Patents Assigned to Sharp
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Patent number: 9281456Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element for emitting primary light, and a wavelength conversion unit for absorbing part of the primary light and emitting secondary light having a wavelength longer than that of the primary light, wherein the wavelength conversion unit includes plural kinds of phosphors having light absorption characteristics different from each other, and then at least one kind of phosphor among the plural kinds of phosphors has an absorption characteristic that can absorb the secondary light emitted from at least another kind of phosphor among the plural kinds of phosphors.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masatsugu Masuda, Masaaki Katoh, Tsukasa Inoguchi
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Patent number: 9278093Abstract: This invention relates to tricyclic triazole compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The inventive compounds selectively inhibit aldosterone synthetase. This invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above-cited compounds or their salts as well as potentially to methods for the treatment, amelioration or prevention of conditions that could be treated by inhibiting aldosterone synthetase.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., ElexoPharm GmbHInventors: Amjad Ali, Emmanuel Bey, Rolf Hartmann, Quingzhong Hu, Lina Yin
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Publication number: 20160060272Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-Pyridone Compounds of Formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 4-Pyridone Compound, and methods of using the 4-Pyridone Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject or the clinical manifestations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, John S. Wai, Andrew Stamford, Wensheng Liu
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Publication number: 20160066059Abstract: A device (100) includes a reception unit (110) that receives a program accompanied by a main advertisement from a device (300), a processing unit (120) that displays a program image on a display unit (140), and an engine (131) that displays the main advertisement on the display unit (140). The engine (131) transmits control information indicating a method of controlling displaying a related-advertisement to a sub-device (200) that receives the related-advertisement related to the main advertisement from a server (400) and displays the received related-advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuya IWANAMI, Takashi KANEKO, Shuhichi WATANABE, Norio ITOH, Masahiro SHIOI, Chanbin NI, Atsutoshi SHIMENO
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Publication number: 20160064627Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting device (1) including a light-emitting element (2) emitting primary light, and a light converter (3) absorbing a part of the primary light emitted from the light-emitting element (2) and emitting secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light. The light converter (3) contains a green light-emitting phosphor (4) and a red light-emitting phosphor (5). The green light-emitting phosphor (4) is composed of at least one phosphor selected from a divalent europium-activated oxynitride phosphor substantially represented by the following formula: EuaSibAlcOdNe and a divalent europium-activated silicate phosphor substantially represented by the following formula: 2(Ba1-f-gMIfEug)O.SiO2, while the red light-emitting phosphor (5) is composed of at least one phosphor selected from tetravalent manganese-activated fluoro-tetravalent metalate phosphors substantially represented by the following formulae: MII2(MIII1-hMnh)F6 and/or MIV(MIII1-hMnh)F6.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masatsugu MASUDA, Kenji TERASHIMA
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Publication number: 20160060255Abstract: The invention provides certain thiazole-substituted aminoheteroaryl compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, and R4 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).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicants: Merck Canada Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Neville J. Anthony, Brian M. Andresen, Alan B. Northrup, Kaleen K. Childers, Anthony Donofrio, Thomas A. Miller, Yuan Liu, Michelle R. Machacek, Hyun Chong Woo, Kerrie B. Spencer, John Michael Ellis, Michael D. Altman, Eric T. Romeo, Daniel Guay, Jonathan Grimm, Marie-Eve Lebrun, Joel S. Robichaud, Liping Wang, Byron DuBois, Qiaolin Deng
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Publication number: 20160062179Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell is formed on a substrate, and a coloring material pattern is formed on the substrate in an area different from an area where the dye-sensitized solar cell is disposed. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode disposed facing one another, and a sensitizing dye adsorption layer and an electrolyte layer both formed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The coloring material pattern transmits wavelength components of light that differ from wavelength components of light transmitted by the sensitizing dye adsorption layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Makoto EGUCHI
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Publication number: 20160063933Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing a reduction in display quality by suppressing the occurrence of flicker during alternating-voltage drive, as well as a method for driving the same. Overshoot drive is performed during a first frame period, which is shortened to such an extent that a “positive effective area” and a “negative effective area” are approximately equal in size. The duration of the first frame period is set to be greater than or equal to a quarter of one frame period at a refresh rate of 60 Hz but less than one frame period. This renders it possible to make adjustments such that luminance is inhibited from abruptly dropping immediately after a polarity change, and also luminance is prevented from becoming excessively high due to overshoot drive, and therefore, the occurrence of flicker due to flexoelectric polarization during alternating-voltage drive can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumiyuki KOBAYASHI, Asahi YAMATO, Ken INADA
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Publication number: 20160063955Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit, a driver unit, and a control unit. The display unit includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in a matrix. The driver unit includes an output transistor configured to drive a plurality of scanning lines connected to the plurality of pixel units. The control unit is configured to supply to the driver unit in a display period, a signal for displaying an image on the display unit, and control a bias state of the output transistor in a display suspension period, so that an absolute value of a threshold voltage of the output transistor which is increased in the display period decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kaoru YAMAMOTO, Yasuyuki OGAWA, Akihiro ODA, Masahiro TOMIDA
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Publication number: 20160060256Abstract: The invention provides certain thiazole-substituted aminopyrimidine compounds of the Formula (I) (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, and the subscripts r, s, 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).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Kenneth L. Arrington, Byron DuBois, John S. Debenham, Ping Liu, Alan B. Northrup, Jason W. Szewczyk, Liping Wang, Ming Wang
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Publication number: 20160066282Abstract: In a terminal apparatus communication with a base station apparatus, transmit power for a PUSCH transmission is set based on a beta offset in a case where a delta MCS is enabled. In regard to control data sent via the PUSCH without the UL-SCH data in subframes belonging to a first subframe set, a value of the beta offset is based on third information. In regard to the control data sent via the PUSCH without the UL-SCH data in subframes belonging to a second subframe set, the value of the beta offset is based on fourth information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Wataru OUCHI, Shoichi SUZUKI, Tatsushi AIBA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Kazunari YOKOMAKURA
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Publication number: 20160064436Abstract: A circuit-integrated photoelectric converter in which a dished portion is less likely to be formed in an insulating layer underlying a plasmonic filter portion and the plasmonic filter portion can be accurately and finely processed is provided and a method for manufacturing the same is provided. A metal layer (31) is disposed on an insulating layer (7) above a wiring layer (11, 12, 13). This metal layer (31) includes a plasmonic filter portion (32) and a shield metal portion (33) that blocks light. The plasmonic filter portion (32) having cyclic holes (32a) to guide light having a selected wavelength to a first photoelectric converting element (101).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayo UCHIDA, Kazuhiro NATSUAKI, Takahiro TAKIMOTO, Nobuyoshi AWAYA, Kazuya ISHIHARA, Takashi NAKANO
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Publication number: 20160064423Abstract: A semiconductor device (100T, 100B) includes: a substrate (30); a first metal layer (10) supported on the substrate (30), the first metal layer (10) including a plurality of first wires (12); an insulating layer (70) provided on the first metal layer (10); a second metal layer (20) provided on the insulating layer (70), the second metal layer (20) including a plurality of second wires (22); an insulative protection layer (80) covering part of each of the plurality of second wires (22), and an electrically-conductive layer (90) provided on the insulative protection layer (80). In a cross section including a boundary between a first region (R1) in which the insulative protection layer (80) is provided and a second region (R2) in which the insulative protection layer (80) is not provided, a surface of the insulating layer (70) which is on the insulative protection layer (80) side has a step between two of the second wires which adjoin each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroaki FURUKAWA
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Patent number: 9274633Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of reducing the number of steps and material costs and a method of producing the liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display device (100) of the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel (105); and a touch panel (106). Out of the liquid crystal display panel (105) and the touch panel (106), one panel serves as a reference for alignment between the liquid crystal display panel (105) and the touch panel (106) and the other panel is aligned with the one panel. The other panel is provided with a second alignment mark that is aligned with a first alignment mark of the one panel. The second alignment mark is constituted by a transparent member.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsunori Misaki
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Patent number: 9276019Abstract: A method of manufacturing an array substrate 20 according to the present invention includes a line forming step, and line forming step includes following performances. A plurality of source lines 27 are formed on a glass substrate GS so as to extend from a first region A1 on the glass substrate GS to a second region A2 that is adjacent to the first region on an outer side thereof. A plurality of source driver side check lines 45A are formed on the glass substrate GS so as to extend from the second region A2 to a third region that is adjacent to the first region A1 on an outer side thereof and adjacent to the second region A2. A plurality of first line connection portions 49 are formed in the second region A2 and the first line connection portions 49 connect the source lines 27 and the first source driver side check lines 45A. A capacity stem line 43 and a common line 44 are formed to extend from the first region A1 to the third region A3.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takaharu Yamada, Ryohki Itoh, Masahiro Yoshida, Hidetoshi Nakagawa, Takuya Ohishi, Masahiro Matsuda, Kazutoshi Kida
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Patent number: 9274375Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a metal electrode, a transparent electrode, an interlayer insulating film, and a comb-shaped electrode. Distorted horizontal electric fields are generated in order to distort the orientation of liquid crystal molecules. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a transflective liquid crystal display device that has high transmittance, reflectance, and yield, and that can suppress display defects such as screen burn-in without using a panel gap adjusting structure, a driving method that respectively applies different electric fields to the reflective region and the transmissive region, or a multi-L/S structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Kawahira, Toshihiro Matsumoto, Mitsuhiro Murata, Yosuke Iwata
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Patent number: 9274268Abstract: A back light unit (lighting device) 12 includes an LED (light source) 17, a light guide plate 16 including a light entrance surface 16b and a light exit surface 16a, LED boards 18 each including a plate surface facing the light entrance surface 16b and board relay terminals 22 configured to relay power to the LED 17, and a relay wiring member (relay member) 28 electrically connecting between the board relay terminals 22 and a power source board (power) PWB. The light entrance surface 16b faces the LED 17. The light from the LED 17 enters the light guide plate 16 through the light entrance surface 16b and exits through the light exit surface 16a. The LED 17 is mounted on the plate surface of the LED board 18. The board relay terminals 22 are arranged such that the relay wiring member 28 that is orientated to either one of sides in the thickness direction of the light guide plate 18 is allowed to be connected to the board relay terminals 22.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hirokazu Mouri
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Patent number: 9277556Abstract: There are included a plurality of mapping units to which a plurality of data signal sequences related to the same data signal sequence are input via spectra cyclic shift units and which arrange the input data signal sequences on the frequency axis and output the arranged data signal sequences as transmission frequency spectra; an assignment information acquisition unit that controls the plurality of mapping units based on assignment information to cause the data signal sequences arranged on the frequency axis to partially overlap; the spectra cyclic shift units shifting, under control of an amount-of-shift decision unit, the input data signal sequences by an amount of cyclic shift to cause partially overlapping data signals to be identical and outputting the data signal sequences; and a plurality of transmit antennas that send out the transmission frequency spectra output by the plurality of mapping units.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Osamu Nakamura, Hiroki Takahashi, Jungo Goto, Kazunari Yokomakura, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi
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Patent number: 9272999Abstract: The present invention relates to polymorphic forms of a compound of formula A: This compound is useful as a glucagon receptor antagonist and serves as a pharmaceutically active ingredient for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and related conditions, such as hyperglycemia, obesity, dyslipidemia, and the metabolic syndrome. Hydrates, hemihydrates, anhydrates and similar polymorphic forms are included.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: John Y. L. Chung, Yanfeng Zhang, Aaron S. Cote, Jeremy Scott, Yekaterina Vaynshteyn
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Patent number: 9274447Abstract: A two-component color developer containing a toner and a resin-coated carrier, the toner containing at least a polyester resin as a binding resin, an organic pigment as a colorant and inorganic fine particles as an external additive, wherein the inorganic fine particles have a negative polarity, the toner has a volume resistivity of 40×109 to 220×109 ?cm and a negative polarity, and the carrier has a coat durability of 90% or greater.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keiichi Kikawa, Keigo Mitamura, Yui Kawano, Shintaro Fukuoka