Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 9536491
    Abstract: A source driver generates a plurality of gradation voltages based on a plurality of gradation reference voltages VH255 to VL255 generated by a gradation reference voltage generation circuit, and drives the data lines using the generated gradation voltages. The control unit sets a waiting time before the power of the source driver is cut off, and controls the gradation reference voltage generation circuit such that all the plurality of gradation reference voltages VH255 to VL255 become the same voltage during the waiting time. In this way, the same voltages are written into the pixel circuits and the charge remaining in the pixel circuits are discharged, and thus, an afterimage, a ghosting, and a flickering caused by the remaining charge when the power is cut off are prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidekazu Miyata, Yuichi Kita, Takatomo Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 9535074
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes two matched antibody pairs for use in a sandwich immunoassay for detecting and quantifying soluble PD-L1 in liquid samples, as well as an electrochemiluminescence sandwich immunoassay that has been optimized and validated with one of the matched pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Gulesi Ayanoglu, Xiaoyan Du, Jr., Vinita Gupta, Omar Laterza, Linda Liang, Eric Rimmer
  • Patent number: 9535908
    Abstract: Machine-enabled methods of, and devices and systems for, workflow instance execution, particularly document storing and retrieving based on at least one of: a document type, a document source activity identifier, an activity type, and document metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Weihsiung William Chow, Boguslaw Ludwik Plewnia, David J. Lovat
  • Patent number: 9537096
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an organic EL element capable of shortening the film formation time while suppressing an increase in the blur width; and an organic EL display device. The method is for producing an organic EL element by scanning vapor deposition, in which one or more vapor deposition sources each are provided with ejection orifices that face the respective openings of a limiting plate, and the ejection orifices facing the same opening are spaced from each other to give a sum of distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Takashi Ochi, Yuhki Kobayashi, Masahiro Ichihara, Eiichi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9537554
    Abstract: A user equipment generates information based on a plurality of values of joint coding of a Rank Index RI and a first Precoding Matrix Index W1 and transmits the information on a physical uplink control channel. The payload size of the information is 5 bits. The first Precoding Matrix Index W1 and a second Precoding Matrix Index W2 correspond to a precoding matrix and 16 values in the plurality of values correspond to the Rank Index RI of 1 or 2 where a part of values in the plurality of values except the 16 values in the plurality of values correspond to the Rank Index RI of more than 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ming Ding, Renmao Liu, Zeng Yang, Yongming Liang, Yingyu Zhang
  • Patent number: 9535383
    Abstract: When trial printing is executed in a repeat printing mode, trial printing is performed in size of an image of one piece in a layout in which a plurality of images are supposed to be printed in the repeat printing mode normally. A user who has checked a finished state of the trial printing sets, when the finished state is in a desired state, the recording paper on which the trial printing is performed to the paper feed portion again and executes the repeat printing. Thereby, in a blank space excluding a print image which is printed with a first time trial printing, a scheduled quantity of a plurality of images are repeatedly printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 9537072
    Abstract: Pkg resin crack is suppressed after dicing. A light emitting device 1 where a light emitting device 2 that emits light is mounted on a lead frame 3 and that uses a resin cavity molding package 5 having an integrally molded lead frames 3, 4 constituting electrodes that correspond to the light emitting element 2 and resin, wherein roundness is given to a part or all of a cutting plane corner part of a retention section (hanger lead 3a, 4a) that become a cause of crack generation due to the retention sections (hanger leads 3a, 4a) of the lead frames giving stress concentration to resin at the time of cutting by a blade 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sota, Kazuo Tamaki
  • Patent number: 9537131
    Abstract: A method is presented for fabricating an anode preloaded with consumable metals. The method provides a material (X), which may be one of the following materials: carbon, metals able to be electrochemically alloyed with a metal (Me), intercalation oxides, electrochemically active organic compounds, and combinations of the above-listed materials. The method loads the metal (Me) into the material (X). Typically, Me is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or a combination of the two. As a result, the method forms a preloaded anode comprising Me/X for use in a battery comprising a M1YM2Z(CN)N.MH2O cathode, where M1 and M2 are transition metals. The method loads the metal (Me) into the material (X) using physical (mechanical) mixing, a chemical reaction, or an electrochemical reaction. Also provided is preloaded anode, preloaded with consumable metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Long Wang, Yuhao Lu, Jong-Jan Lee
  • Patent number: 9538029
    Abstract: On a touch-panel display of an image forming apparatus, pieces of information are displayed divided into five areas, that is, a system area, a function selecting area, a preview area, an action panel area and a task trigger area, of which arrangement is kept unchanged even when operational modes are switched. With such an arrangement, the same or similar pieces of information are displayed on an area arranged at the same position even in different operational modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinsaku Tohki, Takaya Nakatani
  • Patent number: 9534051
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of using anti-ILT5 antibodies and ILT5-binding fragments thereof for the treatment of various diseases and for use as immunostimulatory adjuvants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Irina Apostolou, Paul Ponath, Joe Ponte, Michael Rosenzweig, Lou Vaickus
  • Patent number: 9537616
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE determines a duplex method of each serving cell for frequency-division duplexing (FDD) and time-division duplexing (TDD) carrier aggregation. At least one serving cell is a TDD cell and at least one serving cell is a FDD cell. The UE also determines a subframe offset. The UE further determines physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK/NACK) transmission timing for a serving cell. When a primary cell is a TDD cell, the PDSCH HARQ-ACK/NACK transmission timing for the serving cell is determined based on a downlink (DL) association set with the subframe offset for the serving cell. The UE additionally sends PDSCH HARQ-ACK/NACK information based on the PDSCH HARQ-ACK/NACK transmission timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanping Yin, Shohei Yamada
  • Patent number: 9538205
    Abstract: In order to simplify hardware and improve coding efficiency, an adjacent sub-block coefficient presence/absence context deriving unit 124c derives context indexes as three-stage values according to a position of a process target transform coefficient in a process target sub-block in a case where a sub-block coefficient presence/absence flag is 0 in a right adjacent sub-block or a lower adjacent sub-block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikai, Takeshi Tsukuba
  • Patent number: 9535350
    Abstract: Toner of one aspect of the present invention has a weight average molecular weight Mw of 30,000?Mw?95,263 as determined from a molecular weight distribution based on GPC, includes a THF-insoluble gel component at a weight proportion of less than 5%, and includes components each having a molecular weight of 500 to 1500 which components have an area occupancy of 4% to 10% on a chart of the molecular weight distribution based on GPC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiichi Kikawa, Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keigo Mitamura, Yui Kawano, Shintaro Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 9536905
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate (5) includes mounting terminals (DT) for supplying a signal from a driver, draw-out lines (22) connecting the mounting terminals (DT) and gate bus lines (G) or data bus lines (D), first common wires (24) connected in common to the plurality of gate bus lines (G) or the plurality of data bus lines (D), and second switching elements (23) connected between the draw-out lines (22) and the first common wires (24). The draw-out lines (22) include a fan-out portion (FA) that is arranged at an angle with respect to a direction of arrangement of the gate bus lines (G) or the data bus lines (D). At least a portion of the first common wires (24) and at least a portion of the second switching elements (23) are arranged between the fan-out portion (FA) and the mounting terminals (DT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Isao Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20160380531
    Abstract: A power factor correction circuit includes: a coil and MOSFETs that boost an input voltage to generate a boosted voltage; a first capacitor having one end connected to a first output terminal, and the other end connected to an intermediate node; and a second capacitor having one end connected to the intermediate node, and the other end connected to a second output terminal. In a first operation mode, the boosted vol tage is applied to the two ends of the first capacitor when a positive voltage is input, and applied to the two ends of the second capacitor when a negative voltage is input. In a second operation mode, the boosted voltage is applied to two ends of the first and second capacitors connected in series. Thus, there is provided a power factor correction circuit which has a high efficiency and is compatible with an input voltage in a broad range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohtaroh KATAOKA, Masaru NOMURA, Shuji WAKAIKI, Hiroki IGARASHI, Akihide SHIBATA, Hiroshi IWATA, Takeshi SHIOMI
  • Publication number: 20160374503
    Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus includes a milling unit which obtains powders by grating an object to be grated, a liquid storage tank which stores a liquid, a liquid supply path having one end connected to the liquid storage tank and having the other end provided with a supply port, a powder reception portion which is provided to be movable and receives powders obtained by the milling unit, and an agitation tank which has an opening portion opening upward and mixes the powders introduced through the opening portion from the moved powder reception portion and the liquid supplied through the opening portion from the supply port. The milling unit includes an outlet port which discharges the obtained powders into the powder reception portion and the outlet port is located below the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro YOSHIDOME, Naozumi SUGIMOTO, Nahoko SAKUMASU
  • Publication number: 20160376272
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of Factor XIa and plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Santhosh F. Neelamkavil, Scott D. Edmondson, Alan W. Hruza, Zahid Hussain, Charles Lesburg, Remond Moningka
  • Publication number: 20160381317
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a chassis having a bottom plate; a liquid crystal panel; source-side flexible substrates bent such that one end side thereof is connected to the liquid crystal panel and another end side thereof reaches a rear surface side of the bottom plate; a source substrate connected to the other end side of the source-side flexible substrates and disposed on the rear surface side of the bottom plate; a light guide plate, an end face thereof that faces toward the source-side flexible substrates being a first light-receiving face, and another end face thereof being a second light-receiving face; first LEDs that are of a top-emitting type and that are disposed so as to face the first light-receiving face; second LEDs that are of a side-emitting type and are disposed so as to face the second light-receiving face; a metal first LED substrate, the first LEDs being disposed on a surface thereof; and a second LED substrate, the second LEDs being disposed on a surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mitsuru HOSOKI
  • Publication number: 20160380738
    Abstract: There are provided a terminal device, a base station device, and an integrated circuit that enable a base station device and a terminal device to determine parameters related to uplink signals or uplink reference signals and to perform efficient communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsushi AIBA, Shoichi SUZUKI, Kimihiko IMAMURA, Wataru OUCHI, Kazunari YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20160375133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions comprising a high concentration of therapeutic protein or antibody prior to lyophilization, wherein the lyophilized formulation can be reconstituted with a diluent in about 15 minutes or less. The invention also relates to the high concentration lyophilized formulations produced by the methods described herein. The lyophilized formulations produced by the methods of the invention are stable and are suitable for veterinary and human medical use and are suitable for modes of administration including oral, pulmonary and parenteral, such as intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, or subcutaneous injection. Also provided by the invention are high concentration pharmaceutical compositions that have long term stability and can be reconstituted, following lyophilization, in a short period of time, preferably 15 minutes or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Akhilesh Bhambhani, Brian K. Meyer, Jeffrey T. Blue