Patents by Inventor Makoto Yokoyama

Makoto Yokoyama 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: 20250101937
    Abstract: An engine controller includes a fuel supplier and one or more processors. The one or more processors determine, based on an operation state of an engine, whether an operation point of the engine is in an engine operation range where an amount of surplus fuel to be returned to a jet pump is smaller than a predetermined amount. Upon entry into the engine operation range, the one or more processors obtain an amount of remaining fuel in a sub-tank, based on a travel state of a vehicle, and accumulate an amount of fuel injection after the entry into the engine operation range, to obtain an accumulated amount of fuel injection. When the amount of remaining fuel in the sub-tank is smaller than the accumulated amount of fuel injection, the one or more processors put limitation on maximum torque for each engine speed of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 12118947
    Abstract: The scanning line drive circuit has a configuration in which a plurality of unit circuits are connected in multiple stages. A unit circuit includes: a first transistor having a first conductive terminal to which a first-level voltage is applied and a second conductive terminal connected to a first node; a second transistor having a second conductive terminal to which a second-level voltage is applied; a third transistor having a first conductive terminal connected to the first node and a second conductive terminal connected to a first conductive terminal of the second transistor; a fourth transistor having a first conductive terminal connected to a control terminal of the third transistor, and having a second conductive terminal and a control terminal to both of which the second-level voltage is applied; and an output transistor having a control terminal connected to the first node and a second conductive terminal connected to an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taya, Makoto Yokoyama, Naoki Ueda
  • Patent number: 11985870
    Abstract: A nick is disposed in a display region so as to partly cut the display region. A first routed wire is routed from the display region toward the nick. The first routed wire is included in a first metal layer. A first conductive film is included in a second metal layer. The first routed wire and the first conductive film overlap each other via an inorganic insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Yokoyama, Junichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11943977
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display region formed with a notch portion; and a frame region surrounding the display region, wherein the display region includes a first lead wiring line and a second lead wiring line. In a plan view, an extending direction of the first lead wiring line and an extending direction of the second lead wiring line are same. Either one lead wiring line of the first lead wiring line and the second lead wiring line includes a first region a second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Yamada, Makoto Yokoyama, Yasushi Kubota
  • Patent number: 11942040
    Abstract: In a display device having a non-rectangular display unit, occurrence of a difference in luminance between a region with a high load and a region with a low load is suppressed. A region inside the display unit is segmented into a high-load region with a high load on horizontal scanning lines (an initialization control line and a write control line) and a low-load region with a low load on horizontal scanning lines. An initialization control line and a write control line that are disposed in the high-load region are driven by a discharge driver and a scan driver, respectively. An initialization control line and a write control line that are disposed in the low-load region both are driven by, for example, the discharge driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Yokoyama, Nobuyuki Taya, Junichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20240029650
    Abstract: The display device includes a plurality of pixel circuits, a scanning line, an initialization control line, a light emission control line, an initialization voltage line, a first connection line, and a second connection line. The first connection line and the second connection line connect the scanning line to the initialization control line connected to, of the plurality of pixel circuits, a pixel circuit different from a pixel circuit to which the scanning line is connected. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a light-emitting element, a drive transistor, a light emission control transistor, a writing control transistor, and an initialization transistor. The first connection line and the second connection line are formed in layers different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: JUNICHI YAMADA, MAKOTO YOKOYAMA, NAOKI UEDA
  • Patent number: 11830437
    Abstract: Narrowing of a picture-frame of a display device that can perform switching between vertical scanning directions is implemented. A gate driver (21) includes a shift register (211) including a plurality of unit circuits including n unit circuits connected to write control lines; a first scanning order switching circuit (212) including a plurality of first switching circuits respectively corresponding to the plurality of unit circuits; and a second scanning order switching circuit (213) including n second switching circuits connected to initialization control lines. The first scanning order switching circuit (212) controls operation of the shift register (211) based on scanning order instruction signals. Each second switching circuit applies, based on the scanning order instruction signals, an output signal from a unit circuit on a previous stage side or an output signal from a unit circuit on a subsequent stage side, as a second scanning signal, to an initialization control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Yokoyama, Nobuyuki Taya
  • Publication number: 20230335061
    Abstract: The scanning line drive circuit has a configuration in which a plurality of unit circuits are connected in multiple stages. A unit circuit includes: a first transistor having a first conductive terminal to which a first-level voltage is applied and a second conductive terminal connected to a first node; a second transistor having a second conductive terminal to which a second-level voltage is applied; a third transistor having a first conductive terminal connected to the first node and a second conductive terminal connected to a first conductive terminal of the second transistor; a fourth transistor having a first conductive terminal connected to a control terminal of the third transistor, and having a second conductive terminal and a control terminal to both of which the second-level voltage is applied; and an output transistor having a control terminal connected to the first node and a second conductive terminal connected to an output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Nobuyuki TAYA, Makoto YOKOYAMA, Naoki UEDA
  • Patent number: 11762247
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel which allows a curvature portion thereof to be narrowed near a terminal portion even when circuit blocks are arranged in the curvature portion. For a data line in the form of a polyline consisting of a plurality of short straight line segments in a first curvature portion 12a of a display panel 10, as the distance from a terminal portion 16 increases, the slant angle of each straight line segment increases, the number of data lines d decreases, and hence the width of a data line area decreases. Accordingly, the number of unit circuit blocks 70 in a parallel circuit block 80 disposed in a circuit area can be increased by widening the circuit area in proportion to the decrease in the width of the data line area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Yamada, Makoto Yokoyama, Naoki Ueda
  • Patent number: 11735120
    Abstract: Provided is a scanning-line driving circuit configured with a plurality of unit circuits cascaded in stages and integrally formed with a display panel. The unit circuit includes a first transistor, a resistor, a second transistor, and an output transistor. The first transistor has a first conductive electrode supplied with a first-level voltage and a second conductive electrode connected to a first node. The resistor is connected to the first node at a first terminal. The second transistor has a first conductive electrode supplied with a second-level voltage and a second conductive electrode connected to a second terminal of the resistor. The output transistor has a control electrode connected to the first node and a first conductive electrode connected to an output terminal. The resistor is formed in a semiconductor layer. The unit circuit further includes an upper electrode formed above the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Mitani, Makoto Yokoyama, Naoki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20230222981
    Abstract: Narrowing of a picture-frame of a display device that can perform switching between vertical scanning directions is implemented. A gate driver (21) includes a shift register (211) including a plurality of unit circuits including n unit circuits connected to write control lines; a first scanning order switching circuit (212) including a plurality of first switching circuits respectively corresponding to the plurality of unit circuits; and a second scanning order switching circuit (213) including n second switching circuits connected to initialization control lines. The first scanning order switching circuit (212) controls operation of the shift register (211) based on scanning order instruction signals. Each second switching circuit applies, based on the scanning order instruction signals, an output signal from a unit circuit on a previous stage side or an output signal from a unit circuit on a subsequent stage side, as a second scanning signal, to an initialization control line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Makoto YOKOYAMA, Nobuyuki TAYA
  • Patent number: 11662294
    Abstract: Provided is a fan filter unit with which the performance of a HEPA filter can be measured at multiple points with ease and in a short time. The fan filter unit has a first HEPA filter, a second HEPA filter, and exhaust means installed between the first HEPA filter and the second HEPA filter. The first HEPA filter, the second HEPA filter, and the exhaust means are integrated by a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneko, Hirotoshi Sato, Toshihiko Suwa, Makoto Yokoyama, Haruhiko Adachi, Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20230112313
    Abstract: Provided is a scanning-line driving circuit configured with a plurality of unit circuits cascaded in stages and integrally formed with a display panel. The unit circuit includes a first transistor, a resistor, a second transistor, and an output transistor. The first transistor has a first conductive electrode supplied with a first-level voltage and a second conductive electrode connected to a first node. The resistor is connected to the first node at a first terminal. The second transistor has a first conductive electrode supplied with a second-level voltage and a second conductive electrode connected to a second terminal of the resistor. The output transistor has a control electrode connected to the first node and a first conductive electrode connected to an output terminal. The resistor is formed in a semiconductor layer. The unit circuit further includes an upper electrode formed above the resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro MITANI, Makoto YOKOYAMA, Naoki UEDA
  • Publication number: 20230024395
    Abstract: In a display device having a non-rectangular display unit, occurrence of a difference in luminance between a region with a high load and a region with a low load is suppressed. A region inside the display unit is segmented into a high-load region with a high load on horizontal scanning lines (an initialization control line and a write control line) and a low-load region with a low load on horizontal scanning lines. An initialization control line and a write control line that are disposed in the high-load region are driven by a discharge driver and a scan driver, respectively. An initialization control line and a write control line that are disposed in the low-load region both are driven by, for example, the discharge driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Makoto YOKOYAMA, Nobuyuki TAYA, Junichi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11538894
    Abstract: A first metal layer, an inorganic insulating film, and a second metal layer are provided. A first wiring line led to a peripheral edge of a cutout portion is provided in the first metal layer. A second wiring line led to the peripheral edge of the cutout portion is provided in the second metal layer. The first lead wiring line and the second lead wiring line overlap each other through intermediation of the inorganic insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Yokoyama, Junichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11522038
    Abstract: A frame region includes a first routed wire extending from one of a plurality of scan signal lines, one of a plurality of light-emission control lines, or one of a plurality of data signal lines. The first routed wire is electrically connected to drive circuits. The first routed wire is included in a first metal layer. A first conductive film is included in a second metal layer. The first routed wire and the first conductive film overlap each other via an inorganic insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Yokoyama, Junichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11441716
    Abstract: A resin pipe joint (1, 11) includes a tubular joint body portion (2, 12) defining an internal flow path (P) the internal flow path being configured to allow a fluid to flow therein; and two or more welding end portions (3-3c, 13a, 13b) respectively provided at two or more opening portions (A1-A3) of the internal flow path (P), each of the welding end portions being configured to be welded to an abutting welding end portion of other resin piping member, wherein the internal flow path (P) comprises: one of a branched point (Bp) that branches the internal flow path (P) into two or more portions; a curved point (Cp) that bends the internal flow path (P); and an internal diameter transition point (Tp) that changes an internal diameter of the internal flow path, in mid-way of the internal flow path, and wherein a length (Lh) from the branched point (Bp), the curved point (Cp) or the inner diameter transition point (Tp) to an end face of the welding end portion (3-3c, 13a, 13b) is shorter than half of a straight dis
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Tamaribuchi, Makoto Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11436980
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including an irregularly shaped display panel that allows a frame area to be narrowed by utilizing the frame area in a cutout portion. Some emission circuits that respectively correspond to scan circuits arranged in a first curvature portion are arranged in a part of a second side portion that is near the first curvature portion, and remaining emission circuits are arranged in a first notch side portion. Accordingly, the emission circuits arranged in the first notch side portion have lines connected to second emission control lines in a second display area from the first notch side portion side, resulting in a fewer number of lines extending into the first curvature portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Yamada, Makoto Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11417281
    Abstract: One of a plurality of data signal lines or one of a plurality of control lines that is electrically coupled to a first lead wiring line, and another one of the plurality of data signal lines or another one of the plurality of control lines that is electrically coupled to a second lead wiring line are adjacent to each other. The first lead wiring line is provided in a first metal layer. The second lead wiring line is provided in a second metal layer being a layer different from the first metal layer. The first lead wiring line and the second lead wiring line are superposed on one another through intermediation of an inorganic insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Yokoyama, Junichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20220136951
    Abstract: Provided is a fan filter unit with which the performance of a HEPA filter can be measured at multiple points with ease and in a short time. The fan filter unit has a first HEPA filter, a second HEPA filter, and exhaust means installed between the first HEPA filter and the second HEPA filter. The first HEPA filter, the second HEPA filter, and the exhaust means are integrated by a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi KANEKO, Hirotoshi SATO, Toshihiko SUWA, Makoto YOKOYAMA, Haruhiko ADACHI, Takeshi MATSUMURA