Patents by Inventor Zenken Kin

Zenken Kin 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: 12164207
    Abstract: A display device includes: a TFT substrate including a thin film transistor; a light-emitting element including a first electrode and a second electrode overlapping each other in a plan view, and a light-emitting layer placed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a third electrode capable of forming an electrical field between the second electrode and the third electrode; an optical adjustment element overlapping the light-emitting layer in a plan view and having an optical characteristic that changes in accordance with a potential difference between the second electrode and the third electrode; and light scattering bodies included in at least one of the TFT substrate, the light-emitting element, and the optical adjustment element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tazuko Kitazawa, Yoshihiro Ueta, Eiji Satoh, Zenken Kin
  • Publication number: 20240349571
    Abstract: This display device includes a first electrode and a second electrode overlapping each other in a plan view, a light-emitting layer containing quantum dots and overlapping the first electrode and the second electrode in a plan view, a third electrode capable of forming an electrical field between the second electrode and third electrode, and an optical adjustment element overlapping the light-emitting layer in a plan view and having light transmittance that changes in accordance with a potential difference between the second electrode and the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: TAZUKO KITAZAWA, YOSHIHIRO UETA, EIJI SATOH, Zenken KIN
  • Publication number: 20240069399
    Abstract: A display device includes: a TFT substrate including a thin film transistor; a light-emitting element including a first electrode and a second electrode overlapping each other in a plan view, and a light-emitting layer placed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a third electrode capable of forming an electrical field between the second electrode and the third electrode; an optical adjustment element overlapping the light-emitting layer in a plan view and having an optical characteristic that changes in accordance with a potential difference between the second electrode and the third electrode; and light scattering bodies included in at least one of the TFT substrate, the light-emitting element, and the optical adjustment element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: TAZUKO KITAZAWA, YOSHIHIRO UETA, EIJI SATOH, Zenken KIN
  • Patent number: 10890543
    Abstract: A book digitization apparatus includes an emitter that applies an energy ray to a book, a detector that detects an energy ray radiated from the book in response to a material existing in the book, and a three-dimensional data generator that generates data of a plurality of space points in accordance with the detected ray. The data of the space points associates position information of a position in a three-dimensional space within the book with a physical property value used to identify a layout pattern of the material at the position in a direction of thickness of the book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Nakanishi, Zenken Kin
  • Patent number: 10742830
    Abstract: A book digitization apparatus includes: a table capable of storing a type of paper and a physical property of an energy ray, which the paper is able to absorb, in association with each other; an acquisition unit that acquires, from the table, a physical property of an energy ray, which corresponds to a type of paper that is input; and an image capturing unit that acquires three-dimensional data of a book by capturing an image of the book with an energy ray having the acquired physical property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Nakanishi, Zenken Kin
  • Publication number: 20200053242
    Abstract: A book electronization apparatus includes: a three-dimensional data generation unit that generates three-dimensional data; a two-dimensional page data generation unit that generates two-dimensional page data which has first points as points corresponding to ink and second points as values corresponding to a background; and a character recognition unit that recognizes a character by using the two-dimensional page data. The character recognition unit recognizes the character on the basis of a shape of a part of the character, which is generated by connecting the first points with one of the first points as an initial point in a partial region of a character region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: TOHRU NAKANISHI, ZENKEN KIN
  • Publication number: 20190391089
    Abstract: A book digitization apparatus includes an emitter that applies an energy ray to a book, a detector that detects an energy ray radiated from the book in response to a material existing in the book, and a three-dimensional data generator that generates data of a plurality of space points in accordance with the detected ray. The data of the space points associates position information of a position in a three-dimensional space within the book with a physical property value used to identify a layout pattern of the material at the position in a direction of thickness of the book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: TOHRU NAKANISHI, ZENKEN KIN
  • Publication number: 20190394346
    Abstract: A book digitization apparatus includes: a table capable of storing a type of paper and a physical property of an energy ray, which the paper is able to absorb, in association with each other; an acquisition unit that acquires, from the table, a physical property of an energy ray, which corresponds to a type of paper that is input; and an image capturing unit that acquires three-dimensional data of a book by capturing an image of the book with an energy ray having the acquired physical property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: TOHRU NAKANISHI, ZENKEN KIN
  • Publication number: 20190377941
    Abstract: A book digitization apparatus includes: a three-dimensional data generation unit that generates three-dimensional data of a book; a two-dimensional page data generation unit that generates two-dimensional page data from the three-dimensional data; and a character recognition unit that extracts a plurality of unique points of a character from a plurality of points which are included in the two-dimensional page data and each of which has a value corresponding to ink, thereby recognizing the character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: TOHRU NAKANISHI, ZENKEN KIN
  • Patent number: 9490451
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a first electrode; a light-emitting functional layer that is provided on the first electrode, and includes a conductive layer as an uppermost layer thereof; a second electrode that is provided on the conductive layer, and has an undesired opening that corresponds to a region of the conductive layer; and a first passivation layer that is provided on the second electrode except on a periphery of the opening. The region of the conductive layer is oxidized. The light-emitting functional layer includes an organic light-emitting layer, and the conductive layer is provided above the organic light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Zenken Kin, Hiroshi Yuasa
  • Patent number: 9293740
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an EL display device having a panel part that comprises a light emitting part in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed, and a thin-film transistor array device to control light emission of the light emitting part. The method includes the following steps: forming the panel part on a substrate, and then forming a sealing layer to cover the panel part. The step of forming the sealing layer is performed by forming a film configuring the sealing layer, with the mask being disposed over base substrate. Mask includes contact part in contact with the base substrate, and edge part disposed over the panel part with a gap between the edge part and the panel part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: JOLED INC
    Inventors: Seiji Imanaka, Kazuo Uetani, Zenken Kin
  • Publication number: 20150118768
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an EL display device having a panel part that comprises a light emitting part in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed, and a thin-film transistor array device to control light emission of the light emitting part. The method includes the following steps: forming the panel part on a substrate, and then forming a sealing layer to cover the panel part. The step of forming the sealing layer is performed by forming a film configuring the sealing layer, with the mask being disposed over base substrate. Mask includes contact part in contact with the base substrate, and edge part disposed over the panel part with a gap between the edge part and the panel part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Seiji IMANAKA, Kazuo UETANI, Zenken KIN
  • Publication number: 20140217394
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a first electrode; a light-emitting functional layer that is provided on the first electrode, and includes a conductive layer as an uppermost layer thereof; a second electrode that is provided on the conductive layer, and has an undesired opening that corresponds to a region of the conductive layer; and a first passivation layer that is provided on the second electrode except on a periphery of the opening. The region of the conductive layer is oxidized. The light-emitting functional layer includes an organic light-emitting layer, and the conductive layer is provided above the organic light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zenken Kin, Hiroshi Yuasa