Patents by Inventor Noriaki Onishi
Noriaki Onishi 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: 10953663Abstract: A thermal head includes: an underglaze layer provided on an insulating substrate; an electrode provided on the underglaze layer; a heat generator provided on the electrode; a first protective layer containing a glass material and covering at least the heat generator; and a second protective layer provided on the first protective layer, having a melting point higher than that of the first protective layer, and made of a material whose thermal expansion coefficient at a temperature of 1000° C. or lower is substantially constant.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: AOI Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michihiro Miyashige, Noriaki Onishi, Norio Yamaji
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Publication number: 20200122477Abstract: A thermal head includes: an underglaze layer provided on an insulating substrate; an electrode provided on the underglaze layer; a heat generator provided on the electrode; a first protective layer containing a glass material and covering at least the heat generator; and a second protective layer provided on the first protective layer, having a melting point higher than that of the first protective layer, and made of a material whose thermal expansion coefficient at a temperature of 1000° C. or lower is substantially constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Michihiro MIYASHIGE, Noriaki ONISHI, Norio YAMAJI
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Patent number: 8698987Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Yohsuke Fujikawa, Hiroaki Tomioka, Hiroaki Kojima, Yasunobu Tagusa
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Publication number: 20120200220Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriaki ONISHI, Yohsuke FUJIKAWA, Hiroaki TOMIOKA, Hiroaki KOJIMA, Yasunobu TAGUSA
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Patent number: 8233131Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate and a CF substrate arranged to face each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein a plurality of first supports are arranged to extend from one of the substrates to reach the other substrate and a plurality of second supports, which are shorter than the first supports, are arranged to extend from one of the substrates to the other substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Naohisa Sonku, Yusuke Tsuda, Hiroaki Kojima, Yasunobu Tagusa
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Patent number: 8189156Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Yohsuke Fujikawa, Hiroaki Tomioka, Hiroaki Kojima, Yasunobu Tagusa
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Patent number: 8072568Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2010Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Yohsuke Fujikawa, Hiroaki Tomioka, Hiroaki Kojima, Yasunobu Tagusa
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Patent number: 8023097Abstract: A liquid crystal panel 11 includes a pair of substrates 18, 19, liquid crystal 20 disposed between the substrates 18, 19, and alignment films 30, 36 provided on the opposed surfaces of the substrates 18, 19. After formation of the alignment film 30 or 36 is completed in a manufacturing process, it is checked by an inspection process whether a pinhole H is formed on the alignment film 30, 36, and further the position of the pinhole H is detected. Thereafter, an alignment film repair filler 50 is applied to the pinhole H by a repair process, so that the pinhole H is repaired.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Kimitaka Ohhata, Jun Mikami
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Patent number: 8009255Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Yohsuke Fujikawa, Hiroaki Tomioka, Hiroaki Kojima, Yasunobu Tagusa
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Patent number: 8009261Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate and a CF substrate arranged to face each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein a plurality of first supports are arranged to extend from one of the substrates to reach the other substrate and a plurality of second supports, which are shorter than the first supports, are arranged to extend from one of the substrates to the other substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2006Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Naohisa Sonku, Yusuke Tsuda, Hiroaki Kojima, Yasunobu Tagusa
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Patent number: 7999891Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrate. The device has a plurality of pixels each including a first electrode formed on the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and the liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrode, and a shading region provided around the pixels. A plurality of supports for defining the thickness of the liquid crystal layer are placed regularly on the surface of the first or second substrate facing the liquid crystal layer in the shading region. The liquid crystal layer forms at least one liquid crystal domain exhibiting axisymmetric alignment when at least a predetermined voltage is applied, and the tilt direction of liquid crystal molecules in the at least one liquid crystal domain is defined with inclined sides of the plurality of supports.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Kume, Nobukazu Nagae, Kazuhiko Tamai, Noriaki Onishi
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Patent number: 7995170Abstract: In a liquid crystal display apparatus in which a liquid crystal domain having radially tilted orientation is formed in a pixel, high-quality reflection display with occurrence of an afterimage being suppressed is attained. The liquid crystal display apparatus of this invention includes a first substrate 110a, a second substrate 110b and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer 120 placed therebetween, and has pixels each including a first electrode 111, a second electrode 131 and a liquid crystal layer located therebetween. The first substrate includes a reflection layer 116 having a concave/convex surface and an insulating layer 117 formed to cover the reflection layer. The first electrode 111 is placed on the insulating layer 117 and has a shape defined to exert alignment regulating force with which at least one liquid crystal domain having radially tilted orientation is formed in the liquid crystal layer in a voltage applied state.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2006Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Kazuhiko Tamai, Takaaki Okamoto, Nobukazu Nagae
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Publication number: 20110149199Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate and a CF substrate arranged to face each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein a plurality of first supports are arranged to extend from one of the substrates to reach the other substrate and a plurality of second supports, which are shorter than the first supports, are arranged to extend from one of the substrates to the other substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriaki ONISHI, Naohisa SONKU, Yusuke TSUDA, Hiroaki KOJIMA, Yasunobu TAGUSA
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Patent number: 7907246Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Yohsuke Fujikawa, Hiroaki Tomioka, Hiroaki Kojima, Yasunobu Tagusa
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Publication number: 20110043744Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriaki ONISHI, Yohsuke FUJIKAWA, Hiroaki TOMIOKA, Hiroaki KOJIMA, Yasunobu TAGUSA
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Publication number: 20110037936Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriaki ONISHI, Yohsuke FUJIKAWA, Hiroaki TOMIOKA, Hiroaki KOJIMA, Yasunobu TAGUSA
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Patent number: 7880844Abstract: A liquid crystal panel 11 includes a pair of substrates 18, 19, liquid crystal 20 disposed between the substrates 18, 19, and alignment films 30, 36 provided on the opposed surfaces of the substrates 18, 19. After formation of the alignment film 30 or 36 is completed in a manufacturing process, it is checked by an inspection process whether a pinhole H is formed on the alignment film 30, 36, and further the position of the pinhole H is detected. Thereafter, an alignment film repair filler 50 is applied to the pinhole H by a repair process, so that the pinhole H is repaired.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Kimitaka Ohhata, Jun Mikami
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Publication number: 20100294417Abstract: A liquid crystal panel 11 includes a pair of substrates 18, 19, liquid crystal 20 disposed between the substrates 18, 19, and alignment films 30, 36 provided on the opposed surfaces of the substrates 18, 19. After formation of the alignment film 30 or 36 is completed in a manufacturing process, it is checked by an inspection process whether a pinhole H is formed on the alignment film 30, 36, and further the position of the pinhole H is detected. Thereafter, an alignment film repair filler 50 is applied to the pinhole H by a repair process, so that the pinhole H is repaired.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Onishi, Kimitaka Ohhata, Jun Mikami
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Publication number: 20100188631Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriaki ONISHI, Yohsuke FUJIKAWA, Hiroaki TOMIOKA, Hiroaki KOJIMA, Yasunobu TAGUSA
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Patent number: 7728937Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, and has a plurality of pixels each including a first electrode formed on the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and the liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrodes. The first substrate has a shading region in gaps between the plurality of pixels, and a wall structure is placed regularly on the surface of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer in the shading region. A color filter layer of the second substrate has at least one hole formed at a predetermined position in each pixel.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Kume, Noriaki Onishi, Kazuhiko Tamai, Hiroaki Kojima, Nobukazu Nagae