Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Fukushima

Hiroshi Fukushima 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: 11316246
    Abstract: There are provided an antenna device with improved antenna performance while suppressing a decrease in yield and a decrease in viewability, and a display device including the same. The antenna device includes an antenna substrate, a first antenna pattern formed on a first main surface of the antenna substrate, and a second antenna pattern formed on a second main surface opposite to the first main surface of the antenna substrate. The first antenna pattern and the second antenna pattern are formed such that positions on the front and back of the antenna substrate coincide with each other, and at least a part of the antenna substrate is transparent to transmit an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Yamagishi, Hiroshi Fukushima, Yasuhiro Sugita, Kazutoshi Kida, Takenori Maruyama, Jean Mugiraneza, Takuma Yamamoto, Yukio Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20220100324
    Abstract: A touch panel including a sense electrode having a rectangular shape extending in a first direction and including a first sense electrode and a second sense electrode, and a drive electrode having a rectangular shape extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction on the sense electrode and including a first drive electrode having a shielding property against electric field components. The first drive electrode is positioned covering at least a part of the first sense electrode in a planar view in which the sense electrode is viewed from the drive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUTOSHI KIDA, YASUHIRO SUGITA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220075471
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight, a touch detection electrode disposed to overlap a display region in which an image is displayed in a plan view, and an electrically conductive reflective member disposed closer to the backlight than a plurality of touch detection electrodes. Reflective members are disposed to overlap at least some of the plurality of touch detection electrodes in a plan view, are configured to reflect light from the backlight, and segmented from each other in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUTOSHI KIDA, YASUHIRO SUGITA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA, KIYOSHI MINOURA
  • Publication number: 20220050555
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The touch panel includes a drive electrode formed on a surface of the first substrate, a position sensor electrode and a pressing force sensor electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate, a position sensor wiring line that connects the position sensor electrode to a terminal portion, a pressing force sensor wiring line that connects the pressing force sensor electrode to the terminal portion, and a shield wiring line disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: TAKENORI MARUYAMA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, SHINJI YAMAGISHI, TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, YASUHIRO SUGITA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220019316
    Abstract: A switching unit of a touch panel device switches between a first connection state in which, among a plurality of drive wiring lines, a first drive wiring line and a second drive wiring line adjacent to each other are connected, and a second connection state in which, among the plurality of drive wiring lines, the first drive wiring lines adjacent to each other are connected to each other and the second drive wiring lines adjacent to each other are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: YASUHIRO SUGITA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11133591
    Abstract: An antenna device includes antenna portions arranged side by side in columns with a partial overlap between the antenna portions next to each other, and common lines each connected to and shared by a set of the antenna portions not overlapping each other to collectively activate the set of the antenna portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuma Yamamoto, Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Jean Mugiraneza, Hiroshi Fukushima, Yasuhiro Sugita, Yukio Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20210191477
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a pixel circuit, an antenna including at least one antenna element that is flat, a noise barrier plate made of metal or magnetic substance, and a casing having a bottom made of metal or resin. The at least one antenna element is disposed under the display unit, the noise barrier plate is disposed under the at least one antenna element, and the bottom is disposed under the noise barrier plate, where a direction for the display unit to display an image is defined as an upper side, where another direction opposite to the direction is defined as a lower side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: SHINJI YAMAGISHI, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, TAKENORI MARUYAMA, TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, Jean de Dieu B. MUGIRANEZA, YASUHIRO SUGITA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11018420
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a transparent antenna substrate arranged on one surface of the display panel and having transparency, a first conductive film having a mesh shape and arranged on a surface of the transparent antenna substrate opposite to the display panel, and a second conductive film having a mesh shape and arranged on a surface of the transparent antenna substrate facing the display panel. The first conductive film includes an antenna body portion having a thin film pattern and insulated from a surrounding portion by a slit, and the antenna body portion constitutes a transparent antenna performing wireless communication with an external communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Jean Mugiraneza, Takuma Yamamoto, Yukio Mizuno, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima, Hidetsugu Kawamori
  • Patent number: 10981478
    Abstract: A seat for vehicle includes a seat cushion and a seat back. A seat back frame of the seat back includes a right side frame, a left side frame, a lower frame, and an upper frame. The upper frame includes a first upper frame and a second upper frame, the first upper frame having a cross-sectional shape of a U-shape opening downward, the second upper frame having a cross-sectional shape of a U-shape opening downward, and a closed cross section is configured by vertically overlaying the first upper frame and the second upper frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kubota, Masaru Kaneko, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Patent number: 10817073
    Abstract: An electronic device capable of detecting a rotation amount of a dial without depending on a mechanism is achieved. A ring-like shape dial surrounds a peripheral edge of an electrostatic type touch panel, the dial includes a conductive pattern, which is formed of a conductive material, on an inner surface facing the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Kohji Fujiwara, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20200295435
    Abstract: There are provided an antenna device with improved antenna performance while suppressing a decrease in yield and a decrease in viewability, and a display device including the same. The antenna device includes an antenna substrate, a first antenna pattern formed on a first main surface of the antenna substrate, and a second antenna pattern formed on a second main surface opposite to the first main surface of the antenna substrate. The first antenna pattern and the second antenna pattern are formed such that positions on the front and back of the antenna substrate coincide with each other, and at least a part of the antenna substrate is transparent to transmit an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: SHINJI YAMAGISHI, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA, YASUHIRO SUGITA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, TAKENORI MARUYAMA, JEAN MUGIRANEZA, TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, YUKIO MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20200235477
    Abstract: An antenna device includes antenna portions arranged side by side in columns with a partial overlap between the antenna portions next to each other, and common lines each connected to and shared by a set of the antenna portions not overlapping each other to collectively activate the set of the antenna portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, TAKENORI MARUYAMA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, SHINJI YAMAGISHI, JEAN MUGIRANEZA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA, YASUHIRO SUGITA, YUKIO MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 10712602
    Abstract: Optical device includes first substrate being light transmissive, second substrate opposing first substrate and being light transmissive, and light distribution layer disposed between first substrate and second substrate and distributing incident light. Light distribution layer includes uneven structure portion having a plurality of projections repeated in the z axial direction parallel to the main face of first substrate, and optical medium portion containing a birefringent material and disposed to fill a plurality of recesses that are spaces between the plurality of projections. Light blocking component configured to block at least part of incident light is disposed in the plurality of recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kitamura, Hiroshi Fukushima, Norihiro Ito, Hirofumi Kubota, Masuyuki Ota
  • Publication number: 20200119438
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a transparent antenna substrate arranged on one surface of the display panel and having transparency, a first conductive film having a mesh shape and arranged on a surface of the transparent antenna substrate opposite to the display panel, and a second conductive film having a mesh shape and arranged on a surface of the transparent antenna substrate facing the display panel. The first conductive film includes an antenna body portion having a thin film pattern and insulated from a surrounding portion by a slit, and the antenna body portion constitutes a transparent antenna performing wireless communication with an external communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: TAKENORI MARUYAMA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, SHINJI YAMAGISHI, JEAN MUGIRANEZA, TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, YUKIO MIZUNO, YASUHIRO SUGITA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA, HIDETSUGU KAWAMORI
  • Publication number: 20200089327
    Abstract: An electronic device capable of detecting a rotation amount of a dial without depending on a mechanism is achieved. A ring-like shape dial surrounds a peripheral edge of an electrostatic type touch panel, the dial includes a conductive pattern, which is formed of a conductive material, on an inner surface facing the touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO KIMURA, KOHJI FUJIWARA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190375322
    Abstract: A seat for vehicle includes a seat cushion and a seat back. A seat back frame of the seat back includes a right side frame, a left side frame, a lower frame, and an upper frame. The upper frame includes a first upper frame and a second upper frame, the first upper frame having a cross-sectional shape of a U-shape opening downward, the second upper frame having a cross-sectional shape of a U-shape opening downward, and a closed cross section is configured by vertically overlaying the first upper frame and the second upper frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Hidekazu KUBOTA, Masaru KANEKO, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190235686
    Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first ferroelectric layer connected to the first electrode and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a second ferroelectric layer connected to the second electrode and disposed between the first ferroelectric layer and the second electrode, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first ferroelectric layer and the second ferroelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Takenori MARUYAMA, Jean MUGIRANEZA, Kazutoshi KIDA, Yasuhiro SUGITA, Shinji YAMAGISHI, Yukio MIZUNO, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA, Hidetsugu KAWAMORI
  • Publication number: 20190192556
    Abstract: A standard reagent kit for analysis of a dialysis fluid includes (1) a vial A filled with an aqueous solution A including an electrolyte component capable of reacting with carbonate ion to form a precipitate, and (2) a vial B filled with an aqueous solution B including at least either one of bicarbonate ion and carbonate ion. At least the vial B is a water-repellent resin vial, and provides a standard reagent for analysis of a dialysis fluid. Precipitation is prevented for a long period of time, a change of a content of bicarbonate ion is controlled, a complicated procedure is not required for preparation thereof, handling thereof is easy, and checking of a dialysis fluid after preparation thereof can be performed easily and accurately at medical treatment site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: NIPRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki INOUE, Yutaka SHIROUCHI, Hiroyuki HIRATSUKA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA, Kaname NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190196255
    Abstract: Optical device includes first substrate being light transmissive, second substrate opposing first substrate and being light transmissive, and light distribution layer disposed between first substrate and second substrate and distributing incident light. Light distribution layer includes uneven structure portion having a plurality of projections repeated in the z axial direction parallel to the main face of first substrate, and optical medium portion containing a birefringent material and disposed to fill a plurality of recesses that are spaces between the plurality of projections. Light blocking component configured to block at least part of incident light is disposed in the plurality of recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki KITAMURA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA, Norihiro ITO, Hirofumi KUBOTA, Masuyuki OTA
  • Publication number: 20190160215
    Abstract: To provide a blood treatment filter device capable of efficiently utilizing a blood treatment filter. A blood treatment filter device 20 has a filter sheet 26 through which a specific component among components forming blood is harder to pass than other components and a spacer sheet 27 through which the specific component is easier to pass than through the filter sheet 26. The filter sheet 26 has filter through-holes 39 disposed at intervals. The filter sheet 26 and the spacer sheet 27 are spirally wound in an overlapped state. The filter device 20 has seals 31 sealing both end portions in the longitudinal direction of a wound body 25 formed by the filter sheet 26 and the spacer sheet 27 which are spirally wound in a fluid-tight manner. The outer peripheral surface of the wound body 25 is formed by the filter sheet 26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Toshinari Takahashi, Masashi Yokota, Hiroshi Fukushima, Kimihiko Nakamura