Patents Assigned to Sharp
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Publication number: 20170139300Abstract: In an active matrix substrate, each of at least two auxiliary capacitance electrodes contains a first electrode section and a second electrode section, at least a portion of the first electrode sections and at least a portion of a plurality of source bus lines overlap each other, the second electrode section has two linear sections that branch from the first electrode section and that extend in a second direction, a portion of the region between the two linear sections and at least a portion of the plurality of source bus lines overlap each other, and the first and second electrode sections, which are adjacent and arranged in a first direction, are disposed symmetrically to each other about a reference point that is on a straight line passing through a substantially central portion of respective pixels arranged in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryohki ITOH, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Takaharu YAMADA
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Publication number: 20170142442Abstract: Since the size of a lookup table necessary to retain a partition pattern list is large in DMM 1 prediction, it is difficult to dispose the lookup table in a cache. For this reason, access to an external memory occurs at each time of access to the lookup table, and thus a problem may occur in that a processing speed is lowered. In the DMM 1 prediction, the lookup table for retaining a partition pattern of a first size is deleted, a partition pattern of a second size smaller than the first size is scaled to the first size, and the partition pattern of the first size is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi TSUKUBA, Tomohiro IKAI
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Publication number: 20170139056Abstract: A second insulating film is disposed so as to cover a conversion element that includes a first insulating film, photodiode, and electrode. The second insulating film is made of a SiNxOy material, where x is greater than 0 and y is greater than or equal to 0. This makes it possible to provide a TFT and photodiode with excellent anti-moisture characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhide TOMIYASU, Shigeyasu MORI
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Publication number: 20170138786Abstract: A light receiver capable of detecting the intensity of light in a certain wavelength range is provided. The light receiver includes a first light receiving element (PD1) and a second light receiving element (PD2) that have an identical spectral sensitivity characteristic, and a UV cut filter (11). Light that has passed through the UV cut filter (11) enters the first light receiving element (PD1). A subtractor is provided that calculates a difference between a photocurrent of the first light receiving element (PD1) and a photocurrent of the second light receiving element (PD2).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: TAKAYUKI SHIMIZU, TAKAHIRO INOUE, HIDEKI SATO
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Publication number: 20170142536Abstract: To prevent the measurement of the position of a speaker from not being performed in a case where the position of the speaker is changed, and prevent the measurement of the position of the speaker from being performed more than necessary. An AV amplifier (1) according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a control unit (105) that detects a change in the installation position of at least one speaker (2) that supplies an audio signal; and a measurement unit (106) that measures the installation position of at least the speaker (2) of which the installation position is changed among the plurality of speakers (2), automatically or according to a user operation, after the change is detected by the control unit (195).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisao HATTORI, Junsei SATO, Takeaki SUENAGA, Takuto ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20170138124Abstract: A daylighting slat (4) includes: a daylighting plate (51); and a support member (24) that supports the daylighting plate (51), in which the daylighting plate (51) includes; a base that has light transparency; and a plurality of daylighting parts that are provided on a first surface of the base, have light transparency, and form a gap portion between the plurality of daylighting parts, in which a part of a side surface of a daylighting part, which is in contact with the gap portion, functions as a reflecting surface that reflects light entering the daylighting part, and the support member (24), at least a part of which has light transparency, includes a gripping portion (25) that grips at least a part of a peripheral part of the daylighting plate (51) and has light absorbability, and a protective plate (26) formed of a plate body that is provided so as to face a first surface or a second surface of the daylighting plate (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru KANNO, Shun UEKI, Tsuyoshi KAMADA
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Publication number: 20170141187Abstract: A nitride compound semiconductor has a substrate and a nitride compound semiconductor stack on the substrate. The nitride compound semiconductor stack includes a multilayer buffer layer, a channel layer on this multilayer buffer layer, and an electron supply layer on this channel layer. A recess extends from the surface of the electron supply layer through the channel layer and the multilayer buffer layer. A heat dissipation layer in this recess is contiguous to the multilayer buffer layer and the channel layer and has a higher thermal conductivity than the multilayer buffer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuyuki ITO, Manabu TOHSAKI, Atsushi OGAWA
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Publication number: 20170137403Abstract: A novel process is provided for the efficient preparation of an asymmetric compound of structural formula I: comprising a copper-catalyzed, carbon-nitrogen cross-coupling step. The process described as part of the present invention can be used to manufacture poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, which may be useful for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the present invention describes a process for the manufacture of the PARP inhibitor, 2-{4-[(3S)-piperidin-3-yl]phenyl}-2H-indazole-7-carboxamide.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Cheol K. Chung, Mark E. Scott, Paul Gerard Bulger, Kevin Michael Belyk, John Limanto, Guy R. Humphrey
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Publication number: 20170140729Abstract: An output control node stabilization portion includes a thin film transistor having a gate terminal to which is provided a fourth clock that changes to an on level at timing at which a scanning signal outputted from a previous stage is to change from an off level to an on level, a drain terminal connected to an output control node, and a source terminal to which the scanning signal outputted from the previous stage is provided; and a thin film transistor having a gate terminal to which is provided a third clock that changes to an on level at timing at which a scanning signal outputted from a subsequent stage is to change from an off level to an on level, a drain terminal connected to the output control node, and a source terminal to which the scanning signal outputted from the subsequent stage is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshitsugu SUEKI, Yasuaki IWASE, Takuya WATANABE, Akira TAGAWA, Kengo HARA
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Publication number: 20170140703Abstract: A scanning line drive circuit includes a shift register having stages, hold circuits, and scanning signal output circuits. The hold circuit holds a shift register output in accordance with a sampling signal which is in an active level in one line period in a video signal period. The scanning signal output circuit outputs a scanning signal to be applied to scanning lines based on the shift register output, a hold output, a period specifying signal indicating whether it is in the video signal period or in a vertical flyback period, and timing signals. The scanning signal output circuit outputs a scanning signal for measurement and writing when the hold output is in a selection level in the vertical flyback period. It is possible to select a scanning line corresponding to the pixel circuits in one row and measure currents or voltages in the vertical flyback period, using a simple circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Daichi NISHIKAWA, Noritaka KISHI, Masanori OHARA
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Publication number: 20170140510Abstract: An apparatus may include a processor and memory to store instructions to direct the processor to: detect edges in an image, including portions of the image that correspond to a jagged edge configuration; selectively apply kernel regression to portions of the image that correspond to the jagged edge configuration; and output a corrected image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventors: Mohammad Aghagolzadeh, Christopher A. Segall
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Patent number: 9655083Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided a base station device, a terminal device, a communication method, and an integrated circuit capable of performing communication more efficiently when the terminal device transmits an uplink signal based on scheduling by the base station device. The terminal device includes a setting unit that sets a first uplink-downlink configuration, a second uplink-downlink configuration, and a third uplink-downlink configuration, a reception unit that monitors a physical downlink control channel accompanied with a downlink control information format which is used to schedule a physical downlink shared channel in a downlink subframe based on the third uplink-downlink configuration and includes information making a request for transmitting a sounding reference signal, and a transmission unit that transmits the sounding reference signal based on the information making the request to transmitting the sounding reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsushi Aiba, Shoichi Suzuki, Kazunari Yokomakura, Kimihiko Imamura
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Patent number: 9649294Abstract: Glucagon receptor antagonist compounds are disclosed which are of long duration of action. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Songnian Lin, Libo Xu, Emma R. Parmee, Xibin Liao
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Patent number: 9653045Abstract: To prevent tearing in a case where image data is compressed to be written into a frame memory, the present invention includes (i) a compression section (33) for compressing image data for a single frame, the image data being transferred from a host processor (2), and writing the image data into a frame memory (31), (ii) an expansion section for reading image data, expanding the image data, and transferring the image data to an LCD (4), and (iii) a delay control section (32) for, until an inhibit time period Ts passes after the start of reading image data for a first frame, inhibiting the start of writing image data.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Junki Asai
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Patent number: 9653106Abstract: An information recording medium (10) including a first region (11) in which medium identification information has been recorded, a data region (13), and a second region (12) which is positioned between the first region (11) and the data region (13) and in which control information has been recorded, in which an area of the first region (11) is greater than an area of the second region (12) in size.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihisa Adachi
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Patent number: 9653013Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device that can suppress, more than the prior art, lowering of display quality when low-frequency drive is being carried out. The liquid crystal display device is operated in a low frequency drive mode. A source driver applies a gradation voltage during write periods and an idle period voltage during an idle period to each source line. The value of the idle period voltage is, for example, an average value of a maximum gradation positive voltage, a maximum gradation negative voltage, a minimum gradation positive voltage, and a minimum gradation negative voltage. By making the voltage for each source line during the idle period be the idle period voltage, potential variations in the source lines when switching from the write periods to the idle period are smaller than the prior art.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidekazu Miyata, Tadao Morishita
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Patent number: 9650375Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: John J. Acton, III, Rajan Anand, Ashok Arasappan, Qun Dang, Iyassu Sebhat, Zhifa Pu, Takao Suzuki
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Patent number: 9655142Abstract: A mobile station apparatus receives, on a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel), information used for initiating a random access procedure. The mobile station apparatus also transmits a random access preamble on a physical random access channel resource based on or in response to the information. Furthermore, the mobile station apparatus receives a random access response corresponding to the random access preamble on one specific downlink component carrier among a plurality of downlink component carriers where the one specific downlink component carrier linked to an uplink component carrier on which the random access preamble is transmitted on the physical random access channel resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Kato, Shohei Yamada
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Patent number: 9654764Abstract: A stereoscopic image processing device including a depth map generation unit and a depth map correction unit. The depth map generation unit uses a first viewpoint image and a second viewpoint image to acquire depth values in units of blocks constituted of a plurality of pixels and generate a depth map. The depth map correction unit performs a judgment in the depth map as to whether or not a boundary region is included in a block of interest based on depth values of blocks surrounding the block of value, which is a block to be processed, and, if a boundary region is judged to be included in the block of interest, corrects the depth values in units of correction regions, which are units which are smaller than blocks, in the block of interest.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun Hamachi, Teruhisa Masui, Yousuke Nakamura
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Patent number: 9649383Abstract: The invention provides stable liquid formulations for a recombinant biopharmaceutical protein comprising a soluble form of the human p75 TNF receptor fused to an Fe domain of a human immunoglobulin protein (TNFR:Fc). Typically, biopharmaceutical proteins such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and immunoglobulin fusion proteins (e.g., immunoadhesion proteins) are produced by recombinant DNA technology in mammalian cell expression systems. In order to guarantee the reproducible clinical performance of a biopharmaceutical product, manufacturers have to deliver a product of consistent and reproducible quality.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ramesh S. Kashi, Shona P. Patel, Sarita Mittal, Ashwin Basarkar, Shuai Shi