Patents by Inventor TADASHI KOBASHI

TADASHI KOBASHI 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: 11832466
    Abstract: An electroluminescent element according to an aspect of the disclosure includes: a pair of a cathode electrode and an anode electrode; a light-emitting layer provided between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode; an electron transport layer provided between the cathode electrode and the light-emitting layer; and a hole transport layer provided between the anode electrode and the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes ZnSe-based quantum dots including ZnSe and one of the electron transport layer and the hole transport layer is composed of ZnO particles having an average particle size of 3 nm or greater and 30 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi Kobashi, Kenichi Yoshimura, Masashi Kago, Noboru Iwata
  • Patent number: 11737295
    Abstract: An electroluminescent element according to an aspect of the disclosure includes: a pair of a cathode electrode and an anode electrode; a light-emitting layer provided between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode; an electron transport layer provided between the cathode electrode and the light-emitting layer; and a hole transport layer provided between the anode electrode and the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes ZnSe-based quantum dots including ZnSe and one of the electron transport layer and the hole transport layer is composed of ZnO particles having an average particle size of 3 nm or greater and 30 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi Kobashi, Kenichi Yoshimura, Masashi Kago, Noboru Iwata
  • Publication number: 20230080877
    Abstract: The electroluminescent element includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a quantum dot (QD) layer including quantum dots and arranged between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The quantum dots are Cd-free quantum dots that include at least Zn and Se, and do not include Cd at a mass ratio of 1/30 or greater in relation to Zn. The particle size of each quantum dot is within a range from 3 nm to 20 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki YAMAMOTO, Hirohisa YAMADA, Yoshihiro UETA, Keisuke KITANO, Kazuki GOTO, Yusuke SAKAKIBARA, Tadashi KOBASHI, Masashi KAGO, Soichiro NIKATA, Yuko OGURA, Masanori TANAKA, Yuka TAKAMIZUMA, Tetsuji ITO
  • Publication number: 20230084597
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting element having a high external quantum efficiency and a method for manufacturing the same. The light-emitting element is provided with a light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and an organic silicon compound. The light-emitting layer contains quantum dots. The electron transport layer is positioned on the light-emitting layer. The electron transport layer contains metal oxide particles. The organic silicon compound is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the electron transport layer. The organic silicon compound has at least one hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki YAMAMOTO, TADASHI KOBASHI
  • Publication number: 20220359845
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes, in sequence, an anode, a hole transport layer, a luminous layer containing a plurality of quantum dots, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. The electron transport layer includes a plurality of inorganic nanoparticles having electron transportability, and an organic layer having electron transportability. The organic layer partly contains the plurality of inorganic nanoparticles, and includes a plurality of first hollows in an interface adjacent to the luminous layer. The plurality of first hollows are filled with the plurality of quantum dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: TADASHI KOBASHI, Masaki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220344548
    Abstract: A light-emitting element according to the disclosure includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a first light-emitting layer that includes a plurality of first quantum dots and emits light of a first color. The first light-emitting layer is provided between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, and each of the plurality of first quantum dots includes a compound containing each of three elements of Zn, Se, and Te. A combination of an average particle size of the plurality of first quantum dots and a composition ratio of the three elements is selected such that the peak wavelength of a light emission spectrum of the first light-emitting layer is greater than 394 nm and equal to or less than 474 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: KENICHI YOSHIMURA, TADASHI KOBASHI, TATSUYA RYOHWA, MAKOTO IZUMI
  • Patent number: 11398532
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: an anode electrode; a cathode electrode; a plurality of light-emitting layers sandwiched between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode; and a light absorption layer disposed between the plurality of light-emitting layers and a light extraction surface, wherein the plurality of light-emitting layers include InP based quantum dots and are configured to emit at least green color of light and red color of light, and the light absorption layer selectively absorbs light at 570 to 610 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Yoshimura, Tadashi Kobashi, Masashi Kago, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20220199924
    Abstract: The electroluminescent element includes a QD layer and a hole transport layer. QD phosphor particles contained in the QD layer are nanocrystals containing zinc and selenium, or zinc, selenium, and sulfur. A fluorescent half width of the QD phosphor particles is 25 nm or less, and a fluorescent peak wavelength of the QD phosphor particles is 410 nm or more and 470 nm or less. The hole transport layer includes poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-(4,4?-(N-(4-sec-butylphenyl)diphenylamine)]. A film thickness of the hole transport layer is 10 nm or more and 57 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Tadashi KOBASHI, Masaki YAMAMOTO, Yuko OGURA, Yuka TAKAMIZUMA, Masanori TANAKA, Soichiro NIKATA, Tetsuji ITO, Mayuko WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220199925
    Abstract: The electroluminescent element includes a QD layer. QD phosphor particles contained in the QD layer are nanocrystals containing zinc and selenium, or zinc, selenium, and sulfur. A fluorescent half width of the QD phosphor particles is 25 nm or less, and a fluorescent peak wavelength of the QD phosphor particles is 410 nm or more and 470 nm or less. The film thickness of the QD layer is 12 nm or more and 49 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Tadashi KOBASHI, Masaki YAMAMOTO, Yuko OGURA, Yuka TAKAMIZUMA, Masanori TANAKA, Soichiro NIKATA, Tetsuji ITO, Mayuko WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220199926
    Abstract: The electroluminescent element includes a QD layer and an electron transport layer. QD phosphor particles contained in the QD layer are nanocrystals containing zinc and selenium, or zinc, selenium, and sulfur. A fluorescent half width of the QD phosphor particles is 25 nm or less, and a fluorescent peak wavelength of the QD phosphor particles is 410 nm or more and 470 nm or less. The electron transport layer contains zinc oxide. A film thickness of the electron transport layer is 15 nm or more and 85 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Tadashi KOBASHI, Masaki YAMAMOTO, Yuko OGURA, Yuka TAKAMIZUMA, Masanori TANAKA, Soichiro NIKATA, Tetsuji ITO, Mayuko WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11289667
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes, between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, a light-emitting layer, a hole transport layer, and an electron transport layer. The light-emitting layer includes quantum dots configured to emit light as a result of combination of positive holes and electrons. The electron transport layer includes a metal oxide, and an energy level of a lower end of a conduction band of the metal oxide is less than or equal to an energy level of a lower end of a conduction band of the quantum dots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi Kobashi, Yoshihiro Ueta, Makoto Izumi, Noboru Iwata
  • Publication number: 20210313534
    Abstract: An electroluminescent element according to an aspect of the disclosure includes: a pair of a cathode electrode and an anode electrode; a light-emitting layer provided between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode; an electron transport layer provided between the cathode electrode and the light-emitting layer; and a hole transport layer provided between the anode electrode and the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes ZnSe-based quantum dots including ZnSe and one of the electron transport layer and the hole transport layer is composed of ZnO particles having an average particle size of 3 nm or greater and 30 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: TADASHI KOBASHI, KENICHI YOSHIMURA, MASASHI KAGO, NOBORU IWATA
  • Publication number: 20210050543
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes, between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, a light-emitting layer, a hole transport layer, and an electron transport layer. The light-emitting layer includes quantum dots configured to emit light as a result of combination of positive holes and electrons. The electron transport layer includes a metal oxide, and an energy level of a lower end of a conduction band of the metal oxide is less than or equal to an energy level of a lower end of a conduction band of the quantum dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: TADASHI KOBASHI, YOSHIHIRO UETA, MAKOTO IZUMI, NOBORU IWATA
  • Publication number: 20210020699
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: an anode electrode; a cathode electrode; a plurality of light-emitting layers sandwiched between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode; and a light absorption layer disposed between the plurality of light-emitting layers and a light extraction surface, wherein the plurality of light-emitting layers include InP based quantum dots and are configured to emit at least green color of light and red color of light, and the light absorption layer selectively absorbs light at 570 to 610 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: KENICHI YOSHIMURA, TADASHI KOBASHI, MASASHI KAGO, TATSUYA RYOHWA, MAKOTO IZUMI