Patents by Inventor Kenichi WAKIMOTO

Kenichi WAKIMOTO 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: 20240139144
    Abstract: A copper chelating agent that contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1), a compound represented by Formula (2), a compound represented by Formula (3), a compound represented by Formula (4), a salt thereof, and a solvate thereof:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Masachika TAKATA, Hirofumi SUNAHARA, Toshiyuki WAKIMOTO, Kenichi MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20240112645
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kenichi WAKIMOTO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11790866
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 11462186
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20210358437
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kenichi WAKIMOTO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11081072
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20200202806
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Kenichi WAKIMOTO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 10580373
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20190027108
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichi WAKIMOTO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 10089946
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 9767748
    Abstract: An object is to provide a convenient display device which consumes sufficiently small amount of power and a method for driving such a display device. The display device can be in an off state with a still image displayed in a still image display mode in which a pixel electrode and a common electrode which are for applying a voltage to the display element are brought into a floating state so that a voltage applied to the display element is held, and a still image is displayed without further supply of a potential. The display device is put to an off state with a desired image displayed in the still image display mode, whereby the display device can have a higher level of security and can be more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Yasuo Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20170011698
    Abstract: An object is to provide a convenient display device which consumes sufficiently small amount of power and a method for driving such a display device. The display device can be in an off state with a still image displayed in a still image display mode in which a pixel electrode and a common electrode which are for applying a voltage to the display element are brought into a floating state so that a voltage applied to the display element is held, and a still image is displayed without further supply of a potential. The display device is put to an off state with a desired image displayed in the still image display mode, whereby the display device can have a higher level of security and can be more convenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichi WAKIMOTO, Yasuo NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160379582
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichi WAKIMOTO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 9454941
    Abstract: An object is to provide a convenient display device which consumes sufficiently small amount of power and a method for driving such a display device. The display device can be in an off state with a still image displayed in a still image display mode in which a pixel electrode and a common electrode which are for applying a voltage to the display element are brought into a floating state so that a voltage applied to the display element is held, and a still image is displayed without further supply of a potential. The display device is put to an off state with a desired image displayed in the still image display mode, whereby the display device can have a higher level of security and can be more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Yasuo Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9443482
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20160163924
    Abstract: A lighting device including an electroluminescent (EL) material is connected to an external power supply easily and the convenience is improved. In a lighting device having a light-emitting element including an electroluminescence (EL) layer, a housing including a light-emitting element has a terminal electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting element on a peripheral end portion. The terminal electrode provided on the housing so as to be exposed to the outside is in contact with a terminal electrode for the external power supply, so that the external power supply and the light-emitting element are electrically connected to each other and power can be supplied to the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Akihiro Chida, Kohei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9269921
    Abstract: A lighting device including an electroluminescent (EL) material is connected to an external power supply easily and the convenience is improved. In a lighting device having a light-emitting element including an electroluminescence (EL) layer, a housing including a light-emitting element has a terminal electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting element on a peripheral end portion. The terminal electrode provided on the housing so as to be exposed to the outside is in contact with a terminal electrode for the external power supply, so that the external power supply and the light-emitting element are electrically connected to each other and power can be supplied to the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Akihiro Chida, Kohei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9105251
    Abstract: An object is to provide a convenient display device which consumes sufficiently small amount of power and a method for driving such a display device. The display device can be in an off state with a still image displayed in a still image display mode in which a pixel electrode and a common electrode which are for applying a voltage to the display element are brought into a floating state so that a voltage applied to the display element is held, and a still image is displayed without further supply of a potential. The display device is put to an off state with a desired image displayed in the still image display mode, whereby the display device can have a higher level of security and can be more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Yasuo Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20150179119
    Abstract: An object is to provide a convenient display device which consumes sufficiently small amount of power and a method for driving such a display device. The display device can be in an off state with a still image displayed in a still image display mode in which a pixel electrode and a common electrode which are for applying a voltage to the display element are brought into a floating state so that a voltage applied to the display element is held, and a still image is displayed without further supply of a potential. The display device is put to an off state with a desired image displayed in the still image display mode, whereby the display device can have a higher level of security and can be more convenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi WAKIMOTO, Yasuo NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150049067
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi WAKIMOTO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA