Patents by Inventor Muneharu Akiyoshi

Muneharu Akiyoshi 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: 8710498
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a thin-film transistor circuit substrate including forming an oxide semiconductor thin film above an insulative substrate, forming a gate insulation film and a gate electrode which are stacked on a first region of the oxide semiconductor thin film, and exposing from the gate insulation film a second region and a third region of the oxide semiconductor thin film, the second region and the third region being located on both sides of the first region of the oxide semiconductor thin film, forming an interlayer insulation film of silicon nitride including dangling bonds of silicon, the interlayer insulation film covering the second region and the third region of the oxide semiconductor thin film, the gate insulation film and the gate electrode, and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shibata, Hajime Watakabe, Atsushi Sasaki, Yuki Matsuura, Muneharu Akiyoshi, Hiroyuki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120199827
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a thin-film transistor circuit substrate including forming an oxide semiconductor thin film above an insulative substrate, forming a gate insulation film and a gate electrode which are stacked on a first region of the oxide semiconductor thin film, and exposing from the gate insulation film a second region and a third region of the oxide semiconductor thin film, the second region and the third region being located on both sides of the first region of the oxide semiconductor thin film, forming an interlayer insulation film of silicon nitride including dangling bonds of silicon, the interlayer insulation film covering the second region and the third region of the oxide semiconductor thin film, the gate insulation film and the gate electrode, and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shibata, Hajime Watakabe, Atsushi Sasaki, Yuki Matsuura, Muneharu Akiyoshi, Hiroyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7817119
    Abstract: A display area composed of matrix-arrayed pixels includes partition walls which separate the pixels, a first electrode which is disposed in an independent insular shape in association with each of the pixels, an organic active layer which is disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode which is common to all the pixels and is so disposed as to cover the organic active layer of each of the pixels and to expose parts of the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Muneharu Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 7449215
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes a step of forming an insulating layer on a substrate, a step of coating a first mask material on an area associated with a first color pixel on the insulating layer, a step of coating a second mask material on an area associated with a second color pixel on the insulating layer, and a step of patterning the insulating layer using the first mask material and the second mask material, and forming a first diffraction grating and a second diffraction grating that have different grating pitches. The first mask material and the second mask material are coated by a selective coating method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Muneharu Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 7375463
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first waveguide layer in which multiple-beam interference occurs, a second wavelength layer which includes a back surface facing the first waveguide layer and a front surface as a light output surface, and an outcoupling layer which is disposed on a back side of the second waveguide layer and faces the first wave guide layer, wherein the outcoupling layer includes a first portion as a layer with light transmission property and second portions which are dispersed in the first portion and differ in optical property from the first portion, and wherein an array of the second portions forms a triangular lattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Uemura, Satoshi Okutani, Hirofumi Kubota, Muneharu Akiyoshi, Naotada Okada, Junichi Tonotani
  • Publication number: 20070290607
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent display device, comprising a light-transmitting insulating layer, an organic electroluminescent element including a back side electrode arranged on the back side of the light transmitting insulating layer, a light-transmitting front side electrode interposed between the light-transmitting insulating layer and the back side electrode, and an organic material layer interposed between the front side electrode and the back side electrode and containing a light-emitting layer, and a three-dimensional diffraction element of a two-layer structure arranged on the optical path guiding the light emitted from the light-emitting layer included in the organic material layer to reach the light-transmitting insulating layer, wherein the three-dimensional diffraction element has a cross-sectional structure of a specified dielectric modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Naotada OKADA, Junichi Tonotani, Satoshi Okutani, Hiroshi Sano, Tsuyoshi Uemura, Muneharu Akiyoshi, Hirofumi Kubota
  • Publication number: 20070228937
    Abstract: A display area composed of matrix-arrayed pixels includes partition walls which separate the pixels, a first electrode which is disposed in an independent insular shape in association with each of the pixels, an organic active layer which is disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode which is common to all the pixels and is so disposed as to cover the organic active layer of each of the pixels and to expose parts of the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: Muneharu AKIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20060055319
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first waveguide layer in which multiple-beam interference occurs, a second wavelength layer which includes a back surface facing the first waveguide layer and a front surface as a light output surface, and an outcoupling layer which is disposed on a back side of the second waveguide layer and faces the first wave guide layer, wherein the outcoupling layer includes a first portion as a layer with light transmission property and second portions which are dispersed in the first portion and differ in optical property from the first portion, and wherein an array of the second portions forms a triangular lattice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Uemura, Satoshi Okutani, Hirofumi Kubota, Muneharu Akiyoshi, Naotada Okada, Junichi Tonotani
  • Publication number: 20050196528
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes a step of forming an insulating layer on a substrate, a step of coating a first mask material on an area associated with a first color pixel on the insulating layer, a step of coating a second mask material on an area associated with a second color pixel on the insulating layer, and a step of patterning the insulating layer using the first mask material and the second mask material, and forming a first diffraction grating and a second diffraction grating that have different grating pitches. The first mask material and the second mask material are coated by a selective coating method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventor: Muneharu Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 6281955
    Abstract: A color filter is disposed on a switching element array substrate. The color filter is composed of a plurality of kinds of color elements and an aperture. Two of the filter elements are overlapped at one end portion thereof. Each of the filter elements is covered with a pixel electrode. The pixel electrode is connected to the switching element through the aperture. This structure reduces electric coupling between the pixel electrode and the gate and signal lines. Optimum conditions among the overlapped width, and the aperture diameter and location are set to prevent the filter element from peeling off the array substrate so that the production yield can be significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Teruyuki Midorikawa, Yasuharu Tanaka, Masumi Manabe, Minako Kurosaki, Muneharu Akiyoshi, Daisuke Miyazaki, Hitoshi Hatoh
  • Patent number: 6238754
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device, comprising two substrates each having an alignment film, a sealing member arranged in the outer peripheries of the two substrates to permit the outer peripheries of these two substrates, which are arranged such that the alignment films of these two substrates face each other, to be bonded to each other except a liquid crystal filling port, a spacer for keeping the two substrates a predetermined distance apart from each other, a liquid crystal layer formed by filling a liquid crystal material through the liquid crystal filling port into the clearance between the two substrates, and an end-sealing material for sealing the liquid crystal filling port, wherein total amounts of an alkyl acid, phenyl carboxylic acid or a phenyl carboxylic acid derivative, phenylene dicarboxylic acid or a phenylene dicarboxylic acid derivative, an alkyl amine, aniline or an aniline derivative, phenylene diamine or a phenylene diamine derivative, phenyleneamine carboxylic acid or a phenyl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Shohara, Daisuke Miyazaki, Natsuko Maya, Muneharu Akiyoshi, Atsuyuki Manabe, Masumi Manabe, Nobuko Fukuoka, Kisako Ninomiya, Hitoshi Hatoh
  • Patent number: 5917572
    Abstract: A spacer is constructed of a stacked colored layers constituting color filters and is disposed in such a position as to exhibit a high dielectric breakdown strength on an active matrix substrate. A display performance is enhanced because of using no plastic beads, and insulation can be maintained. When the spacer assumes an inversely tapered shape, a contact position of the spacer can be freely selected because of forming no conductive layer on side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shoichi Kurauchi, Daisuke Miyazaki, Hitoshi Hatoh, Muneharu Akiyoshi, Teruyuki Midorikawa