Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Morita

Tetsuo Morita 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: 20190251903
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including: a driving transistor, a first switching transistor, and a pixel transistor each having a gate and a pair of terminals; a storage capacitor having a pair of terminals; and a light-emitting element having an input terminal and an output terminal. One terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the pixel transistor. The other terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the first switching transistor and the input terminal of the light-emitting element. The other terminal of the first switching transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the driving transistor and one terminal of the capacitor. The one terminal of the capacitor overlaps with an active region of the driving transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuo MORITA, Hiroyuki Kimura, Makoto Shibusawa, Hiroshi Tabatake, Yasuhiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20190228706
    Abstract: A display device includes a drive transistor having a first electrode connected to a first node, a second electrode connected to a second node, and a third electrode connected to a third node, a first switch having one terminal connected to the first node, a second switch having one terminal connected to the first node, a third switch controlled by a first control signal and having one terminal connected to the second node, a fourth switch controlled by the first control signal together with the third switch, and having one terminal connected to a power supply line and another terminal connected to the third node, a capacitor element having one terminal connected to the first node and another terminal connected to the second node, and a light emitting element including a pixel electrode connected to the second node, and a first common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka UMEDA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Tetsuo MORITA
  • Patent number: 10319297
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including: a driving transistor, a first switching transistor, and a pixel transistor each having a gate and a pair of terminals; a storage capacitor having a pair of terminals; and a light-emitting element having an input terminal and an output terminal. One terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the pixel transistor. The other terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the first switching transistor and the input terminal of the light-emitting element. The other terminal of the first switching transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the driving transistor and one terminal of the capacitor. The one terminal of the capacitor overlaps with an active region of the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Morita, Hiroyuki Kimura, Makoto Shibusawa, Hiroshi Tabatake, Yasuhiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10304386
    Abstract: A display device includes a switching element having a first input/output terminal electrically connected to a first signal line, a first wiring electrically connected to a second input/output terminal of the switching element, a transistor having a gate electrode connected to the first wiring, a second wiring electrically connected to a source or drain of the transistor, a pixel electrode connected to the second wiring, a first insulating layer which is arranged between the first wiring and the second wiring and is arranged between the first wiring and the pixel electrode, a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and pixel electrode, and a conducting layer between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, the conducting layer including a region overlapping the pixel electrode. The conducting layer includes a dividing groove dividing the conducting layer into a plurality of regions at a region overlapping the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Tabatake, Hiroyuki Kimura, Tetsuo Morita, Makoto Shibusawa
  • Patent number: 10302060
    Abstract: An electric power control apparatus for a vehicle includes a first determination section determining an activation of a jump start, a second determination section determining a connection of an external power source having a higher voltage than a battery voltage of the vehicle, a third determination section determining whether the engine switches to an engine start completed state, a keep section keeping an electric power generation unit of the vehicle in an electric power generation deactivated state when determining that the engine switches to the engine start completed state, a fourth determination section determining a disconnection of the external power source, and an instruction section instructing an immediate activation of the electric power generation to the electric power generation unit when determining the disconnection of the external power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuo Morita
  • Patent number: 10291157
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a first determination section determining whether a power-supply voltage has decreased below a first threshold value, an interruption section interrupting a current flow to an inverter if the voltage has decreased below the first threshold value, a second determination section that determining whether the power-supply voltage has increased above a second threshold value, an interruption releasing section releasing the interruption based on the fact that the voltage has increased above the second threshold value, a count section counting the number of interruptions, a limiting section determining whether the decrease in the power-supply voltage is caused by a first factor of an electric rotating machine or a second factor, and limits the counting if the decrease in the power-supply voltage is caused by the second factor, and a third determination section determining whether the interruption is allowed to be released based on the number of interruptions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Morita, Shinsuke Kawazu
  • Publication number: 20190139995
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including: a capacitor having a first electrode, a first insulating film over the first electrode, and a second electrode over the first insulating film; and a first transistor over the capacitor. The first transistor includes the second electrode, a second insulating film over the second electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film. The first source electrode and the first drain electrode are electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuo MORITA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE, Yasuhiro OGAWA
  • Patent number: 10283045
    Abstract: A display device including a light emitting element, a drive transistor connected to the light emitting element, a first switching element connected to the drive transistor and a main power supply line, a second switching element connected to the drive transistor and a reset power supply line, a third switching element connected to the drive transistor and a signal line, a fourth switching element connected to the third switching element and an initialization power supply line, and a capacitor element connected to the drive transistor and the third switching element, wherein two horizontal periods ON signal is supplied to a gate terminal of each of the second switching element, third switching element and fourth switching element respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Shibusawa, Hiroyuki Kimura, Tetsuo Morita
  • Publication number: 20190073951
    Abstract: A display device includes a switching element having a first input/output terminal electrically connected to a first signal line, a first wiring electrically connected to a second input/output terminal of the switching element, a transistor having a gate electrode connected to the first wiring, a second wiring electrically connected to a source or drain of the transistor, a pixel electrode connected to the second wiring, a first insulating layer which is arranged between the first wiring and the second wiring and is arranged between the first wiring and the pixel electrode, a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and pixel electrode, and a conducting layer between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, the conducting layer including a region overlapping the pixel electrode. The conducting layer includes a dividing groove dividing the conducting layer into a plurality of regions at a region overlapping the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro OGAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Tetsuo MORITA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA
  • Patent number: 10204937
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including: a capacitor having a first electrode, a first insulating film over the first electrode, and a second electrode over the first insulating film; and a first transistor over the capacitor. The first transistor includes the second electrode, a second insulating film over the second electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film. The first source electrode and the first drain electrode are electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Morita, Hiroyuki Kimura, Makoto Shibusawa, Hiroshi Tabatake, Yasuhiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10170040
    Abstract: A display device includes a switching element having a first input/output terminal electrically connected to a first signal line, a first wiring electrically connected to a second input/output terminal of the switching element, a transistor having a gate electrode connected to the first wiring, a second wiring electrically connected to a source or drain of the transistor, a pixel electrode connected to the second wiring, a first insulating layer which is arranged between the first wiring and the second wiring and is arranged between the first wiring and the pixel electrode, a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and pixel electrode, and a conducting layer between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, the conducting layer including a region overlapping the pixel electrode. The conducting layer includes a dividing groove dividing the conducting layer into a plurality of regions at a region overlapping the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Tabatake, Hiroyuki Kimura, Tetsuo Morita, Makoto Shibusawa
  • Publication number: 20180374415
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel region having a plurality of pixel and a driver circuit outside the pixel region. The pixels have a driving transistor and a switching transistor having a gate and a pair of terminals, a light-emitting element having an input terminal, and a storage capacitor having a pair of terminals. One terminal of the switching transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the driving transistor and one terminal of the storage capacitor. One terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to the other terminal of the storage capacitor and the input terminal. The driver circuit includes first and second transistors having a gate and a pair of terminal. The other terminal of the switching transistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the first transistor and one terminal of the second transistor. The second transistor has a channel region including an oxide semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuo MORITA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE, Yasuhiro OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180331167
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a plurality of pixels at least one of which has a first transistor and a light-emitting element. The first transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, and a first terminal and a second terminal electrically connected to the semiconductor film. The second terminal is electrically connected to the light-emitting element. A region in which the first terminal overlaps with the gate electrode can be smaller than a region in which the second terminal overlaps with the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuo MORITA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE, Yasuhiro OGAWA
  • Patent number: 10121413
    Abstract: A flash phenomenon of OLEDs at the time of power source ON of a display device is suppressed. The OLED emits light when reference potentials VSS and VDD are applied from power source lines to the OLED's cathode and anode respectively. While the anode can be connected to one of the power source line via a driving TFT and a lighting switch, a reset potential VRS can be applied to the anode via a reset switch and the driving TFT. The lighting switch is turned OFF and the reset switch and the driving TFT are turned ON so that VRS is applied to the anode, before starting the application of the reference potentials to the power source lines. Following this state, the application of the reference potentials to the power source lines starts, and thus a normal operation of allowing the OLED to emit light starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Morita, Hiroyuki Kimura, Makoto Shibusawa, Hiroshi Nakayama, Hiroshi Tabatake, Yutaka Umeda
  • Patent number: 10050094
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a plurality of pixels at least one of which has a first transistor and a light-emitting element. The first transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, and a first terminal and a second terminal electrically connected to the semiconductor film. The second terminal is electrically connected to the light-emitting element. A region in which the first terminal overlaps with the gate electrode can be smaller than a region in which the second terminal overlaps with the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Morita, Hiroyuki Kimura, Makoto Shibusawa, Hiroshi Tabatake, Yasuhiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20180090068
    Abstract: A display device includes a switching element having a first input/output terminal electrically connected to a first signal line, a first wiring electrically connected to a second input/output terminal of the switching element, a transistor having a gate electrode connected to the first wiring, a second wiring electrically connected to a source or drain of the transistor, a pixel electrode connected to the second wiring, a first insulating layer which is arranged between the first wiring and the second wiring and is arranged between the first wiring and the pixel electrode, a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and pixel electrode, and a conducting layer between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, the conducting layer including a region overlapping the pixel electrode. The conducting layer includes a dividing groove dividing the conducting layer into a plurality of regions at a region overlapping the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro OGAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Tetsuo MORITA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20180061317
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including: a driving transistor, a first switching transistor, and a pixel transistor each having a gate and a pair of terminals; a storage capacitor having a pair of terminals; and a light-emitting element having an input terminal and an output terminal. One terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the pixel transistor. The other terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the first switching transistor and the input terminal of the light-emitting element. The other terminal of the first switching transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the driving transistor and one terminal of the capacitor. The one terminal of the capacitor overlaps with an active region of the driving transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuo MORITA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE, Yasuhiro OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180053470
    Abstract: A driving method of a display device is provided. In a first period, threshold voltages are simultaneously compensated for all first transistors which are provided in a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form with n rows and m columns. In a second period, turning switches are turned off, and image data is written to the first transistors in the plurality of pixels row-by-row. In a third period, all light-emitting elements are made to simultaneously emit light. n and m are each an integer larger than 1. Each of the first transistors is configured so that the image data is input to a control terminal, a first terminal is electrically connected to a power-source line, and a second terminal is electrically connected to the light-emitting element. The power-source line is supplied with a high-level potential in the first and third periods and a low-level potential in the second period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuo MORITA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE, Yasuhiro OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180019291
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a plurality of pixels at least one of which has a first transistor and a light-emitting element. The first transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, and a first terminal and a second terminal electrically connected to the semiconductor film. The second terminal is electrically connected to the light-emitting element. A region in which the first terminal overlaps with the gate electrode can be smaller than a region in which the second terminal overlaps with the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuo MORITA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Hiroshi TABATAKE, Yasuhiro OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170294854
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a first determination section determining whether a power-supply voltage has decreased below a first threshold value, an interruption section interrupting a current flow to an inverter if the voltage has decreased below the first threshold value, a second determination section that determining whether the power-supply voltage has increased above a second threshold value, an interruption releasing section releasing the interruption based on the fact that the voltage has increased above the second threshold value, a count section counting the number of interruptions, a limiting section determining whether the decrease in the power-supply voltage is caused by a first factor of an electric rotating machine or a second factor, and limits the counting if the decrease in the power-supply voltage is caused by the second factor, and a third determination section determining whether the interruption is allowed to be released based on the number of interruptions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo MORITA, Shinsuke KAWAZU