Patents by Inventor Masateru Morimoto

Masateru Morimoto 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: 20190196278
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a bright image display by enhancing a numerical aperture of pixels. At least a portion of a pixel electrode is overlapped to a thin film transistor by way of a first insulation film, the pixel electrode is connected to an output electrode of the thin film transistor via a contact hole which is formed in the first insulation film, the counter electrode is arranged above the pixel electrode by way of a second insulation film in a state that the counter electrode is overlapped to the pixel electrode, the counter electrode is formed at a position avoiding the contact hole formed in the first insulation film as viewed in a plan view, and at least a portion of the counter electrode is overlapped to the thin film transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Takahiro OCHIAI, Tohru SASAKI, Hirotaka IMAYAMA, Masateru MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10254600
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a bright image display by enhancing a numerical aperture of pixels. At least a portion of a pixel electrode is overlapped to a thin film transistor by way of a first insulation film, the pixel electrode is connected to an output electrode of the thin film transistor via a contact hole which is formed in the first insulation film, the counter electrode is arranged above the pixel electrode by way of a second insulation film in a state that the counter electrode is overlapped to the pixel electrode, the counter electrode is formed at a position avoiding the contact hole formed in the first insulation film as viewed in a plan view, and at least a portion of the counter electrode is overlapped to the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: JAPAN DISPLAY INC., PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Tohru Sasaki, Hirotaka Imayama, Masateru Morimoto
  • Patent number: 10191336
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to suppress image persistence. The structure if the invention is as follows: A liquid crystal display device comprising: scanning lines extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction, video signal lines arranged to cross the scanning lines, a pixel area is surrounded by the scanning lines and the video signal lines, a pixel electrode is formed in the pixel area, wherein conductive wirings are formed over the video signal lines via an organic insulating film in a plan view in the display area where images are displayed, a width in the first direction of the conductive wiring is bigger than a width in the first direction of the video signal line, an amount that the conductive wiring protrude the video signal line in a plan view is essentially the same in both side of the video signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masateru Morimoto, Michiaki Sakamoto, Takeshi Sato
  • Patent number: 10088624
    Abstract: To provide a thin liquid crystal display device featuring excellent color reproducibility. The liquid crystal display panel includes: a liquid crystal display panel outputting different colors on a per-pixel basis; and a backlight. The backlight includes: a light source; a light guide; a reflective sheet on a back side of the light guide; and a group of optical sheets including a wavelength converter and disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the light guide. The wavelength converter has a structure where quantum dots are dispersed in a transparent medium. The wavelength converter is bonded to another optical medium by means of a diffusing adhesive. Nanoparticles for developing Rayleigh scattering are dispersed in the wavelength converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaki Nishikawa, Tetsuya Ooshima, Yasuhisa Shiraishi, Masateru Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20180196297
    Abstract: The displacement between a TFT substrate and a counter substrate and the cut of an alignment film caused by a columnar spacer are prevented. A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate including a scanning line extending in a first direction, a picture signal line extending in a second direction, a pixel electrode formed in a region surrounded by the scanning line and the picture signal line, and a common electrode formed as opposed to the pixel electrode through an insulating film; a counter substrate disposed as opposed to the TFT substrate and having a spacer; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the substrates. A common metal interconnection is formed to cover the picture signal line or the scanning line, and stacked on the common electrode. A through hole is formed on the common metal interconnection. The tip end of the spacer is disposed inside the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Masateru MORIMOTO, Saori SUGIYAMA, Motoharu MIYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10018886
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which smear error is suppressed and transmittance is uniform is provided. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a plurality of pixels and uses comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 as common wirings, the common wirings include mesh-shaped common metal wirings 101v and 101h extending in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and the comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 are connected between adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Saori Sugiyama, Yuji Maede, Masateru Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20180173069
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which smear error suppressed and transmittance is uniform is provided. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a plurality of pixels and uses comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 as common wirings, the common wirings include mesh-shaped common metal wirings 101v and 101h extending in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and the comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 are connected between adjacent pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Saori SUGIYAMA, Yuji MAEDE, Masateru MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180129104
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to suppress image persistence. The structure if the invention is as follows: A liquid crystal display device comprising: scanning lines extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction, video signal lines arranged to cross the scanning lines, a pixel area is surrounded by the scanning lines and the video signal lines, a pixel electrode is formed in the pixel area, wherein conductive wirings are formed over the video signal lines via an organic insulating film in a plan view in the display area where images are displayed, a width in the first direction of the conductive wiring is bigger than a width in the first direction of the video signal line, an amount that the conductive wiring protrude the video signal line in a plan view is essentially the same in both side of the video signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Masateru MORIMOTO, Michiaki SAKAMOTO, Takeshi SATO
  • Patent number: 9946131
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which smear error is suppressed and transmittance is uniform is provided. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a plurality of pixels and uses comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 as common wirings, the common wirings include mesh-shaped common metal wirings 101v and 101h extending in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and the comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 are connected between adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Saori Sugiyama, Yuji Maede, Masateru Morimoto
  • Patent number: 9869891
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode made of metal, a light transmissive gate insulating film that covers the gate electrode, a semiconductor film that overlaps with the gate electrode through the gate insulating film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode, made of metal, and spaced from each other. The gate electrode and the semiconductor film have respective through-holes communicated with each other so that the gate insulating film enters an inside of the through-holes. The gate insulating film has an area of the inside of the through-holes of the gate electrode and the semiconductor film. The source electrode and the drain electrode pass through the inside of the through-holes of the gate electrode and the semiconductor film so as to overlap with a part of the area of the inside of the through-hole of the gate insulating film and avoid a remaining portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masateru Morimoto, Takeshi Sato, Kimitoshi Ougiichi
  • Patent number: 9841633
    Abstract: In the step of curing a resin for bonding a TFT substrate and a counter substrate each having an alignment film that has been optically aligned by using UV-light, damage to the alignment film due to the UV-light can be prevented without using a light shielding mask. A UV-light absorption layer is formed between each black matrix on the counter substrate. The TFT and counter substrates are sealed at their periphery by a resin that is cured by UV-light radiated from the counter substrate side. Since the absorption layer has a high absorbability to UV-light at a wavelength of 300 nm or less that degrades the alignment film, damage to the alignment film due to the UV-light for curing the resin can be prevented. Thus, provision of a light shielding mask for shielding the UV-light for the display region can be saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Noboru Kunimatsu, Yuko Matsumoto, Yasushi Tomioka, Masateru Morimoto, Atsuhiro Katayama
  • Publication number: 20170351129
    Abstract: The present invention addresses a display unevenness in a corner of a display in an IPS liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate including pixels formed between scanning lines extending in a first direction and arrayed in a second direction and image signal lines extending in the second direction and arrayed in the first direction, each pixel including a TFT; a counter substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate, wherein a common electrode is formed above the image signal line via an insulating film, the scanning line and the end portion of the common electrode do not overlap each other as seen from the above, and they have a space d1 in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Masateru MORIMOTO, Koichi IGETA
  • Publication number: 20170343870
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a bright image display by enhancing a numerical aperture of pixels. At least a portion of a pixel electrode is overlapped to a thin film transistor by way of a first insulation film, the pixel electrode is connected to an output electrode of the thin film transistor via a contact hole which is formed in the first insulation film, the counter electrode is arranged above the pixel electrode by way of a second insulation film in a state that the counter electrode is overlapped to the pixel electrode, the counter electrode is formed at a position avoiding the contact hole formed in the first insulation film as viewed in a plan view, and at least a portion of the counter electrode is overlapped to the thin film transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro OCHIAI, Tohru SASAKI, Hirotaka IMAYAMA, Masateru MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9785020
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a bright image display by enhancing a numerical aperture of pixels. At least a portion of a pixel electrode is overlapped to a thin film transistor by way of a first insulation film, the pixel electrode is connected to an output electrode of the thin film transistor via a contact hole which is formed in the first insulation film, the counter electrode is arranged above the pixel electrode by way of a second insulation film in a state that the counter electrode is overlapped to the pixel electrode, the counter electrode is formed at a position avoiding the contact hole formed in the first insulation film as viewed in a plan view, and at least a portion of the counter electrode is overlapped to the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Tohru Sasaki, Hirotaka Imayama, Masateru Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20170227701
    Abstract: To provide a thin liquid crystal display device featuring excellent color reproducibility. The liquid crystal display panel includes: a liquid crystal display panel outputting different colors on a per-pixel basis; and a backlight. The backlight includes: a light source; a light guide; a reflective sheet on a back side of the light guide; and a group of optical sheets including a wavelength converter and disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the light guide. The wavelength converter has a structure where quantum dots are dispersed in a transparent medium. The wavelength converter is bonded to another optical medium by means of a diffusing adhesive. Nanoparticles for developing Rayleigh scattering are dispersed in the wavelength converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Masaki NISHIKAWA, Tetsuya OOSHIMA, Yasuhisa SHIRAISHI, Masateru MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170205678
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which smear error is suppressed and transmittance is uniform is provided. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a plurality of pixels and uses comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 as common wirings, the common wirings include mesh-shaped common metal wirings 101v and 101h extending in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and the comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 are connected between adjacent pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Saori SUGIYAMA, Yuji MAEDE, Masateru MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9653033
    Abstract: In an IPS mode liquid crystal display device, measures are taken against dark unevenness at the corner portion of a screen. The problem can be solved by a liquid crystal display device in which a comb tooth pixel electrode is formed on a common electrode formed in a flat surface through an interlayer insulating film; a TFT substrate is formed with a dummy pixel region and a display region surrounding the display region; a pixel on the display region is formed with a comb tooth display region pixel electrode bent in a projection in the first direction; and a pixel on the dummy pixel region is formed with a comb tooth dummy pixel region pixel electrode bent in a projection in a direction opposite to the first direction at an angle of 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Masateru Morimoto, Takeshi Sato
  • Patent number: 9645462
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which smear error is suppressed and transmittance is uniform is provided. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a plurality of pixels and uses comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 as common wirings, the common wirings include mesh-shaped common metal wirings 101v and 101h extending in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and the comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 are connected between adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Saori Sugiyama, Yuji Maede, Masateru Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20170108750
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate and a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate. The TFT substrate has a scanning line, a video signal line, and a TFT formed thereon, the TFT being connected to the scanning line and video signal line. The TFT substrate and the counter substrate sandwich liquid crystal therebetween. The TFT substrate has a first electrode connected to the TFT, an insulating film, and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with the insulating film interposed therebetween. The TFT substrate further has a third electrode formed in the same layer as that of the scanning line. The second electrode has an opening formed between the third electrode and the liquid crystal. The opening has a diameter parallel to a direction in which the scanning line extends and a diameter perpendicular to the scanning line extending direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Koichi IGETA, Masateru MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170075181
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which smear error is suppressed and transmittance is uniform is provided. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a plurality of pixels and uses comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 as common wirings, the common wirings include mesh-shaped common metal wirings 101v and 101h extending in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and the comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 are connected between adjacent pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Saori SUGIYAMA, Yuji Maede, Masateru Morimoto