Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Aoki

Yoshinori Aoki 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: 20220261109
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a sensor includes: a substrate including a display region and a peripheral region on a periphery of the display region; detection electrodes arranged in a row-column configuration in the display region; and detection lines coupled to the respective detection electrodes. A shape of the substrate in a plan view includes a curve of a curved portion. The detection electrodes include a first electrode and a second electrode having a shape different from that of the first electrode in a plan view. The second electrode is juxtaposed with the curved portion. The detection lines each include a first line coupled to the first electrode and a second line coupled to the second electrode. The second line passes from the display region across the peripheral region and extends to a position overlapping with the second electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ABE, Yoshinori AOKI, Kazune MATSUMURA, Masateru MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220255074
    Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material for a non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, the cathode active material containing a lithium composite oxide that has a layered structure containing a Li layer and that is represented by general formula LiaNi?Al?Co?M?SrxO2-w (in the formula, 0.95<a<1.05, 0.85???0.95, 0<??0.08, 0???0.1, 0???0.15, 0<x?0.015, 0?w<0.05, ?+?+?+?=1, and M is at least one type of element selected from Mn, Fe, Ti, Si, Nb, Zr, Mo, and Zn), wherein the proportions of metal elements present in the Li layer excluding Li are in the range of 1-2.5 mol % with respect to the total molar quantity of metal elements in the lithium composite oxide excluding Li.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Shun Nomura, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20220209229
    Abstract: This positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with: a positive electrode active material including lithium composite oxide particles containing not less than 80 mol % but less than 100 mol % of Ni with respect to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li; and a conductive material, wherein the lithium composite oxide particles include particles each having a step-like structure with three or more stacked flat surfaces having an outer edge length of 1 ?m or more, and the average particle size of the conductive material is 30 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Takijiri, Takeshi Ogasawara, Motoharu Saito, Yoshinori Aoki
  • Patent number: 11353977
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a sensor includes: a substrate including a display region and a peripheral region on a periphery of the display region; detection electrodes arranged in a row-column configuration in the display region; and detection lines coupled to the respective detection electrodes. A shape of the substrate in a plan view includes a curve of a curved portion. The detection electrodes include a first electrode and a second electrode having a shape different from that of the first electrode in a plan view. The second electrode is juxtaposed with the curved portion. The detection lines each include a first line coupled to the first electrode and a second line coupled to the second electrode. The second line passes from the display region across the peripheral region and extends to a position overlapping with the second electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe, Yoshinori Aoki, Kazune Matsumura, Masateru Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20220171488
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a sensor includes: a first substrate; detection electrodes arrayed in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction above the first substrate; sensor wires coupled to one of the detection electrodes; pixels each including sub-pixels and arrayed in a matrix in the first and second directions; scanning lines scanning switching elements of the sub-pixels and extending in the first direction; and signal lines coupled to the switching elements and extending in the second direction. One of the sensor wires overlaps one of the signal lines. The sensor wires each have, at a part thereof, a coupling part coupled to the corresponding detection electrode. The pixels include a first pixel with the coupling part and a second pixel without the coupling part. The first and second pixels are alternately disposed in the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Yuji MAEDE, Jin HIROSAWA, Yuzo KANARI
  • Publication number: 20220121304
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch panel display device includes sensor electrodes, an electrode driver, and lines for connection between the electrode driver and the sensor electrodes. The sensor electrodes include first and second electrodes. The lines include first and second lines connected to the first and second electrodes. The second line includes first portions drawn in a direction opposite to terminals of the electrode driver, and a second portion drawn in a direction to the terminals. The first portions are connected to one another via a coupling line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Hiroyuki ABE
  • Patent number: 11294491
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch panel display device includes sensor electrodes, an electrode driver, and lines for connection between the electrode driver and the sensor electrodes. The sensor electrodes include first and second electrodes. The lines include first and second lines connected to the first and second electrodes. The second line includes first portions drawn in a direction opposite to terminals of the electrode driver, and a second portion drawn in a direction to the terminals. The first portions are connected to one another via a coupling line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Hiroyuki Abe
  • Patent number: 11287915
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a sensor includes: a first substrate; detection electrodes arrayed in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction above the first substrate; sensor wires coupled to one of the detection electrodes; pixels each including sub-pixels and arrayed in a matrix in the first and second directions; scanning lines scanning switching elements of the sub-pixels and extending in the first direction; and signal lines coupled to the switching elements and extending in the second direction. One of the sensor wires overlaps one of the signal lines. The sensor wires each have, at a part thereof, a coupling part coupled to the corresponding detection electrode. The pixels include a first pixel with the coupling part and a second pixel without the coupling part. The first and second pixels are alternately disposed in the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Yuji Maede, Jin Hirosawa, Yuzo Kanari
  • Publication number: 20220084991
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate; a first pixel part provided on the first substrate; a drive circuit provided on the first substrate; a second substrate; a second pixel part provided on the second substrate; and a connecting part electrically connecting the drive circuit to the second pixel part. The first pixel part has pixels each containing a first light-emitting element. The drive circuit is located adjacent to the first pixel part and connected to the first pixel part. The second pixel part has pixels each containing a second light-emitting element and overlaps the drive circuit in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Yoshinori AOKI, Akihiro OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220069300
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material contains: a lithium transition metal oxide that has a layered structure and contains Ni, Nb and a metal element other than Nb having a valence of at least four, also Co as an optional element; and external additive particles that contain at least one element selected from among W, B and Al and are adhered to the particle surface of the lithium transition metal oxide. The percentage of Ni, Nb and Co with respect to the total quantity of metal elements excluding Li in the lithium transition metal oxide satisfy the following ranges: 90 mol. %?Ni<100 mol. %, 0 mol. %<Nb?3 mol. %, and Co?2 mol. %. The percentages of W, B and Al in the external additive particles with respect to the total quantity of the lithium transition metal oxide fall within the range of 0.01 mol. % to 0.3 mol. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya Tochio, Yoshinori Aoki, Akihiro Kawakita, Yuji Goshima, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20220059517
    Abstract: A display device includes a display portion mounted with a first LED and a second LED are mounted, a pixel circuit portion provided with a first pixel-circuit thin film transistor electrically connected to the first LED and a second pixel-circuit thin film transistor electrically connected to the second LED, a drive circuit portion provided with a drive-circuit thin film transistor, and a shielding layer provided between the display portion and the drive circuit portion. A fixed potential is applied to the shielding layer. The second LED overlaps the drive circuit portion with the shielding layer therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Yoshinori AOKI, Akihiro OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220052242
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a hole, a plurality of pixels provided to the substrate, and a plurality of light emitting elements provided to the respective pixels. the light emitting elements include a first light emitting element having a predetermined chip size, and a second light emitting element having a chip size smaller than the chip size of the first light emitting element, the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element emit light in a common color, and the light emitting elements disposed around the hole include at least one second light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Yoshinori AOKI, Akihiro OGAWA
  • Patent number: 11249573
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch panel display device includes sensor electrodes, an electrode driver, and lines for connection between the electrode driver and the sensor electrodes. The sensor electrodes include first and second electrodes. The lines include first and second lines connected to the first and second electrodes. The second line includes first portions drawn in a direction opposite to terminals of the electrode driver, and a second portion drawn in a direction to the terminals. The first portions are connected to one another via a coupling line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Hiroyuki Abe
  • Publication number: 20220045242
    Abstract: An LED module includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the substrate, an LED chip disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first bump between the LED chip and the first electrode, and a second bump between the LED chip and the second electrode. The LED chip includes a cathode electrode facing the first electrode, an anode electrode facing the second electrode, and a step portion between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode, a distance between the first electrode and the cathode electrode is larger than a distance between the second electrode and the anode electrode, and the first bump is disposed to embed the step portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Yoshinori AOKI, Akihiro OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220037303
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region in which a plurality of pixel portions is arranged in a matrix on a substrate, each of the plurality of pixel portions including an LED chip, a transistor, and a capacitor. Through the transistor, a first electrode of the LED chip is connected to a first wiring to which one of power supply voltages is supplied. A second electrode of the LED chip is connected to a second wiring to which another of the power supply voltages is supplied. A first electrode of the capacitor is connected to the first electrode of the LED chip. The plurality of pixel portions includes at least one first pixel portion which is located on an outermost periphery of the display region and at least one second pixel portion which is not located on the outermost periphery of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Masanobu IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20220013701
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels provided to the substrate, a plurality of inorganic light emitting elements provided to the respective first pixels and the respective second pixels, a plurality of signal lines configured to supply a signal to the first pixels and the second pixels, and a plurality of power supply lines configured to supply a power supply potential to the first pixels and the second pixels. At least one or more of the signal lines are provided in a layer different from a layer of the power supply lines in the first pixels, and the signal lines and the power supply lines are provided in the same layer in the second pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Osamu ITOU, Yoshinori AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220005833
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a display area for displaying an image, and the display panel includes an insulating substrate, a first electrode, a first organic insulating layer, an inorganic insulating layer, a pixel electrode, a second organic insulating layer, and a pad portion. The inorganic insulating layer includes a first opening for electrically connecting the first electrode to the pixel electrode. The second organic insulating layer includes a second opening for electrically connecting the pixel electrode to the pad portion. The pixel electrode is formed of a transparent conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Yasuhiro KANAYA, Akihiro OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220005405
    Abstract: According to one embodiment a display device includes first and second sub-pixels, first and second power lines, and a reset line. The first sub-pixel includes a first light emitting element and a first pixel circuit. The second sub-pixel includes a second light emitting element and a second pixel circuit. The first power line supplies power to the first pixel circuit. The second power line supplies power to the second pixel circuit. Reset signal is supplied to the reset line. The reset line and the power lines are arranged in a display region. The reset line is connected to both the pixel circuits. A width of the first power line is larger than a width of the second power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Akihiro OGAWA, Masanobu IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210407385
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels provided on the substrate, a light emitting element provided to each of the plurality of pixels, a first electrode provided to the substrate and electrically coupled to the light emitting element, a pixel circuit provided to the substrate and configured to drive the light emitting element, and a heat generation resistor provided to the pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Yoshinori AOKI, Akihiro OGAWA, Yasuhiro KANAYA
  • Publication number: 20210408538
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for batteries wherein the ratio of Ni, the ratio of Nb and the ratio of Co relative to the total amount of metal elements excluding Li in a lithium transition metal oxide are respectively within the range of 90 mol %?Ni<100 mol %, the range of 0 mol %<Nb?3 mol % and the range of Co?2 mol %; the ratio of metal elements excluding Li in a Li layer of a layered structure relative to the total amount of metal elements excluding Li in the lithium transition metal oxide is within the range of from 0.9 mol % to 2.5 mol % (inclusive); and regarding the lithium transition metal oxide, the half-value width n of the diffraction peak of the (208) plane of the X-ray diffraction pattern as determined by X-ray diffractometry is within the range of 0.30°?n?0.50°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Takeshi Ogasawara, Takaya Tochio