Patents by Inventor Keita SASANUMA

Keita SASANUMA 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: 11966132
    Abstract: A display device includes signal lines, first driver terminals that are provided in a first peripheral region and to which a first driver IC can be coupled, second driver terminals to which a second driver IC can be coupled, a plurality of inspection terminals provided in the first peripheral region, first inspection switches coupled to the first driver terminals and configured to be capable of switching coupling and interruption of the inspection terminals and the signal lines, and second inspection switches coupled to the second driver terminals and configured to be capable of switching coupling and interruption of the inspection terminals and the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Keita Sasanuma, Kengo Shiragami, Naoyuki Obinata
  • Patent number: 11934075
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display portion, a first terminal, a second terminal located between the display portion and the first terminal, and an insulating film, in which each of the first terminal and the second terminal is a stacked layer body of a metal electrode and a first transparent electrode, in the first terminal, the first transparent electrode is in contact with an upper surface and a side surface of the metal electrode, in the second terminal, the insulating film is in contact with a side surface of the metal electrode, and the first transparent electrode is in contact with the upper surface of the metal electrode in an inside surrounded by the insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Kawai, Keita Sasanuma, Takayuki Kato
  • Patent number: 11543721
    Abstract: Display device is provided and includes first and second substrates; display region in which pixels are provided on first substrate; peripheral region positioned between edge of first substrate and display region; scanning lines extending in first direction; signal lines extending in second direction; terminals arranged in first direction in peripheral region of first substrate; connection lines in first region and that connect terminals and signal lines; dummy electrodes disposed in second region separated from connection lines in planar view, and signal output lines that couple terminals and connection lines, wherein dummy electrodes are provided in second region surrounded by end of first substrate and signal output lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Keita Sasanuma, Masaki Kajiyama, Kengo Shiragami, Naoyuki Obinata
  • Patent number: 11482144
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate having a display area in which pixels are arranged and a peripheral area; wiring provided in the display area and coupled to the pixels to supply a signal; a first terminal and a second terminal, provided in the peripheral area; a driver terminal provided in a first peripheral area on a first direction side of the display area, and coupled to the wiring to allow a driver IC to be coupled to the driver; a first switch provided in the first peripheral area closer to the display area than the driver terminal to switch between coupling and decoupling between the first terminal and the wiring; and a second switch provided in a second peripheral area on a second direction side in a direction opposite to the first direction, and coupled to the second terminal and the wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kengo Shiragami, Keita Sasanuma, Naoyuki Obinata
  • Publication number: 20220128851
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first line which is arranged across a display portion, and includes a first end portion and a second end portion located at a non-display portion such that the display portion is located between the first and second end portions, a first switch electrically connected to the first end portion, a second switch electrically connected to the second end portion, a first terminal electrically connected to the first end portion via the first switch, and a second terminal electrically connected to the second end portion via the second switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro OCHIAI, Hiroshi INAMURA, Keita SASANUMA, Kengo SHIRAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20220075234
    Abstract: Display device is provided and includes first and second substrates; display region in which pixels are provided on first substrate; peripheral region positioned between edge of first substrate and display region; scanning lines extending in first direction; signal lines extending in second direction; terminals arranged in first direction in peripheral region of first substrate; connection lines in first region and that connect terminals and signal lines; dummy electrodes disposed in second region separated from connection lines in planar view, and signal output lines that couple terminals and connection lines, wherein dummy electrodes are provided in second region surrounded by end of first substrate and signal output lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Keita SASANUMA, Masaki KAJIYAMA, Kengo SHIRAGAMI, Naoyuki OBINATA
  • Patent number: 11249363
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first line which is arranged across a display portion, and includes a first end portion and a second end portion located at a non-display portion such that the display portion is located between the first and second end portions, a first switch electrically connected to the first end portion, a second switch electrically connected to the second end portion, a first terminal electrically connected to the first end portion via the first switch, and a second terminal electrically connected to the second end portion via the second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Hiroshi Inamura, Keita Sasanuma, Kengo Shiragami
  • Publication number: 20220019113
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display portion, a first terminal, a second terminal located between the display portion and the first terminal, and an insulating film, in which each of the first terminal and the second terminal is a stacked layer body of a metal electrode and a first transparent electrode, in the first terminal, the first transparent electrode is in contact with an upper surface and a side surface of the metal electrode, in the second terminal, the insulating film is in contact with a side surface of the metal electrode, and the first transparent electrode is in contact with the upper surface of the metal electrode in an inside surrounded by the insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro KAWAI, Keita SASANUMA, Takayuki KATO
  • Publication number: 20220004067
    Abstract: A display device includes signal lines, first driver terminals that are provided in a first peripheral region and to which a first driver IC can be coupled, second driver terminals to which a second driver IC can be coupled, a plurality of inspection terminals provided in the first peripheral region, first inspection switches coupled to the first driver terminals and configured to be capable of switching coupling and interruption of the inspection terminals and the signal lines, and second inspection switches coupled to the second driver terminals and configured to be capable of switching coupling and interruption of the inspection terminals and the signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Keita SASANUMA, Kengo SHIRAGAMI, Naoyuki OBINATA
  • Publication number: 20210407350
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate having a display area in which pixels are arranged and a peripheral area; wiring provided in the display area and coupled to the pixels to supply a signal; a first terminal and a second terminal, provided in the peripheral area; a driver terminal provided in a first peripheral area on a first direction side of the display area, and coupled to the wiring to allow a driver IC to be coupled to the driver; a first switch provided in the first peripheral area closer to the display area than the driver terminal to switch between coupling and decoupling between the first terminal and the wiring; and a second switch provided in a second peripheral area on a second direction side in a direction opposite to the first direction, and coupled to the second terminal and the wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kengo SHIRAGAMI, Keita SASANUMA, Naoyuki OBINATA
  • Patent number: 11175552
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a display region in which a plurality of pixels are provided; a peripheral region positioned between an edge of the first substrate and the display region; a plurality of scanning lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of signal lines extending in a second direction; a plurality of terminals arranged in the first direction in the peripheral region of the first substrate; a plurality of connection lines that connect the terminals and the signal lines; a plurality of spacers provided between the first substrate and the second substrate in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate; and a plurality of dummy electrodes separated from the connection lines in planar view and provided between the first substrate and the spacers in the direction perpendicular to the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Keita Sasanuma, Masaki Kajiyama, Kengo Shiragami, Naoyuki Obinata
  • Patent number: 10838561
    Abstract: A detection apparatus comprising: a first substrate; a detection region having a first detection side extending along a first direction parallel with a surface of the first substrate and a second detection side extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; a frame region provided outside the detection region and having a first frame region extending along the first detection side and a second frame region extending along the second detection side; a first electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region of the first substrate, the first electrode extending in the second direction; a second electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region, the second electrode extending in the first direction; a plurality of terminals provided in the first frame region of the first substrate and arrayed in the first direction, and including a first terminal; a first wire; and a second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Hayato Kurasawa, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka, Tatsuya Wakimoto, Keita Sasanuma, Koji Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20200301221
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a display region in which a plurality of pixels are provided; a peripheral region positioned between an edge of the first substrate and the display region; a plurality of scanning lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of signal lines extending in a second direction; a plurality of terminals arranged in the first direction in the peripheral region of the first substrate; a plurality of connection lines that connect the terminals and the signal lines; a plurality of spacers provided between the first substrate and the second substrate in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate; and a plurality of dummy electrodes separated from the connection lines in planar view and provided between the first substrate and the spacers in the direction perpendicular to the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Keita SASANUMA, Masaki KAJIYAMA, Kengo SHIRAGAMI, Naoyuki OBINATA
  • Patent number: 10782547
    Abstract: A second substrate has detection electrodes of a touch panel, each of pixels has a pixel electrode and a counter electrode, the counter electrode is divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks are commonly provided for the respective pixels of the plurality of display lines in series, and the counter electrodes also serve as scanning electrodes of the touch panel, and a counter electrode selector circuit that selects the counter electrodes. The counter electrode selector circuit includes an address decoder circuit that selects the counter electrodes of the respective blocks for a given period, and a selector circuit that applies a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrode of the block selected by the address decoder circuit, and applies a counter voltage to the counter electrodes of the blocks not selected by the address decoder circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Keita Sasanuma, Kazune Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20190369451
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electric circuit board includes a base material, a first terminal and a second terminal formed on the base material, a first wiring formed on the base material and connected to the first terminal, a second wiring formed on the base material and connected to the second terminal, a resin layer covering the first wiring and the second wiring, and a first pattern formed on the base material, the first terminal and the second terminal being arranged along a first direction, the first pattern being located between the first terminal and the second terminal, and the first pattern overlapping the resin layer in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Keita Sasanuma, Yasushi Nakano, Kengo Shiragami, Takahiro Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20190250444
    Abstract: A second substrate has detection electrodes of a touch panel, each of pixels has a pixel electrode and a counter electrode, the counter electrode is divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks are commonly provided for the respective pixels of the plurality of display lines in series, and the counter electrodes also serve as scanning electrodes of the touch panel, and a counter electrode selector circuit that selects the counter electrodes. The counter electrode selector circuit includes an address decoder circuit that selects the counter electrodes of the respective blocks for a given period, and a selector circuit that applies a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrode of the block selected by the address decoder circuit, and applies a counter voltage to the counter electrodes of the blocks not selected by the address decoder circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Keita SASANUMA, Kazune MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20190243484
    Abstract: A detection apparatus comprising: a first substrate; a detection region having a first detection side extending along a first direction parallel with a surface of the first substrate and a second detection side extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; a frame region provided outside the detection region and having a first frame region extending along the first detection side and a second frame region extending along the second detection side; a first electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region of the first substrate, the first electrode extending in the second direction; a second electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region, the second electrode extending in the first direction; a plurality of terminals provided in the first frame region of the first substrate and arrayed in the first direction, and including a first terminal; a first wire; and a second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Hayato Kurasawa, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka, Tatsuya Wakimoto, Keita Sasanuma, Koji Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20190171049
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first line which is arranged across a display portion, and includes a first end portion and a second end portion located at a non-display portion such that the display portion is located between the first and second end portions, a first switch electrically connected to the first end portion, a second switch electrically connected to the second end portion, a first terminal electrically connected to the first end portion via the first switch, and a second terminal electrically connected to the second end portion via the second switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Hiroshi Inamura, Keita Sasanuma, Kengo Shiragami
  • Patent number: 10302984
    Abstract: A second substrate has detection electrodes of a touch panel, each of pixels has a pixel electrode and a counter electrode, the counter electrode is divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks are commonly provided for the respective pixels of the plurality of display liner in series, and the counter electrodes also serve as scanning electrodes of the touch panel, and a counter electrode selector circuit that selects the counter electrodes. The counter electrode selector circuit includes an address decoder circuit that selects the counter electrodes of the respective blocks for a given period, and a selector circuit that applies a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrode of the block selected by the address decoder circuit, and applies a counter voltage to the counter electrodes of the blocks not selected by the address decoder circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Keita Sasanuma, Kazune Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10168541
    Abstract: A three-dimensional display device prevents a barrier wire breakage failure and includes a parallax barrier panel resistant to static electricity. The 3D display device has a liquid crystal parallax barrier panel disposed over a display panel. The parallax barrier panel has a first substrate having an electrode formed flat thereon and a second substrate having a display area, the first substrate and the second substrate having liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween. The second substrate has barrier electrodes extending in a first direction and arrayed at a first pitch in a second direction, has a first bus electrode extending in the second direction outside the display area along a first side thereof, and has a second bus electrode extending in the second direction outside the display area along a second side thereof opposite to the first side. The barrier electrodes are connected to the first and the second bus electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Keita Sasanuma, Syou Yanagisawa, Shinichirou Oka, Kouichi Shirai