Patents by Inventor Kenta Seki

Kenta Seki 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: 20200076045
    Abstract: A directional coupler includes a main line for transmitting a high frequency signal, a sub line electromagnetically coupled to the main line, a termination circuit for terminating one end portion of the sub line, and a variable filter that has an input terminal and an output terminal and the input terminal is connected to another end portion of the sub line. The variable filter is a filter unit circuit having one frequency band as a pass band or a stop band, and in the filter unit circuit, a variable passive element for shifting a frequency in the pass band or the stop band is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kenta SEKI, Ryangsu KIM, Katsuya SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10571750
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises image signal lines, scanning signal lines, pixels, a display area, pixel electrodes, and common electrodes. The common electrodes are configured to detect an object and to display an image in the display area. The common electrodes include first and second common electrodes which are arranged in a first direction. A first slit is provided between the first and second common electrodes. The first and second common electrodes are supplied a signal different from each other. A second slit is provided in the first common electrode. Each of the first slit and the second slit overlaps one of the image signal lines and extends in an extension direction in which the image signal line extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Kenta Seki, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 10559235
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a first pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying three primary colors respectively; and a second pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying two colors selected among the three primary colors and a predetermined color other than the three primary colors, wherein, in the first pixel, the size of the display surface of a sub-pixel for displaying a specific color included in the three primary colors as a specific color missing from the second pixel is larger than each of the sizes of the display surfaces of the two other sub-pixels for displaying the two other primary colors respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
  • Patent number: 10527891
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first line, a second line, a switching element, a common electrode, an insulating film disposed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode connected with the switching element and opposed to the common electrode with the insulating film interposed therebetween, and a first alignment film covering the pixel electrode. The second substrate includes a second alignment film. And the pixel electrode includes one main pixel electrode extending in a belt shape in a pixel area defined by the first line and the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Seiji Uejima, Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Takeyuki Tsuruma, Kenta Seki, Toshiaki Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20190378792
    Abstract: A switching device includes first to third layers laminated in sequence above a principal surface of a substrate, a plurality of input terminals, a plurality of output terminals, a plurality of switching circuits, and a plurality of channels. Each of the channels electrically connecting one of the plurality of input terminals and one of the plurality of output terminals with one of the plurality of switching circuits interposed therebetween. The plurality of channels include a first channel and a second channel that intersect with each other when the principal surface of the substrate is seen in a plan view. In an intersection area where the first and second channels intersect with each other, the first channel is disposed on the first layer, the second channel is disposed on the third layer, and none of the plurality of channels is disposed on the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Kenta SEKI
  • Publication number: 20190302505
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises image signal lines, scanning signal lines, pixels, a display area, pixel electrodes, and common electrodes. The common electrodes are configured to detect an object and to display an image in the display area. The common electrodes include first and second common electrodes which are arranged in a first direction. A first slit is provided between the first and second common electrodes. The first and second common electrodes are supplied a signal different from each other. A second slit is provided in the first common electrode. Each of the first slit and the second slit overlaps one of the image signal lines and extends in an extension direction in which the image signal line extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Kenta SEKI, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 10404252
    Abstract: A bidirectional switch circuit is constituted of an FET group encompassing FETs of L stages (L?3) connected in series to each other and includes an FET group configured to control electric conduction for a signal in both directions between one end and the other end of the above-mentioned FET group and a plurality of capacitance elements. The FET group includes a first FET closest to the one end and a second FET closest to the other end. The plurality of capacitance elements encompass a first capacitance element group including capacitance elements of M stages (1?M<L) connected in parallel to each of the FETs from the first FET in sequence, and a second capacitance element group including capacitance elements of N stages (1?N?(L?M)) connected in parallel to each of the FETs from the second FET in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta Seki
  • Publication number: 20190259311
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a first pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying three primary colors respectively; and a second pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying two colors selected among the three primary colors and a predetermined color other than the three primary colors, wherein, in the first pixel, the size of the display surface of a sub-pixel for displaying a specific color included in the three primary colors as a specific color missing from the second pixel is larger than each of the sizes of the display surfaces of the two other sub-pixels for displaying the two other primary colors respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
  • Patent number: 10371981
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises image signal lines, scanning signal lines, pixels, a display area, pixel electrodes, and common electrodes. The common electrodes are configured to detect an object and to display an image in the display area. The common electrodes include first and second common electrodes which are arranged in a first direction. A first slit is provided between the first and second common electrodes. The first and second common electrodes are supplied a signal different from each other. A second slit is provided in the first common electrode. Each of the first slit and the second slit overlaps one of the image signal lines and extends in an extension direction in which the image signal line extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kenta Seki, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 10373533
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a first pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying three primary colors respectively; and a second pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying two colors selected among the three primary colors and a predetermined color other than the three primary colors, wherein, in the first pixel, the size of the display surface of a sub-pixel for displaying a specific color included in the three primary colors as a specific color missing from the second pixel is larger than each of the sizes of the display surfaces of the two other sub-pixels for displaying the two other primary colors respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
  • Patent number: 10248893
    Abstract: A print control device includes a control unit configured to acquire print image data from a storage device according to a print request and to cause a printer 100 which is configured to execute printing based on the print image data to execute the printing, wherein the control unit acquires from the storage device, operation status information of the storage device storing the print image data and attribute information of the print image data stored in the storage device and enables the operation status information and the attribute information to be displayed on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Seki, Hiroyuki Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20190011792
    Abstract: A display device includes a display section in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a matrix, a plurality of scan lines which select pixels, a plurality of signal lines which supply image signals to the selected pixels, and color filters that are arranged so as to correspond to color displays of the pixels. In the device, the display section includes an effective pixel portion and a frame portion that surrounds the effective pixel portion, and the frame portion and a wiring circuit of the effective pixel portion are covered with light-shielding layers, the light-shielding layers being separated from each other at a certain separation location in the display section, and a plurality of color filters having different colors are arranged by being stacked at the separation location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Kenta Seki, Seiji Uejima, Ryo Yamaoka, Hidemasa Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10162088
    Abstract: An image display apparatus including an image display panel that includes: a first color filter for passing light of a first primary and first auxiliary pixels for displaying the first primary; a second color filter for passing light of a second primary and second auxiliary pixels for displaying the second primary; a third color filter for passing light of a third primary and third auxiliary pixels for displaying the third primary; and fourth auxiliary pixels for displaying a fourth color; the first auxiliary pixels, the second auxiliary pixels, the third auxiliary pixels, and the fourth auxiliary pixels being arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, and a light shielding region disposed at least partly around the peripheral edge of each of the fourth auxiliary pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Masaaki Kabe, Akira Sakaigawa, Koji Noguchi, Kenta Seki
  • Publication number: 20180358964
    Abstract: A bidirectional switch circuit is constituted of an FET group encompassing FETs of L stages (L?3) connected in series to each other and includes an FET group configured to control electric conduction for a signal in both directions between one end and the other end of the above-mentioned FET group and a plurality of capacitance elements. The FET group includes a first FET closest to the one end and a second FET closest to the other end. The plurality of capacitance elements encompass a first capacitance element group including capacitance elements of M stages (1?M<L) connected in parallel to each of the FETs from the first FET in sequence, and a second capacitance element group including capacitance elements of N stages (1?N?(L?M)) connected in parallel to each of the FETs from the second FET in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventor: Kenta SEKI
  • Patent number: 10101623
    Abstract: A display device includes a display section in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a matrix, a plurality of scan lines which select pixels, a plurality of signal lines which supply image signals to the selected pixels, and color filters that are arranged so as to correspond to color displays of the pixels. In the device, the display section includes an effective pixel portion and a frame portion that surrounds the effective pixel portion, and the frame portion and a wiring circuit of the effective pixel portion are covered with light-shielding layers, the light-shielding layers being separated from each other at a certain separation location in the display section, and a plurality of color filters having different colors are arranged by being stacked at the separation location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kenta Seki, Seiji Uejima, Ryo Yamaoka, Hidemasa Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20180211574
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a first pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying three primary colors respectively; and a second pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying two colors selected among the three primary colors and a predetermined color other than the three primary colors, wherein, in the first pixel, the size of the display surface of a sub-pixel for displaying a specific color included in the three primary colors as a specific color missing from the second pixel is larger than each of the sizes of the display surfaces of the two other sub-pixels for displaying the two other primary colors respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
  • Patent number: 10008136
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a first pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying three primary colors respectively; and a second pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying two colors selected among the three primary colors and a predetermined color other than the three primary colors, wherein, in the first pixel, the size of the display surface of a sub-pixel for displaying a specific color included in the three primary colors as a specific color missing from the second pixel is larger than each of the sizes of the display surfaces of the two other sub-pixels for displaying the two other primary colors respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Dispaly Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
  • Publication number: 20180149928
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises image signal lines, scanning signal lines, pixels, a display area, pixel electrodes, and common electrodes. The common electrodes are configured to detect an object and to display an image in the display area. The common electrodes include first and second common electrodes which are arranged in a first direction. A first slit is provided between the first and second common electrodes. The first and second common electrodes are supplied a signal different from each other. A second slit is provided in the first common electrode. Each of the first slit and the second slit overlaps one of the image signal lines and extends in an extension direction in which the image signal line extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Kenta Seki, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Publication number: 20180120653
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first line, a second line, a switching element, a common electrode, an insulating film disposed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode connected with the switching element and opposed to the common electrode with the insulating film interposed therebetween, and a first alignment film covering the pixel electrode. The second substrate includes a second alignment film. And the pixel electrode includes one main pixel electrode extending in a belt shape in a pixel area defined by the first line and the second line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Seiji Uejima, Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Takeyuki Tsuruma, Kenta Seki, Toshiaki Fukushima
  • Patent number: 9959790
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a first pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying three primary colors respectively; and a second pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying two colors selected among the three primary colors and a predetermined color other than the three primary colors, wherein, in the first pixel, the size of the display surface of a sub-pixel for displaying a specific color included in the three primary colors as a specific color missing from the second pixel is larger than each of the sizes of the display surfaces of the two other sub-pixels for displaying the two other primary colors respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Dispaly Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki