Patents by Inventor Shinji Ichikawa

Shinji Ichikawa 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: 11968861
    Abstract: An organic EL display (1) has a bend (B) where a slit (81) is bored in a base coat film (23), gate insulating film (27), first interlayer insulating film (31) and second interlayer insulating film (35). The bend is provided with a filler layer (83) filling the slit and covering both edges of the slit. The filler layer has a protrusion (85) overlapping each edge in the width direction of the slit. A routed wire (7) routed from the display region (D) and then routed over the filler layer to reach a terminal section (T) extends over the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Shinsuke Saida, Ryosuke Gunji, Hiroki Taniyama, Tohru Okabe, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura
  • Patent number: 11952423
    Abstract: A novel antibody that can be used as an anti-tumor agent and an anti-tumor agent that comprises, as an active ingredient, a molecule containing such an antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: MIE UNIVERSITY, DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiku, Yasushi Akahori, Kento Tanaka, Ayaka Yatsu, Junya Ichikawa, Toshiaki Ohtsuka, Shiho Kozuma, Ryuji Hashimoto, Makiko Nakayama, Naoya Shinozaki, Kensuke Nakamura, Ichiro Watanabe, Shinji Furuzono
  • Patent number: 11957014
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of control lines; a plurality of power supply lines; a plurality of data signal lines; an oxide semiconductor layer; a first metal layer; a gate insulation film; a first inorganic insulation film; a second metal layer; a second inorganic insulation film; and a third metal layer. The oxide semiconductor layer, in a plan view, contains therein semiconductor lines formed as isolated regions between a plurality of drivers and a display area. The semiconductor lines cross the plurality of control lines and the plurality of power supply lines, are in contact with the plurality of control lines via an opening in a gate insulation film, are in contact with the plurality of power supply lines via an opening in the first inorganic insulation film, and have a plurality of narrowed portions, such that thicker and thinner regions exist along the same line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Kohara, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue
  • Patent number: 11950462
    Abstract: A first conductive layer in the same layer as that of a first electrode is coupled to a third conductive layer and a second electrode in the same layer as that of a third metal layer through a slit formed in a flattening film of a non-display area. Second conductive layers in the same layer as that of a second metal layer are provided to overlap with the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Kohara, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Takeshi Yaneda
  • Patent number: 11919418
    Abstract: A power control system includes: an ECU configured to control (i) charging from a power facility to a vehicle and (ii) discharging from the vehicle to the power facility; and a user terminal configured to allow a user to separately set a charging power setting value and a discharging power setting value. When the charging from the power facility to the vehicle is performed, the ECU is configured to control power charged to the vehicle per unit time to correspond to the charging power setting value set by the user using the user terminal. When the discharging from the vehicle to the power facility is performed, the ECU is configured to control power discharged from the vehicle per unit time to correspond to the discharging power setting value set by the user using the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11908873
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate including a resin substrate including a plurality of external connection terminals arranged near a display region, the active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of first lead wires each extending from one of the external connection terminals to the display region; and a plurality of second lead wires each extending from one of the external connection terminals to a separation line, the second lead wires being arranged with an arrangement pitch along the separation line, and the arrangement pitch of the second lead wires being greater than an arrangement pitch of the first lead wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Ryosuke Gunji, Shinji Ichikawa, Shinsuke Saida, Shoji Okazaki, Tokuo Yoshida, Hiroki Taniyama, Kohji Ariga, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue, Yoshihiro Nakada, Yoshihiro Kohara, Koji Tanimura
  • Patent number: 11889728
    Abstract: A display device includes: a resin substrate; a TFT layer; and a light-emitting element. A bending portion is provided with a first resin film formed of the same material and in the same layer as those of a first flattening film, and the first resin film fills a slit. An upper face of the first resin film is provided with a plurality of first connection wiring lines formed of a third metal film, and the plurality of first connection wiring lines extend in parallel to each other in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the bending portion. The plurality of first connection wiring lines are electrically connected to a plurality of first lead-out wiring lines, respectively in a display region side of the slit, and electrically connected to a plurality of second lead-out wiring lines, respectively in a terminal portion side of the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Ryosuke Gunji, Shinji Ichikawa, Shinsuke Saida, Shoji Okazaki, Tokuo Yoshida, Hiroki Taniyama, Kohji Ariga, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue, Yoshihiro Nakada, Yoshihiro Kohara, Koji Tanimura
  • Publication number: 20240023384
    Abstract: A first planarization film is provided to opposing sides out of a folding portion to: fill widthwise opposing end portions of a slit; and expose a surface of a resin substrate layer in an intermediate position between the widthwise opposing end portions. In the folding portion and at the opposing sides out of the folding portion, a plurality of routed wires are provided on the first planarization film and the resin substrate layer, and extending in parallel with one another in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the folding portion extends. The plurality of routed wires are each electrically connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of display wires toward a display region and to a corresponding one of a plurality of terminals toward a terminal unit. The plurality of routed wires are formed of a same material as, and in a same layer as, a wiring layer is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHOJI OKAZAKI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11833915
    Abstract: An FCV includes an FC system and a battery. The FC system includes an FC stack and a boost converter that adjusts output from the FC stack. When a prescribed operation to carry out external charging with a power supply outside the vehicle is not performed for a prescribed time period after system stop (Ready-off) of the FCV under such a condition that an SOC of the battery is lower than a threshold value at the time of system stop, an FDC-ECU controls the boost converter to carry out FC charging by the FC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11800755
    Abstract: In the display device according to the disclosure, a first bank includes a first bank lower portion in the same layer as a flattening film and a first bank upper portion in the same layer as an edge cover. A second bank includes a second bank lower portion in the same layer as the flattening film and a second bank upper portion in the same layer as the edge cover. The first bank upper portion covers an upper surface and a side surface of the first bank lower portion, the side surface being on a side close to a display region. An inclination angle of a side surface of the first bank upper portion on a side close to the display region is larger than an inclination angle of the side surface of the first bank lower portion on the side close to the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinsuke Saida, Tohru Okabe, Shinji Ichikawa, Ryosuke Gunji, Hiroki Taniyama, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue, Yoshihiro Nakada
  • Patent number: 11800738
    Abstract: The disclosure has an object to achieve a high level of height precision for spacers on a back plane. A display device includes: edge covers having a plurality of openings in which first electrodes are exposed; and a planarization film having first flat portions, second flat portions, and contact holes. The plurality of openings respectively overlap the first flat portions in a plan view. The second flat portions are located between the plurality of openings in a plan view. Each edge cover overlapping one of the first flat portions in a plan view has, on a second electrode side, a surface that has a first height from a bottom surface of the planarization film on a substrate side. Each second flat portion has, on the second electrode side, a surface that has a second height from the bottom surface. The first height is smaller than the second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Hiroki Taniyama, Shinji Ichikawa, Ryosuke Gunji, Yoshihiro Nakada, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura
  • Publication number: 20230337486
    Abstract: A display device includes: a resin substrate layer; a thin film transistor layer on the resin substrate layer, the thin film transistor layer including a sequential stack of an inorganic insulating film, a wiring layer, and a planarization film; and a light-emitting element layer, wherein a frame area is provided, a terminal section is provided, a bending section is provided between the display area and the terminal section, a plurality of routing wires are provided in the bending section and two sides of the bending section, and at least one of the plurality of routing wires includes: a display-side wiring section on an edge portion of the inorganic insulating film; a terminal-side wiring section on another edge portion of the inorganic insulating film; and an intermediate wiring section electrically connected to the display-side wiring section and the terminal-side wiring section respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHOJI OKAZAKI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230337484
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region of an image, a terminal region provided with a plurality of terminals, a bending region being a region between the display region and the terminal region and being bendable, the bending region includes a first resin layer, a plurality of relay wiring lines provided on the first resin layer and provided between the display region and the terminal region, a second resin layer provided at an upper layer of the plurality of relay wiring lines and the first resin layer, and a third resin layer provided on the second resin layer, and a surface of each of the second resin layer and the third resin layer is provided with a plurality of anchor portions each of which includes a protruding portion provided at one surface and a recessed portion provided at the other surface, the recessed portion being engaged with the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHOJI OKAZAKI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11793041
    Abstract: In a TFT layer provided on a base substrate, a first metal film, a first inorganic insulating film, a second metal film, a second inorganic insulating film, a third metal film, a first flattening film, a fourth metal film, and a second flattening film are sequentially layered. In a frame region, a slit is formed in the second flattening film to surround a display region, a first conductive layer formed by the fourth metal film is provided on the first flattening film exposed from the slit, and a TFT of a drive circuit is provided on the base substrate side of the first conductive layer to overlap with the first conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Hiroki Taniyama, Shinji Ichikawa, Shinsuke Saida, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue, Yoshihiro Kohara, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Nakada
  • Publication number: 20230309362
    Abstract: A display device, includes: a resin substrate layer; a thin-film transistor layer; a light-emitting-element layer provided on the thin-film transistor layer and including a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of light-emitting functional layers, and a second electrode stacked on top of another in a stated order; a frame region; a terminal unit; a folding portion; a slit; a filling resin film; a plurality of routed wires; and a reinforcing resin film, wherein the reinforcing resin film is provided with a first dam wall toward the display region, the first dam wall being in contact with the reinforcing resin film and extending in the direction in which the folding portion extends, and the reinforcing resin film is provided with a second dam wall toward the terminal unit, the second dam wall being in contact with the reinforcing resin film and extending in the direction in which the folding portion extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHOJI OKAZAKI, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINSUKE SAIDA
  • Publication number: 20230292561
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region of an image, a terminal region provided with a plurality of terminals, and a bending region being a region between the display region and the terminal region and being bendable, the bending region includes a first resin layer, a plurality of relay wiring lines provided on the first resin layer and provided between the display region and the terminal region, and a second resin layer provided on the first resin layer and covering the plurality of relay wiring lines, and the first resin layer and the second resin layer in the bending region are provided with a plurality of slits having a depth from a surface of the second resin layer to the first resin layer at outer sides than the relay wiring lines provided at both ends among the plurality of relay wiring lines in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHOJI OKAZAKI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11738649
    Abstract: An FCV includes an FC system and a battery. The FC system includes an FC stack and a boost converter that adjusts output from the FC stack. An FDC-ECU controls the boost converter to adjust an SOC of the battery to a target SOC while electric power is supplied from the FC stack to an inverter. Then, the FDC-ECU lowers the target SOC with decrease in remaining amount of hydrogen in a hydrogen tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20230255076
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor layer includes: a first wiring layer; a first planarization film; a second wiring layer; and a second planarization film, all of which are stacked on top of another in a stated order. The first planarization film and the second planarization film include a first slit shaped into a frame, provided between the display region and the first dam wall, and penetrating the first planarization film and the second planarization film. In the first slit, a first frame wire and a second frame wire have respective edge portions facing each other and covered with a protective film made of an inorganic insulating film included in the thin-film transistor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHOJI OKAZAKI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11719552
    Abstract: An information providing apparatus is configured to be used in a target vehicle and display power feeding facilities on a map, the target vehicle being configured such that a vehicle-mounted battery can be charged with DC power supplied from outside the target vehicle. The information providing apparatus is configured to display an electrical outlet-type AC stand on the map in a manner of being distinguished from a cable-equipped AC stand, when the target vehicle is a vehicle not including an AC charger and a prescribed first condition is satisfied. In contrast, the information providing apparatus is configured to display the electrical outlet-type AC stand and the cable-equipped AC stand on the map without distinguishing between the electrical outlet-type AC stand and the cable-equipped AC stand, when the target vehicle is a vehicle including the AC charger and a prescribed second condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11709072
    Abstract: A vehicle provides information on a plurality of chargers that charge a battery mounted on the vehicle. The vehicle includes a navigation screen and an ECU. The ECU controls the navigation screen to show a map and to show a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of chargers at corresponding positions of the plurality of chargers on the map. The ECU controls the navigation screen to show the plurality of icons to allow identification of a charging type to which each of the plurality of chargers is adapted and magnitude of electric power that can be output under the charging type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya Katanoda, Shinji Ichikawa