Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Hioki

Tsuyoshi Hioki 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: 6956638
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first plastic substrate, a first adhesion layer formed in a first region of the first plastic substrate, the first region being a region where a pixel region is to be formed thereon, a second adhesion layer formed in a peripheral region outside of the first region of the first plastic substrate, a first thin glass layer formed on the first and second adhesion layers, a plurality of active elements formed on the first thin glass layer in one-to-one relation with a plurality of pixels, a display part formed on the first thin glass layer, the display part corresponding to the pixel region and being driven by the plurality of active elements, and an opposing substrate formed over the display part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Mitsuo Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Yujiro Hara, Yutaka Onozuka
  • Patent number: 6936912
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a plurality of adhesion parts provided on the substrate so as to have substantially the same height, and a plurality of active elements provided on the plurality of adhesion parts, respectively, each of the plurality of adhesion parts including a height control member and an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Yujiro Hara, Yutaka Onozuka, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Mitsuo Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20050167665
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a thick-film adhesive pad made of organic resin, provided on the substrate and including, at least at a part of a side face thereof, an inclined region having a first contact angle smaller than 90 degrees to the main face of the substrate, a thin-film active element provided on the thick-film adhesive pad, and a thin-film interconnection line connected to the thin-film active element and extending onto the substrate via the inclined region, a film thickness of the thick-film adhesive pad being four or more times that of the thin-film interconnection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Yutaka Onozuka, Mitsuo Nakajima, Yujiro Hara, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Masahiko Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20050167666
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a thick-film adhesive pad made of organic resin, provided on the substrate and including, at least at a part of a side face thereof, an inclined region having a first contact angle smaller than 90 degrees to the main face of the substrate, a thin-film active element provided on the thick-film adhesive pad, and a thin-film interconnection line connected to the thin-film active element and extending onto the substrate via the inclined region, a film thickness of the thick-film adhesive pad being four or more times that of the thin-film interconnection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Yutaka Onozuka, Mitsuo Nakajima, Yujiro Hara, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Masahiko Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20050094071
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first plastic substrate, a first adhesion layer formed in a first region of the first plastic substrate, the first region being a region where a pixel region is to be formed thereon, a second adhesion layer formed in a peripheral region outside of the first region of the first plastic substrate, a first thin glass layer formed on the first and second adhesion layers, a plurality of active elements formed on the first thin glass layer in one-to-one relation with a plurality of pixels, a display part formed on the first thin glass layer, the display part corresponding to the pixel region and being driven by the plurality of active elements, and an opposing substrate formed over the display part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Mitsuo Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Yujiro Hara, Yutaka Onozuka
  • Publication number: 20050088595
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first plastic substrate, a first adhesion layer formed in a first region of the first plastic substrate, the first region being a region where a pixel region is to be formed thereon, a second adhesion layer formed in a peripheral region outside of the first region of the first plastic substrate, a first thin glass layer formed on the first and second adhesion layers, a plurality of active elements formed on the first thin glass layer in one-to-one relation with a plurality of pixels, a display part formed on the first thin glass layer, the display part corresponding to the pixel region and being driven by the plurality of active elements, and an opposing substrate formed over the display part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Mitsuo Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Yujiro Hara, Yutaka Onozuka
  • Patent number: 6885030
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a thick-film adhesive pad made of organic resin, provided on the substrate and including, at least at a part of a side face thereof, an inclined region having a first contact angle smaller than 90 degrees to the main face of the substrate, a thin-film active element provided on the thick-film adhesive pad, and a thin-film interconnection line connected to the thin-film active element and extending onto the substrate via the inclined region, a film thickness of the thick-film adhesive pad being four or more times that of the thin-film interconnection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yutaka Onozuka, Mitsuo Nakajima, Yujiro Hara, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Masahiko Akiyama
  • Patent number: 6831727
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first plastic substrate, a first adhesion layer formed in a first region of the first plastic substrate, the first region being a region where a pixel region is to be formed thereon, a second adhesion layer formed in a peripheral region outside of the first region of the first plastic substrate, a first thin glass layer formed on the first and second adhesion layers, a plurality of active elements formed on the first thin glass layer in one-to-one relation with a plurality of pixels, a display part formed on the first thin glass layer, the display part corresponding to the pixel region and being driven by the plurality of active elements, and an opposing substrate formed over the display part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Mitsuo Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Yujiro Hara, Yutaka Onozuka
  • Patent number: 6828657
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a position control member provided on the substrate and surrounding a specific space by a sidewall thereof to expose a surface of the substrate and whose inner side face inclines at a specific angle with respect to the substrate, an active element provided so as to engage with the inner side face of the position control member and whose outer side face has at least a part that inclines at substantially the same angle as the specific angle of the inner side face of the position control member with respect to the substrate, and an adhesion section which bonds the active element to the substrate or the position control member and whose wettability with the position control member is lower than that of the adhesive with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yujiro Hara, Masahiko Akiyama, Yutaka Onozuka, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Mitsuo Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20030227584
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a thick-film adhesive pad made of organic resin, provided on the substrate and including, at least at a part of a side face thereof, an inclined region having a first contact angle smaller than 90 degrees to the main face of the substrate, a thin-film active element provided on the thick-film adhesive pad, and a thin-film interconnection line connected to the thin-film active element and extending onto the substrate via the inclined region, a film thickness of the thick-film adhesive pad being four or more times that of the thin-film interconnection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Yutaka Onozuka, Mitsuo Nakajima, Yujiro Hara, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Masahiko Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20030227441
    Abstract: A display input device comprises a display unit having a flexibility; and a first form change detection unit having a flexibility. The first form change detection unit is able to detect a deformation ascribed to the flexibility as a change in a electrical property. A display input system further comprises a display driving unit that supplies a display signal to the display unit and a signal judging unit that judges a input data based on the change in a electrical property in the first form change detection unit. The input of a first data can be performed by adding the deformation to the display input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hioki, Masahiko Akiyama, Kenichi Kameyama, Kazuki Taira, Isao Mihara
  • Publication number: 20030213956
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an active matrix type display device, which is reliable and flexible, is provided. An active matrix type display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a first substrate, which is flexible; a thin glass layer provided on the first substrate via an adhesion layer, and having projections and depressions on a surface thereof opposing to the first substrate, the projections and depressions having rounded tips and bottoms; active elements provided on the thin glass layer, each active element corresponding to a pixel; a display provided above the thin glass layer, and driven by the active elements to display an image pixel by pixel; and a second substrate provided on the display, and having an opposing electrode formed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hioki, Masahiko Akiyama, Mitsuo Nakajima, Yujiro Hara, Yutaka Onozuka
  • Publication number: 20030184704
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first plastic substrate, a first adhesion layer formed in a first region of the first plastic substrate, the first region being a region where a pixel region is to be formed thereon, a second adhesion layer formed in a peripheral region outside of the first region of the first plastic substrate, a first thin glass layer formed on the first and second adhesion layers, a plurality of active elements formed on the first thin glass layer in one-to-one relation with a plurality of pixels, a display part formed on the first thin glass layer, the display part corresponding to the pixel region and being driven by the plurality of active elements, and an opposing substrate formed over the display part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Mitsuo Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Yujiro Hara, Yutaka Onozuka
  • Publication number: 20030011738
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a plurality of adhesion parts provided on the substrate so as to have substantially the same height, and a plurality of active elements provided on the plurality of adhesion parts, respectively, each of the plurality of adhesion parts including a height control member and an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Yujiro Hara, Yutaka Onozuka, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Mitsuo Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20030010970
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a position control member provided on the substrate and surrounding a specific space by a sidewall thereof to expose a surface of the substrate and whose inner side face inclines at a specific angle with respect to the substrate, an active element provided so as to engage with the inner side face of the position control member and whose outer side face has at least a part that inclines at substantially the same angle as the specific angle of the inner side face of the position control member with respect to the substrate, and an adhesion section which bonds the active element to the substrate or the position control member and whose wettability with the position control member is lower than that of the adhesive with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Yujiro Hara, Masahiko Akiyama, Yutaka Onozuka, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Mitsuo Nakajima
  • Patent number: 6072454
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a liquid crystal layer intervened between a first and a second electrode; a circuit for applying a first data signal; a circuit for applying a second data signal; a circuit for holding a selecting signal; and a selecting circuit for applying the first data signal or the second data signal to the first electrode corresponding to the selecting signal held in the holding means. A state of applying the first data signal to a pixel and a state of applying the second data signal to the pixel are determined corresponding to a selecting signal. Since these two states are held by the holding circuit, the selecting signal is not required to be applied when an image displayed does not change, and power consumption is lowered extensively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakai, Masahiko Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Hioki
  • Patent number: 5986724
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer driven by a data signal which comprises a TFT for selecting the data signal; and a ferroelectric layer of which a polarized state is controlled corresponding to the data signal selected by the TFT, and the liquid crystal layer responds to the polarized state of the ferroelectric layer, and the liquid crystal layer is driven when the liquid crystal layer responds to the polarized state of the ferroelectric layer. Since the ferroelectric layer can keep stable the polarized state for a long duration, a driving frequency can be reduced substantially to a substantially DC level, and power consumption is reduced to a great extent. In addition, the ferroelectric layer formed in a pixel divides the liquid crystal corresponding to the polarized domains of the ferroelectric layer, thereby showing an analogous grayscale image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Yutaka Nakai
  • Patent number: 5977940
    Abstract: Each pixel of a liquid crystal display device comprises a switching device for selecting a data signal, a memory portion for storing the data signal selected by the switching device and outputting an analog signal corresponding to the data signal, and a circuit for supplying an AC voltage corresponding to the analog signal to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer is driven with a data signal stored in the memory portion or with an AC voltage corresponding to an analog signal corresponding to the data signal. With the signal stored in the memory portion, an AC voltage whose effective value or average value is controlled is supplied to the liquid crystal layer. Thus, unless a picture on the display is changed, since it is not necessary to supply the data signal, the peripheral driving circuit can be stopped. Consequently, although a picture is displayed in gradation mode, the power consumption can be remarkably reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiko Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Hioki, Tomonobu Motai, Goh Itoh, Haruhiko Okumura