Patents by Inventor Osamu Itou
Osamu Itou 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: 20220146895Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a switching element disposed in a display area including a pixel, a color filter layer including a first color filter of a first color and a second color filter of a second color different from the first color and a conductive layer connected to the switching element via a contact hole penetrating the color filter layer. The conductive layer is in contact with the first color filter and the second color filter in the contact hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Osamu ITOU
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Patent number: 11315979Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixels; a first anisotropic diffusion layer and a second anisotropic diffusion layer that are layered; and a plurality of light emitting elements interposed between the first anisotropic diffusion layer and the substrate. The first anisotropic diffusion layer and the second anisotropic diffusion layer each include a high refractive index region and a low refractive index region in a mixed manner. An absolute value of a first angle formed by a boundary between the high refractive index region and the low refractive index region of the first anisotropic diffusion layer and a direction perpendicular to the substrate is different from an absolute value of a second angle formed by a boundary between the high refractive index region and the low refractive index region of the second anisotropic diffusion layer and the direction perpendicular to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Osamu Itou
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Patent number: 11316070Abstract: According to an aspect, an illumination device configured to be arranged opposing an image display surface of a reflective display device, includes: a translucent substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements that is provided to the translucent substrate; an anode electrode that is electrically coupled to the light emitting elements; and a cathode electrode that is electrically coupled to the light emitting elements. The anode electrode includes: a plurality of first partial anode electrodes having recessed structures in which the light emitting elements are arranged; and a second partial anode electrode that has a width less than widths of the first partial anode electrodes and couples the first partial anode electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Osamu Itou, Masanobu Ikeda
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Publication number: 20220013701Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels provided to the substrate, a plurality of inorganic light emitting elements provided to the respective first pixels and the respective second pixels, a plurality of signal lines configured to supply a signal to the first pixels and the second pixels, and a plurality of power supply lines configured to supply a power supply potential to the first pixels and the second pixels. At least one or more of the signal lines are provided in a layer different from a layer of the power supply lines in the first pixels, and the signal lines and the power supply lines are provided in the same layer in the second pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Osamu ITOU, Yoshinori AOKI
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Publication number: 20210391293Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate; a light emitting element in each of the plurality of pixels; a first electrode electrically coupled with the light emitting element; a transistor on the substrate and electrically coupled with the first electrode; and a coupling layer between the first electrode and the light emitting element in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and containing a plurality of first conductive nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Osamu ITOU, Yasuhiro KANAYA
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Publication number: 20210265420Abstract: A display device comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of pixels provided to the first substrate; a light emitting element comprising a light emitting element substrate provided over the pixels and a plurality of light emitting parts provided to the light emitting element substrate corresponding to the respective pixels; an anode electrode provided to the first substrate and electrically coupled to the light emitting element; and a plurality of phosphor layers provided to the respective light emitting parts and each covering at least part of the corresponding light emitting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Jin HIROSAWA
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Publication number: 20210265540Abstract: A display device comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of pixels provided to the first substrate; a light emitting element provided to each of the pixels; a phosphor layer covering at least an upper surface of the light emitting element; a first reflective layer facing a side surface of the light emitting element; and a second reflective layer provided to a side surface of the phosphor layer, separated from the first reflective layer in a normal direction of the first substrate, and disposed farther away from the first substrate than the first reflective layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Masanobu IKEDA
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Publication number: 20210265533Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels, a light emitting element, and an inorganic insulating layer. The pixels are provided to the substrate. The light emitting element is provided to each of the pixels. The inorganic insulating layer has translucency and covers at least part of the light emitting element. The inorganic insulating layer includes a side part and an extending part. The side part is provided to the side surface of the light emitting element. The extending part is provided at a side on the lower end of the side part and extending toward the outer side of the light emitting element than the side part in planar view seen from the normal direction of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Masanobu IKEDA, Masataka IKEDA
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Publication number: 20210265532Abstract: According to an aspect, an illumination device configured to be arranged opposing an image display surface of a reflective display device, includes: a translucent substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements that is provided to the translucent substrate; an anode electrode that is electrically coupled to the light emitting elements; and a cathode electrode that is electrically coupled to the light emitting elements. The anode electrode includes: a plurality of first partial anode electrodes having recessed structures in which the light emitting elements are arranged; and a second partial anode electrode that has a width less than widths of the first partial anode electrodes and couples the first partial anode electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Masanobu IKEDA
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Publication number: 20210247653Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first signal line and a second signal line and being adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first scanning line and a second scanning line and being adjacent to each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a semiconductor layer connected to the first signal line and the first scanning line, a first transparent electrode in contact with the semiconductor layer, an organic insulating layer including a contact hole, and a second transparent electrode in contact with the first transparent electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Osamu ITOU
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Publication number: 20210233955Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a display portion comprising a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels comprises an anode, a cathode, and a light-emitting diode disposed between the anode and the cathode. The light-emitting diode comprises an emitting layer and a resistive layer partly overlapping the emitting layer in planar view. A width w of a region of the emitting layer which does not overlap the resistive layer and a thickness d of the light-emitting diode satisfy w/d>1.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Osamu ITOU
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Publication number: 20210098665Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixels provided to the substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements provided to the pixels; and a first light diffusion layer including a plurality of light diffusion structures and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface facing the substrate with the light emitting elements interposed between the second surface and the substrate. The light diffusion structures each include a plurality of high refractive index layers and a plurality of low refractive index layers. The high refractive index layers and the low refractive index layers are alternately layered in a thickness direction of the first light diffusion layer. The high refractive index layers and the low refractive index layers are each curved and recessed in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventor: Osamu ITOU
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Publication number: 20210082994Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixels; a first anisotropic diffusion layer and a second anisotropic diffusion layer that are layered; and a plurality of light emitting elements interposed between the first anisotropic diffusion layer and the substrate. The first anisotropic diffusion layer and the second anisotropic diffusion layer each include a high refractive index region and a low refractive index region in a mixed manner. An absolute value of a first angle formed by a boundary between the high refractive index region and the low refractive index region of the first anisotropic diffusion layer and a direction perpendicular to the substrate is different from an absolute value of a second angle formed by a boundary between the high refractive index region and the low refractive index region of the second anisotropic diffusion layer and the direction perpendicular to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventor: Osamu ITOU
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Publication number: 20200387038Abstract: According to one embodiment, an array substrate includes a semiconductor layer, scanning and signal lines, first and second insulating layers, a pedestal and a pixel electrode. The scanning line is opposed to the semiconductor layer. The first insulating layer is provided above the semiconductor layer. The signal line and the pedestal are connected to the semiconductor layer through first and second contact holes in the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer is provided above the pedestal. The pixel electrode is connected to the pedestal through a third contact hole in the second insulating layer. The signal line and the pedestal are provided in layers different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Osamu ITOU
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Patent number: 10690972Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to avoid the domain in high definition liquid crystal display devices. The representative structure is as follows. Scan lines extending in a first direction, video signal lines extending in a second direction, a pixel is formed in an area surrounded by the video signal lines and the scan lines, the pixel includes: a thin film transistor, a flattening film that covers the thin film transistor, a first electrode formed on the flattening film, a second electrode formed over the first electrode via an insulating film, and a contact hole that is formed in the flattening film to connect the first electrode and the thin film transistor; the second electrode is formed in common in plural pixels, and has a slit between the video signal lines; wherein the slit is formed continuously in a plurality of pixels arranged in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Osamu Itou, Toshimasa Ishigaki
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Patent number: 10527897Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an insulating substrate, a light-shielding member disposed above the insulating substrate, a first color filter disposed above the insulating substrate, a second color filter disposed alongside the first color filter, a partition disposed on the light-shielding member and between the first color filter and the second color filter and an insulating film disposed on the first color filter and the second color filter, and an upper surface of the partition and an upper surface of the insulating film are located on a same plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshimasa Ishigaki, Osamu Itou
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Patent number: 10409124Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device, includes a first substrate including a scanning signal line, a video signal line, a first electrode, a color filter, a common line in contact with the first electrode along the video signal line, an antireflection layer located on the common line, a transparent layer located on the antireflection layer, and a second electrode, a liquid crystal layer located on the first substrate, and a second substrate located on the liquid crystal layer, the transparent layer having a thickness of 10 nm or more and 40 nm or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Osamu Itou, Daisuke Sonoda, Masahiro Kosuge
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Patent number: 10310339Abstract: In a wall electrode liquid crystal display device, planar distribution of the wall structure and the electrode is optimized to improve a yield. A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of the pixels having an insulator wall structure formed at a border of pixels, a wall electrode formed at a side surface of the wall structure of the border of the pixels, a source electrode which is continuous with the wall electrode and formed of a planar electrode extending in a planar direction, a first common electrode provided between source electrodes at both sides of the pixel to form a retentive capacitance, and a second common electrode provided between wall electrodes on both sides of the pixel. A slit which becomes a border of the wall electrodes of two adjacent pixels is disposed only on a top of the wall structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Osamu Itou, Takato Hiratsuka, Masanao Yamamoto, Toshimasa Ishigaki, Daisuke Sonoda
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Publication number: 20180356693Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to realize a liquid crystal display device of high definition and high response speed. The representative structure is: a liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, which sandwiches a liquid crystal layer; the pixel includes: a thin film transistor, a first electrode, a second electrode formed over the first electrode sandwiching an insulating film, a contact hole that connects the second electrode and the thin film transistor, the second electrode has a first portion that extends in the second direction, and a second portion that is wider in the first direction than the first portion, a first projection extending in the second direction over the video signal line, and a second projection, which is wider than the first projection in the first direction, at the position aligned with the second portion in the first direction are formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Osamu ITOU
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Publication number: 20180314118Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to avoid the domain in high definition liquid crystal display devices. The representative structure is as follows. Scan lines extending in a first direction, video signal lines extending in a second direction, a pixel is formed in an area surrounded by the video signal lines and the scan lines, the pixel includes: a thin film transistor, a flattening film that covers the thin film transistor, a first electrode formed on the flattening film, a second electrode formed over the first electrode via an insulating film, and a contact hole that is formed in the flattening film to connect the first electrode and the thin film transistor; the second electrode is formed in common in plural pixels, and has a slit between the video signal lines; wherein the slit is formed continuously in a plurality of pixels arranged in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Osamu Itou, Toshimasa Ishigaki