Patents by Inventor Shunsuke ISHIZAWA

Shunsuke ISHIZAWA 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: 11803115
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, a laminated structure having a plurality of column portions, and an electrode provided on a side of the laminated structure opposite from the substrate. Each of the plurality of column portions includes a light-emitting layer. The electrode is provided with a plurality of first holes. A diameter of each of the plurality of first holes is less than a wavelength of light generated by the light-emitting layer. A distance between adjacent first holes of the plurality of first holes is less than the wavelength of light generated by the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ishizawa, Katsumi Kishino
  • Publication number: 20230205068
    Abstract: A light-emitting device that includes a substrate, and at least one column portion, wherein the column portion includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and a light-emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor layer is provided between the substrate and the light-emitting layer, the light-emitting layer includes a first well layer, and a barrier layer, the barrier layer includes a first layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the first well layer, and the first layer has a cubic crystal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicants: SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro AKASAKA, Koichi MOROZUMI, Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Patent number: 11670911
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided that makes it possible to reduce absorption of light by an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventors: Michifumi Nagawa, Shunsuke Ishizawa
  • Publication number: 20230139048
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, a laminated structure having a plurality of column portions, and an electrode provided on a side of the laminated structure opposite to the substrate. Each of the plurality of column portions includes a light-emitting layer. The electrode is provided with a plurality of first holes. The plurality of column portions form a first photonic crystal. The electrode forms a second photonic crystal. The first photonic crystal and the second photonic crystal are optically coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Publication number: 20230140772
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, a laminated structure having a plurality of column portions, and an electrode provided on a side of the laminated structure opposite from the substrate. Each of the plurality of column portions includes a light-emitting layer. The electrode is provided with a plurality of first holes. A diameter of each of the plurality of first holes is less than a wavelength of light generated by the light-emitting layer. A distance between adjacent first holes of the plurality of first holes is less than the wavelength of light generated by the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Patent number: 11626533
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device including: a substrate; a laminated structure provided on the substrate and having a plurality of first columnar portions and a plurality of second columnar portions; and a first electrode and a second electrode, in which the first columnar portion includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer having a conductivity type different from the first semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, light generated in the light emitting layer propagates through the plurality of first columnar portions and the plurality of second columnar portions, a height of the second columnar portion is equal to or larger than a sum of a thickness of the first semiconductor layer and a thickness of the light emitting layer, and is lower than a height of the first columnar portion, the first semiconductor layer is provided between the substrate and the light emitting layer, the first elec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ishizawa, Katsumi Kishino
  • Publication number: 20230077383
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a laminate provided at a substrate, a first electrode provided on an opposite side of the laminate from the substrate, and a second electrode provided on an opposite side of the first electrode from the substrate. The laminate includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and a light-emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer is provided between the substrate and the light-emitting layer. The first electrode constitutes a plurality of column portions. The second electrode is coupled to the plurality of column portions. The first electrode is a transparent electrode formed of a metal oxide transmitting light generated at the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicants: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Publication number: 20220278508
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a laminated structure provided at a substrate and including a plurality of columnar sections. The plurality of columnar sections each includes a light emitting layer including a plurality of first well layers, a first semiconductor layer provided between the substrate and the light emitting layer and containing Ga and N, an optical confining layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the light emitting layer and confining light in the light emitting layer, and a second well layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the optical confining layer. The first well layers and the second well layer are made of InGaN. The optical confining layer includes an InGaN layer. The composition formula of the first well layers is InxGa1-xN. The composition formula of the InGaN layer of the optical confining layer is InyGa1-yN. The composition formula of the second well layer is InzGa1-zN. The parameters x, y, and z satisfy 0<y<z<x<1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicants: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Patent number: 11329190
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device including: a substrate; and a laminated structure provided on the substrate and having a plurality of columnar portion groups, in which the columnar portion group includes at least one first columnar portion, and a plurality of second columnar portions, the first columnar portion has a light emitting layer into which a current is injected to generate light, no current is injected into the second columnar portion, an optical confinement mode is formed in the plurality of columnar portion groups, the first columnar portion is disposed at a position that overlaps a peak of electric field intensity, and the second columnar portion is disposed at a position that does not overlap the peak of electric field intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ishizawa, Katsumi Kishino
  • Publication number: 20220115843
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, and a laminated structure provided to the substrate, and including a columnar part, wherein the columnar part includes a first GaN layer having a first conductivity type, a second GaN layer having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and a light emitting layer disposed between the first GaN layer and the second GaN layer, the first GaN layer is disposed between the substrate and the light emitting layer, the light emitting layer has a first well layer as an InGaN layer, the first GaN layer has a c-face region, the first GaN layer has a crystal structure of a cubical crystal, and has a first layer constituting the c-face region, and a second layer as a GaN layer having a crystal structure of a hexagonal crystal is disposed between the first layer and the first well layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi NODA, Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Publication number: 20220037859
    Abstract: Ina light emitting device, a first diametrical size that is the largest size of a columnar part between a substrate side of a light emitting layer and an opposite side of the substrate, the columnar part has a size no larger than the first diametrical size in an area between the substrate side of the light emitting layer and the substrate side of a first semiconductor layer, the columnar part has a size smaller than the first diametrical size in the area between the substrate side of the light emitting layer and the substrate side of the first semiconductor layer, the columnar part has a size no larger than the first diametrical size in an area between the opposite side to the substrate of the light emitting layer, and an opposite side to the substrate of a second semiconductor layer, and the columnar part has a size smaller than the first diametrical size in the area between the opposite side to the substrate of the light emitting layer in the laminating direction, and the opposite side to the substrate of t
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicants: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei NAKAGAWA, Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Publication number: 20210408765
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, and a stacked body provided to the substrate, and including a plurality of first columnar parts, wherein the stacked body includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer different in conductivity type from the first semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor layer and the light emitting layer constitute the first columnar parts, the first semiconductor layer is disposed between the substrate and the light emitting layer, the second semiconductor layer is provided with a plurality of recessed parts, the recessed part is provided with a low refractive-index part lower in refractive index than the second semiconductor layer, a plurality of the first columnar parts constitutes a first photonic crystal, the second semiconductor layer and the low refractive-index parts constitute a second photonic crystal, and the first photonic crystal and
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Patent number: 10816884
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a columnar portion including a light emitting layer, and: (b?a)/L1>(d?c)/L2; a<b; c<d; and a<d, where a is the columnar portion's maximum width as viewed in a laminating direction, at a first position of the columnar portion closest to the substrate in the laminating direction, b is the columnar portion's maximum width, at a second position of the light emitting layer closest to the substrate, c is the columnar portion's maximum width, at a third position of the light emitting layer farthest from the substrate, d is the columnar portion's maximum width, at a fourth position of the columnar portion farthest from the substrate, and L1 is a distance between the first and second positions and L2 is a distance between the third and fourth positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, Sophia School Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ishizawa, Katsumi Kishino
  • Publication number: 20200313038
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device including: a substrate; and a laminated structure provided on the substrate and having a plurality of columnar portion groups, in which the columnar portion group includes at least one first columnar portion, and a plurality of second columnar portions, the first columnar portion has a light emitting layer into which a current is injected to generate light, no current is injected into the second columnar portion, an optical confinement mode is formed in the plurality of columnar portion groups, the first columnar portion is disposed at a position that overlaps a peak of electric field intensity, and the second columnar portion is disposed at a position that does not overlap the peak of electric field intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Publication number: 20200313039
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device including: a substrate; a laminated structure provided on the substrate and having a plurality of first columnar portions and a plurality of second columnar portions; and a first electrode and a second electrode, in which the first columnar portion includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer having a conductivity type different from the first semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, light generated in the light emitting layer propagates through the plurality of first columnar portions and the plurality of second columnar portions, a height of the second columnar portion is equal to or larger than a sum of a thickness of the first semiconductor layer and a thickness of the light emitting layer, and is lower than a height of the first columnar portion, the first semiconductor layer is provided between the substrate and the light emitting layer, the first elec
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO
  • Publication number: 20200266611
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided that makes it possible to reduce absorption of light by an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Michifumi NAGAWA, Shunsuke ISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200067271
    Abstract: A projector includes a laser light source, and a light modulating element that modulates light emitted from the laser light source in accordance with image information. The laser light source includes a substrate, and a photonic crystal structure that includes a light emitting layer that emits light, and causes the light emitted by the light emitting layer to be confined in an in-plane direction of the substrate and be emitted in a normal direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Koichiro AKASAKA, Hiroki NISHIOKA, Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Takafumi NODA, Yasutaka IMAI, Katsumi KISHINO, Hiroyasu KASEYA, Tsuyoshi KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20200041889
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a columnar portion including a light emitting layer, and: (b?a)/L1>(d?c)/L2; a<b; c<d; and a<d, where a is the columnar portion's maximum width as viewed in a laminating direction, at a first position of the columnar portion closest to the substrate in the laminating direction, b is the columnar portion's maximum width, at a second position of the light emitting layer closest to the substrate, c is the columnar portion's maximum width, at a third position of the light emitting layer farthest from the substrate, d is the columnar portion's maximum width, at a fourth position of the columnar portion farthest from the substrate, and L1 is a distance between the first and second positions and L2 is a distance between the third and fourth positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIZAWA, Katsumi KISHINO