Patents by Inventor Kazuto JITSUI

Kazuto JITSUI 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: 20230393426
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display module and a privacy module. The display module includes a light source that emits an input light. The privacy module is disposed on the display module and for receiving the input light. The privacy module includes a first polarizing element for absorbing light in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuto JITSUI
  • Patent number: 11762226
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display module and a privacy module. The display module includes a light source that emits an input light. The privacy module is disposed on the display module and for receiving the input light. The privacy module includes a first polarizing element for absorbing light in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuto Jitsui
  • Publication number: 20230251513
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, a first light modulation element, and a second light modulation element. The first light modulation element is overlapped with the display panel. The first light modulation element includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a first light modulation material. The first light modulation material is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second light modulation element is overlapped with the display panel and the first light modulation element. The second light modulation element includes a third electrode, a fourth electrode and a second light modulation material. The second light modulation material is disposed between the third electrode and the fourth electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuto JITSUI
  • Publication number: 20230168529
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a non-collimated backlight module; a transparent backlight module disposed on the non-collimated backlight module, wherein the transparent backlight module includes a direct-lit backlight module or an edge-lit backlight module; and a display cell disposed on the transparent backlight module; wherein when in a narrow mode, the non-collimated backlight module is in an off-state, and the transparent backlight module is in an on-state, wherein when in a wide mode, the non-collimated backlight module is in an on-state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuto JITSUI
  • Patent number: 11650442
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a privacy module. The privacy module includes a first polarizing element, a second polarizing element, and a light modulation element. The first polarizing element includes a first light absorbing material. The first polarizing element has a surface, and the surface has a normal direction. The second polarizing element includes a second light absorbing material. The second polarizing element at least partially overlaps the first polarizing element. The light modulation element is disposed between the first polarizing element and the second polarizing element. The first light absorbing material has a first long axis, and the second light absorbing material has a second long axis. The first long axis and second long axis are parallel to the normal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuto Jitsui
  • Publication number: 20230125386
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a privacy module. The privacy module includes a first polarizing element, a second polarizing element, and a light modulation element. The first polarizing element includes a first light absorbing material. The first polarizing element has a surface, and the surface has a normal direction. The second polarizing element includes a second light absorbing material. The second polarizing element at least partially overlaps the first polarizing element. The light modulation element is disposed between the first polarizing element and the second polarizing element. The first light absorbing material has a first long axis, and the second light absorbing material has a second long axis. The first long axis and second long axis are parallel to the normal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuto JITSUI
  • Publication number: 20230034845
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display module and a privacy module. The display module includes a light source that emits an input light. The privacy module is disposed on the display module and for receiving the input light. The privacy module includes a first polarizing element for absorbing light in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuto JITSUI
  • Patent number: 11366353
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a backlight module, a display panel disposed on the backlight module, a viewing angle adjusting unit disposed on the backlight module, and a retardation structure disposed on the backlight module. The viewing angle adjusting unit includes a first viewing angle adjusting subunit and a second viewing angle adjusting subunit, and the first viewing angle adjusting subunit is disposed between the backlight module and the second viewing angle adjusting subunit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuto Jitsui, Satoru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220163828
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display cell; a first light adjusting unit; and a second light adjusting unit, wherein the display cell, the first light adjusting unit and the second light adjusting unit are at least partially overlapped, and at least one of the first light adjusting unit and the second light adjusting unit is an ECB mode liquid crystal cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuto JITSUI
  • Publication number: 20210191191
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel and a parallax barrier. The display panel includes a plurality of color sub-pixels of a first color, a second color, and a third color. The parallax barrier overlaps the display panel, wherein the parallax barrier includes a plurality of barrier units. A barrier unit of the first color overlaps at least a color sub-pixel of the second color and a color sub-pixel of the third color in a top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Takahashi, Kazuto Jitsui
  • Patent number: 10914976
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including: a sensing component; a polarization film disposed on the sensing component; and a quarter-wave plate disposed between the sensing component and the polarization film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian-Cheng Chen, Hao-Yu Liou, Ayumu Mori, Kazuto Jitsui, Chung-Kuang Wei, Chin-Lung Ting, Keiko Edo, Minoru Shibazaki
  • Publication number: 20210026194
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a backlight module, a display panel disposed on the backlight module, a viewing angle adjusting unit disposed on the backlight module, and a retardation structure disposed on the backlight module. The viewing angle adjusting unit includes a first viewing angle adjusting subunit and a second viewing angle adjusting subunit, and the first viewing angle adjusting subunit is disposed between the backlight module and the second viewing angle adjusting subunit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuto Jitsui, Satoru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10739625
    Abstract: A display device includes a switching panel. The switching panel includes a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium layer. The first polarizer includes a first absorption axis. The second polarizer is disposed opposite to the first polarizer. The second polarizer includes a second absorption axis parallel to the first absorption axis. The first substrate is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The first substrate includes a first alignment layer having a first alignment direction. The second substrate is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The second substrate includes a second alignment layer having a second alignment direction. The second alignment direction is parallel or anti-parallel to the first alignment direction. The display medium layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Shibazaki, Kazuto Jitsui, Satoru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200073156
    Abstract: A display device includes a switching panel. The switching panel includes a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium layer. The first polarizer includes a first absorption axis. The second polarizer is disposed opposite to the first polarizer. The second polarizer includes a second absorption axis parallel to the first absorption axis. The first substrate is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The first substrate includes a first alignment layer having a first alignment direction. The second substrate is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The second substrate includes a second alignment layer having a second alignment direction. The second alignment direction is parallel or anti-parallel to the first alignment direction. The display medium layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Minoru SHIBAZAKI, Kazuto JITSUI, Satoru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190172385
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for sensing a signal from a subject, including the following steps: providing a display device including first and second blocks, wherein the first and second block respectively include at least one light sensor and plural sub-pixels, one of the at least one light sensor corresponds to at least two adjacent of the sub-pixels; and detecting a signal from a subject, wherein one of the sub-pixels of the first block and the one of the at least one light sensor of the first block are in enabled status and the second block is in disabled status in a first time period, and one of the sub-pixels of the second block and the one of the at least one light sensor of the second block are in enabled status and the first block is in disabled status in a second time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Ayumu MORI, Kazuto JITSUI, Keiko EDO
  • Publication number: 20190171050
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including: a sensing component; a polarization film disposed on the sensing component; and a quarter-wave plate disposed between the sensing component and the polarization film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Jian-Cheng CHEN, Hao-Yu LIOU, Ayumu MORI, Kazuto JITSUI, Chung-Kuang WEI, Chin-Lung TING, Keiko EDO, Minoru SHIBAZAKI