Patents by Inventor Kazutaka Nagaoka

Kazutaka Nagaoka 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: 20240077731
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an illumination device, a display panel opposed, a first retardation film, a holographic optical element, a second retardation film, a reflection polarizer spaced apart from the holographic optical element, and configured to transmit first linearly polarized light and reflect second linearly polarized light orthogonal to the first linearly polarized light, and a polarization conversion element located between the second retardation film and the reflection polarizer, and configured to maintain a polarization direction of the display light and rotate a polarization direction of external light transmitted through the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi KOMURA, Kazutaka NAGAOKA
  • Patent number: 11422298
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a liquid crystal panel and an illumination unit which illuminates the liquid crystal panel. The illumination unit includes a light guide comprising a first side surface, a main surface opposing the liquid crystal panel and an opening made by a notch or a through hole, a first light source opposing to the first side surface, and a second light source provided closer to the opening than to the first light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ota, Kazutaka Nagaoka, Michihide Shibata, Toshihiro Yajima
  • Publication number: 20210181402
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a liquid crystal panel and an illumination unit which illuminates the liquid crystal panel. The illumination unit includes a light guide comprising a first side surface, a main surface opposing the liquid crystal panel and an opening made by a notch or a through hole, a first light source opposing to the first side surface, and a second light source provided closer to the opening than to the first light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi OTA, Kazutaka NAGAOKA, Michihide SHIBATA, Toshihiro YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20120182330
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes a display region including a plurality of display pixels arranged in a matrix, a plurality of scanning lines arranged along rows in which the plurality of display pixels are arranged, a plurality of signal lines arranged along columns in which the plurality of display pixels are arranged, a driver including a scanning line driver configured to drive the plurality of scanning lines and a signal line driver configured to drive the plurality of signal lines, and a controller configured to control operation of the driver. The signal line driver includes a memory configured to store at least two frames of video signal data supplied from an external signal source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Kazutaka NAGAOKA
  • Patent number: 7602380
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of pixel circuits and sensor circuits, a signal line drive circuit and scanning line drive circuit which drive the plurality of pixel circuits, and a precharge circuit and sensor control circuit which drive the sensor circuits. A filter subjects image data to an interpolation process to compensate for a gradation value of an output. In a signal processing section, the area of a light receiving area is calculated and it is determined that a light source is set in contact with a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Takashi Nakamura, Kazutaka Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20060033729
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of pixel circuits and sensor circuits, a signal line drive circuit and scanning line drive circuit which drive the plurality of pixel circuits, and a precharge circuit and sensor control circuit which drive the sensor circuits. A filter subjects image data to an interpolation process to compensate for a gradation value of an output. In a signal processing section, the area of a light receiving area is calculated and it is determined that a light source is set in contact with a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Takashi Nakamura, Kazutaka Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20050219193
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a scan line driver (12) to drive scan lines and a power source (14) to supply voltage to the scan line driver. The scan line driver and power source are formed directly on an array substrate of the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display also includes a signal-line-driving IC (15) mounted on the array substrate. The IC incorporates a power source (DC voltage converter (1508) and voltage stabilizer (1509)) to supply voltage to a signal line driver (analog output circuit (1504) and the like). The power source in the IC is integrated according to a low-withstanding-voltage manufacturing process. With these configurations, the liquid crystal display is compact and is manufacturable at a low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Nagaoka, Shinichi Hirota, Koji Shigehiro, Toshinori Kanuma, Hiroyoshi Murata