Patents by Inventor Ryoji Goto
Ryoji Goto 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).
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Publication number: 20240155084Abstract: A building entrance device (10B) of an intercom device includes a touch operable aerial display (100) for displaying an aerial image (G1, G2) toward a visitor (W1, W2), and a control unit (110). The touch operable aerial display (100) includes: a display device (101) for emitting light; an optical member (102) for reflecting and transmitting light so as to form the aerial image (G1, G2) in a predetermined space; and a detection unit (103) for detecting an operation input of the visitor (W1, W2) to the aerial image (G1, G2). The control unit (110) changes at least one from among a display position, a display angle of the aerial images (G1, G2), and a display mode of a call operation acceptance unit included in the aerial images (G1, G2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Kazuyuki MORITA, Yuya HINO, Hirokazu KUSUNOKI, Takayuki GOTO, Yu SHIMIZU, Ryoji MAEDA
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Publication number: 20240043748Abstract: Provided are a composition capable of forming an optically anisotropic film exhibiting a negative Nz factor, an optically anisotropic film, a circularly polarizing plate, a display device, a compound, and a method for producing a compound. The composition includes a non-coloring lyotropic liquid crystal compound represented by Formula (X) (Rx1-(Lx1-Lx2-Rx2)n)a?(Mb+)c.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yuki HIRAI, Ryoji GOTO, Shinichi MORISHIMA, Takahiro ICHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11829025Abstract: The present invention provides a composition to form an optically anisotropic film exhibiting excellent reverse wavelength dispersibility, an optically anisotropic film, a circularly polarizing plate; a display device; and a near-infrared absorbing coloring agent. The composition includes a liquid crystal compound or a polymer, and a near-infrared absorbing coloring agent having a structural moiety including a coloring agent skeleton and a mesogenic group that is bonded to the coloring agent skeleton, in which the near-infrared absorbing coloring agent satisfies Condition 1 where an absolute value ?1 of a square root of a first eigenvalue and an absolute value ?2 of a square root of a second eigenvalue satisfy a relationship of Formula (A) ?2/?1?0.60; and Condition 2: An angle between a direction of a transition moment of absorption of the infrared absorbing coloring agent and a direction of an eigenvector of the first eigenvalue is 75.0° or more.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Ryoji Goto, Kiyoshi Takeuchi, Yoshitaka Maeda
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Patent number: 11603350Abstract: The present invention provides a compound, a composition, a cured object, an optically anisotropic body, and a reflective film which have high refractive index anisotropy ?n and excellent light resistance, and which exhibit liquid crystallinity. The compound of the present invention is a compound represented by General Formula (1).Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yuki Fukushima, Ryoji Goto
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Patent number: 11454752Abstract: Provided are an optical element including a first optically-anisotropic layer consisting of a cured layer of a composition including a first liquid crystal compound, in which the first optically-anisotropic layer has 0.24 or more of a refractive index anisotropy ?n550 which is measured with light having a wavelength of 550 nm, the first optically-anisotropic layer has a first liquid crystal alignment pattern in which a direction of an optical axis derived from the first liquid crystal compound continuously changes rotationally in at least one in-plane direction, and in the first liquid crystal alignment pattern, in a case where a length ? over which the direction of the optical axis rotates 180° in a plane is defined as a single period, the length ? of the single period is 1.6 ?m or less; a method for forming a photo-alignment pattern; and a method for manufacturing an optical element.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Katsumi Sasata, Ryoji Goto, Hiroshi Sato, Yukito Saitoh
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Patent number: 11390812Abstract: The present invention provides a compound by which high refractive index anisotropy ?n and inhibition of colorability can be compatible. The present invention further provides a composition including the above-mentioned compound, a cured object, an optically anisotropic body, and a reflective film. The compound of the present invention is represented by General Formula (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Ryoji Goto
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Publication number: 20220213044Abstract: Provided is a composition with which an optically anisotropic film exhibits reverse wavelength dispersibility and shows nx>nz>ny can be formed, an optically anisotropic film, an optical film, a circularly polarizing plate, and an organic EL display device. The composition includes a compound represented by Formula (1); and a rod-like compound, in which the compound represented by Formula (1) has a maximal absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 300 nm or less, and the rod-like compound has a maximal absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 330 nm or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Ryoji GOTO, Ryoji HIMENO
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Patent number: 11353750Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic film exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility with excellent thickness-direction phase differences, a laminate, a circularly polarizing plate, and a display device. The optically anisotropic film of an embodiment of the present invention satisfies the following Requirements 1 to 4. Requirement 1: In a case of irradiation with P-polarized light and S-polarized light, which are linearly polarized light perpendicular to each other, from a direction inclined by 45° from a normal direction of a film surface of the optically anisotropic film, an absorption intensity ratio in a case of irradiation with S-polarized light to an absorption intensity in a case of irradiation with P-polarized light is 1.02 or more in an absorption intensity at a wavelength having a largest absorption in a wavelength range of 700 to 900 nm. Requirement 2: Re(550)<10 nm, Requirement 3: Re(800)<10 nm. Requirement 4: Rth(450)/Rth(550)<1.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hideyuki Nishikawa, Ryoji Goto, Yuuta Fujino, Mirei Arayasu, Yuki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20220113461Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic film exhibiting excellent reverse wavelength dispersibility, a laminate, a circularly polarizing plate, and a display device. The optically anisotropic film includes a J-aggregate having an absorption peak of a J-band on a wavelength side longer than a wavelength of 700 nm, in which an absorption at a wavelength of 700 to 900 nm in a fast axis direction of the optically anisotropic film is larger than an absorption at a wavelength of 700 to 900 nm in a slow axis direction of the optically anisotropic film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Ryoji GOTO, Yuuta FUJINO
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Publication number: 20210382349Abstract: The present invention provides a composition to form an optically anisotropic film exhibiting excellent reverse wavelength dispersibility, an optically anisotropic film, a circularly polarizing plate; a display device; and a near-infrared absorbing coloring agent. The composition includes a liquid crystal compound or a polymer, and a near-infrared absorbing coloring agent having a structural moiety including a coloring agent skeleton and a mesogenic group that is bonded to the coloring agent skeleton, in which the near-infrared absorbing coloring agent satisfies Condition 1 where an absolute value ?1 of a square root of a first eigenvalue and an absolute value ?2 of a square root of a second eigenvalue satisfy a relationship of Formula (A) ?2/?1?0.60; and Condition 2: An angle between a direction of a transition moment of absorption of the infrared absorbing coloring agent and a direction of an eigenvector of the first eigenvalue is 75.0° or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Ryoji GOTO, Kiyoshi TAKEUCHI, Yoshitaka MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210382348Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic film exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility with excellent thickness-direction phase differences, a laminate, a circularly polarizing plate, and a display device. The optically anisotropic film of an embodiment of the present invention satisfies the following Requirements 1 to 4. Requirement 1: In a case of irradiation with P-polarized light and S-polarized light, which are linearly polarized light perpendicular to each other, from a direction inclined by 45° from a normal direction of a film surface of the optically anisotropic film, an absorption intensity ratio in a case of irradiation with S-polarized light to an absorption intensity in a case of irradiation with P-polarized light is 1.02 or more in an absorption intensity at a wavelength having a largest absorption in a wavelength range of 700 to 900 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hideyuki NISHIKAWA, Ryoji GOTO, Yuuta FUJINO, Mirei ARAYASU, Yuki NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20210265595Abstract: The present invention provides a phase difference film in which reflection of external light is suppressed, tinting of reflected light is suppressed, and tinting at the time of white display is suppressed in a case where the phase difference film is applied to a display device; a circularly polarizing plate; and an organic electroluminescent display device. The phase difference film of an embodiment of the present invention has an in-plane retardation of 100 to 200 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm and satisfies Requirement 1: ?xy<0.010 and Requirement 6: 0.10<Slope S?1.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Ayako MURAMATSU, Mayumi NOJIRI, Ryoji GOTO, Hideyuki NISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11072741Abstract: An optically anisotropic layer is formed by a liquid crystal compound represented by General Formula 1, in which the long axes of the molecules are oriented. wherein L1 and L2 independently represent a linking group having a carbonyl group; F1 and F2 independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; n and m independently represent an integer from 0 to 4; a and b independently represent an integer from 1 to 4; T1 and T2 independently represent a spacer portion including a straight chain or branched alkylene or alkylene oxide group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and Ar represents a divalent group having at least one aromatic ring selected from a group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbon rings and aromatic heterocycles, the number of ? electrons in the Ar group being 8 or greater.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Matsuyama, Ryoji Goto, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Keita Takahashi, Taiji Katsumata
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Publication number: 20210149098Abstract: Provided are an optical element including a first optically-anisotropic layer consisting of a cured layer of a composition including a first liquid crystal compound, in which the first optically-anisotropic layer has 0.24 or more of a refractive index anisotropy ?n550 which is measured with light having a wavelength of 550 nm, the first optically-anisotropic layer has a first liquid crystal alignment pattern in which a direction of an optical axis derived from the first liquid crystal compound continuously changes rotationally in at least one in-plane direction, and in the first liquid crystal alignment pattern, in a case where a length ? over which the direction of the optical axis rotates 180° in a plane is defined as a single period, the length ? of the single period is 1.6 ?m or less; a method for forming a photo-alignment pattern; and a method for manufacturing an optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Katsumi SASATA, Ryoji GOTO, Hiroshi SATO, Yukito SAITOH
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Patent number: 10998528Abstract: An organic EL image display device that includes a light emitting element substrate; and a circularly polarizing plate. The light emitting element substrate includes a reflecting layer and an organic electroluminescent layer group arranged in a matrix form on the reflecting layer. The reflecting layer, the organic electroluminescent layer group, and the circularly polarizing plate are arranged in this order. A polarization separation layer is provided between the organic electroluminescent layer group and the circularly polarizing plate, and includes polarization separation sites arranged in a matrix form corresponding to the organic electroluminescent layer group. The polarization separation site reflects light of one polarization state and transmits light of the other polarization state in light emitted from the corresponding organic electroluminescent layer. The polarization separation site is divided by a visible light transmission region.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Ayako Muramatsu, Daisuke Kashiwagi, Shinichi Yoshinari, Ryoji Goto
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Patent number: 10907099Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound (particularly, a liquid crystal compound having excellent light fastness) which has excellent light fastness and can be used for an optically anisotropic body, a reflective film obtained by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, or the like. Another object of the present invention is to provide a composition containing the above-mentioned compound (particularly, a liquid crystal compound having excellent light fastness); and a cured object, an optically anisotropic body, and a reflective film, which are obtained by curing the above-mentioned composition. The compound of the present invention is represented by General Formula (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yuki Fukushima, Ryoji Goto
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Publication number: 20210002556Abstract: The present invention provides a compound by which high refractive index anisotropy ?n and inhibition of colorability can be compatible. The present invention further provides a composition including the above-mentioned compound, a cured object, an optically anisotropic body, and a reflective film. The compound of the present invention is represented by General Formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Ryoji GOTO
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Patent number: 10854852Abstract: The present invention provides an organic EL image display device including a light emitting element substrate, and a circularly polarizing plate, in which the light emitting element substrate includes a reflecting layer and an organic electroluminescent layer on the reflecting layer, the reflecting layer, the organic electroluminescent layer, and the circularly polarizing plate are arranged in this order, a polarization separation layer is provided between the organic electroluminescent layer and the circularly polarizing plate, the polarization separation layer includes a polarization separation region that reflects light of one polarization state in light emitted from the organic electroluminescent layer, and transmits light of another polarization state, and a visible light transmission region, the polarization separation region is formed of a layer formed by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, and a positive C region-containing layer is provided between the organic electroluminescent layType: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Ayako Muramatsu, Daisuke Kashiwagi, Shinichi Yoshinari, Kunihiro Atsumi, Ryoji Goto
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Patent number: 10692903Abstract: Provided are: a color filter for an image sensor in which an infrared filter having no particulate defects or the like can be laminated adjacent to an image pickup element and in which the total thickness of an image sensor can be significantly reduced; an image sensor including the color filter for an image sensor; and a method of manufacturing the color filter for an image sensor. The color filter for an image sensor includes: two or more absorbing color filters that absorb light components having different wavelength ranges; and a cholesteric reflecting layer in which a right circularly polarized light cholesteric layer having right circularly polarized light reflecting properties and a left circularly polarized light cholesteric layer having left circularly polarized light reflecting properties are laminated.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Ryoji Goto, Kazuto Shimada, Shigeaki Nimura
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Publication number: 20200174171Abstract: The present invention provides an optically anisotropic film exhibiting excellent reciprocal wavelength dispersion, a circularly polarizing plate, and a display device. The optically anisotropic film of an embodiment of the present invention is an optically anisotropic film formed from a composition including a liquid crystal compound and an infrared absorbing dye, in which the optically anisotropic film satisfies a relationship of Formula (A): Re(450)/Re(550)<1, and an absorption at a wavelength of 700 to 900 nm in the fast axis direction of the optically anisotropic film is larger than an absorption at a wavelength of 700 to 900 nm in the slow axis direction of the optically anisotropic film. In Formula (A), Re(450) represents an in-plane retardation of the optically anisotropic film at a wavelength of 450 nm and Re(550) represents an in-plane retardation of the optically anisotropic film at a wavelength of 550 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hideyuki NISHIKAWA, Mayumi NOJIRI, Ryoji GOTO