Patents by Inventor Naohisa Andou
Naohisa Andou 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: 11335884Abstract: A display device comprises an organic EL substrate including an organic EL layer formed on a flexible substrate and a first main surface of the flexible substrate; a film covering a display region of the organic EL substrate; and a terminal region arranged at an end portion of the organic EL substrate, and arranged adjacent to and apart from an end portion of the film. The end portion of the film may have a taper region. A thickness of the taper region increases with distance from the terminal region in a cross-sectional view. A width of the taper region may be 0.5 times or more and 1.5 times or less of the film thickness in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naohisa Andou
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Patent number: 11195828Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate; a drive circuit on the substrate; a first terminal and a second terminal connected to the pixels or the drive circuit and arranged on the substrate; a first wiring having a first end part connected with the first terminal, and a second end part located on an end part of the substrate; a second wiring having a third end part connected with the second terminal, and a fourth end part located on an end part of the substrate; a first current blocking unit blocking a current flowing in a direction from the second end part to the first end part of the first wiring; and a second current blocking unit blocking a current flowing in a direction from the fourth end part to the third end part of the second wiring.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naohisa Andou
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Publication number: 20200381662Abstract: A display device comprises an organic EL substrate including an organic EL layer formed on a flexible substrate and a first main surface of the flexible substrate; a film covering a display region of the organic EL substrate; and a terminal region arranged at an end portion of the organic EL substrate, and arranged adjacent to and apart from an end portion of the film. The end portion of the film may have a taper region. A thickness of the taper region increases with distance from the terminal region in a cross-sectional view. A width of the taper region may be 0.5 times or more and 1.5 times or less of the film thickness in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naohisa ANDOU
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Patent number: 10791636Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes preparing a flexible substrate that includes an alignment mark in a frame area, preparing a spacer that includes a notch or a hole penetrating from a back surface side to a display surface side of the spacer, disposing the spacer on a back surface side of the flexible substrate, and bending the bent area of the flexible substrate to conform to a shape of the spacer and disposing the terminal area of the flexible substrate on the back surface side of the spacer. In the step of disposing the spacer, the alignment mark is read through the notch or the hole from the back surface side of the flexible substrate so as to position the spacer on the flexible substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naohisa Andou
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Publication number: 20200219869Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate; a drive circuit on the substrate; a first terminal and a second terminal connected to the pixels or the drive circuit and arranged on the substrate; a first wiring having a first end part connected with the first terminal, and a second end part located on an end part of the substrate; a second wiring having a third end part connected with the second terminal, and a fourth end part located on an end part of the substrate; a first current blocking unit blocking a current flowing in a direction from the second end part to the first end part of the first wiring; and a second current blocking unit blocking a current flowing in a direction from the fourth end part to the third end part of the second wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventor: Naohisa ANDOU
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Patent number: 10636784Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate; a drive circuit on the substrate; a first terminal and a second terminal connected to the pixels or the drive circuit and arranged on the substrate; a first wiring having a first end part connected with the first terminal, and a second end part located on an end part of the substrate; a second wiring having a third end part connected with the second terminal, and a fourth end part located on an end part of the substrate; a first current blocking unit blocking a current flowing in a direction from the second end part to the first end part of the first wiring; and a second current blocking unit blocking a current flowing in a direction from the fourth end part to the third end part of the second wiring.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naohisa Andou
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Patent number: 10461273Abstract: A flexible display includes a display region and a peripheral region. A first reinforcement film is located on the display region of the flexible display and a second reinforcement film is located on the peripheral region of the flexible display. A semiconductor circuit chip is located on the peripheral region and a flexible board is located on the peripheral region. A side end portion of the first reinforcement film is in contact with a first side end portion of the second reinforcement film and a second side end portion of the second reinforcement film is in contact with one side of the semiconductor circuit chip. A third side end portion of the second reinforcement film is in contact with another side of the semiconductor circuit chip and the second reinforcement film is continuously formed from the first side end portion to the second side end portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naohisa Andou
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Patent number: 10411208Abstract: A display device includes: a spacer; a flexible substrate having flexibility, the flexible substrate being provided with a display area for performing image display, a picture-frame area, a bent area, and a terminal area including a terminal, the display area, the picture-frame area, the bent area, and the terminal area being arranged in this order, the terminal area being disposed on a rear surface side of the spacer due to the bent area being bent so as to follow the shape of the spacer; and a reinforcing film including a first reinforcing portion attached to the rear surface side of the display area, a second reinforcing portion attached to a display surface side of the terminal area, and a bent reinforcing portion attached to an inner surface side of the bent area at a portion in a width direction of the flexible substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Naohisa Andou, Kazuto Tsuruoka
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Publication number: 20190164955Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate; a drive circuit on the substrate; a first terminal and a second terminal connected to the pixels or the drive circuit and arranged on the substrate; a first wiring having a first end part connected with the first terminal, and a second end part located on an end part of the substrate; a second wiring having a third end part connected with the second terminal, and a fourth end part located on an end part of the substrate; a first current blocking unit blocking a current flowing in a direction from the second end part to the first end part of the first wiring; and a second current blocking unit blocking a current flowing in a direction from the fourth end part to the third end part of the second wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Naohisa ANDOU
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Patent number: 10217956Abstract: Provided is a display device including: a base material; a display region over the base material; a wiring over the base material, the wiring extending from the display region to an outside of the display region; and a pair of metal films over the base material, where the wiring is located between the pair of metal films in a plane view. The display region may be positioned between the pair of metal films, and the wiring and the pair of metal films may exist in the same layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Naohisa Andou, Kazuto Tsuruoka
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Patent number: 10156744Abstract: A display device in an embodiment according to the present invention includes a display region arranged above a flexible substrate, the display region including a first display region and a second display region continuing from the first display region, at least the second display region including a curved surface. The second display region is located at a position where an image displayed in the second display region is not seen directly when viewing the first display region from a perpendicular direction with respect to a center part of the first display region.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Naohisa Andou, Tomoki Nakamura, Yoshihiro Kanno
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Patent number: 10135013Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes the steps of preparing a spacer that includes a first alignment mark, forming a notch on a back reinforcing film and cutting the back reinforcing film in a size corresponding to a size of a first bottom surface, disposing the back reinforcing film on a back surface side of a display area, disposing the spacer on a back surface side of a flexible substrate, and bending a bent area so as to conform to a shape of the spacer and disposing a terminal area on a back surface side of the spacer. In the step of disposing the spacer, viewed from the back surface side of the flexible substrate, the spacer is positioned on the back reinforcing film based on a position of the notch and a position of the first alignment mark.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naohisa Andou
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Publication number: 20180294433Abstract: Provided is a display device including: a base material; a display region over the base material; a wiring over the base material, the wiring extending from the display region to an outside of the display region; and a pair of metal films over the base material, where the wiring is located between the pair of metal films in a plane view. The display region may be positioned between the pair of metal films, and the wiring and the pair of metal films may exist in the same layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Naohisa Andou, Kazuto Tsuruoka
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Publication number: 20180226611Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including: a substrate having a display region including a plurality of pixels, a terminal region including a terminal, and a wiring region between the display region and the terminal region, the wiring region including a wiring extending from the terminal to the display region; a first base film on an opposite side of the substrate from the plurality of pixels and under the display region; and a second base film on the opposite side of the substrate from the plurality of pixels and under the terminal region, the second base film being spaced from the first base film, where the first base film has a side surface facing the second base film and having a tapered portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Naohisa ANDOU, Kenji TORIBATAKE
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Patent number: 10026921Abstract: Provided is a display device including: a base material; a display region over the base material; a wiring over the base material, the wiring extending from the display region to an outside of the display region; and a pair of metal films over the base material, where the wiring is located between the pair of metal films in a plane view. The display region may be positioned between the pair of metal films, and the wiring and the pair of metal films may exist in the same layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Naohisa Andou, Kazuto Tsuruoka
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Patent number: 9991456Abstract: To provide a display device including a spacer, a flexible substrate having a wire extending from a terminal area to a display area, and a reinforcement film having a first reinforcement attached on the rear side of the display area, a second reinforcement attached on the display side of the terminal area, a bending reinforcement attached on the respective both edge portions in the width direction of the flexible substrate on the inside surface side of the bending area, and an opening surrounded by the first reinforcement, the second reinforcement, and the bending reinforcement, wherein the opening has a shape of which width becomes larger as it goes from respective end sides to center in the width direction of the reinforcement film.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Megumi Senda, Naohisa Andou, Kazuto Tsuruoka
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Patent number: 9985228Abstract: A flexible display is bent in an intermediate region such that a first region and a second region overlap each other. A spacer is disposed inside a bend of the flexible display. The spacer includes a front-side region overlapping the first region, a back-side region overlapping the second region, and a guide region overlapping the intermediate region and regulating the bend. The spacer includes, in the front-side region, a first step and a first bottom surface recessed below the guide region. The spacer includes, in the back-side region, a second step and a second bottom surface recessed below the guide region. An interval between a second reinforcing film and a second raised surface located at the second step is larger than an interval between a first reinforcing film and a first raised surface located at the first step.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kazuto Tsuruoka, Naohisa Andou, Takashi Saeki, Megumi Senda, Yusuke Goto
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Publication number: 20180090701Abstract: To provide a display device including a spacer, a flexible substrate having a wire extending from a terminal area to a display area, and a reinforcement film having a first reinforcement attached on the rear side of the display area, a second reinforcement attached on the display side of the terminal area, a bending reinforcement attached on the respective both edge portions in the width direction of the flexible substrate on the inside surface side of the bending area, and an opening surrounded by the first reinforcement, the second reinforcement, and the bending reinforcement, wherein the opening has a shape of which width becomes larger as it goes from respective end sides to center in the width direction of the reinforcement film.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Megumi SENDA, Naohisa Andou, Kazuto Tsuruoka
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Publication number: 20180062095Abstract: A display device includes: a spacer; a flexible substrate having flexibility, the flexible substrate being provided with a display area for performing image display, a picture-frame area, a bent area, and a terminal area including a terminal, the display area, the picture-frame area, the bent area, and the terminal area being arranged in this order, the terminal area being disposed on a rear surface side of the spacer due to the bent area being bent so as to follow the shape of the spacer; and a reinforcing film including a first reinforcing portion attached to the rear surface side of the display area, a second reinforcing portion attached to a display surface side of the terminal area, and a bent reinforcing portion attached to an inner surface side of the bent area at a portion in a width direction of the flexible substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Naohisa ANDOU, Kazuto TSURUOKA
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Publication number: 20180027673Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes preparing a flexible substrate that includes an alignment mark in a frame area, preparing a spacer that includes a notch or a hole penetrating from a back surface side to a display surface side of the spacer, disposing the spacer on a back surface side of the flexible substrate, and bending the bent area of the flexible substrate to conform to a shape of the spacer and disposing the terminal area of the flexible substrate on the back surface side of the spacer. In the step of disposing the spacer, the alignment mark is read through the notch or the hole from the back surface side of the flexible substrate so as to position the spacer on the flexible substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naohisa ANDOU