Patents by Inventor Naoya HIRATA
Naoya HIRATA 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: 20220402337Abstract: A vehicle window glass (10) includes a first glass sheet (1), a second glass sheet (2) and an interlayer film (3) sandwiched between a second surface (S2) of the first glass sheet and a third surface (S3) of the second glass sheet. For weight reduction, at least one of the glass sheets (1, 2) has a thickness of 2.0 mm or smaller. The interlayer film (3) has a main part (4) provided with a rigid layer and a peripheral part (5) formed of a non-rigid layer. The peripheral part (5) is disposed along an upper side of the vehicle window glass (10) which is exposed to air. Contact of water with the rigid layer of the main part (4) is prevented by the non-rigid layer of the peripheral part (5). The rigid layer has a water content controlled to 0.5% or lower as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventor: Naoya HIRATA
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Patent number: 11384013Abstract: An automotive laminated glass includes a thermoplastic interlayer film, a curved first glass sheet, and a curved second glass sheet. The thermoplastic interlayer film is disposed between the first and second glass sheets. The first glass sheet is a 0.7- to 3-mm thick non-chemically strengthened glass sheet including a convex-side first main surface and a concave-side second main surface facing the thermoplastic interlayer film. The second glass sheet is an ion-exchanged, 0.3- to 1.5-mm thick chemically strengthened glass sheet including a convex-side third main surface facing the thermoplastic interlayer film and a concave-side fourth main surface. The second glass sheet is thinner than the first glass sheet, and is adjusted to have a curvature equal to the curvature of the first glass sheet. A compressive stress layer on the concave-side fourth main surface is thicker than a compressive stress layer on the convex-side third main surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Naoki Mitamura, Tatsuya Tsuzuki, Hiroki Nakamura, Naoya Hirata
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Patent number: 11126049Abstract: The display apparatus includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of vertical gate lines orthogonal to the gate lines, and a plurality of connection parts, each of which connects one of the gate lines and corresponding one of the vertical gate lines. The plurality of vertical gate lines extend from a first side in the display region. At least the gate line disposed closest to the first side is connected to the corresponding vertical gate line by a plurality of connection parts disposed at two or more locations.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Trivale Technologies LLCInventors: Tatsuya Baba, Takafumi Hashiguchi, Naruhito Hoka, Naoya Hirata
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Patent number: 10960648Abstract: An automotive laminated glass includes a thermoplastic interlayer film, a curved first glass sheet, and a curved second glass sheet. The thermoplastic interlayer film is disposed between the first and second glass sheets. The first glass sheet is a 0.7- to 3-mm thick non-chemically strengthened glass sheet including a convex-side first main surface and a concave-side second main surface facing the thermoplastic interlayer film. The second glass sheet is an ion-exchanged, 0.3- to 1.5-mm thick chemically strengthened glass sheet including a convex-side third main surface facing the thermoplastic interlayer film and a concave-side fourth main surface. The second glass sheet is thinner than the first glass sheet. The convex-side third main surface has a compressive stress layer thicker than that on the concave-side fourth main surface, and the second glass sheet is adjusted to fit the curvature of the first glass sheet.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Naoki Mitamura, Tatsuya Tsuzuki, Hiroki Nakamura, Naoya Hirata
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Patent number: 10782579Abstract: First and second gate lines respectively extend in first and second directions in a display area. The second gate line is electrically connected to the first gate line and extends in the second direction in the display area. The second gate line is electrically connected to the first gate line outside the display area. A conductive layer may be disposed between the second gate line and a source line, and the second gate line may be electrically connected to the first gate line in the display area. To the conductive layer, a potential identical to a common potential or a ground potential is applied. An arrangement where two or more second gate lines overlap the source line may be employed. Transition of a potential of a gate signal from an on potential to an off potential may be made in two or more stages.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi Hashiguchi, Naoya Hirata, Tatsuya Baba, Manabu Tanahara, Naruhito Hoka
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Publication number: 20200174329Abstract: The display apparatus includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of vertical gate lines orthogonal to the gate lines, and a plurality of connection parts, each of which connects one of the gate lines and corresponding one of the vertical gate lines. The plurality of vertical gate lines extend from a first side in the display region. At least the gate line disposed closest to the first side is connected to the corresponding vertical gate line by a plurality of connection parts disposed at two or more locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tatsuya BABA, Takafumi HASHIGUCHI, Naruhito HOKA, Naoya HIRATA
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Publication number: 20200122437Abstract: An automotive laminated glass includes a thermoplastic interlayer film, a curved first glass sheet, and a curved second glass sheet. The thermoplastic interlayer film is disposed between the first and second glass sheets. The first glass sheet is a 0.7- to 3-mm thick non-chemically strengthened glass sheet including a convex-side first main surface and a concave-side second main surface facing the thermoplastic interlayer film. The second glass sheet is an ion-exchanged, 0.3- to 1.5-mm thick chemically strengthened glass sheet including a convex-side third main surface facing the thermoplastic interlayer film and a concave-side fourth main surface. The second glass sheet is thinner than the first glass sheet. The convex-side third main surface has a compressive stress layer thicker than that on the concave-side fourth main surface, and the second glass sheet is adjusted to fit the curvature of the first glass sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Naoki Mitamura, Tatsuya Tsuzuki, Hiroki Nakamura, Naoya Hirata
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Patent number: 10622384Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes, on one of two substrates with liquid crystal held therebetween, first and second wires respectively arranged in a first and a second directions, third wires arranged in the first direction and connected to the second wires, pixels arranged corresponding to crossing positions between the first and the second wires, a first and a second driver ICs respectively connected to each first and each third wires. Each pixel includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode including slits, and domains alignment-divided in accordance with formation directions of the slits. One of the lower and the upper electrodes is a pixel electrode and the other is a common electrode. Each third wire is placed in a boundary between the domains. With this structure, provided is a liquid crystal display capable of narrowing a frame area and improving display quality.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Baba, Takafumi Hashiguchi, Naoya Hirata
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Publication number: 20200094996Abstract: Provided is a multilayer heat-insulating material which reduces a deterioration in heat-insulating performance at the periphery of a mounting means for mounting on a mounting subject and which facilitates deformation into a desired shape. This multilayer heat-insulating material comprises a heat-insulating member (2) in which heat-insulating sheets (2a) and spacers (2b) are laminated, an engagement sheet (3) provided adjacent to the heat-insulating member (2), heat-insulating member engagement fixtures (5) for penetrating through and engaging the heat-insulating member (2) and the engagement sheet (3), and a mounting member (4) that is provided on the engagement sheet (3) and that can be removably attached to a mounting subject (9). Engagement of the heat-insulating member engagement fixtures (5) is such that the layers of the heat-insulating member (2) do not adhere to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Atsushi MIYAGUCHI, Takeo SASAKI, Takafumi ISHIKAWA, Naoya HIRATA, Satoshi HIROTSU
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Publication number: 20190384132Abstract: First and second gate lines respectively extend in first and second directions in a display area. The second gate line is electrically connected to the first gate line and extends in the second direction in the display area. The second gate line is electrically connected to the first gate line outside the display area. A conductive layer may be disposed between the second gate line and a source line, and the second gate line may be electrically connected to the first gate line in the display area. To the conductive layer, a potential identical to a common potential or a ground potential is applied. An arrangement where two or more second gate lines overlap the source line may be employed. Transition of a potential of a gate signal from an on potential to an off potential may be made in two or more stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi HASHIGUCHI, Naoya HIRATA, Tatsuya BABA, Manabu TANAHARA, Naruhito HOKA
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Publication number: 20190358935Abstract: An automotive laminated glass includes a thermoplastic interlayer film, a curved first glass sheet, and a curved second glass sheet. The thermoplastic interlayer film is disposed between the first and second glass sheets. The first glass sheet is a 0.7- to 3-mm thick non-chemically strengthened glass sheet including a convex-side first main surface and a concave-side second main surface facing the thermoplastic interlayer film. The second glass sheet is an ion-exchanged, 0.3- to 1.5-mm thick chemically strengthened glass sheet including a convex-side third main surface facing the thermoplastic interlayer film and a concave-side fourth main surface. The second glass sheet is thinner than the first glass sheet, and is adjusted to have a curvature equal to the curvature of the first glass sheet. A compressive stress layer on the concave-side fourth main surface is thicker than a compressive stress layer on the convex-side third main surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Naoki Mitamura, Tatsuya Tsuzuki, Hiroki Nakamura, Naoya Hirata
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Patent number: 10379411Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided with a TFT array substrate serving as a first substrate and a CF substrate serving as a second substrate, which are disposed to face each other, and liquid crystal sealed between the TFT array substrate and the CF substrate. The TFT array substrate includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, TFTs serving as switching elements, a non-rectangular display region having a non-rectangular shape formation part, and a common line. A plurality of pixels is arrayed in a stepped pattern at the non-rectangular shape formation part of the display region, and a portion of the common line corresponding to the non-rectangular shape formation part of the display region is formed into a shape following the plurality of pixels arrayed in a stepped pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Naoya Hirata
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Patent number: 10185196Abstract: Gate connection lines connected to gate wires in a display region are formed so as to have a region overlapped with source wires. According to such a structure, both of frame-width reduction and display performance of a liquid crystal display panel may be realized.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi Hashiguchi, Naoya Hirata, Tatsuya Baba, Manabu Tanahara
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Patent number: 10168591Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a color filter substrate, liquid crystals, a transparent conductive film, a panel identification pad, and conductive paste. The color filter substrate is opposed to the TFT substrate and has a color filter. The liquid crystals are sealed between the TFT substrate and the color filter substrate. The transparent conductive film is located on a front surface side of the color filter substrate including a periphery of the color filter substrate. The panel identification pad is located on a terminal area that is a portion of the TFT substrate extending beyond the color filter substrate. The panel identification panel is conductive and connected to a ground potential. The conductive paste electrically connects the panel identification pad with the transparent conductive film located on the periphery of the color filter substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Naoya Hirata, Takahiro Ueno
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Patent number: 10139688Abstract: In an FFS liquid crystal display in which a dummy pixel in a dummy pixel region is smaller than a display pixel in a display region, a slit is formed in a common electrode in the display pixel while no slit is formed in the common electrode in the dummy pixel.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi Hashiguchi, Naruhito Hoka, Naoya Hirata
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Publication number: 20180246386Abstract: Gate connection lines connected to gate wires in a display region are formed so as to have a region overlapped with source wires. According to such a structure, both of frame-width reduction and display performance of a liquid crystal display panel may be realized.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi HASHIGUCHI, Naoya HIRATA, Tatsuya BABA, Manabu TANAHARA
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Publication number: 20180217431Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes, on one of two substrates with liquid crystal held therebetween, first and second wires respectively arranged in a first and a second directions, third wires arranged in the first direction and connected to the second wires, pixels arranged corresponding to crossing positions between the first and the second wires, a first and a second driver ICs respectively connected to each first and each third wires. Each pixel includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode including slits, and domains alignment-divided in accordance with formation directions of the slits. One of the lower and the upper electrodes is a pixel electrode and the other is a common electrode. Each third wire is placed in a boundary between the domains. With this structure, provided is a liquid crystal display capable of narrowing a frame area and improving display quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tatsuya BABA, Takafumi HASHIGUCHI, Naoya HIRATA
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Publication number: 20180107084Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided with a TFT array substrate serving as a first substrate and a CF substrate serving as a second substrate, which are disposed to face each other, and liquid crystal sealed between the TFT array substrate and the CF substrate. The TFT array substrate includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, TFTs serving as switching elements, a non-rectangular display region having a non-rectangular shape formation part, and a common line. A plurality of pixels is arrayed in a stepped pattern at the non-rectangular shape formation part of the display region, and a portion of the common line corresponding to the non-rectangular shape formation part of the display region is formed into a shape following the plurality of pixels arrayed in a stepped pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Naoya HIRATA
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Publication number: 20170351152Abstract: In an FFS liquid crystal display in which a dummy pixel in a dummy pixel region is smaller than a display pixel in a display region, a slit is formed in a common electrode in the display pixel while no slit is formed in the common electrode in the dummy pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi HASHIGUCHI, Naruhito HOKA, Naoya HIRATA
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Patent number: 9785027Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate which includes a display region, in which scan wirings and signal wirings intersecting with scan wirings are formed, and a frame region, which surrounds the display region, wherein a lead-out wiring extending from at least one of the signal wiring and the scan wiring and a ground electrode on an insulating layer covering the lead-out wiring are formed in the frame region; a second substrate, which faces the first substrate with interposing a seal, wherein a transparent conductive film is formed on a surface opposite to a side where the liquid crystal is provided; and a conductive member, which is formed to extend across the first substrate and the second substrate to electrically connect the transparent conductive film with the ground electrode, wherein the ground electrode overlaps with at least one of the lead-out wirings.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Naoya Hirata, Takahiro Ueno