Patents by Inventor Masaya Tamaki
Masaya Tamaki 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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Publication number: 20220179252Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a driver, a first pixel circuit disposed apart from the driver in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a second pixel circuit separated further from the driver than the first pixel circuit in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a first pixel electrode overlapping the driver in plan view, a second pixel electrode overlapping the first pixel circuit in plan view, a first relay line electrically connecting the first pixel circuit and the first pixel electrode to each other, and a second relay line electrically connecting the second pixel circuit and the second pixel electrode to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Masaya TAMAKI, Akihiko SAITOH
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Patent number: 11333911Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a driver, a first pixel circuit disposed apart from the driver in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a second pixel circuit separated further from the driver than the first pixel circuit in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a first pixel electrode overlapping the driver in plan view, a second pixel electrode overlapping the first pixel circuit in plan view, a first relay line electrically connecting the first pixel circuit and the first pixel electrode to each other, and a second relay line electrically connecting the second pixel circuit and the second pixel electrode to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Akihiko Saitoh
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Patent number: 11294247Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a driver, a pixel circuit disposed to be apart from the driver in a plan view and to be electrically connected to the driver, a first pixel electrode disposed to overlap the pixel circuit in a plan view and to be electrically connected to the pixel circuit, a second pixel electrode disposed to overlap the driver in a plan view and to be closer to an outer edge of a display area than the first pixel electrode, and a relay line disposed between the pixel circuit and the first pixel electrode and between the driver and the second pixel electrode, the relay line electrically connecting the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masaya Tamaki
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Patent number: 11183132Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a first pixel line including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, a second pixel line including a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel, and a display driver supplying video signals which cause signal polarities of signal lines adjacent to each other to be opposite to each other, without varying the polarities in one frame period, the video signals having the same polarities as each other being written to the respective sub-pixels of the first pixel line, the video signals having the polarities which are the same as each other and opposite to the polarities of the video signals written to the first pixel line, being written to the respective sub-pixels of the second pixel line.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Tsutomu Harada, Hirotaka Hayashi
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Patent number: 11158277Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of sub-pixels each including a memory block that includes a plurality of memories each of which is configured to store sub-pixel data; a plurality of memory selection line groups provided to respective rows and each including a plurality of memory selection lines electrically coupled to the corresponding memory blocks in the sub-pixels that belong to a corresponding row; a memory selection circuit configured to simultaneously output a memory selection signal to the memory selection line groups, the memory selection signal being a signal for selecting one from the plurality of memories in each of the memory blocks. In accordance with the memory selection lines supplied with the memory selection signal, the sub-pixels display an image based on the sub-pixel data stored in memories in the respective sub-pixels, the memories each being one of the plurality of memories in the corresponding sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Mitsuzawa, Takayuki Nakao, Masaya Tamaki, Yutaka Ozawa
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Publication number: 20210263364Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display comprising a first substrate, a second substrate opposed the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a light-shielding layer including a first light-shield formed along a first direction and a second light-shield formed along a second direction and crossing the first light-shield, and a spacer which maintains a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, the spacer overlapping a crossing region where the first light-shield and the second light-shield cross each other and including an exposed region outside the light-shielding layer in a planar view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Masaya Tamaki
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Patent number: 11029569Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display comprising a first substrate, a second substrate opposed the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a light-shielding layer including a first light-shield formed along a first direction and a second light-shield formed along a second direction and crossing the first light-shield, and a spacer which maintains a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, the spacer overlapping a crossing region where the first light-shield and the second light-shield cross each other and including an exposed region outside the light-shielding layer in a planar view.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masaya Tamaki
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Patent number: 10997933Abstract: A display device is provided and includes sub-pixels each including a sub-pixel electrode, and a first and second memory; a clock signal output circuit configured to, based on a reference clock signal, output a plurality of clock signals having different frequencies; a selection circuit configured to select one of the clock signals as a selected clock signal; a memory selection circuit configured to select all of the first memories included in all the sub-pixels or all of the second memories included in all the sub-pixels in synchronization with the selected clock signal; a common electrode facing all of the sub-pixel electrodes; and a common-electrode driving circuit configured to provide a common potential to the common electrode, wherein the common potential is inverted in synchronization with the reference clock signal, wherein the sub-pixel electrode is driven based on sub-pixel data stored in the selected one of the memories to display an image.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Mitsuzawa, Takayuki Nakao, Yutaka Ozawa, Masaya Tamaki
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Publication number: 20210072583Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a driver, a pixel circuit disposed to be apart from the driver in a plan view and to be electrically connected to the driver, a first pixel electrode disposed to overlap the pixel circuit in a plan view and to be electrically connected to the pixel circuit, a second pixel electrode disposed to overlap the driver in a plan view and to be closer to an outer edge of a display area than the first pixel electrode, and a relay line disposed between the pixel circuit and the first pixel electrode and between the driver and the second pixel electrode, the relay line electrically connecting the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventor: Masaya TAMAKI
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Publication number: 20210055589Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a driver, a first pixel circuit disposed apart from the driver in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a second pixel circuit separated further from the driver than the first pixel circuit in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a first pixel electrode overlapping the driver in plan view, a second pixel electrode overlapping the first pixel circuit in plan view, a first relay line electrically connecting the first pixel circuit and the first pixel electrode to each other, and a second relay line electrically connecting the second pixel circuit and the second pixel electrode to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Masaya TAMAKI, Akihiko SAITOH
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Publication number: 20200402473Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a first pixel line including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, a second pixel line including a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel, and a display driver supplying video signals which cause signal polarities of signal lines adjacent to each other to be opposite to each other, without varying the polarities in one frame period, the video signals having the same polarities as each other being written to the respective sub-pixels of the first pixel line, the video signals having the polarities which are the same as each other and opposite to the polarities of the video signals written to the first pixel line, being written to the respective sub-pixels of the second pixel line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya TAMAKI, Tsutomu HARADA, Hirotaka HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10852596Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a driver, a pixel circuit disposed to be apart from the driver in a plan view and to be electrically connected to the driver, a first pixel electrode disposed to overlap the pixel circuit in a plan view and to be electrically connected to the pixel circuit, a second pixel electrode disposed to overlap the driver in a plan view and to be closer to an outer edge of a display area than the first pixel electrode, and a relay line disposed between the pixel circuit and the first pixel electrode and between the driver and the second pixel electrode, the relay line electrically connecting the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masaya Tamaki
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Patent number: 10845629Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a driver, a first pixel circuit disposed apart from the driver in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a second pixel circuit separated further from the driver than the first pixel circuit in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a first pixel electrode overlapping the driver in plan view, a second pixel electrode overlapping the first pixel circuit in plan view, a first relay line electrically connecting the first pixel circuit and the first pixel electrode to each other, and a second relay line electrically connecting the second pixel circuit and the second pixel electrode to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Akihiko Saitoh
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Patent number: 10839760Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a main pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels which exhibit different colors, respectively, a first pixel block adjacent to the main pixel, a second pixel block adjacent to the first pixel block, and electrically connected to the first pixel block, and a driver which drives the main pixel and the first pixel block, wherein the main pixel, the first pixel block, and the second pixel block are located in a display area which displays an image, the display area includes an outer edge portion, the first pixel block is closer to the outer edge portion than the main pixel is, and the second pixel block is closer to the outer edge portion than the first pixel block is, and the second pixel block overlaps the driver in planar view.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masaya Tamaki
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Publication number: 20200341581Abstract: A sensor-equipped display device is provided and includes display panel including first and second substrates, common electrode, and polarizer; backlight unit which emits light toward display panel, including light guide opposed to polarizer and light source which emits light toward light guide; conductive member arranged at back side of display panel and opposed to polarizer; controller; first flexible printed circuit; and second flexible printed circuit, wherein first flexible printed circuit is connected to display panel, second flexible printed circuit is connected to back side of first flexible printed circuit, common electrode is connected to controller via first flexible printed circuit, second flexible printed circuit comprises first branch portion and second branch portion, first branch portion is connected to light source, and conductive member is connected to controller via second branch portion of second flexible printed circuit and first flexible printed circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Kazuyuki KOBAYASHI, Hayato KURASAWA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Masaya TAMAKI, Takeo KOITO, Koji NOGUCHI
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Patent number: 10810956Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a first pixel line including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, a second pixel line including a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel, and a display driver supplying video signals which cause signal polarities of signal lines adjacent to each other to be opposite to each other, without varying the polarities in one frame period, the video signals having the same polarities as each other being written to the respective sub-pixels of the first pixel line, the video signals having the polarities which are the same as each other and opposite to the polarities of the video signals written to the first pixel line, being written to the respective sub-pixels of the second pixel line.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Tsutomu Harada, Hirotaka Hayashi
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Publication number: 20200273420Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of sub-pixels each including a memory block that includes a plurality of memories each of which is configured to store sub-pixel data; a plurality of memory selection line groups provided to respective rows and each including a plurality of memory selection lines electrically coupled to the corresponding memory blocks in the sub-pixels that belong to a corresponding row; a memory selection circuit configured to simultaneously output a memory selection signal to the memory selection line groups, the memory selection signal being a signal for selecting one from the plurality of memories in each of the memory blocks. In accordance with the memory selection lines supplied with the memory selection signal, the sub-pixels display an image based on the sub-pixel data stored in memories in the respective sub-pixels, the memories each being one of the plurality of memories in the corresponding sub-pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Yutaka Mitsuzawa, Takayuki Nakao, Masaya Tamaki, Yutaka Ozawa
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Patent number: 10739905Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel, a detection electrode, a conductive member arranged at intervals from the display panel and the detection electrode, and controller. In a first sense period, the controller drives a common electrode of the display panel or the detection electrode and extracts input position data from the detection electrode. In a second sense period, the controller drives the conductive member and extracts first input pressure data from a first electrode, the controller drives a second electrode and extracts second input pressure data from the conductive member, or the controller drives a third electrode and extracts third input pressure data from the third electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Masaya Tamaki, Takeo Koito, Koji Noguchi
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Publication number: 20200218108Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display comprising a first substrate, a second substrate opposed the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a light-shielding layer including a first light-shield formed along a first direction and a second light-shield formed along a second direction and crossing the first light-shield, and a spacer which maintains a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, the spacer overlapping a crossing region where the first light-shield and the second light-shield cross each other and including an exposed region outside the light-shielding layer in a planar view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventor: Masaya Tamaki
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Patent number: 10692455Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of sub-pixels each including a memory block that includes a plurality of memories each of which is configured to store sub-pixel data; a plurality of memory selection line groups provided to respective rows and each including a plurality of memory selection lines electrically coupled to the corresponding memory blocks in the sub-pixels that belong to a corresponding row; a memory selection circuit configured to simultaneously output a memory selection signal to the memory selection line groups, the memory selection signal being a signal for selecting one from the plurality of memories in each of the memory blocks. In accordance with the memory selection lines supplied with the memory selection signal, the sub-pixels display an image based on the sub-pixel data stored in memories in the respective sub-pixels, the memories each being one of the plurality of memories in the corresponding sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Mitsuzawa, Takayuki Nakao, Masaya Tamaki, Yutaka Ozawa