Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 9418619
    Abstract: There is provided an image display device, in which a pixel includes sub-pixels of four or more colors that include a color in addition to the three primary colors, and which can display a high-quality image in which false colors or artifacts are suppressed. The image display device includes a pixel area in which a plurality of pixels P are arranged in a matrix shape, and each of the pixels P includes m (m is an integer which is equal to or greater than 4) sub-pixels SP. When it is assumed that the colors of the m sub-pixels SP included in one pixel are C1, C2, . . . , and Cm, the m sub-pixels SP which are sequentially arrayed from an arbitrary position include all of the colors of C1, C2, . . . , and Cm in both the vertical direction and the horizontal direction in the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Nakagawa, Hidekazu Miyata, Hiroyuki Furukawa, Kazuyoshi Yoshiyama, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Toshihiro Yanagi, Taketoshi Nakano, Asahi Yamato, Ken Inada
  • Publication number: 20160229850
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzyl urea compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence may be 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 Trk-A, Trk-B and/or Trk-C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Xu-Fang Zhang, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao
  • Publication number: 20160229804
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzyl urea compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence may be 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 Trk-A, Trk-B and/or Trk-C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Xu-Fang Zhang, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao
  • Publication number: 20160229813
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzoquinazilinone compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Douglas C. Beshore, Christina Ng Di Marco, Thomas J. Greshock
  • Publication number: 20160233309
    Abstract: This semiconductor device includes a substrate and a thin film transistor supported on the substrate. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a gate-insulating layer provided between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively making contact with the semiconductor layer. The source electrode and the drain electrode respectively include a main layer containing aluminum or copper, a lower layer having a first layer containing refractory metal and positioned at a substrate side of the main layer, and an upper layer having a second layer containing refractory metal. The upper layer is provided so as to cover an upper surface of the main layer and at least the section of the side face of the main layer that overlaps the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadayoshi MIYAMOTO, Kazuhide TOMIYASU
  • Publication number: 20160231861
    Abstract: A touch panel includes: a substrate; an X axis direction electrode part; and a Y axis direction electrode part. The X axis direction electrode part includes a plurality of fine metal wires formed on one main surface (a first main surface) of the substrate. The Y axis direction electrode part includes a plurality of fine metal wires formed on another main surface (a second main surface) of the substrate. In bridge regions in which the X axis direction electrode part and the Y axis direction electrode part overlap in a plan view, the wiring pattern of the plurality of the fine metal wires included in the X axis direction electrode part is identical to the wiring pattern of the plurality of the fine metal wires included in the Y axis direction electrode part. In the bridge regions, the wire width of the fine metal wires included in the X axis direction electrode part is larger than the wire width of the fine metal wires included in the Y axis direction electrode part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kosuke NAGATA, Masayuki HATA, Mikihiro NOMA
  • Publication number: 20160228532
    Abstract: This present invention relates to compositions and methods for stabilizing a dried vaccine formulations. In particular, the invention provides a method for producing a vaccine composition comprising the steps of providing an aqueous composition comprising a buffer, the vaccine components and between 17.5% w/w and 60% w/w of a non-polymeric sugar, freezing the composition, and applying microwave radiation under a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure in order to sublimate the composition and obtain a dried vaccine formulation. The invention also provides a product obtainable by this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Akhilesh Bhambhani, Robert K. Evans, Jessica Sinacola, Morrisa Jones
  • Publication number: 20160231637
    Abstract: An infrared dimming apparatus of the present invention includes an automatic control circuit that controls switching in a dimming cell between an infrared reflective state and an infrared transmissive state in accordance with a predetermined time schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji SATOH, Kiyoshi MINOURA, Tomoko TERANISHI, Takuma TOMOTOSHI
  • Publication number: 20160228419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Substituted Quinolizine Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9 and R10 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Substituted Quinolizine Derivative, and methods of using the Substituted Quinolizine Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Sherman Tim Waddell, Andrew Stamford, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman, John M. Sanders, Ronald Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20160233209
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor of a normally-off type, a second transistor of a normally-on type, and a third transistor of a normally-on type. The first transistor and the second transistor are connected to each other in cascode. The third transistor is connected in parallel with the second transistor. Each of the second transistor and the third transistor has an off-state breakdown voltage higher than an off-state breakdown voltage of the first transistor. The third transistor has a turn-on time shorter than a turn-on time of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohsuke INNAMI, Nobuaki TERAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160229839
    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: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Mertz, Scott D. Edmondson, Ning Shao, Santhosh Neelamkavil, Corey Poker, Zahid Hussain, Zhuyan Guo, Nancy Jo Kevin, Yi Zang, Jiafang He
  • Publication number: 20160234829
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines the number of modulation symbols for channel state information transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel based on a value of an offset; and a transmission unit that transmits the channel state information to the base station apparatus on the physical uplink shared channel. When two subframe sets are configured by higher layers, the value of the offset is determined depending on the subframe set to which subframes for transmission on the physical uplink shared channel belong. Thus, the communication can be performed efficiently in a radio communication system in which the channel state information is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Shoichi SUZUKI, Tatsushi AIBA, Kazunari YOKOMAKURA
  • Patent number: 9409918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Bridged Bicyclic Piperidine Derivatives, compositions comprising a Bridged Bi-cyclic Piperidine Derivative, and methods of using the Bridged Bicyclic Piperidine Derivatives for treating or preventing obesity, diabetes, a metabolic disorder, a cardiovascular disease or a disorder related to the activity of GPR119 in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Joel M. Harris, Andrew Stamford, William J. Greenlee, Santhosh Francis Neelamkavil
  • Patent number: 9412317
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display device and a method of driving it, capable of displaying images properly even upon asynchronous input of image data while taking advantages of decreased power consumption implemented by intermission driving. When there is an external input of new image data (image F) in a non-refreshing period in an intermission driving display device which performs intermittent refreshing based on the latest image data that is inputted in and read out from a frame memory, a coercive refreshing is started immediately based on the new image data (image F) (see the sixth frame period). Also, when there is an external input of image data (image G) during a refreshing period for the image F, the ongoing frame period including the refreshing of the image F is completed and immediately thereafter, a coercive refreshing based on the image data (image G) is started (see the ninth frame period).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyuki Tanaka, Kouji Kumada
  • Patent number: 9411158
    Abstract: The present invention provides a moth-eye film that is not likely to cause condensation on the surface. A moth-eye film including: a resin composition that, when formed into a flat film, has a contact angle with water of larger than 5° but smaller than 31.3°, the contact angle measured between a surface of the flat film and a droplet of water dropped onto the surface of the flat film, after 100 msec from contact of the droplet and the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Minoura, Akinobu Isurugi, Tomoko Teranishi, Eiji Satoh
  • Patent number: 9411455
    Abstract: In order to provide a display device which includes a touch panel and enable to (i) maintain flatness of a display surface, (ii) increase productivity, and (iii) reduce variations caused during the manufacturing process, provided is a display device (1) including: a display panel (2); a touch panel (4) provided on an observer side of the display panel (2); and a single holding frame (6) surrounding a side surface of each of the display panel (2) and the touch panel (4), each of the display panel (2) and the touch panel (6) being held by the single holding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 9411463
    Abstract: Improved operability can be achieved in receiving a handwritten input via a touchscreen panel. An electronic device includes a touchscreen panel, a memory for storing content having at least one predetermined position set for the content, and a processor for obtaining a first touched position via the touchscreen panel, and causing the touchscreen panel to display the content thereon based on the first touched position and the predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Miyano
  • Patent number: 9411308
    Abstract: The fixing apparatus is configured to include a fixing roller, a paper separation claw, a drive source that switches between a state in which the paper separation claw is in contact with the fixing roller and a state in which the paper separation claw is separated from the fixing roller, and a paper transport guide that is disposed on the downstream side of the fixing roller, the drive source including a heat generating element, and to further include a main ventilation channel that channels cooling air to a fixed paper sheet passing over the paper transport guide and a sub ventilation channel that is branched from the main ventilation channel and channels a portion of the cooling air to the heat generating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Kubo
  • Patent number: 9412408
    Abstract: In a case where (i) a reflectance calculated from a reflected light amount obtained from a longest pit (P1max) or a longest space (S1max) in a first pit row is defined as a first reflectance and (ii) a reflectance calculated from a reflected light amount obtained from a longest pit (P2max) or a longest space (S2max) in the second pit row is defined as a second reflectance, the first pit row is formed such that the first reflectance becomes substantially identical with the second reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, MEMORY-TECH HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Naka, Hirohisa Yamada, Masaki Yamamoto, Hideharu Tajima, Masahito Konishi
  • Patent number: 9411454
    Abstract: A display device (1) in accordance with the present invention includes a detection section (21) provided along a display panel (11) and detecting an approach or a contact of an object. The detection section (21) detects the approach or the contact of the object in a period which (i) is from a time point when supply of a scanning signal to a gate signal line (G) is started to a time point when supply of the scanning signal to a subsequent gate signal line (G) is started but (ii) excludes a rising period of a source signal supplied to a source signal line (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akizumi Fujioka, Toshihiro Yanagi