Patents Assigned to Japan Display Inc.
  • Patent number: 11977305
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a scanning line extending along a first direction, a signal line extending along a second direction, a switching element, a first connection electrode, a pixel electrode, and a feed line, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer containing polymer dispersed liquid crystal, and a light emitting module. The feed line includes an edge extending along the second direction. The first connection electrode is a transparent electrode formed of a same material as the feed line, extends along the first direction, and includes an end portion opposed to the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunori Muramoto, Kentaro Kawai, Yoshihide Ohue
  • Patent number: 11977303
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes, the first substrate including an insulating substrate, first and second light-shielding layers, a stacked layer film, first and second source lines, and a first insulating layer, the second substrate including first and second light-shielding materials. A first width of the first light-shielding layer along the first direction is equal to or greater than a second width of the first light-shielding material along the first direction, and a third width of the second light-shielding layer along the first direction is equal to or greater than a fourth width of the second light-shielding material along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Funakoshi, Mototaka Eguchi, Tatsunori Muramoto
  • Patent number: 11980048
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a first area including a pixel and a second area different from the first area, wherein the pixel comprises a pixel electrode, an organic material layer including a light-emitting layer, a common electrode, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer having a refractive index lower than that of the first insulating layer, and a third insulating layer, the second area is an area not overlapping the light-emitting layer in plan view, the second area is a transparent area, and the second area comprises the first insulating layer provided therein, the second area does not comprise the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayata Aoki, Masashi Tsubuku, Toshinari Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11976970
    Abstract: An optical sensor includes at least one interferometer having a pair of semi-transparent mirrors spaced apart and oppositely arranged, and at least one position of the pair of semi-transparent mirrors can be displaced, at least one collimating element overlapping the at least one interferometer, and at least one photoelectric conversion element having sensitivity in the visible and near infrared light bands and receiving light passing through the interferometer and the collimating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Higano, Yasushi Tomioka, Kazuhiro Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20240142827
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical control element comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate include a first electrode, a second electrode provided on the first electrode, and a high-resistance layer provided on the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the second substrate comprises a third electrode, a plurality of circular apertures are provided in each of the second electrodes, and lines connecting centers of the plurality of apertures constitute a triangle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Jin HIROSAWA, Shunichi KIMURA, Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA, Yuji MAEDE, Shinichi KOMURA
  • Publication number: 20240147776
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of display elements each including a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and an organic layer between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, a partition which includes a conductive lower portion and an upper portion protruding from a side surface of the lower portion and surrounds each of the display elements, and a touch panel electrode which detects an object contacting or approaching a display area including the display elements. The touch panel electrode includes a first metal line located above the partition and extending along the partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Jun HANARI
  • Publication number: 20240142836
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer, a gate electrode, a second insulating layer and a plurality of transparent conductive layers. The transparent conductive layers include a pixel electrode, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The pixel electrode is in contact with the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is in contact with the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is brought into contact with a second region of the semiconductor layer through a first contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Isao SUZUMURA, Fumiya KIMURA, Kazuhide MOCHIZUKI, Hitoshi TANAKA, Kenichi AKUTSU, Atsuko SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20240144882
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor layers, a first insulation film, a first conductive layer, a second insulation film and a display element includes a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are opposed to each other to form a capacitance unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi OMATA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE
  • Publication number: 20240147810
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a connection electrode, a terminal electrode, an insulating layer including a contact hole, a lower electrode electrically connected to the connection electrode in the contact hole, a rib, a partition including a lower portion and an upper portion, an organic layer provided on the lower electrode, an upper electrode covering the organic layer, and a cover electrode covering the terminal electrode exposed from the insulating layer. The lower electrode includes a first transparent electrode, a first metal electrode located on the first transparent electrode, and a second transparent electrode located on the first metal electrode. The cover electrode is formed of a same material as the first transparent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Arichika ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240142840
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a liquid crystal panel, and a controller controlling the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a first region and a second region. The controller controls a first opening mode of transmitting light through the first region and the second region, and a second opening mode of making a quantity of light transmitted through the first region smaller than a quantity of light transmitted through the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Akio TAKIMOTO, Toshiki KANEKO, Takuo KAITOH, Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA, Hiroyuki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240147615
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an elastic insulating base including a plurality of island-shaped portions and a plurality of strip-like portions each connecting respective adjacent pair of the plurality of island-shaped portions, electrical element located on each of the plurality of island-shaped portions and a plurality of wiring lines located in the plurality of strip-like portions respectively and each electrically connected to the electrical element. Each of the plurality of strip-like portions including a curved portion, and a ratio (R/W) of a radius (R) of curvature in the curved portions to the width W in the curved portion is in a range of 10?R/W?20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi SANO, Akio MURAYAMA, Shinichiro OKA, Masatomo HISHINUMA
  • Publication number: 20240147774
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first base electrode, a rib, a partition including a lower portion and an upper portion, a first lower electrode electrically connected to the first base electrode, a first organic layer, and a first upper electrode. The rib includes a first rib layer covering a peripheral portion of the first base electrode, and a second rib layer. A peripheral portion of the first lower electrode is located on the first rib layer. The lower portion and the first rib layer protrude from a side surface of the second rib layer. A width of the lower portion is less than a width of the first rib layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Kaichi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20240147611
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a stretchable device includes: a resin base member including a plurality of island-shaped portions spaced apart from each other and a plurality of strip portions that couple the island-shaped portions; and a plurality of first gauge lines and at least one second gauge line having a gauge factor higher than that of the first gauge lines, the first gauge lines and the second gauge line being provided to each of the strip portions. The strip portion of the resin base member has a plurality of curved portions and a linear portion that couples the curved portions. The first gauge lines and the second gauge line each extend along an extending direction of the strip portion and are coupled along the extending direction of the strip portion. The first gauge lines are provided to the curved portions. The second gauge line is provided to the linear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi SANO, Masatomo HISHINUMA
  • Publication number: 20240145488
    Abstract: A display device includes an array substrate, and a counter substrate facing the array substrate. The array substrate includes a plurality of signal lines arrayed in a first direction in a manner spaced apart from each other, a plurality of scanning lines arrayed in a second direction in a manner spaced apart from each other, a plurality of pixel electrodes provided to respective openings of pixels each surrounded by two adjacent signal lines and two adjacent scanning lines, a plurality of semiconductors provided to the respective pixels, and a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrodes with an insulating film interposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shunichi KIMURA, Mitsutaka OKITA, Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240147610
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a stretchable device includes: a resin base member including a plurality of island-shaped portions spaced apart from each other and a plurality of strip portions that couple the island-shaped portions; and a first gauge line and a second gauge line having a gauge factor higher than a gauge factor of the first gauge line, the first gauge line and the second gauge line being provided to each of the strip portions. The first gauge line and the second gauge line each extend along an extending direction of the strip portion and are coupled along the extending direction of the strip portion. The length of the second gauge line along the extending direction of the strip portion is shorter than the length of the first gauge line along the extending direction of the strip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi SANO, Masatomo HISHINUMA
  • Publication number: 20240147811
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first base electrode, a rib, a partition including a conductive lower portion and an upper portion, a first lower electrode electrically connected to the first base electrode, a first organic layer, and a first upper electrode. The rib includes a first rib layer which is formed of a first inorganic insulating material and covers a peripheral portion of the first base electrode, and a second rib layer which is formed of a second inorganic insulating material different from the first inorganic insulating material and is provided between the lower portion and the first rib layer. The second rib layer protrudes from a side surface of the first rib layer and a side surface of the lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Kaichi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20240142817
    Abstract: Used is a display device including: a first substrate having a first front surface and a first back surface located on an opposite side of the first front surface; a second substrate having a second back surface opposing the first front surface and a second front surface located on an opposite side of the second back surface; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first front surface of the first substrate and the second back surface of the second substrate; a first light guide plate adhesively fixed onto the second front surface of the second substrate via a first adhesive layer; and a light source unit arranged at a position opposing a first side surface of the first light guide plate, in which refractive index of the first light guide plate is lower than refractive index of the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori TANAKA, Keita ONO, Keiji TAGO
  • Publication number: 20240147777
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; first banks each having a protruding shape, provided on the substrate, and including a flat portion and an inclined portion; light-emitting elements including pixel electrodes, a light-emitting layer, and counter electrodes stacked on the first banks in the order as listed; a sealing film; color filters; and a light-blocking layer. Each pixel electrode includes a pixel electrode flat portion provided on the flat portion of the first bank and a pixel electrode inclined portion on the inclined portion of the first bank. Each counter electrode is made of a transflective metal film and includes a counter electrode flat portion provided along the pixel electrode flat portion in an area overlapping the flat portion of the first bank and a counter electrode inclined portion provided along the pixel electrode inclined portion in an area overlapping the inclined portion of the first bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Tomohiko NAGANUMA
  • Patent number: 11973161
    Abstract: A photo sensor circuit includes: a photo transistor; a first switching transistor; a second switching transistor; and a capacitance element. The photo transistor includes: a gate connected to a first wiring; a source connected to a second wiring; and a drain. The first switching transistor includes: a gate connected to a third wiring; a source connected to a fourth wiring; and a drain connected to the drain of the photo transistor. The capacitance element includes: a first terminal connected to the drain of the photo transistor; and a second terminal connected to the source of the first switching transistor. The second switching transistor includes: a gate connected to a gate line; a source connected to a signal line; and a drain connected to the first terminal of the capacitance element. The photo transistor, first switching transistor, and second transistor each include an oxide semiconductor layer as a channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Tsubuku, Takanori Tsunashima, Marina Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 11972071
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lateral-electric-field liquid crystal display device includes a light-emitting display layer including OLEDs and a driving circuit controlling light emission of the OLEDs, a moisture impermeable film provided to be laminated on the light-emitting display layer to prevent infiltration of moisture into the light-emitting display layer, an optical substrate provided separately from the moisture impermeable film and subjecting light from the light-emitting display region to optical processing, a first touch electrode group serving as one electrode group of touch electrodes and provided on a back surface of the optical substrate, and an extraction electrode group formed to be laminated on the moisture impermeable film, the extraction electrode group and the optical substrate have an overlapping part in plan view, and electrodes of the first touch electrode group being electrically connected to electrodes of the extraction electrode group in the overlapping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Takashi Nakamura, Masahiro Tada, Hirotaka Hayashi, Makoto Shibusawa, Yutaka Umeda, Miyuki Ishikawa