Patents by Inventor Yukiya Nishioka
Yukiya Nishioka 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).
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Patent number: 11812643Abstract: This organic-EL display apparatus comprises: a substrate with a drive circuit comprising a thin-film transistor (TFT), a planarizing layer to cover the drive circuit, and an organic light-emitting element formed upon the surface of the planarizing layer facing the opposite direction from the drive circuit. The TFT comprises a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a semiconductor layer that includes regions to be a channel of TFT and partially overlaps with the source and drain electrodes. Respective parts of a first conductor layer forming the drain electrode and a second conductor layer forming the source electrode are arranged in an alternating manner along a prescribed direction, and the region to be the channel is sandwiched between the part of the first conductor layer and the part of the second conductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Publication number: 20230314631Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes a flexible substrate, a radiation detector located on the flexible substrate, a drive located on a side portion of the flexible substrate and adjacent to the radiation detector to drive the radiation detector, and a relay including a plurality of wiring layers connected to the drive. The relay is for external connection and located on an extension of the flexible substrate. The extension extends outward from the side portion. The relay may include a basal portion adjacent to the side portion. The basal portion may have a width less than a width of the side portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Noboru NOGUCHI, Yukiya NISHIOKA
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Display device and method for manufacturing display device to inhibit development of display defects
Patent number: 11522161Abstract: The present disclosure protects a flexible substrate and prevents the generation of a crack and the development of a crack inside a display device. A display device includes a display area and a frame region which is a non-display area provided outside the display area, and in the frame region, at least a flexible substrate and a moisture-proof layer are disposed in this order, and a metal oxide film is further provided between the flexible substrate and the moisture-proof layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mayuko Sakamoto, Yukiya Nishioka -
Publication number: 20220246703Abstract: This organic-EL display apparatus comprises: a substrate with a drive circuit comprising a thin-film transistor (TFT), a planarizing layer to cover the drive circuit, and an organic light-emitting element formed upon the surface of the planarizing layer facing the opposite direction from the drive circuit. The TFT comprises a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a semiconductor layer that includes regions to be a channel of TFT and partially overlaps with the source and drain electrodes. Respective parts of a first conductor layer forming the drain electrode and a second conductor layer forming the source electrode are arranged in an alternating manner along a prescribed direction, and the region to be the channel is sandwiched between the part of the first conductor layer and the part of the second conductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: KATSUHIKO KISHIMOTO, YUKIYA NISHIOKA
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Patent number: 11335752Abstract: This organic-EL display apparatus comprises: a substrate with a drive circuit comprising a thin-film transistor (TFT), a planarizing layer to cover the drive circuit, and an organic light-emitting element formed upon the surface of the planarizing layer facing the opposite direction from the drive circuit. The surface of the planarizing layer has an arithmetic average roughness of 50 nm or less. The TFT comprises a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a semiconductor layer that includes regions to be a channel of TFT and partially overlaps with the source and drain electrodes. Respective parts of a first conductor layer forming the drain electrode and a second conductor layer forming the source electrode are arranged in an alternating manner along a prescribed direction, and the region to be the channel is sandwiched between the part of the first conductor layer and the part of the second conductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Patent number: 11195457Abstract: The present invention is equipped with a substrate upon which a drive circuit containing a TFT, a planarization film, and an OLED are formed. The TFT is provided with a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a semiconductor layer with regions serving as the channel and extends along a prescribed direction. The drain electrode and the source electrode are disposed such that respective portions of the drain electrode and the source electrode are arranged in an alternating manner along the prescribed direction. The connection between the drive circuit and the OLED is achieved via a conductor layer with a Ti layer and a Cu layer (Cu alloy layer) and is embedded in the interior of a contact hole formed in the planarization film, and the surface of the planarization film is formed with an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of no more than 50 nm.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Publication number: 20210351352Abstract: An organic EL light-emitting element is provided in which, by means of an organic material that is oligomeric, an organic layer coated film 25 is formed in a high-definition pixel pattern in the openings 23a of insulation banks 23 that are formed to be hydrophilic; a manufacturing method of said organic EL light-emitting element is also provided. The coated film 25 is formed by dropwise injection of a liquid composition containing an organic material oligomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: KATSUHIKO KISHIMOTO, YUKIYA NISHIOKA
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Publication number: 20210343957Abstract: According to a flexible light-emitting device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region (30i) and flexible substrate regions (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a multilayer stack (100) are divided from one another, the interface between the flexible substrate regions (30d) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with lift-off light. The multilayer stack (100) is separated into a first portion (110) and a second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is in contact with a stage (212). The first portion (110) includes a plurality of light-emitting devices (1000) which are in contact with the stage (212). The light-emitting devices (1000) include a plurality of functional layer regions (20) and the flexible substrate regions (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10) and the intermediate region (30i). The stage (212) has ejection holes in a region which is to face the intermediate region (30i), from which a fluid is ejected in the separation step.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO, Yukiya NISHIOKA, Kohichi TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210335949Abstract: This organic EL display device is equipped with a substrate that has a surface upon which a drive circuit containing a thin film transistor is formed, a planarization film that makes the surface of the substrate planar by covering the drive circuit, and an organic light-emitting element that is formed upon the surface of the planarization film facing the opposite direction from the drive circuit and is electrically connected to the drive circuit. The surface of the planarization film has an arithmetic mean roughness of no more than 50 nm. The thin film transistor is provided with a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a semiconductor layer that includes regions serving as the thin film transistor channel and partially overlaps with the source electrode and the drain electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Patent number: 11152442Abstract: By using an a-Si layer with low electron mobility in a TFT for driving an organic EL display device, the present invention solves problems stemming from uneven laser irradiation and suppresses the occurrence of non-uniform color and luminance. In the present invention, a first conductor film (26a) forming a drain electrode and a second conductor film (25a) forming a source electrode are disposed such that respective portions (26a1 . . . , 25a1 . . . ) of the first conductor film (26a) and the second conductor film (25a) are arranged in an alternating manner along a prescribed direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Patent number: 11101438Abstract: According to a flexible light-emitting device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region and flexible substrate regions of a plastic film of a multilayer stack are divided from one another, the interface between the flexible substrate regions and a glass base is irradiated with lift-off light. The multilayer stack is separated into a first portion and a second portion while the multilayer stack is in contact with a stage. The first portion includes a plurality of light-emitting devices which are in contact with the stage. The light-emitting devices include a plurality of functional layer regions and the flexible substrate regions. The second portion includes the glass base and the intermediate region. The stage has ejection holes in a region which is to face the intermediate region, from which a fluid is ejected in the separation step.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka, Kohichi Tanaka
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Patent number: 11101431Abstract: An organic EL light-emitting element is provided in which, by means of an organic material that is oligomeric, an organic layer coated film 25 is formed in a high-definition pixel pattern in the openings 23a of insulation banks 23 that are formed to be hydrophilic; a manufacturing method of said organic EL light-emitting element is also provided. The coated film 25 is formed by dropwise injection of a liquid composition containing an organic material oligomer.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Patent number: 11094747Abstract: An organic EL display apparatus (100) has a plurality of pixels including red pixels (R), green pixels (G) and blue pixels (B), the apparatus (100) including: a substrate (1); a plurality of organic EL elements (10) supported on the substrate, with one organic EL element provided in each pixel; a generally lattice-shaped first bank (21) defining the pixels, the first bank including a plurality of first portions (21A) extending in a first direction and a plurality of second portions (21B) extending in a second direction that crosses the first direction; and a plurality of second banks (22) provided on a top portion (21t) of the first bank, wherein the second banks are not formed at intersections (cr) between the first portions and the second portions of the first bank, and the second banks are more liquid repellent than the first bank.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Sakai Display Products CorporationInventors: Yukiya Nishioka, Katsuhiko Kishimoto
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Patent number: 11094763Abstract: This organic-EL display apparatus comprises: a substrate with a drive circuit comprising a thin-film transistor (TFT), a planarizing layer to cover the drive circuit, and an organic light-emitting element formed upon the surface of the planarizing layer facing the opposite direction from the drive circuit. The surface of the planarizing layer has an arithmetic average roughness of 50 nm or less. The TFT comprises a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a semiconductor layer that includes regions to be a channel of TFT and partially overlaps with the source and drain electrodes. Respective parts of a first conductor layer forming the drain electrode and a second conductor layer forming the source electrode are arranged in an alternating manner along a prescribed direction, and the region to be the channel is sandwiched between the part of the first conductor layer and the part of the second conductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Publication number: 20210226185Abstract: An organic EL light-emitting element is provided in which, by means of an organic material that is a oligomer with a molecular weight of 300-5000, an organic layer coated film 25 is formed in a high-definition pixel pattern in the openings 23a of insulation banks 23 that are formed with a hydrophilic material; a manufacturing method of said organic EL light-emitting element is also provided. The coated film 25 is formed by dropwise injection of a liquid composition containing an organic material oligomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: KATSUHIKO KISHIMOTO, YUKIYA NISHIOKA
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Publication number: 20210217359Abstract: The present invention is equipped with a substrate upon which a drive circuit containing a TFT, a planarization film, and an OLED are formed. The TFT is provided with a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a semiconductor layer with regions serving as the channel and extends along a prescribed direction. The drain electrode and the source electrode are disposed such that respective portions of the drain electrode and the source electrode are arranged in an alternating manner along the prescribed direction. The connection between the drive circuit and the OLED is achieved via a conductor layer with a Ti layer and a Cu layer (Cu alloy layer) and is embedded in the interior of a contact hole formed in the planarization film, and the surface of the planarization film is formed with an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of no more than 50 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: KATSUHIKO KISHIMOTO, YUKIYA NISHIOKA
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Publication number: 20210151705Abstract: An organic EL light-emitting element is provided in which, by means of an organic material that is oligomeric, an organic layer coated film 25 is formed in a high-definition pixel pattern in a 100-2500 ?m2 area; a manufacturing method of said organic EL light-emitting element is also provided. The coated film 25 is formed by dropwise injection of a liquid composition containing an organic material oligomer in openings of insulation banks that are formed at a height of 0.5-1 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: KATSUHIKO KISHIMOTO, YUKIYA NISHIOKA
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Patent number: 11005082Abstract: An organic EL light-emitting element is provided in which, by means of an organic material that is a oligomer with a molecular weight of 300-5000, an organic layer coated film 25 is formed in a high-definition pixel pattern in the openings 23a of insulation banks 23 that are formed with a hydrophilic material; a manufacturing method of said organic EL light-emitting element is also provided. The coated film 25 is formed by dropwise injection of a liquid composition containing an organic material oligomer.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Patent number: 10997906Abstract: The present invention is equipped with a substrate upon which a drive circuit containing a TFT, a planarization film, and an OLED are formed. The TFT is provided with a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a semiconductor layer with regions serving as the channel and extends along a prescribed direction. The drain electrode and the source electrode are disposed such that respective portions of the drain electrode and the source electrode are arranged in an alternating manner along the prescribed direction. The connection between the drive circuit and the OLED is achieved via a conductor layer with a Ti layer and a Cu layer (Cu alloy layer) and is embedded in the interior of a contact hole formed in the planarization film, and the surface of the planarization film is formed with an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of no more than 50 nm.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka
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Patent number: 10978651Abstract: According to a flexible OLED device production method of the present disclosure, after an intermediate region (30i) and flexible substrate regions (30d) of a plastic film (30) of a multilayer stack (100) are divided from one another, the interface between the flexible substrate regions (30d) and a glass base (10) is irradiated with laser light. The multilayer stack (100) is separated into a first portion (110) and a second portion (120) while the multilayer stack (100) is in contact with a stage (212). The first portion (110) includes a plurality of OLED devices (1000) which are in contact with the stage (212). The OLED devices (1000) include a plurality of functional layer regions (20) and the flexible substrate regions (30d). The second portion (120) includes the glass base (10) and the intermediate region (30i). The stage (212) has ejection holes in a region which is to face the intermediate region (30i), from which a fluid is ejected in the separation step.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Sakai Display Products CorporationInventors: Kohichi Tanaka, Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Yukiya Nishioka