Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 8953121
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device which uses a white LED as the light source, in order to avoid/suppress the reduction in the speed of response of the liquid crystal while increasing the color reproducibility and red chromaticity without the use of a special purpose color filter, a band cut filter which absorbs the wavelength component neighboring orange in light that is transmitted is provided between the liquid crystal display and the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshinori Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20150036092
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention has a display area that includes a plurality of pixels (Px). The display area is made up of n kinds of domains (where n is an integer that is equal to or greater than two and equal to or smaller than four). The directors of the n kinds of domains define mutually different alignment directions. If the domain structure of each pixel (Px) is defined by the kinds of the domains that form the pixel (Px), the number k of the kinds of the domains that form the pixel (Px), and the arrangement of the domains in the pixel (Px), the display area includes a pixel, of which k is less than n and of which the domain structure is different from the domain structures of adjacent pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isamu Miyake, Tomohiko Mori, Iichiroh Inoue
  • Publication number: 20150034983
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device highly resistant to the environment, and having good heat resistance, light resistance and gas barrier property, and a method for producing same. With the light emitting device, a substrate 2 and interconnect patterns 5A, 5B formed on the surface thereof are covered with an acrylic resin primer 10 having better gas barrier property than a silicone resin sealing resin part 3. Light resistance is ensured by the silicone resin sealing resin portion 3 and the gas barrier property can be ensured by the acrylic resin primer 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuji TAKENAKA, Masashi TAKEMOTO, Nobuaki AOKI
  • Publication number: 20150035815
    Abstract: In one or more example embodiments, a display controller includes a stable pixel writing period in one horizontal period in a display device, the stable pixel writing period being a period during which a voltage outputted from a gate driver is at a high level. The display controller also includes a first stable pixel writing period determination circuit which determines, by using a reference signal independent from the frame rate in the display device, the stable pixel writing period during which the voltage is at the high level. Thus, the display controller can be provided in which, regardless of whether and how the frame rate is changed, the stable pixel writing period can be of a target length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiro YANAGI, Takuji MIYAMOTO, Atsuhito MURAI
  • Publication number: 20150035557
    Abstract: Provided are an error detection circuit, a power source unit, and an image forming apparatus that are capable of detecting a short circuit state and an open circuit state of a power source output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuuki Kozaki
  • Publication number: 20150039127
    Abstract: In a self-propelled vacuum cleaner (1), a housing operation management section (51) and an image transmission control section (53) receive a stop instruction for stopping a transmission operation of an image from a user. In a case where the stop instruction is received, the image transmission control section (53) stops the transmission operation of the image and sets a command non-reception mode. Upon receipt of the stop instruction for stopping the transmission operation of the image, the command control section (56) notifies, to a login terminal device which has transmitted a command of the transmission operation of the image, that the command non-reception mode in which reception of the operation command from the login terminal device is refused has been set in the self-propelled vacuum cleaner 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20150038490
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to spiropyrrolidine compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kun Liu, Shawn J. Stachel, Craig A. Coburn, Thomas G. Steele, Richard Soll, Hao Wu, Xuanjin Peng, Yaxian Cai, Xiaoxiang Du, Jian Li
  • Publication number: 20150036615
    Abstract: A base station apparatus in the present invention includes a terminal-specific control channel generation unit that generates terminal-specific control channels mapped in a terminal-specific control channel region that is configured specifically to the terminal apparatus and that is constituted by a prescribed number of resource block pairs and transmitted. If a number of candidate specific control channels monitored by the terminal apparatus is smaller than or equal to a number of resource block pairs in the terminal-specific control channel region at each aggregation level, which indicates a number of the enhanced control channel elements used in each of the terminal-specific control channels, each of the candidate terminal-specific control channels corresponds to a different resource block pair in the terminal-specific control channel region. The terminal-specific control channels are mapped in one of the candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Kimihiko Imamura, Toshizo Nogami, Daiichiro Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20150034158
    Abstract: A solar cell module capable of suppressing a decrease of a light gathering function with use and offering an excellent light gathering function over a long period of time, and a photovoltaic power generation device using the solar cell module are provided. A solar cell module 1 includes a light gathering member 2 formed of a fluorescent material 7 provided in a transparent base material 6, the light gathering member 2 absorbing external light by the fluorescent material 7 and causing emitted light to propagate to be emitted from an end face 2c, and a solar cell element 3 installed on the end face 2c of the light gathering member 2, the solar cell element 3 receiving the light and generating electric power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Uchida, Hideomi Yui, Tokiyoshi Umeda
  • Patent number: 8947339
    Abstract: A method for displaying an input image on a display includes receiving the input image to be displayed on the display. The image is modified with a first process to determine a driving signal for a two-dimensional backlight array of independently selectable light emitting elements of the display. The first modified image is modified with a second noise reducing process to determine a driving signal for a two-dimensional liquid crystal layer defining pixels of the display. The two-dimensional backlight array has a different density of light emitting elements than the two-dimensional liquid crystal layer defining the pixels of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao-fan Feng, Scott J. Daly
  • Patent number: 8948714
    Abstract: A low noise converter includes a plurality of amplification circuits receiving a plurality of polarized wave signals transmitted from a satellite for amplifying the plurality of polarized wave signals, respectively, a plurality of switch circuits, each selecting one of outputs from the plurality of amplification circuits, a plurality of filter circuits provided corresponding to the plurality of switch circuits, respectively, for removing an image signal, a plurality of signal mixer-amplifiers provided corresponding to the plurality of filter circuits, respectively, to frequency-convert each output from the plurality of filter circuits by mixing with a local oscillation signal and to amplify the frequency-converted signal, and a plurality of output ports provided corresponding to the plurality of signal mixer-amplifiers, respectively, to receive an output from the plurality of signal mixer-amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohji Motoyama
  • Patent number: 8944661
    Abstract: Uneven brightness is less likely to be caused and good display quality is achieved. A lighting device includes a plurality of light emitting units each of which includes a base board and a plurality of light emitting components on the base board, a linear light source including the plurality of light emitting units that are arranged linearly, a light guide member having an end portion and provided such that the end portion faces the linear light source, a reflection sheet configured to reflect light from the linear light source, and a reflection cover provided close to the light guide member and corresponding to a gap that is generated between the light emitting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Patent number: 8946575
    Abstract: A switch through hole 22 is formed in a front cabinet 5a, and a press switch 21 is located in the front cabinet 5a to correspond to the switch through hole 22. With a pressing element 25 inserted in a plate through hole 28a of a reinforcing plate 28, an outer periphery of a middle portion of the pressing element 25 in an axial direction and the plate through hole 28a are connected by a silicone rubber 27. A key top 26 is coupled to one end of the pressing element 25 in the axial direction so as to be exposed from the switch through hole 22, and a switch assembly 24 is fitted in the switch through hole 22. This structure increases durability of a push-button switch, while increasing ease of assembly of a push-button switch structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Genkei Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8946231
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel P2X3 receptor antagonists that play a critical role in treating disease states associated with pain, in particular peripheral pain, inflammatory pain, or tissue injury pain that can be treated using a P2X3 receptor subunit modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Burgey, Craig M. Potteiger
  • Patent number: 8946611
    Abstract: A color filter is formed using a simple manufacturing method, and bias application to a pixel separating electrode allows sensitivity in low illumination intensity to be improved. In a solid-state imaging element, in which a plurality of unit pixel sections are disposed two dimensionally on a side closer to a front surface of a semiconductor substrate or a semiconductor layer, each unit pixel section having a light receiving section for generating a signal charge by light irradiation, an adjoining unit pixel section is formed in the same color to allow for lesser alignment accuracy of the color filter. A pixel separating electrode is formed in the adjoining unit pixel section, and a signal charge is shared by bias application during low illumination intensity, thereby improving an effective photodiode area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 8947453
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for correcting artifacts in a camera-captured image of a document or image of an object exhibiting document-like content. A mobile device may capture an image and send the image to a cloud computing system for processing. According to a first aspect of the present invention, the mobile device may provide real-time feedback cues to assist in the capture of an image. The mobile device may detect a region-of-interest in the captured image, and a user may refine or confirm the detected region-of-interest. The captured image, information identifying the region-of-interest and a metadata tag, referred to as a region-of-interest modification tag, indicating whether, or not, the region-of-interest was refined by a user may be sent to the cloud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Shao-hsien Chen, Richard John Campbell, Ahmet Mufit Ferman
  • Patent number: 8947461
    Abstract: A display processing apparatus includes a first display processing unit for reducing a size of the display image displayed on the display unit and displaying the reduced image and a second display processing unit for displaying the graphical controller along an outer edge of the reduced display image or over a part of the reduced display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kinuko Moriya
  • Patent number: 8946876
    Abstract: A gate electrode (4) and a source electrode (5) of a semiconductor chip (3) are connected to a gate terminal (7) and a source terminal (9), respectively, via electric conductors (11a and 11b). A portion of the gate terminal (7) which portion is joined to the electric conductor (11a) is close to the gate electrode (4), and a portion of the source terminal (9) which portion is joined to the electric conductor (11b) is close to the source electrode (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Seto
  • Patent number: 8944641
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: an LED; a chassis including a bottom plate provided on a side opposite to a light exit side; and a first reflection sheet. The first reflection sheet includes a quadrangular bottom portion extending along the bottom plate, and two raised portions raised from each of two adjacent sides of the quadrangular bottom portion toward the light exit side, a joint provided between two adjacent side edges of the raised portions. The side edge of a first one of the raised portions includes a facing portion facing the side edge of a second one of the raised portions in a direction in which the first one of the raised portions is raised from the quadrangular bottom portion, and the first one of the raised portions and facing portion bulge toward the light exit side to have an arched shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Kasai
  • Patent number: 8947607
    Abstract: A storage capacitor counter electrode (22) provided on an active matrix substrate (100) includes a first portion (22b) creating a storage capacitance with a storage capacitor bus line (12), a second portion (22a) interposed between the first portion (22b) and a drain electrode (24), and a third portion (22c) being provided opposite from the second portion (22a) with the first portion (22b) sandwiched therebetween and protruding from the first portion (22b). The third portion (22c) is disposed so as not to overlie any pixel electrode other than a pixel electrode (30) that is electrically connected to the drain electrode (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Takaharu Yamada