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).
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Patent number: 11846842Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 4, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yuzo Ota
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Patent number: 11822177Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yuzo Ota, Yuuichi Kanesaka
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Patent number: 11809039Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shimon Itakura
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Publication number: 20230314857Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yuzo OTA
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Publication number: 20230273478Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shimon ITAKURA
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Publication number: 20230194945Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yasuhiko YAMAGISHI, Tomohide OOHIRA
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Patent number: 11609447Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yuzo Ota
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Publication number: 20230084997Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventor: Shimon ITAKURA
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Publication number: 20230072868Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yuzo OTA, Yuuichi KANESAKA
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Publication number: 20230074702Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Tomohide OOHIRA, Yasuhiko YAMAGISHI
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Publication number: 20230031286Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yuzo OTA
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Patent number: 11506928Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shimon Itakura
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Publication number: 20220100035Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventor: Shimon ITAKURA
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Patent number: 11215871Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shimon Itakura
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Publication number: 20200409214Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Shimon ITAKURA
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Patent number: 9999143Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20180092226Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9854689Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20170164486Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Shimon ITAKURA, Yasuhiro KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 8830416Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Obata, Shimon Itakura, Tadatomo Akutsu, Takashi Kato