Patents by Inventor Seiji Shibahara
Seiji Shibahara 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: 20240077770Abstract: A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventor: Seiji SHIBAHARA
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Patent number: 11852931Abstract: A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Publication number: 20220171231Abstract: A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Patent number: 11287702Abstract: A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Patent number: 10698272Abstract: A display device including: a display cell that includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged to be opposing, includes a wiring region that is wider than the first substrate on the second substrate, and includes an electrode in the wiring region; a wiring substrate in which at least a portion is arranged to be opposing the wiring region and which is electrically connected to the electrode; a front panel that is provided on a front surface of the first substrate; and a desiccating bonding agent that fixes the front panel to the first substrate while covering from at least a portion of a side surface of the first substrate to a connection portion between the electrode and the wiring substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Seiji Shibahara, Shizuo Mizukami
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Publication number: 20190212602Abstract: A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Patent number: 10281779Abstract: A display unit having a curved display panel. In an illustrative configuration, the display unit includes a curved control circuit board, wherein the display panel is connected to the control circuit board by a wiring section and the control circuit board is curved so as to eliminate or reduce non-uniform deflection in the wiring section.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Patent number: 10082702Abstract: A liquid-crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of rectangular pixels. Each pixel includes a first electrode and a second electrode. A slit region and a concave and convex portion are formed in the first electrode. It further includes a control circuit. The plurality of pixels are constituted of a first pixel group and a second pixel group. First data lines and for applying a voltage on the first electrode are provided closer to the first substrate than the first electrode. In each pixel that constitutes the first pixel group, a second data line extension extending from a second data line is provided adjacent to a first data line. In each pixel that constitutes the second pixel group, a first data line extension extending from the first data line is provided adjacent to the second data line.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Chikashi Kobayashi, Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Yoji Nagase, Sumito Shiina, Seiji Shibahara, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiromasa Mitani, Kunihiko Nagamine, Koji Hidaka, Masahiko Mizuki
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Publication number: 20170357112Abstract: A display unit of the present invention includes a display section (10) that outputs a first linearly-polarized light as image light, and a display switching section (20) that performs switching between an image display mode and an external light reflection mode. The display section (10) includes a first absorption-type polarization member (11) that allows the first linearly-polarized light to pass through and absorbs second linearly-polarized light. The display switching section (20) includes a reflection-type polarization member (21), a switchable transmission polarization axis member (22), and a second absorption-type polarization member (23). The reflection-type polarization member (21) allows the first linearly-polarized light to pass through and reflects the second linearly-polarized light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Seiji Shibahara, Seiji Hayashimoto, Kotaro Shima, Kazuaki Kameshima
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Publication number: 20170285410Abstract: A liquid-crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of rectangular pixels 10. Each pixel 10 includes a first electrode 22 and a second electrode. A slit region and a concave and convex portion are formed in the first electrode 22. It further includes a control circuit. The plurality of pixels are constituted of a first pixel group and a second pixel group. First data lines 41 and 42 for applying a voltage on the first electrode 22 are provided closer to the first substrate than the first electrode 22. In each pixel that constitutes the first pixel group, a second data line extension 42A extending from a second data line 42 is provided adjacent to a first data line 41. In each pixel that constitutes the second pixel group, a first data line extension 41A extending from the first data line 41 is provided adjacent to the second data line 42.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: CHIKASHI KOBAYASHI, SHUNICHI SUWA, MASASHI MIYAKAWA, YOJI NAGASE, SUMITO SHIINA, SEIJI SHIBAHARA, HIROKI TAKAHASHI, HIROMASA MITANI, KUNIHIKO NAGAMINE, KOJI HIDAKA, MASAHIKO MIZUKI
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Publication number: 20170192285Abstract: A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Patent number: 9568788Abstract: A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Patent number: 9465244Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal display element which includes a pair of alignment films which are provided on facing surface sides of a pair of substrates, and a liquid crystal layer which is provided between the pair of alignment films and is configured to have a liquid crystal composition containing liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy, in which at least one of the pair of alignment films contains a compound obtained by crosslinking polymer compounds each including a first side chain which interacts with the liquid crystal molecules and a crosslinkable functional group as a second side chain, with each other, the liquid crystal composition configuring the liquid crystal layer contains at least one kind of an alkenyl compound represented by the following general formula (AN-1), and pretilt is applied to the liquid crystal molecules by the crosslinked compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Seiji Shibahara, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20150316810Abstract: A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Patent number: 9146425Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display element, the liquid crystal display element including: a pair of alignment films provided on mutually facing sides of a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer which is provided between the pair of alignment films and contains a liquid crystal molecule having a negative dielectric anisotropy, wherein at least one of the pair of alignment films contains a cross-linked compound obtained by cross-linking a polymer compound having a cross-linkable functional group as a side chain, the liquid crystal layer further contains a molecule which has a ring structure and a spacer linking the ring structure, and the liquid crystal molecule is given a pre-tilt by the cross-linked compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Seiji Shibahara, Masashi Miyakawa, Masahiko Nakamura, Tadaaki Isozaki
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Patent number: 8867005Abstract: A display element having high response property, wide viewing angle property, and high contrast property, and exhibiting a wide driving temperature range and excellent durability and reliability. Between two facing substrates (1, 2), a cholesteric liquid crystal layer (3) made of a liquid crystal material exhibiting a cholesteric phase whose spontaneous twist pitch is shorter than a wavelength of visible light is provided. Facing planes of the substrates (1, 2) are provided with alignment films (8, 9) for aligning liquid crystal molecules near the interface of the substrate in a specific direction. Furthermore, the planes are provided with electrodes (4, 5) for applying an electric field on the cholesteric liquid crystal layer (3) in a direction substantially parallel to a plane of each substrate. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer (3) exhibits optical isotropy in the direction parallel to the plane of each substrate when no voltage is applied.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Iichiro Inoue, Koichi Miyachi, Seiji Shibahara
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Publication number: 20140307211Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal display element which includes a pair of alignment films which are provided on facing surface sides of a pair of substrates, and a liquid crystal layer which is provided between the pair of alignment films and is configured to have a liquid crystal composition containing liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy, in which at least one of the pair of alignment films contains a compound obtained by crosslinking polymer compounds each including a first side chain which interacts with the liquid crystal molecules and a crosslinkable functional group as a second side chain, with each other, the liquid crystal composition configuring the liquid crystal layer contains at least one kind of an alkenyl compound represented by the following general formula (AN-1), and pretilt is applied to the liquid crystal molecules by the crosslinked compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Seiji Shibahara, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8643810Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: one side substrate; the other side substrate that is disposed to be opposed to the one side substrate; a liquid crystal layer that is sandwiched between the one side substrate and the other side substrate; and a light source that illuminates light on the liquid crystal layer from the outside of the other side substrate. At a specific peak wavelength, in a region shorter than a wavelength of blue light in a visible light region of the light illuminated from the light source, a transmittance from the other side substrate to the liquid crystal layer is smaller than a transmittance from the one side substrate to the liquid crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Seiji Shibahara
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Publication number: 20140009732Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display element, the liquid crystal display element including: a pair of alignment films provided on mutually facing sides of a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer which is provided between the pair of alignment films and contains a liquid crystal molecule having a negative dielectric anisotropy, wherein at least one of the pair of alignment films contains a cross-linked compound obtained by crosslinking a polymer compound having a cross-linkable functional group as a side chain, the liquid crystal layer further contains a molecule which has a ring structure and a spacer linking the ring structure, and the liquid crystal molecule is given a pre-tilt by the cross-linked compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Shunichi Suwa, Seiji Shibahara, Masashi Miyakawa, Masahiko Nakamura, Tadaaki Isozaki
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Publication number: 20130010244Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display element, the liquid crystal display element including: a pair of alignment films provided on mutually facing sides of a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer which is provided between the pair of alignment films and contains a liquid crystal molecule having a negative dielectric anisotropy, wherein at least one of the pair of alignment films contains a cross-linked compound obtained by cross-linking a polymer compound having a cross-linkable functional group as a side chain, the liquid crystal layer further contains a molecule which has a ring structure and a spacer linking the ring structure, and the liquid crystal molecule is given a pre-tilt by the cross-linked compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Shunichi Suwa, Seiji Shibahara, Masashi Miyakawa, Masahiko Nakamura, Tadaaki Isozaki