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: 10019083
    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: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kurashima, Shoji Hinata
  • Publication number: 20180033617
    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: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Shoji HINATA
  • Publication number: 20180011601
    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: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Shoji Hinata, Toshinori Uehara, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yuji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Publication number: 20170372110
    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: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Yoshitoshi Kida, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Yuji Suzuki, Shoji Hinata, Toshiya Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9389445
    Abstract: An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic panel, a transparent protective member disposed at a viewer side of the electro-optic panel, an adhesive provided between the electro-optic panel and the transparent protective member, and a gas barrier film provided on a surface of the transparent protective member at a side opposite to the viewer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shinji Sakurai, Shoji Hinata
  • Publication number: 20160077389
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first insulative substrate, a gate line, a source line, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode a second substrate including a second insulative substrate, a light shield layer disposed on that side of the second insulative substrate, which is opposed to the first substrate, and partitioning the pixels, and a shield electrode stacked on that side of the light shield layer, which is opposed to the first substrate, and formed of a metallic material, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Arihiro TAKEDA, Hirokazu MORIMOTO, Shoji HINATA
  • Patent number: 9007309
    Abstract: An input device includes an input panel, a cover member that is provided with a housing portion, in which the input panel is housed, and a film member that is disposed over a main surface of the input panel provided in the housing portion and a main surface of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Patent number: 8829368
    Abstract: A resistive film type input device includes: a resistive film which is formed on a surface of the first insulating substrate opposed to the second insulating substrate; feeding electrodes which apply a voltage to the resistive film on the first insulating substrate; a detecting electrode films which are formed on a surface of the second insulating substrate are in an electrically floating state; and a potential detecting unit which detects a potential of a contact location of the resistive film through the detecting electrode film contacted to the resistive film among the detecting electrode films by pressing against.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Publication number: 20140001025
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrostatic capacitance type input apparatus, including, a first substrate, a flexible second substrate disposed so as to face the first substrate, a first electrode for detection of a depressed position, the first electrode being provided either on a surface side, in the first substrate, facing the flexible second substrate or on a side opposite to the flexible second substrate with respect to the first substrate, a second electrode for detection of a depressed position, the second electrode being provided on the flexible second substrate, and an elastic member having an insulating property and provided between the first substrate and the flexible second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Patent number: 8022939
    Abstract: There is provided a touch panel including a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a first electrode film formed on the first substrate, a second electrode film formed on the second substrate, the second electrode film opposing the first electrode film. An openings is formed in each of the first electrode film and the second electrode film, and the opening formed in the first electrode film and the opening formed in the second electrode film are overlapped in plan view and each of the openings has a different opening area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Patent number: 7830595
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel including a pair of substrates and an electro-optical layer between the pair of substrates, a protective member composed of a light-transmitting substrate mounted on at least one of the pair of substrates, and a holding member that holds the electro-optical panel. The protective member has a thick portion where the thickness of the light-transmitting substrate is large, thin portions where the thickness of the light-transmitting substrate is small, the thin portions being provided at the outer circumference of the light-transmitting substrate, and step portions provided between the thick and thin portions. The holding member has fitting portions that are nested into the step portions of the protective member. The light-transmitting substrate and the electro-optical panel are bonded to each other with an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Hinata, Shinji Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20100059293
    Abstract: A resistive film type input device includes: a resistive film which is formed on a surface of the first insulating substrate opposed to the second insulating substrate; feeding electrodes which apply a voltage to the resistive film on the first insulating substrate; a detecting electrode films which are formed on a surface of the second insulating substrate are in an electrically floating state; and a potential detecting unit which detects a potential of a contact location of the resistive film through the detecting electrode film contacted to the resistive film among the detecting electrode films by pressing against.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoji HINATA
  • Patent number: 7602451
    Abstract: An input device includes a first substrate that has a coordinate input surface, and a second substrate that faces the first substrate. In the input device, a position on the coordinate input surface of the first substrate is directly indicated, such that coordinate information at the indicated position is input. The first substrate and the second substrates are made of glass substrates. According to the coordinate input surface of the first substrate, a thin-plate region having a thinner thickness than the periphery of the coordinate input surface is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Patent number: 7564521
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including liquid crystal interposed between a pair of substrates facing each other and pixels, each pixel having a plurality of subpixels corresponding to different colors, an illumination device that is provided at one side of the liquid crystal panel to irradiate illumination light onto the liquid crystal panel, a color filter that is provided on one substrate of the pair of substrates where the illumination device is provided and in which a plurality of colored layers for different colors corresponding to the subpixels are arranged, a reflecting film that is provided at the liquid crystal side with respect to the color filter, and transmissive portions that overlap the colored layers to transmit illumination light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Hinata, Takeshi Kurashima
  • Publication number: 20090096763
    Abstract: A touch panel includes: first and second substrates each having a first surface and a second surface, the second substrate being arranged on an input operation side of the first substrate; a first electrode that is formed on the first surface of the first substrate; a second electrode that is formed on the first surface of the second substrate; a resistive film type input area in which the first electrode of the first substrate and the second electrode of the second substrate face each other; and a capacitance type input area in which third electrodes are formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The resistive film type input area and the capacitance type input area are separated from each other in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Publication number: 20090096762
    Abstract: An input device includes: a resistive film type input unit; and a non-contact type input unit that overlaps at least a portion of the resistive film type input unit. The resistive film type input unit includes: first and second substrates each having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode that is formed on the first surface of the first substrate; and a second electrode that is formed on the first surface of the second substrate. The second substrate is provided on an input operation side of the first substrate, and the first electrode of the first substrate faces the second electrode of the second substrate. The resistive film type input unit is in a standby state that does not perform input detection until an input to the non-contact type input unit is detected. When the input to the non-contact type input unit is detected, the resistive film type input unit is turned on to perform input detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Publication number: 20090096754
    Abstract: There is provided a touch panel including a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a first electrode film formed on the first substrate, a second electrode film formed on the second substrate, the second electrode film opposing the first electrode film. An openings is formed in each of the first electrode film and the second electrode film, and the opening formed in the first electrode film and the opening formed in the second electrode film are overlapped in plan view and each of the openings has a different opening area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoji HINATA
  • Patent number: 7480016
    Abstract: An electro-optical device that includes a first module, a plate-like second module, and a hinge portion. The first module is provided with an electro-optical panel having a polarizer. The electro-optical panel is disposed on a side of a display surface of the first module, on which surface an image is displayed. The second module is provided with a reflective polarizer and has at least a translucent portion in area that overlaps with the reflective polarizer in a direction perpendicular to the reflective polarizer. The hinge portion couples the first module to the second module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Publication number: 20080246741
    Abstract: An input device includes an input panel, a cover member that is provided with a housing portion, in which the input panel is housed, and a film member that is disposed over a main surface of the input panel provided in the housing portion and a main surface of the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoji Hinata
  • Publication number: 20080220184
    Abstract: An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic panel, a transparent protective member disposed at a viewer side of the electro-optic panel, an adhesive provided between the electro-optic panel and the transparent protective member, and a gas barrier film provided on a surface of the transparent protective member at a side opposite to the viewer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji SAKURAI, Shoji Hinata