Patents by Inventor Takahisa Hannuki

Takahisa Hannuki 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: 7619710
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate located opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode each associated to a pixel to be driven, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, data lines, a scanning line, and common electrode lines. Molecular axes of liquid crystal are rotated in a plane parallel with the first substrate by an electric field substantially parallel with a plane of the first substrate to thereby display certain images. The common electrode is composed of transparent material and are formed on a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than the data lines. The common electrode entirely overlaps the data lines except an area where the data lines are located in the vicinity of the scanning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki, Kunimasa Itakura
  • Patent number: 7446833
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate located opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode each associated to a pixel to be driven, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, data lines, a scanning line, and common electrode lines. Molecular axes of liquid crystal are rotated in a plane parallel with the first substrate by an electric field substantially parallel with a plane of the first substrate to thereby display certain images. The common electrode is composed of transparent material, and are formed on a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than the data lines. The common electrode entirely overlaps the data lines except an area where the data lines are located in the vicinity of the scanning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki, Kunimasa Itakura
  • Publication number: 20080021982
    Abstract: The content fee of a content downloaded from a content service provider (CSP) to a mobile terminal is capable of being confirmed whether it is the content fee of the content actually downloaded to the mobile terminal. A probe device extracts communication data transmitted between the mobile terminal and the CSP. A charging processing server generates charging data for the content downloaded to the mobile terminal based on the packet CDR inputted from a communication control server and on the data inputted from the probe device, and outputs the data to a charging processing server. The charging processing server collates the content fee stated in the charging data with the content CDR provided in advance from the CSP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takahisa HANNUKI
  • Patent number: 7133110
    Abstract: A LCD device includes a plurality of pillar spacers disposed within liquid crystal for achieving a uniform cell gap between the color filter panel and the TFT panel of the LCD device. The pillar spacers are formed on the color filter panel and abut the TFT panel at a portion of the gate electrode exposed from an opening of an organic overcoat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Sasaki, Takahisa Hannuki
  • Publication number: 20050174521
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate located opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode each associated to a pixel to be driven, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, data lines, a scanning line, and common electrode lines. Molecular axes of liquid crystal are rotated in a plane parallel with the first substrate by an electric field substantially parallel with a plane of the first substrate to thereby display certain images. The common electrode is composed of transparent material and are formed on a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than the data lines. The common electrode entirely overlaps the data lines except an area where the data lines are located in the vicinity of the scanning line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki, Kunimasa Itakura
  • Patent number: 6924863
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate located opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode each associated to a pixel to be driven, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, data lines, a scanning line, and common electrode lines. Molecular axes of liquid crystal are rotated in a plane parallel with the first substrate by an electric field substantially parallel with a plane of the first substrate to thereby display certain images. The common electrode is composed of transparent material, and are formed on a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than the data lines. The common electrode entirely overlaps the data lines except an area where the data lines are located in the vicinity of the scanning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki, Kunimasa Itakura
  • Patent number: 6917392
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display apparatus of a lateral direction electric field drive type comprising an array substrate including a plurality of TFTs each having a gate electrode, a gate insulation film, a semiconductor layer, and a source electrode/drain electrode formed on a transparent substrate and an opposing substrate arrange so as to oppose to the array substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer has a width in the gate length direction identical to the gate length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Hannuki, Shinichi Nishida, Satoshi Ihida, Shouichi Kuroha, Ryuji Takahashi, Satoshi Miura
  • Publication number: 20050117104
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate located opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode each associated to a pixel to be driven, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, data lines, a scanning line, and common electrode lines. Molecular axes of liquid crystal are rotated in a plane parallel with the first substrate by an electric field substantially parallel with a plane of the first substrate to thereby display certain images. The common electrode is composed of transparent material, and are formed on a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than the data lines. The common electrode entirely overlaps the data lines except an area where the data lines are located in the vicinity of the scanning line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki, Kunimasa Itakura
  • Patent number: 6862067
    Abstract: An active-matrix addressing LCD device using lateral electric field realizes a higher transmittance and a higher fabrication yield and improves the aperture ratio without raising the fabrication cost. A first one of the common electrode lines, a first one of the pixel potential layers, and an intervening dielectric layer constitute a first storage capacitor for each of the pixels and at the same time, a second one of the common electrode lines, a second one of the pixel potential layers, and the intervening dielectric layer constitute a second storage capacitor for the same pixel. The first and second pixel potential layers are electrically connected to each other by way of a corresponding transparent pixel electrode. Therefore, the rotation of the liquid crystal molecules caused by applied electric field makes full contribution to the panel transmittance, preventing the obtainable total panel transmittance from lowering. This means that a higher transmittance is obtainable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki
  • Patent number: 6744482
    Abstract: In an in-plane switching (IPS) mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device, data lines 24 supplied with data signals, common electrode wiring portions 26a and 26b applied with a reference voltage, a common electrode 26, pixel electrodes corresponding to pixels to be displayed, scanning lines 28 supplied with scan signals and TFT's 50 are provided on an active element substrate 11. The common electrode wiring portions 26a and 26b are formed by using a first metal layer, extend in parallel to the scanning line and connected to a common electrode potential at a peripheral portion thereof. Protruded portions 299a and 299b are formed in at least one of the common electrode wiring portions 26a and 26b in such a way that the protruded portions are positioned on both sides of the data line 24 to be formed later. Unevenness of display of the display device is reduced and the aperture ratio thereof is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki, Masashi Koike, Shinichi Nishida, Kunimasa Itakura
  • Publication number: 20030128323
    Abstract: An active-matrix addressing LCD device using lateral electric field realizes a higher transmittance and a higher fabrication yield and improves the aperture ratio without raising the fabrication cost. A first one of the common electrode lines, a first one of the pixel potential layers, and an intervening dielectric layer constitute a first storage capacitor for each of the pixels and at the same time, a second one of the common electrode lines, a second one of the pixel potential layers, and the intervening dielectric layer constitute a second storage capacitor for the same pixel. The first and second pixel potential layers are electrically connected to each other by way of a corresponding transparent pixel electrode. Therefore, the rotation of the liquid crystal molecules caused by applied electric field makes full contribution to the panel transmittance, preventing the obtainable total panel transmittance from lowering. This means that a higher transmittance is obtainable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki
  • Publication number: 20030071956
    Abstract: A LCD device includes a plurality of pillar spacers disposed within liquid crystal for achieving a uniform cell gap between the color filter panel and the TFT panel of the LCD device. The pillar spacers are formed on the color filter panel and abut the TFT panel at a portion of the gate electrode exposed from an opening of an organic overcoat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Sasaki, Takahisa Hannuki
  • Publication number: 20020191138
    Abstract: In an in-plane switching (IPS) mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device, data lines 24 supplied with data signals, common electrode wiring portions 26a and 26b applied with a reference voltage, a common electrode 26, pixel electrodes corresponding to pixels to be displayed, scanning lines 28 supplied with scan signals and TFT's 50 are provided on an active element substrate 11. The common electrode wiring portions 26a and 26b are formed by using a first metal layer, extend in parallel to the scanning line and connected to a common electrode potential at a peripheral portion thereof. Protruded portions 299a and 299b are formed in at least one of the common electrode wiring portions 26a and 26b in such a way that the protruded portions are positioned on both sides of the data line 24 to be formed later. Unevenness of display of the display device is reduced and the aperture ratio thereof is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki, Masashi Koike, Shinichi Nishida, Kunimasa Itakura
  • Publication number: 20020159016
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate located opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode each associated to a pixel to be driven, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, data lines, a scanning line, and common electrode lines. Molecular axes of liquid crystal are rotated in a plane parallel with the first substrate by an electric field substantially parallel with a plane of the first substrate to thereby display certain images. The common electrode is composed of transparent material, and are formed on a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than the data lines. The common electrode entirely overlaps the data lines except an area where the data lines are located in the vicinity of the scanning line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takahisa Hannuki, Kunimasa Itakura
  • Publication number: 20010040646
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display apparatus of a lateral direction electric field drive type comprising an array substrate including a plurality of TFTs each having a gate electrode, a gate insulation film, a semiconductor layer, and a source electrode/drain electrode formed on a transparent substrate and an opposing substrate arrange so as to oppose to the array substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer has a width in the gate length direction identical to the gate length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Hannuki, Shinichi Nishida, Satoshi Ihida, Shouichi Kuroha, Ryuji Takahashi, Satoshi Miura