Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Niikura

Yasuhiro Niikura 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: 20240114720
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a high-resolution display apparatus having a light sensing function is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Ryo HATSUMI, Yasuhiro NIIKURA
  • Publication number: 20240090303
    Abstract: A display device having a function of detecting an object that is in contact with or approaches a display portion is provided. The display device includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. The light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, a first functional layer, a light-emitting layer, a common layer, and a common electrode. The light-receiving element includes a second pixel electrode, a second functional layer, a light-receiving layer, the common layer, and the common electrode. The first functional layer includes one of a hole-injection layer and an electron-injection layer. The second functional layer includes one of a hole-transport layer and an electron-transport layer. The common layer has a function of the other of the hole-injection layer and the electron-injection layer in the light-emitting element and has a function of the other of the hole-transport layer and the electron-transport layer in the light-receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Ryo HATSUMI, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240090302
    Abstract: A high-resolution display apparatus having a function of sensing light is provided. A high-definition display apparatus having a function of sensing light is provided. The display apparatus includes a first light-emitting device, a second light-emitting device, a third light-emitting device, a first light-receiving device, and a second light-receiving device in a first pixel. The first light-emitting device has a function of emitting red light. The second light-emitting device has a function of emitting green light. The third light-emitting device has a function of emitting blue light. The first light-receiving device has a function of sensing light emitted from at least one of the three light-emitting devices. The second light-receiving device has a function of sensing infrared light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kenichi OKAZAKI, Koji KUSUNOKI, Shingo EGUCHI, Daisuke KUBOTA, Yasuhiro NIIKURA
  • Patent number: 11903290
    Abstract: A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a first pixel; the first pixel includes a first display element, a first color conversion layer, and a first absorption layer; the first display element emits first light; the first absorption layer overlaps with the first display element; and the first absorption layer absorbs the first light. Furthermore, the first color conversion layer is sandwiched between the first display element and the first absorption layer; the first color conversion layer converts the first light into second light; and the second light has a spectrum including a high proportion of light with a long wavelength compared with the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Tsunenori Suzuki, Yasuhiro Niikura, Tomoya Hirose, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20230354704
    Abstract: An increase in voltage of a light-emitting device manufactured through a step of forming an aluminum oxide film in contact with an organic compound layer is inhibited. An organic compound film is formed over a first electrode. An organic mask film containing an organic compound which has low solubility to water or a chemical solution including water as a solvent is formed over the organic compound film. An inorganic mask layer is formed over the organic mask film. Shapes of the organic mask film and the organic compound film are processed with the use of the inorganic mask layer, whereby an organic mask layer and an organic compound layer are formed. At least parts of the inorganic mask layer and the organic mask layer are removed with the use of water or a liquid including water as a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yui YOSHIYASU
  • Publication number: 20230329105
    Abstract: An organic semiconductor device that can achieve high resolution and favorable reliability is provided. The organic semiconductor device is one of a plurality of light-emitting devices formed over an insulating layer, which includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic compound layer. The organic compound layer is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic compound layer includes a layer containing a first compound. When differential scanning calorimetry is performed on the first compound in such a manner that a cooling step is performed from the state in which the first compound is melted in a first heating step and a second heating step is successively performed, an exothermic peak is not observed in the cooling step and an exothermic peak and a melting point peak are not observed in the second heating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Satoko NUMATA, Harue OSAKA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Takashi SHINGU, Anna TADA, Yui YOSHIYASU, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Eriko AOYAMA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20230255082
    Abstract: A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a first pixel; the first pixel includes a first display element, a first color conversion layer, and a first absorption layer; the first display element emits first light; the first absorption layer overlaps with the first display element; and the first absorption layer absorbs the first light. Furthermore, the first color conversion layer is sandwiched between the first display element and the first absorption layer; the first color conversion layer converts the first light into second light; and the second light has a spectrum including a high proportion of light with a long wavelength compared with the first light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsunenori Suzuki, Yasuhiro Niikura, Tomoya Hirose, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20230180491
    Abstract: A novel optical functional device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The optical functional device includes a light-emitting function, a photoelectric conversion function, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an optical functional layer. The light-emitting function converts electrical energy into first light, the first light has a first emission spectrum, and the first emission spectrum exhibits a maximum peak at a first wavelength. At a second wavelength, the intensity of the first emission spectrum is 80% of the maximum peak. The photoelectric conversion function has a spectral sensitivity characteristic; at a third wavelength, the spectral sensitivity characteristic has a maximum sensitivity within a range of 420 to 720 nm inclusive; and at a fourth wavelength, the sensitivity of the spectral sensitivity characteristic is 80% of the maximum sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Taisuke KAMADA, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Daisuke KUBOTA, Ryo HATSUMI, Akio YAMASHITA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20230129057
    Abstract: An organic compound that easily exhibits thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. In General Formula (G1), R1 to R8 are each independently any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group; at least one of R1 to R8 is a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group; a is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group; n is an integer of 0 to 4; and A represents a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuropyrimidine skeleton or benzothienopyrimidine skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Hirose, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Hiroshi KADOMA, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Harue OSAKA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20230132153
    Abstract: Provided is a highly convenient, useful, or reliable novel organic compound represented by General Formula (G1), where A1 represents any of hydrogen, deuterium, an alkyl group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 2 to 25 carbon atoms, and a diarylamino group; Ar1 to Ar4 each independently represent any of an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 2 to 25 carbon atoms, and a diarylamino group; and R1 to R6 each independently represent any of hydrogen, deuterium, an alkyl group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 2 to 25 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anna Tada, Sachiko Kawakami, Daisuke Kubota, Kazuya Sugimoto, Yasuhiro Niikura, Akio Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20230062265
    Abstract: A light-receiving device in which an increase in driving voltage is inhibited is provided. Any of the following light-receiving devices is provided: a light-receiving device that includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes and in which the light-receiving layer includes an active layer, a buffer layer, and an electron-transport layer, the buffer layer is between the active layer and the electron-transport layer and is in contact with the active layer, and the buffer layer includes an organic compound having an electron-withdrawing group; a light-receiving device that includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes and in which the light-receiving layer includes an active layer, a buffer layer, and an electron-transport layer, the buffer layer is between the active layer and the electron-transport layer and is in contact with the active layer, and the buffer layer includes a heteroaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Daisuke KUBOTA, Taisuke KAMADA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 11574961
    Abstract: A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a first pixel; the first pixel includes a first display element, a first color conversion layer, and a first absorption layer; the first display element emits first light; the first absorption layer overlaps with the first display element; and the first absorption layer absorbs the first light. Furthermore, the first color conversion layer is sandwiched between the first display element and the first absorption layer; the first color conversion layer converts the first light into second light; and the second light has a spectrum including a high proportion of light with a long wavelength compared with the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventors: Tsunenori Suzuki, Yasuhiro Niikura, Tomoya Hirose, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20220393123
    Abstract: A light-receiving device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The light-receiving device includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes, the light-receiving layer includes an active layer and a hole-transport layer, the hole-transport layer contains a first organic compound, and the first organic compound is an aromatic monoamine compound or a heteroaromatic monoamine compound having at least one skeleton of biphenylamine, carbazolylamine, dibenzofuranylamine, dibenzothiophenylamine, fluorenylamine, and spirofluorenylamine. Alternatively, the light-receiving device includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes, the light-receiving layer includes an electron-transport layer and an active layer, the electron-transport layer contains a second organic compound, and the second organic compound includes a triazine ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Taisuke KAMADA, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20220376182
    Abstract: To provide a novel photoelectric conversion device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first unit. The first unit is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first unit contains a first electron-donating material and a first electron-accepting material. The first electron-donating material is a condensed aromatic compound, and the first electron-accepting material has a perylene skeleton and two or more alkyl groups. The alkyl groups each independently have 1 to 13 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Taisuke KAMADA, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Ryo HATSUMI, Akio YAMASHITA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20210225942
    Abstract: A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a first pixel; the first pixel includes a first display element, a first color conversion layer, and a first absorption layer; the first display element emits first light; the first absorption layer overlaps with the first display element; and the first absorption layer absorbs the first light. Furthermore, the first color conversion layer is sandwiched between the first display element and the first absorption layer; the first color conversion layer converts the first light into second light; and the second light has a spectrum including a high proportion of light with a long wavelength compared with the first light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsunenori SUZUKI, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Tomoya HIROSE, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 10706790
    Abstract: Provided is a novel display device without deterioration of display quality or a novel display device in which flickering due to a reduced refresh rate is suppressed. The display device includes a pixel for displaying a still image at a frame frequency of less than or equal to 1 Hz. The pixel includes a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer includes a molecule whose dipole moment is greater than or equal to 0 debye and less than or equal to 3 debye. Thus, flickering due to a reduced refresh rate can be suppressed, which leads to an improvement in display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Niikura, Makoto Ikenaga, Daisuke Kubota, Ryo Hatsumi
  • Publication number: 20180336840
    Abstract: Provided is a novel display device without deterioration of display quality or a novel display device in which flickering due to a reduced refresh rate is suppressed. The display device includes a pixel for displaying a still image at a frame frequency of less than or equal to 1 Hz. The pixel includes a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer includes a molecule whose dipole moment is greater than or equal to 0 debye and less than or equal to 3 debye. Thus, flickering due to a reduced refresh rate can be suppressed, which leads to an improvement in display quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Makoto IKENAGA, Daisuke KUBOTA, Ryo HATSUMI
  • Patent number: 9957213
    Abstract: A novel organic compound that can be used in a variety of liquid crystal devices or a liquid crystal composition containing the novel organic compound is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. A novel liquid crystal composition containing the organic compound is provided. In General Formula (G1), Ar1 and Ar2 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenylene group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms. In addition, m and n separately represent 0 or 1. R1 and R2 separately represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 11 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 11 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO.
    Inventors: Momoko Kato, Yasuhiro Niikura, Makoto Ikenaga, Manabu Kobayashi, Tetsuji Ishitani
  • Patent number: 9708285
    Abstract: A dioxolane derivative represented by formula (G1) is provided. The explanation of the substituents is given in the specification. The use of the dioxolane derivative enables the production of a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device including the liquid crystal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Momoko Kato, Yasuhiro Niikura, Tetsuji Ishitani, Yuko Kawata
  • Patent number: 9580651
    Abstract: An organic compound represented by General Formula (G100) is provided. A novel liquid crystal composition containing the organic compound is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Momoko Kato, Yasuhiro Niikura, Makoto Ikenaga, Manabu Kobayashi, Tetsuji Ishitani