Patents by Inventor Shigeyuki Nishitani

Shigeyuki Nishitani 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: 20230359311
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki KUBO, Shigeyuki NISHITANI
  • Patent number: 11740744
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaki Kubo, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20220113835
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Masaki KUBO, Shigeyuki NISHITANI
  • Patent number: 11237677
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaki Kubo, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20200356212
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki KUBO, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Patent number: 10761656
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaki Kubo, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20190332222
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Masaki KUBO, Shigeyuki NISHITANI
  • Patent number: 10394385
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaki Kubo, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20180232104
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Masaki Kubo, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Patent number: 9971452
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaki Kubo, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20170010752
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Masaki KUBO, Shigeyuki NISHITANI
  • Patent number: 9477366
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaki Kubo, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20160224161
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve: compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Masaki KUBO, Shigeyuki NISHITANI
  • Patent number: 9335879
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masaki Kubo, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Patent number: 9324259
    Abstract: The invention provides an image display device that has an especially satisfactory display quality for animated images, and sufficiently suppresses the irregularities of display quality among pixels. The image display device includes a light emitting drive means that drives a light emitting means, based on an analog display signal inputted to the pixels, and a light emitting control switch for controlling a light-on or light-off of the light emitting means on one end of the light emitting drive means in each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Akimoto, Yoshirou Mikami, Kiyoshige Kinugawa, Shigeyuki Nishitani, Takeo Shiba
  • Patent number: 9324260
    Abstract: The invention provides an image display device that has an especially satisfactory display quality for animated images, and sufficiently suppresses the irregularities of display quality among pixels. The image display device includes a light emitting drive means that drives a light emitting means, based on an analog display signal inputted to the pixels, and a light emitting control switch for controlling a light-on or light-off of the light emitting means on one end of the light emitting drive means in each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Akimoto, Yoshirou Mikami, Kiyoshige Kinugawa, Shigeyuki Nishitani, Takeo Shiba
  • Patent number: 9182866
    Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel, wherein lead lines are connected to respective end portions of at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes respectively, the touch panel further comprises an inspection electrode which is laminated to respective end portions of the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes with an insulation film sandwiched therebetween on a side where the lead lines are not connected to the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes, and a voltage for inspection is supplied to the inspection electrode during an inspection time and a voltage at the same phase as the drive voltage supplied to the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes is supplied to the inspection electrode during a usual operation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: Japan Display, Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inagaki, Shigeyuki Nishitani, Kouichi Anno
  • Publication number: 20150234502
    Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Masaki KUBO, Shigeyuki Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20150199931
    Abstract: The invention provides an image display device that has an especially satisfactory display quality for animated images, and sufficiently suppresses the irregularities of display quality among pixels. The image display device includes a light emitting drive means that drives a light emitting means, based on an analog display signal inputted to the pixels, and a light emitting control switch for controlling a light-on or light-off of the light emitting means on one end of the light emitting drive means in each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Hajime AKIMOTO, Yoshihiro MIKAMI, Kiyoshige KINUGAWA, Shigeyuki NISHITANI, Takeo SHIBA
  • Publication number: 20150199933
    Abstract: The invention provides an image display device that has an especially satisfactory display quality for animated images, and sufficiently suppresses the irregularities of display quality among pixels. The image display device includes a light emitting drive means that drives a light emitting means, based on an analog display signal inputted to the pixels, and a light emitting control switch for controlling a light-on or light-off of the light emitting means on one end of the light emitting drive means in each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Hajime AKIMOTO, Yoshihiro MIKAMI, Kiyoshige KINUGAWA, Shigeyuki NISHITANI, Takeo SHIBA