Patents by Inventor Shimon Itakura

Shimon Itakura 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).

  • Patent number: 11846842
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate having a first length and a second substrate having a second length, a dimming panel including a third substrate having a third length and a fourth substrate having a fourth length, wherein the third length is greater than the first length, the second length and the fourth length, the first length is greater than the second length, the third thickness of the third substrate is greater than the first thickness of the first substrate, and the second thickness of the second substrate is greater than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yuzo Ota
  • Patent number: 11822177
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first polarizer provided to be in contact with the first substrate, a second polarizer provided to be in contact with the second substrate, a cover glass, and a light-shielding layer covering a part of a bottom surface and an edge portion of the first substrate, an edge portion and a part of an upper surface of the second substrate, and an edge portion of the second polarizer; a frame; and a light-shielding cushion member provided between the frame and the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yuzo Ota, Yuuichi Kanesaka
  • Patent number: 11809039
    Abstract: A display device having a curved display surface is provided and includes a back cover; a plurality of light guide plates supported by the back cover; a plurality of light sources configured to cause light to be incident on the light guide plates; and an optical sheet covering the light guide plates, wherein the optical sheet faces the light guide plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shimon Itakura
  • Publication number: 20230314857
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate having a first length and a second substrate having a second length, a dimming panel including a third substrate having a third length and a fourth substrate having a fourth length, wherein the third length is greater than the first length, the second length and the fourth length, the first length is greater than the second length, the third thickness of the third substrate is greater than the first thickness of the first substrate, and the second thickness of the second substrate is greater than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yuzo OTA
  • Publication number: 20230273478
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and a first effective area in which a plurality of first pixels are provided, a dimming panel, and an adhesive layer provided between the liquid crystal display panel and the dimming panel, wherein the adhesive layer is in contact with the first polarizer, the adhesive layer overlaps the first effective area, entirely, and a length of the adhesive layer along the first direction is less than a length of the first polarizer along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shimon ITAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230194945
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first effective area and a first non-display area, a dimming panel including a second effective area and a second non-display area, a plurality of first pixels provided in matrix in first and second directions intersecting each other in the first effective area, and a plurality of second pixels provided in matrix in the first direction and the second direction in the second effective area. Of the second pixels, the outermost pixel adjacent to the second non-display area overlaps the first non-display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yasuhiko YAMAGISHI, Tomohide OOHIRA
  • Patent number: 11609447
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, a first polarizer and a second polarizer, a dimming panel including a third substrate, a fourth substrate, a second liquid crystal layer, a third polarizer and a fourth polarizer, a first transparent conductive layer provided on the first substrate, a conductive tape connected to the first transparent conductive layer and a first metal frame formed of a metal material, and the conductive tape is connected to the first metal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yuzo Ota
  • Publication number: 20230084997
    Abstract: A display device having a curved display surface is provided and includes a back cover; a plurality of light guide plates supported by the back cover; a plurality of light sources configured to cause light to be incident on the light guide plates; and an optical sheet covering the light guide plates, wherein the optical sheet faces the light guide plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Shimon ITAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230072868
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first polarizer provided to be in contact with the first substrate, a second polarizer provided to be in contact with the second substrate, a cover glass, and a light-shielding layer covering a part of a bottom surface and an edge portion of the first substrate, an edge portion and a part of an upper surface of the second substrate, and an edge portion of the second polarizer; a frame; and a light-shielding cushion member provided between the frame and the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yuzo OTA, Yuuichi KANESAKA
  • Publication number: 20230074702
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flat portion is provided between a first printed circuit and a second printed circuit, and a wall portion of a frame holds and fixes the first flexible printed circuit and the second flexible printed circuit, and thus the first flexible printed circuit and the second flexible printed circuit extend along the wall portion, and a second curvature of the second flexible printed circuit is smaller than a first curvature of the first flexible printed circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Tomohide OOHIRA, Yasuhiko YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20230031286
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, a first polarizer and a second polarizer, a dimming panel including a third substrate, a fourth substrate, a second liquid crystal layer, a third polarizer and a fourth polarizer, a first transparent conductive layer provided on the first substrate, a conductive tape connected to the first transparent conductive layer and a first metal frame formed of a metal material, and the conductive tape is connected to the first metal frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yuzo OTA
  • Patent number: 11506928
    Abstract: A display device having a curved display surface is provided and includes a front plate, a plurality of display panels each of which is boned to the front plate; a plurality of light guide plates disposed facing the respective display panels; a plurality of light sources configured to cause light to be incident on the light guide plates; and a light diffusion film between the display panels and the light guide plates, wherein the light diffusion film faces the respective display panels and the respective light guide plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shimon Itakura
  • Publication number: 20220100035
    Abstract: A display device having a curved display surface is provided and includes a front plate, a plurality of display panels each of which is boned to the front plate; a plurality of light guide plates disposed facing the respective display panels; a plurality of light sources configured to cause light to be incident on the light guide plates; and a light diffusion film between the display panels and the light guide plates, wherein the light diffusion film faces the respective display panels and the respective light guide plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Shimon ITAKURA
  • Patent number: 11215871
    Abstract: A display device includes a translucent front plate, a plurality of display panels, and a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light guide plates and a light source that causes light to be incident on the light guide plates. Each of the display panels is bonded to the front plate and smaller than the front plate. The light guide plates are disposed facing the respective display panels in one-to-one correspondence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shimon Itakura
  • Publication number: 20200409214
    Abstract: A display device includes a translucent front plate, a plurality of display panels, and a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light guide plates and a light source that causes light to be incident on the light guide plates. Each of the display panels is bonded to the front plate and smaller than the front plate. The light guide plates are disposed facing the respective display panels in one-to-one correspondence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Shimon ITAKURA
  • Patent number: 9999143
    Abstract: A display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a display body including a curved part; a case including a bottom plate part through which a through hole is provided at a position opposed to the curved part; and a printed circuit board that is fixed to a surface of the bottom plate opposite to the display body side with the electronic component is mounted on a surface opposed to the bottom plate and with the electronic component arranged inside the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180092226
    Abstract: A display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a display body including a curved part; a case including a bottom plate part through which a through hole is provided at a position opposed to the curved part; and a printed circuit board that is fixed to a surface of the bottom plate opposite to the display body side with the electronic component is mounted on a surface opposed to the bottom plate and with the electronic component arranged inside the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9854689
    Abstract: A display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a display body including a curved part; a case including a bottom plate part through which a through hole is provided at a position opposed to the curved part; and a printed circuit board that is fixed to a surface of the bottom plate opposite to the display body side with the electronic component is mounted on a surface opposed to the bottom plate and with the electronic component arranged inside the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20170164486
    Abstract: A display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a display body including a curved part; a case including a bottom plate part through which a through hole is provided at a position opposed to the curved part; and a printed circuit board that is fixed to a surface of the bottom plate opposite to the display body side with the electronic component is mounted on a surface opposed to the bottom plate and with the electronic component arranged inside the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yasuhiro KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8830416
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel, a fluorescent tube, a holder for retaining the fluorescent tube, and a frame to which the holder is attached. The holder includes an attachment portion for attaching to the frame, and a retaining portion for the fluorescent tube, the retaining portion extending from the attachment portion and facing the frame in a non-contact manner. The retaining portion and the frame have a space formed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Obata, Shimon Itakura, Tadatomo Akutsu, Takashi Kato