transistor layer, and a light emitter layer including a plurality of light emitters each having a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode. The plurality of light emitters emits mutually different colors of light. The second electrode is shared among the plurality of light emitters and contains a metal nanowire. The frame region includes a bank having a frame shape surrounding the display region and defining an end of the second electrode. A conductive film is disposed closer to the display region than the bank is, the conductive film electrically connecting together the terminal section and the second electrode. The conductive film includes a contact portion being in contact with the metal nanowire. The contact portion has a plurality of asperities disposed on a contact surface being in contact with the metal nanowire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: YOUHEI NAKANISHI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO
  • Patent number: 11377591
    Abstract: A QD particle dispersion contains a surface modification compound that protects a surface of QD phosphor particles dispersed in a solvent. The surface modification compound includes a heteroatom-containing functional group and a chain-type saturated hydrocarbon group. The QD particle dispersion is configured such that the absolute value of a difference between the surface free energy of an underlayer that provides a foundation for forming a QD layer in the light-emitting element and the surface free energy of the QD layer is 5 mN/m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kanako Nakata, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Makoto Izumi, Youhei Nakanishi, Hisayuki Utsumi, Masayuki Kanehiro
  • Publication number: 20220173178
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting element layer includes, for each of the plurality of light-emitting elements, a first electrode and a plurality of openings exposing the first electrode, and includes an edge cover covering an end portion of the first electrode, a plurality of light-emitting layers covering each of the plurality of openings, and a second electrode that is common to the plurality of light-emitting elements and covers the plurality of light-emitting layers. The second electrode includes a metal nanowire. Furthermore, the light-emitting element layer includes an auxiliary wiring line provided in a lattice pattern in a position overlapping the edge cover, and the auxiliary wiring line and the metal nanowire are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, YOUHEI NAKANISHI, TAKESHI ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220173171
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting element layer includes, for each of the plurality of light-emitting elements, a first electrode and a plurality of openings exposing the first electrode, and includes an edge cover covering an end portion of the first electrode, a plurality of light-emitting layers covering each of the plurality of openings, and a second electrode that is common to the plurality of light-emitting elements and covers the plurality of light-emitting layers. The second electrode includes a metal nanowire. Furthermore, the light-emitting element layer includes an auxiliary wiring line provided in a lattice pattern in a position overlapping the edge cover, and the auxiliary wiring line and the metal nanowire are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, SHOTA OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220173348
    Abstract: Provided are a TFT layer, a light-emitting element layer provided with a plurality of light-emitting elements each including a first electrode, a function layer, and a second electrode, and a sealing layer configured to seal the light-emitting element layer. The second electrode is an electrode common to the plurality of light-emitting elements and including metal nanowires. The function layer includes a light-emitting layer and an electron transport layer provided between the light-emitting layer and the second electrode. The electron transport layer includes zinc oxide nanoparticles and a water soluble resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: HISAYUKI UTSUMI, YOUHEI NAKANISHI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, SHOTA OKAMOTO, HIROKI IMABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11342523
    Abstract: To efficiently prevent oxidation of quantum dots in a light-emitting device including the quantum dots, a light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a quantum dot layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which quantum dots including a core, a shell covering the core, and a ligand coordinated with a surface of the shell and having an antioxidant property are stacked in the quantum dot layer, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masayuki Kanehiro
  • Publication number: 20220140057
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region and a frame region surrounding the display region. The display device includes a TFT layer, a light-emitting element layer formed with a plurality of light-emitting elements each including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode, and having a luminescent color different from each other, and a sealing layer including an organic film and configured to seal the light-emitting element layer. The second electrode is an electrode common to the plurality of light-emitting elements, and includes metal nanowires which are mesh-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, YOUHEI NAKANISHI, HIROKI IMABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220037604
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a quantum dot light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode, in this order. The electron transport layer includes a particulate metal oxide and a conductive resin that disperses the metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: HISAYUKI UTSUMI, YOUHEI NAKANISHI, MASAYUKI KANEHIRO, SHOTA OKAMOTO, HIROKI IMABAYASHI, TATSUYA RYOHWA, KANAKO NAKATA