Patents by Inventor Hiromitsu Ishii

Hiromitsu Ishii 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: 10416488
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and having a vertical alignment (VA) mode; a first electrode provided on the first substrate and extending in a first direction; a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode which are provided in one pixel region and above the first electrode, with an insulating layer interposed, and which are arrayed in the first direction; a first contact member which connects the first electrode and the first pixel electrode to each other; a second contact member which connects the first electrode and the second pixel electrode to each other; and a common electrode provided on the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Arai, Hiromitsu Ishii, Ryota Mizusako, Kunpei Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9693192
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires posting data which is transmitted via a mobile communication network from a mobile terminal as a transmitter and which includes a keyword indicating a predetermined spot. The information processing apparatus acquires the position information corresponding to the keyword included in the posting data acquired by the first acquiring unit from a storing unit that stores the keyword indicating the predetermined spot and position information indicating a position of the spot in association with each other. The information processing apparatus outputs the acquired position information as information indicating a position at which it is possible to connect to the mobile communication network via which the acquired posting data was transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Publication number: 20160381503
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires posting data which is transmitted via a mobile communication network from a mobile terminal as a transmitter and which includes a keyword indicating a predetermined spot. The information processing apparatus acquires the position information corresponding to the keyword included in the posting data acquired by the first acquiring unit from a storing unit that stores the keyword indicating the predetermined spot and position information indicating a position of the spot in association with each other. The information processing apparatus outputs the acquired position information as information indicating a position at which it is possible to connect to the mobile communication network via which the acquired posting data was transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu ISHII
  • Publication number: 20160216580
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first pixel and a second pixel, each having subpixels of three colors, red, green, and blue. Six subpixels included in the first and second pixels are arranged in two rows by three columns, and constitute a repetition unit to constitute a display portion. An aspect ratio of a vertical length to a horizontal length of the subpixel is approximately 3:4. An aspect ratio of a vertical length to a horizontal length of the repetition unit is approximately 1:2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: ORTUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Publication number: 20160180336
    Abstract: Additional information designated by a user is provisionally registered as information relating to a specific event until sales billing information relating to the specific event becomes presentable to the user. Then, after the sales billing information is acquired, an information management server 2 registers the sales billing information and the additional information that is provisionally registered in association with the sales billing information, to be presentable to the user, in association with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaka Jinno, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8874143
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus: when a time indicated by the one access history associated with the one user corresponds to the use period included in the one use history associated with the user, specifies a position specified based on the user position specifying information included in the use history, as a position at which the mobile terminal is present at the time of the access related to the access history; and associates and outputs information which indicates the specified position and information which indicates a communication carrier which operates the mobile communication network through which the access related to the access history is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Okatake, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Publication number: 20140187196
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus: when a time indicated by the one access history associated with the one user corresponds to the use period included in the one use history associated with the user, specifies a position specified based on the user position specifying information included in the use history, as a position at which the mobile terminal is present at the time of the access related to the access history; and associates and outputs information which indicates the specified position and information which indicates a communication carrier which operates the mobile communication network through which the access related to the access history is made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Okatake, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8575246
    Abstract: A flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition that has a largely decreased corrosiveness to metals while maintaining a high degree of flame retardancy is provided, which is produced by adding a phosphinic acid salt and a compound having a specific structure to a thermoplastic resin, and molded articles with largely decreased corrosiveness to metals are also provided, so that useful molded articles can be provided as materials for mechanical machine parts, electric/electronic components, and automotive parts. The flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition includes 65 to 99 wt % of (A) a thermoplastic resin, 1 to 35 wt % of (B) at least one phosphinic acid salt selected from the group of phosphinic acid salt, diphosphinic acid salt, polymer of phosphinic acid salts, and polymer of diphosphinic acid salts, and 0.001 to 0.70 wt % of (C) a compound having a specific, and molded articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Kentaro Togawa, Sadanori Kumazawa
  • Patent number: 8531574
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal layer between transparent first and second substrates. A transparent first segment electrode is formed on the first substrate so that a predetermined area becomes a positive pattern with respect to a predetermined display information, and a transparent second segment electrode is formed on the first substrate so that a predetermined area becomes a negative pattern with respect to the display information. The first and second segment electrodes are formed as a same first layer. A transparent common electrode is formed on the second substrate facing the first and second segment electrodes. A transparent auxiliary electrode is formed as a second layer on the first substrate along a gap between the first and second segment electrodes. The auxiliary electrode is connected to the second segment electrode via a contact hole in an insulating film interposed between the first and second layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Shimomaki, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8477252
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first gate line extended in a predetermined direction; a second gate line extended in parallel to the first gate line; a first gate output terminal corresponding to the first gate line; a second gate output terminal corresponding to the second gate line; a first gate leading line electrically connecting the first gate line to the first gate output terminal; a second gate leading line electrically connecting the second gate line to the second gate output terminal and having a length longer than said first gate leading line; and a static electric protection line disposed so as to overlap the first gate leading line and the second gate leading line with an insulating layer interposed between said static electric protection line and the first and second gate leading lines, wherein an overlapping area between the first gate leading line and the static electric protection line is larger than an overlapping area between the second gate leading line and the static electric protection li
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8445593
    Abstract: A resin composition comprises a polylactic acid resin (A) 75-10 wt %, an aromatic polycarbonate resin (B) 25-90 wt % and a polymer compound to which a glycidyl compound or an acid anhydride is grafted or copolymerized (D) 1-50 wt parts with respect to 100 wt parts of the total of the component (A) and the component (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Takashi Nagao, Hiroyuki Ohme
  • Patent number: 8384867
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, includes: a gate line (14) provided as a first conductive layer to extend the gate line in a predetermined direction; a thin film transistor (13) including a gate electrode (13a) connected to the gate line (14); a first pixel electrode (12) provided as a second conductive layer closer to a liquid crystal layer (30) side than the first conductive layer; a shielding electrode (17) provided as a conductive layer to be closer to the liquid crystal layer side than the first conductive layer and provided in a region between a location region of the gate line (14) and a location region of the first pixel electrode (12); a connection portion (13j) provided to at least partially overlap the shielding electrode (17) and provided to be closer to the first conductive layer side than the shielding electrode (17), the connection portion connecting a source electrode (13h) of the thin film transistor (13) with the first pixel electrode (12); and a common electrode (23) which is opposing the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8379175
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device achieving high aperture rate and high definition is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8368626
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with multiple pixels includes a first sub-pixel including, a first liquid crystal capacitance between a common electrode and a first pixel electrode, and a first auxiliary capacitance between the first pixel electrode and a first auxiliary capacitance electrode; a second sub-pixel including, a second liquid crystal capacitance between the common electrode and a second pixel electrode, a second auxiliary capacitance between the second pixel electrode and a second auxiliary capacitance electrode, and a step-down capacitance between the second pixel electrode and a step-down capacitance electrode; a first voltage application unit for applying a common first voltage to the common electrode, the first auxiliary capacitance electrode, and the second auxiliary capacitance electrode; and a second voltage application unit for applying a second voltage, which is different from the first voltage, to the step-down capacitance electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yayoi Nakamura, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8139011
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed comprising a display part, a scanning line driving circuit, a signal line driving circuit, a counter electrode driving circuit for providing counter electrodes with a counter electrode driving signal reversed in phase from a signal line driving circuit, an auxiliary capacitance having one end connected to an output end of each of switching elements, and an auxiliary capacitance line driving circuit for driving a plurality of auxiliary capacitance lines arranged in rows and has ends of such auxiliary capacitances in each row commonly connected thereto, wherein the auxiliary capacitance line driving circuit is adapted to apply a first voltage to the auxiliary capacitance lines for a first half cycle of the counter electrode driving signal and apply a second voltage thereto for a (p+½)th cycle after the first period of the counter electrode driving signal where p is 0 or a natural number, said auxiliary capacitance line driving circuit making the auxiliary capacitance
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8089068
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor panel includes a substrate, and a thin-film transistor formed on the substrate. The transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a semiconductor thin film, first and second ohmic contact layers formed on the semiconductor thin film, and source and drain electrodes which are respectively formed on the first and second ohmic contact layers. The semiconductor thin film includes a channel area between the source electrode and the drain electrode. A pixel electrode is connected to the source electrode of the thin-film transistor. First and second conductive coating films are provided on the source and drain electrodes, respectively, and formed of the same material as the pixel electrode. The first conductive coating film is wider than the source electrode, and the second conductive coating film is wider than the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8063865
    Abstract: A display includes a substrate provided with a display region and a non-display region. A plurality of display electrodes are arranged on the substrate. A plurality of switching elements are respectively connected to the display electrodes. Each of the switching elements includes a control electrode and a data electrode. A plurality of scan lines are respectively connected to the control electrodes of the switching elements. A plurality of data lines are respectively connected to the data electrodes of the switching elements. A scan line electrostatic protection and test circuit is provided in the non-display region and connected to the scan lines The scan line electrostatic protection and test circuit includes an electrostatic protection circuit provided with a protection element which is normally in a non-conduction state and is set in a conduction state by generated static electricity, and an inspection circuit to inspect a conduction state of the scan lines by way of the protection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Yayoi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20110275743
    Abstract: A flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition that has a largely decreased corrosiveness to metals while maintaining a high degree of flame retardancy is provided, which is produced by adding a phosphinic acid salt and a compound having a specific structure to a thermoplastic resin, and molded articles with largely decreased corrosiveness to metals are also provided, so that useful molded articles can be provided as materials for mechanical machine parts, electric/electronic components, and automotive parts. The flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition includes 65 to 99 wt % of (A) a thermoplastic resin, 1 to 35 wt % of (B) at least one phosphinic acid salt selected from the group of phosphinic acid salt, diphosphinic acid salt, polymer of phosphinic acid salts, and polymer of diphosphinic acid salts, and 0.001 to 0.70 wt % of (C) a compound having a specific, and molded articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Kentaro Togawa, Sadanori Kumazawa
  • Publication number: 20110234957
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first gate line extended in a predetermined direction; a second gate line extended in parallel to the first gate line; a first gate output terminal corresponding to the first gate line; a second gate output terminal corresponding to the second gate line; a first gate leading line electrically connecting the first gate line to the first gate output terminal; a second gate leading line electrically connecting the second gate line to the second gate output terminal and having a length longer than said first gate leading line; and a static electric protection line disposed so as to overlap the first gate leading line and the second gate leading line with an insulating layer interposed between said static electric protection line and the first and second gate leading lines, wherein an overlapping area between the first gate leading line and the static electric protection line is larger than an overlapping area between the second gate leading line and the static electric protection li
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Publication number: 20110199528
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal layer, which is formed of a polymer dispersed liquid crystal held between a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate, a transparent first segment electrode, which is formed on the first substrate so that a predetermined area becomes a positive pattern with respect to a predetermined display information, a transparent second segment electrode, which is formed on the first substrate so that a predetermined area becomes a negative pattern with respect to the predetermined display information, and the transparent second segment electrode is formed as the same first layer as the first segment electrode, a transparent common electrode, which is formed on the second substrate to face the first and second segment electrodes, and a transparent auxiliary electrode, which is formed on the first substrate along a gap between the first and second segment electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi SHIMOMAKI, Hiromitsu Ishii