Patents by Inventor Akio Murayama
Akio Murayama 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: 6833899Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display including an array substrate with first to third comb-shaped electrodes on a main surface thereof, a counter substrate with a common electrode that faces the first to third comb-shaped electrodes on a main surface thereof, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the array and counter substrates, and a color filter supported by one of the array and counter substrates and including first to third coloring layer facing the first to third comb-shaped electrodes, respectively, wherein the first comb-shaped electrode is different in shape and/or orientation from the second and third comb-shaped electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2003Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuyuki Sunohara, Yasushi Kawata, Yuuzo Hisatake, Kisako Ninomiya, Natsuko Fujiyama, Akio Murayama, Takeshi Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20040207788Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate having a pixel electrode formed of a conductor, a counter substrate having a counter electrode facing the pixel electrode, and a liquid crystal layer held between the substrates and containing liquid crystal molecules set in a vertical alignment with respect to the substrates. The pixel electrode had a void space located in the conductor to provide minute domains between which different directors of the liquid crystal molecules are obtained when a potential difference is applied between the array and counter electrodes, and a bridge-wiring member interconnecting adjacent parts of the conductor in the void space, and the bride-wiring member is configured to make an electric field created in a part of the pixel area located on the bridge-wiring member weaker than that created in the minutes domains according to the potential difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Takeshi Yamaguchi, Kisako Ninomiya, Yasushi Kawata, Yuzo Hisatake, Natsuko Fujiyama, Akio Murayama
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Patent number: 6753938Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises an array substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes, a counter substrate including a counter electrode facing the pixel electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer which modulates reflected and transmitted light of each pixel held between the substrates and defined by a corresponding pixel electrode. In particular, each pixel electrode has a conductive light reflective layer which reflects incident light and at least one opening which is formed as a missing portion of the conductive light reflective film to transmit incident light.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2001Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Yamada, Yasuyuki Hanazawa, Masaki Kinoshita, Akio Murayama, Yasuharu Tanaka, Ryoichi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20040100607Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display cell, a circularly polarizing device facing the liquid crystal display cell, and a quarter wave plate interposed between the liquid crystal cell and the circularly polarizing device, wherein each pixel electrode of the liquid crystal display cell includes comb-shaped conductive layers differing from each other in the longitudinal direction of the comb-teeth and electrically connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: May 27, 2004Inventors: Yasushi Kawata, Akio Murayama, Kazuyuki Sunohara, Yuuzo Hisatake, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Kisako Ninomiya, Natsuko Fujiyama
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Publication number: 20040004690Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device comprises an array substrate having pixel electrodes disposed on a main surface thereof, a counter substrate having a counter electrode disposed to face the pixel electrodes on the main surface of the array substrate, and a liquid-crystal layer held between the counter substrate and the array substrate. A pixel between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode is composed of four domains located around a center point of the pixel. Each of the domains includes stronger electric field regions and weaker electric field regions arranged alternately such that liquid-crystal molecules in the domains present four anisotropic alignment patterns deviated from each other by about 90°.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Inventors: Takeshi Yamaguchi, Kisako Ninomiya, Yasushi Kawata, Yuuzo Hisatake, Kazuyuki Sunohara, Natsuko Fujiyama, Akio Murayama
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Publication number: 20030197819Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display including an array substrate with first to third comb-shaped electrodes on a main surface thereof, a counter substrate with a common electrode that faces the first to third comb-shaped electrodes on a main surface thereof, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the array and counter substrates, and a color filter supported by one of the array and counter substrates and including first to third coloring layer facing the first to third comb-shaped electrodes, respectively, wherein the first comb-shaped electrode is different in shape and/or orientation from the second and third comb-shaped electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Inventors: Kazuyuki Sunohara, Yasushi Kawata, Yuuzo Hisatake, Kisako Ninomiya, Natsuko Fujiyama, Akio Murayama, Takeshi Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20020027627Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises an array substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes, a counter substrate including a counter electrode facing the pixel electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer which modulates reflected and transmitted light of each pixel held between the substrates and defined by a corresponding pixel electrode. In particular, each pixel electrode has a conductive light reflective layer which reflects incident light and at least one opening which is formed as a missing portion of the conductive light reflective film to transmit incident light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: Yoshitaka Yamada, Yasuyuki Hanazawa, Masaki Kinoshita, Akio Murayama, Yasuharu Tanaka, Ryoichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 6342936Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate and a counter substrate, a liquid crystal cell held between the substrates 300 and containing liquid crystal molecules arranged to have an alignment corresponding to alignment properties of inner surfaces of the substrates, first and second polarizing plates having individual polarization axes and mounted on outer surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively, a pixel electrode and counter electrode formed on the array substrate to apply a lateral electric field substantially parallel to the first and second substrate into the liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal display device controls the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules by the lateral electric field between the pixel and counter electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1998Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Kawasaki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akio Murayama, Takeshi Takase
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Publication number: 20020008823Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate and a counter substrate, a liquid crystal cell held between the substrates 300 and containing liquid crystal molecules arranged to have an alignment corresponding to alignment properties of inner surfaces of the substrates, first and second polarizing plates having individual polarization axes and mounted on outer surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively, a pixel electrode and counter electrode formed on the array substrate to apply a lateral electric field substantially parallel to the first and second substrate into the liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal display device controls the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules by the lateral electric field between the pixel and counter electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 1998Publication date: January 24, 2002Inventors: AKIO MURAYAMA, TAKESHI TAKASE
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Patent number: 6061110Abstract: A reflecting type liquid crystal display device having, a first substrate provided on one main surface thereof with a first electrode comprising a plurality of pixel electrodes arrayed in a matrix form and a wiring interposed between these pixel electrodes, the first substrate being disposed on an observation side, a second substrate provided on one main surface thereof with a second electrode and disposed to face the first substrate in such a manner that the surface bearing the second electrode faces to the surface bearing the first electrode, a liquid crystal composition layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a white reflecting layer formed on a region of the surface of the first substrate where the first electrode is not formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1995Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuzo Hisatake, Ryoichi Watanabe, Makiko Sato, Hitoshi Hatoh, Akio Murayama
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Patent number: 5731858Abstract: A reflecting type liquid crystal display device having, a first substrate provided on one main surface thereof with a first electrode comprising a plurality of pixel electrodes arrayed in a matrix form and a wiring interposed between these pixel electrodes, the first substrate being disposed on an observation side, a second substrate provided on one main surface thereof with a second electrode and disposed to face the first substrate in such a manner that the surface bearing the second electrode faces to the surface bearing the first electrode, a liquid crystal composition layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a white reflecting layer formed on a region of the surface of the first substrate where the first electrode is not formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1996Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuzo Hisatake, Ryoichi Watanabe, Makiko Sato, Hitoshi Hatoh, Akio Murayama
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Patent number: 5699135Abstract: A reflecting type liquid crystal display device having, a first substrate provided on one main surface thereof with a first electrode comprising a plurality of pixel electrodes arrayed in a matrix form and a wiring interposed between these pixel electrodes, the first substrate being disposed on an observation side, a second substrate provided on one main surface thereof with a second electrode and disposed to face the first substrate in such a manner that the surface bearing the second electrode faces to the surface bearing the first electrode, a liquid crystal composition layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a white reflecting layer formed on a region of the surface of the first substrate where the first electrode is not formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1996Date of Patent: December 16, 1997Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuzo Hisatake, Ryoichi Watanabe, Makiko Sato, Hitoshi Hatoh, Akio Murayama
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Patent number: 5606342Abstract: In liquid crystal display system 10 which has a matrix arrangement of scanning electrode group 12 and data electrode group 13 and in which each electrode group is driven by a pulse like waveform, this is a liquid crystal display system in which a lower level region than the pulse wave peak value is formed in at least one of the rising or the falling portions of the pulse wave which drives at least one of the electrode groups.A liquid crystal display system with a uniform display with extremely little display non-uniformity can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1995Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masato Shoji, Hoko Hirai, Susumu Kondo, Akio Murayama
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Patent number: 5033825Abstract: A light crystal cell comprising a pair of substrates arranged substantially parallel and provided with electrodes on their opposite surfaces, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal composition held between these substrates, two polarizers arranged on either side of said liquid crystal cell, and an optical retardation film for equalizing the states of polarization of transmitted light that has passed through parts of said liquid crystal cell of different thickness. It is preferable that this optical retardation film is inserted between the liquid crystal cell and a polarizer. The number of optical retardation films need not however be limited to one, and several such films may be used. A polarizer and optical retardation film may also be assembled as one unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1989Date of Patent: July 23, 1991Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masahito Ishikawa, Tomiaki Yamamoto, Akio Murayama, Shoichi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 5032008Abstract: This invention discloses a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal cell having two substrates, arranged substantially parallel to each other, and having electrodes on their opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal composition held between the substrates, first and second polarizers arranged at both sides of the liquid crystal cell, a first optical delay plate arranged between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizer, and a second optical delay plate arranged between the first optical delay plate and the second polarizer, wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal composition are arranged in twisted mode from a second polarizer side to a first polarizer side, the first and second optical delay plates are arranged such that optical axes thereof cross to form an acute angle, and a twist direction of the liquid crystal molecules in the state of twisted mode is the same as a direction from the optical axis of the second optical delay plate toward the first optical delay plate shType: GrantFiled: July 7, 1989Date of Patent: July 16, 1991Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomiaki Yamamoto, Akio Murayama, Susumu Kondo, Hitoshi Hato, Shinichi Kamagami, Shoichi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 5018839Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal cell including first and second substrates spatially arranged to oppose each other, first and second electrodes formed on opposing surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively, and a liquid crystal composition filled between the first and second substrates and arranged in a twisted mode. First and second polarizers are arranged on both sides of the liquid crystal cell. An optical retardation film is arranged between the first substrate and the first polarizer. The optical retardation film has a retardation value falling within a range of RO.times.0.55 to RO.times.0.80 where RO is a retardation of the liquid crystal cell. An optical axis of the optical retardation film is angled 100.degree. to 130.degree. with respect to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules on the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1989Date of Patent: May 28, 1991Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomiaki Yamamoto, Akio Murayama, Susumu Kondo, Hitoshi Hato, Shinichi Kamagami, Shoichi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 4995704Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal cell, the liquid crystal cell including two substrates which are arranged substantially parallel to each other and have electrodes on opposing surfaces thereof, and a liquid crystal composition held between the substrates such that the liquid crystal molecules are arranged in a twisted mode, first and second polarizers arranged at both sides of the liquid crystal cell, and first and second optical delay plates arranged between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizer, wherein assuming that a retardation value of the liquid crystal cell is given by:R.sub.0 =.DELTA.n.multidot.d.multidot.cos.sup.2 .theta.where .DELTA.n is the optical anisotropy of the liquid crystal composition, d is the distance between the two substrates in the liquid crystal cell, and .theta. is the tilt angle of the liquid crystal composition, a total of the retardation values of the first and second optical delay plates is R.sub.0 .times.0.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1989Date of Patent: February 26, 1991Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomiaki Yamamoto, Akio Murayama, Susmu Kondo, Hitoshi Hato, Shinichi Kamagami, Shoichi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 4984874Abstract: A liquid crystal cell includes first and second substrates arranged to oppose each other, first and second electrodes formed on opposing surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively, and a liquid crystal composition filled between the first and second substrates and arranged in a twisted mode. First and second polarizers are arranged on both sides of the liquid crystal cell. A first optical retardation film is arranged between the first substrate and the first polarizer, and a second optical retardation film is arranged between said second substrate and said second polarizer. The liquid crystal cell has a retardation value R0 of 0.4 to 0.85 .mu.m, defined by an equation:.DELTA.n.multidot.d.multidot.cos.sup.2 .theta.where d is a distance between the first and second substrates, .DELTA.n is an optical anisotropy of the liquid crystal composition and .theta. is a tilt angle of the liquid crystal composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1989Date of Patent: January 15, 1991Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomiaki Yamamoto, Akio Murayama, Susumu Kondo, Hitoshi Hato, Shinichi Kamagami, Shoichi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 4475048Abstract: A Schmidt circuit comprises a first series circuit including an impedance device and a series connection of a first and second MOS field effect transistors, and a second series circuit including a series connection of a third and fourth MOS field effect transistors. The first series circuit is connected between a voltage supply and the ground and the second series circuit is connected between the voltage supply and the junction of the first and second MOS field effect transistors. The gates, as commonly connected, of the first and second MOS field effect transistors are supplied with an input voltage, and the junction of the impedance device and the first MOS field effect transistor is connected to the gate of the third MOS field effect transistor, so that an output voltage is withdrawn therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1982Date of Patent: October 2, 1984Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Miyake, Tomio Yanagidaira, Akio Murayama