Patents by Inventor Katsuto Sugimoto

Katsuto Sugimoto 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: 10409112
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has pixels in a TFT substrate, each of the pixels has a TFT. An organic insulting film 108 is formed to cover the TFT. A first electrode 109 and a second electrode 111 are formed above the organic insulting film 108 with an inorganic insulating film 110 placed between the first electrode 109 and the second electrode 111. An alignment film is formed on the first electrode 109 and the second electrode 111. The second electrode 111 connects with the TFT through a contact hole formed in the organic insulating film 108. A cross section of the organic insulating film 108 that includes the contact hole and is parallel to the second direction has a convex section and a concave section 70 at a bank located near the contact hole, the convex section being located closer to the contact hole than the concave section 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ishikawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Hiroshi Miyairi, Ryota Kobayashi, Katsuto Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20170235167
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has pixels in a TFT substrate, each of the pixels has a TFT. An organic insulting film 108 is formed to cover the TFT. A first electrode 109 and a second electrode 111 are formed above the organic insulting film 108 with an inorganic insulating film 110 placed between the first electrode 109 and the second electrode 111. An alignment film is formed on the first electrode 109 and the second electrode 111. The second electrode 111 connects with the TFT through a contact hole formed in the organic insulating film 108. A cross section of the organic insulating film 108 that includes the contact hole and is parallel to the second direction has a convex section and a concave section 70 at a bank located near the contact hole, the convex section being located closer to the contact hole than the concave section 70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Tomokazu ISHIKAWA, Yuki KURAMOTO, Hiroshi MIYAIRI, Ryota KOBAYASHI, Katsuto SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8064031
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to prevent irregular burrs from being created on the surface during cutting due to the cutting line crossing over the sealing material when a liquid crystal display panel is separated from a mother substrate. When the sealing material 30 is applied using a dispenser, the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 of the sealing material are at points inside the cutting line 40, and thus, the cutting line 40 is prevented from crossing the sealing material 30 when the liquid crystal display panel is separated from a mother substrate 100. As a result, the breaking line 42 runs straight down from the scribe line 41, creating a clean cross section. Even though the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 of the sealing material 30 are at points inside the liquid crystal display panel, the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 are formed so as to be contained within the black matrix in frame form in the periphery, and thus, the display region is not affected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuto Sugimoto, Hideo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090185117
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to prevent irregular burrs from being created on the surface during cutting due to the cutting line crossing over the sealing material when a liquid crystal display panel is separated from a mother substrate. When the sealing material 30 is applied using a dispenser, the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 of the sealing material are at points inside the cutting line 40, and thus, the cutting line 40 is prevented from crossing the sealing material 30 when the liquid crystal display panel is separated from a mother substrate 100. As a result, the breaking line 42 runs straight down from the scribe line 41, creating a clean cross section. Even though the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 of the sealing material 30 are at points inside the liquid crystal display panel, the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 are formed so as to be contained within the black matrix in frame form in the periphery, and thus, the display region is not affected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Katsuto SUGIMOTO, Hideo Suzuki