Patents by Inventor Tonino Greco

Tonino Greco 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: 11912899
    Abstract: A film for absorbing visible light, including: a plurality of silica nanoparticles, wherein a surface of at least a part of the plurality of silica nanoparticles is functionalized with a plurality of pigment molecules of a Melanin type compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Kingston, Tonino Greco
  • Patent number: 11740451
    Abstract: A projector color wheel, including: a substrate; a first film for changing a wavelength of light, provided on the substrate, including a first material including a plurality of first quantum dots of a first quantum dot type, the plurality of first quantum dots being configured to emit light according to a first emission profile with at least a first emission peak at a first emission wavelength when light of a predetermined wavelength incidents; a second film for changing a wavelength of light, provided on the substrate, including a second material, the second material being configured to emit light according to a second emission profile with at least a second emission peak at a second emission wavelength when light of the predetermined wavelength incidents; wherein each of the first film and the second film includes a binding material; and wherein the first emission wavelength is larger than the second emission wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tonino Greco
  • Patent number: 11733561
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a color filter for a display device, which has at least one color filter element for generating a predefined color in response to incident light, wherein the at least one color filter element includes a Perovskite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 11719532
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a deformable object which is at least partially filled with a light-absorbing material, one or more light sources configured to illuminate the inside of the deformable object, an imaging unit configured to capture respective images of the light sources, and circuitry configured to reconstruct the shape of the deformable object based on the captured images of the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tonino Greco
  • Publication number: 20230183525
    Abstract: A film for absorbing visible light, including: a substrate, wherein a surface of the substrate is covered with an adhesive coating of polydopamine or a polymerized dopamine derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel KINGSTON, Tonino GRECO
  • Patent number: 11655964
    Abstract: A film for changing a wavelength of light, including: a nano-porous membrane including a plurality of pores each having a first opening at a first surface of the nano-porous membrane and each extending in an extension direction towards a second surface of the nano-porous membrane opposite to the first surface of the nano-porous membrane, wherein the plurality of pores is arranged according to a predetermined pattern; a plurality of first quantum dots of a first quantum dot type, provided in the plurality of pores; and a plurality of second quantum dots of a second quantum dot type, provided in the plurality of pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tonino Greco
  • Publication number: 20230126615
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a color filter for a display device, which has at least one color filter element for generating a predefined color in response to incident light, wherein the at least one color filter element includes a Perovskite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino GRECO, Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Patent number: 11594568
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to an image sensor, including: a first photosensitive layer (2) for sensing blue light; a second photosensitive layer (3) for sensing green light; a third photosensitive layer (4) for sensing red light; and a fourth photosensitive layer (5) for sensing infrared light, wherein the first, second, third and fourth photosensitive layer are stacked on each other and each comprise a Perovskite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 11550182
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a color filter for a display device, which has at least one color filter element for generating a predefined color in response to incident light, wherein the at least one color filter element includes a Perovskite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20220306873
    Abstract: A film for absorbing visible light, including: a plurality of silica nanoparticles, wherein a surface of at least a part of the plurality of silica nanoparticles is functionalized with a plurality of pigment molecules of a Melanin type compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel KINGSTON, Tonino GRECO
  • Publication number: 20220299824
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to a device for a liquid crystal display, including: a light directing portion for guiding light of a first wavelength range from a light source to a plurality of quantum dots, wherein the light directing portion includes a light directing branching; and the plurality of quantum dots configured to emit light of a second wavelength range in response to light of the first wavelength range being incident on a plurality of display elements, each display element including a subset of the plurality of quantum dots, thereby defining a predetermined quantum dot pattern corresponding to the light directing branching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Tonino GRECO
  • Publication number: 20220146711
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a transparent optical portion comprising a plurality of protrusion for providing a metalens function on a surface of an optical device, wherein a direction of growth of the plurality of protrusion is based on a crystal structure of a first substrate, and wherein the protrusions differ in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino GRECO, Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20220137259
    Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to a metalens portion comprising a plurality of holes in a first substrate, wherein at least two holes of the plurality of holes differ in size, and wherein a refractive index of the metalens portion is defined by at least one of shape of the holes and an arrangement pattern of the holes, thereby providing a metalens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino GRECO, Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20220057195
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a deformable object which is at least partially filled with a light-absorbing material, one or more light sources configured to illuminate the inside of the deformable object, an imaging unit configured to capture respective images of the light sources, and circuitry configured to reconstruct the shape of the deformable object based on the captured images of the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Tonino GRECO
  • Publication number: 20220019074
    Abstract: A projector color wheel, including: a substrate; a first film for changing a wavelength of light, provided on the substrate, including a first material including a plurality of first quantum dots of a first quantum dot type, the plurality of first quantum dots being configured to emit light according to a first emission profile with at least a first emission peak at a first emission wavelength when light of a predetermined wavelength incidents; a second film for changing a wavelength of light, provided on the substrate, including a second material, the second material being configured to emit light according to a second emission profile with at least a second emission peak at a second emission wavelength when light of the predetermined wavelength incidents; wherein each of the first film and the second film includes a binding material; and wherein the first emission wavelength is larger than the second emission wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Tonino GRECO
  • Publication number: 20220018520
    Abstract: A film for changing a wavelength of light, including: a nano-porous membrane including a plurality of pores each having a first opening at a first surface of the nano-porous membrane and each extending in an extension direction towards a second surface of the nano-porous membrane opposite to the first surface of the nano-porous membrane, wherein the plurality of pores is arranged according to a predetermined pattern; a plurality of first quantum dots of a first quantum dot type, provided in the plurality of pores; and a plurality of second quantum dots of a second quantum dot type, provided in the plurality of pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Tonino GRECO
  • Publication number: 20210063809
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a color filter for a display device, which has at least one color filter element for generating a predefined color in response to incident light, wherein the at least one color filter element includes a Perovskite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino GRECO, Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20210066384
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to an image sensor, including: a first photosensitive layer (2) for sensing blue light; a second photosensitive layer (3) for sensing green light; a third photosensitive layer (4) for sensing red light; and a fourth photosensitive layer (5) for sensing infrared light, wherein the first, second, third and fourth photosensitive layer are stacked on each other and each comprise a Perovskite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino GRECO, Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Patent number: 9698311
    Abstract: The present invention relates to colloidal quantum dots, to a process for producing such colloidal quantum dots, to the use thereof and to optoelectronic components comprising colloidal quantum dots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSHUNG E.V., KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Christian Ippen, Armin Wedel
  • Publication number: 20140353579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to colloidal quantum dots, to a process for producing such colloidal quantum dots, to the use thereof and to optoelectronic components comprising colloidal quantum dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Christian Ippen, Armin Wedel