Patents by Inventor Akira Inoue

Akira Inoue has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210151619
    Abstract: In a solar power generator, a plurality of first solar cell strings (51) are formed in a way that, in each first solar cell string (51), two or more first solar cells (41) are connected in series and disposed in descending order of potential, with an end narrower in width facing one end (E1) in a first direction (D1), from another end (E2) in the first direction (D1). A plurality of second solar cell strings (52) are formed in a way that, in each second solar cell string (52), two or more second solar cells (42) are connected in series and disposed in descending order of potential, with an end wider in width facing the one end (E1) in the first direction (D1), from the another end (E2) in the first direction (D1). Each of the plurality of first solar cell strings (51) and each of the plurality of second solar cell strings (52) are aligned alternately along the second direction (D2) that is orthogonal to the first direction (D1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210098559
    Abstract: Frame wiring lines are provided in a frame region, a flattening film in which a frame-shaped slit is formed in the frame region is provided in the display region and the frame region, a plurality of first electrodes constituting light-emitting elements are provided on the flattening film, and conductive layer made of the same material and formed in the same layer as those of each of the plurality of first electrodes are provided covering at least end faces of the frame wiring lines exposed from the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: HIROKI TANIYAMA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, TOHRU OKABE, KOHJI ARIGA, AKIRA INOUE, YOSHIHIRO KOHARA, KOJI TANIMURA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA
  • Publication number: 20210095670
    Abstract: A recessed part is provided in a position, in which an upper vane and a lower vane slide, in an outer peripheral part of an intermediate partition plate in a rotary compressor. Double of eccentric amounts in an upper eccentric part and a lower eccentric part of a rotating shaft is 30% or more of entire lengths in a sliding direction of the upper vane and the lower vane respectively. A width W of the recessed part in a circumferential direction of the intermediate partition plate is larger than a thickness T of each of the upper vane and the lower vane. When a depth of the recessed part is D and an entire length of each of the upper vane and the lower vane is L, D?0.1×L . . . Expression 1 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira INOUE, Junya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210083226
    Abstract: The disclosure has an object to achieve a high level of height precision for spacers on a back plane. A display device includes: edge covers having a plurality of openings in which first electrodes are exposed; and a planarization film having first flat portions, second flat portions, and contact holes. The plurality of openings respectively overlap the first flat portions in a plan view. The second flat portions are located between the plurality of openings in a plan view. Each edge cover overlapping one of the first flat portions in a plan view has, on a second electrode side, a surface that has a first height from a bottom surface of the planarization film on a substrate side. Each second flat portion has, on the second electrode side, a surface that has a second height from the bottom surface. The first height is smaller than the second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHINSUKE SAIDA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, AKIRA INOUE, HIROHARU JINMURA
  • Patent number: 10951486
    Abstract: A part specifying unit causes a web browser to display a part specification GUI that enables to specify settings relating to a display mode of a part constituting a web page, and accepts specification of settings relating to a display mode through the part specification GUI. Moreover, an action specifying unit causes the web browser to display an action specification GUI that enables to specify settings relating to an action of a part constituting a web page, and accepts specification of settings relating to an action through the action specification GUI. An expanding unit expands the web page based on the settings relating to the display mode accepted by the part specifying unit, and on the settings relating to the action accepted by the action specifying unit, and displays the expanded web page on the web browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Masuda, Kenichi Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Adachi, Akira Inoue, Sayaka Yagi
  • Publication number: 20210066440
    Abstract: A slit has ends each close to one of a display area and a terminal. The ends are each formed of a stepwise side face, including etch stop films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, RYOSUKE GUNJI, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, TAKESHI YANEDA, HIROHARU JINMURA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210064304
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus causes an image forming apparatus to print document data. The information processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor obtains document data to be printed, determines whether a print preview process has been performed on the obtained document data, generates data for printing corresponding to the document data based on whether the print preview process has been performed, and transmits the data for printing toward the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210057512
    Abstract: In a display device, a second wiring line extends in a display region and includes an imaginary straight line that extends from the second wiring line in an extension direction of the second wiring line and intersects with an opening of an edge cover. The second wiring line extends along the peripheral edge of the opening without intersecting with the opening of the edge cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: RYOSUKE GUNJI, TOHRU OKABE, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, KOHJI ARIGA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, KOJI TANIMURA, YOSHIHIRO KOHARA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210050395
    Abstract: In a display region, etching stopper layers are provided between a plurality of inorganic insulating films, openings are formed in the inorganic insulating films located closer to a light-emitting element than the etching stopper layers so as to expose the upper surfaces of the etching stopper layers, and flattening films are provided in the openings such that the openings are filed with the flattening films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, RYOSUKE GUNJI, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, KOHJI ARIGA, SHINSUKE SAIDA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, HIROHARU JINMURA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, KOJI TANIMURA, YOSHIHIRO KOHARA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Patent number: 10921702
    Abstract: An abnormality detection unit according to the invention includes a processor, and a light source device configured to emit light for each of segment periods that are time divided within a frame, and the processor obtains an illuminance value of light emitted into the frame from the light source device after a predetermined delay time has elapsed, whereupon a segment period results where a highest illuminance value is obtained, from a timing of receiving a trigger signal that is in synchronism with the frame, and detects that the light source device is in an abnormal state, when the illuminance value is less than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Inoue, Tomoya Makino, Koichi Kato
  • Publication number: 20210036093
    Abstract: A first conductive layer in the same layer as that of a first electrode is coupled to a third conductive layer and a second electrode in the same layer as that of a third metal layer through a slit formed in a flattening film of a non-display area. Second conductive layers in the same layer as that of a second metal layer are provided to overlap with the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, KOHJI ARIGA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, KOJI TANIMURA, YOSHIHIRO KOHARA, AKIRA INOUE, HIROHARU JINMURA, TAKESHI YANEDA
  • Publication number: 20210020733
    Abstract: In the display device according to the disclosure, a first bank includes a first bank lower portion in the same layer as a flattening film and a first bank upper portion in the same layer as an edge cover. A second bank includes a second bank lower portion in the same layer as the flattening film and a second bank upper portion in the same layer as the edge cover. The first bank upper portion covers an upper surface and a side surface of the first bank lower portion, the side surface being on a side close to a display region. An inclination angle of a side surface of the first bank upper portion on a side close to the display region is larger than an inclination angle of the side surface of the first bank lower portion on the side close to the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: SHINSUKE SAIDA, TOHRU OKABE, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, HIROKI TANIYAMA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20210020689
    Abstract: In a display device, an inorganic insulating layer, a metal layer, a flattering film, a first electrode, an edge cover, a function layer, and a second electrode are formed, in that order, on a base substrate. The edge cover covers an edge of the first electrode and includes a first opening exposing the first electrode. The function layer is formed covering the first opening and an edge of the edge cover. The flattening film includes a first planar portion and a second planar portion having a film thickness smaller than that of the first planar portion, is configured to electrically connect the first electrode and the metal layer via a contact hole formed in the first planar portion, and overlaps the first opening of the edge cover at at least a portion of the second planar portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, RYOSUKE GUNJI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, KOHJI ARIGA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, KOJI TANIMURA, YOSHIHIRO KOHARA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Patent number: 10897604
    Abstract: An abnormality detection unit includes a light source device configured to emit light for each of segment periods that are time divided in a frame and an illuminance value obtaining unit configured to obtain an illuminance value of light emitted from the light source device and determines that the light source device is abnormal when all illuminance values obtained at the segment periods are less than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Kato, Tomoya Makino, Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210013299
    Abstract: In a step of forming a plurality of control lines composed of a first metal layer a first metal layer branch line is formed. In a step of forming a plurality of power source lines composed of a second metal layer a second metal layer connecting portion is formed that connects each power source line with the first metal layer branch line via an opening of a first insulating film. In a step of forming a plurality of data signal lines composed of a third metal layer that is formed on a second insulating film the first metal layer branch line formed in the opening of the first insulating and the second metal layer connecting portion formed in an opening of the second insulating film are etched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, KOHJI ARIGA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, KOJI TANIMURA, YOSHIHIRO KOHARA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210013297
    Abstract: The display device includes a non-display area. The non-display area includes: a slit formed in an edge cover; a first conductive layer formed in the same layer as an anode, and being in contact with a cathode; and a second conductive layer formed in the same layer as a capacitance electrode and provided to overlap the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, TAKESHI YANEDA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210004531
    Abstract: A control device (10) includes a spreadsheet process additional starting-up unit (162) and a spreadsheet process holding unit (163) configured to newly start up the spreadsheet software when the spreadsheet software has not been started up, and when the spreadsheet software has been started up configured to start up second spreadsheet software when spreadsheet software having been started up has been held such that the spreadsheet software is not terminated, a data entry unit (168) configured to enter information acquired by accessing to an information acquisition source in an information entry portion of a calculation sheet of the spreadsheet software, the calculation sheet being a calculation sheet in which a business logic is set for inter-cell computation on the calculation sheet, and a result acquisition unit (169) configured to acquire a determination result on the calculation sheet when a determination result for the information entered in the information entry portion is shown by the business logic re
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Nagatoshi NAWA, Akira Inoue, Koichi Yamada, Ikuko Takagi
  • Publication number: 20200388668
    Abstract: A wiring line is provided on a TFT layer, in which the wiring line is formed in the same layer and formed of the same material as those of a reflection electrode. The reflection electrode includes a plurality of metallic conductive layers made up of a low resistance metallic material, an oxide-based lower transparent conductive layer provided on a lower surface side of a lowermost metallic conductive layer constituting a lowermost layer, an oxide-based upper transparent conductive layer having light reflectivity and provided on an upper surface side of an uppermost metallic conductive layer constituting an uppermost layer, and an oxide-based intermediate transparent conductive layer provided between the plurality of metallic conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Ryosuke GUNJI, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200373367
    Abstract: A display device includes: a semiconductor film; an inorganic insulating film overlying the semiconductor film; and light-emitting elements overlying the inorganic insulating film, each of the light-emitting elements including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the inorganic insulating film has a contact hole there through, and a portion of the first electrode overlaps the contact hole so that the portion of the first electrode is in contact with the semiconductor film in the contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, RYOSUKE GUNJI, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200358030
    Abstract: A frame-like bank 35 has two inclined side surfaces, at least one of which forms a taper angle ?2 of not more than 20°. A first sealing film 28, which is an inorganic film, is formed in a display area DA and a non-display area NDA in a manner so as to cover the frame-like bank 35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Ryosuke GUNJI, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinsuke SAIDA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Akira INOUE, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA