Patents by Inventor Hideo Touge

Hideo Touge 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).

  • Patent number: 6005541
    Abstract: A discharge circuit is connected to a bias voltage generating circuit and a liquid crystal driver. The discharge circuit includes a plurality of discharge transistors, wherein each bias voltage is connected to ground via a transistor. When a power of the apparatus is set in the ON state, the transistor is set OFF so that the bias voltage can be supplied only to the liquid crystal display panel without being supplied to the discharge circuit. On the other hand, when the power is set in the OFF state, the transistor is set ON so that a discharge occurs by moving charges stored on the liquid crystal display panel to the transistor. As a result, when the power is set in the ON state, a waste power consumption by members other than the liquid crystal display panel can be prevented, thereby achieving an apparatus of a low power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuaki Takahashi, Hideo Touge