Patents by Inventor Masafumi Ueno
Masafumi Ueno 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).
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Patent number: 11948797Abstract: A lower resist (2) is applied on a semiconductor substrate (1). An upper resist (3) is applied on the lower resist (2). A first opening (4) is formed in the upper resist (3) by exposure and development and the lower resist (2) is dissolved with a developer upon the development to form a second opening (5) having a width wider than that of the first opening (4) below the first opening (4) so that a resist pattern (6) in a shape of an eave having an undercut is formed. Baking is performed to thermally shrink the upper resist (3) to bent an eave portion (7) of the upper resist (3) upward. After the baking, a metal film (8) is formed on the resist pattern (6) and on the semiconductor substrate (1) exposed at the second opening (5). The resist pattern (6) and the metal film (8) is removed on the resist pattern (6) and the metal film (8) is left on the semiconductor substrate (1) as an electrode (9).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takahiro Ueno, Masafumi Minami, Mitsunori Nakatani
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Patent number: 11908361Abstract: The display device is provided with a degree-of-degradation calculating circuit that determines a degree of degradation representing a level of degradation of a compensation-target circuit element included in each of K pixel circuits which are some or all of a plurality of pixel circuits; a variation coefficient calculating circuit that calculates, as a variation coefficient, a value depending on a deviation determined based on degrees of degradation of the K pixel circuits; a reference luminance setting circuit that sets, based on the variation coefficient, reference luminance for determining display luminance of each display element after degradation compensation; and a compensation computing circuit that compensates for degradation of the compensation-target circuit elements by correcting input video signals based on the reference luminance and the degree of degradation of each of the K pixel circuits, upon generating video signals to be supplied to the plurality of pixel circuits.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Furukawa, Chie Toridono, Masafumi Ueno
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Publication number: 20230419909Abstract: A first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first transistor, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to a second transistor, a first light-emitting layer formed over the first pixel electrode and overlapping the first pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer formed over the second pixel electrode and overlapping the second pixel electrode are provided, the first light-emitting layer includes a quantum-dot light-emitting that emits light of a first color, and the second light-emitting layer includes an organic light-emitting layer that emits light of a second color different from the first color.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA
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Patent number: 11854478Abstract: The present application discloses a current-driven display device that can perform accurate external compensation in consideration of a temperature distribution in a display panel while preventing the configuration from being complicated. A display portion of an organic EL display device is provided with a plurality of temperature detection circuits in addition to pixel circuits arranged in a matrix. A data-side drive circuit measures a current flowing through a transistor in each temperature detection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaaki Moriya, Masafumi Ueno, Naoki Shiobara
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Publication number: 20230368708Abstract: The display device is provided with a degree-of-degradation calculating circuit that determines a degree of degradation representing a level of degradation of a compensation-target circuit element included in each of K pixel circuits which are some or all of a plurality of pixel circuits; a variation coefficient calculating circuit that calculates, as a variation coefficient, a value depending on a deviation determined based on degrees of degradation of the K pixel circuits; a reference luminance setting circuit that sets, based on the variation coefficient, reference luminance for determining display luminance of each display element after degradation compensation; and a compensation computing circuit that compensates for degradation of the compensation-target circuit elements by correcting input video signals based on the reference luminance and the degree of degradation of each of the K pixel circuits, upon generating video signals to be supplied to the plurality of pixel circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki FURUKAWA, Chie TORIDONO, Masafumi UENO
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Patent number: 11804182Abstract: A first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first transistor, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to a second transistor, a first light-emitting layer formed over the first pixel electrode and overlapping the first pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer formed over the second pixel electrode and overlapping the second pixel electrode are provided, the first light-emitting layer includes a quantum-dot light-emitting that emits light of a first color, and the second light-emitting layer includes an organic light-emitting layer that emits light of a second color different from the first color.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masafumi Ueno, Naoki Shiobara
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Patent number: 11763732Abstract: A display device includes: a light-emitting profile creation circuit creating a first light-emitting profile from a first image signal; and an image signal adjustment circuit adjusting a second image signal in accordance with the first light-emitting profile.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Furukawa, Masafumi Ueno, Naoto Inoue, Chie Toridono
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Publication number: 20230263025Abstract: A display device includes a pixel including light-emitting elements in which light emission luminance during a predetermined period is controlled by controlling a lighting period among the predetermined period, and light-emitting elements in which light emission luminance is controlled by controlling a current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, MASAYUKI TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11635837Abstract: A display device includes: a temperature distribution obtaining circuit obtaining temperature distribution on a display panel on a basis of a capacitance value signal to be output from a capacitive touch panel overlapping the display panel; and a correcting circuit correcting an input image signal on a basis of the temperature distribution on the display panel, and supplying the input image signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Furukawa, Chie Toridono, Masafumi Ueno
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Publication number: 20230063949Abstract: A first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first transistor, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to a second transistor, a first light-emitting layer formed over the first pixel electrode and overlapping the first pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer formed over the second pixel electrode and overlapping the second pixel electrode are provided, the first light-emitting layer includes a quantum-dot light-emitting that emits light of a first color, and the second light-emitting layer includes an organic light-emitting layer that emits light of a second color different from the first color.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA
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Publication number: 20230050781Abstract: A display device includes a substrate with a display area and a bending area; and a luminance sensor. The display area and the bending area each include a pixel circuit including a light-emitting element that is self-luminous. The bending area is bent from the display area. The luminance sensor measures luminance of the light-emitting element in the bending area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, MASAAKI MORIYA, NAOKI SHIOBARA, Masafumi KAWAI
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Publication number: 20230006000Abstract: A display device includes: a first subpixel including a quantum dot light-emitting layer configured to emit light of a first color: a second subpixel including a quantum dot light-emitting layer configured to emit light of a second color different from the light of the first color: a third subpixel including a quantum dot light-emitting layer configured to emit light of a third color different from the light of the first color and the light of the second color: and a data processing circuit configured to receive a first input data corresponding to the first subpixel, a second input data corresponding to the second subpixel, and a third input data corresponding to the third subpixel. The data processing circuit generates first output data corresponding to a first data voltage supplied to the first subpixel by using the first input data, the second input data, and the third input data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: HIROYUKI FURUKAWA, MASAFUMI UENO, Chie TORIDONO, YOSHIHIRO UETA
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Publication number: 20220319402Abstract: A display device includes: a light-emitting profile creation circuit creating a first light-emitting profile from a first image signal; and an image signal adjustment circuit adjusting a second image signal in accordance with the first light-emitting profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: HIROYUKI FURUKAWA, MASAFUMI UENO, NAOTO INOUE, Chie TORIDONO
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Publication number: 20220317818Abstract: A display device includes: a temperature distribution obtaining circuit obtaining temperature distribution on a display panel on a basis of a capacitance value signal to be output from a capacitive touch panel overlapping the display panel; and a correcting circuit correcting an input image signal on a basis of the temperature distribution on the display panel, and supplying the input image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: HIROYUKI FURUKAWA, Chie TORIDONO, MASAFUMI UENO
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Patent number: 11462144Abstract: A display device is implemented that can more efficiently compensate for degradation of drive transistors by promptly determining an average degradation level of the drive transistors on the entire screen. The display device is provided with a total current measuring circuit (50) that measures, as a total current, drive currents flowing through all of a plurality of pixel circuits or two or more pixel circuits in a state where a specific image is displayed; a determination data storage unit (110) that holds determination data used to determine whether to perform characteristics detection monitoring for detecting characteristics of the drive transistors; and a determining unit (120) that determines whether to perform the characteristics detection monitoring, based on the total current and the determination data.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Furukawa, Masafumi Ueno
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Patent number: 11430387Abstract: In a display device that performs external compensation, pixel circuits are classified into specific and general pixel circuits. When display is restarted, a current measurement circuit, along with a drive circuit, measures a current flowing through a drive transistor in the specific pixel circuit as a first current. A correction circuit obtains a recovery ratio for a characteristic of the drive transistor on the basis of an amount of the first current and corrects a video signal for each of the specific and general pixel circuits using the recovery ratio. Thus, when display is restarted, a suitably compensated image is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Furukawa, Masafumi Ueno, Chie Toridono
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Patent number: 11417274Abstract: A display device according to the disclosure includes a display unit including a plurality of electro-optical elements as display elements, luminance and transmittance of which are controlled by a current, a luminance measurement unit configured to measure luminance of the display elements of the display unit in a blocked state, and a correction value arithmetic operation unit configured to compensate a data signal provided to each of pixels of the display elements on the basis of a measurement result obtained by the luminance measurement unit. This enables accurate compensation in units of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masafumi Ueno, Masaaki Moriya, Naoki Shiobara
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Publication number: 20220215802Abstract: The present application discloses a current-driven display device that can perform accurate external compensation in consideration of a temperature distribution in a display panel while preventing the configuration from being complicated. A display portion of an organic EL display device is provided with a plurality of temperature detection circuits in addition to pixel circuits arranged in a matrix. A data-side drive circuit measures a current flowing through a transistor in each temperature detection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: MASAAKI MORIYA, MASAFUMI UENO, NAOKI SHIOBARA
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Publication number: 20220157240Abstract: In a display device that performs external compensation, pixel circuits are classified into specific and general pixel circuits. When display is restarted, a current measurement circuit, along with a drive circuit, measures a current flowing through a drive transistor in the specific pixel circuit as a first current. A correction circuit obtains a recovery ratio for a characteristic of the drive transistor on the basis of an amount of the first current and corrects a video signal for each of the specific and general pixel circuits using the recovery ratio. Thus, when display is restarted, a suitably compensated image is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: HIROYUKI FURUKAWA, MASAFUMI UENO, Chie TORIDONO
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Publication number: 20220052128Abstract: A display device includes a display panel provided with a display region including a plurality of self light-emitting elements, a light-transmitting protective member that covers a surface of the display panel, a housing that houses the display panel and the protective member, and a luminance sensor provided so as not to overlap with the display region. A portion of light from the self light-emitting element positioned inside the display region and adjacent to the luminance sensor is guided to the luminance sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: MASAFUMI UENO, MASAAKI MORIYA, NAOKI SHIOBARA