Patents by Inventor Tenfu NAKAMURA

Tenfu NAKAMURA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240176182
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a light guide overlapping with the display panel and including a first side surface, and a light source emitting light to the first side surface. The light guide includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate provided between the display panel and the first transparent substrate, and a first adhesive layer bonding the first transparent substrate to the second transparent substrate. A thickness of the second transparent substrate is different from a thickness of the first transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Tenfu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240176175
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first cover glass having a first main surface opposed to the second substrate, a second main surface on a side opposite to the first main surface, a first side surface connecting the first main surface with the second main surface, and a second side surface on a side opposite to the first side surface, and a light source provided on the first side surface side. A thickness of the first cover glass on the first side surface side is different from a thickness of the first cover glass on the second side surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Tenfu NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11988915
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant formed bonding the first substrate with the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer surrounded by the sealant, and a light emitting module. The sealant includes a first portion, a second portion opposed to the first portion with the liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, an inlet formed in the second portion, and a filling material filled in the inlet. The liquid crystal layer is arranged over a display area where an image is displayed, a first area between the display area and the first portion, and a second area between the display area and the second portion, in plan view. A first width of the first area is larger than a width of the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunori Muramoto, Kentaro Kawai, Yoshihide Ohue, Kentaro Okuyama, Tenfu Nakamura, Koji Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11982910
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate having a first transparent substrate and a pixel electrode, a second substrate having a second transparent substrate, a first common electrode, a second common electrode, and an insulating film disposed between the first common electrode and the second common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer. The first common electrode is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the insulating film, and includes a first opening and a first electrode portion. The second common electrode is disposed between the insulating film and the second transparent substrate, and includes a second electrode portion overlapping the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro Ikeda, Tenfu Nakamura, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11934062
    Abstract: A display device is providing and includes first substrate including first transparent substrate, and pixel electrode disposed in each of pixels on first transparent substrate; second substrate including second transparent substrate having first and second side surfaces, and common electrode disposed over pixels; and liquid crystal layer disposed between first and second substrates and including stripe-shaped polymer and liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro Ikeda, Tenfu Nakamura, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11934074
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a wiring line and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer includes a stripe-shaped polymer extending in a first direction and a liquid crystal molecule. The liquid crystal layer includes a first polymer in an area overlapping the wiring line and a second polymer in an area overlapping the pixel electrode. The first polymer includes a first portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. The second polymer includes a second portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. A density of the first portion is higher than a density of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro Ikeda, Kentaro Okuyama, Tenfu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11906863
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a wiring line and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer includes a stripe-shaped polymer extending in a first direction and a liquid crystal molecule. The liquid crystal layer includes a first polymer in an area overlapping the wiring line and a second polymer in an area overlapping the pixel electrode. The first polymer includes a first portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. The second polymer includes a second portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. A density of the first portion is higher than a density of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro Ikeda, Kentaro Okuyama, Tenfu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240045274
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a sealing member bonding the first substrate with the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. From an aspect, the sealing member includes a first sealing member surrounding a display area including a plurality of pixels, and a second sealing member formed of a same material as the first sealing member and arranged in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi IGETA, Tenfu NAKAMURA, Kentaro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230400733
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel where an image is displayed, a transparent substrate having a main surface opposed to the display panel, and a first side surface connected to the main surface, a light source emitting light toward the first side surface, a low-refractive layer formed on the main surface and having a refractive index smaller than a refractive index of the transparent substrate, a protective layer covering the low-refractive layer and an adhesive layer bonding the display panel to the protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: Tenfu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230367056
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a third transparent substrate having a first side surface, a second side surface, and an inner surface, a transparent layer arranged on the inner surface, and light emitting elements. The transparent layer includes a band-shaped portion extending from the first side surface toward the second side surface and a frame-shaped portion formed in a frame shape surrounding the band-shaped portion. The band-shaped portion is separated from the frame-shaped portion. A width of the band-shaped portion on a first side surface side is larger than a width of the band-shaped portion on a second side surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Tenfu NAKAMURA, Kentaro OKUYAMA, Kojiro IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20230359087
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first light guide element and a light-emitting element. The liquid crystal layer contains stringy polymers and liquid crystal molecules. The first light guide element includes a third transparent substrate including a side surface and a main surface, and a transparent layer disposed on the main surface and having a refractive index lower than that of the third transparent substrate. The light-emitting element opposes the side surface, and the third transparent substrate is adhered to the second transparent substrate while interposing the transparent layer therebetween. The light-emitting element is disposed on the second transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro IKEDA, Tenfu NAKAMURA, Kentaro OKUYAMA, Zhengyi GOU, Hisanori KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20230359096
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device including a liquid crystal layer containing strip-like polymers and liquid crystal molecules, a third transparent substrate, and a transparent layer disposed on the third transparent substrate and having a refractive index lower than that of the third transparent substrate, wherein the transparent layer includes strip portions which include first and second end portions, and a middle portion, the first end portion has a first width greater than a width of the middle portion, the second end portion has a second width greater than the width of the middle portion, and first wiring lines overlap the strip portions, respectively and extend in a same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Tenfu NAKAMURA, Kentaro OKUYAMA, Kojiro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11809049
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode, a second substrate including a common electrode, a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate and containing polymer and liquid crystal molecules, and a light emitting element opposed to an end surface of the second substrate, the common electrode being separated from the pixel electrode by a first distance, at a first position, the common electrode being separated from the pixel electrode by a second distance, at a second position more separated from the light emitting element than the first position, the second distance being smaller than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tenfu Nakamura, Kojiro Ikeda, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20230350243
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant formed bonding the first substrate with the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer surrounded by the sealant, and a light emitting module. The sealant includes a first portion, a second portion opposed to the first portion with the liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, an inlet formed in the second portion, and a filling material filled in the inlet. The liquid crystal layer is arranged over a display area where an image is displayed, a first area between the display area and the first portion, and a second area between the display area and the second portion, in plan view. A first width of the first area is larger than a width of the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsunori MURAMOTO, Kentaro KAWAI, Yoshihide OHUE, Kentaro OKUYAMA, Tenfu NAKAMURA, Koji KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230314887
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a wiring line and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer includes a stripe-shaped polymer extending in a first direction and a liquid crystal molecule. The liquid crystal layer includes a first polymer in an area overlapping the wiring line and a second polymer in an area overlapping the pixel electrode. The first polymer includes a first portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. The second polymer includes a second portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. A density of the first portion is higher than a density of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro IKEDA, Kentaro OKUYAMA, Tenfu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230280518
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first transparent substrate having a first side surface and opposed to the second substrate, and a first light source emitting light toward the first side surface. The second substrate has a second side surface on the first side surface side, the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is capable of switching a state in which light incident on the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is transmitted and a state in which the light is scattered, by applying a voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Tenfu NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11740510
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first light guide element and a light-emitting element. The liquid crystal layer contains stringy polymers and liquid crystal molecules. The first light guide element includes a third transparent substrate including a side surface and a main surface, and a transparent layer disposed on the main surface and having a refractive index lower than that of the third transparent substrate. The light-emitting element opposes the side surface, and the third transparent substrate is adhered to the second transparent substrate while interposing the transparent layer therebetween. The light-emitting element is disposed on the second transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro Ikeda, Tenfu Nakamura, Kentaro Okuyama, Zhengyi Gou, Hisanori Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20230213828
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device including a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a third transparent substrate, and a transparent layer having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the third transparent substrate, wherein the transparent layer includes a plurality of band portions including first to third band portions, a second end portion has a smaller width than a first end portion in band portions, the second end portion of the second band portion has a smaller width than the second end portion of the first band portion, and the second end portion of the third band portion has a smaller width than the second end portion of the first band portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Tenfu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230185137
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode, a second substrate including a common electrode, a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate and containing polymer and liquid crystal molecules, and a light emitting element opposed to an end surface of the second substrate, the common electrode being separated from the pixel electrode by a first distance, at a first position, the common electrode being separated from the pixel electrode by a second distance, at a second position more separated from the light emitting element than the first position, the second distance being smaller than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Tenfu NAKAMURA, Kojiro IKEDA, Kentaro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230133222
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate having a first transparent substrate and a pixel electrode, a second substrate having a second transparent substrate, a first common electrode, a second common electrode, and an insulating film disposed between the first common electrode and the second common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer. The first common electrode is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the insulating film, and includes a first opening and a first electrode portion. The second common electrode is disposed between the insulating film and the second transparent substrate, and includes a second electrode portion overlapping the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro IKEDA, Tenfu NAKAMURA, Kentaro OKUYAMA