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: 20200312938
    Abstract: A display device includes a resin substrate, a TFT layer, a light-emitting element, a frame region, a terminal portion, a bending portion, a plurality of frame wiring lines, and at least a one-layer inorganic film. The light-emitting element includes a metal electrode provided on a flattening film included in the TFT layer. In the bending portion, an opening is formed in at least the one-layer inorganic film. A frame flattening film is provided to fill the opening. The plurality of frame wiring lines are provided on the frame flattening film across the opening. The frame wiring line is formed of a metal material identical to the metal material of the metal electrode. The frame flattening film is formed of a resin material identical to the resin material of the flattening film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, RYOSUKE GUNJI, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINSUKE SAIDA, HIROHARU JINMURA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Patent number: 10784466
    Abstract: A portion of a resin film is precisely cut out when the resin film is peeled off. A rear surface of a glass substrate on which a protrusion is formed is irradiated with a laser beam to peel a resin film from the glass substrate. Then, the protrusion and the resin film formed on the protrusion are left on the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Ryosuke Gunji, Hiroki Taniyama, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Yoshihiro Nakada
  • Publication number: 20200295012
    Abstract: Field effect transistors for an SRAM cell can be formed employing n-doped gate electrode portions for p-type pull-up transistors. The SRAM cell includes a first series connection of a first p-type pull-up transistor and a first n-type pull-down transistor located between a power supply source and electrical ground, and a second series connection of a second p-type pull-up transistor and a second n-type pull-down transistor located between the power supply source and the electrical ground. Each gate electrode of the SRAM cell can include a respective n-doped gate electrode portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKATSUJI, Yasuyuki AOKI, Shigeki SHIMOMURA, Akira INOUE, Kazutaka YOSHIZAWA, Hiroyuki OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200273380
    Abstract: In a cross section of a bending section of a frame region, a first opening opening upward is formed in at least one layer of inorganic film included in a TFT layer. A first organic film is provided to plug the first opening. A frame wiring line is provided on the first organic film. A second organic film is provided to cover the frame wiring line. A second opening opening upward is formed in the first organic film on an inner side with respect to the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: SHINJI ICHIKAWA, TOHRU OKABE, SHINSUKE SAIDA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, HIROKI TANIYAMA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200274097
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of picture elements. The plurality of picture elements are formed with anodes and cover layers cover an outer periphery of a corresponding anode of the anodes, the cover layer allowing an opening of the corresponding anode to be formed. The cover layer is spaced apart from the cover layer of a different anode of the anodes, the different anode being adjacent to the anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINSUKE SAIDA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, TOHRU OKABE, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Patent number: 10741635
    Abstract: To reduce a possibility of short circuiting between a wiring line that connects to a terminal unit and a pixel electrode, a display device is provided that includes a first lead wiring line that extends from a display area to a frame area while intersecting with an end portion of a flattening film, a second lead wiring line that is in a layer more on an upper side than the first lead wiring line and extends to a terminal unit while coming into contact with and intersecting with a first bank formed in a periphery of a second electrode, and a first wiring line contact part through which the first lead wiring line and the second lead wiring line connect to each other, the first wiring line contact part being provided between an end portion of the flattening film and the first bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Ryosuke Gunji, Hiroki Taniyama, Shinji Ichikawa, Yoshihiro Nakada, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue
  • Patent number: 10738750
    Abstract: In some examples, a static part includes a static body and a first cylindrical extension extending from the static body, the first cylindrical extension including an open end with a cylindrical inner surface having a first diameter. A moveable part is moveable toward the static part by the magnetic flux of a solenoid. The moveable part may include a moveable body and a second cylindrical extension extending from the moveable body, the second cylindrical extension including a cylindrical outer surface having a second diameter, smaller than the first diameter, to enable the cylindrical outer surface to move within the open end. The second diameter is sized for the cylindrical outer surface to pass adjacent to the cylindrical inner surface to enable passage of a portion of the magnetic flux radially to reduce an energy of impact between the moveable part and the static part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Qifan He, Akira Inoue
  • Patent number: 10734602
    Abstract: A first damming wall and a second damming wall are provided in a frame region. The first damming wall surrounds a display region formed from a first organic material and overlaps with a circumferential end part of an organic layer. The second damming wall includes a top part formed from a second organic material in the periphery of the first damming wall, and overlaps with an edge of the circumferential end part of the organic layer. The second damming wall includes a bottom part located closer to a base substrate, the bottom part being formed from a material constituting parts of switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Taniyama, Tohru Okabe, Ryosuke Gunji, Shinsuke Saida, Akira Inoue, Yoshihiro Nakada
  • Publication number: 20200235195
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of picture elements, wherein a first electrode is formed in each of the plurality of picture elements, a cover layer is formed such that an opening of the first electrode is formed, a spacer in a layer identical to the cover layer is provided between two of the first electrodes, the spacer is formed with a height greater than a height of the cover layer, and an outer edge portion of the spacer is spaced from an outer edge portion of the cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINSUKE SAIDA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, TOHRU OKABE, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Patent number: 10714486
    Abstract: Field effect transistors for an SRAM cell can be formed employing n-doped gate electrode portions for p-type pull-up transistors. The SRAM cell includes a first series connection of a first p-type pull-up transistor and a first n-type pull-down transistor located between a power supply source and electrical ground, and a second series connection of a second p-type pull-up transistor and a second n-type pull-down transistor located between the power supply source and the electrical ground. Each gate electrode of the SRAM cell can include a respective n-doped gate electrode portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakatsuji, Yasuyuki Aoki, Shigeki Shimomura, Akira Inoue, Kazutaka Yoshizawa, Hiroyuki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10710674
    Abstract: A bicycle pedal comprises a pedal axle, a main pedal body, a coupling mechanism and a cleat movement restricting member. The main pedal body is rotatably supported on the pedal axle. The coupling mechanism includes a first cleat securing member and a second cleat securing member. The first cleat securing member is configured to be coupled to a front portion of a cleat. The second cleat securing member is configured to be coupled a rear portion of the cleat. The cleat movement restricting member is configured to restrict movement of the cleat in at least one direction between a frontward direction and a rearward direction. The cleat movement restricting member is further configured and arranged relative to the coupling mechanism such that the cleat movement restricting member guides the cleat during a cleat disengagement operation in which the cleat detaches from the coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200219423
    Abstract: In a flexible organic EL display device, a first resin layer, which has an opening overlapping with a first conductive member, an opening overlapping with a second conductive member, and an opening and an opening overlapping with a third conductive member, is formed to fill a slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200204458
    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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi MASUDA, Kenichi NISHIKAWA, Hiroyuki ADACHI, Akira INOUE, Sayaka YAGI
  • Publication number: 20200198201
    Abstract: The present application relates to an injection molding system, comprising: an input condition storage section 23 to store an input plasticization condition; an ideal plasticization state storage section 24 to store information of an ideal state of plasticization; an input condition simulation section 29 for the plasticization condition based on data stored in the input condition storage section 23; a comparison section 25 to compare the information stored in the ideal plasticization state storage section 24; an optimal condition analysis and calculation section 26 to calculate the optimal plasticization condition when the data stored in the input condition storage section 23 is decided not to be the ideal state of plasticization by the comparison section 25 using the data of the input condition storage section 23 and the information stored in the ideal plasticization state storage section 24; and a condition change indicating section 28 to display information necessary to make a change to the optimal plastic
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: So SHIMOKUSUZONO, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200196773
    Abstract: An infant cry muffler cover includes: a cover body including a sound insulation member for insulating a cry of an infant, the cover body having a sheet shape to cover the infant held on a front side of a body of a guardian; an opening portion defined at a central portion of an upper side of the cover body to be opened toward the infant at a neck of the guardian, the opening portion being curved in a direction away from the guardian; a neck string that connects both ends of the opening portion to each other to be put around the neck of the guardian; and a back string that connects both ends of the upper side of the cover body to each other to be put around a back of the guardian.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya OSUGI, Shun TOMIOKA, Akira INOUE
  • Patent number: 10689065
    Abstract: A bicycle pedal comprises a pedal body, a first engagement member, and a biasing member. The first engagement member is movably coupled to the pedal body between a clamping position and a releasing position. The first engagement member is pivotable about a pivot axis in a pivot direction and slidable in a slide direction between the clamping position and the releasing position. The slide direction is different from the pivot direction. The biasing member biases the first engagement member toward the clamping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200173433
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a suction valve configured to open and close a suction passage to a pump chamber. The suction valve is made of an elastic material and includes a shaft and a valve element. The upper end portion of the shaft includes a projection. A diaphragm holder includes a shaft hole in which the lower end portion of the shaft is inserted, and a seat surface to which part of the suction passage opens. A diaphragm housing presses the upper end portion of the shaft toward the lower end portion and holds the shaft together with the diaphragm holder. The valve element thus comes into tight contact with the seat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Akira INOUE, Kazuki ITAHARA
  • Patent number: 10672854
    Abstract: A display device production method for producing a display device including a light emitting element in an active region and a terminal in a non-active region. The display device production method includes arranging a first mask overlapping with an electrode region of the light emitting element and a second mask overlapping with the terminal, on a conductive film that is arranged in the active region and the non-active region and that covers the terminal, and etching the conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Shinsuke Saida, Hiroharu Jinmura, Yoshihiro Nakada, Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200166032
    Abstract: A lower end plate includes: bolt holes through which bolts penetrate; a lower discharge valve; a lower discharge-valve accommodating recessed portion into which the lower discharge valve is accommodated; and a lower discharge-chamber recessed portion. A lower end plate cover is provided with a bulging portion. A lower end-plate cover chamber is formed by the lower discharge-valve accommodating recessed portion, the lower discharge-chamber recessed portion, and the bulging portion. Refrigerant passage holes include main refrigerant passage holes provided on the lower discharge-chamber recessed portion, and sub-refrigerant passage holes provided between the bolt hole and the lower discharge-valve accommodating recessed portion away from the lower discharge-valve accommodating recessed portion. The bulging portion is, in a cross section orthogonal to a rotating shaft, formed so as to overlap with at least a part of each of the main refrigerant passage holes and the sub-refrigerant passage holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira INOUE, Kenshi UEDA, Shingo YAHABA, Yasuyuki IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20200152910
    Abstract: The display device includes: a TFT layer; a light-emitting layer in an upper layer than the TFT layer; a first inorganic sealing film in an upper layer than the light-emitting layer; and a second inorganic sealing film in an upper layer than the first inorganic sealing film. An organic edge film is provided on a peripheral edge of a frame region surrounding a display region. The second inorganic sealing film overlaps with an upper face of the organic edge film, and an end face of the organic edge film and an end face of the second inorganic sealing film are aligned with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Akira INOUE, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Hiroharu JINMURA