Patents Assigned to Sharp
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Patent number: 9361826Abstract: A display device 100 includes a plurality of pixel circuits 10 arranged two-dimensionally; a plurality of power lines VPi provided for respective rows of the pixel circuits 10; p common power lines 9, each connected to two or more power lines VPi; and a power control circuit 4. Each pixel circuit 10 includes an organic EL element, a plurality of TFTs, and a capacitor and receives an initialization potential from a corresponding power line VPi. The power control circuit 4applies a power supply potential and the initialization potential to the p common power lines 9 in a switching manner. Accordingly, a display device is provided that has a configuration in which an initialization potential is provided to pixel circuits from power lines and that has a power control circuit small in circuit size.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Noritaka Kishi
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Patent number: 9363811Abstract: Provided are a mobile communication system and a mobile communication method in which a base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus can efficiently transmit control information in case of communication is conducted by using a wide frequency band constructed by a plurality of component carriers. The mobile communication system in which the base station apparatus and the mobile station apparatus communicate by using the plurality of component carriers, wherein the base station apparatus allocates resources to the mobile station apparatus for transmitting HARQ control information, and the mobile station apparatus uses the allocated resources to transmit to the base station apparatus the HARQ control information for a physical downlink control channel and/or a physical downlink shared channel which are transmitted on a plurality of downlink component carriers, and also a scheduling request for requesting the allocation of uplink data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Enomoto, Tatsushi Aiba
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Patent number: 9362411Abstract: An object is to suppress conducting-mode failures of a transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film and has a short channel length. A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode 304, a gate insulating film 306 formed over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film 308 over the gate insulating film, and a source electrode 310a and a drain electrode 310b formed over the oxide semiconductor film. The channel length L of the oxide semiconductor film is more than or equal to 1 ?m and less than or equal to 50 ?m. The oxide semiconductor film has a peak at a rotation angle 2? in the vicinity of 31° in X-ray diffraction measurement.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignees: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Okazaki, Masatoshi Yokoyama, Masayuki Sakakura, Yukinori Shima, Yosuke Kanzaki, Hiroshi Matsukizono, Takuya Matsuo, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9363889Abstract: A flexible active matrix array is provided, made with a flexible substrate and an array of pixels overlying the substrate, where each pixel includes an active device and a light controlling device. The array also includes a plurality of parallel row lines overlying the substrate, with each row line formed in serpentine pattern with a plurality of partial-loops, to supply a first signal to a corresponding plurality of pixels. A plurality of parallel column lines overlies the substrate, orthogonal to the row lines. Each column line is formed in a serpentine pattern with a plurality of partial-loops, to supply a second signal to a corresponding plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a border, with each row line partial-loop formed along about 75% of a pixel border, and each column line partial-loop formed along about 75% of a pixel border. Also provided is a printed circuit board with serpentine traces.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventor: Themistokles Afentakis
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Patent number: 9361835Abstract: In the present liquid crystal display device, an LED output value correction section (513) included in an area-active drive processing section (5) corrects LED data Dbl obtained by an LED output value calculation section (512) with reference to a luminance correction LUT (13), such that the luminance in the area from an intermediate value to near a maximum value shifts to a higher degree. Thus, even if the backlight luminance is low (typically, the mean luminance of an input image is low), contrast ratio is enhanced, thereby preventing a tone jump (insufficient luminance) at high tone levels due to an insufficient backlight luminance.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuya Ueno, Kohji Fujiwara
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Patent number: 9362995Abstract: A transmitter apparatus to transmit to a plurality of receiver apparatuses a data signal at the same timing and on the same frequency, includes a transmitter unit that transmits a demodulation reference signal addressed to a first receiver apparatus and a demodulation reference signal addressed to a second receiver apparatus different from the first receiver apparatus at the same timing and on the same frequency.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Nakano, Hiromichi Tomeba, Takashi Onodera, Alvaro Ruiz Delgado
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Patent number: 9361707Abstract: Systems and methods for estimation of compression noise in an image or in a video sequence are provided. Difference values in a first direction are computed, and a plurality of statistical feature values for the difference values are computed in association with a plurality of offsets. At least one feature value is computed using the plurality of statistical feature values, and a compression-noise estimate may be determined in accordance with a criterion based on a comparison of the at least on feature value and an associated threshold and an additive noise estimate.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventors: Anustup Kumar Choudhury, Christopher A. Segall
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Patent number: 9360697Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel (100A) according to an embodiment of the present invention is a liquid crystal display panel including: a first substrate (2) having a pixel electrode (4) formed thereon; a second substrate (3) opposing the first substrate (2); and a liquid crystal layer (1) retained between the first substrate (2) and the second substrate (3). The liquid crystal layer (1) edges near at least one of side faces of the liquid crystal display panel (100A), and includes a black layer (52) in contact with the side face of the liquid crystal layer (1) along which the liquid crystal layer (1) edges near at least one of the side faces of the liquid crystal display panel (100A).Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Iyama, Hisashi Watanabe, Eiji Satoh, Yasushi Asaoka, Akira Sakai, Akiko Miyazaki
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Patent number: 9360723Abstract: To reduce luminance unevenness by causing an effective voltage with positive polarity and an effective voltage with negative polarity of auxiliary capacitor lines to be equal to each other, an auxiliary capacitor line voltage-applying circuit 104 of a drive circuit for a liquid crystal display device includes a voltage generator circuit 121 configured to output voltages to be applied to a liquid crystal panel, where the voltages are with polarity being alternately reversed, and current adjustment circuits 121 each configured to adjust at least one of a current flowing out from the output circuit or a current flowing into the output circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Ryo Yamakawa
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Patent number: 9360719Abstract: A tip edge (31) of an FPC (30E) bonded at a most outward position in an arrangement direction (30D) of a plurality of FPCs (30) has an edge (32) inclined relative to an edge (3e) of a terminal region (3T) to face a center of a display panel (X). An IC chip (20E) facing the tip edge (31) of the FPC (30E) bonded at the most outward position is arranged parallel to the inclined edge (32) of the FPC (30E).Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kei Ikuta
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Patent number: 9359339Abstract: Glucagon receptor antagonist compounds are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Songnian Lin, Fengqi Zhang, Emma R. Parmee, Sunita V. Dewnani
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Patent number: 9363400Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a registration roller configured to adjust a starting time point of conveying a paper sheet; a printing unit configured to form a color image or a monochrome image on a photosensitive drum, and transfer the image to the paper sheet at a downstream side with respect to the registration roller in a conveyance direction to print; a line sensor configured to detect a conveyance position at an upstream side with respect to the printing unit in the conveyance direction; and a control unit configured to obtain a displacement amount with respect to a preset reference position based on the conveyance position, correct an image formation position according to the displacement amount to correct a printing position on the paper sheet, and change a correction method for the printing position according to whether any of the color image and the monochrome image is formed.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Nakatani, Norio Tomita, Ryosuke Sakai
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Patent number: 9360715Abstract: The present invention provides an FFS-mode liquid crystal display device which can prevent trace unevenness during white screen display. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including: a pair of substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates, wherein one of the pair of substrates includes a scanning signal line, a data signal line, pixel electrodes with a comb-tooth portion, a plate-like common electrode, and an interlayer insulating film provided between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, the comb-tooth portion of each of the pixel electrodes includes a straight portion and a bent portion, the bent portion is provided at least at one end of the comb-tooth portion, and the interlayer insulating film is thinner at a position overlapping with the bent portion than at a position overlapping with the straight portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhiko Morishita, Takehiko Sakai, Shogo Nishiwaki, Masashi Chino, Masatoshi Kondo
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Patent number: 9358297Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous solutions useful as pharmaceutical compositions of posaconazole for intravenous administration. These compositions include a solubilizing agent, such as a modified ?-cyclodextrin in an acidified solution, which can also include a chelating agent such as disodium edetate (EDTA). In clinical trials, a 200 mg posaconazole dose of the selected composition was found to achieve acceptable pharmacokinetic properties.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Susan K. Heimbecher, David Monteith, James D. Pipkin
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Patent number: 9361823Abstract: In a display device (110) provided with pixel circuits including organic EL elements, a display control circuit (1) calculates a voltage drop amount VRI of a power line due to display for each frame on the basis of an integrated value for display data, and a tone voltage generation circuit (9) adjusts reference voltages for a tone voltage on the basis of the integrated value in order to compensate for the voltage drop amount VRI. As a result, it is possible to compensate for the voltage drop of the power line with accuracy without increasing power consumption and the wiring in the pixel circuits.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kengo Takahama, Shigetsugu Yamanaka
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Patent number: 9359348Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted cyclopropyl imidazopyridine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Douglas C. Beshore, Thomas S. Reger
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Patent number: 9362892Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to increase reliability of a switching element while reducing consumption power. In the vertical blanking period, an end pulse signal (ED) changes from the low level to the high level. The potential of first nodes (N1) in the first stage to (m?1)th stage of cascade-connected m-stage bistable circuits included in a shift register of the scanning signal drive circuit is reliably maintained at the low level, and the potential of second nodes (N2) in the first stage to the (m?1)th stage changes from the high level to the low level. In a bistable circuit in the m-th stage, the potential of the first node (N1) in the m-th stage changes from the high level to the low level, and the potential of the second node (N2) in the m-th stage is maintained at the low level. The supply to a bistable circuit of clock signals (CKA, CKB) is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasuaki Iwase
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Publication number: 20160156267Abstract: A highly efficient and low-cost switching power supply device includes a high withstand voltage transistor and a low withstand voltage transistor. When current flows from a second node to a first node, the high withstand voltage transistor turns on and the low withstand voltage transistor turns off, causing current to flow through a built-in diode of the low withstand voltage transistor. Since current does not flow through the parasitic diode of the high withstand voltage transistor, the recovery current is reduced. Furthermore, since a first delay circuit including resistors and a diode is connected to the gate electrode of the high withstand voltage transistor, and a second delay circuit including resistors and a diode is connected to the gate electrode of the low withstand voltage transistor, precise adjustment of the switching speed during switching operation is possible, and losses are reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akihide SHIBATA, Shuji WAKAIKI, Kohtaroh KATAOKA, Takeshi SHIOMI, Hiroki IGARASHI, Hiroshi IWATA
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Publication number: 20160157148Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first base station apparatus and a second base station apparatus, and a terminal apparatus, each of the first base station apparatus and the second base station apparatus communicating with the terminal apparatus via a plurality of cells. The first base station apparatus notifies the second base station apparatus of a message that indicates a connection change request to change a connection destination of the terminal apparatus from the second base station apparatus to a third base station apparatus. Upon receiving the message indicating the connection change request, the second base station apparatus notifies the third base station apparatus of a connection request to connect the third base station apparatus to the terminal apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyuki KATO, Katsunari UEMURA, Hidekazu TSUBOI
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Patent number: RE46025Abstract: To reduce viewing angle dependence of ? characteristics in a normally black liquid crystal display. Each pixel 10 has a first sub-pixel 10a and a second sub-pixel 10b which can apply mutually different voltages to their respective liquid crystal layers. Relationships ?V12 (gk)>0 volts and ?V12 (gk)??V12 (gk+1) are satisfied at least in a range 0<gk?n?1 if it is assumed that ?V12=V1?V2, where ?V12 is the difference between root-mean-square voltage V1 applied to the liquid crystal layer of the first sub-pixel 10a and root-mean-square voltage V2 applied to the liquid crystal layer of the second sub-pixel 10b.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Fumikazu Shimoshikiryo