Patents by Inventor Takeshi Okuno
Takeshi Okuno 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: 20150002557Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a first path coupled to a gate of a driving transistor and a second path passing through a source and drain of the driving transistor. An initialization voltage of the driving transistor is set based on a gray scale data voltage carried along the first path. A voltage is stored in a capacitor coupled to the gate of the driving transistor based on the gray scale data voltage carried along the second path. The voltage stored in the capacitor is based on the gray scale data voltage, and may be compensated for variation in a threshold voltage of the driving transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Ryo ISHII, Daisuke KAWAE, Masayuki KUMETA, Eiji KANDA, Takeshi OKUNO
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Publication number: 20140347405Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a data storage capacitor to store a voltage for controlling a gray scale value based on an input data signal, a plurality of switch transistors connected in series between a data signal line and the data storage capacitor, and a plurality of connection transistors coupled to the pixels. The switch transistors have a gate electrode connected to a first gate control signal line. At least one connection transistor is connected between at least one node between the switch transistors of a first pixel and at least one node between the switch transistors of a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel. The at least one connection transistor includes a gate electrode connected to a second gate control signal line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KUMETA, Takeshi OKUNO, Eiji KANDA, Ryo ISHII, Naoaki KOMIYA
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Publication number: 20140340436Abstract: An electro-optical device selects a detection target pixel independently and obtains correction data to perform a correction operation. Under a control of the electro-optical device, remaining pixels other than the detection target pixel emit light to display an image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KUMETA, Takeshi OKUNO, Eiji KANDA
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Publication number: 20140333682Abstract: A method for driving a display device includes driving a first pixel circuit based on first and second fields of a frame, and driving a second pixel circuit based on first and second fields of the frame. The first field of the first pixel circuit overlaps the second field of the second pixel circuit. The second field of the first pixel circuit overlaps the first field of the second pixel circuit. Operations performed in the first field include storing a gray scale data voltage, and operations performed in the second field include supplying an amount of current to a light emitter based on the stored gray scale data voltage. The first and second pixel circuits are in adjacent rows of the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi OKUNO, Masayuki KUMETA, Eiji KANDA, Ryo ISHII, Naoaki KOMIYA
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Publication number: 20140333214Abstract: A pixel circuit including a light emitting element outputting a gray scale based on a current supplied thereto, a first transistor configured to control an amount of current supplied to the light emitting element based on a gray scale data voltage supplied to a gate electrode of the first transistor, a second transistor connected between the gate electrode of the first transistor and an initialization voltage, a third transistor connected between the gate electrode of the first transistor and a first terminal of the first transistor; a fourth transistor connected between the first terminal of the first transistor and the light emitting element, and a fifth transistor connected between a second terminal of the first transistor and a data line. The data line is selectively supplied with the gray scale data voltage and a power supply voltage for light emitting of the light emitting element to the fifth transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi OKUNO, Masayuki KUMETA, Eiji KANDA, Ryo ISHII, Naoaki KOMIYA
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Publication number: 20140320549Abstract: A display device includes a driving transistor in a pixel circuit. A signal line is connected to a source or drain of the driving transistor. The source or drain of the driving transistor receives a power source voltage, an initialization voltage, and a data voltage through the signal line during different periods of operation. The periods of operation include a emission and non-emission periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KUMETA, Takeshi OKUNO, Eiji KANDA, Ryo ISHII, Naoaki KOMIYA
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Patent number: 8830145Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: a light emitting element whose cathode is connected to a first power source for supplying a first power supply voltage; a first transistor having a first terminal connected to a data line and having a gate terminal; a second transistor connected between the gate terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal of the first transistor and having a gate terminal; a third transistor connected between the second terminal of the first transistor and an anode of the light emitting element and having a gate terminal; a fourth transistor connected between the gate terminal of the first transistor and an initialization power source and having a gate terminal; and a capacitor having one end connected to a power source for supplying a voltage having a fixed potential and the other end connected to the gate terminal of the first transistor.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Okuno, Hirofumi Katsuse, Ryo Ishii, Naoaki Komiya
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Publication number: 20140168195Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a driving transistor connected to a light-emitting element and capacitor connected to a gate of the driving transistor. A threshold voltage of the driving transistor is compensated during a first period based on a first voltage derived from a power supply voltage. The gate of the driving transistor is set to a second voltage during a second period, where the second voltage is derived from a data voltage stored in the capacitor. The second period includes a data program period. An operation of the pixel circuit in the first period is performed independently from an operation of the pixel circuit in the data program period. Accordingly, threshold voltage compensation and data program operations are performed in separate periods based on different voltages supplied to the driving transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KUMETA, Takeshi OKUNO, Eiji KANDA, Ryo ISHII, Naoaki KOMIYA
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Publication number: 20140160185Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit having a driving transistor for driving a light-emitting element based on a gradation voltage held by a holding capacitor. The display device performs a first writing of gradation data using a first initialization voltage and a second writing of the gradation data using a second initialization voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi OKUNO, Masayuki KUMETA, Eiji KANDA, Ryo ISHII, Naoaki KOMIYA
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Publication number: 20130135275Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: a light emitting element whose cathode is connected to a first power source for supplying a first power supply voltage; a first transistor having a first terminal connected to a data line and having a gate terminal; a second transistor connected between the gate terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal of the first transistor and having a gate terminal; a third transistor connected between the second terminal of the first transistor and an anode of the light emitting element and having a gate terminal; a fourth transistor connected between the gate terminal of the first transistor and an initialization power source and having a gate terminal; and a capacitor having one end connected to a power source for supplying a voltage having a fixed potential and the other end connected to the gate terminal of the first transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Inventors: Takeshi Okuno, Hirofumi Katsuse, Ryo Ishii, Naoaki Komiya
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Publication number: 20130113690Abstract: A driving method of an electro-optic device is capable of sufficiently providing a threshold voltage compensation time of a driving transistor and a data writing time. A driving method of an electro-optic device including a first power source, a second power source, data lines, scan lines, signal lines, and pixel circuits, includes: a first step in which a light emitting element is in a non-light-emitting state, and a second transistor is turned on by a change of a pulse applied to a signal line; and a second step in which the scan line is sequentially and exclusively selected after the second transistor is turned on, a third transistor including a gate connected to a selected scan line is turned on, and a corresponding data voltage is written to a first node from the data line through the third transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventors: Ryo Ishii, Hirofumi Katsuse, Takeshi Okuno, Naoaki Komiya
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Publication number: 20130093736Abstract: The electro-optic device includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of pixel areas arranged at crossings of the data lines and the scan lines, and light emitting elements, wherein first pixel areas are in alternating columns, each first pixel area including only one pixel circuit configured to cause the light emitting elements to emit light, wherein second pixel areas are in alternating columns between the first pixel areas, each second pixel area including two pixel circuits configured to cause the light emitting elements to emit light, and wherein a writing process is performed on the second pixel areas to cause light emitting elements on the pixel circuits on one side to emit light in a period for causing light emitting elements on the pixel circuits on the other side to emit light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventors: Hirofumi KATSUSE, Takeshi OKUNO, Ryo ISHII, Naoaki KOMIYA
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Publication number: 20110205196Abstract: The present invention relates to the circuit size of a gate selection circuit of an active matrix liquid crystal panel. A plurality of clock signals are generated by a clock generation circuit, a shift register is formed by a plurality of latch circuits, and hold information is shifted in synchronization with enable clock signals. In a switch circuit, a plurality of clock signals are sequentially outputted as gate selection signals according to each output signal of the latch circuits. A driving method and a driving apparatus of the gate selection circuit are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Okuno, Hirofumi Katsuse, Kazuhiro Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7843447Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device having a feedback circuit part, the feedback circuit part prevents black points and blinking pixels from being generated on a liquid crystal display panel by compensating ripple voltages generated from a common electrode of a common substrate. The feedback circuit part comprises a negative feedback part, a buffer part, a low-pass filter part, and first and second impedances interconnecting the low-pass filter part and the negative feedback part.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takeshi Okuno
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Patent number: 7663584Abstract: A field sequential LCD includes a reset selector supplying a reset signal having a higher voltage level than a data signal to the liquid crystal. The reset selector selects the reset signal in response to a reset control signal, and supplies the selected reset signal to a data line.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takeshi Okuno
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Patent number: 7605791Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) has a feed-forward circuit, as a result of which an interference phenomenon occurring in each line of an LCD panel (that is, a color blurring) is prevented, and image quality and life of the LCD panel are enhanced. The LCD comprises a feed-forward circuit for comparing first digital data and second digital data, for generating a correction value based on the comparison, for applying the correction value to the second digital data to obtain corrected digital data, and for outputting the corrected digital data, and a liquid crystal display panel for receiving the corrected digital data, and for displaying an image corresponding to the corrected digital data.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takeshi Okuno
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Patent number: 7541050Abstract: A two-layered olefin-based resin pellet comprising a core layer formed of an olefin-based resin composition (A) and a sheath layer formed of an olefin-based resin composition (B) and laminated on the outer surface of the core layer, wherein said olefin-based composition (A) contains an insecticidal compound, a granular inorganic filler, a metal soap, and an olefin-based resin (a) having a relatively high solubility to the insecticidal compound; and said olefin-based resin composition (B) contains, as a main component, an olefin-based resin (b) having a relatively low solubility to the insecticidal compound.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroyuki Mori, Sumio Hamada, Takeshi Okuno
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Publication number: 20070134495Abstract: A two-layered olefin-based resin pellet comprising a core layer formed of an olefin-based resin composition (A) and a sheath layer formed of an olefin-based resin composition (B) and laminated on the outer surface of the core layer, wherein said olefin-based composition (A) contains an insecticidal compound, a granular inorganic filler, a metal soap, and an olefin-based resin (a) having a relatively high solubility to the insecticidal compound; and said olefin-based resin composition (B) contains, as a main component, an olefin-based resin (b) having a relatively low solubility to the insecticidal compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2004Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Hiroyuki Mori, Sumio Hamada, Takeshi Okuno
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Publication number: 20060187169Abstract: An LCD having a filter is provided. The filter is located along a common voltage line Vcom or on a flexible printed circuit board between a regulator and a common voltage generator, thereby filtering a riffle noise occurring in a common voltage electrode and thus enhancing the display performance of an LCD panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventor: Takeshi Okuno
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Publication number: 20060187167Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) has a feed-forward circuit, as a result of which an interference phenomenon occurring in each line of an LCD panel (that is, a color blurring) is prevented, and image quality and life of the LCD panel are enhanced. The LCD comprises a feed-forward circuit for comparing first digital data and second digital data, for generating a correction value based on the comparison, for applying the correction value to the second digital data to obtain corrected digital data, and for outputting the corrected digital data, and a liquid crystal display panel for receiving the corrected digital data, and for displaying an image corresponding to the corrected digital data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventor: Takeshi Okuno