Patents Assigned to Sharp
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Publication number: 20140056166Abstract: Provided are a communication system, a base station apparatus, a mobile station apparatus, and a communication method where a configuration message is transmitted or received. The configuration message includes a measurement configuration, where the measurement configuration includes a measurement object and a reporting configuration. The measurement object is used to determine a first cell from among the plurality of cells, the measurement object is linked to the reporting configuration and indicates the measurement frequency, the reporting configuration includes an criterion, and the criterion triggers the mobile station apparatus to send a measurement report.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei YAMADA, Katsunari UEMURA, Yasuyuki KATO, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, I, Waho OH
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Publication number: 20140057893Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Scott Edmondson, Zhiqiang Guo, Harold B. Wood, Andrew W. Stamford, Michael W. Miller, Duane E. DeMong, Gregori J. Morriello, Rajan Anand, Vincent J. Colandrea, Megan Macala, Milana Maletic, Cheng Zhu, Yuping Zhu, Wanying Sun, Kake Zhao, Yong Huang, Joel M. Harris, Lehua Chang, Nam Fung Kar, Zhiyong Hu, Liping Wang, Bowei Wang, Ping Liu, Jason W. Szewczyk, William B. Geiss
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Publication number: 20140055353Abstract: A mounting section (2) for a user to mount on his/her head includes an infrared light irradiation section (5) that irradiates an object to be detected (21) with a predetermined pattern of infrared light and an infrared light detection section (6) that detects the infrared light reflected by the object to be detected (21). The infrared light irradiation section (5) and the infrared light detection section (6) are placed at a predetermined distance from each other. The three-dimensional coordinates of the object to be detected (21) are computed from a predetermined pattern of reflection from the object to be detected (21) as obtained by the infrared light detection section (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kengo Takahama
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Publication number: 20140056021Abstract: A headlamp includes the laser chip which emits excitation light, a light-emitting section which contains a phosphor, and an optical rod. The excitation light emitted from the laser chip is optically guided by the optical rod, and the light output from the optical rod enters the light-emitting section. An edge is present in the light intensity distribution of the light-emitting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiyuki TAKAHIRA, Koji TAKAHASHI, Yosuke MAEMURA, Tomohiro SAKAUE, Kensei TOYOTA
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Publication number: 20140055329Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device having a configuration in which one pixel is divided into a plurality of sub-pixels to improve the view angle characteristic, the number of IC chips for driving a panel is reduced more than that in the conventional technique. A gate driver is provided with a first shift register (20A) corresponding to first gate bus lines (GLAi) (i=1 to n), a second shift register (20B) corresponding to second gate bus lines (GLBi), and AND operation circuits (ANDi) each outputting a signal indicating AND between an output signal (QAi) from the first shift register (20A) and an output signal (QBi) from the second shift register (20B). To the first gate bus line (GLAi), the output signal (QAi) from the first shift register (20A) is applied as it is as a scanning signal (GAi). To the second gate bus line (GLBi), an output signal from the AND operation circuit (ANDi) is applied as a scanning signal (GBi).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masanori Ohara
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Patent number: 8658957Abstract: A sensor circuit or a display apparatus from which a highly accurate sensor output can be obtained includes a photodiode, a capacitor that is connected to the photodiode via an accumulation node and accumulates charges according to an electric current in the photodiode; a sensor switching element transistor that causes the accumulation node and an output line to be conductive with respect to each other in response to a readout signal and outputs an output signal according to the potential of the accumulation node to the output line; a variable capacitor that is provided between the accumulation node and an input electrode, and whose capacitance varies when a pressure is applied by a touching operation; and a control switching element transistor to which a control signal for switching conduction and non-conduction between the variable capacitor and the accumulation node is input.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Christopher Brown, Hiromi Katoh, Kohei Tanaka
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Patent number: 8657458Abstract: A lighting device, uneven brightness of which is suppressed, is provided. A lighting device of the present invention includes LEDs 17, a chassis 14 that houses the LEDs 17 therein, and a chassis reflection sheet 22 that is provided on an inner surface of the chassis 14 and configured to reflect light from the LEDs 17. The LEDs 17 are provided on a bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14. The chassis reflection sheet 22 has a bottom portion 31 that extends along the bottom plate 14a and slanted portions 32 that extend from a periphery of the bottom portion 31. The slanted portions 32 slant to a direction in which the LED emits light with respect to the bottom portion. A boundary L between the bottom portion 31 and the slanted portions 32 is formed in a nonlinear shape in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shinji Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8659712Abstract: An active matrix substrate of the present invention for use in a liquid crystal panel includes a scanning signal line (16x), a data signal line (15x), and a transistor (12a) connected to the scanning signal line (16x) and the data signal line (15x), with first and second pixel electrodes (17a and 17b) provided in each pixel (101), one of the pixel electrodes (17a) being connected to the data signal line (15x) via the transistor (12a). The active matrix substrate includes first and second capacitor electrodes (37a and 38a) electrically connected to the pixel electrode (17a), capacitors being formed between the capacitor electrodes (37a and 38a) and the other pixel electrode (17b), respectively. This makes it possible to improve yields of manufacture of capacitively-coupled pixel-division type active matrix substrates and liquid crystal panels including the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshihide Tsubata
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Patent number: 8658687Abstract: The present invention provides a formulation comprising asenapine hemipamoate suspended particles, which formulation can be administered via a Depot provided by an IM injection of the formulation, and which depot does not display a particle-size dependent release rate. The present invention provides also methods of treatment using the same.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Werenfridus Adrianus Faassen, Gerardus Johannes Huissen Kemperman, Johannes Antonius Hendrikus van Laarhoven
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Patent number: 8659041Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light emitting diode includes at least an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer. The active layer is formed of one first nitride semiconductor layer having a highest In ratio in the light emitting diode. The light emitting diode further includes at least one of a second nitride semiconductor layer located between the active layer and the n-type nitride semiconductor layer and including an InGaN layer, and a third nitride semiconductor layer located between the active layer and the p-type nitride semiconductor layer and including an InGaN layer. Respective In (Indium) ratios of the InGaN layers included in the second nitride semiconductor layer and the InGaN layers included in the third nitride semiconductor layer are lower than the In ratio of the first nitride semiconductor layer forming the active layer. The LED with high luminous efficiency can thus be provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Satoshi Komada
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Patent number: 8658545Abstract: A vapor deposition source (60), a limiting plate unit (80), and a vapor deposition mask (70) are disposed in this order. The limiting plate unit includes a plurality of limiting plates (81) disposed along a first direction. At least a portion of surfaces (83) defining a limiting space (82) of the limiting plate unit and surfaces (84) of the limiting plate unit opposing the vapor deposition source is constituted by at least one outer surface member (110, 120) capable of attaching to and detaching from a base portion (85). Accordingly, a vapor deposition device that is capable of forming a coating film in which edge blur is suppressed on a large-sized substrate and that has excellent maintenance performance can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Kawato, Satoshi Inoue, Tohru Sonoda
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Patent number: 8658794Abstract: The present invention provides 8-methyl-1-phenyl-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine derivatives according to formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of the current invention show inhibitory activity against Lck and can be used for the treatment of Lck-mediated diseases or Lck-mediated conditions such as inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.Inventors: Adrianus Petrus Antonius de Man, Johannes Bernardus Maria Rewinkel, Christiaan Gerardus Johannes Maria Jans, Hans Cornelis Andreas Raaijmakers, Jacobus Cornelis Henricus Maria Wijkmans
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Patent number: 8660448Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor, a developing apparatus, a developing bias supply power source, a control section for controlling a developing bias, a density sensor, and an arithmetic section. When an image density adjustment operation is performed, the arithmetic section determines a print-time developing bias in accordance with a detection result obtained by detecting, by the density sensor, a plurality of image density adjustment toner images formed by changing a developing bias. The print-time developing bias is set by the control section when printing is performed. also, In a case where a previous print-time developing bias falls within at least a low range of a predetermined range of the developing bias, the arithmetic section determines the print-time developing bias to a value between a reference developing bias for a target image density and the previous print-time developing bias.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Otsuka, Takashi Kitagawa, Motoyuki Itoyama
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Patent number: 8659709Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain a display device having excellent display quality by appropriately modifying the chromaticity of images. In this display device, a correction processing part (CPU 30) determines a first chromaticity change amount stored in memory (31) on the basis of a first cumulative usage amount, which is the cumulative usage amount of an LED (17) up to a present time, the cumulative value having been measured by a counter (32), and the correction processing part also determines a second chromaticity change amount stored in the memory (31) on the basis of a second cumulative usage amount, which is the cumulative usage amount of the LED (17) up to a time when the chromaticity of a pixel is adjusted by a chromaticity adjusting part (CPU 30), the cumulative value having been measured by the counter (32).Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tohru Hanaoka, Fumio Kokubo, Eiji Kurimoto, Ryoji Ishimura, Shota Inoue, Fumiaki Yamada
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Patent number: 8659376Abstract: A magnetic latching solenoid comprises a housing, a moveable magnetically permeable member, a stationary magnetic assembly, a counter flux generator; and, a spring. A substantially equal extent of the moveable magnetically permeable member and stationary magnetic assembly along results in an air gap interface being essentially mid-way between the opposite axial extremities of the moveable magnetically permeable member and stationary magnetic assembly, thereby enhancing an attracting force of a permanent magnet that comprises the stationary magnetic assembly. In an example embodiment, the stationary magnetic assembly comprises a pole member which is adjustably positionable to minimize air gaps.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: James M. Gruden
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Patent number: 8660466Abstract: A development device comprising a developer conveying member and a developer raking member that are rotatably disposed in the developer conveyance path to conveying and agitating the developer in the developer conveyance paths, wherein the developer conveyance path includes first and second developer conveyance paths and first and second communication paths that communicating the first and second developer conveyance paths on both sides, the developer conveying member includes first and second developer conveying members that are disposed in the first and second developer conveyance paths, the developer raking member is disposed in at least one of the first and second communication paths.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichi Mihara, Takafumi Nagai
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Patent number: 8661488Abstract: In an AV network system where one or more servers and digital TVs are connected to a network, and a server connected to the network is also connected to a digital TV by a HDMI cable, the digital TV searches for the one or more servers and obtains an IP address of each of the servers via the network. Further, the digital TV requests an IP address of the servers using HDMI CEC and obtains the IP address from the recorder connected to the digital TV by the HDMI cable. The digital TV compares the IP address obtained using CEC with the IP address obtained via the network, and receives video and audio signals from the server via the HDMI cable when the IP addresses match.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Satoru Matsuyama
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Patent number: 8659773Abstract: Provided is an image sending apparatus capable of preventing an erroneous sending effectively using a preview display without causing a user to feel troublesome with unnecessary confirmation operation. An image forming apparatus (illustrated as a digital multi-functional peripheral) is provided with a setting storage portion (illustrated as a control memory) for storing setting information (illustrated as a table) related to a preview display by a display control portion (illustrated as a panel control portion) for each sending destination. The setting information includes forcible execution information showing whether or not a preview image is displayed forcibly by the display control portion. The display control portion performs a display control based on the stored setting information.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Terumi Hayashi, Masanori Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8659767Abstract: In an image forming apparatus including a control unit made of a display panel and a touch panel display and having one-sided image forming mode and dual-sided image forming mode, the touch panel display includes: a finished state preview controller for displaying the finished state of a hard copy; and a confirmatory display controller. The display panel includes a first display area, a second display area and a third display area. The image forming apparatus includes a display position switching controller that switches the position of the image of the page to be turned to be displayed in the third display area, depending on the image forming mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kayoko Iwase, Hirohito Morioka
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Patent number: 8660411Abstract: Disclosed is a display device that makes recording and scheduling programs chosen by a user simpler than was conventionally possible. While viewing a broadcast program of any channel on the display device, a user gives an instruction for different-channel program guide display (S1). The display device displays different-channel programs broadcasted at the time as a list (S2). In that state, the user presses down the cursor button of a remote controller (S3), the position of the cursor is changed (S4), and the user press down a record button (45) (S5) to start recording the program at the cursor position (S6).Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takaomi Fujimoto, Takashi Watanabe