Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Publication number: 20170085452
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication system in which a first base station apparatus and a second base station apparatus perform communication with a terminal device, in which the first base station apparatus transmits radio resource configuration information including radio bearer configuration information of the first base station apparatus or the second base station apparatus, to the terminal device, in which the terminal device receives the radio resource configuration information, in which, in a case where an RLC failure with respect to the first base station apparatus is detected, the terminal device executes a re-establishment procedure, and in which, in a case where an RLC failure with respect to the second base station apparatus is detected, the terminal device transmits to the first base station apparatus a message indicating that an RLC failure with respect to the second base station apparatus is detected, and suspends the radio bearer for the second base station apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KATO, Katsunari UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20170081425
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a peptide containing conjugate comprising (P)c-(L)d-(G)e, wherein P is a peptide and each occurance of P is independently selected from Table 2; L is an optional linker and each occurance of L, if present, is independently selected from Table 3; G is a targeting ligand and each occurance of G is independently selected from Table 4; d is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; and each of c and e is independently 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. The conjugate can be administered to a subject either alone or in combination with a composition comprising R-(L)a-(G)b, wherein R is an oligonucleotide as defined herein, to inhibit expression of a gene of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Steven L. Colletti, Thomas J. Tucker, David M. Tellers, Boyoung Kim, Rob Burke, Kathleen B. Calati, Matthew G. Stanton, Rubina G. Parmar, Jeffery G. Aaronson, Weimin Wang
  • Publication number: 20170082782
    Abstract: A optical element prevents a contaminant component adhering to the edge thereof from spreading through the capillary action and thus from forming a stain. A display device includes the element. An optical element includes a front surface provided with projected portions at a pitch equal to or shorter than the wavelength of visible light, the front surface having a contact angle with water of 100° or greater at least at an edge and preferably having a contact angle with hexadecane of 20° to 100° at least at an edge. A display device includes such an optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenichiro NAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20170082789
    Abstract: An illumination device according to the present invention includes: a light source row in which a plurality of light sources are aligned in a row; a light guide plate that includes a plate-shaped main body with an end thereof facing the light source row, a light-receiving portion that is arranged on the end of the main body and into which light from the light sources enters, plate-shaped side extensions that are arranged on the sides of the main body and that extend outwards further than the light-receiving portion, and a light-exiting portion that is arranged on front surfaces of the main body and the side extensions and that allows light that enters via the light-receiving portion to exit; and a supply unit that supplies light to the side extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotoshi YASUNAGA, Takeshi ISHIDA, Mitsuhiro MURATA, Ryuzo YUKI
  • Publication number: 20170085089
    Abstract: A stable operation and malfunction prevention of a device are realized with a simple configuration. A photovoltaic power generation apparatus includes a photovoltaic power generation unit that converts light into power, and an operating device that operates by the power, in which the operating device has a power consumption characteristic by which the photovoltaic power generation unit operates in a range between an operating point of the photovoltaic power generation unit when the power is maximum and a non-operating point of the photovoltaic power generation unit when the photovoltaic power generation unit is opened, excluding the operating point and the non-operating point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoichi KOMIYA, Atsushi FUKUI, Ryohsuke YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170084600
    Abstract: A multiple-unit semiconductor device (1) includes a normally-ON type first FET (11) and a normally-OFF type second FET (12) that are connected to each other in series between a first terminal and a second terminal (17 and 19). The multiple-unit semiconductor device (1) further includes a protection circuit that includes a switching element for discharge (16) connected to the second FET in parallel and a trigger circuit that is disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal (17 and 19) and causes the switching element for discharge to turn to an ON state when a surge is applied to the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaya ISOBE
  • Patent number: 9598440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which modulate interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) and are useful in the prevention or treatment of inflammatory, cell proliferative and immune-related conditions and diseases. Specifically, provided herein are inhibitors of IRAK4 of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such inhibitors, as well as methods therewith for treating IRAK4-mediated or -associated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: W. Michael Seganish, William T. McElroy, Stephanie Brumfield, R. Jason Herr, Larry Yet, Jinhai Yang, James P. Harding, III, Ginny Dai Ho, Deen Tulshian, Wensheng Yu, Michael K.C. Wong, Brian Lavey, Joseph A. Kozlowski
  • Patent number: 9602251
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) for reconfiguring uplink and downlink (UL-DL) allocations is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE determines whether at least one subframe is convertible over a default Time Domain Duplexing (TDD) UL-DL configuration. If at least one subframe is convertible, then the UE determines a first reference UL-DL configuration and a second reference UL-DL configuration. The UE also sends any hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information corresponding to a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) based on the first reference configuration. The UE further determines a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) schedule based on the second reference UL-DL configuration. The UE additionally receives any hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information corresponding to a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) based on the second reference UL-DL configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Zhanping Yin, Shohei Yamada
  • Patent number: 9599871
    Abstract: This semiconductor device (100) includes: a thin-film transistor (101); an interlevel insulating layer (14) including a first insulating layer (12); a first transparent conductive layer (15) formed on the interlevel insulating layer and having a first hole (15p); a dielectric layer (17) covering the side surface of the first transparent conductive layer closer to the first hole; and a second transparent conductive layer (19a) overlapping at least partially with the first transparent conductive layer via the dielectric layer, which has a second hole (17p). The first insulating layer has a third hole (12p). The interlevel insulating layer and dielectric layer have a first contact hole (CH1), the sidewall of which includes the side surfaces of the second and third holes (17p, 12p). At least a part of the side surface of the third hole is aligned with that of the second hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukinobu Nakata, Tetsuo Fujita, Yoshihito Hara
  • Patent number: 9600123
    Abstract: An optical sensor includes: a driving circuit that turns off a light-emitting element during a first period, a second period, and a fourth period and that turns on the light-emitting element during a third period; an integrating circuit that outputs a first integrated-value difference (FID) and a second integrated-value difference (SID), the FID being a difference between an integrated value of a photocurrent generated by a light-receiving element in accordance with respective states of the light-emitting element during the first period and the second period, the SID being a difference between an integrated value of a photocurrent generated in accordance with respective state of the light-emitting element during the third period and the fourth period; and an output control circuit that outputs the SID when the FID is zero and that outputs a difference between the SID and the FID when the FID is not zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takayuki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9603100
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal device (2) that communicates with a base station device, including: a reception unit (205) that receives information related to a first configuration and/or information related to a second configuration, and a grant; and a transmission unit (207) that, in a case of an uplink signal being scheduled based on the grant, transmits the uplink signal to the base station device in an earliest uplink subframe on or after a designated subframe from a subframe in which the grant was detected, wherein in a case of the first configuration and the second configuration being set, the transmission unit (207) configures a transmit power control method for respective subframe subsets according to the type of grant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Ouchi, Tatsushi Aiba, Shoichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9599866
    Abstract: On an active matrix substrate (5), metal electrodes (44) are provided below pixel electrodes (19). At least portions of a plurality of second thin-film transistors (second switching elements) (23b) are covered by light shielding films formed from the metal electrodes (44). The metal electrodes (light shielding films) (44) are covered by an interlayer insulating film (33) and an electrode film (CSa) of an auxiliary capacitance electrode (common electrode) (CS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Isao Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 9602830
    Abstract: A technique for decoding video including receiving quantized coefficient level values representative of a block of video representative of a plurality of pixels and a quantization parameter related to the block of video. The technique includes dequantizing the quantized coefficient level values based upon the quantized coefficient level values and the quantization parameter only if the quantized coefficient level values and the quantization parameter are jointly within a predefined range of acceptable values. The technique also includes inverse transforming the dequantized coefficients to determine a decoded residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Kiran Misra, Christopher A. Segall
  • Patent number: 9599506
    Abstract: A light-receiving sensor (1) includes: a photodiode (PD) for generating a photocurrent by use of a light input; and a first current source (CS), provided in parallel to the photodiode (PD), for generating a first auxiliary current by being driven by a voltage between terminals, which are a terminal (T1) and a terminal (T2). The first current source (CS) is also driven by the voltage between the terminals which voltage is obtained when no light is inputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norikazu Okada
  • Patent number: 9603266
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that has: first engaging portions formed on a frame member; and second engaging portions that are formed on a front plate and engage with the first engaging portions. A gap is formed between an inner surface of a side wall of the frame member and a side wall of a cutout of the front plate. The first engaging portion and the second engaging portion engage with each other such that movement is restricted in a long side direction of the side wall, while sliding in a direction intersecting with the side wall is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Itoh
  • Patent number: 9601074
    Abstract: Included are: refresh a rate changing section (15) for changing a refresh rate of a display panel (2) by configuring settings for scan periods during each of which a plurality of gate signal lines (G) of the display panel (2) are sequentially scanned and for pause periods during each of which sequential scanning of the plurality of gate signal lines (G) is suspended; and a drive amount control section (20) for controlling, in accordance with a ratio of the scan periods to the pause periods, drive time during which each of the gate signal lines is driven in each of the scan periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akizumi Fujioka, Toshihiro Yanagi, Satoshi Ihida, Kazuki Takahashi, Taketoshi Nakano
  • Patent number: 9599874
    Abstract: An optical component (1) is switchable between a directional mode and a 2-D mode. The optical component (1) comprising a lens array and an electro-optic layer, for example a liquid crystal layer, disposed in the path of light through the lens array. In the 2-D display mode the lens array has an optical effect on light passing through the component and the electro-optic layer at least partially nullifies the effect. For example the electro-optic layer may, in the 2-D display mode, scatter light or diverge light so as to nullify the focusing effect of the lens array. The optical component (1) may be disposed in the path of light through an image display panel (2) to form a display that may be switched between a directional display mode, eg a 3-D display mode, and a 2-D display mode by suitably switching the optical component (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jonathan Mather, Nathan James Smith
  • Patent number: 9599868
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel that, when subjected to laser repair for repairing defects, can avoid degradation of members other than the target of the laser repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hijiri Nakahara, Mitsunori Harada, Masakatsu Tominaga
  • Patent number: 9598405
    Abstract: The invention provides certain thiazole-substituted aminopyridine compounds of the Formula (I) (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Cy, and the subscript t are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions mediated by Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael D. Altman, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth L. Arrington, Kaleen Konrad Childers, Maria Emilia Di Francesco, John Michael Ellis, Andrew M. Haidle, Yuan Liu, Alan B. Northrup, Brendan O'Boyle, Ryan D. Otte, Michael H. Reutershan, Dilrukshi Vitharana, Hyun Chong Woo
  • Patent number: 9599832
    Abstract: The objective is to provide a stereoscopic display device that can be switched among 2D display mode, 3D display mode and mirror mode. The device includes: a display panel (12); a switch liquid crystal panel (14); an absorptive polarizer (16); and a reflective polarizer (22). The switch liquid crystal panel (14) is located closer to the viewer than the display panel (12) is. The absorptive polarizer (16) is located closer to the viewer than the switch liquid crystal panel (14) is. The reflective polarizer (22) is located between the display panel (12) and the switch liquid crystal panel (14). The reflective polarizer (22) has a transmission axis (L6) perpendicular to the transmission axis (L3) of the absorptive polarizer (16) and passes those components of light entering the reflective polarizer (22) that are parallel to the transmission axis (L6) while reflecting those components that are perpendicular to the transmission axis (L6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takehiro Murao, Ryoh Kikuchi, Takuto Yoshino, Hiroshi Fukushima, Tomoo Takatani