Patents by Inventor Naoki Shiobara

Naoki Shiobara 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: 11980044
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device including, in sequence, a first electrode, a first charge transport layer, a second charge transport layer in contact with the first charge transport layer, a light emitting layer in contact with the second charge transport layer, and a second electrode, wherein the first charge transport layer includes a first material and a second material, the second charge transport layer includes the second material and a third material, and the light emitting layer includes the third material and a fourth material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Yamada, Satoru Shiobara, Itaru Takaya, Jun Kamatani
  • Patent number: 11964930
    Abstract: An organic compound represented by formula [1]. In the formula rings Q represented by formula [1-1] are each independently present at positions *1 and *2 such that positions * of the rings Q correspond to the positions *1 and *2. The rings Q may be the same or different. R4 and R5 represent groups each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. The rings Q are aromatic hydrocarbons. R1 to R3 represent groups each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a cyano group. At least one of R1 to R3 represents a cyano group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Ohrui, Hirokazu Miyashita, Satoru Shiobara, Yosuke Nishide, Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani
  • Patent number: 11950437
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device including, in sequence, a first electrode, a first charge transport layer, a second charge transport layer in contact with the first charge transport layer, a light emitting layer in contact with the second charge transport layer, and a second electrode, wherein the first charge transport layer includes a first material and a second material, the second charge transport layer includes the second material and a third material, and the light emitting layer includes the third material and a fourth material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Yamada, Satoru Shiobara, Itaru Takaya, Jun Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20230419909
    Abstract: A first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first transistor, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to a second transistor, a first light-emitting layer formed over the first pixel electrode and overlapping the first pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer formed over the second pixel electrode and overlapping the second pixel electrode are provided, the first light-emitting layer includes a quantum-dot light-emitting that emits light of a first color, and the second light-emitting layer includes an organic light-emitting layer that emits light of a second color different from the first color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA
  • Patent number: 11854478
    Abstract: The present application discloses a current-driven display device that can perform accurate external compensation in consideration of a temperature distribution in a display panel while preventing the configuration from being complicated. A display portion of an organic EL display device is provided with a plurality of temperature detection circuits in addition to pixel circuits arranged in a matrix. A data-side drive circuit measures a current flowing through a transistor in each temperature detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki Moriya, Masafumi Ueno, Naoki Shiobara
  • Patent number: 11804182
    Abstract: A first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first transistor, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to a second transistor, a first light-emitting layer formed over the first pixel electrode and overlapping the first pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer formed over the second pixel electrode and overlapping the second pixel electrode are provided, the first light-emitting layer includes a quantum-dot light-emitting that emits light of a first color, and the second light-emitting layer includes an organic light-emitting layer that emits light of a second color different from the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi Ueno, Naoki Shiobara
  • Publication number: 20230063949
    Abstract: A first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first transistor, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to a second transistor, a first light-emitting layer formed over the first pixel electrode and overlapping the first pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer formed over the second pixel electrode and overlapping the second pixel electrode are provided, the first light-emitting layer includes a quantum-dot light-emitting that emits light of a first color, and the second light-emitting layer includes an organic light-emitting layer that emits light of a second color different from the first color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA
  • Publication number: 20230050781
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate with a display area and a bending area; and a luminance sensor. The display area and the bending area each include a pixel circuit including a light-emitting element that is self-luminous. The bending area is bent from the display area. The luminance sensor measures luminance of the light-emitting element in the bending area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, MASAAKI MORIYA, NAOKI SHIOBARA, Masafumi KAWAI
  • Patent number: 11417274
    Abstract: A display device according to the disclosure includes a display unit including a plurality of electro-optical elements as display elements, luminance and transmittance of which are controlled by a current, a luminance measurement unit configured to measure luminance of the display elements of the display unit in a blocked state, and a correction value arithmetic operation unit configured to compensate a data signal provided to each of pixels of the display elements on the basis of a measurement result obtained by the luminance measurement unit. This enables accurate compensation in units of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi Ueno, Masaaki Moriya, Naoki Shiobara
  • Publication number: 20220215802
    Abstract: The present application discloses a current-driven display device that can perform accurate external compensation in consideration of a temperature distribution in a display panel while preventing the configuration from being complicated. A display portion of an organic EL display device is provided with a plurality of temperature detection circuits in addition to pixel circuits arranged in a matrix. A data-side drive circuit measures a current flowing through a transistor in each temperature detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: MASAAKI MORIYA, MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA
  • Publication number: 20220052128
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel provided with a display region including a plurality of self light-emitting elements, a light-transmitting protective member that covers a surface of the display panel, a housing that houses the display panel and the protective member, and a luminance sensor provided so as not to overlap with the display region. A portion of light from the self light-emitting element positioned inside the display region and adjacent to the luminance sensor is guided to the luminance sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, MASAAKI MORIYA, NAOKI SHIOBARA
  • Patent number: 11138823
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a display control unit that, when at least one NFC antenna has performed close-range wireless communication, effects a display of a communication prompter image that indicates the position of an NFC antenna which is different from the at least one NFC antenna and that prompts for close-range wireless communication with the different NFC antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi Ueno, Naoki Shiobara, Masaaki Moriya
  • Patent number: 11133582
    Abstract: The present disclosure improves the speed at which communication is started by an antenna that is to carry out communication from among a plurality of antennas for near field communication. An information processing device (10) is provided with a touch panel (120), a plurality of NFC antennas (110), and a control unit (130) for controlling the NFC antennas, and starts driving a drive target antenna which is one or more NFC antennas that correspond to a contact position or proximity position of an object detected by the touch panel, from among the plurality of NFC antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi Ueno, Naoki Shiobara, Masaaki Moriya
  • Publication number: 20210144628
    Abstract: Notification of a situation in which communication with another terminal is not possible is expressly given to a user. A display apparatus (1) includes an NFC communication unit (112), an NFC controller (13) configured to detect a mobile apparatus (100), a communication mode determination unit (142) configured to determine, when the mobile terminal is detected, whether or not communication with the mobile apparatus based on a P2P mode via an NFC communication unit is possible, and a notification control unit (144) configured to notify that the communication is not possible when it is determined that the communication is not possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: MASAAKI MORIYA, MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA
  • Publication number: 20210125450
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a display control unit that, when at least one NFC antenna has performed close-range wireless communication, effects a display of a communication prompter image that indicates the position of an NFC antenna which is different from the at least one NFC antenna and that prompts for close-range wireless communication with the different NFC antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA, MASAAKI MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20210012715
    Abstract: A display device according to the disclosure includes a display unit including a plurality of electro-optical elements as display elements, luminance and transmittance of which are controlled by a current, a luminance measurement unit configured to measure luminance of the display elements of the display unit in a blocked state, and a correction value arithmetic operation unit configured to compensate a data signal provided to each of pixels of the display elements on the basis of a measurement result obtained by the luminance measurement unit. This enables accurate compensation in units of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, MASAAKI MORIYA, NAOKI SHIOBARA
  • Patent number: 10812146
    Abstract: An unwanted process is prevented from being performed due to near field communication based on a process performed via an antenna which is not intended by a user. An information processing apparatus (1) includes a communication antenna determination unit (22) configured to, when a proximity state of an NFC terminal (10) to an NFC antenna (12) continues, determines that the NFC antenna (12) is an NFC antenna (12) that performs near field communication for executing a prescribed process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi Ueno, Naoki Shiobara, Masaaki Moriya
  • Publication number: 20200249801
    Abstract: An association between each input area and processing can be made preferable for a user. A client device (1) includes an analysis unit (45) configured to analyze an execution log of near field radio communication performed by an operator using any of NFC antennas (121) to determine a preferred association between each of the NFC antennas (121) and the processing based on the prescribed rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: NAOKI SHIOBARA, MASAFUMI UENO
  • Publication number: 20200249835
    Abstract: An information processing device capable of automatically adjusting the size of a work area and the like is provided. An information processing device (1) includes a display device (10) including a screen configured to display a work area, an NFC unit (112) superimposed on the screen, a terminal information acquisition unit (211) configured to acquire terminal information about a terminal device, a positional information acquisition unit (212) configured to acquire positional information about an NFC antenna (114) used for acquiring the terminal information, and a work area setting unit (213) configured to set the work area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA
  • Patent number: 10726216
    Abstract: A user is guided with a simple configuration so that near field communication is performed. An information processing device (1) includes an NFC antenna (520) configured to perform near field communication with an NFC terminal (100), and a display unit (53) configured to display a guide region (Ai). The guide region (Ai) serves as a guide for a communication-enabling region. The display unit (53) displays the guide region (Ai) such that the guide region (Ai) is included in the communication-enabling region (B) and the guide region (Ai) is smaller than the communication-enabling region (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Shiobara, Masafumi Ueno, Masaaki Moriya