Patents Assigned to Sharp
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Patent number: 9341904Abstract: The TFT substrate (10) of this liquid crystal display device (100) includes: a TFT (11) which is provided for each pixel; an upper electrode (12) which is electrically connected to the TFT's drain electrode (11d); a lower electrode (13) which is arranged under the upper electrode; and a dielectric layer (14) which is arranged between the upper and lower electrodes. Its counter substrate (20) includes a counter electrode (21) which faces the upper electrode. The upper electrode has first and second regions (R1, R2) which have mutually different electrode structures, and a third region (R3) which electrically connects the first and second regions to the drain electrode. The third region of the upper electrode includes a symmetrical connecting portion (12c) that is a conductive film pattern, of which the shape is substantially symmetrical with respect to a virtual line (L1) that splits each pixel into two adjacent regions in a row direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Seiichi Uchida, Seiji Kaneko, Yasuyuki Ogawa, Yutaka Takamaru, Kohhei Tanaka, Mitsuhiro Murata, Akira Shibazaki, Ken Kuboki
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Patent number: 9342183Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of drive lines and a plurality of sense lines, a sampling switch connected to the sense lines, and an integral circuit connected to the sense lines through the sampling switch. The sampling switch is arranged to keep an on- or off-state for a certain time from a moment at which a voltage of a source bus line is changed.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Sugita, Shinji Yamagishi, Kazutoshi Kida
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Patent number: 9342001Abstract: An image formation device includes a power controller that controls transition to an energy-saving mode to reduce power consumption in a standby state and startup in the energy-saving mode and a timer in which a timing schedule that starts up the device in the energy-saving mode is set. The power controller controls the surface temperature of the fixing roller of the image generator to be a temperature lower than the fixing temperature that enables image formation when the image formation device is started up in the energy-saving mode according to the timing schedule set in the timer.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroyuki Ishikura
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Patent number: 9341969Abstract: Toner for electrostatic development in accordance with one aspect of the present invention contains toner base particles produced by subjecting a toner composition containing binder resin, a coloring agent, and wax to melting and kneading and thereafter pulverization and classification, the toner having a volume median particle diameter (D50) of 5.5 to 7.5 ?m, and the toner having particle size distribution in which the toner base particles include 15 to 55% by number of toner base particles of not more than 5 ?m in particle diameter, and include not more than 1.5% by number of toner particles of more than 10 ?m in particle diameter.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiharu Kataoka, Yasuo Imura
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Patent number: 9340530Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic himbacine derivatives of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: X is —O—, —N(R), —C(R8)(R9) or —C(O)—; and Y is —O—, —N(R), —C(R8)(R9) or —C(O)— and the remaining variables are described herein. The compounds of the invention are effective inhibitors of the PAR-1 receptor. The inventive compounds may be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of disease states such as ACS, secondary prevention of myocardial infarction or stroke, or PAD.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Mihir Mandal, Timothy A. Blizzard, Helen Chen, Harry Chobanian, Yan Guo, Barbara Pio, Zhicai Wu, Tesfaye Biftu, William J. Greenlee, Johnny Zhaoning Zhu
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Patent number: 9343686Abstract: A compound is represented by the following general formula (IA0) or (IB0). A solar cell module for which the compound is used is used for a solar power generation device.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tokiyoshi Umeda, Daisuke Tsukio, Yukio Takenaka
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Patent number: 9341766Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress the brightness distribution in the lighting device. The backlight unit 12 according to the present invention includes an LED 17 as a light source with a light intensity distribution in which light having a peak light intensity travels in a direction inclined with respect to a front direction, a chassis 14 having an opening on a light exit side and housing the LED 17, and a light leading member 22 provided to extend from a mounting surface of the LED 17 toward the light exit side. The light leading member 22 is configured to lead light from the LED 17 toward the light exit side. The employment of the LED 17 with the above light intensity distribution enables an irradiation area A irradiated with the light having the peak light intensity to be larger. This reduces the uneven that may occur in the brightness distribution of the outgoing light.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takaharu Shimizu
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Patent number: 9341893Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an illuminator and a liquid crystal panel for performing displaying by using light which is emitted from the illuminator. The liquid crystal panel includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer provided between the pair of substrates, and a pair of alignment films provided on sides of the pair of substrates facing the liquid crystal layer. At least one of the alignment films is a photo-alignment film which is imparted with an orientation regulating force through a photo-alignment treatment, and the illuminator includes a light source causing primary generation of at least blue light, among other light which is used for displaying.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koichi Miyachi
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Patent number: 9343037Abstract: Provided is a method capable of performing serial transmission of data whose data values change in short fixed cycles, while suppressing an increase in power consumption. In a liquid crystal controller, data sequence conversion is performed on data included in an input image signal by a first data sequence conversion circuit and a second data sequence conversion circuit every predetermined period of time. The data sequence conversion is performed by reversing the values of predetermined bits of each data. The data obtained after the data sequence conversion is transmitted, as a digital video signal, to a source driver. In the source driver, the same data sequence conversion as that performed by the liquid crystal controller is performed on each data included in the digital video signal by a first data sequence restoring circuit and a second data sequence restoring circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Eiji Hirota
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Patent number: 9341888Abstract: A through hole penetrating in a vertical direction and a slot which is separated from the through hole in the direction along the sheet surface and is long in a separating direction are provided on a light reflection sheet supported on a support body supporting a light source for reflecting light emitted from the light source, and there are provided a first shaft member fitted in the through hole for setting a position of the light reflection sheet with respect to the support body, and a second shaft member fitted in the slot to enable a relative movement in a longitudinal direction of the slot for setting the position of the light reflection sheet with respect to the support body.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideto Takeuchi, Toshiyuki Fujita, Tatsuo Sugahara, Yuuki Kawamura, Mamoru Yahata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Keita Ito, Kenzo Toshiyuki, Kenichiro Ito, Kazuki Nakamichi, Tomoo Sasaki, Kenta Moribe
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Patent number: 9344976Abstract: A wireless transmission apparatus that transmits transmission data in each of a plurality of system frequency bands using a transmission power controlled so that a total transmission power of each of the plurality of system frequency bands is less than a maximum transmit power, where the maximum transmit power incase of transmitting the transmission data simultaneously using two or more system frequency bands in the plurality of system frequency bands is less than a maximum transmit power in case of transmitting the transmission data using single system frequency band in the plurality of system frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Hamaguchi, Kazunari Yokomakura, Osamu Nakamura, Jungo Goto, Hiroki Takahashi
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Patent number: 9342174Abstract: The electronic device is an electronic device (100) having a multilayer structure including a touch panel (12) and a display device (10), the electronic device including a manipulation surface (22A) configured to accept an input from a user, the manipulation surface being provided on a surface closer to the touch panel, and constituting a curved surface such that a central portion of the manipulation surface (22A) is dented relative to an end of the manipulation surface (22A). The most-dented portion of the manipulation surface (22A) is dented relative to an end of the manipulation surface (22A) by a distance of not less than 0.2 mm and not more than 3.0 mm along a direction perpendicular to the panel plane.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisashi Watanabe, Yohzoh Narutaki
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Patent number: 9343603Abstract: By increasing a pressure in a chamber flange (10) at a predetermined rate, the number of gas molecules that carry inner thermal energy is increased, which results in a uniform temperature distribution. Thus, non-melting residues of, air bubbles in, and insufficient expansion of the sealing resin (43) are reduced. After removal of the air bubbles (45), a pressure is applied between a substrate (41) and a sealing substrate (44), thereby the substrate (41), a solar cell (42), the sealing resin (43) and the sealing substrate (44) are adhered to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuyoshi Inoue, Hiromasa Tanamura, Kiyotaka Sakurai, Mitsuji Gotoh, Yuhsuke Fukuoka, Shohichi Ohyama
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Patent number: 9343580Abstract: A semiconductor device (100a) with a thin-film transistor (10a) includes: a gate electrode (62) formed on a substrate (60); a gate insulating layer (66) formed on the gate electrode; an oxide semiconductor layer (68) formed on the gate insulating layer; source and drain electrodes (70s, 70d) electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer; a protective layer (72) formed on the oxide semiconductor layer and the source and drain electrodes; an oxygen supplying layer (74) formed on the protective layer; an anti-diffusion layer (78) formed on the oxygen supplying layer; and a transparent electrode (81) formed on the anti-diffusion layer and made of an amorphous transparent oxide.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Matsukizono
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Patent number: 9341768Abstract: A backlight device includes a light guide plate, a first light source, a second light source, and a positioning portion. The light guide plate has at least one end surface as a light entrance surface and one plate surface as a light exit surface. The first light source is opposed to a first light entrance surface that is a first end surface of the light guide plate. The second light source is opposed to a second light entrance surface that is an end surface opposite from the first light entrance surface of the light guide plate. The second light source is arranged to have a distance from the second light entrance surface relatively greater than a distance between the first light source and the first light entrance surface. The positioning portion is configured to position the light guide plate in a direction in which the first light source, the light guide plate, and the second light source are arranged, and to position the light guide plate with respect to the first light source and the second light source.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takaharu Shimizu
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Patent number: 9342034Abstract: The intermediate transfer belt cleaning device includes a cleaning blade for removing residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt, a waste toner conveying screw that conveys the removed toner, and a vibrating part with multiple vanes, arranged between the cleaning blade and the waste toner conveying screw, each vane partly coming into contact with the waste toner conveying screw and vibrating in linkage with the motion of the waste toner conveying screw. Each vane has a projected part that is positioned close to, and projects toward, the intermediate transfer belt.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takashi Tokuda
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Patent number: 9341318Abstract: An LED bulb (100) including a light source device (105) provided on a mounting plate (102) and covered by a globe (104) in a shape of a spherical shell is configured such that the light source device (105) includes: a reflecting member (108) in a truncated cone shape; and a plurality of LED chips (15) provided on a top surface of the substrate (11), at least a side face of the reflecting member (108) has a light reflecting function, and the light source device (105) is provided on the mounting plate (102) in such a way that a bottom surface of the substrate (11) faces the mounting plate (102).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshio Hata, Makoto Agatani, Toyonori Uemura
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Publication number: 20160135149Abstract: A mobile station apparatus that includes a controller that reduces transmission power in case that data is transmitted simultaneously and a transmission circuit that simultaneous transmits said data using a plurality of channels, where the plurality of channels consists of at least one physical uplink control channel and at least one physical uplink shared channel. The transmission circuit of the mobile station apparatus also transmit hybrid automatic repeat request control information on said at least one physical uplink shared channel and also transmits channel state information on said at least one physical uplink control channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsushi AIBA, Shohei YAMADA
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Publication number: 20160131828Abstract: A backlight device of the present invention includes: a light guide plate having light-entering faces on opposing end faces thereof and a light-exiting surface on the front surface thereof; LEDs arranged selectively along one section of the light-entering faces of the light guide plate; a front cabinet arranged on a side of the light-exiting surface of the light guide plate and having a frame-like shape along a periphery of the light guide plate; and a rear cabinet arranged on a side of the light guide plate opposite to the front cabinet such that the rear cabinet and the front cabinet sandwich the light guide plate therebetween. The rear cabinet has a fixed portion that is disposed facing a section of the light-entering face that does not correspond to the one section where the LEDs are selectively arranged, and the fixed portion is fixed to the front cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Akira GOTOU
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Publication number: 20160131831Abstract: An illumination device, including: a light source; a light guide plate having a light-entering face into which light from the light source enters and a light-exiting surface; a reflective sheet covering at least a portion on a light-entering face side of a bottom surface of the light guide plate; a chassis on a side of the reflective sheet opposite to the light guide plate, including at least a plate-shaped portion along the bottom surface of the light guide plate and a cut-out in the plate-shaped portion on the light-entering face side; and an opposite-side member on a side of the chassis opposite to the light guide plate, including a protrusion protruding from a light guide plate-side of a top surface of the opposite-side member through the cut-out towards the light guide plate, a top of the protrusion supporting a portion of the reflective sheet on the light-entering face side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masatoshi TOMOMASA