Patents by Inventor Ryosuke GUNJI

Ryosuke GUNJI 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: 20200235195
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of picture elements, wherein a first electrode is formed in each of the plurality of picture elements, a cover layer is formed such that an opening of the first electrode is formed, a spacer in a layer identical to the cover layer is provided between two of the first electrodes, the spacer is formed with a height greater than a height of the cover layer, and an outer edge portion of the spacer is spaced from an outer edge portion of the cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINSUKE SAIDA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, TOHRU OKABE, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200219423
    Abstract: In a flexible organic EL display device, a first resin layer, which has an opening overlapping with a first conductive member, an opening overlapping with a second conductive member, and an opening and an opening overlapping with a third conductive member, is formed to fill a slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200183208
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix substrate provided with a substrate (1), a peripheral circuit that includes a first oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor (TFT) (101), a plurality of second oxide semiconductor TFTs (102) disposed in a display area, and a first inorganic insulating layer (11) covering the plurality of second oxide semiconductor TFTs (102), the first oxide semiconductor TFT (101) having a lower gate electrode (3A), a gate insulating layer (4), an oxide semiconductor (5A) disposed so as to face the lower gate electrode with the gate insulating layer interposed therebetween, a source electrode (7A) and a drain electrode (8A), and an upper gate electrode (BG) disposed on the oxide semiconductor (5A) with an insulating layer that includes the first inorganic insulating layer (11) interposed therebetween, and furthermore having, on the upper gate electrode (BG), a second inorganic insulating layer (17) covering the first oxide semiconductor TFT (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuo KIKUCHI, Tohru DAITOH, Hajime IMAI, Toshikatsu ITOH, Hisao OCHI, Hideki KITAGAWA, Masahiko SUZUKI, Teruyuki UEDA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Kengo HARA, Setsuji NISHIMIYA
  • Patent number: 10672854
    Abstract: A display device production method for producing a display device including a light emitting element in an active region and a terminal in a non-active region. The display device production method includes arranging a first mask overlapping with an electrode region of the light emitting element and a second mask overlapping with the terminal, on a conductive film that is arranged in the active region and the non-active region and that covers the terminal, and etching the conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Shinsuke Saida, Hiroharu Jinmura, Yoshihiro Nakada, Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200152910
    Abstract: The display device includes: a TFT layer; a light-emitting layer in an upper layer than the TFT layer; a first inorganic sealing film in an upper layer than the light-emitting layer; and a second inorganic sealing film in an upper layer than the first inorganic sealing film. An organic edge film is provided on a peripheral edge of a frame region surrounding a display region. The second inorganic sealing film overlaps with an upper face of the organic edge film, and an end face of the organic edge film and an end face of the second inorganic sealing film are aligned with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Akira INOUE, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Hiroharu JINMURA
  • Patent number: 10636855
    Abstract: In a display region of a display device, opening portions are formed in at least one layer of an inorganic insulating film making up a TFT layer in such a manner as to penetrate the inorganic insulating film to thereby expose an upper surface of a resin substrate, opening flattening films are provided in such a manner as to fill in the opening portions, and metallic layers are provided in such a manner as to cover upper surfaces of the opening flattening films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Ryosuke Gunji, Hiroki Taniyama, Shinsuke Saida, Hiroharu Jinmura, Yoshihiro Nakada, Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200119123
    Abstract: To reduce a possibility of short circuiting between a wiring line that connects to a terminal unit and a pixel electrode, a display device is provided that includes a first lead wiring line that extends from a display area to a frame area while intersecting with an end portion of a flattening film, a second lead wiring line that is in a layer more on an upper side than the first lead wiring line and extends to a terminal unit while coming into contact with and intersecting with a first bank formed in a periphery of a second electrode, and a first wiring line contact part through which the first lead wiring line and the second lead wiring line connect to each other, the first wiring line contact part being provided between an end portion of the flattening film and the first bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Shinsuke SAIDA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200106056
    Abstract: An etching device includes a chemical treatment tank configured to allow a substrate to be transported in an interior thereof, and a spraying unit disposed in the interior of the chemical treatment tank, including a blowing port oriented in a direction that does not intersect a front face of the substrate, and configured to spray an etchant chemical solution as a mist through the blowing port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki TANIYAMA, Tohru OKABE, Shinsuke SAIDA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Akira INOUE, Hiroharu JINMURA
  • Publication number: 20200091258
    Abstract: A display device configured so that a light-emitting element layer (5) is provided so as to include, in an active region (DA), a first electrode (22), an EL layer (24), and a second electrode (25), the display device including an inorganic insulating film (23) which covers an edge of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200091269
    Abstract: A display device includes a TFT layer provided with a terminal configured to receive a signal inputted from an external source, and a terminal wiring line in a lower layer underlying the terminal, and a light emitting element layer in an upper layer overlying the TFT layer. The terminal includes a main portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the main portion. The peripheral portion is covered by a cover film, the terminal wiring line and a lower face of the peripheral portion are in contact, and the main portion and the terminal wiring line overlap via at least one terminal base film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Ryosuke GUNJI, Shinsuke SAIDA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Hiroki TANIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200044192
    Abstract: A portion of a resin film is precisely cut out when the resin film is peeled off. A rear surface of a glass substrate on which a protrusion is formed is irradiated with a laser beam to peel a resin film from the glass substrate. Then, the protrusion and the resin film formed on the protrusion are left on the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Ryosuke GUNJI, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinsuke SAIDA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Akira INOUE, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20200035768
    Abstract: A display device including: a plurality of subpixels (SP) each including (i) a first electrode (22), (ii) a bank (23) covering an edge of the first electrode, (iii) an EL layer (24) provided in a layer higher than the first electrode, and (iv) a second electrode (25) provided in a layer higher than the EL layer, the bank having a first sloped part (23x) and a second sloped part (23y), the second sloped part having an inclination smaller than that of the first sloped part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200020880
    Abstract: A first weir wall and a second weir wall are formed in a frame region, the first weir wall being made of a material of a planarizing film and being formed so as to surround a display region and to overlap a peripheral end of an organic layer of a sealing film, and the second weir wall being made of a material of an edge cover and being formed around the first weir wall so as to overlap an edge of the peripheral end of the organic layer. The first weir wall has a groove formed in its upper surface so as to extend around the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Shinsuke SAIDA, Tohru OKABE, Ryosuke GUNJI, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20190386081
    Abstract: In a display region of a display device, opening portions are formed in at least one layer of an inorganic insulating film making up a TFT layer in such a manner as to penetrate the inorganic insulating film to thereby expose an upper surface of a resin substrate, opening flattening films are provided in such a manner as to fill in the opening portions, and metallic layers are provided in such a manner as to cover upper surfaces of the opening flattening films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Ryosuke GUNJI, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20190363149
    Abstract: A display device production method for producing a display device including a light emitting element in an active region and a terminal in a non-active region. The display device production method includes arranging a first mask overlapping with an electrode region of the light emitting element and a second mask overlapping with the terminal, on a conductive film that is arranged in the active region and the non-active region and that covers the terminal, and etching the conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tohru OKABE, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20190319214
    Abstract: A first damming wall and a second damming wall are provided in a frame region. The first damming wall surrounds a display region formed from a first organic material and overlaps with a circumferential end part of an organic layer. The second damming wall includes a top part formed from a second organic material in the periphery of the first damming wall, and overlaps with an edge of the circumferential end part of the organic layer. The second damming wall includes a bottom part located closer to a base substrate, the bottom part being formed from a material constituting parts of switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki TANIYAMA, Tohru OKABE, Ryosuke GUNJI, Shinsuke SAIDA, Akira INOUE, Yoshihiro NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20190319222
    Abstract: The photomask includes: transmissive portions configured to form the opening portion, a semi-transmitted light portion configured to form the planar portion, and a light blocking portion configured to form each of the plurality of photo spacer portions. The light blocking portion is formed in an island shape between the transmissive portions arranged in a lattice shape, and an end portion of the light blocking portion is formed to extend, between two of the transmissive portions, along outer edges of the two of the transmissive portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Ryosuke GUNJI, Tohru OKABE, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Shinsuke SAIDA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20190312091
    Abstract: A display device is provided that may prevent peeling of a sealing layer between a first partition and a second partition formed at an end portion of the sealing layer that seals a light emitting layer. An organic EL display device includes a sealing layer that is configured to seal a light emitting element layer and is doubly enclosed at an end portion by a first bank and a second bank that is formed more on the outer side than the first bank with a gap in between. An outer side wall surface of the first bank facing the second bank is formed as a gentle slope with an inclination angle smaller than an inner side wall surface of the first bank on the side opposite to the second bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Shinsuke SAIDA, Tohru OKABE, Ryosuke GUNJI, Hiroki TANIYAMA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Hiroharu JINMURA, Akira INOUE
  • Publication number: 20190081077
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a substrate, a TFT-containing layer which is supported on the substrate, and which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and source and drain electrodes of the TFT, a metal wiring layer which is supported on the substrate and has a thickness of 400 nm or more, and an inorganic insulating layer which is thinner than the metal wiring layer, and is arranged on a substrate side of the metal wiring layer and is in contact with a lower surface of the metal wiring layer. The metal wiring layer has tensile stress and the inorganic insulating layer has compressive stress, and a ratio Sb/Sa of an absolute value Sb of a stress value of the inorganic insulating layer to an absolute value Sa of a stress value of the metal wiring layer is 0.6 or more and 1.7 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiko SUZUKI, Tetsuo KIKUCHI, Hajime IMAI, Hisao OCHI, Hideki KITAGAWA, Setsuji NISHIMIYA, Toshikatsu ITOH, Teruyuki UEDA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Kengo HARA, Tohru DAITOH
  • Publication number: 20180329242
    Abstract: A spacer is fixed while an effect on a surface of an active matrix substrate is prevented. An active matrix substrate (1) includes a thin film transistor (11) which is provided on a substrate (2) and which has a recess made at a surface of the thin film transistor, and a spacer (13) fitted in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hideki KITAGAWA, Tohru DAITOH, Hajime IMAI, Toshikatsu ITOH, Hisao OCHI, Tetsuo KIKUCHI, Masahiko SUZUKI, Teruyuki UEDA, Ryosuke GUNJI, Kengo HARA, Setsuji NISHIMIYA