Patents Assigned to Sharp
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Patent number: 9639771Abstract: An image processing device (1000) includes a luminance variation detection unit (1), an angular variation detection unit (2), an image region detection unit (3), and an image processing unit (4). The luminance variation detection unit (1) detects a degree of variation of pixel value in a pixel reference region including a pixel of interest and pixels around the pixel of interest. The angular variation detection unit (2) acquires a contour direction where the pixel value is constant in the pixel reference region for each pixel and detects a degree of variation of the acquired contour direction. The image region detection unit (3) acquires an image region detection signal representing characteristics of the image region including the pixel of interest based on the degree of variation of the pixel value and the degree of variation of the contour direction. The image processing unit (4) performs a predetermined image process on the pixel of interest based on the image region detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Mine, Yoshimitsu Murahashi
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Publication number: 20170114056Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bicyclic heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Yi- Heng Chen, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Swati P. Mercer, Keith P. Moore, Ping Liu, Harold B. Wood, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Douglas C. Beshore
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Publication number: 20170114071Abstract: The present invention is directed to six membered heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I), which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., MSD R & D (China) Co., LTD.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Yi- Heng Chen, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Swati P. Mercer, Kerim Babaoglu, Dongfang Meng, Jane Wu, Ping Liu, Harold B. Wood, Jianming Bao, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Zhiqi Qi
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Publication number: 20170114078Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula (I) which are PI3K-delta inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of PI3K-delta-mediated diseases such as inflammation, asthma, COPD and cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Merck Sharp Dohme Corp.Inventors: Meredeth Ann McGowan, Kin Chiu Fong, Neville John Anthony, Hua Zhou, Jason D. Katz, Lihu Yang, Chaomin Li, Yuan Tian, Changwei Mu, Baijun Ye, Feng Shi, Xiaoli Zhao, Jianmin Fu, Yabin Li
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Publication number: 20170118693Abstract: Provided are a terminal device, a base station apparatus, a communication system, a control method, and an integrated circuit, in all of which it is possible that access control when performing device-to-device communication is efficiently performed. The terminal device selects which one of a device-to-device data communication and a procedure for establishment of a radio resource control connection to the base station apparatus to perform, based on information on whether or not restriction of access to the base station apparatus is in progress, in which the device-to-device data communication uses a transmission resource which is available when the specific condition that is notified or broadcast by the base station apparatus is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidekazu TSUBOI, Katsunari UEMURA, Yasuyuki KATO
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Publication number: 20170114065Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain C2-carbocyclic iminothiazine dioxide compounds, including compounds Formula (I); or a tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein R1, R2, ring A, RA, m, ring B, RB, n, ring C, RC and p are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention are useful as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, including for the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Jared N. Cumming, Shuwen He, Brandon M. Taoka, Quang T. Truong, Wen-Lian Wu
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Publication number: 20170116946Abstract: A scanning signal is precisely output to a scanning signal line corresponding to a row range even in a case where a plurality of scanning signals (including a precharge signal) are output at the same time. A display control circuit of the display device sets row selection, enable signals at H level so that main charging periods are set in a range from an ith row to an mth row, which corresponds to a moving image region, and precharging periods corresponding to the main charging periods are also set. Accordingly, a precise scanning signal in which a precharging period having a necessary length is set and no unnecessary precharging period is set at all is output to each of scanning signal lines connected to a scanning signal line driving circuit, so that deterioration of display quality is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Aya NAKATANI, Kohhei TANAKA, Shigeto YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 9634520Abstract: A case for a mobile electronic device is a case for a mobile electronic device which is capable of accommodating a mobile electronic device with a display surface, and supplying electric power to the mobile electronic device, the case including: a holder section having a first face which comes in contact with at least a portion of the mobile electronic device and a second face opposite from the first face; a protection cover to cover the display surface; a solar cell module provided on the protection cover to generate electric power, the solar cell module being externally exposed when the display surface is covered by the protection cover; and a moving mechanism capable of moving the protection cover over to the second face side while maintaining the solar cell module in an externally exposed state.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunpei Yamanaka, Satoshi Shibata, Mehdi Shibahara
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Patent number: 9635311Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing device including a face information detection unit that detects face position information and face size information of a subject from an inputted image, a line-of-sight information calculation unit that calculates line-of-sight information of the subject, a face model generation unit that generates a face model of the subject using the face position information, the face size information, and three-dimensional facial shape template information representing a three-dimensional shape of a face, and an image generation unit that generates an image by correcting a line-of-sight direction of the subject to be directed to an imaging unit on the basis of the line-of-sight information and the face model. The line-of-sight information calculation unit calculates the line-of-sight information of the subject from the face position information and the face size information.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nao Tokui
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Patent number: 9632380Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT array substrate (first substrate), a counter substrate (second substrate), a liquid crystal layer, and a common electrode (first electrode), an insulating film, and pixel electrodes 21 (second electrode) that are provided on the TFT array substrate. Each of the pixel electrodes 21 has a plurality of linear electrodes 26 and a first connection portion 27. Each of the linear electrodes 26 has a main line portion 29 and a first bent portion 30. An additional capacitance portion 32 is provided integrally with the first connection portion 27 in a region along an arrangement direction of a plurality of first bent portions 30.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SHARP KUBUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Kawashima, Yasuyoshi Kaise
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Patent number: 9632527Abstract: A shift register is configured by connecting unit circuits 1 in multiple stages. An output transistor Tr1 switches between whether or not to output a clock signal CKA in accordance with a gate potential. A drain terminal of an initialization transistor Tra is connected to a gate terminal of the Tr1, and a source terminal thereof is connected to an output terminal OUT or a clock terminal CKA. The source terminal of the Tra is connected to a node which has a low-level potential at the time of initialization and has a potential at the same level as the clock signal when the clock signal having a high-level potential is outputted. Thus, at the time of outputting the clock signal having the high-level potential, application of a high voltage between the source and the drain of the Tra is prevented, and degradation and breakdown of the initialization transistor are prevented.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasushi Sasaki, Yuhichiroh Murakami, Shuji Nishi, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Makoto Yokoyama
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Patent number: 9632634Abstract: A configuration of a touch panel having a terminal structure that enables stable connection between lines and terminals is obtained. A touch panel includes: an insulating substrate (10); a first electrode that is formed on the substrate (10) and extends in a first direction; a second electrode that is formed on the substrate (10) and extends in a second direction that crosses the first direction; a first insulating film (15) that insulates the first electrode and the second electrode from each other; a terminal (18) formed on the substrate (10); and a line (14) that electrically connects a respective one of the first and second electrodes with the terminal (18).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsunori Misaki
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Patent number: 9635209Abstract: In an image forming device, a light-guiding member includes an integrated ridge extending in the longitudinal direction of the light-guiding member. The light-guiding member further includes a protrusion on the ridge. The illuminating device includes an attachment recess that holds the light-guiding member and a holder member that has a fit portion to which a protrusion is fitted. The protrusion is disposed at a position decentered to one end portion of the light-guiding member in the longitudinal direction of the light-guiding member.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Suto, Kenji Nakanishi, Shohichi Fukutome, Masahiro Imoto, Kazuhiro Iguchi, Hiroki Kuruma
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Patent number: 9632609Abstract: The efficiency of a product cycle is considerably enhanced by avoiding loss from designing to production including member loss matching various sizes of touch sensor panels. Unit sensor sheets having a square outer shape on which a multiple number of sense lines 21 as a multiple number of conductive wirings are arranged in parallel, are disposed in 3 row, 3 column. Each end of each of the multiple number of sense lines 21 as a multiple number of conductive wirings is sequentially matched one-to-one between unit sensor sheets, for example, between the sensor sheets 2A and 2B, or the sensor sheets 2B and 2C, and electrically connected with each other, and thereby the respective multiple number of sense lines 21 as a multiple number of conductive wirings are connected in a longitudinal direction thereof and are integrated, in the 3 row, 3 column of the unit sensor sheets 2A-2I.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroaki Tsukamoto, Nakae Nakamura, Satoru Kudose, Nobuaki Asayama
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Patent number: 9634317Abstract: A reactive separator is provided for a metal-ion battery. The reactive separator is made up of a reactive layer that is chemically reactive to alkali or alkaline earth metals, and has a first side and a second side. A first non-reactive layer, chemically non-reactive with alkali or alkaline earth metals, is adjacent to the reactive layer first side. A second non-reactive layer, also chemically non-reactive with alkali or alkaline earth metals, is adjacent to the reactive layer second side. More explicitly, the first and second non-reactive layers are defined as having less than 5 percent by weight (wt %) of materials able to participate in electrochemical reactions with alkali or alkaline earth metals. The reactive layer may be formed as a porous membrane embedded with reactive components, where the porous membrane is carbon or a porous polymer. Alternatively, the reactive layer is formed as a polymer gel embedded with reactive components.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventors: Long Wang, Yuhao Lu
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Patent number: 9633450Abstract: An image measurement device calculates a disparity value from image data of images having disparity, acquires three-dimensional position information at the time of capturing the image data by using the disparity value, and calculates a three-dimensional plane from a region on an image serving as a same plane as a designated measurement region. Three-dimensional positions of the measurement region are acquired from the calculated three-dimensional plane to calculate a length. Accordingly, by using captured images having disparity, it is possible to measure a length of any part even in a region that the disparity value is hard to be acquired.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shinichi Arita
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Patent number: 9632237Abstract: An illumination device, including: a light source; a light guide plate having a light-entering face into which light from the light source enters and a light-exiting surface; a reflective sheet covering at least a portion on a light-entering face side of a bottom surface of the light guide plate; a chassis on a side of the reflective sheet opposite to the light guide plate, including at least a plate-shaped portion along the bottom surface of the light guide plate and a cut-out in the plate-shaped portion on the light-entering face side; and an opposite-side member on a side of the chassis opposite to the light guide plate, including a protrusion protruding from a light guide plate-side of a top surface of the opposite-side member through the cut-out towards the light guide plate, a top of the protrusion supporting a portion of the reflective sheet on the light-entering face side.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masatoshi Tomomasa
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Patent number: 9632233Abstract: A display device includes a light source, a light guide plate, a chassis, a display panel, a flexible circuit board, a signal transmission circuit board, and a first heat dissipation member. The chassis includes a bottom plate that includes a light source supporting portion and a light guide plate supporting portion. The bottom plate includes a surface on which the light source and the light guide plate are arranged. The flexible circuit board is bent and a portion thereof is opposed to another surface of the light source supporting portion. The signal transmission circuit board is arranged over the other surface. The first heat dissipation member is sandwiched between the light guide plate supporting portion and the flexible circuit board and in contact with the other surface and with the flexible circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mitsuru Hosoki
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Patent number: 9633599Abstract: A pixel circuit is capable of maintaining a display quality even in cases where an input transistor has a low mobility, or where it is impossible to take a sufficient selection period for each scanning line. A pixel circuit includes an organic EL element (OLED), transistors, and a capacitor. A drive transistor has its drain terminal connected to a HIGH level power supply line, and has its source terminal connected to an anode terminal of the OLED. The first input transistor has its gate terminal connected to a scanning line Si, and is disposed between a data line Dj and the gate terminal of the drive transistor. The second input transistor has its gate terminal connected to a scanning line (Si?1) in the (i?1)th row, and is disposed between a data line and the gate terminal of the drive transistor. The capacitor is disposed between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the drive transistor.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanori Ohara, Noboru Noguchi, Noritaka Kishi
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Patent number: 9631140Abstract: In a light-emitting device, a 50%-area average diameter of primary particles of a Eu-activated ? SiAlON fluorescent material is 10 ?m or more, a scattering probability of scattering materials at a peak wavelength of excitation light emitted from an excitation light source is 0.1 mm?1 or more and 0.5 mm?1 or less, and the Eu-activated ? SiAlON fluorescent material is entrapped inside a transparent member in a dispersed state together with the scattering materials.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Masamichi Harada, Kohsei Takahashi