Patents by Inventor Shoji Hinata

Shoji Hinata 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: 10743410
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first base member and a first terminal, a second substrate including a second base member including a first surface opposing the first terminal and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, a second terminal located on a side of the second surface, and a first hole, an organic insulating layer located between the first terminal and the second base member and including a second hole connecting to the first hole and a connecting material provided on the first hole to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal to each other, at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal including an oxide electrode in contact with the connecting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Osawa, Shoji Hinata, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshihiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200248772
    Abstract: A damper member may include a gel-like member and a first film joined to a first surface of the gel-like member in a thickness direction, in which a side surface of the gel-like member located between a second surface opposite to the first surface of the gel-like member in the thickness direction and the first surface is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventor: Shoji HINATA
  • Publication number: 20200225805
    Abstract: Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Shoji Hinata, Toshinori Uehara, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yuji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Publication number: 20200218375
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel including: a sensor substrate and a cover substrate stuck to each other. The sensor substrate includes a sensor electrode, and plural signal wirings electrically connected to the sensor electrode and extending along a periphery of the sensor electrode. The cover substrate includes one or plural conductive layers extending along the periphery of the sensor electrode and the plural signal wirings within an area not facing the sensor electrode and the plural signal wirings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi Kurashima, Shoji Hinata
  • Patent number: 10635238
    Abstract: Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Shoji Hinata, Toshinori Uehara, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yuji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Publication number: 20200096812
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first basement and a first terminal, a second substrate including a second basement opposing the first terminal and spaced from the first terminal, and a second terminal, and includes a first hole penetrating the second basement, a connection member formed through the first hole, which electrically connects the first terminal and the second terminal to each other, and a light-shielding member which covers the connection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Shoji HINATA, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Yoshihiro WATANABE, Masanobu IKEDA, Toyohiro SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10592020
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel including: a sensor substrate and a cover substrate stuck to each other. The sensor substrate includes a sensor electrode, and plural signal wirings electrically connected to the sensor electrode and extending along a periphery of the sensor electrode. The cover substrate includes one or plural conductive layers extending along the periphery of the sensor electrode and the plural signal wirings within an area not facing the sensor electrode and the plural signal wirings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kurashima, Shoji Hinata
  • Patent number: 10571759
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first basement and a first terminal, a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second basement and a second terminal, an organic insulating layer located between the first basement and the second basement, a first hole penetrating the second basement and the organic insulating layer, a second hole penetrating at least one of the second basement and the organic insulating layer and communicating to the first hole and a connecting material provided at least one of the first hole and the second hole to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Osawa, Shoji Hinata, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshihiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200026119
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an insulating film and a connecting material. The first substrate includes a first insulating substrate and a first conductive layer. The second substrate includes a second insulating substrate and a second conductive layer, and has a first through hole. The insulating film has a second through hole connected to the first through hole and penetrating to the first conductive layer. The connecting material is located in the first and the second through holes and electrically connects the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. A width of the second through hole is less than a width of the first through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshihiro WATANABE, Shoji HINATA
  • Patent number: 10503002
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first insulating substrate located in a first area and a second area, and a first conductive layer provided in the second area, a second substrate including a second insulating substrate located in the first area, and a second conductive layer, and a first connection line opposed to a first side surface of the second insulating substrate to electrically connect the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first connection line is formed of a photosensitive resin containing a conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Arihiro Takeda, Shoji Hinata, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Nobuko Fukuoka, Jin Hirosawa
  • Publication number: 20190244811
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus including a first substrate comprising a first conductive layer; a second substrate which is opposed to the first conductive layer and is separated from the first conductive layer, the second substrate including: a second conductive layer, and a first hole penetrating the second substrate; and a connecting material which electrically connects the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer via the first hole, wherein the second conductive layer is located on the second substrate on a side opposite to a side that is opposed to the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Shoji HINATA
  • Publication number: 20190220147
    Abstract: Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Shoji Hinata, Toshinori Uehara, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yuji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Patent number: 10290495
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first substrate including a first basement and a first conductive layer, a second substrate including a second basement, which is opposed to the first conductive layer and is separated from the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a first hole penetrating the second basement, and a connecting material which electrically connects the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer via the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Shoji Hinata
  • Patent number: 10282029
    Abstract: Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Shoji Hinata, Toshinori Uehara, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yuji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Publication number: 20190018999
    Abstract: A display panel including a display function layer displaying an image in a display area, a cover member including a first face and a second face disposed on an opposite side of the first face and faces the display panel, and a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of first detection electrodes disposed in a sensor base and configured to detect unevenness of an object brought into contact with or approaching the first face of the cover member, a shield electrode disposed to face the plurality of first detection electrodes and configured to suppress a change in capacitance between the first detection electrodes and the shield electrode, and switching elements disposed in correspondence with the first detection electrodes, the fingerprint sensor being arranged between the cover member and the display panel and arranged to overlap with the display area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first face are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Yoshitoshi Kida, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Yuji Suzuki, Shoji Hinata, Toshiya Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10108839
    Abstract: A display panel including a display function layer displaying an image in a display area, a cover member including a first face and a second face disposed on an opposite side of the first face and faces the display panel, and a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of first detection electrodes disposed in a sensor base and configured to detect unevenness of an object brought into contact with or approaching the first face of the cover member, a shield electrode disposed to face the plurality of first detection electrodes and configured to suppress a change in capacitance between the first detection electrodes and the shield electrode, and switching elements disposed in correspondence with the first detection electrodes, the fingerprint sensor being arranged between the cover member and the display panel and arranged to overlap with the display area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first face are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Yoshitoshi Kida, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Yuji Suzuki, Shoji Hinata, Toshiya Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20180292928
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel including: a sensor substrate and a cover substrate stuck to each other. The sensor substrate includes a sensor electrode, and plural signal wirings electrically connected to the sensor electrode and extending along a periphery of the sensor electrode. The cover substrate includes one or plural conductive layers extending along the periphery of the sensor electrode and the plural signal wirings within an area not facing the sensor electrode and the plural signal wirings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi Kurashima, Shoji Hinata
  • Publication number: 20180267353
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first insulating substrate located in a first area and a second area, and a first conductive layer provided in the second area, a second substrate including a second insulating substrate located in the first area, and a second conductive layer, and a first connection line opposed to a first side surface of the second insulating substrate to electrically connect the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first connection line is formed of a photosensitive resin containing a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Arihiro Takeda, Shoji Hinata, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Nobuko Fukuoka, Jin Hirosawa, Yuji Sato
  • Publication number: 20180210262
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first basement and a first terminal, a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second basement and a second terminal, an organic insulating layer located between the first basement and the second basement, a first hole penetrating the second basement and the organic insulating layer, a second hole penetrating at least one of the second basement and the organic insulating layer and communicating to the first hole and a connecting material provided at least one of the first hole and the second hole to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Shoji HINATA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Yoshihiro WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20180213638
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first basement and a first terminal, a second substrate including a second basement including a first surface opposing the first terminal and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, a second terminal located on a side of the second surface, and a first hole, an organic insulating layer located between the first terminal and the second basement and including a second hole connecting to the first hole and a connecting material provided on the first hole to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal to each other, at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal including an oxide electrode in contact with the connecting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Shoji HINATA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Yoshihiro WATANABE