Patents by Inventor Morikazu Nomura

Morikazu Nomura 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: 20240027842
    Abstract: Liquid crystal display device is provided and includes first substrate having a first surface; second substrate having second surface opposed to and spaced from first surface; liquid crystal layer disposed between first and second surfaces, signal lines extending in parallel including first signal line; and spacers protruding from second surface to first surface, spacers including first spacer and second spacer adjacent to first spacer, wherein spacers overlap signal lines, first and second spacers overlap first signal line, and arrangement of spacers on one signal line is staggered, such that: center of first spacer shifts to right side of first signal line; and center of second spacer shifts to left side of first signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Morikazu NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20230393434
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka OZEKI, Toru KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11774806
    Abstract: Liquid crystal display device is provided and includes first substrate having a first surface; second substrate having second surface opposed to and spaced from first surface; liquid crystal layer disposed between first and second surfaces, signal lines extending in parallel including first signal line; and spacers protruding from second surface to first surface, spacers including first spacer and second spacer adjacent to first spacer, wherein spacers overlap signal lines, first and second spacers overlap first signal line, and arrangement of spacers on one signal line is staggered, such that: center of first spacer shifts to right side of first signal line; and center of second spacer shifts to left side of first signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Morikazu Nomura
  • Patent number: 11774808
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20230168545
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka OZEKI, Toru KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11598993
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11550193
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a display area, a terminal area, a first side and a third side, and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate and including a fifth side and a seventh side. The terminal area is sandwiched between the third side and the seventh side. The first substrate includes a first round corner between the first side and the third side. The second substrate includes a third round corner between the fifth side and the seventh side. A radius of curvature of the third round corner is smaller than a radius of curvature of the first round corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Gen Koide, Morikazu Nomura
  • Publication number: 20220357608
    Abstract: Liquid crystal display device is provided and includes first substrate having a first surface; second substrate having second surface opposed to and spaced from first surface; liquid crystal layer disposed between first and second surfaces, signal lines extending in parallel including first signal line; and spacers protruding from second surface to first surface, spacers including first spacer and second spacer adjacent to first spacer, wherein spacers overlap signal lines, first and second spacers overlap first signal line, and arrangement of spacers on one signal line is staggered, such that: center of first spacer shifts to right side of first signal line; and center of second spacer shifts to left side of first signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Morikazu NOMURA
  • Patent number: 11397355
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided and includes first substrate having first and second surfaces; a liquid crystal layer; and spacers arranged between first and second surfaces, spacers including first spacer section protruding from first surface toward second surface and second spacer section protruding from second surface toward first surface, second spacer section being opposed to first spacer section with gap, or being in contact with the first spacer section, wherein spacers are arrayed in first direction and second direction crossing first direction, and spacers are connected to at least one adjacent spacer via connection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Morikazu Nomura
  • Publication number: 20220121053
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka OZEKI, Toru KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220102416
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a substrate; a plurality of photodiodes arranged on a first principal surface of the substrate; a protective film that covers the photodiodes; a plurality of lenses provided for each of the photodiodes so as to face the photodiode with the protective film interposed between the lenses and the photodiodes; and a projection provided between the lenses. A top of the projection is located at a position higher than a top of each of the lenses when viewed from the first principal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi CHINEN, Morikazu NOMURA
  • Patent number: 11269222
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20220050320
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a display area, a terminal area, a first side and a third side, and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate and including a fifth side and a seventh side. The terminal area is sandwiched between the third side and the seventh side. The first substrate includes a first round corner between the first side and the third side. The second substrate includes a third round corner between the fifth side and the seventh side. A radius of curvature of the third round corner is smaller than a radius of curvature of the first round corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Gen KOIDE, Morikazu NOMURA
  • Patent number: 11194197
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a display area, a terminal area, a first side and a third side, and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate and including a fifth side and a seventh side. The terminal area is sandwiched between the third side and the seventh side. The first substrate includes a first round corner between the first side and the third side. The second substrate includes a third round corner between the fifth side and the seventh side. A radius of curvature of the third round corner is smaller than a radius of curvature of the first round corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Gen Koide, Morikazu Nomura
  • Publication number: 20210215958
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided and includes first substrate having first and second surfaces; a liquid crystal layer; and spacers arranged between first and second surfaces, spacers including first spacer section protruding from first surface toward second surface and second spacer section protruding from second surface toward first surface, second spacer section being opposed to first spacer section with gap, or being in contact with the first spacer section, wherein spacers are arrayed in first direction and second direction crossing first direction, and spacers are connected to at least one adjacent spacer via connection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Morikazu NOMURA
  • Patent number: 10962842
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided and including a first substrate having a first surface; a second substrate having a second surface that is opposed to and spaced from the first surface; and a liquid crystal layer and a plurality of spacers arranged between the first and second surfaces, the spacers each including a first spacer section having a first center in a first direction, the first spacer section protruding from the first surface into the liquid crystal layer, a second spacer section having a second center in the first direction, the second spacer section protruding from the second surface into the liquid crystal layer and opposed to and spaced from the first spacer section or being in contact with the first spacer section, wherein, in each of the spacers, the second center position is different from the first center position in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Morikazu Nomura
  • Publication number: 20210048700
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a display area, a terminal area, a first side and a third side, and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate and including a fifth side and a seventh side. The terminal area is sandwiched between the third side and the seventh side. The first substrate includes a first round corner between the first side and the third side. The second substrate includes a third round corner between the fifth side and the seventh side. A radius of curvature of the third round corner is smaller than a radius of curvature of the first round corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Gen KOIDE, Morikazu NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20200393717
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka OZEKI, Toru KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10852597
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a display area, a terminal area, a first side and a third side, and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate and including a fifth side and a seventh side. The terminal area is sandwiched between the third side and the seventh side. The first substrate includes a first round corner between the first side and the third side. The second substrate includes a third round corner between the fifth side and the seventh side. A radius of curvature of the third round corner is smaller than a radius of curvature of the first round corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Gen Koide, Morikazu Nomura
  • Patent number: 10795214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura