Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Minami
Tetsuo Minami 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).
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Publication number: 20240029654Abstract: Display devices are disclosed. In one example, a display device includes light emitting element groups each including light emitting element units, each of the light emitting element units including first, second and third light emitting elements. Each of the light emitting element groups includes first drive circuits that drive the first light emitting elements, second drive circuits that drive the second light emitting elements, and third drive circuits that drive the third light emitting elements, and in each of the light emitting element groups, the number of first drive circuits is equal to the number of first light emitting elements, the number of second drive circuits is less than the number of second light emitting elements, and the number of third drive circuits is less than the number of third light emitting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: Tetsuo Minami
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Publication number: 20240029653Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array portion; a drive portion; and a power source wiring; the pixel array portion, at least a part of the drive portion configured to drive the pixel array portion and the power source wiring are forming a panel, the pixel array portion including scanning lines disposed in rows, signal lines disposed in columns, and pixels disposed in matrix in portions where the scanning lines and the signal lines cross each other, respectively, the drive portion including a scanner portion configured to drive the pixels in a line-sequential manner through the scanning lines, and a signal portion configured to supply a video signal to each of the signal lines in correspondence to the line-sequential drive, so that an image is displayed on the pixel array portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Tetsuo Minami, Yukihito Iida, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 11810507Abstract: A display unit includes sub-pixels that each have a light emitting element, a capacitor, a first transistor that writes a video signal potential to the capacitor, and a second transistor that provides a drive current to the light emitting element based on a voltage stored in the capacitor. Each first transistor has a channel width W and channel length L, such that a width to length ratio is W/L. The width to length ratio W1/L1 of one of the first transistors is different than a width-to-length ratio W2/L2 of at least one other of the first transistors.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Tetsuo Minami
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Patent number: 11776475Abstract: Display devices are disclosed. In one example, a display device includes light emitting element groups each including light emitting element units, each of the light emitting element units including first, second and third light emitting elements. Each of the light emitting element groups includes first drive circuits that drive the first light emitting elements, second drive circuits that drive the second light emitting elements, and third drive circuits that drive the third light emitting elements, and in each of the light emitting element groups, the number of first drive circuits is equal to the number of first light emitting elements, the number of second drive circuits is less than the number of second light emitting elements, and the number of third drive circuits is less than the number of third light emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Tetsuo Minami
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Patent number: 11727870Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array portion; a drive portion; and a power source wiring; the pixel array portion, at least a part of the drive portion configured to drive the pixel array portion and the power source wiring are forming a panel, the pixel array portion including scanning lines disposed in rows, signal lines disposed in columns, and pixels disposed in matrix in portions where the scanning lines and the signal lines cross each other, respectively, the drive portion including a scanner portion configured to drive the pixels in a line-sequential manner through the scanning lines, and a signal portion configured to supply a video signal to each of the signal lines in correspondence to the line-sequential drive, so that an image is displayed on the pixel array portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Minami, Yukihito Iida, Katsuhide Uchino
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Publication number: 20230009509Abstract: Display devices are disclosed. In one example, a display device includes light emitting element groups each including light emitting element units, each of the light emitting element units including first, second and third light emitting elements. Each of the light emitting element groups includes first drive circuits that drive the first light emitting elements, second drive circuits that drive the second light emitting elements, and third drive circuits that drive the third light emitting elements, and in each of the light emitting element groups, the number of first drive circuits is equal to the number of first light emitting elements, the number of second drive circuits is less than the number of second light emitting elements, and the number of third drive circuits is less than the number of third light emitting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventor: Tetsuo MINAMI
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Publication number: 20220310014Abstract: A display unit includes sub-pixels that each have a light emitting element, a capacitor, a first transistor that writes a video signal potential to the capacitor, and a second transistor that provides a drive current to the light emitting element based on a voltage stored in the capacitor. Each first transistor has a channel width W and channel length L, such that a width to length ratio is W/L. The width to length ratio W1/L1 of one of the first transistors is different than a width-to-length ratio W2/L2 of at least one other of the first transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Tetsuo Minami
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Patent number: 11335257Abstract: A display unit includes sub-pixels that each have a light emitting element, a capacitor, a first transistor that writes a video signal potential to the capacitor, and a second transistor that provides a drive current to the light emitting element based on a voltage stored in the capacitor. Each first transistor has a channel width Wand channel length L, such that a width to length ratio is W/L. The width to length ratio W1/L1 of one of the first transistors is different than a width-to-length ratio W2/L2 of at least one other of the first transistors.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Tetsuo Minami
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Publication number: 20220123239Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a foldable substrate; a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate and each including an electro-optical device; the foldable substrate being folded at a substrate end portion at least on one side thereof around the pixel array section; a peripheral circuit section disposed on the substrate end portion and adapted to drive the pixels of the pixel array section; and a pad section provided on the substrate end portion on which the peripheral circuit section is provided and adapted to electrically connect the peripheral circuit section to the outside of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Tetsuo MINAMI, Katsuhide UCHINO
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Patent number: 11239436Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a foldable substrate; a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate and each including an electro-optical device; the foldable substrate being folded at a substrate end portion at least on one side thereof around the pixel array section; a peripheral circuit section disposed on the substrate end portion and adapted to drive the pixels of the pixel array section; and a pad section provided on the substrate end portion on which the peripheral circuit section is provided and adapted to electrically connect the peripheral circuit section to the outside of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventors: Tetsuo Minami, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 11183117Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising an emitting unit including at least two emitting elements, a driving unit configured to control the emitting unit, and a capacitor unit formed over the driving unit. A shield layer may be located between the two emitting elements. In one example, the capacitor unit is formed at a level higher than a level of the driving unit, and a shield layer that is located between the two emitting elements is formed at a level that is higher than the level of the driving unit and equal to or lower than the level of the capacitor unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Minami, Junichi Yamashita
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Patent number: 11114029Abstract: An image display device includes: a pixel array part formed of first to fourth scanning lines arranged in rows, signal lines arranged in columns, pixel circuits in a matrix connected to the scanning lines and signal lines, and a plurality of power source lines which supplies first to third potentials necessary for the operations of pixel circuit; a signal part which supplies a video signal to the signal lines; and a scanner part which supplies a control signal to the first to fourth scanning lines, and in turn scans the pixel circuit for every row, wherein the pixel circuits include a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, first to third switching transistors, a pixel capacitance, and a light emitting device, and a channel length of the drive transistor is made longer than a channel length of the switching transistors to suppress fluctuations in threshold voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Yutaka Mitomi, Tetsuo Minami, Takao Tanikame
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Publication number: 20210264855Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array portion; a drive portion; and a power source wiring; the pixel array portion, at least a part of the drive portion configured to drive the pixel array portion and the power source wiring are forming a panel, the pixel array portion including scanning lines disposed in rows, signal lines disposed in columns, and pixels disposed in matrix in portions where the scanning lines and the signal lines cross each other, respectively, the drive portion including a scanner portion configured to drive the pixels in a line-sequential manner through the scanning lines, and a signal portion configured to supply a video signal to each of the signal lines in correspondence to the line-sequential drive, so that an image is displayed on the pixel array portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Tetsuo Minami, Yukihito Iida, Katsuhide Uchino
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Publication number: 20210043141Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising an emitting unit including at least two emitting elements, a driving unit configured to control the emitting unit, and a capacitor unit formed over the driving unit. A shield layer may be located between the two emitting elements. In one example, the capacitor unit is formed at a level higher than a level of the driving unit, and a shield layer that is located between the two emitting elements is formed at a level that is higher than the level of the driving unit and equal to or lower than the level of the capacitor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Tetsuo Minami, Junichi Yamashita
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Patent number: 10885837Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of light-emitting elements, each light-emitting element having a light-emitting unit and a driving circuit for driving the light-emitting unit. The driving circuit at least includes a drive transistor having source/drain regions, a channel forming region, and a gate electrode, a video signal write transistor having source/drain regions, a channel forming region, and a gate electrode, and a capacitive unit. In the drive transistor, one of the source/drain regions is connected to the corresponding current supply line, the other region of the source/drain regions is connected to the light-emitting unit and connected to one end of the capacitive unit, and forms a second node, and the gate electrode is connected to the other region of the source/drain regions of the video signal write transistor and connected to the other end of the capacitive unit, and forms a first node.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Yusuke Onoyama, Tetsuo Minami, Naobumi Toyomura, Tetsuro Yamamoto, Katsuhide Uchino
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Publication number: 20200402456Abstract: An image display device includes: a pixel array part formed of first to fourth scanning lines arranged in rows, signal lines arranged in columns, pixel circuits in a matrix connected to the scanning lines and signal lines, and a plurality of power source lines which supplies first to third potentials necessary for the operations of pixel circuit; a signal part which supplies a video signal to the signal lines; and a scanner part which supplies a control signal to the first to fourth scanning lines, and in turn scans the pixel circuit for every row, wherein the pixel circuits include a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, first to third switching transistors, a pixel capacitance, and a light emitting device, and a channel length of the drive transistor is made longer than a channel length of the switching transistors to suppress fluctuations in threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Junichi Yamashita, Yutaka Mitomi, Tetsuo Minami, Takao Tanikame
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Patent number: 10872560Abstract: A display device including: a pixel array section; power supply lines; and auxiliary electrodes, wherein each pixel has an auxiliary capacitance, and one of electrodes of the auxiliary capacitance is connected to the source electrode of the drive transistor, and another electrode is connected to the auxiliary electrode for the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yukihito Iida, Tetsuo Minami, Takao Tanikame, Katsuhide Uchino
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Publication number: 20200395562Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a foldable substrate; a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate and each including an electro-optical device; the foldable substrate being folded at a substrate end portion at least on one side thereof around the pixel array section; a peripheral circuit section disposed on the substrate end portion and adapted to drive the pixels of the pixel array section; and a pad section provided on the substrate end portion on which the peripheral circuit section is provided and adapted to electrically connect the peripheral circuit section to the outside of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Tetsuo MINAMI, Katsuhide UCHINO
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Publication number: 20200335038Abstract: A display unit includes sub-pixels that each have a light emitting element, a capacitor, a first transistor that writes a video signal potential to the capacitor, and a second transistor that provides a drive current to the light emitting element based on a voltage stored in the capacitor. Each first transistor has a channel width Wand channel length L, such that a width to length ratio is W/L. The width to length ratio W1/L1 of one of the first transistors is different than a width-to-length ratio W2/L2 of at least one other of the first transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventor: Tetsuo Minami
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Patent number: 10784453Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a foldable substrate; a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate and each including an electro-optical device; the foldable substrate being folded at a substrate end portion at least on one side thereof around the pixel array section; a peripheral circuit section disposed on the substrate end portion and adapted to drive the pixels of the pixel array section; and a pad section provided on the substrate end portion on which the peripheral circuit section is provided and adapted to electrically connect the peripheral circuit section to the outside of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: JOLED Inc.Inventors: Tetsuo Minami, Katsuhide Uchino