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).
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Patent number: 9959790Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Japan Dispaly Inc.Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
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Patent number: 9910325Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kenta Seki, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 9891479Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Seiji Uejima, Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Takeyuki Tsuruma, Kenta Seki, Toshiaki Fukushima
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Publication number: 20180025677Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
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Patent number: 9835919Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises metal lines which are in contact with a structural electrode. A first filter overlaps with first and second pixels, and a second filter overlaps with second and fourth pixels. First to fourth structural electrodes overlap with first to fourth pixels respectively. A first slit extends between first and second pixels, and a second slit extends between third and fourth pixels. The first metal line is formed between first and second structural electrodes to cover part of the first slit, and the second metal line is formed between third and fourth structural electrodes to cover part of the second slit.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kenta Seki, Gen Koide, Yuji Maede, Jin Hirosawa
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Patent number: 9818352Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
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Publication number: 20170315279Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Masaaki Kabe, Akira Sakaigawa, Koji Noguchi, Kenta Seki
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Publication number: 20170286813Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kenta SEKI, Hiroyuki TSUJI
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Patent number: 9746594Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Masaaki Kabe, Akira Sakaigawa, Koji Noguchi, Kenta Seki
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Publication number: 20170242308Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kenta Seki, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa
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Publication number: 20170110072Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
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Publication number: 20170102597Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises metal lines which are in contact with a structural electrode. A first filter overlaps with first and second pixels, and a second filter overlaps with second and fourth pixels. First to fourth structural electrodes overlap with first to fourth pixels respectively. A first slit extends between first and second pixels, and a second slit extends between third and fourth pixels. The first metal line is formed between first and second structural electrodes to cover part of the first slit, and the second metal line is formed between third and fourth structural electrodes to cover part of the second slit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kenta SEKI, Gen KOIDE, Yuji MAEDE, Jin HIROSAWA
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Patent number: 9569988Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
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Publication number: 20170038656Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Kenta Seki, Seiji Uejima, Ryo Yamaoka, Hidemasa Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9500897Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kenta Seki, Seiji Uejima, Ryo Yamaoka, Hidemasa Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20160334554Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Masaaki Kabe, Akira Sakaigawa, Koji Noguchi, Kenta Seki
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Patent number: 9429689Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Masaaki Kabe, Akira Sakaigawa, Koji Noguchi, Kenta Seki
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Publication number: 20160203778Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
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Patent number: 9318033Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
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Publication number: 20160003987Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Masaaki Kabe, Akira Sakaigawa, Koji Noguchi, Kenta Seki