Patents by Inventor Naoki Tokuda

Naoki Tokuda 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).

  • Patent number: 9747837
    Abstract: The present invention overcomes image defects such as the brightness inclination or smears by reducing the line resistance of a power source bus line which supplies electricity to organic EL elements. A plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix array is connected to power source lines, and the plurality of power source lines are connected to a power source bus line. Both ends of the power source bus line are connected to a power source part via a FPC. By supplying electricity to both ends of the power source bus line from the power source part, the line resistance of the power source bus line can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokuda, Hiroshi Kageyama, Masamitsu Furuie
  • Publication number: 20170186830
    Abstract: A display device includes a circuit substrate that is formed of a plurality of layers stacked on each other and including a self-luminous element layer that emits light of controlled luminance from each of a plurality of unit pixels and a counter substrate that includes a light shielding layer that shields the light from the self-luminous element layer and so provided as to face the circuit substrate, and the light shielding layer has an opening so formed in an area shifted from an area facing the self-luminous element layer toward an edge of the counter substrate and along the edge of the counter substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Naoki TOKUDA
  • Patent number: 9660002
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel area. The plurality of pixels, each includes pixel electrodes; banks; an EL layer; a counter electrode; and a sealing substrate. The plurality of pixels each include a plurality of sub pixels demarcated by the banks; the sealing substrate includes red, blue and green color filters; the plurality of sub pixels each include an effective light emission area and a light-blocked area; the effective light emission area of the blue color filter has an area size larger than that of each of the effective light emission area of the red and green color filter; and an effective light emission area of one sub pixel adjacent to the sub pixel including the blue color filter is located at a position closest, in the one sub pixel, to the light-blocked area of the sub pixel including the blue color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokuda, Yasuyuki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20170039938
    Abstract: The present invention overcomes image defects such as the brightness inclination or smears by reducing the line resistance of a power source bus line which supplies electricity to organic EL elements. A plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix array is connected to power source lines, and the plurality of power source lines are connected to a power source bus line. Both ends of the power source bus line are connected to a power source part via a FPC. By supplying electricity to both ends of the power source bus line from the power source part, the line resistance of the power source bus line can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Naoki TOKUDA, Hiroshi KAGEYAMA, Masamitsu FURUIE
  • Publication number: 20170039937
    Abstract: The present invention overcomes image defects such as the brightness inclination or smears by reducing the line resistance of a power source bus line which supplies electricity to organic EL elements. A plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix array is connected to power source lines, and the plurality of power source lines are connected to a power source bus line. Both ends of the power source bus line are connected to a power source part via a FPC. By supplying electricity to both ends of the power source bus line from the power source part, the line resistance of the power source bus line can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Naoki TOKUDA, Hiroshi KAGEYAMA, Masamitsu FURUIE
  • Patent number: 9489890
    Abstract: The present invention overcomes image defects such as the brightness inclination or smears by reducing the line resistance of a power source bus line which supplies electricity to organic EL elements. A plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix array is connected to power source lines, and the plurality of power source lines are connected to a power source bus line. Both ends of the power source bus line are connected to a power source part via a FPC. By supplying electricity to both ends of the power source bus line from the power source part, the line resistance of the power source bus line can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokuda, Hiroshi Kageyama, Masamitsu Furuie
  • Patent number: 9478594
    Abstract: Steps for manufacturing an organic electroluminescent display device that can form an electrode pattern with high precision include forming a first insulating layer on a substrate and forming a first patterning layer, and forming a second patterning layer. The steps for manufacturing the organic electroluminescent display device further include forming a trench portion and forming an electrode layer on the second patterning layer and in the trench portion. In the step of forming the trench portion, an end of the first patterning layer exposed within the trench portion is etched to an outside more than an end of the second patterning layer exposed within the trench portion in a plan view, and in the step of forming the electrode layer, the electrode layer formed within the trench portion is isolated from the electrode layer formed outside of the trench portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Odaka, Toshihiro Sato, Naoki Tokuda
  • Patent number: 9423415
    Abstract: This sensor state determination system is a sensor state monitoring system capable of accurately determining whether or not a detecting sensor used with a railroad vehicle is in an abnormal state. This system includes: a detecting sensor capable of detecting a physical value acting upon the railroad vehicle; and an electronic control device. A monitoring sensor equivalent to the detection sensor is installed at a position equivalent to the position of the detection sensor. The electronic control device is provided with a determination means (coherence calculation section, state determination section) that computes, based on a first signal detected by the detecting sensor and a second signal detected by the monitoring sensor, a coherence value indicating a correlation between the signals. The electronic control device determines that the detecting sensor is in an abnormal state if the coherence value is smaller than a preset abnormality determination value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: NIPPON SHARYO, LTD., CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
    Inventors: Koichiro Nanba, Nobuyuki Okada, Takahiro Sasauchi, Tatsuya Mita, Tomohiro Otsuka, Tomonori Goto, Yasuki Nakakura, Naoki Tokuda
  • Patent number: 9391129
    Abstract: A display device comprising including a plurality of pixels arranged in the shape of a matrix above a substrate, and a plurality of thin film transistors arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of pixel having an organic EL layer, the device comprising; a planarized film covering the thin film transistor and a wire connected with the thin film transistor; a reflecting layer formed above the planarized film; a light path length expanded layer covering the reflecting layer; and a pixel transparent electrode formed above the light path length expanded layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokuda, Mitsuhide Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20160181336
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel area. The plurality of pixels, each includes pixel electrodes; banks; an EL layer; a counter electrode; and a sealing substrate. The plurality of pixels each include a plurality of sub pixels demarcated by the banks; the sealing substrate includes red, blue and green color filters; the plurality of sub pixels each include an effective light emission area and a light-blocked area; the effective light emission area of the blue color filter has an area size larger than that of each of the effective light emission area of the red and green color filter; and an effective light emission area of one sub pixel adjacent to the sub pixel including the blue color filter is located at a position closest, in the one sub pixel, to the light-blocked area of the sub pixel including the blue color filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Naoki TOKUDA, Yasuyuki YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9337440
    Abstract: An organic luminescent display device according to the invention includes: an element substrate; an organic film; and an organic electro luminescent element formed on the organic film. The organic electro luminescent element includes: an anode formed on the organic film; a light emitting layer formed on the anode; and a cathode formed on the light emitting layer. The anode includes: an adhesion layer formed in contact with an upper surface of the organic film; a reflection layer and formed in contact with an upper surface of the adhesion layer; and a light transmitting contact layer formed on the reflection layer. An edge portion of an outer periphery of the adhesion layer is positioned outside an edge portion of an outer periphery of the reflection layer as viewed in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ariyoshi, Naoki Tokuda, Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9331134
    Abstract: An organic EL display device has a pixel electrode and a common electrode, a first insulating layer that covers a thin-film transistor, a first wire provided on the first insulating layer to electrically connect the thin-film transistor and the pixel electrode, a second wire provided on the first insulating layer to be connected to a gate electrode of the thin-film transistor, and a conducting film formed on the first wire and the second wire from a material on which an oxide film is harder to be formed than those of the first wire and the second wire. At least one of the pixel electrode, the first wire, and the second wire and the conducting film are located to overlap above the first insulating layer in electrical insulation so that a capacitor that retains a control signal is formed between the first wire and the second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokuda, Mitsuhide Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 9331128
    Abstract: A display device, includes: a first substrate; an organic planarizing film that is made of an organic insulating material, and arranged on the first substrate; an electrode that comes in contact with a part of a surface of the organic planarizing film opposite to the first substrate side; an inorganic bank that is made of an inorganic insulating material, covers an end of the electrode, and comes in contact with a part of a surface of the organic planarizing film opposite to the first substrate side; an OLED layer that covers a side of the electrode and the inorganic bank opposite to a side that comes in contact with the organic planarizing film, and partially comes in contact with the organic planarizing film; and a sealing film that is configured to cover a side of the OLED layer opposite to the organic planarizing film side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokuda, Mitsuhide Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20160086538
    Abstract: The present invention overcomes image defects such as the brightness inclination or smears by reducing the line resistance of a power source bus line which supplies electricity to organic EL elements. A plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix array is connected to power source lines, and the plurality of power source lines are connected to a power source bus line. Both ends of the power source bus line are connected to a power source part via a FPC. By supplying electricity to both ends of the power source bus line from the power source part, the line resistance of the power source bus line can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Naoki TOKUDA, Hiroshi KAGEYAMA, Masamitsu FURUIE
  • Patent number: 9287340
    Abstract: Provided is a display device (1a), including: a substrate on which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a display region; a plurality of connection pads (C) provided on one surface of the substrate; and wires connecting the plurality of pixels and the plurality of connection pads to each other, the substrate including: a panel portion in which the plurality of pixels are arranged; and a terminal portion (30) in which the plurality of connection pads are arranged, the terminal portion including: a first portion (32) continuing to a first direction side of the panel portion; and a second portion (34) opposing the first portion, the second portion being formed by bending a portion of the terminal portion, the plurality of connection pads being arranged in the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masamitsu Furuie, Toshihiro Sato, Kazuhiro Odaka, Naoki Tokuda
  • Publication number: 20160064686
    Abstract: A display device including a first substrate provided with a plurality of display elements, a second substrate provided facing the display element, a bonding material bonding the first substrate and second substrate, a first wall part provided over the second substrate side of the first substrate and enclosing a display region facing a position of the display element, a second wall part provided over the first substrate side of the second substrate and enclosing a structure body facing a position of the display element and a display region, the first wall part comprises the same material as at least part of the material constituting the display element, the second wall part is provided from the same material as at least part of the material constituting the structure body, and the first wall part and second wall part are in contact using the bonding material in the display region side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuhiro ODAKA, Naoki Tokuda, Hiroshi Tabatake
  • Patent number: 9208720
    Abstract: An organic EL displaying apparatus which suppresses a defective display caused by a leak current at a time when an emission period controlling transistor is off is provided. The organic EL displaying apparatus comprises a plurality of pixels each of which includes an organic EL element, a power supply line, a driving transistor and the emission period controlling transistor, a data line, and a control line. In this apparatus, in a certain one of the pixels, a resistance Roff—ILM between source and drain electrodes of the emission period controlling transistor in an off state of the emission period controlling transistor, and a resistance Rbk—Dr between source and drain electrodes of the driving transistor in a state that a minimum gradation displaying data voltage has been applied to a gate electrode of the driving transistor satisfy Roff—ILM?Rbk—Dr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Tamaki, Nobuhiko Sato, Masami Iseki, Kouji Ikeda, Masahiro Tamura, Takeshi Izumida, Naoki Tokuda
  • Publication number: 20150333108
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that even in the case where microlenses are formed to increase the light extraction efficiency, can decrease damage on an OLED caused by the production of the microlenses. The display device includes a first substrate; light emitting elements provided on the first substrate and located in correspondence with pixels arrayed in a matrix; a second substrate; a light collection layer provided on the second substrate and including, on the side facing the light emitting elements, at least one convex lens in correspondence with each of the pixels; and a light-transmissive layer that is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to be in contact with the lens and has a refractive index lower than that of the light collection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsuhide MIYAMOTO, Naoki TOKUDA, Toshihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 9189993
    Abstract: The present invention overcomes image defects such as the brightness inclination or smears by reducing the line resistance of a power source bus line which supplies electricity to organic EL elements. A plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix array is connected to power source lines, and the plurality of power source lines are connected to a power source bus line. Both ends of the power source bus line are connected to a power source part via a FPC. By supplying electricity to both ends of the power source bus line from the power source part, the line resistance of the power source bus line can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokuda, Hiroshi Kageyama, Masamitsu Furuie
  • Patent number: 9184416
    Abstract: An organic EL display device includes plural pixels that is arranged on a substrate in a matrix, a light shielding film that shields boundaries of the plurality of pixels, and a light emitting area in which an organic layer that is arranged between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, and formed of a plurality of layers including a light emitting layer that emits a light comes in contact with the lower electrode, in each of the plurality of pixels, in which the light shielding film has wide portions and narrow portions which are arranged along sides of the pixels, and different in width from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokuda, Mitsuhide Miyamoto