Patents by Inventor Takeshi Koshihara

Takeshi Koshihara 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: 20210181520
    Abstract: Provided is an optical unit and a display device capable of suppressing the occurrence of stray light by suppressing the incidence of light onto a peripheral region of a panel. In the optical unit, a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel are arranged to face a dichroic prism. A first light-emitting element is provided in a display region of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel, and metal wiring is provided in a peripheral region. Here, a light shielding layer is provided between the dichroic prism and the peripheral region of each of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel. Thus, even when a part of color light that should be reflected passes through a dichroic mirror, the leaked light is absorbed by the light shielding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11029526
    Abstract: Provided are an optical unit and a display device that can appropriately perform reflection and transmission of image light emitted from a panel provided with a light emitting element, over a wide wavelength region in a dichroic mirror. The optical unit includes a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel arranged facing a first incident surface, a second incident surface, and a third incident surface of a dichroic prism, respectively, and each of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel emits unpolarized image light. A polarization element is arranged between the first panel and the dichroic prism, and first image light emitted from the first panel is incident on the dichroic prism as linearly polarized light. A first dichroic mirror has polarization separation characteristics in addition to transmittance-wavelength characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Koshihara, Kunihiko Yano
  • Patent number: 11031441
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a color filter disposed in a layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. An adhesive is disposed in a layer between the color filter and the second substrate. A first overcoat layer is disposed in a layer between the adhesive and the color filter, and a second overcoat layer is disposed in the layer between the adhesive and the color filter and is disposed along the first overcoat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Suguru Akagawa, Narumi Ishibashi, Takeshi Koshihara
  • Publication number: 20210167333
    Abstract: A first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element that have a resonance structure that causes output light from a light-emission functional layer to resonate between a reflective layer and a semi-transmissive reflective layer, and a pixel definition layer, and in which an aperture part is formed to correspond to each of the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element, are formed on a base. A first interval between the reflective layer and the semi-transmissive reflective layer in the first light-emitting element and a second interval between the reflective layer and the semi-transmissive reflective layer in the second light-emitting element are different, and a film thickness of the pixel definition layer is less than a difference between the first interval and the second interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi NOZAWA, Atsushi AMANO, Takeshi KOSHIHARA, Akio FUKASE, Shinichi IWATA
  • Patent number: 10991779
    Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel and the second pixel include a reflective layer, an insulating layer, a functional layer, and an opposing electrode. The insulating layer includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer having a first opening, and a third insulating layer having a second opening. A first pixel electrode is provided on the first insulating layer in the first opening. A second pixel electrode is provided on the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Nozawa, Takeshi Koshihara, Hisakatsu Sato
  • Patent number: 10976563
    Abstract: Provided is an optical unit and a display device capable of suppressing the occurrence of stray light by suppressing the incidence of light onto a peripheral region of a panel. In the optical unit, a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel are arranged to face a dichroic prism. A first light-emitting element is provided in a display region of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel, and metal wiring is provided in a peripheral region. Here, a light shielding layer is provided between the dichroic prism and the peripheral region of each of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel. Thus, even when a part of color light that should be reflected passes through a dichroic mirror, the leaked light is absorbed by the light shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Koshihara
  • Patent number: 10964260
    Abstract: An electro-optical device is provided that includes a first wiring, a first data line and a second data line, a first pixel circuit coupled to the first data line, a second pixel circuit coupled to the second data line, a first switch having a first end coupled to the first wiring and a second end coupled to the first data line, and a second switch having a first end coupled to the first wiring and a second end coupled to the second data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ota, Takeshi Koshihara
  • Patent number: 10957876
    Abstract: A first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element that have a resonance structure that causes output light from a light-emission functional layer to resonate between a reflective layer and a semi-transmissive reflective layer, and a pixel definition layer, and in which an aperture part is formed to correspond to each of the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element, are formed on a base. A first interval between the reflective layer and the semi-transmissive reflective layer in the first light-emitting element and a second interval between the reflective layer and the semi-transmissive reflective layer in the second light-emitting element are different, and a film thickness of the pixel definition layer is less than a difference between the first interval and the second interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Nozawa, Atsushi Amano, Takeshi Koshihara, Akio Fukase, Shinichi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20210043811
    Abstract: There is provided an electro-optical device including a light-emitting layer that has a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element which are adjacent to each other and a color filter layer that has a first color filter provided corresponding to the first light-emitting element and a second color filter provided corresponding to the second light-emitting element, in which an inter-element distance between the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element is 1.5 ?m or less, and a thickness of layer between the light-emitting layer and the color filter layer is 6 times or less the inter-element distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210041773
    Abstract: An optical module in the present disclosure includes a first image display panel including a first display part and a first coupling part, a second image display panel including a second display part and a second coupling part, a third image display panel including a third display part and a third coupling part, and a cross dichroic prism configured to synthesize first, second, and third image light. The cross dichroic prism has a cross axis at which a two of photosynthesis surfaces cross each other. The first, second, and third image display panel are respectively bonded to different surfaces of the cross dichroic prism in a state where a long side of each of the first, second, and third display part extends along the cross axis and where the first, second, and third coupling part are each positioned on an outer side of the cross dichroic prism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210028239
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semi-transmissive reflection layer, a first reflection layer that is disposed in a first sub-pixel, a second reflection layer that is disposed in a second sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel that emits same color light as the first sub-pixel, and a light-emitting functional layer that is disposed between the first reflection layer and the semi-transmissive reflection layer and the semi-transmissive reflection layer. A distance between the second reflection layer and the semi-transmissive reflection layer is longer than a distance between the first reflection layer and the semi-transmissive reflection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun IROBE, Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210028245
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semi-transmissive reflection layer, a first reflection layer that is disposed in a first sub-pixel, a second reflection layer that is disposed in a second sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel that emits same color light as the first sub-pixel, and a light-emitting functional layer that is disposed between the first reflection layer and the semi-transmissive reflection layer, the light-emitting functional layer that is disposed between the second reflection layer and the semi-transmissive reflection layer. A thickness of the light-emitting functional layer in the second sub-pixel is thicker than a thickness of the light-emitting functional layer in the first sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suguru AKAGAWA, Jun IROBE, Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210028238
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semi-transmissive reflection layer, a first reflection layer that is disposed in a first sub-pixel, a first pixel electrode that is disposed in the first sub-pixel, a first color filer that is disposed in the first sub-pixel, a second reflection layer that is disposed in a second sub-pixel, a second pixel electrode that is disposed in the second sub-pixel, a second color filter that is disposed in the second sub-pixel, the second color filter that is same color as the first color filter, a light-emitting functional layer, and an insulating layer that is disposed between the first reflection layer and the first pixel electrode, the light-emitting functional layer that is disposed between the second reflection layer and the second pixel electrode. A thickness of the insulating layer in the second sub-pixel is thicker than a thickness of the insulating layer in the first sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi KOSHIHARA, Jun IROBE
  • Patent number: 10896999
    Abstract: There is provided an electro-optical device including a light-emitting layer that has a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element which are adjacent to each other and a color filter layer that has a first color filter provided corresponding to the first light-emitting element and a second color filter provided corresponding to the second light-emitting element, in which an inter-element distance between the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element is 1.5 ?m or less, and a thickness of layer between the light-emitting layer and the color filter layer is 6 times or less the inter-element distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Koshihara
  • Patent number: 10877279
    Abstract: There is provided an electro-optical apparatus including an element substrate that includes a display region in which a plurality of pixels, which are light-emitting elements, are arranged in a matrix form. The light-emitting element has a structure in which a reflective electrode, a protective layer, an optical path adjustment layer, a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode are laminated on an insulation layer. The reflective electrode is disposed by being split in each pixel, and a gap is formed between each reflective electrode that is disposed by being split in each pixel. The protective layer covers the surface of the reflective electrode on which the gap is formed, and includes an embedded insulation film which is embedded in the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Koshihara
  • Patent number: 10854142
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit, a driving circuit configured to drive a data line coupled to the pixel circuit, and a first capacitance element provided between the data line and the driving circuit, wherein the driving circuit includes a second capacitance element, and a first switching circuit configured to alternately repeat charging and discharging of the second capacitance element, and is configured to control the charging and the discharging based on a gradation specified by the pixel circuit, and output a voltage signal corresponding to the gradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Koshihara
  • Patent number: 10852555
    Abstract: A head-mounted display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an image generating module, a first deflecting element including a first deflecting portion configured to deflect, along a second optical axis intersecting the first optical axis, imaging light from the image generating module, and a second deflecting portion configured to deflect the imaging light along a third optical axis, a first diffraction element configured to diffract the imaging light from the second deflecting portion, and a second diffraction element configured to diffract the imaging light from the first diffraction element. A distance along the first optical axis between the image generating module and the first deflecting portion is longer than a distance along the third optical axis between the first diffraction element and the second deflecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Takeda, Takeshi Koshihara, Masatoshi Yonekubo, Mitsutaka Ide
  • Patent number: 10852626
    Abstract: An optical module in the present disclosure includes a first image display panel including a first display part and a first coupling part, a second image display panel including a second display part and a second coupling part, a third image display panel including a third display part and a third coupling part, and a cross dichroic prism configured to synthesize first, second, and third image light. The cross dichroic prism has a cross axis at which a two of photosynthesis surfaces cross each other. The first, second, and third image display panel are respectively bonded to different surfaces of the cross dichroic prism in a state where a long side of each of the first, second, and third display part extends along the cross axis and where the first, second, and third coupling part are each positioned on an outer side of the cross dichroic prism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Koshihara
  • Publication number: 20200365083
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first data transfer line that intersects a scan line, a second data transfer line, a first transistor that controls coupling between the first data transfer line and the second transfer line. The two or more second data transfer lines are respectively coupled to the first data transfer line via first capacitors, and when a collection of pixel circuits that are coupled to the same first data transfer line via the second data transfer lines is referred to as a pixel string, the second data transfer lines are provided to pixel circuits less than the pixel circuits included in the pixel string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi OTA, Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200358033
    Abstract: An organic EL display device of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a lens layer including a lens, a light-emitting layer containing an organic light-emitting material, a reflection portion disposed between the substrate and the light-emitting layer, and having light reflecting properties for reflecting light generated in the light-emitting layer, and a reflection transmission portion disposed between the light-emitting layer and the lens layer, and having light reflecting properties and translucency, and moreover causing resonance of light, which is generated in the light-emitting layer, between the reflection portion and the reflection transmission portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi KOSHIHARA