Patents by Inventor Kazunori Kawashima

Kazunori Kawashima 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).

  • Publication number: 20250008804
    Abstract: The resolution of a display apparatus having a light detection function is increased. The display apparatus includes a light-emitting device and a light-emitting and light-receiving device. The light-emitting device includes a first pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer, and a common electrode; the light-emitting and light-receiving device includes a second pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer, an active layer, and the common electrode; the active layer includes an organic compound; the first light-emitting layer is positioned between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode; the second light-emitting layer and the active layer are each positioned between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode; the light-emitting device has a function of emitting light of a first color; and the light-emitting and light-receiving device has a function of emitting light of a second color and a function of receiving light of the first color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Taisuke KAMADA, Ryo HATSUMI, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE, Susumu KAWASHIMA
  • Patent number: 12178093
    Abstract: The resolution of a display apparatus having a light detection function is increased. A display apparatus includes a plurality of transistors and a light-emitting and light-receiving device in a subpixel. The light-emitting and light-receiving device has a function of emitting light of a first color and a function of receiving light of a second color. One of a source and a drain of a first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring, and the other thereof is electrically connected to a gate of a second transistor. One electrode of the light-emitting and light-receiving device is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor, one of a source and a drain of a third transistor, and one of a source and a drain of a fifth transistor. One of a source and a drain of a fourth transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring, and the other thereof is electrically connected to the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima, Daisuke Kubota, Taisuke Kamada, Ryo Hatsumi
  • Publication number: 20240420571
    Abstract: A novel information processing device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The information processing device includes a sensor portion, a communication portion, a display portion, and an arithmetic device; the sensor portion has a function of obtaining position information, and the communication portion has a function of obtaining map information and legal speed limit information. The arithmetic device identifies first legal speed limit information from the map information on the basis of the position information, the arithmetic device generates first image information including the first legal speed limit information, and the display portion has a function of displaying the first image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Koji KUSUNOKI, Susumu KAWASHIMA, Kazunori WATANABE, Satoshi YOSHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 12165575
    Abstract: The power consumption of a display device is reduced. The power consumption of a driver circuit in a display device is reduced. A pixel included in the display device includes a display element. The pixel is configured to have a function of retaining a first voltage corresponding to a first input pulse signal and a function of driving the display element with a third voltage obtained by addition of a second voltage corresponding to a second input pulse signal to the first voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kei Takahashi, Susumu Kawashima, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12158120
    Abstract: The present invention suppresses leakage of combustion gas from a contact surface. A cylinder head (20) is attached to a cylinder block. The surface (26) of the side of the cylinder head (20) that is attached to the cylinder block includes a first region (AH1) and a second region (AH2) that has higher hardness than the first region (AH1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Iizumi, Motoi Kawashima, Takuya Kumagai, Makoto Sakaguchi, Kazunori Sawazaki, Hideho Narita, Ryuji Katayama
  • Patent number: 12153749
    Abstract: A display device featuring a touch detection and a fingerprint imaging functions is provided. A display device includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. The light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a common electrode, and the light-receiving element includes a second pixel electrode, an active layer, and the common electrode. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are provided on the same plane. The common electrode overlaps with the first pixel electrode with the light-emitting layer therebetween, and overlaps with the second pixel electrode with the active layer therebetween. A first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an insulating layer are provided above the common electrode. The insulating layer is provided above the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer is provided above the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Ryo Hatsumi, Taisuke Kamada, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima, Kensuke Yoshizumi
  • Publication number: 20240379690
    Abstract: A highly functional semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The second transistor includes a second semiconductor layer, a second gate electrode, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode. The first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are connected to each other, and the second electrode and the third electrode are connected to each other. A first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a second semiconductor layer are stacked over the first semiconductor layer. The first insulating layer is less likely to diffuse hydrogen than the second insulating layer. The second insulating layer contains oxide, the first semiconductor layer contains polycrystalline silicon, and the second semiconductor layer contains a metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi YOSHIMOTO, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE, Susumu KAWASHIMA, Marina HIYAMA, Motoharu SAITO
  • Patent number: 12142215
    Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable semiconductor device. The present invention relates to a shift register circuit including a plurality of stages of sequential circuits. An output signal of a sequential circuit is input to a sequential circuit in the subsequent stage. Before a sequential circuit outputs a signal and after the sequential circuit outputs the signal, the potential of a gate of a transistor included in the sequential circuit is changed in accordance with a clock signal so as to avoid voltage stress application between the gate and a source of the transistor for a long time. The shift register circuit can be applied to a scan line driver circuit of a display apparatus, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshimoto, Susumu Kawashima, Kazunori Watanabe, Tomoaki Atsumi, Koji Kusunoki
  • Publication number: 20240373675
    Abstract: To provide a display device capable of performing image processing. Each pixel is provided with a memory circuit in which desired correction data is retained. The correction data is generated by calculation in an external device and written to each pixel. The correction data is added to image data by capacitive coupling and supplied to a display element. Thus, the display element can display a corrected image. Through the correction, image upconversion can be performed, or image quality decreased because of variations in pixel transistor characteristics can be corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu KAWASHIMA, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Naoto KUSUMOTO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240365573
    Abstract: A display device with an imaging function is provided. A high-resolution imaging device or display device is provided. The display device includes first to third switches, first and second transistors, a capacitor, first and second wirings, and a light-emitting and light-receiving element. One electrode of the first switch is electrically connected to the first wiring, and the other electrode is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor and one electrode of the capacitor. One electrode of the second switch is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the first transistor, one electrode of the light-emitting and light-receiving element, and the other electrode of the capacitor, and the other electrode of the second switch is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor and one electrode of the third switch. The other electrode of the third switch is electrically connected to the second wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Kensuke YOSHIZUMI, Susumu KAWASHIMA, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE
  • Patent number: 12096670
    Abstract: The resolution of a display apparatus having alight detection function is increased. The display apparatus includes a light-emitting device and a light-emitting and light-receiving device. The light-emitting device includes a first pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer, and a common electrode; the light-emitting and light-receiving device includes a second pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer, an active layer, and the common electrode; the active layer includes an organic compound; the first light-emitting layer is positioned between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode; the second light-emitting layer and the active layer are each positioned between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode; the light-emitting device has a function of emitting light of a first color; and the light-emitting and light-receiving device has a function of emitting light of a second color and a function of receiving light of the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Taisuke Kamada, Ryo Hatsumi, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima
  • Patent number: 12092356
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an indoor unit and an outdoor unit including a compressor that compresses a refrigerant and a motor drive system that drives the compressor. The motor drive system includes an inverter that converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage, and an electric motor including three stator windings with both ends open. The electric motor operates based on the AC voltage obtained by the inverter. The motor drive system further includes a connection state switching unit that has a function to change the connection state of the three stator windings included in the electric motor, and sets the connection state to a star connection at the start of operation of the air-conditioning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichiro Shizu, Kazunori Hatakeyama, Atsushi Kawashima, Yuta Tokuda
  • Patent number: 12080165
    Abstract: A novel information processing device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The information processing device includes a sensor portion, a communication portion, a display portion, and an arithmetic device; the sensor portion has a function of obtaining position information, and the communication portion has a function of obtaining map information and legal speed limit information. The arithmetic device identifies first legal speed limit information from the map information on the basis of the position information, the arithmetic device generates first image information including the first legal speed limit information, and the display portion has a function of displaying the first image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Koji Kusunoki, Susumu Kawashima, Kazunori Watanabe, Satoshi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 12080095
    Abstract: To provide an imaging device having a function of biometric authentication and a function of a touch sensor or a near touch sensor. The imaging device includes pixels, current mirror circuits, and CDS circuits. The pixels, the current mirror circuits, and the CDS circuits are electrically connected to read lines. The current mirror circuit includes a first and a second transistor. One of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the read line, and a power supply potential is supplied to the other of a source and a drain of the second transistor. The imaging device outputs imaging data written to the pixel, as a first signal, to the read line in a first period, and then, resets the imaging data and outputs a second signal from the pixel to the read line in a second period. In the first period, a first potential is supplied to terminals, and in the second period, a second potential is supplied to terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Kawashima, Kazunori Watanabe, Koji Kusunoki, Satoshi Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20240290252
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a wide range of threshold voltage compensation function is provided. In the display apparatus, a p-channel transistor is used as a driving transistor of the light-emitting device. Discharging is performed through a source-drain path while constant voltage is supplied to a gate so that Vth is extracted between the gate and the source. In addition, when a drain potential is set to the sum of forward voltage and a cathode potential of the light-emitting device or a potential sufficiently lower than the sum, it is possible to continue the discharging even when Vth is positive voltage. That is, compensation can be performed even in the case where Vth variation occurs from positive voltage to negative voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Susumu KAWASHIMA, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE, Satoshi YOSHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 12063802
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a photoelectric conversion function with high sensitivity is provided. The light extraction efficiency of the display apparatus is increased. The display apparatus includes a light-emitting device, a light-emitting and light-receiving device, a first lens, and a second lens. The light-emitting device has a function of emitting light of a first color. The light-emitting and light-receiving device has a function of emitting light of a second color and a function of receiving light of the first color and converting it into an electric signal. The light emitted by the light-emitting device is emitted to the outside of the display apparatus through the first lens. Light enters the light-emitting and light-receiving device from the outside of the display apparatus through the second lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Taisuke Kamada, Ryo Hatsumi, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima
  • Patent number: 12052879
    Abstract: A display device with an imaging function is provided. A high-resolution imaging device or display device is provided. The display device includes first to third switches, first and second transistors, a capacitor, first and second wirings, and a light-emitting and light-receiving element. One electrode of the first switch is electrically connected to the first wiring, and the other electrode is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor and one electrode of the capacitor. One electrode of the second switch is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the first transistor, one electrode of the light-emitting and light-receiving element, and the other electrode of the capacitor, and the other electrode of the second switch is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor and one electrode of the third switch. The other electrode of the third switch is electrically connected to the second wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Yoshizumi, Susumu Kawashima, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12040333
    Abstract: A highly functional semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The second transistor includes a second semiconductor layer, a second gate electrode, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode. The first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are connected to each other, and the second electrode and the third electrode are connected to each other. A first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a second semiconductor layer are stacked over the first semiconductor layer. The first insulating layer is less likely to diffuse hydrogen than the second insulating layer. The second insulating layer contains oxide, the first semiconductor layer contains polycrystalline silicon, and the second semiconductor layer contains a metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshimoto, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima, Marina Hiyama, Motoharu Saito
  • Publication number: 20240084559
    Abstract: A dispensing device includes: a pump that discharges a liquid; a pipe through which a liquid discharged by the pump flows; a dispensing portion that is connected to the pipe and dispenses a liquid that flows through the pipe; a nozzle that houses the pipe, the dispensing portion being arranged therein in an opening portion; and an antenna that is provided inside the nozzle and transmits and receives radio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: WOTA CORP.
    Inventors: Kazunori KAWASHIMA, Hiroki SUMA, Ryo YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11499613
    Abstract: A torque converter has a torus. The torus has a size set based on a flatness ratio obtained by dividing a width of the torus in an axial direction by a width of the torus in a radial direction, a thinness ratio obtained by dividing the width of the torus in the axial direction by an outer diameter of the torus, and an inner diameter ratio obtained by dividing an inner diameter of the torus by the outer diameter of the torus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunori Kawashima