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).

  • Publication number: 20160170259
    Abstract: The elution of a color filter to a liquid crystal layer is reduced. A liquid crystal display device includes an active device substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided on the active device substrate, and a counter substrate provided on the liquid crystal layer. The active device substrate includes an active device, a common electrode, a common interconnection electrically connected to the common electrode, a reflection reduction film provided on the common interconnection, a first insulating layer provided on the reflection reduction film, and a pixel electrode having a flat portion provided on the first insulating layer and a first projecting portion protruding downwardly. The first the projecting portion is electrically connected to the active device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu Itou, Kenji Nakao, Toshimasa Ishigaki, Masahiro Kosuge
  • Patent number: 9366919
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu Itou, Takato Hiratsuka, Masanao Yamamoto, Toshimasa Ishigaki, Daisuke Sonoda
  • Publication number: 20160154273
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a color filter substrate includes an substrate, first to fifth lines, first to third switching elements, first to third electrodes, color filter layer between electrodes and the substrate, and insulating layer with first to third apertures. The first electrode is formed in a first area defined by lines at the first line side, and the second electrode is formed in the first area at the second line side. The third electrode is formed in a second area defined by lines. Electrodes are connected to switching elements through apertures respectively. The first aperture is formed at the first line side, and the second aperture is formed at the second line side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Kenji NAKAO, Toshimasa ISHIGAKI, Daisuke SONODA
  • Publication number: 20160116797
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including an active element substrate having an active element; a first layer provided on the active element and having a first hole formed therein, the first layer being one of a first insulating layer and a color filter; a second layer provided on the first layer and having a second hole formed therein, the second layer being the other of the first insulating layer and the color filter; a common electrode provided on the second layer; a second insulating layer having a plate-like portion provided on the common electrode and a first contact portion protruded downward; and a pixel electrode having a second contact portion protruded downward. The first contact portion is provided inside the second hole, and the second contact portion is provided inside the first hole and inside the second hole and electrically connected to the active element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Kenji NAKAO, Toshimasa ISHIGAKI, Masahiro KOSUGE
  • Patent number: 9316874
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a pair of wall electrodes facing each other, which is disposed on pixels on a first substrate, functions as one of pixel electrodes and a common electrode, and takes a posture of standing on the first substrate. Also, the liquid crystal display device has a center electrode that is disposed between the pair of wall electrodes, functions as the other of the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, has a convexity lower in height than the pair of wall electrodes, and makes a width in a direction along which the pair of wall electrodes faces each other gradually smaller toward the second substrate. According to this liquid crystal display device, since a vertical electric field can be prevented from being developed on an upper side of the center electrode, a transmittance of light can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takato Hiratsuka, Osamu Itou, Daisuke Sonoda, Toshimasa Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 9274387
    Abstract: Pixel electrodes each include a pixel plane portion expanded along a surface of the substrate, and a pixel wall portion rising up from the pixel plane portion. Common electrodes each include a common plane portion expanded along a surface of the substrate, and a common wall portion rising up from the common plane portion so as to face the pixel wall portion. Each of the compartment areas has the pixel wall portion on one of right and left sides in the lateral direction, and has the common wall portion on the other of the right and left sides. Molecules of the liquid crystal material are tilted up from the pixel wall portions in a direction of the common wall portion by the electric field. The respective pixel wall portions of the adjacent compartment areas are positioned on opposite sides to each other in the lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takato Hiratsuka, Osamu Itou, Daisuke Sonoda, Toshimasa Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 9261739
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with first and second electrodes, and a second substrate disposed to be opposite to the first substrate via a liquid crystal layer. Regions of pixels each having the first and second electrodes are arranged in a matrix, and the liquid crystal layer is driven by an electric field in an in-plane direction of the first substrate, applied between the first and second electrodes. A step difference is formed at an opposite side of the first substrate for each of the pixel regions. The first or second electrode includes a wall-shaped electrode formed at a side wall surface of the step difference and a planar electrode formed from an edge of the wall-shaped electrode along the main surface of the first substrate. The wall-shaped electrode and the planar electrode are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Takato Hiratsuka, Osamu Itou, Shinichiro Oka, Shinichi Komura
  • Publication number: 20160033829
    Abstract: There is provided a high-definition liquid crystal display device that can prevent flicker due to a reduction in the pixel potential in a low-frequency drive of about 10 Hz to reduce power consumption. The pixel has a TFT formed of Poly-Si as a switching element. In the pixel, a capacitance insulating film is formed on a planar first electrode on which a comb-shaped second electrode is formed. When the film thickness of the insulating film is d and the dielectric constant at 10 Hz frequency is ?, it is given that ?d?5×10?6 m at 10 Hz frequency. The capacitance insulating film does not have a hysteresis characteristic. The refractive index of the capacitance insulating film with respect to a light of a wavelength of 632.8 nm is 1.7 to 2.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiki KANEKO, Takashi NAKAMURA, Masahiro TADA, Yukio TANAKA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Osamu ITOU
  • Patent number: 9244312
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a TFT substrate, a color filter (CF) substrate, a liquid crystal layer, wall structures formed on the TFT substrate, pixel electrodes provided on at least the sides of the wall structures, and common electrodes and counter electrodes formed on the TFT substrate and on the CF substrate to face each other, and a number of pixels are provided to include the TFT substrate, the CF substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein a light blocking region is provided around each of the number of pixels, each wall structure is arranged in the light blocking region, a support formed of a transparent and elastic material is arranged on an upper surface of each wall structure, the CF substrate is supported by the supports, and the liquid crystal layer is driven by electrical fields generated by the pixel electrodes, the common electrodes and the counter electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Miharu Otani, Takato Hiratsuka, Osamu Itou
  • Publication number: 20160004135
    Abstract: A provided is a liquid crystal display device with a high definition screen and less color mixture. On an array substrate, a pixel is formed between the adjacent video signal lines, a color filter is formed within the pixel, a flattening film is formed on the color filter, a lower layer is formed on the flattening film, and an upper layer having a slit is formed on the lower layer with an interlayer insulating film interposed therebetween; and on the array substrate, an opposite substrate is arranged with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. When a distance from the top of the video signal line working as a light shielding film to the bottom of the liquid crystal layer is defined as d and a space between the centers of the video signal lines separating the pixel is defined as w, a relation of d?0.3 w is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAO, Osamu Itou, Toshimasa Ishigaki, Daisuke Sonoda, Takato Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20160004130
    Abstract: To prevent dark unevenness at the corner portion of a screen, a provided is a liquid crystal display including a first pixel formed with a pixel electrode at a first angle in a Y-direction, wherein the pixel electrodes of top, bottom, left, and right adjacent pixels to the first pixel are at a second angle in a Y-direction. The absolute value of the first angle is equal to the absolute value of the second angle, and a sign of the first angle is opposite to a sign of the second angle The rotation direction of a liquid crystal when a voltage is applied to the pixel electrode is in the opposite directions between the adjacent pixels. Thus, it is possible to prevent ions included in the liquid crystal from flowing on the peripheral portion of a display region to prevent dark unevenness at the corner portion of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Takenori HIROTA, Osamu ITOU
  • Patent number: 9229285
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a display device that includes a structure formed so as to protrude at least in a normal direction of a first substrate, and an electrode formed in a side wall surface of the structure, the method including: forming a transparent conductive film for the electrode; forming a low-affinity material having a low affinity for a resist film on an upper surface of the transparent conductive film formed in a head surface of the structure; forming a resist film by applying a liquid resist material to an upper layer of the transparent conductive film and then fixing the resist material; forming an opening that exposes the transparent conductive film in the resist film by removing the low-affinity material; etching the transparent conductive film which is a lower layer using the resist film as a protective film; and removing the resist film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masanao Yamamoto, Daisuke Sonoda, Osamu Itou, Takato Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20150346566
    Abstract: A pixel electrode is configured of one comb tooth portion and a contact portion whose width is widened from the end portion of the comb tooth portion in a first direction that is the extending direction of a scanning line. The width of the contact portion is not expanded in a direction opposite to the first direction, and the production of a domain is prevented. A picture signal line is bent in the direction in which the width of the contact portion of the pixel electrode is widened, so that the comb tooth portion of the pixel electrode can be disposed in the center between the picture signal lines, and the width of the contact portion can be formed in a sufficient width in the direction in which the picture signal line is bent. Thus, the contact margin of the pixel electrode can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Hidetatsu NAKAMURA, Osamu ITOU, Takeshi SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20150338705
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a high-definition and high-brightness display device with a high degree of energy efficiency. The above-described object can be realized by a display device including a display panel having a display surface and a backlight, wherein: the display panel has a wavelength conversion layer for each pixel on a surface parallel to the display surface, and has a light scattering layer between the wavelength conversion layers; the wavelength conversion layers have fluorescent materials; the light scattering layers have fine particles; a reflection layer is provided on the wavelength conversion layers on the backlight side; and a reflection layer is provided on the light scattering layers on the display surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Osamu Itou
  • Publication number: 20150205159
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source, a substrate transparent to a light source light, a pixel portion disposed at a side irradiated with the light source light, and a light extraction structure for extracting the light from the pixel portion to the outside. The light extraction structure includes a wall-like structure and a reflection layer. The pixel portion includes a laminated film formed by laminating the wavelength conversion layer for emitting fluorescent light through radiation of the light source light, and an excitation light absorbing layer disposed between the wavelength conversion layer and the substrate. The laminated film is disposed in the region partitioned by walls of the wall-like structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Takato HIRATSUKA
  • Patent number: 9063384
    Abstract: A wall electrode IPS mode LCD has stabilized domain boundary. Signal and scanning lines extend in first and second directions, respectively, surrounding a pixel. A first wall structure has a first portion intersecting the first direction at a first angle, a second portion in the first direction, and a third portion intersecting the first direction at a second angle. The second portion has a first projection in the second direction. The second wall structure has a fourth portion intersecting the first direction at the first angle, a fifth portion in the first direction, and a sixth portion intersecting the first direction at the second angle. The fifth portion has a second projection in the second direction. A distance between the first projection and the fifth portion is shorter than a distance between the first wall structure except the first projection and the second wall structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu Itou, Takato Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20150138461
    Abstract: In a three dimensional display device of a parallax barrier system in which an IPS-mode liquid crystal display panel is used as a liquid crystal display panel for displaying images and a TN-mode liquid crystal panel is used as a parallax barrier panel, alignment axes of a counter substrate and a barrier substrate constituting the parallax barrier panel are set to 45 degrees and 135 degrees, respectively, with respect to a horizontal direction of a screen. This allows an improvement in the viewing angle characteristics of the parallax barrier panel and an improvement in the viewing characteristics of the overall three dimensional display device of the parallax barrier system. Thus, even when the line of sight moves, crosstalk between an image for a right eye and an image for a left eye can be prevented thereby allowing a viewer to recognize excellent three dimensional images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichiro OKA, Osamu ITOU, Takeo KOITO, Yingbao YANG, Tomoyuki TAKAHASHI, Shinichi KOMURA, Hiroki SUGIYAMA, Hideki KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20150124209
    Abstract: In an LCD device, the slope angle of a wall surface of a wall structure (wall-surface slope angle) is varied in accordance with the angle formed between the wall structure and an alignment treatment direction (alignment treatment angle). At places where the alignment treatment angle is small, the wall-surface slope angle is made larger; conversely, at places where the alignment treatment angle is large, the wall-surface slope angle is made smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Takato HIRATSUKA, Toshimasa ISHIGAKI, Daisuke SONODA
  • Publication number: 20150124207
    Abstract: In an LCD device having wall electrodes, four kinds of pixels are used that impart different alignment properties to the liquid crystal molecules. Specifically, the LC molecules are aligned such that: the LC molecules in first pixels twist clockwise and rise in a plus direction; the LC molecules in second pixels twist clockwise and rise in a minus direction; the LC molecules in third pixels twist counterclockwise and rise in the plus direction; and the LC molecules in fourth pixels twist counterclockwise and rise in the minus direction. The pixels of the same type are arranged in rows such that their long sides are adjacent to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Osamu ITOU, Takato HIRATSUKA, Toshimasa ISHIGAKI, Daisuke SONODA
  • Publication number: 20150098048
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a CF substrate, and a liquid crystal interposed between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate, and drives the liquid crystal in a horizontal electric field. The TFT substrate includes a recess, and the CF substrate includes a columnar protrusion. The protrusion of the CF substrate is fitted to the recess of the TFT substrate so as to function as a stopper for preventing a positional gap between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Yasushi TOMIOKA, Takato HIRATSUKA, Osamu ITOU