Patents by Inventor Koji Nimura

Koji Nimura 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).

  • Cholesteric liquid crystal display device and display driver
    Patent number: 7138973
    Abstract: A display driver is provided which is suitable for driving dynamically a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel of a passive matrix drive type. The driver comprises a shift register for shifting a row data or column data inputted to the driver, a data latch circuit for latching the row data or column data from the shift register, and a drive voltage select/output circuit for selecting at least one of a plurality of voltage supplies and outputting a row drive voltage or column drive voltage to form an alternated drive voltage which activates picture elements of the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Nanox Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Okafuji, Koji Nimura, Manabu Takami
  • Cholesteric liquid crystal display device and display driver
    Publication number: 20030085858
    Abstract: A display driver is provided which is suitable for driving dynamically a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel of a passive matrix drive type. The driver comprises a shift register for shifting a row data or column data inputted to the driver, a data latch circuit for latching the row data or column data from the shift register, and a drive voltage select/output circuit for selecting at least one of a plurality of voltage supplies and outputting a row drive voltage or column drive voltage to form an alternated drive voltage which activates picture elements of the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Masaharu Okafuji, Koji Nimura, Manabu Takami