Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Mizuhashi
Hiroshi Mizuhashi 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).
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Patent number: 10983623Abstract: A display panel with a touch detection function, in which display operation is less affected by touch detection operation, a method of driving the display panel with a touch detection function, a driving circuit, and an electronic unit having the display panel with a touch detection function are disclosed. The display panel with a touch detection function includes: one or more display elements; one or more drive electrodes; one or more touch detection electrodes; and a drive section selectively applying a DC drive signal or an AC drive signal to the drive electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yoshitoshi Kida, Koji Noguchi
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Publication number: 20210109614Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a substrate; pixel electrode on the substrate; a signal line coupled to the pixel electrode; a plurality of drive electrodes including a first drive electrode overlapping the signal line; a drive signal line configured to supply a drive signal to the first drive electrode; and a drive electrode switch connecting the drive signal line and the first drive electrode, wherein during a touch detection period, the drive electrode switch is closed to apply the drive signal to the first drive electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Yoshitoshi KIDA, Koji NOGUCHI, Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Kohei AZUMI
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Publication number: 20210109391Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a display region for displaying an image; a second electrode opposed to the first electrodes; a plurality of switching elements that are arranged in the display region and coupled to the first electrodes or the second electrode; a gate line for supplying a scanning signal for scanning the switching elements; a data line for supplying a signal to the switching elements that are coupled to the switching elements; and conductive wire that is opposed to the second electrode via an insulating layer and is coupled to the switching elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
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Patent number: 10970510Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor includes a first control line, a first signal line, a first detection switch, a common electrode, a first detection electrode, a first circuit and a second circuit. The common electrode is located above the first control line, the first signal line and the first detection switch, opposed to the first control line, the first signal line and the first detection switch. The first detection electrode is located above the common electrode. The first circuit and the second circuit are located under the common electrode, and are opposed to the common electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa, Toshio Soya, Fumitaka Gotoh
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Patent number: 10963663Abstract: A fingerprint sensor is provided and includes a substrate; sensor electrodes arranged in a matrix on the substrate; switches coupled to the sensor electrodes; a control line drive circuit; a signal line drive circuit; signal lines coupling the signal line drive circuit to the sensor electrodes through the switches; control lines transmitting a selection signal to the switches from the control line drive circuit; and a sensor drive electrode surrounding the matrix of the sensor electrodes, wherein a distance of the sensor drive electrode from a surface of the substrate is larger than a distance of the sensor electrodes from the surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Fumihito Shibano, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Toshinori Uehara, Kimiyo Nonoyama, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 10955953Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided and includes a liquid crystal element array having pixel electrodes and switching elements arranged in a matrix form; scanning lines arranged in each row of the liquid crystal element array and supply a scanning signal to switching elements; signal lines arranged in each column of the liquid crystal element array and supply an image signal to the pixel electrodes through switching elements; touch electrodes overlapping pixel electrodes and arranged in the column of the liquid crystal element array; signal line drive circuit arranged along one side of the liquid crystal element array parallel to the row of the liquid crystal element array and forms the image signal; first circuit arranged along the other side of the liquid crystal element array parallel to the row of the liquid crystal element array and is connected to the touch electrodes; and second circuit arranged along the one side of the liquid crystal element array and is connected to the touch electrodes, wheType: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yasuyuki Teranishi, Toshiaki Fukushima, Daisuke Ito, Gen Koide, Tadayoshi Katsuta
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Publication number: 20210042491Abstract: A display panel including a display function layer displaying an image in a display area, a cover member including a first face and a second face disposed on an opposite side of the first face and faces the display panel, and a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of first detection electrodes disposed in a sensor base and configured to detect unevenness of an object brought into contact with or approaching the first face of the cover member, a shield electrode disposed to face the plurality of first detection electrodes and configured to suppress a change in capacitance between the first detection electrodes and the shield electrode, and switching elements disposed in correspondence with the first detection electrodes, the fingerprint sensor being arranged between the cover member and the display panel and arranged to overlap with the display area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first face are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Toshinori UEHARA, Yoshitoshi KIDA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Hayato KURASAWA, Yuji SUZUKI, Shoji HINATA, Toshiya YAMAZAKI
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Patent number: 10891001Abstract: According to an aspect, a touch detection apparatus includes: a plurality of drive electrodes, wherein at least one of the drive electrodes includes a plurality of subdivided electrodes; a plurality of first touch detection electrodes; a second touch detection electrode; a first shift register circuit in which a plurality of first shift signal output circuits are sequentially coupled to one another; a second shift register circuit in which a plurality of second shift signal output circuits are sequentially coupled to one another; and a selection circuit that supplies a signal of the first shift register circuit to the drive electrode in a first mode, and supplies a signal of the second shift register circuit to the subdivided electrode in a second mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Koji Noguchi
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Publication number: 20210004111Abstract: A touch detection device is provided and includes driving electrodes for detecting an external proximity object, extending in first direction and arranged in second direction; first voltage line extending in second direction; second voltage line extending in second direction; third voltage line extending in second direction, third voltage line being narrower in than first voltage line and second voltage line in width; and switching circuit for electrically connecting driving electrodes and first voltage line, second voltage line, or third voltage line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Daisuke ITO, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Makoto HAYASHI, Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Tadayoshi KATSUTA
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Publication number: 20210003875Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display functional layer, first electrodes, pixel electrodes, second electrodes, a drive circuit, and a conductive body. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The display functional layer is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrodes are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The pixel electrodes face the first electrodes between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second electrodes overlap the first electrodes through the display functional layer. The drive circuit supplies drive signals to a pair of the first electrode, wherein the drive circuit supplies a first electric potential to one of the pair of first electrodes and supplies a drive signal having a second electric potential different from the first electric potential to the other of the pair of first electrodes simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI
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Patent number: 10884554Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes: a display area where a plurality of pixel electrodes are arranged; drive electrodes provided so as to face the pixel electrodes; a control device for performing image display control; a touch detection electrode facing the drive electrodes; a touch detection unit for detecting a position of a proximity object; a wiring arranged in a frame area positioned outside the display area; and a plurality of selection switches for selecting the drive electrodes to be coupled to the wiring based on a selection signal of the control device. The control device supplies the display drive voltage and a touch drive signal to the same wiring at different times.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tadayoshi Katsuta, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
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Publication number: 20200409501Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes first electrodes and a detection electrode. The first electrodes constitute sensor drive electrodes by being supplied with sensor drive signals separately and sequentially or sensor drive electrodes by simultaneously supplying the sensor drive signals to the first electrodes adjacent to each other. A width of the sensor drive electrode including the first electrode on the edge is smaller than a width of the other sensor drive electrode not including the first electrode on the edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Yasuyuki Teranishi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Koji Ishizaki, Daisuke Ito
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Patent number: 10877611Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a plurality of drive electrodes that face a plurality of pixel electrodes in an orthogonal direction to the surface of the substrate, and extend in a direction parallel to the direction in which a plurality of signal lines extend. The display device with a touch detection function also includes a scan driving unit that applies a touch drive signal to a signal line that faces, in an overlapping manner in the orthogonal direction, a drive electrode to which the touch drive signal is applied.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshitoshi Kida, Koji Noguchi, Yasuyuki Teranishi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Kohei Azumi
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Publication number: 20200401253Abstract: An input device is provided and includes substrate; first metal mesh shape electrodes provided on layer of substrate; second metal mesh shape electrodes provided on same layer of the substrate as first metal mesh shape electrodes; second metal connection electrodes each of which connects adjacent two of second metal mesh shape electrodes on same layer as first metal mesh shape electrodes; insulating film covering second metal connection electrodes; first transparent connection electrodes each of which connects adjacent two of first metal mesh shape electrodes on insulating film; and protective film covering first metal mesh shape electrodes, second metal mesh shape electrodes, and first transparent connection electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Koji ISHIZAKI, Hayato KURASAWA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI
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Publication number: 20200400491Abstract: Provided are a substrate, an organic material layer provided above the substrate at a position overlapping at least a detection region, a plurality of detection electrodes provided between the substrate and the organic material layer in a direction orthogonal to the substrate, a first switching element provided to each of the detection electrodes, a plurality of gate lines coupled with some first switching elements and extending in a first direction, a plurality of signal lines coupled with some first switching elements and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a drive circuit configured to supply gate drive signals having potentials determined for the respective gate lines based on a predetermined code to the respective first switching elements through the gate lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Hitoshi TANAKA, Masahiro TADA, Takashi NAKAMURA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Fumitaka GOTOH, Hirofumi KATO
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Patent number: 10871853Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a display region for displaying an image; a second electrode opposed to the first electrodes; a plurality of switching elements that are arranged in the display region and coupled to the first electrodes or the second electrode; a gate line for supplying a scanning signal for scanning the switching elements; a data line for supplying a signal to the switching elements that are coupled to the switching elements; and conductive wire that is opposed to the second electrode via an insulating layer and is coupled to the switching elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
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Patent number: 10872934Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including: a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of opposing electrodes located over the plurality of pixel electrodes and arranged in a stripe shape; and an EL layer sandwiched between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the plurality of opposing electrodes. The plurality of opposing electrodes is electrically independent from one another. Each of the opposing electrodes may be electrically independent from the plurality of metal films. The plurality of metal films may be electrically floating.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shuji Hayashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Takayuki Nakanishi, Mitsuhide Miyamoto, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yoshitoshi Kida
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Patent number: 10868582Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display portion having a display region; a backlight configured to illuminate the display region from a back side of the display portion, the backlight including a light guide plate, and a light source provided facing a lateral side of the light guide plate and configured to emit light; an antenna electrode wound around, facing a back side of the backlight, and configured to reflect light within the display region in a plan view, the light having entered the light guide plate from the light source; and a plurality of dummy electrodes provided on a part of a plane on which the antenna electrode is provided, the part being in a region unoccupied by the antenna electrode. The dummy electrodes reflect light within the display region in a plan view, the light having entered the light guide plate from the light source.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yuji Suzuki, Ryota Mito, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 10860830Abstract: A display panel including a display function layer displaying an image in a display area, a cover member including a first face and a second face disposed on an opposite side of the first face and faces the display panel, and a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of first detection electrodes disposed in a sensor base and configured to detect unevenness of an object brought into contact with or approaching the first face of the cover member, a shield electrode disposed to face the plurality of first detection electrodes and configured to suppress a change in capacitance between the first detection electrodes and the shield electrode, and switching elements disposed in correspondence with the first detection electrodes, the fingerprint sensor being arranged between the cover member and the display panel and arranged to overlap with the display area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first face are included.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Yoshitoshi Kida, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Yuji Suzuki, Shoji Hinata, Toshiya Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20200363884Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, first electrodes, lines, pixel electrodes, a display functional layer, a common electrode, second electrodes, and a controller. The first electrodes are opposed to the second electrodes with a space therebetween, and an insulating layer is provided between the common electrode and the first and second electrodes. During the display periods, in response to a control signal from the controller, the pixel electrodes are supplied with a pixel signal through the lines, and the common electrode is supplied with a common signal. During the sensing period, in response to the control signal from the controller, the lines are supplied with a first drive signal to generate a magnetic field. The first electrodes are supplied with a second drive signal to generate electrostatic capacitance between themselves and the second electrodes in response to the control signal from the controller, synchronously or asynchronously with the display periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Tadayoshi Katsuta