Patents by Inventor Norifumi Kikuchi

Norifumi Kikuchi 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: 20240379632
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display module manufacturing method and a display module that enable more suitable manufacturing of an LED display. The display module manufacturing method according to the present technology includes: forming, on a glass substrate, a resin layer in which a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in an array and first wiring for driving the light-emitting elements are formed; and joining, before or after peeling the glass substrate from the resin layer, a printed circuit board, on which second wiring for driving the light-emitting elements is formed, to a surface of the resin layer opposite to a light extraction surface. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a large direct-view LED display that displays video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ippei Nishinaka, Kohei Kabuki, Hisao Sakurai, Eizo Okamoto, Norifumi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11996394
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a plurality of unit regions disposed adjacent to each other, a first region that is provided in each of the unit regions, and emits first light, and a second region that is provided outside the first region in each of the unit regions, and emits second light. The second light is different from the first light in at least one of luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component, the second regions are provided between adjacent ones of the first regions, and a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the second light to be emitted from adjacent ones of the unit regions is smaller than a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the first light and the second light in a same one of the unit regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Norifumi Kikuchi, Katsuhiro Tomoda, Goshi Biwa, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Publication number: 20240105685
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display module and a manufacturing method, and a display apparatus that enable visual quality to be improved. A display module includes a display section and a film disposed on the display section to reduce light incident from outside and that is reflected from the display section. The display section includes an electronic board and a plurality of LED elements juxtaposed at predetermined intervals on a surface of the electronic board, the surface being on the film side. A distance from the LED element positioned closest to an end of the display section to the end of the display section is equal to or shorter than half the predetermined interval. The present technology is applicable to a LED tiling display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: HISANORI TSUBOI, MASANOBU KIMURA, NORIFUMI KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 11889732
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first pixels each including a first light emitting diode element and a second light emitting diode element having different colors, and a plurality of second pixels each including a third light emitting diode element and a fourth light emitting diode element having different colors. The first pixel and the second pixel have different combinations of colors of light emitting diode elements, the first light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, and the third light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, a yellow light emitting diode element, or a white light emitting diode element. The first pixels and the second pixels are alternately arranged in a first direction and alternately arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Norifumi Kikuchi, Hisao Sakurai, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Publication number: 20230420441
    Abstract: Provided is a display device which enables a reduction in the number of signal lines. A display device includes: a substrate; multiple pixels that are provided on the substrate and form multiple columns; and multiple signal lines that are provided on the substrate and extend in a column direction. The multiple pixels include at least one of multiple first pixels having light emitting diode elements of three colors or multiple second pixels having light emitting diode elements of two colors. The number of the signal lines is two per column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
  • Publication number: 20230170454
    Abstract: A display device is provided with a substrate, a plurality of surface mount devices two-dimensionally arranged on the substrate in a first direction and a second direction, and a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of scanning lines arranged on the substrate. The surface mount device is provided with four pixels. Each of the four pixels is provided with light sources of three colors, and each of the light sources of three colors includes a light emitting diode element. The plurality of scanning lines extends in the first direction, and the plurality of signal lines extends in the second direction. The number of signal lines is three for two pixels arranged in the first direction, and the number of scanning lines is four for two pixels arranged in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
  • Publication number: 20230124835
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first pixels each including a first light emitting diode element and a second light emitting diode element having different colors, and a plurality of second pixels each including a third light emitting diode element and a fourth light emitting diode element having different colors. The first pixel and the second pixel have different combinations of colors of light emitting diode elements, the first light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, and the third light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, a yellow light emitting diode element, or a white light emitting diode element. The first pixels and the second pixels are alternately arranged in a first direction and alternately arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
  • Publication number: 20220102327
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a plurality of unit regions disposed adjacent to each other, a first region that is provided in each of the unit regions, and emits first light, and a second region that is provided outside the first region in each of the unit regions, and emits second light. The second light is different from the first light in at least one of luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component, the second regions are provided between adjacent ones of the first regions, and a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the second light to be emitted from adjacent ones of the unit regions is smaller than a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the first light and the second light in a same one of the unit regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: AKIRA OHMAE, YUSUKE KATAOKA, TATSUO OHASHI, NORIFUMI KIKUCHI, KATSUHIRO TOMODA, GOSHI BIWA, IPPEI NISHINAKA
  • Patent number: 11222876
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a plurality of unit regions disposed adjacent to each other, a first region that is provided in each of the unit regions, and emits first light, and a second region that is provided outside the first region in each of the unit regions, and emits second light. The second light is different from the first light in at least one of luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component, the second regions are provided between adjacent ones of the first regions, and a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the second light to be emitted from adjacent ones of the unit regions is smaller than a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the first light and the second light in a same one of the unit regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ohmae, Yusuke Kataoka, Tatsuo Ohashi, Norifumi Kikuchi, Katsuhiro Tomoda, Goshi Biwa, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Publication number: 20210134765
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including: a plurality of unit regions disposed adjacent to each other; a first region that is provided in each of the unit regions, and emits first light; and a second region that is provided outside the first region in each of the unit regions, and emits second light, the second light being different from the first light in at least one of luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component, the second regions being provided between adjacent ones of the first regions, and a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the second light to be emitted from adjacent ones of the unit regions being smaller than a difference in luminance, wavelength, or surface-reflection component between the first light and the second light in a same one of the unit regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: AKIRA OHMAE, YUSUKE KATAOKA, TATSUO OHASHI, NORIFUMI KIKUCHI, KATSUHIRO TOMODA, GOSHI BIWA, IPPEI NISHINAKA
  • Patent number: 10657868
    Abstract: A display apparatus may comprise a display section and circuitry. The display section may comprise a plurality of display units arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein each of the display units comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and each of the plurality pixels comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices that are each configured to emit a different color of light. The circuitry may be configured to generate a corrected image signal based on an uncorrected image signal and correction factors that correct luminance and chromaticity of the light-emitting devices, including at least some correction factors determined by adjusting light emission intensity ratios of first light-emitting devices that are configured to emit light of a particular color and are disposed in different ones of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Goshi Biwa, Norifumi Kikuchi, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Publication number: 20180047325
    Abstract: A display apparatus may comprise a display section and circuitry. The display section may comprise a plurality of display units arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein each of the display units comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and each of the plurality pixels comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices that are each configured to emit a different color of light. The circuity may be configured to generate a corrected image signal based on an uncorrected image signal and correction factors that correct luminance and chromaticity of the light-emitting devices, including at least some correction factors determined by adjusting light emission intensity ratios of first light-emitting devices that are configured to emit light of a particular color and are disposed in different ones of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Goshi Biwa, Norifumi Kikuchi, Ippei Nishinaka
  • Publication number: 20110169803
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a light source section; a liquid crystal display panel including pixels and performing video display; and a drive section. The drive section performs the driving on the light source section for turning ON and OFF in synchronization with the driving of the pixels for the light-sequential writing such that, the liquid crystal display panel is selectively illuminated with the light from a lower emission region in the light source section when the pixels in an upper display region are under the driving for line-sequential writing, and such that, the liquid crystal display panel is selectively illuminated with the light from an upper emission region when the pixels in a lower display region are under the driving for line-sequential writing. A phase difference between emission periods in the upper and lower emission regions falls within a range from 90° to 150° both inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norifumi Kikuchi, Shinji Ogawa, Yoriaki Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20040056603
    Abstract: An electron gun of the present invention is provided with focus electrodes G5A, G5B, an anode electrode G6 disposed on a side subsequent to the focus electrodes, and a prior electrode G4 disposed on a side prior to and next to the focus electrode G5A, G5B, as shown in FIG. 14, for example. To the prior electrode G4 an intermediate potential between an anode potential and a focus potential is supplied through a resistor 35. Therefore, electron beams emitted from cathodes are accelerated at the early stage in the prior electrode G4, and repulsion between the electron beams is restrained, so that the increase in a beam spot diameter on a fluorescent screen is restrained. Further, since a voltage dividing terminal is positioned distant from the high-voltage side, discharge within the cathode-ray tube is restrained. A cathode-ray tube of the present invention includes the above electron gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Norifumi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6597096
    Abstract: In an inline three-beam system color cathode-ray tube, there is provided an inline three-beam system color cathode-ray tube electron gun in which beam spot shapes of three electron beams on the left and right end portions of a fluorescent screen may be uniformed as much as possible and focusing voltages may be adjusted with ease and also deteriorations of beam spot shapes of three electron beams on the left and right end portions of the fluorescent screen may be alleviated and a satisfactory convergence characteristic may be obtained on the whole region of the screen. A color cathode-ray tube electron gun includes trisected focusing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Amano, Norifumi Kikuchi, Makoto Natori
  • Patent number: 6538370
    Abstract: A cathode-ray tube electron gun can alleviate unwanted radiation caused when cathodes and a first electron gun constitute an antenna by increasing the number of conduction leads of a first electrode of a cathode-ray tube electron gun from one to a plurality of conduction leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Amano, Norifumi Kikuchi, Takashi Shirai, Motomu Tadama, Kazuo Sugimoto, Mitsunori Endou
  • Patent number: 5883463
    Abstract: An in-line electron gun for a color cathode ray tube having a main lens comprised of an in-line focusing electrode and accelerating electrode, with which it is possible to easily improve an assembly precision of field-correcting electrode plates provided at the focusing electrode and accelerating electrode and having three through apertures through which the R, G, and B electron beams pass and with which it is possible to easily perform an adjustment of aberration of the main lens. The two side through apertures among the three through apertures formed in the field-correcting electrode plate provided at the focusing electrode and accelerating electrode are formed basically as circular apertures with arc shaped cut-away portions continuous with the outside of the circular apertures and concentric with the circular apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norifumi Kikuchi, Yasunobu Amano, Naruhiko Endo, Yoichi Ohshige, Masahiko Mizuki