Patents by Inventor Kisho YAMAMOTO

Kisho YAMAMOTO 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).

  • Patent number: 11960677
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor device includes a panel and a control circuit. The panel includes an insulating layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The control circuit including a first circuit including a timing control circuit and a first amplifier, and a second circuit including a detection circuit connected to a floating ground line. During a first sensing drive period, the first output unit outputs a first synchronization signal, the timing control circuit outputs a second synchronization signal, the first amplifier provides the amplified second synchronization signal to each of the floating ground line and the first electrode, and the detector reads a change in a sensor signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Takada, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Kisho Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11934611
    Abstract: A detecting device includes a plurality of first electrodes arrayed in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction in a detection region, an electrode drive circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the first electrodes, a detection circuit configured to detect a detection signal received from the first electrodes, and a coupling circuit configured to couple part of the first electrodes to the detection circuit as a detection electrode and couple the first electrodes disposed side by side with the detection electrode in at least the first direction and the second direction to the electrode drive circuit as a drive electrode in a first detection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiko Fujisawa, Naoki Takada, Kisho Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220283689
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor device includes a panel and a control circuit. The panel includes an insulating layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The control circuit including a first circuit including a timing control circuit and a first amplifier, and a second circuit including a detection circuit connected to a floating ground line. During a first sensing drive period, the first output unit outputs a first synchronization signal, the timing control circuit outputs a second synchronization signal, the first amplifier provides the amplified second synchronization signal to each of the floating ground line and the first electrode, and the detector reads a change in a sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki TAKADA, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI, Kisho YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220187975
    Abstract: A detecting device includes a plurality of first electrodes arrayed in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction in a detection region, an electrode drive circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the first electrodes, a detection circuit configured to detect a detection signal received from the first electrodes, and a coupling circuit configured to couple part of the first electrodes to the detection circuit as a detection electrode and couple the first electrodes disposed side by side with the detection electrode in at least the first direction and the second direction to the electrode drive circuit as a drive electrode in a first detection period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiko FUJISAWA, Naoki TAKADA, Kisho YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10976861
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a plurality of first sensor electrodes disposed side by side in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a plurality of second sensor electrodes disposed side by side in the first direction and the second direction. One of the second sensor electrodes overlaps a plurality of first sensor electrodes out of the first sensor electrodes in planar view. Each of the second sensor electrodes has a plurality of electric-field transmission regions. One of the electric-field transmission regions overlaps a corresponding one of the first sensor electrodes in planar view and does not straddle two first sensor electrodes in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kisho Yamamoto, Naoki Takada, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20200210066
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a plurality of first sensor electrodes disposed side by side in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a plurality of second sensor electrodes disposed side by side in the first direction and the second direction. One of the second sensor electrodes overlaps a plurality of first sensor electrodes out of the first sensor electrodes in planar view. Each of the second sensor electrodes has a plurality of electric-field transmission regions. One of the electric-field transmission regions overlaps a corresponding one of the first sensor electrodes in planar view and does not straddle two first sensor electrodes in planar view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kisho YAMAMOTO, Naoki TAKADA, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI