Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 9424874
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Adachi
  • Patent number: 9423555
    Abstract: In a backlight (20) including a frame (22) having an opening (22a), and a light guide plate assembly (23) disposed inside the frame (22) and having a light guide plate (24) and a light source (25), the backlight being configured to emit illumination light through the opening (22a), the frame (22) is formed by bending a metal plate and includes a bottom surface portion (22b) facing a rear surface of the light guide plate (24), a peripheral surface portion (22c) standing on a peripheral edge of the bottom surface portion (22b), and an upper surface portion (22d) bent from an upper end of the peripheral surface portion (22c) to form a peripheral edge of the opening, and an outer shape of the light guide plate assembly (23) is smaller than the opening (22a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Watanabe, Ryuzo Yuki, Takeshi Ishida
  • Patent number: 9422355
    Abstract: Purified genes encoding cytokines from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding this molecule are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: J. Fernando Bazan, Rene de Waal Malefyt, Yong-Jun Liu, Vassili Soumelis
  • Patent number: 9423640
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes LEDs 17, a liquid crystal panel 11, a chassis 14, a frame 13, positioning ribs 23, opposed portions 25, and gel members 30. The liquid crystal panel 11 is configured to display using light from the LEDs 17. The chassis 14 is arranged on an opposite side of the liquid crystal panel 11 from a display surface 11c that is for display. The frame 13 is arranged on the display surface 11c side of the liquid crystal panel 11. The frame 13 holds at least the liquid crystal panel 11 and the LEDs 17 with the chassis 14 such that the liquid crystal panel 11 and the LEDs 17 are sandwiched between the frame 13 and the chassis 14. The positioning ribs 23 project from the frame 13 toward the chassis 14. The positioning ribs 23 include a peripheral surface opposite a peripheral surfaced of the liquid crystal panel 11 for positioning the liquid crystal panel 11. The opposed portions 25 are arranged at portions opposite the positioning ribs 23 of the liquid crystal panel 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akira Gotou
  • Patent number: 9423722
    Abstract: Provided is a toner cartridge comprising: a toner storage case configured to store toner; and an auger screw rotatably supported in the toner storage case and configured to convey the toner stored in the toner storage case, wherein the toner storage case comprises: a first supporting portion that rotatably supports a downstream end along a toner conveyance direction of the auger screw; a second supporting portion that rotatably supports an upstream end along the toner conveyance direction of the auger screw; a discharge port provided at a downstream side along the toner conveyance direction and below the first supporting portion so as to discharge therefrom the toner conveyed by the auger screw; and an inclined portion that is provided above the discharge port and inclines by a predetermined angle from a plane perpendicular to a rotating shaft of the auger screw toward an upstream side along the toner conveyance direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Okuda
  • Publication number: 20160235727
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and method of us ing the same in the treatment or prevention of diseases mediated by the activation of ?3-adrenoceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth Jay Barr, Mark E. Scott, Christopher F. Thompson, Neville Anthony, Carolyn Michele Cammarano, Raman Kumar Bakshi, Subhendu Kumar Mohanty, Chandra Sekhar Korapala, Prashant R. Latthe, Vyjayanthi N. Kambam, Sujit Kumar Sarkar, Jayanth Thiruvellore Thatai
  • Publication number: 20160241850
    Abstract: A system for encoding and/or decoding video that include picture order counts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Sachin G. DESHPANDE
  • Publication number: 20160240522
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus package of the present invention includes (i) an electrically insulated ceramic substrate, (ii) a first concave section formed in the direction of thickness of the ceramic substrate so as to form a light exit aperture in a surface of the ceramic substrate, (iii) a second concave section formed within the first concave section in the further direction of thickness of the ceramic substrate so that one or more light-emitting devices are provided therein, (iv) a wiring pattern for supplying electricity, which is provided in the first concave section, and (v) a metalized layer having light-reflectivity, which is (a) provided between the light-emitting device and the surface of the second concave section of the substrate, and (b) electrically insulated from the wiring pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tsukasa INOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160238853
    Abstract: A display device is provided with: a display module that is provided with a first display region and a second display region; an optical member that faces the second display region, and that has a transmissive mirror portion; and a positioning member. The display module and the optical member respectively have end faces in contact with the positioning member, and end faces as free ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro KIMURA, Kohji FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20160241835
    Abstract: An image decoding device which can extract an independent layer without rewriting of syntax and cause a non-scalable decoder to reproduce the extracted is realized. An image decoding device (1) includes a NAL-unit header decoding unit (211) that decodes a layer ID of an SPS, a dependency layer information decoding unit (2101) that decodes dependency layer information, and a profile level information decoding unit (2102) that decodes profile level information from a VPS. The decoding unit (2102) decodes the profile level information also from the SPS in a case where, it is determined that a layer indicated by the layer ID is an independent layer, based on the dependency layer information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKAI, Tomoyuki YAMAMOTO, Takeshi TSUKUBA
  • Publication number: 20160241859
    Abstract: An electric device for indicating a leading picture is described. The electronic device includes memory in communication with a processor and instructions stored in the memory. The electronic device encodes a first picture. The electronic device further determines whether a leading picture is present. The electronic device further generates an explicit leading picture indicator if a leading picture is present. The electronic device further sends the explicit leading picture indicator if a leading picture is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sachin G. DESHPANDE, Louis Joseph KEROFSKY
  • Publication number: 20160242215
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus by using a plurality of cells including at least a primary cell and a secondary cell. The terminal apparatus decodes a PDCCH with downlink control information format in which at least a transmission power control command field is included, transmits a PUCCH on the primary cell, and determines transmission power of the PUCCH on the primary cell based on at least a PUCCH power control adjustment parameter. The PUCCH power control adjustment parameter is calculated by accumulating at least a value indicated by the transmission power control command field, and in a case where the terminal apparatus receives a random access response message for the primary cell, the transmission power control circuitry is configured to and/or programmed to reset the PUCCH power control adjustment parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shoichi Suzuki, Tatsushi Aiba
  • Publication number: 20160241886
    Abstract: While maintaining a high degree of freedom in choosing partition sizes and transformation sizes adapted for local characteristics of videos, the amount of metadata is decreased. A video encoding apparatus (10) divides an input video into blocks of a prescribed size and encodes the video block by block. The video encoding apparatus is provided with: a prediction parameter determining portion (102) that decides the block partition structure; a predictive image producing portion (103) that generates predictive images, partition by partition, as prescribed by the partition structure; a transform coefficient producing portion (107) which applies one of the frequency transformations included in a prescribed transformation preset to prediction residuals, i.e. the differences between predictive images and the input video; a transform restriction deriving portion (104) which generates the list of transform candidate, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki YAMAMOTO, Tomohiro IKAI
  • Publication number: 20160240809
    Abstract: An organic EL display device (electroluminescent device) equipped with an organic EL element (electroluminescent element) includes an opposing substrate that is provided on an organic EL element side and that opposes a TFT substrate (substrate), a desiccant that is provided between the TFT substrate and the opposing substrate in such a manner as to cover the organic EL element, a frame-shaped seal material that seals the organic EL element between the TFT substrate and the opposing substrate, and a holding member for holding the desiccant, the holding member being provided on the opposing substrate side inside the seal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru SENOO, Takeshi HIRASE, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Tohru SONODA
  • Patent number: 9416111
    Abstract: The invention provides certain substituted diazine and triazine compounds of the Formula (I) (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Rcy, Cy, and 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) kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew M. Haidle, Michael D. Altman, Solomon D. Kattar, Matthew Christopher, John Michael Ellis, Christian Fischer, Alan B. Northrup, Kaleen Konrad Childers
  • Patent number: 9419280
    Abstract: A cathode active material of the present invention is a cathode active material having a composition represented by General Formula (1) below, LiFe1?xMxP1?ySiyO4??(1), where: an average valence of Fe is +2 or more; M is an element having a valence of +2 or more and is at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, Y, and Al; the valence of M is different from the average valence of Fe; 0<x?0.5; and y=x×({valence of M}?2)+(1?x)×({average valence of Fe}?2). This provides a cathode active material that not only excels in terms of safety and cost but also can provide a long-life battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Ohira, Motoaki Nishijima, Toshitsugu Sueki, Shogo Esaki, Isao Tanaka, Yukinori Koyama, Katsuhisa Tanaka, Koji Fujita, Shunsuke Murai
  • Patent number: 9420735
    Abstract: A structure includes a housing made of a dielectric substance, an electrically conductive member embedded in the housing so as to penetrate the housing, and an electrically conductive pattern which is provided on at least one of surfaces, in which the electrically conductive member lies by penetrating the housing, so that the electrically conductive pattern is electrically connected with the electrically conductive member. The electrically conductive pattern is made up of an electrically conductive film which has no self-shape retention property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomofumi Katayama, Nozomu Hikino, Shuhhei Ohguchi, Takashi Naito, Hiroyuki Takebe
  • Patent number: 9417473
    Abstract: A display device 10 according to this invention includes a display panel 11, a drive board 113, a flexible wiring 111, and a frame 13. The display panel 11 is configured to display an image on a front side. The drive board 113 is configured to control display driving of the display panel 11. The flexible wiring 111 having flexibility connects the display panel 11 and the drive board 113 electrically. The frame 13 includes a frame portion 13a, a sidewall 13b, and a housing portion 13c. The frame portion 13a has a frame-like shape that is opposite a peripheral area of the front side of the display panel 11. The sidewall 13b extends from the frame portion 13a toward a rear side of the display panel 11 and surrounds the display panel 11. The housing portion 13c is located inside the sidewall 13b and includes the groove 13c1 that opens to the frame portion 13a. The housing portion 13c holds the drive board 113 fitted in the groove 13c1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Motomitsu Itoh
  • Patent number: 9419278
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a rechargeable metal-ion battery with a non-aqueous hybrid ion electrolyte. The method provides a transition metal hexacyanometallate (TMHCM) cathode (AXM1YM2Z(CN)N.MH2O), where “A” is from a first group of metals, and M1 and M2 are transition metals. The electrolyte includes a first type of cation from the first group of metals, different than “A”. The method connects the cathode and anode to external circuitry to perform initial charge/discharge operations. As a result, a hybrid ion electrolyte is formed including the first type of cation and “A” cations. Subsequently, cations are inserted into the anode during charging, which alternatively may be only “A” cations, only the first type of cation, or both the “A” cations and the first type of cation. Only “A” cations, only the first type, or both “A” and the first type of cation are inserted into the TMHCM during discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Long Wang, Yuhao Lu, David Evans
  • Patent number: 9420568
    Abstract: A mobile communication system, a base station device, a mobile station device, a communication method, and an integrated circuit that each can efficiently transmit HARQ-ACK and/or channel state information are provided. A mobile station device includes means for receiving a first parameter that is used for instructing whether simultaneous transmission of information relating to HARQ-ACK and channel state information is allowed or not; and means for receiving a second parameter that is used for instructing whether simultaneous transmission of the information relating to HARQ-ACK and the channel state information is allowed or not, and controls a transmission method of the information relating to HARQ-ACK and the channel state information based on the first parameter, the second parameter, and whether or not the information relating to HARQ-ACK corresponds to transmission on a single physical downlink shared channel only on a primary cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsushi Aiba, Shoichi Suzuki