Patents by Inventor Masafumi Matsui

Masafumi Matsui 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: 8513881
    Abstract: An organic EL display device including organic EL light-emitting regions which includes a red-light emitting layer, a green-light emitting layer, and a blue-light emitting layer that are arranged on a main substrate includes: a first light-adjusting layer including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion selectively transmitting desired blue light, and the second portion absorbing visible light other than at least the desired blue light; and a second light-adjusting layer selectively absorbing light with a wavelength between desired red light and desired green light at an entire surface, in which the blue light-emitting layer is overlaid with the first portion, and a bank which is a non-light emitting portion is overlaid with the second portion. The first portion and the second portion may be integrally formed of a same material, and the second portion may absorb an entire range of visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Okumoto, Masafumi Matsui, Takashi Ohta, Kouhei Koresawa
  • Patent number: 8471805
    Abstract: In an imaging device including imaging elements, a driver configuration which does not require much layout space and ensures a reduced number of wirings is provided. The imaging device includes imaging elements 1 arranged in a matrix or in lines and a single driver circuit 6 disposed along the vertical direction of the matrix or along the direction in which the lines extend to control the driving of the imaging elements 1. Then, the driver circuit 6 serves the double function of a reset driver adapted to reset the imaging elements and a read driver adapted to read out the signals from the imaging elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Teranishi, Yoshiharu Nakajima, Masafumi Matsui
  • Patent number: 8421065
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device which satisfies all of chromatic purity, transmission factor, reduction in reflection, and reflected color in balance at low cost is provided. An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device includes: a main substrate; an organic light-emitting layer formed above the main substrate and including a red light-emitting layer which emits red light, a green light-emitting layer which emits green light, a blue light-emitting layer which emits blue light, and a bank which is a non-light emitting region; a first light-adjusting layer formed above the blue light-emitting layer and the bank, which selectively transmits the blue light and selectively absorbs the green light and the red light; and a second light-adjusting layer formed above the red light-emitting layer and the green light-emitting layer, which selectively absorbs the blue light and selectively transmits the green light and the red light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Okumoto, Masafumi Matsui, Kouhei Koresawa
  • Patent number: 8395567
    Abstract: A display device including pixels has formed therein at least two driving blocks each made up of pixel rows, and includes: a signal line driving circuit that outputs a signal voltage to an output line disposed in each of pixel columns; and a selector circuit that controls a selector disposed in each of the columns for providing a signal voltage outputted from the output line to one of a first signal line and second signal line disposed in each of the columns, and selectively provides a standard voltage or the signal voltage outputted from the output line to one of the first signal line or the second signal line. Each of the pixels includes a current control unit and an organic EL element. Pixels in the k-th driving block are connected to the first signal line and pixels in the (k+1)-th driving block are connected to the second signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Matsui, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 8305310
    Abstract: A display device including pixels has formed therein at least two driving blocks each made up of pixel rows, and includes: a signal line driving circuit that outputs a signal voltage to an output line disposed in each of pixel columns; and a selector circuit that provides a signal voltage outputted from the output line to one of a first signal line and a second signal line which are provided in each of the columns, provides a standard voltage from a standard voltage source to one of the two signal lines, and provides the signal voltage and the standard voltage mutually exclusively to the two signal lines. Each of the pixels includes a current control unit and an organic EL element. Pixels in the k-th driving block are connected to the first signal line and pixels in the (k+1)-th driving block are connected to the second signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Matsui, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 8294701
    Abstract: A display panel device includes: a luminescence element; a capacitor including first and second capacitor electrodes; a driver having a gate connected to the first capacitor electrode for allowing a drain current to flow through the luminescence element; a first switch switchably interconnecting a data line and the first capacitor electrode for supplying a signal voltage to the capacitor; a second switch switchably interconnecting a source of the driver and the second capacitor electrode; and a controller. The controller is configured to: turn ON the first switch while the second switch is ON to supply the signal voltage to the first capacitor electrode and flow a current between the source of the driver and the second capacitor electrode; and, after predetermined time period, turn OFF the second switch to cause non-conduction between the source of the driver and the second capacitor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Matsui, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 8289350
    Abstract: A display panel device includes: a luminescence element; a capacitor including first and second capacitor electrodes; a driver having a gate connected to the first capacitor electrode for allowing a drain current to flow through the luminescence element and a source connected to the second capacitor electrode; a first switch switchably interconnecting a data line and the first capacitor electrode for supplying a signal voltage to the capacitor; a second switch switchably interconnecting the drain of the driver and a power line; and a controller. The controller is configured to: turn ON the first switch while the second switch is ON to supply the signal voltage to the capacitor and flow a current between the source of the driver and the second capacitor electrode; and, after predetermined time period, turn OFF the second switch to cause non-conduction between the power line and the drain of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Matsui, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 8278804
    Abstract: A multicolor light-emitting organic electroluminescent (EL) display device including a plurality of organic EL light-emitting regions including a red light-emitting layer, a green light-emitting layer, and a blue light-emitting layer on a main substrate includes: a magenta color filter, as a first light-adjusting layer, having predetermined transmission property for blue light and red light; and a second light-adjusting layer having predetermined absorption property for light with a wavelength intermediate between the red light and green light, wherein the magenta color filter is laid over the blue light-emitting layer, the red light-emitting layer, and a bank which is a non light-emitting region, and the second light-adjusting layer is laid over the blue light-emitting layer, the green light-emitting layer, the red light-emitting layer, and the bank which is the non light-emitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Matsui, Kouhei Koresawa, Takashi Ohta, Kenji Okumoto
  • Patent number: 8243107
    Abstract: A display panel device includes: a luminescence element; a capacitor; a driver that passes a drain current through the luminescence element; a data line that supplies a signal voltage to the capacitor; a switch that switchably interconnects the data line and the capacitor; and a controller. The controller is configured to: apply a predetermined bias voltage to a second capacitor electrode to prevent a flow of the drain current; turn ON the switch to supply the signal voltage to a first capacitor electrode; apply a reverse bias voltage to the second capacitor electrode to flow a discharge current between a source of the driver and the second capacitor electrode; and turn OFF the switch, after a lapse of a predetermined period of time since the discharge current is caused to flow, to stop the supply of the signal voltage to the first capacitor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Matsui, Shinya Ono
  • Publication number: 20120199856
    Abstract: An organic electro-luminescence (EL) display device according to the present invention includes: a main substrate; a display section provided above the main substrate and including a red light-emitting layer, a green light-emitting layer, a blue light-emitting layer, and a bank; a blue color filter provided above the display section, which selectively transmits blue light and selectively absorbs green light and red light; and a red color filter provided above the display section, which selectively transmits the red light and selectively absorbs the blue light and the green light, wherein the blue color filter has openings each at a position corresponding to the red light-emitting layer or the green light-emitting layer, and the red color filter has openings each at a position corresponding to the green light-emitting layer or the blue light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouhei KORESAWA, Masafumi MATSUI, Kenji OKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120200611
    Abstract: A display device including pixels has formed therein at least two driving blocks each made up of pixel rows, and includes: a signal line driving circuit that outputs a signal voltage to an output line disposed in each of pixel columns; and a selector circuit that controls a selector disposed in each of the columns for providing a signal voltage outputted from the output line to one of a first signal line and second signal line disposed in each of the columns, and selectively provides a standard voltage or the signal voltage outputted from the output line to one of the first signal line or the second signal line. Each of the pixels includes a current control unit and an organic EL element. Pixels in the k-th driving block are connected to the first signal line and pixels in the (k+1)-th driving block are connected to the second signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Matsui, Shinya Ono
  • Publication number: 20120194576
    Abstract: A display device including pixels has formed therein at least two driving blocks each made up of pixel rows, and includes: a signal line driving circuit that outputs a signal voltage to an output line disposed in each of pixel columns; and a selector circuit that provides a signal voltage outputted from the output line to one of a first signal line and a second signal line which are provided in each of the columns, provides a standard voltage from a standard voltage source to one of the two signal lines, and provides the signal voltage and the standard voltage mutually exclusively to the two signal lines. Each of the pixels includes a current control unit and an organic EL element. Pixels in the k-th driving block are connected to the first signal line and pixels in the (k+1)-th driving block are connected to the second signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi MATSUI, Shinya ONO
  • Publication number: 20120168787
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device which satisfies all of chromatic purity, transmission factor, reduction in reflection, and reflected color in balance at low cost is provided. An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device includes: a main substrate; an organic light-emitting layer formed above the main substrate and including a red light-emitting layer which emits red light, a green light-emitting layer which emits green light, a blue light-emitting layer which emits blue light, and a bank which is a non-light emitting region; a first light-adjusting layer formed above the blue light-emitting layer and the bank, which selectively transmits the blue light and selectively absorbs the green light and the red light; and a second light-adjusting layer formed above the red light-emitting layer and the green light-emitting layer, which selectively absorbs the blue light and selectively transmits the green light and the red light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji OKUMOTO, Masafumi MATSUI, Kouhei KORESAWA
  • Patent number: 8169572
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: at least one pixel section including a display cell that has a pixel electrode and a light-receiving cell that has a light-receiving element; and a shielding electric conductor configured to electrically shield the pixel electrode on the side of the display cell from the light-receiving element. The shielding electric conductor is formed between the pixel electrode and the light-receiving element and has a fixed potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Go Yamanaka, Masafumi Matsui, Mitsuru Tateuchi, Yasuhito Maki, Yoshiharu Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120086332
    Abstract: A multicolor light-emitting organic electroluminescent (EL) display device including a plurality of organic EL light-emitting regions including a red light-emitting layer, a green light-emitting layer, and a blue light-emitting layer on a main substrate includes: a magenta color filter, as a first light-adjusting layer, having predetermined transmission property for blue light and red light; and a second light-adjusting layer having predetermined absorption property for light with a wavelength intermediate between the red light and green light, wherein the magenta color filter is laid over the blue light-emitting layer, the red light-emitting layer, and a bank which is a non light-emitting region, and the second light-adjusting layer is laid over the blue light-emitting layer, the green light-emitting layer, the red light-emitting layer, and the bank which is the non light-emitting region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi MATSUI, Kouhei KORESAWA, Takashi OHTA, Kenji OKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120050350
    Abstract: A display device includes luminescence pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each of gate lines and reset lines correspond to one of the rows, and signals lines each correspond to one of the columns. Each luminescence pixels includes a luminescence element, a switching transistor, a drive transistor which supplies current to the luminescence element, and a reset transistor. The reset transistor includes a gate terminal connected to a corresponding reset line, one of a source and drain terminal connected to a source or drain terminal of the drive transistor, and the other of the source and drain terminal connected to a corresponding gate line. A capacitor is connected between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the drive transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masafumi Matsui
  • Publication number: 20120025699
    Abstract: An organic EL display device including organic EL light-emitting regions which includes a red-light emitting layer, a green-light emitting layer, and a blue-light emitting layer that are arranged on a main substrate includes: a first light-adjusting layer including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion selectively transmitting desired blue light, and the second portion absorbing visible light other than at least the desired blue light; and a second light-adjusting layer selectively absorbing light with a wavelength between desired red light and desired green light at an entire surface, in which the blue light-emitting layer is overlaid with the first portion, and a bank which is a non-light emitting portion is overlaid with the second portion. The first portion and the second portion may be integrally formed of a same material, and the second portion may absorb an entire range of visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji OKUMOTO, Masafumi MATSUI, Takashi OHTA, Kouhei KORESAWA
  • Patent number: 8004484
    Abstract: A display device, light receiving method, and information processing device are provided. The display device including a plurality of sub-pixels forming a pixel as a unit of display resolution of an image, the plurality of sub-pixels being arranged in a delta arrangement, a display circuit for displaying the image, a light receiving sensor for detecting light, the display circuit and the light receiving sensor being disposed in each of the sub-pixels, wherein display signal lines for supplying a display signal to the sub-pixels are wired to all of the sub-pixels in a same direction, two or more the light receiving sensors arranged in a direction perpendicular to the wiring direction of the display signal lines are connected to each other, and a received light signal obtained from the two or more the light receiving sensors connected to each other is output from a light receiving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tateuchi, Go Yamanaka, Tsutomu Harada, Takeru Tamayama, Masafumi Matsui
  • Publication number: 20110175853
    Abstract: A display device having at least a display circuit for displaying an image, and a light receiving sensor for detecting a light disposed is provided. When a light receiving circuit region including the light receiving sensor is made a dark portion, and a region other than the light receiving circuit region is made a light portion, the display circuit and the light receiving sensor are disposed so that a spatial frequency of a repetitive pattern of the light portions and the dark portions becomes equal to or higher than 10 cpd.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tateuchi, Go Yamanaka, Tsutomu Harada, Takeru Tamayama, Masafumi Matsui
  • Publication number: 20110148949
    Abstract: A display panel device includes: a luminescence element; a capacitor; a driver that passes a drain current through the luminescence element; a data line that supplies a signal voltage to the capacitor; a switch that switchably interconnects the data line and the capacitor; and a controller. The controller is configured to: apply a predetermined bias voltage to a second capacitor electrode to prevent a flow of the drain current; turn ON the switch to supply the signal voltage to a first capacitor electrode; apply a reverse bias voltage to the second capacitor electrode to flow a discharge current between a source of the driver and the second capacitor electrode; and turn OFF the switch, after a lapse of a predetermined period of time since the discharge current is caused to flow, to stop the supply of the signal voltage to the first capacitor electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi MATSUI, Shinya ONO