Patents by Inventor Seiichi Mizukoshi
Seiichi Mizukoshi 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: 20200355753Abstract: An electrolyte measuring device includes an electrode unit including at least one detachable ion selective electrode and a detachable reference electrode; a signal input circuit for receiving electric potential from the electrode unit; a differential amplifier circuit that amplifies a difference between output from the ion selective electrode and the reference electrode; a signal processing circuit that calculates ion concentration using a signal from the differential amplifier circuit; a direct current power source that applies direct current voltage exceeding an electromotive force of the ion selective electrode to the electrode unit; and a wiring unit connecting the signal input circuit and the signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit discriminates a connection state of each ion selective electrode to the device, based on the electric potential when a signal of the signal input circuit via the wiring unit is measured after application of the direct current voltage to the electrode unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: A&T CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki KANNO, Shinya KONPARU, Akira TAKIGUCHI, Seiichi MIZUKOSHI
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Patent number: 9905164Abstract: An Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device can include a display panel, a pixel circuit, and a data line and a power line connected in parallel and to the pixel circuit; a data driver for supplying a data voltage to the data line in display and sensing modes; and a sensing unit for supplying a high-potential voltage to the power line to drive the pixel circuit, cutting off supplying the high-potential voltage to the power line in a sensing duration of the sensing mode, sensing a voltage corresponding to a pixel current of the pixel circuit using the power line. A capacitor can be connected in parallel with the power line is charged according to the pixel current flowing through the power line, and the sensing unit senses the sensing voltage on the power line by sampling and holding the charged voltage in the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Seiichi Mizukoshi
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Patent number: 9799303Abstract: An object of the invention is to convert input RGB data to R?G?B?W data without suffering loss of gradations of the input RGB data. A display panel 12 is configured having unit pixels made up of subpixels of RGBW (red, green, blue, white). In an RGB?R?G?B?W conversion section 10, conversion is carried out under conditions that usage rate of W is less than 100%, and a bit width of input RGB data us larger than a bit width of R?G?B?W data after conversion. In the RGB?R?G?B?W conversion section 10, R1G1B1values and W values are determined so that an absolute value of a sum of values obtained by multiplying differences between respective RGB data input and respective RGB components in R?G?B?W data after conversion by a weight, becomes minimum.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Inventors: Seiichi Mizukoshi, Nobuyki Mori, Makoto Kohno
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Patent number: 9761177Abstract: An organic light emitting display device including a display panel including a first pixel connected with a first data line and first and second scan lines, a second pixel connected with a second data line and the first and second scan lines, and a reference line connected in common with the first and second pixels; a source driver configured to operate first and second sensing modes for sensing driving characteristic values of the first and second pixels through the reference line; and a scan driver configured to drive the first and second scan lines so as to drive only the first pixel for the first sensing mode or only the second pixel for the second sensing mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Seiichi Mizukoshi
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Patent number: 9583043Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic light emitting display includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including: a light emitting element, and a driving element to drive the light emitting element, a data driving circuit to, within one horizontal display period: write sensing data to a pixel on a horizontal display line through a data line, sense the pixel current of the pixel through a reference line, and then write display data compensated by a first offset compensation value to the pixel, an offset calculator to calculate a second offset compensation value for compensating changes in the driving element over time based on the sensed value of the pixel current, and an offset memory to update the pre-stored first offset compensation value with the second offset compensation value when display data writing is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seiichi Mizukoshi
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Patent number: 9437138Abstract: The rate of reading from a memory for storing display irregularity correction data is lowered. At the time of display, calculation is carried out in a correction calculation section using an input signal and correction data in one or more memory units, and brightness inconsistency correction is carried out. The way in which correction calculation is carried out in the correction calculation section is changed for every frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: Seiichi Mizukoshi, Makoto Kohno, Kouichi Onomura
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Publication number: 20160232843Abstract: To alleviate an afterimage phenomenon caused by a hysteresis characteristic of a drive TFT, current driven type light emitting elements are provided for each of the pixels arranged in a matrix, and current through the light emitting elements is controlled using drive TFTs that operate by receiving a data voltage on a gate. At least two power supply voltages for supply to each pixel are provided, one being set to a voltage such that current corresponding to a data voltage flows in the drive TFT, the other being set to a voltage beyond a variation range of data voltage and that reverse biases the drive TFT, and the two power supply voltages are switched and supplied to each pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Seiichi MIZUKOSHI, Nobuyki MORI, Kazuyoshi KAWABE, Makoto KOHNO
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Patent number: 9336712Abstract: To alleviate an afterimage phenomenon caused by a hysteresis characteristic of a drive transistor. Current driven type light emitting elements 3 are provided for each of pixels 6 that are arranged in a matrix shape, and current of the light emitting elements 3 is controlled using drive TFTs 2 that operate by receiving data voltage on a gate. At least two power supply voltages (PVDDa, PVDDb) for supply to each pixel are provided, one being set to a voltage such that current corresponding to a data voltage flows in the drive TFT 2, the other being set to a voltage beyond a variation range of data voltage and that reverse biases the drive TFT 2, and the two power supply voltages are switched and supplied to each pixel 6.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: Seiichi Mizukoshi, Nobuyki Mori, Kazuyoshi Kawabe, Makoto Kohno
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Publication number: 20160086539Abstract: An Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device can include a display panel, a pixel circuit, and a data line and a power line connected in parallel and to the pixel circuit; a data driver for supplying a data voltage to the data line in display and sensing modes; and a sensing unit for supplying a high-potential voltage to the power line to drive the pixel circuit, cutting off supplying the high-potential voltage to the power line in a sensing duration of the sensing mode, sensing a voltage corresponding to a pixel current of the pixel circuit using the power line. A capacitor can be connected in parallel with the power line is charged according to the pixel current flowing through the power line, and the sensing unit senses the sensing voltage on the power line by sampling and holding the charged voltage in the capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Seiichi MIZUKOSHI
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Publication number: 20160078813Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic light emitting display includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including: a light emitting element, and a driving element to drive the light emitting element, a data driving circuit to, within one horizontal display period: write sensing data to a pixel on a horizontal display line through a data line, sense the pixel current of the pixel through a reference line, and then write display data compensated by a first offset compensation value to the pixel, an offset calculator to calculate a second offset compensation value for compensating changes in the driving element over time based on the sensed value of the pixel current, and an offset memory to update the pre-stored first offset compensation value with the second offset compensation value when display data writing is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Seiichi MIZUKOSHI
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Patent number: 9236011Abstract: An OLED display device which can sense a current of each pixel at high speed by a simple structure in order to compensate for luminance non-uniformity and a pixel current sensing method thereof are discussed. The OLED display device includes a display panel including pixels, each including a light emitting element and a pixel circuit for independently driving the light emitting element, a data driver for driving a data line connected to the pixel circuit using a data voltage, floating one of the data line, a reference line for supplying a reference voltage to the pixel circuit, and a power line for supplying a power to the pixel circuit to use the floated line as a current sensing line, sensing a voltage corresponding to a pixel current of the pixel circuit flowing to the current sensing line, and outputting the sensing voltage, in a sensing mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Seiichi Mizukoshi
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Publication number: 20150310803Abstract: The rate of reading from a memory for storing display irregularity correction data is lowered. At the time of display, calculation is carried out in a correction calculation section using an input signal and correction data in one or more memory units, and brightness inconsistency correction is carried out. The way in which correction calculation is carried out in the correction calculation section is changed for every frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Seiichi MIZUKOSHI, Makoto KOHNO, Kouichi ONOMURA
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Patent number: 9123293Abstract: The rate of reading from a memory for storing display irregularity correction data is lowered. At the time of display, calculation is carried out in a correction calculation section 12 using an input signal and correction data in RAM 22, and brightness inconsistency correction is carried out. The way in which correction calculation is carried out in the correction calculation section 12 is changed for every frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: Seiichi Mizukoshi, Makoto Kohno, Kouichi Onomura
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Publication number: 20150179105Abstract: An organic light emitting display device including a display panel including a first pixel connected with a first data line and first and second scan lines, a second pixel connected with a second data line and the first and second scan lines, and a reference line connected in common with the first and second pixels; a source driver configured to operate first and second sensing modes for sensing driving characteristic values of the first and second pixels through the reference line; and a scan driver configured to drive the first and second scan lines so as to drive only the first pixel for the first sensing mode or only the second pixel for the second sensing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Seiichi MIZUKOSHI
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Patent number: 8933973Abstract: There is provided a display device in which disadvantageous effects due to unnecessary operations of an image lag alleviating function are minimized. In a display device of active matrix type, for each of the pixels arranged in a matrix, a current-driven emissive element is provided, and the current of the emissive element is controlled using a drive TFT so as to perform display. While a black display period during which an opposite bias voltage is applied between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the drive TFT is inserted in order to alleviate image lag, this insertion is performed only when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and is performed for a certain duration according to a command by a microcomputer (10).Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: Seiichi Mizukoshi, Makoto Kohno, Nobuyki Mori
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Patent number: 8456462Abstract: Display unevenness is suppressed. A display device includes pixels (22) arranged in matrix, each including a current-driven type light emitting element (EL) and a drive transistor (Tr3) for supplying a current to the current-driven type light emitting element (EL). The current-driven type light emitting element (EL) is driven by dividing each frame period into a plurality of sub-frame periods for lighting time. The drive transistor is controlled under current write driving using two write currents having a ratio of 1:1/2N and a sum of the two write currents.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: Makoto Kohno, Nobuyuki Mori, Seiichi Mizukoshi
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Patent number: 8416234Abstract: To compensate for voltage drop on a power supply line. In a display device, pixel data is supplied to each of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form and display is performed. Each pixel has a self-emissive element. A horizontal direction power supply line (horizontal direction PVDD) which supplies a power supply to each pixel is provided, and one end of the horizontal PVDD line is connected to a vertical power supply line (vertical PVDD line) that is connected to an external power supply terminal. Correction data corresponding to a voltage drop to the horizontal PVDD line due to a resistance in the vertical PVDD line is then obtained through a calculation based on pixel data, and the input pixel data is corrected using the correction data so as to reduce the influence of the voltage drop on the pixel current.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Global OLED Technology, LLCInventors: Seiichi Mizukoshi, Makoto Kohno, Kouichi Onomura, Nobuyuki Mori
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Publication number: 20130050292Abstract: An OLED display device which can sense a current of each pixel at high speed by a simple structure in order to compensate for luminance non-uniformity and a pixel current sensing method thereof are discussed. The OLED display device includes a display panel including pixels, each including a light emitting element and a pixel circuit for independently driving the light emitting element, a data driver for driving a data line connected to the pixel circuit using a data voltage, floating one of the data line, a reference line for supplying a reference voltage to the pixel circuit, and a power line for supplying a power to the pixel circuit to use the floated line as a current sensing line, sensing a voltage corresponding to a pixel current of the pixel circuit flowing to the current sensing line, and outputting the sensing voltage, in a sensing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventor: Seiichi MIZUKOSHI
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Patent number: 8362981Abstract: In order to maintain a high visual image quality and save power, a display device includes: R sub-pixels, G sub-pixels, B sub-pixels, and W sub-pixels; and a human detection sensor (12) for detecting whether or not a person is present within a predetermined range. A use rate of the W sub-pixels is changed depending on whether or not a person is present within the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: Seiichi Mizukoshi, Makoto Kohno
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Patent number: 8330678Abstract: Nonuniformity in an organic EL display device is effectively detected. All display pixels of an organic EL panel are turned on and the display is photographed with a digital camera. A computer performs image processing of the photographed image to detect an area in which unevenness exists. Then, a V-I curve of each pixel in the area is measured to calculate necessary correction values. The calculated correction values are stored in a memory for use in correcting a signal input to the organic EL panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2006Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: Makoto Kohno, Kouichi Onomura, Seiichi Mizukoshi