Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 8982107
    Abstract: A monolithic gate driver capable of operating with a relatively small number of circuit elements is realized. A stage constituent circuit constituting each stage of a shift register includes two output terminals connected to scanning signal lines, two thin-film transistors each having a drain terminal to which an output control clock signal is supplied and a source terminal connected to the output terminal, a first-node connected to the two thin-film transistors in common, a first-node control circuit, and an input terminal for receiving a set signal. In this configuration, the first-node changes from an OFF level to an ON level based on the set signal. Further, the first-node control circuit changes the first-node from the ON level to the OFF level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8979314
    Abstract: In a light emitting device (10) includes a light source (11) which emits near-ultraviolet laser light and a fluorescent member (12) which includes a fluorescent body (13) that is excited by the light emitted from the light source (11) so as to emit light, the fluorescent member (12) includes a substrate (16) which is formed with a highly heat conductive member and a fluorescent body layer (14) in which particles (13d) of the fluorescent body (13) are deposited on the substrate (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke Maemura, Yoshiyuki Takahira, Koji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8981519
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate (41) includes an insulating substrate (30), a plurality of semiconductor thin films (46) which are arranged on the insulating substrate (30) to be separated from each other, and a conductive film (33) which is arranged between the semiconductor thin films (46). Therefore, it is possible to uniformly thin the film thickness of each of the semiconductor thin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Mitani
  • Patent number: 8980916
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) as described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing a thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew Voss, Hiroki Sone, Samuel Chackalamannil, Munetaka Ohkouchi
  • Patent number: 8980929
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel amino-substituted seven-membered heterocyclic compounds of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jacqueline D. Hicks, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Xiaoxia Qian, Robert R. Wilkening
  • Patent number: 8980920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Linked Tricyclic Aryl Compounds, compositions comprising at least one Linked Tricyclic Compound, and methods of using Linked Tricyclic Aryl Compounds for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient. in one aspect, the present invention provides Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: Non-limiting examples of the Compounds of Formula (II) include compound 56.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Qingbei Zeng, Kevin X. Chen, Anilkumar Gopinadhan Nair, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Joseph A. Kozlowski, F. George Njoroge
  • Patent number: 8983525
    Abstract: A mobile communication system includes: a plurality of mobile communication terminals; and a first base station device configured to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of mobile communication terminals. The first base station device is configured to report to the plurality of mobile communication terminals that a second base station device allowing only a particular mobile communication terminal access is set to allow all the plurality of mobile communication terminals access, by transmitting using cell broadcast service, identification information of the second station device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeto Suzuki, Shinichi Sawada, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Koki Suzuki, Akio Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 8981639
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatsugu Masuda, Kenji Terashima
  • Patent number: 8982165
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source in which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged, a luminous intensity controller configured to control luminous intensities of the plurality of light emitting elements separately in groups of one or more light emitting elements, and a predetermined correction table indicating temperature distribution characteristics corresponding to position information of the plurality of light emitting elements in the light source. The luminous intensity controller controls the luminous intensities of the plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to the position information based on the temperature distribution characteristics of the correction table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junko Yabuta
  • Patent number: 8982194
    Abstract: An image watching glasses identification device 10 (or 20 or 30) is an image watching glasses identification device 10 (or 20 or 30) for identifying a pair of shutter glasses 400 through which to watch an image displayed on a display device 100, the image watching glasses identification device 10 (or 20 or 30) including: an identification information obtaining section 15 for obtaining an identification information item for identifying the pair of shutter glasses 400 and; a display control section 12 for causing the display device 100 to display an identification result associated with the identification information item obtained by the identification information obtaining section 15. This makes it possible to provide an image watching glasses identification device that is capable of causing, when a viewer watches through the pair of image watching glasses 400 the image displayed on the display device 100, the display device 100 to display the identification result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Go Mori, Teruhisa Kotani, Hideharu Tajima, Shigemi Maeda, Tetsuya Okumura, Takashi Arimoto, Toshihiko Sakai, Takanobu Sato
  • Patent number: 8979770
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for RNA isolation from biological samples containing white blood cells, such as whole blood. The devices have a device body that includes a first chamber having a first membrane that selectively binds white blood cells, a second chamber having a second membrane that reversibly binds RNA and a plurality of ports that are removably attached to a reagent pack and waste receptacle via a valving system controlled by a control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Fare, Deborah A. Kessler, Kristopher A. Kilian
  • Patent number: 8983391
    Abstract: A method for obtaining multiple path loss parameters by a user equipment (UE) is described. A radio resource control (RRC) signaling message is received from a serving eNode B. A first transmit power corresponding to a first reference signal is obtained from the RRC signaling message. A second transmit power corresponding to a second reference signal is obtained from the RRC signaling message. A first path loss parameter is calculated using the first transmit power. A second path loss parameter is calculated using the second transmit power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ahmad Khoshnevis, Shohei Yamada, Zhanping Yin
  • Patent number: 8982287
    Abstract: Provided is a data processing apparatus including a correction circuit. In at least one embodiment, the data correction circuit acquires pixel data of a first pixel for display of a first color component and pixel data of a second pixel for display of a second color component, the second pixel being driven by a scanning signal line which drives the first pixel and being driven by a data signal line which is adjacent to the first pixel, and corrects the pixel data of the second pixel in accordance with a relationship between a value of the pixel data of the first pixel and a value of the pixel data of the second pixel. Thus, it is possible to cause a liquid crystal driving panel to perform uniform display without causing display unevenness even in a case where a halftone of a specific color component is uniformly displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshikazu Tsuchiya, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
  • Publication number: 20150070593
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takaharu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20150069407
    Abstract: A group III nitride semiconductor multilayer substrate (100) includes a channel layer (5) which is a group III nitride semiconductor, a barrier layer (6) which is formed on the channel layer (5) to form a heterointerface in combination with the channel layer (5) and which is a group III nitride semiconductor, wherein in the barrier layer (6, 206), a Cu concentration in a region of 10 nm or less depths from its surface is 1.0×1010 (atomicity/cm2) or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakazu Matsubayashi, Nobuaki Teraguchi, Nobuyuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20150069575
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor growth apparatus of the present invention comprises a chamber into which a reactive gas containing nitrogen is to be introduced as a material gas and a reaction part which is placed in the chamber and in which the material gas is brought into reaction to grow a nitride semiconductor. In the nitride semiconductor growth apparatus, in a region which includes a reaction part and part of an upstream side from a reaction part with respect to a flow of a material gas, portions to be in contact with the material gas (a gas introducing part, a current introducing part and a view port part and the like) are made from non-copper material (i.e., material containing no copper).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuaki Teraguchi
  • Publication number: 20150068674
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display device (display device) includes: a step of coating a liquid adhesive material on at least one of opposing surfaces of a liquid crystal display panel (display panel) that displays images or a parallax barrier panel (function panel) to be stacked onto the liquid crystal display panel; a step of attaching the liquid crystal display panel to the parallax barrier panel through an adhesive material; and a step of partial curing in which an overlapping portion of the adhesive material overlapping in a plan view an outer edge portion of at least one of the liquid crystal display panel and the parallax barrier panel is cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichiroh Tsuchida, Takayuki Yamada, Tomoo Takatani, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20150070890
    Abstract: Provided is an light source board unit enabling improved freedom in the shape and material for a resin part, suppression of increased costs, and compatibility of optical characteristics and physical characteristics. This light source substrate unit (1) is provided with a plurality of LED chips (2) and a base material (10) having a plurality of recesses (10a) in which the LED chips are mounted. The base material includes a first resin part (11) fabricated by injecting a first resin and a second resin part (12) fabricated by injecting a second resin. The first resin part and the second resin part have mutually different optical characteristics, and at least a portion of the inner surface of the recesses is formed by the second resin part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanobu Okano, Ken Sumitani
  • Publication number: 20150071685
    Abstract: Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus are provided capable of reducing rotation torque on startup even if a toner is solidified. The toner cartridge includes a toner stirring member having a rotating shaft and a stirring blade; a toner discharge member having a spiral-shaped conveyance blade attached to a conveyance shaft; a second gear having a bearing projection protruding radially inwardly from an inner peripheral surface of an annular base part, which is rotatably supported in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft; an abutment member protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft, against which the bearing projection abuts under rotation of the second gear; first and third gears for transmitting rotation of the second gear to the conveyance shaft; and a rotationally driving section for imparting a rotating force to the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiki ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150072626
    Abstract: According to a wireless circuit, in a case where a control section carries out switching between use frequency bands of an antenna, the control section sets, in accordance with a first set value which has been adjusted by an impedance variable matching section before the switching, a set value of an impedance variable matching section after the switching. This prevents communication, which is carried out by the wireless circuit including the variable matching section, from being cut off when the use frequency band are switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shoichi Shitara