Patents Assigned to Tianma Japan, Ltd.
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Publication number: 20220208119Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit on the substrate, a power supply line, and an extra voltage supply line different from the power supply line and the data line. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor to control an amount of electric current supplied to a light-emitting element, a storage capacitor between a gate terminal of the driving transistor and the power supply line, a first switching transistor between the light-emitting element and the driving transistor, a second switching transistor between a source terminal of the driving transistor and the data line, and a third switching transistor between the source terminal of the driving transistor and the extra voltage supply line. The third switching transistor supplies a signal voltage different from the data signal to the driving transistor from the extra voltage supply line.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicants: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase
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Patent number: 11372482Abstract: An electronic device having a display screen that displays a user interface including at least one object, comprising: a display mechanism that displays the user interface; a coordinate detection mechanism that detects coordinates of a user touch point on the display screen; a first feedback presentation mechanism that presents tactile feedback at a prescribed point to make the user perceive the presence of an object; a measurement mechanism that measures a force generated by the user pressing the display screen; and a second feedback presentation mechanism that detects an operation trigger based on the force and generates mechanical vibration.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignees: TIANMA JAPAN. LTD., Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yiping Yang, Hiroshi Haga, Harue Sasaki, Daisuke Sugimoto, Takuya Asai, Koji Shigemura
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Patent number: 11367377Abstract: The display region includes a plurality of subpixel lines. Each of the plurality of subpixel lines include subpixels of a first color, subpixel pairs of a second color, and subpixels of a third color disposed cyclically one by one along a first axis. Between two adjacent subpixel lines, subpixels of the first color are disposed at different positions along the first axis. Between the two adjacent subpixel lines, subpixel pairs of the second color are disposed at different positions along the first axis. Between the two adjacent subpixel lines, subpixels of the third color are disposed at different positions along the first axis. The centroids of two subpixels constituting a subpixel pair of the second color are located at different positions when seen along the first axis and when seen along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignees: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD., Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yojiro Matsueda, Hiroaki Kimura
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Publication number: 20220187238Abstract: An ion sensing device includes a first field-effect transistor, a second field-effect transistor, a reference electrode configured to directly contact a sample solution, a first ion-sensitive film, and a second ion-sensitive film. Each of the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor film, a bottom gate electrode, a bottom gate insulating film located between the bottom gate electrode and the semiconductor film, and a top gate insulating film. Surface materials in contact with the sample solution for the first ion-sensitive film and the second ion-sensitive films are the same. A sensitivity of the combination of the first field-effect transistor and the first ion-sensitive film is higher than a sensitivity of the combination of the second field-effect transistor and the second ion-sensitive film.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Kazushige TAKECHI, Shinnosuke IWAMATSU, Hiroki MURAYAMA, Yoshiyuki WATANABE
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Patent number: 11355063Abstract: A pixel circuit for controlling driving current for a light-emitting element is disclosed. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor configured to supply driving current to the light-emitting element, a first switching transistor configured to transmit a data signal corresponding to the driving current, a storage capacitor configured to receive the signal from the first switching transistor and store a voltage to be applied to a gate of the driving transistor, a second switching transistor configured to correct the voltage to be stored to the storage capacitor, and a first capacitor including an electrode connected with a drain of the driving transistor and an electrode to be supplied with a predetermined potential.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignees: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD., WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Genshiro Kawachi
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Patent number: 11347315Abstract: An electronic device having a display screen that displays a user interface including at least one object, comprising a display mechanism that displays the user interface; a coordinate detection mechanism that detects coordinates of a user touch point on the display screen; a first feedback presentation mechanism that presents tactile feedback at a prescribed point to make the user perceive the presence of an object; a measurement mechanism that measures a force generated by the user pressing the display screen; and a second feedback presentation mechanism that detects an operation trigger based on the force and generates mechanical vibration.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignees: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD., Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yiping Yang, Hiroshi Haga, Harue Sasaki, Daisuke Sugimoto, Takuya Asai, Koji Shigemura
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Patent number: 11342364Abstract: A thin-film transistor substrate includes an insulating substrate, a first insulating layer, a first thin-film transistor including a first oxide semiconductor film, a second insulating layer located upper than the first insulating layer, and a second thin-film transistor including a second oxide semiconductor film different in composition from the first oxide semiconductor film. At least a part of the first oxide semiconductor film is provided above and in contact with the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is the uppermost insulating layer among insulating layers located lower than and in contact with the first oxide semiconductor film. At least a part of the second oxide semiconductor film is provided above and in contact with the second insulating layer. The second insulating layer is the uppermost insulating layer among insulating layers located lower than and in contact with the second oxide semiconductor film.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignees: TIANMA JAPAN. LTD., Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Tanaka, Kazushige Takechi
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Patent number: 11334167Abstract: A tactile presentation device includes a touch surface fixed in orientation, an actuator configured to vibrate the touch surface along one axis within the plane of the touch surface, and a controller configured to control vibration of the actuator along the one axis to present tactile stimulus to a finger in contact with the touch surface. The controller is configured to control the actuator in such a manner that direction to start vibration for presenting tactile stimulus to the finger is within a range from minus 43° to plus 43° with respect to a direction of gravity projected on the touch surface or the opposite direction thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignees: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Harue Sasaki, Hiroshi Haga, Koji Shigemura, Hirotsugu Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20220126290Abstract: A microdevice includes a plurality of calibration curve liquids, a plurality of first microchannels respectively filled with the plurality of calibration curve liquids, at least one second microchannel filled with a measurement target liquid, and a sealing member that closes openings of the first microchannels to seal the calibration curve liquids. Each of the calibration curve liquids includes a measurement target substance of a predetermined concentration, the predetermined concentration in each of the plurality of calibration curve liquid being mutually different, an antibody that specifically binds to the measurement target substance, and a fluorescent-labeling derivative that fluorescently labels the measurement target substance and competes with the measurement target substance to specifically bind to the antibody. The measurement target liquid includes an unknown concentration of the measurement target substance, the antibody, and the fluorescent-labeling derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Chikaaki MIZOKUCHI, Koji Shigemura, Ken Sumiyoshi
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Publication number: 20220113567Abstract: An optical forming device includes a resin tank that holds a photocurable resin, a light source that emits light for curing the photocurable resin, and an optical modulator. The optical modulator includes a liquid crystal, a first substrate and a second substrate that sandwich the liquid crystal, and a first electrode and a second electrode that apply voltage to the liquid crystal. The optical modulator modulates, in a pattern based on the shape of a three-dimensional shaped object, light that causes the photocurable resin to cure, and irradiates the modulated light on the photocurable resin. The optical modulator includes a plurality of modulation regions including a first region and a second region that have mutually different voltage transmittance characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Tianma Japan, Ltd.Inventor: Chikaaki MIZOKUCHI
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Patent number: 11303879Abstract: A display device, including: an optical system including an aerial imaging element, and a reflective member having a mirror surface that reflects light, wherein the reflective member is arranged so as to reflect first entering light to emit to the aerial imaging element as second entering light, the first entering light is emitted from a projected object and is reflected by the aerial imaging element, and wherein the aerial imaging element reflects the first entering light so as to form a first real image in a position that is in plane symmetry with the projected object with respect to a plane in which the aerial imaging element is formed; and reflects the second entering light so as to form a second real image in a position that is in plane symmetry with a virtual image of the first real image formed by the reflective member with respect to the plane.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Kazunori Masumura, Tetsushi Sato
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Patent number: 11281066Abstract: A light distribution control device includes: first upper electrodes and second upper electrodes disposed alternately in a first direction; first lower electrodes and second lower electrodes disposed alternately in a second direction that crosses the first direction; light transmissive regions disposed between an upper electrode set consisting of the first upper electrodes and the second upper electrodes and a lower electrode set consisting of the first lower electrodes and second lower electrodes; and colored electrophoretic particles and a dispersion medium contained in a space between light transmissive regions. Each of the first upper electrodes extends along the space between light transmissive regions. Each of the second upper electrodes extends along a line of light transmissive regions. Each of the first lower electrodes extends along the space between light transmissive regions. Each of the second lower electrodes extends along a line of light transmissive regions.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Kunihiro Shiota, Ken Sumiyoshi, Masanori Shirokawa
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Publication number: 20220042959Abstract: An optical detection type chemical sensor includes a light source, a detection element and a photodetector. The detection element is constituted of a laminate in which a multilayer film including a chemical detection layer, an optical interference layer, and a half mirror layer is formed on a transparent substrate. At least one of the layers includes a magnetic material. Light from the light source is applied to the detection element under the condition that the light enters inside of the detection element from the rear surface of the transparent substrate on which the laminate is not formed and multiple reflection occurring in the laminate intensifies the magneto-optical effect. A subject is detected by using the photodetector to detect a magneto-optical signal indicating a change in reflected light from the laminate resulting from a change in an optical property resulting from a reaction in the chemical detection layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Haruki YAMANE, Kiyoshi YAMAKAWA, Shingo TAKAHASHI, Koki TAKAHASHI, Satoshi MIURA, Koji SHIGEMURA, Nobuya SEKO, Ken SUMIYOSHI
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Patent number: 11244984Abstract: For the first type of display pixel, a display device determines a luminance value assigned from a first frame pixel to the green subpixel, a luminance value assigned from the first frame pixel to each of the two red subpixels to be a value lower than a luminance value for one red subpixel, and a luminance value assigned from the first frame pixel to each of the two blue subpixels to be a value lower than a luminance value for one blue subpixel. For the second type of display pixel, the display device determines a luminance value assigned from a second frame pixel to each of the red subpixel and the blue subpixel, and a luminance value assigned from the second frame pixel to each of the two green subpixels to be a value lower than a luminance value determined for one green subpixel.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventor: Yojiro Matsueda
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Patent number: 11243410Abstract: A display device comprises a projection device projecting a display image, an aerial imaging element, and a distribution mechanism in which distribution units are arranged at a given interval. An interval between the distribution units is determined according to a relationship between a number of view point pixels constituting a pixel unit, a number of pixel units, a distance from the pixel unit at a center to the pixel unit at an edge, a distance from a distribution unit at a center to the distribution unit at an edge, a pitch of the view point pixel, an angle of light from the pixel unit at the center emitted to the distribution unit, and an angle of the emitted light, an angle of light from the pixel unit at the edge emitted to the distribution unit, and an angle of the emitted light, a distance between the projection device and the distribution units, a refractive index of the distribution mechanism, a distance between the real image and an optimal viewing position for a viewer, and a projection width.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Tetsushi Sato, Kazunori Masumura, Koji Shigemura
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Publication number: 20220034876Abstract: A microdevice includes: a microchannel to which a measurement target solution containing a measurement target substance is introduced; an antibody being fixed to at least one sidewall surface of the microchannel and specifically binding to the measurement target substance; a fluorescence-labeled derivative being specifically bound to the antibody and being acquired by fluorescence-labeling the measurement target substance; and a light blocker blocking excitation light exciting fluorescent light radiated by the fluorescence-labeled derivative. The measurement target substance and the fluorescence-labeled derivative specifically bind to the antibody in a competitive manner, and the antibody is fixed to the sidewall surface of the microchannel in a state of specifically binding to the fluorescence-labeled derivative. The light blocker blocks the excitation light entering the fluorescence-labeled derivative specifically binding to the antibody.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Tianma Japan, Ltd.Inventors: Chikaaki MIZOKUCHI, Koji Shigemura, Ken Sumiyoshi
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Patent number: 11233959Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel and a control circuit to detect the optical signal transmitted by a signal line. The pixel includes a photodetector, an amplifier circuit configured to amplify an optical signal from the photodetector, and a first switch configured to control whether to output the optical signal from the pixel to the signal line. The control circuit includes a first capacitor connected with the signal line and an integrator connected with the signal line via the first capacitor. The control circuit is configured to successively supply a first potential and a second potential different from each other to the signal line in a state where the first switch is non-conductive, and measure an amplification rate determined by the first capacitor and the integrator based on outputs of the integrator when the first potential is supplied and the second potential is supplied.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventor: Hiroyuki Sekine
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Patent number: 11231546Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a bracket that is fixed to a side face of a backlight unit and bonded to the rear main surface of a front surface panel by an adhesive portion. The bracket includes: a side wall that is fixed to a the side face of the backlight unit, rises from rear to front along the side face, and extends along a side face of the front surface panel; and a beam portion in front of the side wall. The beam portion has at least a portion that is continuous with the side wall, protrudes to outside the side wall along the rear main surface of the front surface panel, extends along the side face of the front surface panel, and is bonded to the rear main surface of the front surface panel by the adhesive portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Toru Ohki, Hideki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20210391522Abstract: A thermoelectric transducer includes a substrate, a thermoelectric film on the substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, and a second electrode on the substrate, the second electrode being different from the first electrode in work function. The first electrode and the second electrode are in contact with the same side of the thermoelectric film. The outer edge of the thermoelectric film is located inner than the outer edge of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicants: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD., Akita PrefectureInventors: Nobuya SEKO, Kazuyuki Ise
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Patent number: 11169643Abstract: A touch panel device includes a touch panel and a controller for the touch panel. The touch panel includes a support substrate, a plurality of X electrodes disposed on the support substrate, a plurality of Y electrodes disposed on the support substrate in such a manner that each of the plurality of Y electrodes intersects the plurality of X electrodes and is isolated from the plurality of X electrodes, and an insulating layer covering the plurality of X electrodes and the plurality of Y electrodes. A mutual capacitance generated between an X electrode and a Y electrode decreases when a surface of the second insulating layer is touched by a pointer.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Haga, Daisuke Sugimoto