Patents by Inventor Takeshi Nomura

Takeshi Nomura 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).

  • Publication number: 20180217466
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a wiring substrate connected to an electro-optical panel; and a driving IC mounted on the wiring substrate. The driving IC includes a first wiring line extending in one direction, and the wiring substrate includes a first reinforcing line connected to both ends of the first wiring line at a position overlapping the driving IC and electrically connected in parallel with the first wiring line. For example, the first wiring line extends from an input terminal to other terminals, and the wiring substrate includes a wiring line that supplies power to the input terminal via an electrode to which the input terminal is connected and a first reinforcing line connected to the electrodes to which the other respective terminals are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 10026800
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device including: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of pixel circuits that is disposed in a display region of the semiconductor substrate; a first wiring that is formed of a conductive material so as to be supplied with a predetermined electric potential; and a plurality of first contact portions that is formed of a conductive material so as to connect the semiconductor substrate and the first wiring. The plurality of first contact portions and the first wiring are provided in the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ota, Ryoichi Nozawa, Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 10027256
    Abstract: A vibration power generation device including a multiple-degree-of-freedom vibration system comprising a first vibration system and a second vibration system, wherein a natural frequency of the first vibration system is different from a natural frequency of the second vibration system. A first mass member of the first vibration system has a hollow structure including a housing space inside, where the second vibration system is housed. A power generating element is mounted on a plate spring of the second vibration system. A support part projects within the housing space, and one end side of the plate spring is attached to the support part and supported within the housing space at a position inward from a peripheral wall of the first mass member. A second mass member of the second vibration system is attached to another end side of the plate spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Hasegawa, Hajime Kurikuma, Takahiro Kachi, Takeshi Nomura, Hidenori Katsumura, Hiroshi Kagata, Masaya Tamura
  • Publication number: 20180198287
    Abstract: A non-contact power feeding device includes a power receiving element in a power receiving-side device, a power receiving circuit that converts power received by the power receiving element, generates a motive power voltage and outputs to a motive power load, and generates a control voltage and outputs to a control load, a power feeding element that is provided in a power feeding-side device, an power supply that switches between an operational frequency during driving of the motive power load and the control load and a standby frequency during driving of the control load only, and supplies power to the power feeding element, frequency detecting sections that detect a power reception frequency of the power received by the power receiving element, and a motive power shutoff section that shuts off output of the motive power voltage when the power reception frequency changes from the operational frequency to the standby frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji TAKIKAWA, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 9995252
    Abstract: An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine includes branch pipes, each of which is connected to one of intake ports and has an intake passage, valve cases, each of which is provided to one of the branch pipes and connected to the corresponding intake port, branch pipe bodies, each of which is connected to the upstream end of one of the valve cases, valves, each of which is provided in one of the valve cases to change the cross-sectional area of the intake passage of the corresponding branch pipe, and a coupling portion, which is located between downstream ends of each adjacent pair of the branch pipe bodies to couple the downstream ends to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9984630
    Abstract: An electro-optical device is provided with a plurality of data lines, a plurality of potential lines supplied with a predetermined potential, a driving transistor controlling a current level according to the voltage between the gate and the source, a first storage capacitor which holds the voltage between the gate and a source of the driving transistor, and a light-emitting element. One data line among the plurality of data lines and one potential line among the plurality of potential lines are arranged to be adjacent to each other, and a second storage capacitor holding the potential of the one data line is formed by the one data line and the one potential line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kasai, Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9985476
    Abstract: The present invention of an electrostatic coupling type contactless electric power supply device 1 has multiple electrodes for contactless electric power supply 41 and a high-frequency power source circuit 5 provided on a fixed section 2, multiple electrodes for contactless electric power reception 61 and an electric power reception circuit 7 on a movable section 3, wherein the electrode for contactless electric power supply 41 and the electrode for contactless electric power reception 61 have base sections 441, 611 with a perpendicular cross sectional shape to the moving direction of the movable section 3 and there are multiple extending tooth sections 412, 612, and fellow tooth sections 412, 612 are mutually alternating and separated to fit together in an interdigitated array electrode, furthermore, the electrode for contactless electric power reception 61 is an interdigitated array electrode with the outer surface of the tooth section 612 covered with a conducting layer 613 and the tooth section 612 intern
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nomura, Naomichi Ishiura, Shinji Takikawa
  • Patent number: 9965993
    Abstract: A plurality of pixel circuits provided in a display apparatus respectively include light-emitting elements OLED, first transistors that supply driving currents to the light-emitting elements, second transistors that turn on and off connection between data lines and gates of the first transistors, and third transistors. The display apparatus has first holding capacitors that are spectively inserted and connected midway on the plurality of data lines and shift levels of driving voltages of the first transistors, and holding capacitors that respectively hold potentials of the plurality of data lines. N first holding capacitors are arranged in a column direction Y, each of the first holding capacitors having an electrode width that is smaller than a width of N pixel circuits arranged adjacent to each other in a row direction X, and that is equal to or larger than a width of one pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Tamura, Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9935128
    Abstract: An electro-optical device formed on a semiconductor substrate, includes: a first transistor controlling a current level according to a voltage between a gate and a source; a second transistor electrically connected between a data line and the gate of the first transistor; a third transistor electrically connected between the gate and a drain of the first transistor; and a light-emitting element emitting light at a luminance according to the current level, in which one of a source and a drain of the second transistor and one of a source and a drain of the third transistor are formed by a common diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kasai, Takeshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20170372652
    Abstract: A power supply circuit includes: a regulator configured to receive a first power supply voltage and a third power supply voltage higher than the first power supply voltage and output a regulated voltage between the first power supply voltage and the third power supply voltage based on the third power supply voltage; and an output control circuit configured to select the first power supply voltage or the regulated voltage to output as a second power supply voltage. The output control circuit outputs the first power supply voltage as the second power supply voltage when the third power supply voltage is lower than a threshold voltage, whereas the output control circuit outputs the regulated voltage as the second power supply voltage when the third power supply voltage is higher than or equal to the threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi TAMURA, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 9799267
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix display device using an organic EL panel including: a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting diode arranged in a pixel region of the organic EL panel and a plurality of transistors configured to drive the organic light emitting diode; a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a first direction in the organic EL panel; and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In at least one set of pixel circuits that are adjacent in the first direction, gate electrodes and impurity diffusion regions of the plurality of transistors have an axisymmetric layout. Gate electrodes of at least one set of transistors that are symmetrically arranged in the at least one set of pixel circuits are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20170244970
    Abstract: A drive circuit of a display device includes a plurality of latch circuits that latch grayscale data for each block, a plurality of conversion circuits that convert grayscale data latched in a plurality of latch circuits into a plurality of analog grayscale signals, a plurality of transmission paths that transmit the plurality of analog grayscale signals, a selection circuit that generates a plurality of selection signals for selecting data lines in one block in sequence out of the plurality of data lines, and an output circuit connected between a plurality of transmission paths and the data lines in each block and that outputs the plurality of analog grayscale signals to the data lines in one block selected in sequence by the plurality of selection signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi TAMURA, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20170222493
    Abstract: A non-contact power supply device includes a non-contact power supply circuit supplying AC power in a non-contact manner with the circuit being configured by a power supply element disposed in a power supply section and a power receiving element disposed in a power receiving section capable of being relatively displaced with respect to the power supply section facing each other, a phase difference detecting section detecting a phase difference between a voltage phase of an AC voltage applied to the non-contact power supply circuit in the power supply section and a current phase of an AC current flowing through the power supply element, the phase difference changing depending on a relative positional relationship between the power supply element and the power receiving element, and a determination section determining the relative positional relationship between the power supply element and the power receiving element based on the phase difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki OKI, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20170221980
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device including: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of pixel circuits that is disposed in a display region of the semiconductor substrate; a first wiring that is formed of a conductive material so as to be supplied with a predetermined electric potential; and a plurality of first contact portions that is formed of a conductive material so as to connect the semiconductor substrate and the first wiring. The plurality of first contact portions and the first wiring are provided in the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi OTA, Ryoichi NOZAWA, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20170208227
    Abstract: An imaging device including a board section on which imaging element is loaded, a first housing section for fixing board section from a surface on which imaging element is loaded; a second housing section for fixing board section from a surface opposite to the surface on which imaging element is loaded; and a lens section attached to the first housing section side; and the first housing section and the second housing section are fixed by attachment members so as to sandwich board section. The first housing section may be configured from board fixing member for fixing board section, and the lens attachment member for attaching lens section that is fixed to board fixing member in a positionally adjustable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke TSUCHIDA, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20170169762
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix display device using an organic EL panel including: a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting diode arranged in a pixel region of the organic EL panel and a plurality of transistors configured to drive the organic light emitting diode; a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a first direction in the organic EL panel; and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In at least one set of pixel circuits that are adjacent in the first direction, gate electrodes and impurity diffusion regions of the plurality of transistors have an axisymmetric layout. Gate electrodes of at least one set of transistors that are symmetrically arranged in the at least one set of pixel circuits are integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 9679521
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first pixel circuit provided so as to correspond to a first data line, a second pixel circuit provided so as to correspond to a second data line, a first storage capacitor of which one end is connected to the first data line and the other end is potential-shifted according to a current to be supplied to a light emitting element of the first pixel circuit, a second storage capacitor of which one end is connected to the second data line and the other end is potential-shifted according to a current to be supplied to a light emitting element of the second pixel circuit, and a constant potential line provided between the first storage capacitor and the second storage capacitor in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Kitadani, Takeshi Nomura, Hitoshi Ota
  • Patent number: 9666133
    Abstract: An electro-optical device comprises a substrate, a scanning line, a data line, a pixel circuit, and a first storage capacitor holding a first voltage corresponding to a data signal. The first storage capacitor includes a first portion and a second portion connected in parallel. The first portion and the second portion overlap when viewed from a direction orthogonal with respect to the first main surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiko Kubota, Takeshi Nomura, Hitoshi Ota
  • Patent number: 9666129
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix display device using an organic EL panel including: a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting diode arranged in a pixel region of the organic EL panel and a plurality of transistors configured to drive the organic light emitting diode; a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a first direction in the organic EL panel; and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In at least one set of pixel circuits that are adjacent in the first direction, gate electrodes and impurity diffusion regions of the plurality of transistors have an axisymmetric layout. Gate electrodes of at least one set of transistors that are symmetrically arranged in the at least one set of pixel circuits are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9653489
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device including: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of pixel circuits that is disposed in a display region of the semiconductor substrate; a first wiring that is formed of a conductive material so as to be supplied with a predetermined electric potential; and a plurality of first contact portions that is formed of a conductive material so as to connect the semiconductor substrate and the first wiring. The plurality of first contact portions and the first wiring are provided in the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ota, Ryoichi Nozawa, Takeshi Nomura