Patents by Inventor Shunichi Suwa
Shunichi Suwa 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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Publication number: 20240142824Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Shunichi SUWA, Masashi MIYAKAWA, Chikashi KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11892732Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20230418109Abstract: According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Shunichi SUWA, Masashi MIYAKAWA, Chikashi KOBAYASHI, Yoji NAGASE
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Patent number: 11726366Abstract: According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi, Yoji Nagase
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Publication number: 20230251528Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Shunichi SUWA, Masashi MIYAKAWA, Chikashi KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11635550Abstract: Provided is a lighting device capable of manipulating a wider range of parameters to reproduce various light sources. A light source unit 10 includes, for example, a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, and each pixel is a light source capable of adjusting innumerable hues and intensities capable of adjusting hue and intensity. A lenticular lens 20 includes an array of a plurality of lenticules, and is arranged such that a plurality of light sources capable of adjusting hue and intensity is associated with each lenticule. In addition, on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of each lenticule, a partition is formed to block emission light from the pixel below the adjacent lenticule, thereby preventing repetition.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro Takeuchi, Shunichi Suwa, Kunihiko Nagamine
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Patent number: 11598991Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11414923Abstract: The present technology relates to a light-shielding device and a light-shielding method which make an object that is meant to be invisible to human beings enter a state in which the object is hidden so as to be invisible to eyes, or make an object that is meant to be visible enter a state in which the object is visible to eyes in correspondence with biological information. A light-shielding wall, which partitions two spaces and includes a plurality of panels capable of being controlled to a transmitting state in which light is transmitted or a light-shielding state in which light is shielded, is used as a window, an orientation of a face of a user who is sleeping is detected as biological information, and the light-shielding wall is controlled so that the user is capable of visually recognizing light when it reaches an alarm setting time.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kunihiko Nagamine, Junichi Rekimoto, Shunichi Suwa
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Patent number: 11312942Abstract: Provided is a material-fixing substrate that does not have to use copper as a catalyst because the substrate-bonding site includes a cyclic alkyne to form a covalent bond with a surface of the substrate, and therefore that can reduce damage to a cell, for example, in a case where a to-be-fixed material is the cell. The material-fixing substrate has a to-be-fixed material fixed thereon via a material-fixing agent. The material-fixing agent includes: a substrate-bonding site that forms a covalent bond with a surface of the substrate and includes at least a cyclic alkyne; a hydrophilic site that is bonded to the substrate-bonding site; a light-responsive site that is bonded to the hydrophilic site and changes the skeleton thereof by irradiation with light; and an attachment site to which the to-be-fixed material is attached.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Kunihiko Nagamine, Masahiro Matsumoto, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Yoshio Goto, Kyohei Yoshimitsu
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Publication number: 20220111583Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional structure, the method being able to freely control physical properties of a three-dimensional structure. Provided is a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional structure, the method including orienting molecules of a first anisotropic material and/or molecules of a second anisotropic material while forming a layer containing the first anisotropic material and/or the second anisotropic material, in which the molecules of the first anisotropic material and/or the molecules of the second anisotropic material are repeatedly oriented a plurality of times while the layer is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventor: SHUNICHI SUWA
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Publication number: 20220113597Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: SHUNICHI SUWA, MASASHI MIYAKAWA, CHIKASHI KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20220097294Abstract: To provide a 3D printer device capable of manufacturing a three-dimensional structure in which a physical property of the three-dimensional structure is freely controlled. Provided is a 3D printer device at least provided with a three-dimensional structure forming liquid for forming a three-dimensional structure, a bath that accommodates the three-dimensional structure forming liquid, and an electrode, in which the electrode is arranged on a bottom surface of the bath.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventor: SHUNICHI SUWA
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Patent number: 11243439Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20210389508Abstract: Provided is a lighting device capable of manipulating a wider range of parameters to reproduce various light sources. A light source unit 10 includes, for example, a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, and each pixel is a light source capable of adjusting innumerable hues and intensities capable of adjusting hue and intensity. A lenticular lens 20 includes an array of a plurality of lenticules, and is arranged such that a plurality of light sources capable of adjusting hue and intensity is associated with each lenticule. In addition, on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of each lenticule, a partition is formed to block emission light from the pixel below the adjacent lenticule, thereby preventing repetition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: YUICHIRO TAKEUCHI, SHUNICHI SUWA, KUNIHIKO NAGAMINE
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Publication number: 20210373389Abstract: According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Shunichi SUWA, Masashi MIYAKAWA, Chikashi KOBAYASHI, YOJI NAGASE
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Patent number: 11125919Abstract: A lighting device capable of manipulating a wider range of parameters to reproduce various light sources. A light source unit includes, for example, a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, and each pixel is a light source capable of adjusting innumerable hues and intensities capable of adjusting hue and intensity. A lenticular lens includes an array of a plurality of lenticules, and is arranged such that a plurality of light sources capable of adjusting hue and intensity is associated with each lenticule. In addition, on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of each lenticule, a partition is formed to block emission light from the pixel below the adjacent lenticule, thereby preventing repetition.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro Takeuchi, Shunichi Suwa, Kunihiko Nagamine
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Patent number: 11119360Abstract: According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi, Yoji Nagase
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Publication number: 20200409222Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: SHUNICHI SUWA, MASASHI MIYAKAWA, CHIKASHI KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20200333667Abstract: According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: SHUNICHI SUWA, MASASHI MIYAKAWA, CHIKASHI KOBAYASHI, YOJI NAGASE
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Publication number: 20200318076Abstract: Provided is a material-fixing substrate that does not have to use copper as a catalyst because the substrate-bonding site includes a cyclic alkyne to form a covalent bond with a surface of the substrate, and therefore that can reduce damage to a cell, for example, in a case where a to-be-fixed material is the cell. The material-fixing substrate has a to-be-fixed material fixed thereon via a material-fixing agent. The material-fixing agent includes: a substrate-bonding site that forms a covalent bond with a surface of the substrate and includes at least a cyclic alkyne; a hydrophilic site that is bonded to the substrate-bonding site; a light-responsive site that is bonded to the hydrophilic site and changes the skeleton thereof by irradiation with light; and an attachment site to which the to-be-fixed material is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: SHUNICHI SUWA, KUNIHIKO NAGAMINE, MASAHIRO MATSUMOTO, DAISUKE YAMAGUCHI, YOSHIO GOTO, KYOHEI YOSHIMITSU