Patents by Inventor Masahiro Yoshida

Masahiro Yoshida 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: 20210294458
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes pixel electrodes 11g that are spaced apart from each other, touch electrodes 14, each of which forms a capacitance with a finger, which is a position input body performing position input, to detect a position of input by the finger, which is the position input body, a touch line 15 that is sandwiched between adjacent pixel electrodes 11g and is connected to the touch electrodes 14, and at least two source lines 11j that extend parallel to the touch line 15. The source lines 11j transmit image signals to the pixel electrodes 11g. The source lines 11j are disposed such that one of the two pixel electrodes 11g is sandwiched between the touch line 15 and one of the two source lines 11j and another one of the two pixel electrodes 11g is sandwiched between another one of the two source lines 11j and the touch line 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: MASAKATSU TOMINAGA, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210294459
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes pixel electrodes 11g that are spaced apart from each other, touch electrodes 14, each of which forms a capacitance with a finger, which is a position input body performing position input, to detect a position of input by the finger, which is the position input body, a touch line 15 that is sandwiched between adjacent pixel electrodes 11g and is connected to the touch electrodes 14, and at least two source lines 11j that extend parallel to the touch line 15. The source lines 11j transmit image signals to the pixel electrodes 11g. The source lines 11j are disposed such that one of the two pixel electrodes 11g is sandwiched between the touch line 15 and one of the two source lines 11j and another one of the two pixel electrodes 11g is sandwiched between another one of the two source lines 11j and the touch line 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Masakatsu Tominaga, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210286219
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a gate metal layer, a source metal layer, an interlayer insulating layer, a first transparent conductive layer and second transparent conductive layer formed on or above the interlayer insulating layer, and a lower metal layer formed below the gate metal layer. The lower metal layer includes a plurality of CS bus lines each extending in a column direction and not overlapping a plurality of source bus lines. Each of the plurality of pixels has a drain extension section extending from a drain electrode, a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode connected to the drain extension section, and an auxiliary capacitor electrode that includes the lower metal layer and/or the gate metal layer, is electrically connected to at least any one of the plurality of CS bus lines, and overlaps the drain extension section when viewed in a normal direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Masahiro YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11119614
    Abstract: A display panel includes a glass substrate divided into a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed in the display region, a plurality of position detection electrodes disposed in the display region and configured to detect an input position by a position input body, the plurality of position detection electrodes constituting a common electrode disposed overlapping the plurality of pixel electrode, a first position detection line disposed in the display region and connected to a position detection electrode of the plurality of position detection electrode, and a second position detection line disposed in a layer different from a layer of the first position detection line in the display region and overlapping the first position detection line, the second position detection line being electrically connected to the first position detection line at at least two locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11106072
    Abstract: A display device includes pixel electrodes, a common electrode, switching components, pixel lines, and conductive lines. The common electrode overlaps the pixel electrodes via an insulator. The switching components are connected to the pixel electrodes. The pixel lines are connected to the switching components and disposed adjacent to the pixel electrodes. The conductive lines are adjacent to the pixel electrodes on a side on which the pixel lines are disposed. The conductive lines are separated from each other and electrically connected to the common electrode. The conductive lines include common portions having a common positional relation relative to the pixel lines, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11106316
    Abstract: A display panel includes pixel electrodes disposed in a display region, position detection electrodes constituting a common electrode, a source line, position detection lines disposed in a layer identical to a layer of the source line and each connected to one of the position detection electrodes, a first position detection lead-out line disposed in a layer identical to a layer of the source line in a non-display region and extending from one end of one of the position detection lines, and a second position detection lead-out line disposed in a layer different from a layer of the source line in the non-display region and extending from one end of another of the position detection lines, the second position detection lead-out line extending overlapping the first position detection lead-out line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11099442
    Abstract: A display device includes: a signal supply portion; a substrate having an extended outer shape portion, the substrate including a first region and a second region that has the extended outer shape portion; a first pixel wire connected to a first pixel in the first region in a display region and the signal supply portion; a second pixel wire connected to a second pixel in the second region in the display region; a relay wire disposed in the first region in the display region; a signal-supply-portion-side lead wire connected to the signal supply portion and an end portion of the relay wire, the end portion being at the signal supply portion side; and an opposite-side lead wire connected to end portions of the relay wire and the second pixel wire, the end portions being at an opposite side to the signal supply portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Masakatsu Tominaga
  • Patent number: 11101294
    Abstract: An array substrate includes pixel electrodes, switching components, a line, a common electrode, and a common line. The switching components are connected to the pixel electrodes. The line is connected to the switching components. The common electrode includes common electrode segments provided for the pixel electrodes, respectively. The common electrode segments are disposed to overlap at least sections of the pixel electrodes, respectively, via an inter-electrode insulator but not to overlap the line. The common line extends to straddle the common line segments. The common line is connected to the common electrode segments. The common line is a section of a conductive film that includes a section configured as the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210258258
    Abstract: The present invention offers a network management technique that can realize effective acquisition of various data transmitted from terminals, while reducing the network congestion. In a network management system including a plurality of terminals that can transmit data, a plurality of destination devices that perform respective predetermined processes based on the data, a relay device arranged between them, and a management device communicable with the terminals, the destination devices, and the relay device, the management device receives a request regarding required data from the destination devices; and, in response to the request, instructs to integrate data items that are to be relayed to individual destination devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru TAKAGI, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Kazuya MATSUO, Jun SHIODA, Koya MORI
  • Publication number: 20210249836
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a base having first and second ends in first and second directions, respectively, and extends in the first direction; an optical module having a head adjacent to the base and is positioned close to the second end and a neck protruding from the head and is thinner than the head; a substrate attached on the base arranged with the head; and a pressing member having a first fixing portion fixed to the base, a second fixing portion fixed to the base, a first extension portion extending from the first fixing portion, a second extension portion extending from the second fixing portion, and a pressing portion provided in at least one of the first and the second extension portions and presses the head against the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi NISHITA, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Etsuji KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210240028
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel (display panel) 11 includes a display area AA configured to display images, a non-display area NAA outside the display area AA, a light blocking layer (a light blocking portion) 11i disposed at least in the non-display area NAA and configured to block light, a signal line connection line (a narrow line portion) 29 where lines are arranged at intervals in the non-display area NAA, and a common electrode connection line portion (a wide line portion) 30 disposed in the non-display area and having a line width greater than that of the signal line connection line 29 and including empty portions 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Ryosuke YUMINAMI, Masakazu MIYAMOTO, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Masayuki TAKASHIMA, Toshiaki FUJIHARA
  • Patent number: 11074144
    Abstract: Before an active program replacement is carried out, a storage controller confirms a communication state between a redundant storage controller having a redundant configuration with the storage controller and the second storage device, and prohibits, in a case where an abnormality is detected in the communication state between the redundant storage controller and the second storage device, the active program replacement of the first storage controller. This inhibits occurrence of system down when active firmware replacement process is to be carried out in a storage system including multiple storage devices connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohiko Muroyama, Masahiro Yoshida, Atsushi Takakura
  • Patent number: 11067864
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device which allows for the area of a wiring diverting region to be reduced. The display device (1) includes: a substrate (100) having a displaying region (30) and a non-displaying region (10); a plurality of first switching elements (TFT1, TFT2); a plurality of gate lines (50) each of which is respectively connected to a gate of one or more of the plurality of first switching elements; a plurality of second switching elements (TFT3); a plurality of sub gate lines (60) each of which is respectively connected to a gate of one or more of the plurality of second switching elements; and one or more connecting lines (70) each of which connects a respective one of the plurality of gate lines (50) to a respective one of the plurality of sub gate lines (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210217779
    Abstract: A substrate for a display device, the substrate includes a signal supply section that supplies a signal; a substrate section having an extended outer shape section and having a display area configured to display an image; a plurality of lead wires that extend along the extended outer shape section to the display area; and a circuit section that is placed so that the lead wires are interposed between the display area and the circuit section and that is composed of a plurality of unit circuits arranged along the extended outer shape section, wherein the plurality of unit circuits include a unit circuit having an extension section that extends away from the signal supply section so as to be interposed between a unit circuit that is adjacent to the unit circuit on a side opposite to the signal supply section and the lead wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Masahiro YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11042255
    Abstract: A display device including a position input function includes pixel electrodes, position detection electrodes, a position detection line, and at least two signal lines. Each of the position detection electrodes is configured to form a capacitance with a position input body with which position input is performed to detect a position of the position input. The position detection line is sandwiched between two of the pixel electrodes adjacent to each other and connected to the position detection electrodes. The signal lines extend parallel to the position detection line to transmit image signals supplied to the pixel electrodes. The signal lines are disposed such that one of the two of the pixel electrodes is sandwiched between the position detection line and one of the signal lines and another one of the two of the pixel electrodes is sandwiched between the position detection line and another one of the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu Tominaga, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11041229
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide metal powder that can be used to form an external electrode, which is excellent in solder wettability and solder leach resistance while having a layer structure with fewer layers than in the related art and, furthermore, is excellent in electrical conductivity. This silver-coated alloy powder comprises a coating layer on a surface of an alloy core particle containing copper, nickel, zinc, and inevitable impurities, the coating layer containing silver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoso Masuda, Kenichi Inoue, Yuki Kaneshiro, Atsushi Ebara, Yoshiyuki Michiaki, Kozo Ogi, Takahiro Yamada, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11043399
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a storage; processors; a liquid supply which supplies, into the storage, at least a first liquid composed of a processing liquid or source liquids for composing the processing liquid; a detector which detects a value of a parameter indicating a state of the first liquid supplied into the storage or a state of the processing liquid in the storage; and a controller which controls the processors to perform a liquid processing in sequence. The controller determines, based on a detection result of the value of the parameter, whether it is possible to supply the processing liquid continuously into a preset number of processors concurrently under a condition requested by the processors, and, if not, the controller performs a simultaneous processing restricting control of reducing a number of processors which are supposed to perform the liquid processing concurrently to be lower than the preset number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomiyasu Maezono, Sadamichi Mori, Kouji Takuma, Chikara Nobukuni, Keigo Satake, Shinji Sugahara, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210173506
    Abstract: A display device includes pixel electrodes, position detection electrodes, a signal supply section, main position detection lines disposed in the display area, and an auxiliary position detection line disposed outside the display area and routed around an area in which the main position detection lines are disposed. One end portions the main position detection lines are connected to the position detection electrodes and another end portions thereof are connected to the signal supply section and cross a space between the signal supply section and the display area. One end portion of the auxiliary position detection line is connected to the position detection electrode different from the position detection electrodes connected to the main position detection lines. Another end portion of the auxiliary position detection line is connected to the signal supply section. The auxiliary position detection line includes portions of conductive films included in different layers via insulating films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Masahiro YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11018164
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor substrate includes a thin-film transistor and a light-shielding part. The thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor part made from a semiconductor material and superimposed on a part of the gate electrode via a first insulating film, a source electrode on a part of the semiconductor part and connected to the semiconductor part, and a drain electrode on a part of the semiconductor part and connected to the semiconductor part with spaced apart from the source electrode. The light-shielding part includes a first light-shielding section disposed above the semiconductor part, the source electrode, and the drain electrode via the second insulating film and superimposed on the semiconductor part, and a second light-shielding section not to be superimposed on the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode and having an opening adjacent to the thin-film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: D930259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: IRIS OHYAMA INC.
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyawaki, Susumu Kobayashi, Masahiro Yoshida