Patents by Inventor Toshiki Kaneko
Toshiki Kaneko 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: 20240142840Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a liquid crystal panel, and a controller controlling the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a first region and a second region. The controller controls a first opening mode of transmitting light through the first region and the second region, and a second opening mode of making a quantity of light transmitted through the first region smaller than a quantity of light transmitted through the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akio TAKIMOTO, Toshiki KANEKO, Takuo KAITOH, Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA, Hiroyuki KIMURA
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Patent number: 11927260Abstract: Separate structural units for an inner gear and a housing of a planetary gear device include an inner gear with a first raised portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear, where the first raised portion extends towards in a direction that is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the inner gear. A housing includes a second raised portion formed on an inner peripheral surface, where the second raised portion extends in a direction that is inclined in respect to the axial direction. The housing contains the inner gear such that there is a gap formed between the inner peripheral surface of the housing and the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear. Movement of the inner gear within the interior of the housing is limited through linear contact of the first raised portion and the second raised portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiki Kawada, Shohei Ishida, Takuya Kaneko
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Patent number: 11914258Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a liquid crystal panel, and a controller controlling the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a first region and a second region. The controller controls a first opening mode of transmitting light through the first region and the second region, and a second opening mode of making a quantity of light transmitted through the first region smaller than a quantity of light transmitted through the second region.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akio Takimoto, Toshiki Kaneko, Takuo Kaitoh, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kimura
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Patent number: 11852923Abstract: A reliability of seal portion of a liquid crystal display device can be improved by the following structure. A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate which includes a display region and a terminal part, and has an inorganic insulating film formed on an organic passivation film and an alignment film formed over the inorganic insulating film; a counter substrate, the TFT substrate and the counter substrate bonded together by a sealing material formed at a seal part surrounding the display region; and a liquid crystal sealed inside. At the seal part, a transparent conductive oxide film is formed between the inorganic insulating film and the alignment film. The transparent conductive oxide film exists inside an edge of the TFT substrate and hence, the edge of the TFT substrate is free of the transparent conductive oxide film.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takenori Hirota, Yasuhiro Kanaya, Hidehiro Sonoda, Toshiki Kaneko
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Patent number: 11815774Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a liquid crystal panel and a camera. The liquid crystal panel includes a display area and an incident light control area. The display area includes a pixel electrode. The camera overlaps the incident light control area. The incident light control area includes an annular line, and a control electrode formed inside the annular line to be connected to the annular line. A time to apply a voltage to the control electrode is shorter than a time to apply a voltage to the pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Akio Takimoto, Toshiki Kaneko, Takuo Kaitoh, Hiroyuki Kimura
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Publication number: 20230273483Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device which is a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal alignment film to which an alignment regulating force is imparted by a photo-alignment treatment, including: a film forming step of forming a film containing a polymer whose main chain is cleaved by irradiation with light; a photo-alignment step of imparting an alignment regulating force to the film formed in the film forming step by irradiation of the film with light in an atmosphere of a temperature lower than 100° C.; and a removing step of removing a low-molecular weight component generated by cleaving the main chain of the polymer through the light irradiation after the light irradiation. Also disclosed is a liquid crystal display device manufactured by the manufacturing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Shoichi UCHINO, Noboru KUNIMATSU, Hidehiro SONODA, Chikae MATSUI, Yuko MATSUMOTO, Tomio YAGUCHI, Toshiki KANEKO, Jun TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230194920Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a liquid crystal panel including a display portion overlaid on the camera, a light guide having a first side surface and a main surface opposed to the liquid crystal panel and a first through hole, and a light source opposed to the first side surface. The camera is provided in the first through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akio TAKIMOTO, Toshiki KANEKO, Takuo KAITOH, Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA, Hiroyuki KIMURA
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Patent number: 11681184Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device which is a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal alignment film to which an alignment regulating force is imparted by a photo-alignment treatment, including: a film forming step of forming a film containing a polymer whose main chain is cleaved by irradiation with light; a photo-alignment step of imparting an alignment regulating force to the film formed in the film forming step by irradiation of the film with light in an atmosphere of a temperature lower than 100° C.; and a removing step of removing a low-molecular weight component generated by cleaving the main chain of the polymer through the light irradiation after the light irradiation. Also disclosed is a liquid crystal display device manufactured by the manufacturing method.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shoichi Uchino, Noboru Kunimatsu, Hidehiro Sonoda, Chikae Matsui, Yuko Matsumoto, Tomio Yaguchi, Toshiki Kaneko, Jun Tanaka
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Publication number: 20230187558Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode on a substrate, a gate insulating film on the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film via the gate insulating film on the gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode on the oxide semiconductor film, a protective film provided on the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a conductive layer provided on the protective film and overlapped on the oxide semiconductor layer. The protective film includes a first silicon oxide film and a first silicon nitride film. The first oxide film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. The gate insulating film includes a second silicon nitride film and a second silicon oxide film. The second silicon oxide film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. The oxide semiconductor layer has a first region located between the source electrode and the drain electrode in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masashi TSUBUKU, Michiaki SAKAMOTO, Takashi OKADA, Toshiki KANEKO, Tatsuya TODA
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Patent number: 11668972Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a liquid crystal panel including a display portion overlaid on the camera, a light guide having a first side surface and a main surface opposed to the liquid crystal panel and a first through hole, and a light source opposed to the first side surface. The camera is provided in the first through hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akio Takimoto, Toshiki Kaneko, Takuo Kaitoh, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kimura
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Publication number: 20230157050Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a base, a first insulating layer disposed on the base, a lower electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, an organic layer disposed on the lower electrode and including a light-emitting layer and an upper electrode disposed on the organic layer, and the lower electrode includes a conductive layer including a contact area disposed over an entire circumference thereof when viewed in plan view, a reflective layer disposed above the conductive layer on an inner side of the contact area, which reflects light and a transparent electrode located on the conductive layer and the reflective layer and in contact with the contact area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Toshiki KANEKO
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Publication number: 20230137206Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a liquid crystal panel, and a controller controlling the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a first region and a second region. The controller controls a first opening mode of transmitting light through the first region and the second region, and a second opening mode of making a quantity of light transmitted through the first region smaller than a quantity of light transmitted through the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akio TAKIMOTO, Toshiki KANEKO, Takuo KAITOH, Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA, Hiroyuki KIMURA
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Patent number: 11599001Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a liquid crystal panel, and a controller controlling the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a first region and a second region. The controller controls a first opening mode of transmitting light through the first region and the second region, and a second opening mode of making a quantity of light transmitted through the first region smaller than a quantity of light transmitted through the second region.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akio Takimoto, Toshiki Kaneko, Takuo Kaitoh, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kimura
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Patent number: 11594641Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode on a substrate, a gate insulating film on the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film via the gate insulating film on the gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode on the oxide semiconductor film, a protective film provided on the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a conductive layer provided on the protective film and overlapped on the oxide semiconductor layer. The protective film includes a first silicon oxide film and a first silicon nitride film. The first oxide film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. The gate insulating film includes a second silicon nitride film and a second silicon oxide film. The second silicon oxide film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. The oxide semiconductor layer has a first region located between the source electrode and the drain electrode in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masashi Tsubuku, Michiaki Sakamoto, Takashi Okada, Toshiki Kaneko, Tatsuya Toda
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Publication number: 20230036779Abstract: A LCD device having a large pixel holding capacitance includes opposedly facing first and second substrates, and liquid crystal between them. The first substrate includes a video signal line, a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor having a first electrode connected to the video signal line and a second electrode connected to the pixel electrode, a first silicon nitride film formed above the second electrode, an organic insulation film above the first silicon nitride film, a capacitance electrode above the organic insulation film, and a second silicon nitride film above the capacitance electrode and below the pixel electrode. A contact hole etched in both the first and second silicon nitride films connects the second electrode and the pixel electrode to each other. A holding capacitance is formed by the pixel electrode, the second silicon nitride film and the capacitance electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Hideo TANABE, Masaru TAKABATAKE, Toshiki KANEKO, Atsushi HASEGAWA, Hiroko SEHATA
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Publication number: 20230017598Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a first insulating layer covering the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor provided on the first insulating layer immediately above the gate electrode, a source electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor, and a drain electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor. Each of the source electrode and the drain electrode includes an oxide conductive layer in contact with the oxide semiconductor, a first metal layer stacked on the oxide conductive layer, a second metal layer formed of a different material from the first metal layer and stacked on the first metal layer, and a third metal layer formed of a same material as the first metal layer and stacked on the second metal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshiki KANEKO, Akihiro HANADA
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Publication number: 20230011574Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of suppressing occurrence of foaming in an end part of the laminated glass, and increasing the transparency of the laminated glass without conducting a high-temperature and high-pressure process by an autoclave. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass, having a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure, and includes a first layer, and when a specific compression creep test is conducted for a test sample A having a diameter of 8 mm and a thickness of 0.8 mm obtained by cutting out the first layer, a variation in thickness of the test sample A before and after the compression creep test is 50 µm or more and 325 µm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya IWAMOTO, Koushi YAMAZAKI, Toshiki KANEKO
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Patent number: 11536999Abstract: A LCD device having a large pixel holding capacitance includes opposedly facing first and second substrates, and liquid crystal between them. The first substrate includes a video signal line, a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor having a first electrode connected to the video signal line and a second electrode connected to the pixel electrode, a first silicon nitride film formed above the second electrode, an organic insulation film above the first silicon nitride film, a capacitance electrode above the organic insulation film, and a second silicon nitride film above the capacitance electrode and below the pixel electrode. A contact hole etched in both the first and second silicon nitride films connects the second electrode and the pixel electrode to each other. A holding capacitance is formed by the pixel electrode, the second silicon nitride film and the capacitance electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Tanabe, Masaru Takabatake, Toshiki Kaneko, Atsushi Hasegawa, Hiroko Sehata
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Patent number: 11531225Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic equipment includes a liquid crystal panel including a display portion, a polarizer superposed on the display portion, and a detection element superposed on the liquid crystal panel and the polarizer to detect infrared rays through the liquid crystal panel and the polarizer.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akio Takimoto, Toshiki Kaneko, Takuo Kaitoh, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kimura
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Publication number: 20220376076Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer over the substrate, a gate insulating layer over the oxide semiconductor layer, a metal oxide layer over the gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode over the metal oxide layer. A first side surface of the metal oxide protrudes from a second side surface of the gate electrode in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshiki KANEKO, Fumiya KIMURA