Patents by Inventor Shun Sugawara

Shun Sugawara 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: 20230200203
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for a hole collecting layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element, the composition containing a solvent and an electron transporting substance comprising a polythiophene derivative that includes a repeating unit represented by formula (1) or formula (1?). (In formula (1) and formula (1?), R1 denotes an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms or a fluorine atom. In formula (1), M denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K, NH(R2)3 or HNC5H5. R2 groups are each independently a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun SUGAWARA, Shinichi MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11563176
    Abstract: This composition for a hole collecting layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element contains: a charge-transporting substance comprising a polyaniline derivative represented by formula (1); a fluorine-based surfactant; and a solvent. The composition provides a thin film suitable for a hole collecting layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element, and is particularly suited for producing an inverse lamination type organic photoelectric conversion element. (In the formula, R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, etc., but one of R1 to R4 is a sulfonic acid group, one or more of the remaining R1 to R4 are a C1-20 alkoxy group, a C1-20 thioalkoxy group, a C1-20 alkyl group, a C2-20 alkenyl group, a C2-20 alkynyl group, a C1-20 haloalkyl group, a C6-20 aryl group, or a C7-20 aralkyl group, and m and n are numbers which satisfy 0?m?1, 0?n?1 and m+n=1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juro Oshima, Shun Sugawara, Takuji Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 11527719
    Abstract: This hole collection layer composition for an organic photoelectric conversion elements comprises: a charge-transporting substance formed of a polyaniline derivative represented by formula (1); fluorochemical surfactant; metal oxide nanoparticles; and a solvent. The hole collection layer composition provides a thin film having excellent adhesiveness to an active layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element. {R1-R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a sulfonic acid group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C1-C20 thioalkoxy group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, etc. Meanwhile, one of R1-R4 is a sulfonic acid group and at least one of the remaining R1-R4 is a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C1-C20 thioalkoxy group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, etc., and m and n are numbers that satisfy 0?m?1, 0?n?1, and m+n=1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun Sugawara, Shinichi Maeda
  • Publication number: 20220093865
    Abstract: Provided is a charge-transporting composition for a perovskite photoelectric conversion element, the composition containing: a charge-transporting substance made of a conductive polymer; an organic silane compound; and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun SUGAWARA, Shinichi MAEDA, Takashi FUJIHARA, Yuko SHIMOI, Pangpang WANG, Masayuki YAHIRO
  • Publication number: 20210098703
    Abstract: This composition for a hole collecting layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element contains: a charge-transporting substance comprising a polyaniline derivative represented by formula (1); a fluorine-based surfactant; and a solvent. The composition provides a thin film suitable for a hole collecting layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element, and is particularly suited for producing an inverse lamination type organic photoelectric conversion element. (In the formula, R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, etc., but one of R1 to R4 is a sulfonic acid group, one or more of the remaining R1 to R4 are a C1-20 alkoxy group, a C1-20 thioalkoxy group, a C1-20 alkyl group, a C2-20 alkenyl group, a C2-20 alkynyl group, a C1-20 haloalkyl group, a C6-20 aryl group, or a C7-20 aralkyl group, and m and n are numbers which satisfy 0?m?1, 0?n?1 and m+n=1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juro OSHIMA, Shun SUGAWARA, Takuji YOSHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200411766
    Abstract: Provided is a charge-transporting composition that contains: a charge-transporting substance comprising a polythiophene derivative represented by formula (1); a fluorine-based surfactant; metal oxide nanoparticles; and a solvent. (R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkoxy group having 1-40 carbon atoms, —O—[Z—O]p—Re, a sulfonic acid group, or the like, or R1 and R2 bond to each other to form —O—Y—O—. Y is an alkylene group having 1-40 carbon atoms, which may contain an ether bond and which may be substituted with a sulfonic acid group. Z is an alkylene group having 1-40 carbon atoms, which may be substituted with a halogen atom. p is 1 or more, and Re is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a 1-40 carbon atoms, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun SUGAWARA, Shinichi MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20200388762
    Abstract: This hole collection layer composition for an organic photoelectric conversion elements comprises: a charge-transporting substance formed of a polyaniline derivative represented by formula (1); fluorochemical surfactant; metal oxide nanoparticles; and a solvent. The hole collection layer composition provides a thin film having excellent adhesiveness to an active layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element. {R1-R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a sulfonic acid group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C1-C20 thioalkoxy group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, etc. Meanwhile, one of R1-R4 is a sulfonic acid group and at least one of the remaining R1-R4 is a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C1-C20 thioalkoxy group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, etc., and m and n are numbers that satisfy 0?m?1, 0?n?1, and m+n=1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun SUGAWARA, Shinichi MAEDA
  • Patent number: 10827084
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operation display movably mounted on a mount face and a linkage defining a movement range of the operation display. The linkage includes a first arm coupling a part of the mount face with a part of the operation display and a second arm coupling another part of the mount face with another part of the operation display. The operation display moves in the movement range in which the operation display does not enter the opening, does not protrude outward beyond the mount face when the first arm and the second arm support the operation display perpendicularly to an installation face of the image forming apparatus where the image forming apparatus is placed, and does not protrude upward beyond a scanner when the first arm and the second arm support the operation display parallel to the installation face of the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun Sugawara
  • Patent number: 10770659
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for a hole trapping layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element, such composition: containing a solvent and a charge-transporting substance comprising a polyaniline derivative represented by formula (1); and providing a thin film that is suitable as a hole trapping layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element and can also be used to produce an inverse lamination type organic photoelectric conversion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji Yoshimoto, Juro Oshima, Shun Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20180315927
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for a hole trapping layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element, such composition: containing a solvent and a charge-transporting substance comprising a polyaniline derivative represented by formula (1); and providing a thin film that is suitable as a hole trapping layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element and can also be used to produce an inverse lamination type organic photoelectric conversion element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji YOSHIMOTO, Juro OSHIMA, Shun SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20180027134
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operation display movably mounted on a mount face and a linkage defining a movement range of the operation display. The linkage includes a first arm coupling a part of the mount face with a part of the operation display and a second arm coupling another part of the mount face with another part of the operation display. The operation display moves in the movement range in which the operation display does not enter the opening, does not protrude outward beyond the mount face when the first arm and the second arm support the operation display perpendicularly to an installation face of the image forming apparatus where the image forming apparatus is placed, and does not protrude upward beyond a scanner when the first arm and the second arm support the operation display parallel to the installation face of the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun SUGAWARA
  • Patent number: 8618429
    Abstract: A keypad assembly includes a first keypad element including a first frame element, first elastic elements connecting with the first frame element, keycaps swingably connected to the first frame element via the first elastic elements, and pressing elements protruding downward from the keycaps, and a second keypad element including a second frame element, second elastic elements connecting with the second frame element, keycaps swingably connected to the second frame element via the second elastic elements, and pressing elements protruding downward from the keycaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20120132509
    Abstract: A keypad assembly includes a first keypad element including a first frame element, first elastic elements connecting with the first frame element, keycaps swingably connected to the first frame element via the first elastic elements, and pressing elements protruding downward from the keycaps, and a second keypad element including a second frame element, second elastic elements connecting with the second frame element, keycaps swingably connected to the second frame element via the second elastic elements, and pressing elements protruding downward from the keycaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Shun SUGAWARA
  • Patent number: 7787795
    Abstract: An angle adjustment device includes a main body, an operation panel supported for up-down rotation with respect to the main body, a block mechanism to block rotation of the operation panel with respect to the main body, a release-hold mechanism to release the rotation of the operation panel by the block mechanism and also to hold a released state, and a recovery mechanism to return from a state in which a blocked operation of the operation panel by means of the block mechanism is released to a state in which a rotation of the operation panel is blocked by means of the block mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun Sugawara, Mitsuhiro Kawai
  • Publication number: 20080062444
    Abstract: An angle adjustment device includes a main body, an operation panel supported for up-down rotation with respect to the main body, a block mechanism to block rotation of the operation panel with respect to the main body, a release-hold mechanism to release the rotation of the operation panel by the block mechanism and also to hold a released state, and a recovery mechanism to return from a state in which a blocked operation of the operation panel by means of the block mechanism is released to a state in which a rotation of the operation panel is blocked by means of the block mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Shun Sugawara, Mitsuhiro Kawai