Patents by Inventor Kazuo Kita

Kazuo Kita 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: 10979050
    Abstract: For a single input/output circuit, changing an input/output form is enabled by a simple configuration. In the input/output circuit, a circuit section includes power supply terminals and ground terminals. A switching section is switchable between a first state in which a power supply line and a ground line are coupled to one of the power supply terminals and one of the ground terminals and a second state in which the power supply line and the ground line are coupled to the other one of the power supply terminals and the other one of the ground terminals. The circuit section operates as a circuit corresponding to one of an open collector output and an open emitter output in the first state and operates as a circuit corresponding to the other one of the open collector output and the open emitter output in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruki Tanaka, Kazuo Kita
  • Publication number: 20210058084
    Abstract: For a single input/output circuit, changing an input/output form is enabled by a simple configuration. In the input/output circuit, a circuit section includes power supply terminals and ground terminals. A switching section is switchable between a first state in which a power supply line and a ground line are coupled to one of the power supply terminals and one of the ground terminals and a second state in which the power supply line and the ground line are coupled to the other one of the power supply terminals and the other one of the ground terminals. The circuit section operates as a circuit corresponding to one of an open collector output and an open emitter output in the first state and operates as a circuit corresponding to the other one of the open collector output and the open emitter output in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Haruki TANAKA, Kazuo KITA
  • Publication number: 20190388993
    Abstract: A hybrid welding apparatus selectively switches between MAG welding and TIG welding. The apparatus includes a control device (1), which includes a welding output unit (10) for outputting a welding voltage and a welding current. When MAG welding is selected, the positive terminal of the welding output unit (10) is connected to a MAG welding torch (2), and the negative terminal is connected to a welding base material (4). Meanwhile, when TIG welding is selected, the positive terminal of the welding output unit (10) is connected to the welding base material, and the negative terminal is connected to a TIG welding torch (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: HARUKI TANAKA, KAZUO KITA, MASAHIRO OKAMOTO, KUNITOSHI MORITA
  • Patent number: 10453407
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display region having pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, scanning connecting lines, thin film transistors, selection signal lines connected to gate electrodes of the thin film transistors, plural ones of the thin film transistors connected to different ones of the scanning connecting lines being connected to one of the selection signal lines; and a scanning signal drive circuit. The scanning signal drive circuit performs a normal scanning mode in which pulse signals are supplied in turn to plural ones of the scanning connecting lines connected to the one of the selection signal lines, and in the normal scanning mode, a fall timing of the gate-on voltage differs from a fall timing of a last one of the pulse signals supplied to the plural ones of the scanning connecting lines during the selection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ooishi, Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita, Toshikazu Koudo, Hideyuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10424263
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita
  • Publication number: 20190066619
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Kazuo KITA
  • Patent number: 10147379
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita
  • Patent number: 10147375
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display region having pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, scanning connecting lines, thin film transistors, selection signal lines connected to gate electrodes of the thin film transistors, plural ones of the thin film transistors connected to different ones of the scanning connecting lines being connected to one of the selection signal lines; and a scanning signal drive circuit. The scanning signal drive circuit performs a normal scanning mode in which pulse signals are supplied in turn to plural ones of the scanning connecting lines connected to the one of the selection signal lines, and in the normal scanning mode, a fall timing of the gate-on voltage differs from a fall timing of a last one of the pulse signals supplied to the plural ones of the scanning connecting lines during the selection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ooishi, Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita, Toshikazu Koudo, Hideyuki Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20180342218
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display region having pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, scanning connecting lines, thin film transistors, selection signal lines connected to gate electrodes of the thin film transistors, plural ones of the thin film transistors connected to different ones of the scanning connecting lines being connected to one of the selection signal lines; and a scanning signal drive circuit. The scanning signal drive circuit performs a normal scanning mode in which pulse signals are supplied in turn to plural ones of the scanning connecting lines connected to the one of the selection signal lines, and in the normal scanning mode, a fall timing of the gate-on voltage differs from a fall timing of a last one of the pulse signals supplied to the plural ones of the scanning connecting lines during the selection period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihisa OOISHI, Genshiro KAWACHI, Kazuo KITA, Toshikazu KOUDO, Hideyuki NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 10074331
    Abstract: A display device includes an image display area that includes pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, first scanning connection lines connected to scanning signal lines, first thin film transistors, first selection signal lines, second thin film transistors, second selection signal lines, and a scanning signal drive circuit connected to the first scanning connection lines, the first selection signal lines, and the second selection signal lines, wherein the scanning signal drive circuit sequentially supplies a pulse signal to the first scanning connection lines in a selection period in which a gate-on voltage is applied to the one of the first selection signal lines, and the scanning signal drive circuit applies a gate-off voltage to the one of the second selection signal lines corresponding to the one of the first selection signal lines to which the gate-on voltage is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita, Yoshihisa Ooishi, Hideyuki Nakanishi, Toshikazu Koudo
  • Publication number: 20180190234
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Kazuo KITA
  • Patent number: 9940890
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita
  • Publication number: 20180005595
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Kazuo KITA
  • Patent number: 9792870
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita
  • Patent number: 9760221
    Abstract: An embedded touch screen, including: a first substrate including, on a front surface thereof, a plurality of detecting electrodes extending in a second direction; a second substrate having an image region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in matrix, the second substrate including: a pixel electrode connected to corresponding one of the plurality of video signal lines via a switching element connected to corresponding one of the plurality of scanning signal lines in each of the plurality of pixels; and a common electrode; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; an application circuit for applying an alternating signal to the pixel electrode; a detection circuit for detecting a signal excited on the corresponding one of the plurality of detecting electrodes; and a scanning circuit for scanning the pixel electrode in the second direction during detection by the detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita, Kikuo Ono
  • Patent number: 9651836
    Abstract: A first substrate of a display device includes a plurality of signal lines which are arranged in an image display area and a plurality of driving circuits which drive the plurality of signal lines, the driving circuit is electrically connected to a metal line which is formed in the first substrate in an area of the first substrate overlapping the driving circuit in planar view, the metal line is electrically connected via a contact hole, in the area, to a lead-out line which is formed in a layer different from that of the metal line in the first substrate, the lead-out line is extended to the outside of the area and electrically connected to the signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Kita, Ryutaro Oke, Genshiro Kawachi
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9524068
    Abstract: To achieve improved detection accuracy and position resolution in an in-cell type capacitive touch sensor embedded in a liquid crystal panel of a liquid crystal display device, a drive electrode of a touch sensor is formed of a transparent conductive film laminated on a surface of a TFT substrate on a liquid crystal side below a pixel electrode, and disposed in a region between gate lines. A detection electrode is formed of a transparent conductive film laminated on an outward-directed surface of the TFT substrate. A drive signal is supplied to the drive electrode to cause a voltage change, and based on the voltage change in the detection electrode caused thereby, a capacitance change in an opposing part between the drive electrode and the detection electrode is detected, to thereby detect contact of an object to a display surface near the opposing part in a liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Kita
  • Patent number: 9483987
    Abstract: Provided is an embedded touch screen, including: a first substrate; a second substrate including: scanning signal lines extending in a first direction; video signal lines extending in a second direction; a plurality of pixels each including a pixel electrode connected to corresponding one of the video signal lines via a switching element connected to corresponding one of the scanning signal lines; and a common electrode; a liquid crystal layer; an application circuit for applying an alternating signal to a plurality of excitation electrodes; a detection circuit for detecting a signal excited on a plurality of detection electrodes each arranged adjacent to each of the plurality of excitation electrodes; and a scanning circuit for scanning at least one of each of the plurality of excitation electrodes and each of the plurality of detection electrodes at least in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita, Kikuo Ono
  • Publication number: 20160267866
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display region having pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, scanning connecting lines, thin film transistors, selection signal lines connected to gate electrodes of the thin film transistors, plural ones of the thin film transistors connected to different ones of the scanning connecting lines being connected to one of the selection signal lines; and a scanning signal drive circuit. The scanning signal drive circuit performs a normal scanning mode in which pulse signals are supplied in turn to plural ones of the scanning connecting lines connected to the one of the selection signal lines, and in the normal scanning mode, a fall timing of the gate-on voltage differs from a fall timing of a last one of the pulse signals supplied to the plural ones of the scanning connecting lines during the selection period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihisa OOISHI, Genshiro KAWACHI, Kazuo KITA, Toshikazu KOUDO, Hideyuki NAKANISHI