Patents by Inventor Hayato Kurasawa

Hayato Kurasawa 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: 11562595
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor is provided and includes substrate; sensor electrodes on substrate; first switches coupled to sensor electrodes; organic layer covering sensor electrodes; control line drive circuit in first direction; signal line drive circuit in second direction orthogonal to first direction; signal lines coupled to first switches; control lines coupling first switches to control line drive circuit; sensor drive electrode surrounding sensor electrodes; second switches between signal line drive circuit and signal lines; and first number of third switches between signal line drive circuit and first number of second switches, wherein distance of sensor drive electrode from surface of substrate is larger than distance of sensor electrodes from surface of substrate, and wherein first number is less than number of all second switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Fumihito Shibano, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Toshinori Uehara, Kimiyo Nonoyama, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 11550190
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises image signal lines, scanning signal lines, pixels, a display area, pixel electrodes, and common electrodes. The common electrodes are configured to detect an object and to display an image in the display area. The common electrodes include first and second common electrodes which are arranged in a first direction. A first slit is provided between the first and second common electrodes. The first and second common electrodes are supplied a signal different from each other. A second slit is provided in the first common electrode. Each of the first slit and the second slit overlaps one of the image signal lines and extends in an extension direction in which the image signal line extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kenta Seki, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Publication number: 20230004248
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided and includes detection electrodes each having a mesh shape; and lead lines each including a first part and a second part, wherein the detection electrodes are connected to the lead linens, respectively, the first part has a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, and extends in a first direction, the second part extends in a second direction different from the first direction, the first part is connected to a corresponding one of the detection electrodes at the first end and connected to the second part at the second end, and a width of the first part is different from a width of the second part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Toshihiko TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Chihiro TANAKA, Koji ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 11537231
    Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a first substrate; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of detection electrodes, the second substrate being located between the detection electrodes and the liquid crystal layer; a shield electrode apart from the detection electrodes in a plane view, the second substrate being located between the shield electrode and the liquid crystal layer; and a resistive layer overlapping the detection electrodes and the shield electrode, the detection electrodes and the shield electrode located between the resistive layer and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Koji Ishizaki, Kohei Azumi
  • Patent number: 11520426
    Abstract: A detection apparatus is provided and includes touch detection surface serving as detection region having two dimensions; first electrodes arranged in first and second directions in the two dimensions; and connection lines connected to first electrodes in one-to-one manner and connected to signal output unit, base electrode opposed to first electrodes with predetermined gap there between, electrode driver configured to provide drive signal and force signal to first electrodes, wherein signal output unit is configured to output first signal indicating position where touch operation has been performed when drive signal is provided to first electrodes, first signal being represented by self-capacitances of first electrodes, and to output second signal indicating force that is applied to detection region when force signal is provided to first electrodes and that brings first electrodes close to base electrode, second signal is signal based on electrostatic capacitances obtained by individual detection, and indivi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Yasuyuki Teranishi
  • Patent number: 11494020
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first power supply line supplying a first potential, a second power supply line supplying a second potential, a third power supply line supplying a touch driving signal, and a display unit including a plurality of sub-pixels. The display unit comprises a plurality of first electrodes respectively provided in the plurality of sub-pixels and electrically connected to the first power supply line, a second electrode provided to be common among the plurality of sub-pixels and electrically connected to the second power supply line, a light emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, a plurality of third electrodes electrically connected to the third power supply line, and a signal control circuit supplying a signal synchronized with a touch driving signal to the second electrode in a period in which a touch driving signal is supplied to the plurality of third electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Yoshitoshi Kida, Toshinori Uehara, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20220342247
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a display region for displaying an image; a second electrode opposed to the first electrodes; a plurality of switching elements that are arranged in the display region and coupled to the first electrodes or the second electrode; a gate line for supplying a scanning signal for scanning the switching elements; a data line for supplying a signal to the switching elements that are coupled to the switching elements; and conductive wire that is opposed to the second electrode via an insulating layer and is coupled to the switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220326814
    Abstract: An input device is provided and includes substrate; first metal mesh shape electrodes provided on layer of substrate; second metal mesh shape electrodes provided on same layer of the substrate as first metal mesh shape electrodes; second metal connection electrodes each of which connects adjacent two of second metal mesh shape electrodes on same layer as first metal mesh shape electrodes; insulating film covering second metal connection electrodes; first transparent connection electrodes each of which connects adjacent two of first metal mesh shape electrodes on insulating film; and protective film covering first metal mesh shape electrodes, second metal mesh shape electrodes, and first transparent connection electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Koji ISHIZAKI, Hayato KURASAWA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI
  • Patent number: 11467682
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a touch detection device includes: first detectors that output first signal values corresponding to contact of detection target objects with first regions; at least one second detector that outputs at least one second signal value corresponding to at least one first force applied by the detection target objects to press at least one second region corresponding to the first regions; and a controller that calculates at least one third signal value corresponding to at least one second force applied by at least one of the detection target objects to the at least one second region, based on the first signal values, the at least one second signal value, and at least one reference value corresponding to a third force per at least one of the first signal values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Iuchi, Masahiro Togashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Michio Yamamoto, Tatsunori Nagai
  • Publication number: 20220319220
    Abstract: A first substrate including a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, the first surface being a detection surface for detecting unevenness of an object coming is contact or close, a second substrate facing the other surface of the first substrate, and a sensor unit provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and which detects the unevenness of a finger coming in contact with or close to the detection. surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Hayato KURASAWA
  • Publication number: 20220310029
    Abstract: A sensor-equipped display device is provided and includes display panel including first and second substrates, common electrode, and polarizer; backlight unit which emits light toward display panel, including light guide opposed to polarizer and light source which emits light toward light guide; conductive member arranged at back side of display panel and opposed to polarizer; controller; first flexible printed circuit; and second flexible printed circuit, wherein first flexible printed circuit is connected to display panel, second flexible printed circuit is connected to back side of first flexible printed circuit, common electrode is connected to controller via first flexible printed circuit, second flexible printed circuit comprises first branch portion and second branch portion, first branch portion is connected to light source, and conductive member is connected to controller via second branch portion of second flexible printed circuit and first flexible printed circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KOBAYASHI, Hayato KURASAWA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Masaya TAMAKI, Takeo KOITO, Koji NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220300139
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of detection electrodes arranged in a matrix in a display area of the substrate; a plurality of detection electrode lines coupled to the respective detection electrodes; a plurality of first electrodes provided in the same layer as the detection electrodes or the detection electrode lines and extending in a first direction; a plurality of switching elements coupled to the respective pixel electrodes; a plurality of signal lines coupled to the switching elements and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; a coupling member provided in a peripheral area outside the display area and configured to couple ends of the first electrodes to each other; and a drive circuit configured to output a first drive signal in a first sensing period in which an electromagnetic induction method is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Fumitaka GOTOH, Gen KOIDE, Tadayoshi KATSUTA
  • Patent number: 11442568
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided and includes electrodes each including first parts and a second part connected to the first parts, the first parts each extending in a first direction, the second part extending in a second direction different from the first direction; and a lead line including a third part connected to the second part and a fourth part connected to the third part, the third part extending in the first direction, the fourth part extending in a third direction different from the first direction, wherein the electrodes are arranged in the second direction, the second part is located between the lead line and the first parts, and the third part is located between the second part and the fourth part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Toshihiko Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Chihiro Tanaka, Koji Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20220283460
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, lead wirings provided on the first substrate or the second substrate and a first insulator part provided on an upper surface of the second substrate. The lead wirings are arranged in a peripheral region when seen in a plan view and the first insulator part is arranged so as to overlap a display region when seen in a plan view. Second insulator parts or spaces with a permittivity lower than a permittivity of the first insulator part are provided at sides of the first insulator part. The second insulator parts or the spaces are arranged so as to overlap the lead wirings in the peripheral region when seen in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Koji ISHIZAKI, Masanobu IKEDA, Hayato KURASAWA, Yoshihiro WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220261107
    Abstract: A display device with a touch detection device is provided and includes display elements that are surrounded by scan lines each extending in first direction and signal lines each extending in second direction crossing first direction; touch detection electrodes opposed to display elements; metal wires disposed on each of touch detection electrodes and extending along signal lines, wherein metal wires being overlapped with corresponding one of signal lines, wherein metal wires are disposed without crossing each other and spaced from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Koji ISHIZAKI, Hayato KURASAWA, Kohei AZUMI
  • Patent number: 11409398
    Abstract: An input device is provided and includes substrate; first metal mesh shape electrodes provided on layer of substrate; second metal mesh shape electrodes provided on same layer of the substrate as first metal mesh shape electrodes; second metal connection electrodes each of which connects adjacent two of second metal mesh shape electrodes on same layer as first metal mesh shape electrodes; insulating film covering second metal connection electrodes; first transparent connection electrodes each of which connects adjacent two of first metal mesh shape electrodes on insulating film; and protective film covering first metal mesh shape electrodes, second metal mesh shape electrodes, and first transparent connection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Ishizaki, Hayato Kurasawa, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
  • Patent number: 11410451
    Abstract: A display panel including a display function layer displaying an image in a display area, a cover member including a first face and a second face disposed on an opposite side of the first face and faces the display panel, and a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of first detection electrodes disposed in a sensor base and configured to detect unevenness of an object brought into contact with or approaching the first face of the cover member, a shield electrode disposed to face the plurality of first detection electrodes and configured to suppress a change in capacitance between the first detection electrodes and the shield electrode, and switching elements disposed in correspondence with the first detection electrodes, the fingerprint sensor being arranged between the cover member and the display panel and arranged to overlap with the display area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first face are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Yoshitoshi Kida, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Yuji Suzuki, Shoji Hinata, Toshiya Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11409392
    Abstract: Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Shoji Hinata, Toshinori Uehara, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yuji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Patent number: 11398103
    Abstract: A first substrate including a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, the first surface being a detection surface for detecting unevenness of an object coming is contact or close, a second substrate facing the other surface of the first substrate, and a sensor unit provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and which detects the unevenness of a finger coming in contact with or close to the detection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 11391978
    Abstract: A detection device is provided and includes a first substrate; a plurality of detection electrodes arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, and located in a display region; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a first conductive layer provided in a peripheral region located outside the display region in planar view, and including a plurality of wires forming a mesh-like pattern; and a second conductive layer electrically coupled to the first conductive layer, the second substrate being located between the second conductive layer and the first substrate, wherein the first conductive layer is arranged to be part of an electrically connected loop around the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Koji Ishizaki