Patents by Inventor Takenori MARUYAMA

Takenori MARUYAMA 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: 11972084
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel, a cover member overlapping the touch panel, and a controller. The controller includes a position detection unit configured to detect a position of a pointer, based on a signal value obtained from a position detection electrode, an amplification processing unit configured to perform amplification processing on at least one signal value in a pressing force detection range corresponding to the position of the pointer detected by the position detection unit among signal values obtained from a pressing force detection electrode, and a pressing force detection unit configured to calculate magnitude of a pressing force generated by the pointer, based on a signal value after the amplification processing being a signal value in the pressing force detection range including a signal value obtained by amplification by the amplification processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Yamagishi, Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Takuma Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Patent number: 11966542
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes a capacitive touch panel and a controller that controls the touch panel. The touch panel includes drive electrodes and floating island electrodes located on a first substrate and position detection electrodes, pressure detection electrodes, and heat detection electrodes located on a second substrate. The drive electrode overlaps at least part of the heat detection electrode and at least part of the pressure detection electrode, and the floating island electrode overlaps at least part of the position detection electrode in plan view. The controller provides a drive signal to the drive electrodes and the heat detection electrodes and corrects a pressure detection signal obtained from each of the pressure detection electrodes by using a heat detection signal obtained from a change in a coupling capacitance between the pressure detection electrode and the heat detection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Kida, Takenori Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20240028168
    Abstract: A touch panel includes: a drive electrode supplied with a drive signal; a position detecting electrode detecting a position included in a touch surface and touched with a pointing object, and a pressure detecting electrode detecting pressure applied on the touch surface with the pointing object, the position detecting electrode and the pressure detecting electrode being disposed across the drive electrode from the touch surface; and a floating electrode having a floating potential. The position detecting electrode, the pressure detecting electrode, and the floating electrode are formed in a layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Takenori MARUYAMA, Kazutoshi KIDA, Shinji YAMAGISHI, Takuma YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro SUGITA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11842023
    Abstract: A touch panel include a cover member, a drive electrode, a pressure detecting electrode, and a position detecting electrode. The pressure detecting electrode and the position detecting electrode are alternately arranged in a first direction. The pressure detecting electrode includes a plurality of pressure detecting sections, arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, that each independently detect a pressure. The position detecting electrode includes a plurality of position detecting sections, arranged side by side in the second direction, that each independently detect a touched position. The area of a pressure detecting section is larger than the area of a position detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Takuma Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Patent number: 11789564
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel including a drive electrode, a position detection electrode, and a pressing force detection electrode; and a controller configured to provide a drive signal to the drive electrode and acquire a position signal value from the position detection electrode and a pressing force signal value from the pressing force detection electrode. The controller detects a position of a pointer based on the position signal value, and acquires a pressing force generated by the pointer based on a rate of change of a smoothed value of the pressing force value based on the pressing force signal value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuma Yamamoto, Hiroshi Fukushima, Kazutoshi Kida, Takenori Maruyama, Shinji Yamagishi, Yasuhiro Sugita
  • Publication number: 20230315232
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes a capacitive touch panel and a controller that controls the touch panel. The touch panel includes drive electrodes and floating island electrodes located on a first substrate and position detection electrodes, pressure detection electrodes, and heat detection electrodes located on a second substrate. The drive electrode overlaps at least part of the heat detection electrode and at least part of the pressure detection electrode, and the floating island electrode overlaps at least part of the position detection electrode in plan view. The controller provides a drive signal to the drive electrodes and the heat detection electrodes and corrects a pressure detection signal obtained from each of the pressure detection electrodes by using a heat detection signal obtained from a change in a coupling capacitance between the pressure detection electrode and the heat detection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kazutoshi KIDA, Takenori MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230315233
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes a capacitive touch panel and a controller that controls the touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of floating island electrodes located on a first substrate and a plurality of pressure detection electrodes and a plurality of position detection electrodes located on a second substrate. The controller provides a drive signal to the drive electrodes and corrects a pressure detection signal obtained from each of the pressure detection electrodes by using a position detection signal obtained from the position detection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takenori MARUYAMA, Kazutoshi KIDA, Shinji YAMAGISHI, Takuma YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro SUGITA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11693510
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel including a drive electrode, a position detection electrode, and a pressing detection electrode, and a controller configured to impart a drive signal to the drive electrode and acquire signal values from each of the position detection electrode and the pressing detection electrode. The controller detects a position of an indicator on the basis of the signal values obtained from the position detection electrode and calculates a magnitude of pressing of the indicator on the basis of signal values in a pressing detection range corresponding to the detected position of the indicator among the signal values obtained from the pressing detection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Takuma Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20230205386
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel, a cover member overlapping the touch panel, and a controller. The controller includes a position detection unit configured to detect a position of a pointer, based on a signal value obtained from a position detection electrode, an amplification processing unit configured to perform amplification processing on at least one signal value in a pressing force detection range corresponding to the position of the pointer detected by the position detection unit among signal values obtained from a pressing force detection electrode, and a pressing force detection unit configured to calculate magnitude of a pressing force generated by the pointer, based on a signal value after the amplification processing being a signal value in the pressing force detection range including a signal value obtained by amplification by the amplification processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Shinji YAMAGISHI, Takenori MARUYAMA, Kazutoshi KIDA, Takuma YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro SUGITA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11630542
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a transmission electrode layer that includes a transmission electrode to which a drive signal is supplied, a reception electrode layer that includes a position detection electrode and a pressing force detection electrode that form capacitance between the transmission electrode layer and themselves, in accordance with the capacitance, at least one of touching and pressing force is detected. The touch panel further includes a pressure-sensitive layer interposed between the transmission electrode layer and the reception electrode layer. The pressure-sensitive layer includes a first dielectric layer of which dielectric constant exhibits negative temperature properties in a predetermined temperature range, and a second dielectric layer of which dielectric constant exhibits positive temperature properties in the predetermined temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Yamamoto, Takenori Maruyama, Shinji Yamagishi, Kazutoshi Kida, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20230096398
    Abstract: A touch panel include a cover member, a drive electrode, a pressure detecting electrode, and a position detecting electrode. The pressure detecting electrode and the position detecting electrode are alternately arranged in a first direction. The pressure detecting electrode includes a plurality of pressure detecting sections, arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, that each independently detect a pressure. The position detecting electrode includes a plurality of position detecting sections, arranged side by side in the second direction, that each independently detect a touched position. The area of a pressure detecting section is larger than the area of a position detecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Takenori MARUYAMA, Kazutoshi KIDA, Shinji YAMAGISHI, Takuma YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro SUGITA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11614843
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The touch panel includes a drive electrode formed on a surface of the first substrate, a position sensor electrode and a pressing force sensor electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate, a position sensor wiring line that connects the position sensor electrode to a terminal portion, a pressing force sensor wiring line that connects the pressing force sensor electrode to the terminal portion, and a shield wiring line disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Takuma Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20230073370
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a transmission electrode layer that includes a transmission electrode to which a drive signal is supplied, a reception electrode layer that includes a position detection electrode and a pressing force detection electrode that form capacitance between the transmission electrode layer and themselves, in accordance with the capacitance, at least one of touching and pressing force is detected. The touch panel further includes a pressure-sensitive layer interposed between the transmission electrode layer and the reception electrode layer. The pressure-sensitive layer includes a first dielectric layer of which dielectric constant exhibits negative temperature properties in a predetermined temperature range, and a second dielectric layer of which dielectric constant exhibits positive temperature properties in the predetermined temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Takuma YAMAMOTO, Takenori MARUYAMA, Shinji YAMAGISHI, Kazutoshi KIDA, Yasuhiro SUGITA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220342540
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel including a drive electrode, a position detection electrode, and a pressing detection electrode, and a controller configured to impart a drive signal to the drive electrode and acquire signal values from each of the position detection electrode and the pressing detection electrode. The controller detects a position of an indicator on the basis of the signal values obtained from the position detection electrode and calculates a magnitude of pressing of the indicator on the basis of signal values in a pressing detection range corresponding to the detected position of the indicator among the signal values obtained from the pressing detection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Takuma Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20220164060
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel including a drive electrode, a position detection electrode, and a pressing force detection electrode; and a controller configured to provide a drive signal to the drive electrode and acquire a position signal value from the position detection electrode and a pressing force signal value from the pressing force detection electrode. The controller detects a position of a pointer based on the position signal value, and acquires a pressing force generated by the pointer based on a rate of change of a smoothed value of the pressing force value based on the pressing force signal value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, TAKENORI MARUYAMA, SHINJI YAMAGISHI, YASUHIRO SUGITA
  • Publication number: 20220129114
    Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel including a drive electrode, a position detection electrode, and a pressure detection electrode, and a controller configured to impart a drive signal to the drive electrode and acquire signal values from each of the position detection electrode and the pressure detection electrode. The controller detects a position of an indicator on the basis of the signal values obtained from the position detection electrode and calculates a magnitude of pressure applied by the indicator on the basis of signal values in a pressure detection range corresponding to the detected position of the indicator among the signal values obtained from the pressure detection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: SHINJI YAMAGISHI, TAKENORI MARUYAMA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, YASUHIRO SUGITA
  • Patent number: 11316246
    Abstract: There are provided an antenna device with improved antenna performance while suppressing a decrease in yield and a decrease in viewability, and a display device including the same. The antenna device includes an antenna substrate, a first antenna pattern formed on a first main surface of the antenna substrate, and a second antenna pattern formed on a second main surface opposite to the first main surface of the antenna substrate. The first antenna pattern and the second antenna pattern are formed such that positions on the front and back of the antenna substrate coincide with each other, and at least a part of the antenna substrate is transparent to transmit an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Yamagishi, Hiroshi Fukushima, Yasuhiro Sugita, Kazutoshi Kida, Takenori Maruyama, Jean Mugiraneza, Takuma Yamamoto, Yukio Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11307710
    Abstract: A position detecting device including an antenna function includes a plurality of electrodes including a plurality of shared electrodes separated by spaces, a position detection circuit configured to detect a position by energizing the plurality of electrodes and using electric fields generated between the plurality of electrodes, an antenna circuit configured to perform wireless communication by energizing the plurality of shared electrodes and using magnetic fields generated in the spaces, and a switch connected to at least the plurality of shared electrodes among the plurality of electrodes, the position detection circuit, and the antenna circuit, the switch being configured to selectively connect either the position detection circuit or the antenna circuit to the plurality of shared electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Kida, Takenori Maruyama, Takuma Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sugita, Shinji Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11294525
    Abstract: touch panel includes a first substrate including a first surface, a second substrate including a second surface opposite to the first surface, a drive electrode formed on the first surface, and a position sense electrode, a pressing force sense electrode, and a shield electrode that are formed on the second surface. The shield electrode is disposed between the position sense electrode and the pressing force sense electrode, and, in a plan view when viewing the second substrate from the first substrate, the drive electrode covers at least a portion of the pressing force sense electrode, and at least a portion of an end portion of the drive electrode is positioned above the shield electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Kida, Takenori Maruyama, Takuma Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220050555
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The touch panel includes a drive electrode formed on a surface of the first substrate, a position sensor electrode and a pressing force sensor electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate, a position sensor wiring line that connects the position sensor electrode to a terminal portion, a pressing force sensor wiring line that connects the pressing force sensor electrode to the terminal portion, and a shield wiring line disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: TAKENORI MARUYAMA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, SHINJI YAMAGISHI, TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, YASUHIRO SUGITA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA