Patents by Inventor Toru Udaka

Toru Udaka 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: 20240288284
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology relating to a piezoelectric coil or the like capable of performing displacement sensing. [Solving Means] A piezoelectric coil with a sensor according to the present technology includes: a piezoelectric coil; and a sensor. The piezoelectric coil includes a coil-shaped core and one or more first piezoelectric members that are helical relative to the core, and is expandable and contractable in an expanding/contracting direction. The sensor detects a displacement due to expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Nobuyuki NAGAI, Shuta KITADE, Toru UDAKA, Miki ENDO, Yuichi ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 11943942
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided and includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including an amorphous oxide including a quaternary compound including one or more of indium, gallium and aluminum and further including zinc and oxygen, the first electrode having a laminated structure including a first B layer and a first A layer from a photoelectric conversion layer side, and a work function value of the first A layer of the first electrode being lower than a work function of the first B layer of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Toru Udaka
  • Publication number: 20230225214
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology such as a piezoelectric coil having higher energy conversion efficiency. [Solving Means] A piezoelectric coil according to the present technology includes a coil-like core material and a plurality of band-like piezoelectric materials. The plurality of piezoelectric materials is helically wound around the core material so as to be alternately arranged along the core material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Shuta KITADE, Toru UDAKA, Yuichi ISHIDA, Nobuyuki NAGAI, Miki ENDO
  • Publication number: 20220045291
    Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. The photoelectric conversion element is formed by providing an organic photoelectric conversion portion including two or more types of organic semiconductor materials having different spectral sensitivities between the first and the second electrodes. Wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element change according to a voltage (bias voltage) applied between the first and the second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion element is mounted in the imaging device and the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: TORU UDAKA, MASAKI MURATA, RUI MORIMOTO, OSAMU ENOKI
  • Publication number: 20210399247
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided and includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including an amorphous oxide including a quaternary compound including one or more of indium, gallium and aluminum and further including zinc and oxygen, the first electrode having a laminated structure including a first B layer and a first A layer from a photoelectric conversion layer side, and a work function value of the first A layer of the first electrode being lower than a work function of the first B layer of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Toshiki MORIWAKI, Toru UDAKA
  • Patent number: 11183654
    Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. The photoelectric conversion element is formed by providing an organic photoelectric conversion portion including two or more types of organic semiconductor materials having different spectral sensitivities between the first and the second electrodes. Wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element change according to a voltage (bias voltage) applied between the first and the second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion element is mounted in the imaging device and the optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Masaki Murata, Rui Morimoto, Osamu Enoki
  • Patent number: 11145835
    Abstract: An imaging device is provided. The imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first electrode disposed above the semiconductor substrate; a second electrode disposed above the first electrode; and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a difference between a work function value of the first electrode and a work function value of the second electrode is 0.4 eV or more, and wherein the first electrode has a sheet resistance value of 3×10 ?/? to 1×103?/?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Toru Udaka
  • Publication number: 20200251672
    Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. The photoelectric conversion element is formed by providing an organic photoelectric conversion portion including two or more types of organic semiconductor materials having different spectral sensitivities between the first and the second electrodes. Wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element change according to a voltage (bias voltage) applied between the first and the second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion element is mounted in the imaging device and the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Masaki Murata, Rui Morimoto, Osamu Enoki
  • Patent number: 10665802
    Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. The photoelectric conversion element is formed by providing an organic photoelectric conversion portion including two or more types of organic semiconductor materials having different spectral sensitivities between the first and the second electrodes. Wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element change according to a voltage (bias voltage) applied between the first and the second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion element is mounted in the imaging device and the optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Masaki Murata, Rui Morimoto, Osamu Enoki
  • Publication number: 20190172956
    Abstract: An imaging device is provided. The imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first electrode disposed above the semiconductor substrate; a second electrode disposed above the first electrode; and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a difference between a work function value of the first electrode and a work function value of the second electrode is 0.4 eV or more, and wherein the first electrode has a sheet resistance value of 3×10 ?/? to 1×103 ?/?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Toshiki MORIWAKI, Toru UDAKA
  • Publication number: 20190148658
    Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. The photoelectric conversion element is formed by providing an organic photoelectric conversion portion including two or more types of organic semiconductor materials having different spectral sensitivities between the first and the second electrodes. Wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element change according to a voltage (bias voltage) applied between the first and the second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion element is mounted in the imaging device and the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: TORU UDAKA, MASAKI MURATA, RUI MORIMOTO, OSAMU ENOKI
  • Patent number: 10236396
    Abstract: There are provided an electronic device including a first electrode, a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including an amorphous oxide composed of at least a quaternary compound of indium, gallium and/or aluminum, zinc and oxygen, and a difference between a work function value of the second electrode and a work function value of the first electrode being 0.4 eV or more; and a method of producing an electrode for the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Toru Udaka
  • Patent number: 10199587
    Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. The photoelectric conversion element is formed by providing an organic photoelectric conversion portion including two or more types of organic semiconductor materials having different spectral sensitivities between the first and the second electrodes. Wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element change according to a voltage (bias voltage) applied between the first and the second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion element is mounted in the imaging device and the optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Masaki Murata, Rui Morimoto, Osamu Enoki
  • Patent number: 10032834
    Abstract: Provided is a light receiving/emitting element and a light receiving/emitting apparatus that can be easily manufactured and allow high-sensitivity detection. The light receiving/emitting element is configured to include a first organic photoelectric conversion unit and a second organic photoelectric conversion unit that is disposed on the first organic photoelectric conversion unit and is different in spectral sensitivity from the first organic photoelectric conversion unit, wherein one of the first organic photoelectric conversion unit and the second organic photoelectric conversion unit acts as a light receiving unit and the other acts as a light emitting unit. The light receiving/emitting apparatus is configured to have the light receiving/emitting element mounted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Masaki Murata, Rui Morimoto, Osamu Enoki
  • Patent number: 10020347
    Abstract: Image sensors, electronic apparatuses, and methods of manufacturing an image sensor are provided. More particularly, an image sensor having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements included in a laminated body is provided. At least one of the photoelectric conversion elements includes organic photoelectric conversion elements. In addition, at least a first surface of the laminated body includes a curved light incident surface, which further includes a concave surface. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements receive light through the concave light incident surface. The laminated body can be connected to a support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Enoki, Toru Udaka, Masaki Murata, Rui Morimoto
  • Patent number: 9680104
    Abstract: A solid-state image pickup unit of the invention includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion element includes a photoelectric conversion layer; and first and second electrodes provided with the photoelectric conversion layer in between, the photoelectric conversion layer including a first organic semiconductor of a first conductive type and a second organic semiconductor of a second conductive type, and being configured by addition of a third organic semiconductor made of a derivative or an isomer of one of the first and second organic semiconductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Masaki Murata, Osamu Enoki, Masayoshi Aonuma, Sae Miyaji, Takuya Ito, Miki Sudou, Rui Morimoto, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9520449
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes an organic photoelectric conversion film; a first electrode and a second electrode provided with the organic photoelectric conversion film in between; and a charge block layer provided between the second electrode and the organic photoelectric conversion film, in which the charge block layer includes a work function adjustment layer including a metal element on the second electrode side of the organic photoelectric conversion film, the metal element being adopted to adjust a work function, and a first diffusion suppression layer provided between the work function adjustment layer and the second electrode and suppressing diffusion of the metal element to the second electrode side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Osamu Enoki, Masaki Murata, Rui Morimoto, Ryoji Arai
  • Patent number: 9362514
    Abstract: A polarization organic photoelectric conversion device having a structure in which an organic photoelectric conversion layer is interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one of which is transparent, wherein the organic photoelectric conversion layer is one obtained by uniaxially orienting at least a portion thereof in the plane in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Osamu Goto
  • Publication number: 20150311445
    Abstract: A solid-state image pickup unit of the invention includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion element includes a photoelectric conversion layer; and first and second electrodes provided with the photoelectric conversion layer in between, the photoelectric conversion layer including a first organic semiconductor of a first conductive type and a second organic semiconductor of a second conductive type, and being configured by addition of a third organic semiconductor made of a derivative or an isomer of one of the first and second organic semiconductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Toru UDAKA, Masaki MURATA, Osamu ENOKI, Masayoshi AONUMA, Sae MIYAJI, Takuya ITO, Miki SUDOU, Rui MORIMOTO, Hiroto SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150287765
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes an organic photoelectric conversion film; a first electrode and a second electrode provided with the organic photoelectric conversion film in between; and a charge block layer provided between the second electrode and the organic photoelectric conversion film, in which the charge block layer includes a work function adjustment layer including a metal element on the second electrode side of the organic photoelectric conversion film, the metal element being adopted to adjust a work function, and a first diffusion suppression layer provided between the work function adjustment layer and the second electrode and suppressing diffusion of the metal element to the second electrode side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Udaka, Osamu Enoki, Masaki Murata, Rui Morimoto, Ryoji Arai