Patents by Inventor Naoki Takada

Naoki Takada 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: 20200142526
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels configured to display an image; a plurality of signal lines configured to supply pixel signals to the pixels; a plurality of detection conductors configured to be capacitively coupled to the signal lines; and a controller configured to output the pixel signals to the signal lines and read detection signals generated in the detection conductors due to the pixel signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Chihiro TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Toshihiko TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200122619
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a cushion pad; a vibration transmission member which has a wire shape and is embedded in the cushion pad; and a vibration device configured to vibrate the vibration transmission member. The vibration transmission member includes: a bent portion; an operation portion provided on one end side with respect to the bent portion and extending in a first direction along a seated person support surface of the cushion pad; and an input portion provided on the other end side with respect to the bent portion and extending in a second direction intersecting the seated person support surface. The vibration device vibrates the input portion in a third direction intersecting the second direction in a plane defined by the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicants: TACHI-S CO., LTD., CLARION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu FUJIKAKE, Kazuo NOGUCHI, Daisuke FUJITA, Naoki TAKADA, Kenji KONO, Masao KOMADA, Yosuke TAKANO
  • Patent number: 10606390
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch detection device includes first detection electrodes in a detection area, second detection electrodes in the detection area, extending to intersect the first detection electrodes, first control lines connected to the first detection electrodes, respectively, and provided in a non-detection area, and second control lines connected to the second detection electrodes, respectively, and provided in the non-detection area. The second control lines overlap the first control lines at a plurality of positions as seen in plan view, such that areas of overlapping portions in which the first control lines overlap the second control lines are substantially equalized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka, Hayato Kurasawa, Koji Ishizaki, Tatsuya Wakimoto, Masaki Miyatake
  • Patent number: 10592029
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes touch detection electrodes, and a driver. The touch detection electrodes include stripe common electrodes serving as electrodes for display. The driver includes a first, second, and third drivers for driving each of the stripe electrodes. Auxiliary lines connect each of the stripe electrodes to the third driver. The first and second drivers are provided along shorter sides of the stripe electrodes. The third driver is provided along a longer side of the stripe electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Takada, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Publication number: 20200081576
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of first electrodes overlap a display area, extend in a first direction, and are arranged in a second direction, a plurality of second electrodes overlap the display area, extend in the second direction, and are arranged in the first direction, a plurality of conductive lines are provided along the first electrodes, and connected to the second electrodes, respectively, and a touch detection driver is configured to detect contact or approach of an object with respect to the display area. In a case where a distance between a conductive line and one of the first electrodes near the conductive line is less than a predetermined value, a shielding portion is formed in the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Naoki TAKADA
  • Patent number: 10558307
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of detection electrodes, a drive circuit, a detector, and a first switching circuit. The detection electrodes are provided in a display area of the substrate. The drive circuit supplies a drive signal to the detection electrodes. The detector receives, from the detection electrodes, a detection signal corresponding to a capacitance change in the detection electrodes occurring when the drive signal is supplied. The first switching circuit is coupled to the detector via wiring and provided between the detection electrodes and the detector. The first switching circuit changes the number of detection electrodes electrically coupled to one of the wiring based on the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Takada, Hayato Kurasawa, Koji Noguchi, Takayuki Nakanishi, Yasuyuki Teranishi
  • Patent number: 10551953
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels configured to display an image; a plurality of signal lines configured to supply pixel signals to the pixels; a plurality of detection conductors configured to be capacitively coupled to the signal lines; and a controller configured to output the pixel signals to the signal lines and read detection signals generated in the detection conductors due to the pixel signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200033984
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor device is provided and including electrodes each including a first line, a second line, and a third line; and a lead line connected to one of the electrodes at a first end portion of the one of the electrodes, wherein the first to third lines are electrically connected to each other, the first line runs in a first direction, the second line runs in a second direction different from the first direction, and intersects the first line, the electrodes are arranged in a third direction different from the first and second directions, the third line runs in the third direction and located along the first end portion, the lead line is drawn from the third line, and detection signals are detected by the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Toshihiko TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Chihiro TANAKA, Koji ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 10521061
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a touch detection device includes: a plurality of drive electrodes; a plurality of detection electrodes; a detection circuit electrically coupled to a first predetermined number or less of the detection electrodes; and a selection circuit configured to be electrically coupled to the plurality of detection electrodes and the detection circuit, wherein a second predetermined number as the number of the plurality of detection electrodes is larger than the first predetermined number, the selection circuit selects at least one of groups each including the first predetermined number or less of the detection electrodes, the detection circuit performs first touch detection based on self-capacitance of the selected detection electrodes, and the detection circuit performs second touch detection based on mutual capacitance between the detection electrodes that perform the first touch detection and the drive electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Takada, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 10488997
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus with a touch detection function, the display apparatus includes: an input surface; a touch detection electrode; a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode across a dielectric layer; a touch detection controller configured to detect contact with or proximity to the input surface by a detection target object based on electrostatic capacitance between the first electrode and the touch detection electrode; and a force detection controller configured to detect a force applied to the input surface by the detection target object based on electrostatic capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode. The force detection controller is configured to correct a force detection value based on a reference capacitance value between the first electrode and the second electrode at a reference temperature in a non-contact state of the detection target object with the input surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Naoki Takada
  • Patent number: 10466825
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel which includes a sensor driving electrode disposed in a display area for displaying an image, detection electrodes each including a body portion opposed to the sensor driving electrode in the display area and a broadened portion connected to the body portion and formed to be wider than the body portion, and a lead line disposed in a non-display area outside the display area and electrically connected to the broadened portion. The broadened portion is disposed in the non-display area without being overlaid on the display area in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Toshihiko Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Chihiro Tanaka, Koji Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 10386955
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a panel unit and a driving unit driving the panel unit. The driving unit includes as operation modes a first mode in which a detection operation of a first external object is performed in units of a divided region obtained by dividing an entire surface of a touch region of the panel unit and a second mode in which a detection operation of a second external object is performed on the entire surface of the touch region of the panel unit. The first mode is a mode detecting, in units of the divided region of the panel unit, a contact position of the first external object with each divided region, and the second mode is a mode detecting, on the entire surface of the panel unit, whether or not the second external object approaches the entire surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Teppei Yamada, Masaki Murase, Yoshiyuki Ikehata, Daisuke Ito, Naoki Takada
  • Publication number: 20190243484
    Abstract: A detection apparatus comprising: a first substrate; a detection region having a first detection side extending along a first direction parallel with a surface of the first substrate and a second detection side extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; a frame region provided outside the detection region and having a first frame region extending along the first detection side and a second frame region extending along the second detection side; a first electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region of the first substrate, the first electrode extending in the second direction; a second electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region, the second electrode extending in the first direction; a plurality of terminals provided in the first frame region of the first substrate and arrayed in the first direction, and including a first terminal; a first wire; and a second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Hayato Kurasawa, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka, Tatsuya Wakimoto, Keita Sasanuma, Koji Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 10328831
    Abstract: To make it possible to improve a low-tone reproducing ability with a simple structure in an acoustic device including speakers in a headrest. The acoustic device includes a core material of a closed structure functioning as a core of a headrest main body, acoustic speakers 50, 50 disposed in the core material, and hollow headrest stays 15, 15 that pierce through the core material. The headrest stays 15, 15 circulate the air on the inside of the core material to the outer side via hollow sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: CLARION CO., LTD., TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Takada, Fumiaki Nakashima, Takao Ishikawa, Takahiko Nagasawa, Yasuyuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20190163299
    Abstract: A proximity sensor is arranged with a first electrode input with a first signal, a second electrode input with a second signal different from the first signal, a third electrode arranged closer to the first electrode than the second electrode, and the second signal has a reverse phase of the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Naoki Takada, Fumitaka Gotoh, Shota Hosaka
  • Publication number: 20190118684
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a cushion pad in which one or more hanging grooves into which a trim cover is inserted are formed in a sitting-person supporting surface; a wire which is provided in a bottom of the hanging groove along the hanging groove and locks the trim cover which is inserted into the hanging groove; a vibration transferring member which is buried in the cushion pad along the wire; and a vibration body which excites the vibration transferring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: TACHI-S CO., LTD., CLARION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo NOGUCHI, Ryo KUROBE, Masao KOMADA, Naoki TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20190118688
    Abstract: In a headrest including a core member, an acoustic speaker, and an acoustic microphone, the acoustic microphone is provided in a recessed portion provided in the core member, and a sound collection surface of the acoustic microphone is provided in a position rearward of a vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker. An opening at a tip end of the recessed portion can be provided in a position forward of a tip end of the vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker. The recessed portion can be formed into a shape that narrows from the opening toward a bottom surface. Even when the acoustic microphone is provided near to the acoustic speaker, accuracy of voice recognition by the acoustic microphone can be prevented from being reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: CLARION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu FUJIKAKE, Takao ISHIKAWA, Shingo TAKEI, Naoki TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20190114027
    Abstract: There is provided a display device equipped with a touch sensor that can decrease the area of the mounting surface with electromagnetic interference reduced. The display device includes a plurality of drive electrodes, an output circuit connected to the plurality of drive electrodes, a power supply circuit, and a resistor element. A power of the output circuit is connected to the power supply circuit through the resistor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihiko TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Chihiro TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190114015
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel which includes a sensor driving electrode disposed in a display area for displaying an image, detection electrodes each including a body portion opposed to the sensor driving electrode in the display area and a broadened portion connected to the body portion and formed to be wider than the body portion, and a lead line disposed in a non-display area outside the display area and electrically connected to the broadened portion. The broadened portion is disposed in the non-display area without being overlaid on the display area in planar view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Toshihiko TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Chihiro TANAKA, Koji ISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190102008
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a touch detection electrode, a first electrode, a second electrode, a touch detection controller detecting contact with or proximity to an input surface by a detection target object, and a force detection controller calculating a force detection value. The force detection controller corrects the force detection value based on a first capacitance value between the first electrode and the touch detection electrode while the detection target object is neither in contact with nor in proximity to the input surface and a second capacitance value between the first electrode and the touch detection electrode at a position at which the detection target object is neither in contact with nor in proximity to the input surface while the detection target object applies the force to the input surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Naoki TAKADA, Yuto KAKINOKI