Patents by Inventor Takahiro Komatsu

Takahiro Komatsu 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: 20240077228
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a covering member that is movable between a covering position where the covering member covers at least a portion of the wire passing portion and an opening position where the wire passing portion is opened, a sliding member that is movable along a sliding direction between a restricting position and a releasing position, and a first support member that has a head that supports the sliding member in the restricting position from a bottom side and a shoulder portion with a diameter that is smaller than the head, wherein the covering member has a first locking portion in which a first insertion hole that passes the shoulder portion through is formed, the first locking portion is positioned in a top side more than the sliding member, and La1>Ta1+Tb1 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yosuke TAKANO, Naoya MATSUNAGA, Takahiro KOMATSU, Yusaku SEKI
  • Patent number: 11469389
    Abstract: A display panel including a power supplying auxiliary electrode above the substrate in at least one gap among gaps between pixel electrodes in row and column directions, not in contact with the pixel electrodes, extending in the row and/or column direction. An intermediate layer is on or above light-emitting layers and the auxiliary electrode, and includes a fluoride of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. A functional layer is on or above the intermediate layer, and includes an organic material that facilitates electron transport and/or facilitates electron injection and a rare earth metal dopant. A counter electrode is on or above the functional layer. Further, 1?x?3, 20?y?40, and y?10x+10, where x is film thickness of the intermediate layer in nanometers, and y is percentage by weight of the rare earth metal dopant in the functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoneda, Takahiro Komatsu
  • Patent number: 11462707
    Abstract: A display panel including a substrate, anodes disposed on or above the substrate, light-emitting layers disposed on or above the anodes, a first intermediate layer disposed on or above the light-emitting layers, a second intermediate layer disposed on the first intermediate layer, and a cathode disposed on or above the second intermediate layer. The first intermediate layer includes a fluoride of a first metal or a complex of the first metal. The second intermediate layer includes a second metal. The anodes are light-transmissive and the cathode is light-reflective, or the anodes are light-reflective and the cathode is light-transmissive. The first metal is selected from a group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. The second metal is selected from rare earth metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katagiri, Takahiro Komatsu
  • Patent number: 11421912
    Abstract: Provided is a packing material which packs at least a unit main body of an air conditioner to be installed in a ceiling, the packing material including: a cover part for covering an opening part through which components inside the unit main body are exposed; and a cut and bent up part which has a slit part for inserting a protruding portion of the unit main body and fixes the cover part on the unit main body. The packing material can eliminate the need for a curing sheet and a tape for fixing the curing sheet while keeping out dust etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Maruyama, Takaaki Takishita, Tatsuo Furuta, Hiroyuki Hatakeyama, Naoya Matsunaga, Takahiro Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20220017261
    Abstract: A packing component includes a first outer packing part and a second outer packing part that define a box-like side wall. The first outer packing part includes a first side part, a first bend part, and a first joining part. The first side part defines a portion of an outer surface of the side wall. The first bend part is disposed along one edge of the first side part, and has a first identification part presenting information related to the first outer packing part. The first joining part is connected to the first side part across the first bend part. The second outer packing part is joined to the first joining part such that the second outer packing part is contiguous to the first bend part and the first side part. The second outer packing part has a second side part defining another portion of the outer surface of the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Takahiro KOMATSU, Takaaki TAKISHITA, Tetsuya TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 11156372
    Abstract: An indoor unit for a ceiling-concealed air-conditioning apparatus includes an indoor-unit body having an air inlet at a bottom, a decorative panel provided at the bottom of the indoor-unit body and serving as a design surface, and an inlet grille flap rotatably supported by the decorative panel and covering the air inlet. The inlet grille flap is provided with rotational-axis hinges positioned on both sides at one edge of the inlet grille flap and serving as a rotational axis of the inlet grille flap, and a latch part positioned between the two rotational-axis hinges and projecting from the one edge. The decorative panel has a flange positioned below the latch part and supporting the latch part from below when the inlet grille flap is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Komatsu, Tetsuya Tazawa, Keisuke Tomomura, Hironobu Suehiro, Takaaki Takishita
  • Publication number: 20210151709
    Abstract: A display panel including a power supplying auxiliary electrode above the substrate in at least one gap among gaps between pixel electrodes in row and column directions, not in contact with the pixel electrodes, extending in the row and/or column direction. An intermediate layer is on or above light-emitting layers and the auxiliary electrode, and includes a fluoride of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. A functional layer is on or above the intermediate layer, and includes an organic material that facilitates electron transport and/or facilitates electron injection and a rare earth metal dopant. A counter electrode is on or above the functional layer. Further, 1?x?3, 20?y?40, and y?10x+10, where x is film thickness of the intermediate layer in nanometers, and y is percentage by weight of the rare earth metal dopant in the functional layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YONEDA, Takahiro KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210098732
    Abstract: A display panel including a substrate, anodes disposed on or above the substrate, light-emitting layers disposed on or above the anodes, a first intermediate layer disposed on or above the light-emitting layers, a second intermediate layer disposed on the first intermediate layer, and a cathode disposed on or above the second intermediate layer. The first intermediate layer includes a fluoride of a first metal or a complex of the first metal. The second intermediate layer includes a second metal. The anodes are light-transmissive and the cathode is light-reflective, or the anodes are light-reflective and the cathode is light-transmissive. The first metal is selected from a group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. The second metal is selected from rare earth metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KATAGIRI, Takahiro KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210083017
    Abstract: A display panel in which pixels each include light-emitting parts are two-dimensionally arranged across a main surface of a substrate. The light-emitting parts each include: a first electrode that is light-reflective; a first functional layer disposed above the first electrode; a light-emitting layer disposed above the first functional layer; a second functional layer disposed above the light-emitting layer and including ytterbium; and a second electrode disposed above the second functional layer and being light-transmissive. At least one of the light-emitting layer and the first functional layer is an applied film. With respect to each pixel, at least one of the light-emitting parts differs from any other of the light-emitting parts in terms of light emission color, and the at least one light-emitting part differs from the any other of the light-emitting parts in terms of film thickness of at least one of the light-emitting layer and the first functional layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro KOMATSU, Kosuke MISHIMA, Koyo SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10753639
    Abstract: An indoor unit includes a main body unit including a housing having an opening hole for pipe formed on a part of a side surface of the main body unit, a refrigerant pipe connection part projecting from inside to outside of the housing through the opening hole for pipe, and an attachment plate holding and fixing the refrigerant pipe connection part together with the housing to close the opening hole for pipe. The opening hole for pipe is formed over a first side surface on a side of the housing from which the refrigerant pipe connection part projects and a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface, and the attachment plate has an L shape including planes corresponding to the opening hole for pipe over the first side surface and the second side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Komatsu, Takaaki Takishita, Tatsuo Furuta, Naoya Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20200158374
    Abstract: Provided is a packing material which packs at least a unit main body of an air conditioner to be installed in a ceiling, the packing material including: a cover part for covering an opening part through which components inside the unit main body are exposed; and a cut and bent up part which has a slit part for inserting a protruding portion of the unit main body and fixes the cover part on the unit main body. The packing material can eliminate the need for a curing sheet and a tape for fixing the curing sheet while keeping out dust etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Masaaki MARUYAMA, Takaaki TAKISHITA, Tatsuo FURUTA, Hiroyuki HATAKEYAMA, Naoya MATSUNAGA, Takahiro KOMATSU
  • Patent number: 10644082
    Abstract: An organic EL element includes a planarized layer arranged on a substrate, an insulation layer which is arranged on the planarized layer with the region corresponding to a subpixel of the planarized layer left exposed at least partly, a pixel electrode which has an opening that defines the region corresponding to the subpixel and which is arranged on a bank arranged on the insulation layer and on the exposed part of the planarized layer, a transparent conductive layer arranged on the pixel electrode, an emission layer arranged in the opening and above at least the transparent conductive layer, and a counter electrode arranged above the emission layer. The insulation layer is interposed between a bottom of the bank and the planarized layer. An upper surface of the planarized layer is coated with at least one of the pixel electrode and the insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yokota, Hideyuki Shirahase, Takahiro Komatsu, Masaki Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10535717
    Abstract: A plurality of light emitters emitting different colors of light in a light-emitting device is provided on a surface of a substrate along two dimensions. Each light emitter includes a first electrode, a first charge injection/transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an intermediate layer, a second charge injection/transport layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a fluoride of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. Among the first electrode and the second electrode, one electrode is light reflective and another electrode is light transmissive. Among the first charge injection/transport layer and the second charge injection/transport layer, one charge injection/transport layer is disposed between the light-emitting layer and the light reflective electrode, and thickness of the one charge injection/transport layer included in the first light emitter is different from thickness of the one charge injection/transport layer included in the second light emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Takahiro Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20190346157
    Abstract: An indoor unit for a ceiling-concealed air-conditioning apparatus includes an indoor-unit body having an air inlet at a bottom, a decorative panel provided at the bottom of the indoor-unit body and serving as a design surface, and an inlet grille flap rotatably supported by the decorative panel and covering the air inlet. The inlet grille flap is provided with rotational-axis hinges positioned on both sides at one edge of the inlet grille flap and serving as a rotational axis of the inlet grille flap, and a latch part positioned between the two rotational-axis hinges and projecting from the one edge. The decorative panel has a flange positioned below the latch part and supporting the latch part from below when the inlet grille flap is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro KOMATSU, Tetsuya TAZAWA, Keisuke TOMOMURA, Hironobu SUEHIRO, Takaaki TAKISHITA
  • Patent number: 10473341
    Abstract: An indoor unit includes a main unit including an air inlet through which air enters from a room and an air outlet through which air blows into the room, an electrical component box mounted on an outer surface of the main unit and accommodating an electrical device, a refrigerant pipe connection portion to which a refrigerant pipe through which refrigerant passes is connected, a drain pipe connection portion to which a drain pipe through which drain water discharged from the main unit passes is connected, and an installation bolt attachment bracket mounted on the outer surface of the main unit and fixing the main unit to an installation bolt suspended from above a ceiling. The indoor unit has the refrigerant pipe connection portion, the drain pipe connection portion, and the electrical component box on the same mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Furuta, Takaaki Takishita, Naoya Matsunaga, Takahiro Komatsu
  • Patent number: 10381589
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) element including an anode, a light-emitting layer above the anode, a first functional layer on and in contact with the light-emitting layer, a second functional layer on and in contact with the first functional layer, and a cathode above the second functional layer. A lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of the first functional layer is lower than at least one of a LUMO level of the second functional layer and a Fermi level of a metal material included in the second functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Kosuke Mishima, Junko Tanaka, Hiroshi Katagiri, Takahiro Komatsu
  • Patent number: 10302313
    Abstract: An indoor unit includes: a casing including a top plate and lateral plates; a motor mounted to a central part on an inner surface side of the top plate; a turbofan fixed to a rotary shaft of the motor and configured to rotate through drive of the motor; a drain pan received in the casing and mounted to the lateral plates of the casing; and a bellmouth mounted to the drain pan and configured to rectify a fluid flowing into the casing. The drain pan includes a positioning fitting having: a casing-fixing threaded hole for allowing the drain pan to be fixed to the casing with a screw; and a bellmouth-fixing threaded hole for allowing the bellmouth to be fixed to the drain pan with a screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Matsunaga, Takaaki Takishita, Tatsuo Furuta, Takahiro Komatsu
  • Patent number: 10297776
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) element including an anode, a cathode opposing the anode, a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, a hole transport layer in contact with the light-emitting layer, between the light-emitting layer and the anode, and an electron transport layer in contact with the light-emitting layer, between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. A difference between a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of an organic material included in the light-emitting layer and a LUMO level of an organic material included in the electron transport layer is greater than a difference between a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level of an organic material included in the hole transport layer and a HOMO level of the organic material included in the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Kosuke Mishima, Yoshiyuki Ota, Junko Tanaka, Takahiro Komatsu, Hiroshi Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20190041087
    Abstract: An indoor unit includes a main body unit including a housing having an opening hole for pipe formed on a part of a side surface of the main body unit, a refrigerant pipe connection part projecting from inside to outside of the housing through the opening hole for pipe, and an attachment plate holding and fixing the refrigerant pipe connection part together with the housing to close the opening hole for pipe. The opening hole for pipe is formed over a first side surface on a side of the housing from which the refrigerant pipe connection part projects and a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface, and the attachment plate has an L shape including planes corresponding to the opening hole for pipe over the first side surface and the second side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Takahiro KOMATSU, Takaaki TAKISHITA, Tatsuo FURUTA, Naoya MATSUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10119746
    Abstract: An indoor unit according to the present invention includes a securing plate provided at an upper edge of a sidewall of a drain pan that collects drain water generated from an indoor heat exchanger, and an antimicrobial-agent-containing case that contains an antimicrobial agent and includes a case frame positioned in an area where the drain water is collected, a case-attaching portion conforming to the securing plate and being detachably attached to the securing plate, and an arm connecting the case frame and the case-attaching portion. The antimicrobial-agent-containing case is attached to the securing plate from an opening of an air inlet from which air is taken into a body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Maruyama, Takaaki Takishita, Akinori Toyoda, Tatsuo Furuta, Hiroyuki Hatakeyama, Naoya Matsunaga, Takahiro Komatsu