Patents by Inventor Makiko Ikeda

Makiko Ikeda 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: 10014609
    Abstract: A connector is provided that has a terminal, a housing for retaining the terminal, and a reinforcing bracket retained in the housing. The housing includes a fitting concave portion that fits with a counterpart connector and a bottom plate portion that faces a surface of a substrate. The terminal includes a contact portion that makes contact with a counterpart terminal of the counterpart connector inside the fitting concave portion and a substrate connecting portion exposed from a lower surface of the bottom plate portion and connected to a connecting pad on the surface of the substrate. The reinforcing bracket includes a main body portion retained in the housing inside the fitting concave portion and a leg portion exposed from the lower surface of the bottom plate portion and connected to the connecting pad on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Koji Chikano, Makiko Ikeda, Kazushige Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20180151969
    Abstract: A connector is provided that has a terminal, a housing for retaining the terminal, and a reinforcing bracket retained in the housing. The housing includes a fitting concave portion that fits with a counterpart connector and a bottom plate portion that faces a surface of a substrate. The terminal includes a contact portion that makes contact with a counterpart terminal of the counterpart connector inside the fitting concave portion and a substrate connecting portion exposed from a lower surface of the bottom plate portion and connected to a connecting pad on the surface of the substrate. The reinforcing bracket includes a main body portion retained in the housing inside the fitting concave portion and a leg portion exposed from the lower surface of the bottom plate portion and connected to the connecting pad on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Koji CHIKANO, Makiko IKEDA, Kazushige ASAKAWA
  • Patent number: 8094112
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixel portions arranged in a matrix, a signal driver circuit which generates apply voltages corresponding to display data, and applies the apply voltages to the pixel portions, a scan driver circuit which applies a selecting voltage to selected ones of the pixel portions, and a level shifter circuit which converts a voltage level of the display data into a drive voltage level of the signal driver circuit, thereby producing level-shifted display data. The signal driver circuit generates the apply voltages based on the level-shifted display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Makiko Ikeda, Naruhiko Kasai, Toshio Futami, Tetsuya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20060125764
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixel portions arranged in a matrix, a signal driver circuit which generates apply voltages corresponding to display data, and applies the apply voltages to the pixel portions, a scan driver circuit which applies a selecting voltage to selected ones of the pixel portions, and a level shifter circuit which converts a voltage level of the display data into a drive voltage level of the signal driver circuit, thereby producing level-shifted display data. The signal driver circuit generates the apply voltages based on the level-shifted display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Makiko Ikeda, Naruhiko Kasai, Toshio Futami, Tetsuya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7038649
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixel portions arranged in a matrix, a signal driver circuit which generates apply voltages corresponding to display data, and applies the apply voltages to the pixel portions, a scan driver circuit which applies a selecting voltage to selected ones of the pixel portions, and a level shifter circuit which converts a voltage level of the display data into a drive voltage level of the signal driver circuit, thereby producing level-shifted display data. The signal driver circuit generates the apply voltages based on the level-shifted display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Makiko Ikeda, Naruhiko Kasai, Toshio Futami, Tetsuya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6633273
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a bus, a display data generating circuit coupled to the bus, and a display apparatus coupled to the bus. The display apparatus includes a display panel capable of displaying a grayscale image in accordance with display data in a form of a plurality of bits for each of a plurality of pixels of a display panel generated by the display data generating circuit, and a signal driver which supplies driving voltages corresponding to the display data to at least a part of the plurality of data lines to display a grayscale image on the display panel. The signal driver includes a display memory which stores the display data, and is embodied in an integrated circuit. The display data generating circuit transfers the display data to the display memory via the bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makiko Ikeda, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Hiroyuki Nitta, Isao Takita, Naruhiko Kasai, Satoru Tsunekawa, Tatsuhiro Inuzuka
  • Patent number: 6583771
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of multi-display interfaces respectively associated with a liquid crystal panel is provided with setting circuits for setting a horizontal write start position, a horizontal write width, a vertical write start position, a vertical write width and an enlargement rate, a circuit for storing display data, and an ID setting circuit for setting an ID number for the liquid crystal panel. The multi-display interfaces read display data on the same or different regions to display images in various modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Tatsumi Mori, Shigeyuki Nishitani, Naruhiko Kasai, Makiko Ikeda, Hideki Kamimaki
  • Publication number: 20020154086
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixel portions arranged in a matrix, a signal driver circuit which generates apply voltages corresponding to display data, and applies the apply voltages to the pixel portions, a scan driver circuit which applies a selecting voltage to selected ones of the pixel portions, and a level shifter circuit which converts a voltage level of the display data into a drive voltage level of the signal driver circuit, thereby producing level-shifted display data. The signal driver circuit generates the apply voltages based on the level-shifted display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Makiko Ikeda, Naruhiko Kasai, Toshio Futami, Tetsuya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6384807
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel, a data processing circuit, a signal driver circuit, a scan driver circuit, and a power circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of pixels constituted by at least a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed in a matrix arrangement, a reference electrode opposing the pixel electrodes, and a liquid crystal disposed between the pixel electrodes and the reference electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Makiko Ikeda, Naruhiko Kasai, Toshio Futami, Tetsuya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20010011988
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a bus, a display data generating circuit coupled to the bus, and a display apparatus coupled to the bus. The display apparatus includes a display panel capable of displaying a grayscale image in accordance with display data in a form of a plurality of bits for each of a plurality of pixels of a display panel generated by the display data generating circuit, and a signal driver which supplies driving voltages corresponding to the display data to at least a part of the plurality of data lines to display a grayscale image on the display panel. The signal driver includes a display memory which stores the display data, and is embodied in an integrated circuit. The display data generating circuit transfers the display data to the display memory via the bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Makiko Ikeda, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Hiroyuki Nitta, Isao Takita, Naruhiko Kasai, Satoru Tsunekawa, Tatsuhiro Inuzuka
  • Patent number: 6222518
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a bus; a display data generating circuit coupled to the bus for generating display data in a form of a plurality of bits for each of a plurality of pixels of a display panel; and a display apparatus coupled to the bus. The display data generating circuit includes a central processing unit and a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makiko Ikeda, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Hiroyuki Nitta, Isao Takita, Naruhiko Kasai, Satoru Tsunekawa, Tatsuhiro Inuzuka
  • Patent number: 6127995
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel which includes data lines and scanning lines intersecting each other in a matrix arrangement, and a plurality of pixels each including a switching element, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode, with the pixels being disposed at intersections of the data lines and the scanning lines. The apparatus also includes a plurality of signal driver circuits which supply driving voltage signals in accordance with display data to the data lines of the liquid crystal display panel, a scan driver circuit which sequentially selects the scanning lines of the liquid crystal display panel one at time, a power source circuit which supplies power voltages to the signal driver circuits and the scan driver circuit to supply power to the signal driver circuits and the scan driver circuit to enable the signal driver circuits and the scan driver circuit to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Makiko Ikeda, Naruhiko Kasai, Toshio Futami, Tetsuya Suzuki
  • Patent number: RE39366
    Abstract: A liquid crystal driver includes a voltage generator for generating gray scale voltages on the basis of reference voltages, and an output device for selecting one gray scale voltage from the generated gray scale voltages in accordance with display data, for applying inversion/non-inversion control to the selected gray scale voltage with respect to an inversion reference voltage on the basis of the selected gray scale voltage, an AC switching signal and the inversion reference voltage, and for outputting different liquid crystal supply voltages for one and the same display data to a liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nitta, Hiroyuki Mano, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Isao Takita, Satoru Tsunekawa, Toshio Futami, Makiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: RE40916
    Abstract: A liquid crystal driver includes a voltage generator for generating gray scale voltages on the basis of reference voltages, and an output device for selecting one gray scale voltage from the generated gray scale voltages in accordance with display data, for applying inversion/non-inversion control to the selected gray scale voltage with respect to an inversion reference voltage on the basis of the selected gray scale voltage, an AC switching signal and the inversion reference voltage, and for outputting different liquid crystal supply voltages for one and the same display data to a liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nitta, Hiroyuki Mano, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Isao Takita, Satoru Tsunekawa, Toshio Futami, Makiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: RE40973
    Abstract: A liquid crystal driver includes a voltage generator for generating gray scale voltages on the basis of reference voltages, and an output device for selecting one gray scale voltage from the generated gray scale voltages in accordance with display data, for applying inversion/non-inversion control to the selected gray scale voltage with respect to an inversion reference voltage on the basis of the selected gray scale voltage, an AC switching signal and the inversion reference voltage, and for outputting different liquid crystal supply voltages for one and the same display data to a liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nitta, Hiroyuki Mano, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Isao Takita, Satoru Tsunekawa, Toshio Futami, Makiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: RE42597
    Abstract: A liquid crystal driver includes a voltage generator for generating gray scale voltages on the basis of reference voltages, and an output device for selecting one gray scale voltage from the generated gray scale voltages in accordance with display data, for applying inversion/non-inversion control to the selected gray scale voltage with respect to an inversion reference voltage on the basis of the selected gray scale voltage, an AC switching signal and the inversion reference voltage, and for outputting different liquid crystal supply voltages for one and the same display data to a liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nitta, Hiroyuki Mano, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Isao Takita, Satoru Tsunekawa, Toshio Futami, Makiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: RE42993
    Abstract: A liquid crystal driver includes a voltage generator for generating gray scale voltages on the basis of reference voltages, and an output device for selecting one gray scale voltage from the generated gray scale voltages in accordance with display data, for applying inversion/non-inversion control to the selected gray scale voltage with respect to an inversion reference voltage on the basis of the selected gray scale voltage, an AC switching signal and the inversion reference voltage, and for outputting different liquid crystal supply voltages for one and the same display data to a liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nitta, Hiroyuki Mano, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Isao Takita, Satoru Tsunekawa, Toshio Futami, Makiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: D751990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Makiko Ikeda, Kazushige Asakawa
  • Patent number: D781239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Makiko Ikeda, Kazushige Asakawa
  • Patent number: D795199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Makiko Ikeda, Kazushige Asakawa