Patents by Inventor Takafumi Suzuki

Takafumi Suzuki 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: 10216320
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a front surface and a back surface and displaying an image on the front surface; a plurality of detection electrodes overlapping the display panel when seen in a plan view; and a shield electrode overlapping the display panel when seen in a plan view. The shield electrode is arranged on a side opposite to a side of the front surface with respect to the plurality of detection electrodes. Based on electrostatic capacitance of the shield electrode, proximity or contact of an object to the front surface is detected, and based on electrostatic capacitance of each of the plurality of detection electrodes, a position of the object is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takafumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10205328
    Abstract: A bicycle power control apparatus is basically provided with a rectifier, a storage battery, a detection unit and a controller. The rectifier is configured to rectify power generated by an AC generator that is mounted on a bicycle. The storage battery is configured to store DC power outputted by the rectifier. The storage battery is configured to supply the DC power to an electric component that is mounted to the bicycle. The detection unit is configured to detect an electrical signal from the AC generator. The controller is configured to control a ratio of a distributed amount of the DC power to the electric component with respect to a distributed amount of the DC power to the storage battery according to the detection result of the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Kasai, Toshiyuki Takani
  • Publication number: 20190031283
    Abstract: A bicycle electric component comprises a wireless communicator and a detector. The wireless communicator is configured to receive a wireless signal. The wireless communicator has a first operating mode and a second operating mode. A power consumption of the second operating mode is lower than a power consumption of the first operating mode. The detector is to detect an operational state of a bicycle. The wireless communicator is configured to change from the second operating mode to the first operating mode in a state where the wireless communicator receives the wireless signal and the detector detects the operational state of the bicycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi SUZUKI, Takaya MASUDA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masafumi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10185434
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device including a display panel including a display area, a frame area; a plurality of pixel electrodes in the display area; a plurality of share electrodes in the display area; a display function layer controlled by the pixel electrodes and the share electrodes; a plurality of touch detect electrodes forming capacitors with the plurality of the share electrodes; a circuit for generating signals to apply to the share electrodes; and a plurality of wirings coupled to the circuit and the share electrodes in the frame area, wherein the longer a path including each of the share electrodes and each of the wirings is, the shorter pulses of each of the signals become.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Kohei Azumi
  • Publication number: 20190018529
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a housing, a second electrode, and a driver. The display panel includes a substrate and a plurality of first electrodes arrayed in a display region of the substrate. The housing has at least a pair of walls facing each other in planar view and is provided with the display panel between the pair of walls. The second electrode is provided to the housing and positioned on the outer side than the display region in planar view and forms capacitance between the second electrode and the first electrodes. The driver supplies a drive signal to the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Michita KUDO, Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Takafumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190012014
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a driver. The first electrodes are disposed in a display region of the first substrate. The second electrode faces the first electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the first substrate and forms capacitance between the second electrode and the first electrodes. The third electrode is provided in a peripheral region positioned on the outside of the display region and does not overlap the first electrodes in planar view. The driver supplies a drive signal to the third electrode and at least one of the first electrodes simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Michita KUDO, Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Takafumi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10156933
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes: a first substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes in a first region; a display functional layer; a plurality of first drive electrodes facing the pixel electrodes in a perpendicular direction with respect to a surface of the first substrate; and a plurality of touch detection electrodes facing the first drive electrodes and extending in a direction different from a direction in which the first drive electrodes are extended. At least one touch detection electrode of the plurality of touch detection electrodes extends from the first region to a second region adjacent to the first region. A second drive electrode capacitively-coupled to the at least one touch detection electrode is further provided in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Noguchi, Takafumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10155635
    Abstract: A sheet detecting device usable with a sheet feeding device for feeding a sheet, the sheet detecting device includes a common light emitter; a first light receptor and a second light receptor for receiving the light emitted by the common light emitter and output a signal in response to the reception of the light; a first detector configured to detect presence or absence of the sheet by switching the signal outputted by light receptor, in response to the sheet blocking or reflecting the light emitted by the common light emitter; a movable portion capable of being moved by the sheet which is moving; and a second detector configured to detect presence or absence of the sheet by switching the signal outputted by the second light receptor, in response to the movable portion forming or blocking a optical path for the light emitted by the common light emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takafumi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180329569
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, at least one third electrode, and a drive circuit. The first electrodes are arrayed in an active area of the substrate. The second electrodes face the first electrodes and form capacitance between the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The third electrode is provided in a peripheral region positioned on the outside of the active area. The drive circuit supplies a drive signal having a phase determined based on a predetermined code to the first electrodes and the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Takafumi SUZUKI, Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Michita KUDO
  • Patent number: 10120503
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes drive electrodes, sensing electrodes, a driver, a first sensor circuit, and a second sensor circuit, wherein the drive electrodes include first drive electrodes and second drive electrodes which are arranged between the adjacent first drive electrodes, and a first width of the first drive electrodes in a first direction is an integer multiple of a second width of the second drive electrodes in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Teranishi
  • Patent number: 10101850
    Abstract: A sensing unit performs a first sensing process of sensing an approach or a contact of an object to a display panel by collectively sensing electrostatic capacitance of each of a plurality of sensing electrodes provided in a matrix pattern. Further, in a case where the approach or the contact of the object has not been sensed in the first sensing process, the sensing unit repeats the first sensing process, and in a case where the approach or the contact of the object has been sensed in the first sensing process, the sensing unit performs a second sensing process of sensing a position of the object by individually sensing the electrostatic capacitance of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Koji Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20180260069
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, pixel electrodes, first electrodes, gate lines, signal lines, switching elements, a conductor, and a driver. The pixel electrodes are arrayed in a display region of the substrate. The first electrodes are separated from the pixel electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The gate lines are disposed between the substrate and the first electrodes in the direction perpendicular to the substrate and extend in a plane parallel to the surface of the substrate. The signal lines intersect the gate lines in planar view. The switching elements are provided at the intersections of the gate lines and the signal lines. The conductor is provided opposite to the gate lines and the signal lines across the substrate in the direction perpendicular to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Takafumi SUZUKI, Yasuyuki TERANISHI
  • Publication number: 20180217712
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes first electrodes overlapping a display area, a cover base covering the display area and a frame area, a second electrode arranged in the cover base and overlapping the frame area, a touch detection driver configured to output a drive signal to the second electrode, and a level shifter arranged between the second electrode and the touch detection driver, and configured to increase a signal level of the drive signal and output the drive signal having the increased signal level to the second electrode. The touch detection driver is configured to detect contact or proximity to an object with the frame area based on electrostatic capacitance between the first electrodes and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Takafumi SUZUKI, Michita KUDO
  • Publication number: 20180118488
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a first guide unit is provided with a first opening portion through which light in an optical path connecting a first optical element unit and a second optical element unit passes, a second guide unit is provided with a second opening portion through which light in the optical path connecting the first optical element unit and the second optical element unit passes, the first guide unit is provided with a duct for sending air to the first optical element unit, and the air coming out from the first opening portion hits the second optical element unit via the second opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Yasuhiko Okuma, Yusuke Jota
  • Publication number: 20180120937
    Abstract: An internal device of a brain-machine interface system includes: an electrode group including N electrodes, N being 2 or more; an amplification element group including N amplification elements; a communicator communicating with an external device; and a controller selectively executing one of: a normal operation mode in which electroencephalogram signals acquired through the N electrodes are supplied to the amplification element group in a manner that each of the N electrodes corresponds to a respective one of the N amplification elements, and N amplified electroencephalogram signals are transmitted; and a noise-reduction operation mode in which an electroencephalogram signal acquired through an M electrode of the electrode group is supplied to the amplification element group in a manner that each M electrode corresponds to respective plural ones of the amplification elements, and an M amplified electroencephalogram signal is transmitted, M being smaller than N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicants: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIO NS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kaoru IMAJO, Katsuyoshi SUZUKI, Masayuki HIRATA, Seiji KAMEDA, Takafumi SUZUKI, Hiroshi ANDO
  • Publication number: 20180115860
    Abstract: A bicycle communication device includes a communicator and a memory. The communicator is communicable with a bicycle electric component and a bicycle operation unit. The bicycle electric component includes a drive unit. The memory stores information related to the bicycle operation unit. The communicator is configured to be able to input the information related to the bicycle operation unit to the bicycle electric component in a state where the communicator is located in a predetermined range that is within thirty centimeters from the bicycle electric component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Takaya MASUDA, Takafumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180093585
    Abstract: A bicycle power supplying device is configured to easily obtain the power needed to drive a subject electric component and a bicycle electric device that includes the bicycle power supplying device. The bicycle power supplying device includes a holder and a power storage unit. The holder holds a dry cell so that the dry cell is attachable to and removable from the holder. The dry cell includes a body, a first electrode arranged on the body, and a second electrode arranged on the body. The power storage unit is configured to store power of the dry cell and supply the stored power to a subject electric component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Takafumi SUZUKI, Yoshinori IINO
  • Publication number: 20180091676
    Abstract: A first image reading chip for reading an image of a first surface of a medium includes a first pixel portion that outputs a first pixel signal, a first output circuit that outputs a signal based on the first pixel signal, and a first output selection unit that selects a first drive capability as a drive capability of the first output circuit, and a second image reading chip for reading an image of a second surface of a medium includes a second pixel portion that outputs a second pixel signal, a second output circuit that outputs a signal based on the second pixel signal, and a second output selection unit that selects a second drive capability as a drive capability of the second output circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takafumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180091696
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus including an image reading chip for reading an image, wherein the image reading chip includes: a terminal; a pixel portion that outputs a pixel signal and includes a light-receiving element that receives and photoelectrically converts light from the image; an output circuit that can output a signal based on the pixel signal with one of a plurality of drive capabilities including a first drive capability and a second drive capability that is larger than the first drive capability; and an output selection circuit that, based on a signal input to the terminal, selects the drive capability of the output circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takafumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180091695
    Abstract: An image sensor module includes a first image reading chip and a second image reading chip. A first output circuit of the first image reading chip performs driving with multiple drive capabilities. A first output selection unit selects a first drive capability from the multiple drive capabilities and supplies a selection signal to the first output circuit. A second output circuit of the second image reading chip performs driving with one of the multiple drive capabilities. A second output selection unit selects a second drive capability from the multiple drive capabilities and supplies a selection signal to the second output circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takafumi SUZUKI