Patents by Inventor Masato Shimura
Masato Shimura 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: 11958017Abstract: The present invention relates to a hollow-fiber membrane module including: a hollow-fiber membrane bundle including a plurality of hollow-fiber membranes bundled in a potting part; a housing enclosing the hollow-fiber membrane bundle; and a protective member contacting with an outer surface of the potting part and continuously covering the outer surface, in which the protective member has a notched part through which one end of the protective member communicates with another end in a longitudinal direction of the hollow-fiber membrane bundle.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Masato Yanagibashi, Atsushi Kobayashi, Shun Shimura
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Publication number: 20240085743Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tomonori NISHINO, Masato SHIMURA, Tomokazu ISHIKAWA, Yuki KURAMOTO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11860483Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Nishino, Masato Shimura, Tomokazu Ishikawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20230406653Abstract: A medium conveying apparatus includes a first optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and in a central part of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, a second optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and on a side of the first optical sensor in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, and a processor to detect a folding of a medium based on the first signal or the second signal, and stop feeding of the medium by the feed roller in accordance with a detection result of the folding of the medium. The first light emitter emits first light toward a downstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction, and the second light emitter emits second light toward an upstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Kiichiro Shimosaka, Masato Shimura
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Patent number: 11772918Abstract: A medium conveying apparatus includes a first optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and in a central part of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, a second optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and on a side of the first optical sensor in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, and a processor to detect a folding of a medium based on the first signal or the second signal, and stop feeding of the medium by the feed roller in accordance with a detection result of the folding of the medium. The first light emitter emits first light toward a downstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction, and the second light emitter emits second light toward an upstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: PFU LIMITEDInventors: Kiichiro Shimosaka, Masato Shimura
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Publication number: 20230236459Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Tomonori NISHINO, Masato SHIMURA, Tomokazu ISHIKAWA, Yuki KURAMOTO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11644718Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Nishino, Masato Shimura, Tomokazu Ishikawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20230004034Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Tomonori NISHINO, Masato SHIMURA, Tomokazu ISHIKAWA, Yuki KURAMOTO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11467451Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Nishino, Masato Shimura, Tomokazu Ishikawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20220234847Abstract: A medium conveying apparatus includes a first optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and in a central part of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, a second optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and on a side of the first optical sensor in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, and a processor to detect a folding of a medium based on the first signal or the second signal, and stop feeding of the medium by the feed roller in accordance with a detection result of the folding of the medium. The first light emitter emits first light toward a downstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction, and the second light emitter emits second light toward an upstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Kiichiro Shimosaka, Masato Shimura
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Patent number: 11332332Abstract: A medium conveying apparatus includes a first optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and in a central part of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, a second optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and on a side of the first optical sensor in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, and a processor to detect a folding of a medium based on the first signal or the second signal, and stop feeding of the medium by the feed roller in accordance with a detection result of the folding of the medium. The first light emitter emits first light toward a downstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction, and the second light emitter emits second light toward an upstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: PFU LIMITEDInventors: Kiichiro Shimosaka, Masato Shimura
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Publication number: 20220091451Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Tomonori NISHINO, Masato SHIMURA, Tomokazu ISHIKAWA, Yuki KURAMOTO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11215878Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Nishino, Masato Shimura, Tomokazu Ishikawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20200348548Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Tomonori NISHINO, Masato SHIMURA, Tomokazu ISHIKAWA, Yuki KURAMOTO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 10761381Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Nishino, Masato Shimura, Tomokazu Ishikawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20200198908Abstract: A medium conveying apparatus includes a first optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and in a central part of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, a second optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and on a side of the first optical sensor in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, and a processor to detect a folding of a medium based on the first signal or the second signal, and stop feeding of the medium by the feed roller in accordance with a detection result of the folding of the medium. The first light emitter emits first light toward a downstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction, and the second light emitter emits second light toward an upstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Kiichiro Shimosaka, Masato Shimura
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Publication number: 20200057327Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Tomonori NISHINO, Masato SHIMURA, Tomokazu ISHIKAWA, Yuki KURAMOTO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 10495929Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Nishino, Masato Shimura, Tomokazu Ishikawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10437108Abstract: To improve the reliability of a liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first and second substrates, and a sealing section arranged around the liquid crystal layer. The sealing section includes a member arranged around the liquid crystal layer and extending along an outer edge of the liquid crystal layer in a plan view and a sealing material arranged on both adjacent sides of the member and continuously surrounding a periphery of the liquid crystal layer in a plan view. Further, the first substrate has an oriented film formed on a back surface and a part of the sealing material overlaps a peripheral edge of the oriented film in a thickness direction on a side of the liquid crystal layer of the member.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masato Shimura, Tomoya Sugano, Masato Ai, Tomonori Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto, Hideki Shiina
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Publication number: 20190187499Abstract: In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal, portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Tomonori NISHINO, Masato Shimura, Tomokazu Ishikawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Satoshi Hashimoto