Patents by Inventor Hironori Yasukawa

Hironori Yasukawa 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: 10707243
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of source lines extending in a second direction; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines extending in the second direction and being configured to transmit the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of gate lead-out lines, and at least one of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of gate lead-out lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawamura, Hironori Yasukawa
  • Publication number: 20190103417
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of source lines extending in a second direction; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines extending in the second direction and being configured to transmit the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of gate lead-out lines, and at least one of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of gate lead-out lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAMURA, Hironori YASUKAWA
  • Patent number: 10176776
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a driving circuit including a first output terminal group including at least one gate signal output terminal, and a second output terminal group including at least one source signal output terminal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines configured to transmit a gate signal to a plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the gate lead-out lines, and the first output terminal group is arranged between two adjacent second output terminal groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawamura, Hironori Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 10177175
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of source lines extending in a second direction; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines extending in the second direction and being configured to transmit the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of gate lead-out lines, and at least one of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of gate lead-out lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawamura, Hironori Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 10168581
    Abstract: A display device comprises spacers provided between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate includes: seats each of which holds the spacers, respectively; data lines; gate lines; thin film transistors; pixel electrodes corresponding to pixel regions; a common electrode facing the pixel electrodes; and common wirings being electrically connected to the common electrode, and each of the common wirings includes a bent part detouring around at least one of the seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Yasukawa, Teruhisa Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20180040635
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of source lines extending in a second direction; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines extending in the second direction and being configured to transmit the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of gate lead-out lines, and at least one of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of gate lead-out lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAMURA, Hironori YASUKAWA
  • Patent number: 9870745
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a driving circuit including a first output terminal group including at least one gate signal output terminal, and a second output terminal group including at least one source signal output terminal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines configured to transmit a gate signal to a plurality of gate lines, in which each or the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the gate lead-out lines, and the first output terminal group is arranged between two adjacent second output terminal groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawamura, Hironori Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 9864237
    Abstract: A display device includes a seat holding the spacer. The seat is formed in a superposition region where at least the gate line, the semiconductor layer, the data line, and the organic insulator are superposed on one another in a laminated direction, the superposition region being a region facing the spacer. A whole outer periphery of the seat and the superposition region are superposed on each other in the laminated direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Yasukawa, Teruhisa Nakagawa, Daisuke Kajita
  • Publication number: 20170365227
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a driving circuit including a first output terminal group including at least one gate signal output terminal, and a second output terminal group including at least one source signal output terminal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines configured to transmit a gate signal to a plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the gate lead-out lines, and the first output terminal group is arranged between two adjacent second output terminal groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAMURA, Hironori YASUKAWA
  • Patent number: 9837443
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of source lines extending in a second direction; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines extending in the second direction and being configured to transmit the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of gate lead-out lines, and at least one of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of gate lead-out lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawamura, Hironori Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 9812468
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of source lines extending in a second direction; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines extending in the second direction and being configured to transmit the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of gate lead-out lines, and at least one of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of gate lead-out lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawamura, Hironori Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 9653495
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes: forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating film on the substrate; forming an oxide semiconductor on the substrate; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the substrate; forming a passivation film on the substrate; forming a common electrode on the substrate; forming an interlayer insulating film on the substrate; forming a pixel electrode on the substrate; forming an alignment film on the substrate; radiating UV-rays onto the oxide semiconductor; and heat-treating the oxide semiconductor irradiated with the UV-rays. The radiating UV-rays is performed after the forming an oxide semiconductor, and the heat-treating is performed after the forming a passivation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Yasukawa, Genshiro Kawachi, Tomoya Kato, Kazuo Kita
  • Publication number: 20170102576
    Abstract: A display device comprises spacers provided between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate includes: seats each of which holds the spacers, respectively; data lines; gate lines; thin film transistors; pixel electrodes corresponding to pixel regions; a common electrode facing the pixel electrodes; and common wirings being electrically connected to the common electrode, and each of the common wirings includes a bent part detouring around at least one of the seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Hironori YASUKAWA, Teruhisa NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170102575
    Abstract: A display device includes a seat holding the spacer. The seat is formed in a superposition region where at least the gate line, the semiconductor layer, the data line, and the organic insulator are superposed on one another in a laminated direction, the superposition region being a region facing the spacer. A whole outer periphery of the seat and the superposition region are superposed on each other in the laminated direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Hironori YASUKAWA, Teruhisa NAKAGAWA, Daisuke KAJITA
  • Publication number: 20160093261
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a driving circuit including a first output terminal group including at least one gate signal output terminal, and a second output terminal group including at least one source signal output terminal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines configured to transmit a gate signal to a plurality of gate lines, in which each or the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the gate lead-out lines, and the first output terminal group is arranged between two adjacent second output terminal groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAMURA, Hironori YASUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160093640
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of source lines extending in a second direction; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal; and a plurality of gate lead-out lines extending in the second direction and being configured to transmit the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, in which each of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of gate lead-out lines, and at least one of the plurality of gate lines is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of gate lead-out lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAMURA, Hironori YASUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150221675
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes: forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating film on the substrate; forming an oxide semiconductor on the substrate; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the substrate; forming a passivation film on the substrate; forming a common electrode on the substrate; forming an interlayer insulating film on the substrate; forming a pixel electrode on the substrate; forming an alignment film on the substrate; radiating UV-rays onto the oxide semiconductor; and heat-treating the oxide semiconductor irradiated with the UV-rays. The radiating UV-rays is performed after the forming an oxide semiconductor, and the heat-treating is performed after the forming a passivation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Hironori YASUKAWA, Genshiro KAWACHI, Tomoya KATO, Kazuo KITA
  • Patent number: 8126846
    Abstract: According to the present invention, techniques for controlling copying of logical volumes within a computer storage system are provided. A representative embodiment includes a plurality of storage devices controlled by a control unit, one or more processors, and a buffer memory for temporarily storing data read from the storage devices within the control unit. The storage devices can be addressed as logical volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Arai, Susumu Suzuki, Hironori Yasukawa
  • Publication number: 20090106515
    Abstract: According to the present invention, techniques for controlling copying of logical volumes within a computer storage system are provided. A representative embodiment includes a plurality of storage devices controlled by a control unit, one or more processors, and a buffer memory for temporarily storing data read from the storage devices within the control unit. The storage devices can be addressed as logical volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji ARAI, Susumu Suzuki, Hironori Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 7451164
    Abstract: According to the present invention, techniques for controlling copying of logical volumes within a computer storage system are provided. A representative embodiment includes a plurality of storage devices controlled by a control unit, one or more processors, and a buffer memory for temporarily storing data read from the storage devices within the control unit. The storage devices can be addressed as logical volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Arai, Susumu Suzuki, Hironori Yasukawa