Patents by Inventor Reiko Taniguchi

Reiko Taniguchi 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: 20100182800
    Abstract: A linear light-emitting device is provided with a pair of first and second linear electrodes opposing each other, and a linear phosphor layer is sandwiched between the paired electrodes, with at least one of the paired first and second electrodes being a transparent electrode, and the phosphor layer has a polycrystalline structure made from a first semiconductor substance, with a second semiconductor substance different from the first semiconductor substance being segregated on a grain boundary of the polycrystalline structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Reiko Taniguchi, Masayuki Ono, Shogo Nasu, Eiichi Satoh, Toshiyuki Aoyama, Kenji Hasegawa, Masaru Odagiri
  • Patent number: 7737458
    Abstract: A light emitting device having a straight-line shape is provided with: a pair of first and second electrodes each having a straight-line shape which face each other; and a phosphor layer having a straight-line shape provided so as to be sandwiched between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one of the pair of first and second electrodes is a transparent electrode, at least one buffer layer is provided so as to be sandwiched between the first or second electrode and the phosphor layer, and the buffer layer makes the height of a potential barrier between the electrode and the phosphor layer which sandwich the buffer layer lower than the height of a Schottky barrier when the electrode and the phosphor layer are brought into direct contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Reiko Taniguchi, Masayuki Ono, Shogo Nasu, Eiichi Satoh, Toshiyuki Aoyama, Kenji Hasegawa, Masaru Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20100102343
    Abstract: A display device is provided with a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one electrode of the first and second electrodes being transparent or translucent and a phosphor layer provided as being sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, and at least one buffer layer provided as being sandwiched between the first or second electrode and the phosphor layer, and the phosphor layer has a plurality of pixel regions that are selectively allowed to emit light in a predetermined range thereof and non-pixel regions that divide at least one portion of the pixel regions, and wherein the buffer layer is sandwiched between the first or second electrode and the phosphor layer so that the size of an electric potential barrier between the first or second electrode and the phosphor layer via the buffer layer is made smaller than the size of a Schottky barrier between the first or second electrode and the phosphor layer that are directly made contact with each other without the buffe
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Masayuki Ono, Shogo Nasu, Toshiyuki Aoyama, Eiichi Satoh, Reiko Taniguchi, Masaru Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20090213615
    Abstract: A light emitting device having a straight-line shape is provided with: a pair of first and second electrodes each having a straight-line shape which face each other; and a phosphor layer having a straight-line shape provided so as to be sandwiched between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one of the pair of first and second electrodes is a transparent electrode, at least one buffer layer is provided so as to be sandwiched between the first or second electrode and the phosphor layer, and the buffer layer makes the height of a potential barrier between the electrode and the phosphor layer which sandwich the buffer layer lower than the height of a Schottky barrier when the electrode and the phosphor layer are brought into direct contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Reiko Taniguchi, Masayuki Ono, Shogo Nasu, Eiichi Satoh, Toshiyuki Aoyama, Kenji Hasegawa, Masaru Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20090206730
    Abstract: This light emitting device includes a pair of electrodes at least one of which is transparent or translucent, and a phosphor layer that is sandwiched between the electrodes and has a polycrystalline structure made of a first semiconductor material, and in this structure, a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material is segregated on a grain boundary of the polycrystalline structure. The first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material preferably have semiconductor structures of conduction types that are different from each other. Moreover, the first semiconductor material preferably has an n-type semiconductor structure, and the second semiconductor material preferably has a p-type semiconductor structure. Furthermore, in the case where the first semiconductor material is a zinc-based material containing zinc, at least one of the paired electrodes is preferably made of a material containing zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Masayuki Ono, Reiko Taniguchi, Shogo Nasu, Eiichi Satoh, Kenji Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Aoyama, Masaru Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20080237623
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a pair of electrodes, wherein at least one electrode is transparent or semi-transparent, and an phosphor layer provided between the pair of electrodes, wherein the phosphor layer includes a layer having nitride semiconductor particles, and wherein the nitride semiconductor particles have metal nano structures precipitated in grain boundaries between the nitride semiconductor particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Reiko Taniguchi, Masayuki Ono, Shogo Nasu, Eiichi Satoh, Masaru Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20080237628
    Abstract: A light emitting device of the invention includes an electron transporting layer, a hole transporting layer provided mutually facing the electron transporting layer with a distance between the hole transporting layer and the electron transporting layer, a phosphor layer having a layer of a plurality of semiconductor fine particles sandwiched between the electron transporting layer and the hole transporting layer, a first electrode provided facing the electron transporting layer and connected electrically, and a second electrode provided facing the hole transporting layer and connected electrically: in which the semiconductor fine particles composing the phosphor layer have a p-type part and an n-type part inside of the particles and have a pn-junction in the interface of the p-type part and the n-type part and are arranged in a manner that the p type part is partially brought into contact with the hole transporting layer and at the same time, the n type part is partially brought into contact with the electron
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Eiichi Satoh, Shogo Nasu, Reiko Taniguchi, Masayuki Ono, Masaru Odagiri