Patents by Inventor Takumi Sano

Takumi Sano 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: 20230105043
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a flexible film-like insulating base and a sensor disposed on the insulating base, and the insulating base includes a detection area in which the sensor is disposed and a peripheral area on an outer side of the detection area, and the peripheral area includes a reinforcement member provided thereon to extend along an outer circumference of the insulating base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Patent number: 11621399
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes an insulating basement including an island-like portion and a plurality of belt portions, an organic insulating layer, and an electrical element and a projecting portion provided on the organic insulating layer and overlapping the island-like portion. The electrical element includes a common electrode, a first electrode located between the organic insulating layer and the common electrode, and an active layer located between the common electrode and the first electrode. The projecting portion is located on the first electrode and projects in a direction towards the common electrode from the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Takumi Sano
  • Publication number: 20230019276
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an insulating base including a first portion which is stretchable and a second portion which is adjacent to the first portion and is stretchable, the first portion and the second portion being integrally formed, and electrical elements disposed in the first portion and the second portion, respectively. A first elongation rate of the first portion is different from a second elongation rate of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Patent number: 11557739
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a flexible insulating base and a plurality of wirings on the insulating base. Furthermore, the insulating base includes a first opening, a second opening shape of which is different from that of the first opening, and a first line portion. The first line portion is disposed between the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Kawata, Takumi Sano
  • Publication number: 20220415988
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises an insulating base, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a plurality of pixel circuits, and a plurality of lines. The insulating base includes a plurality of first island portions and a plurality of non-linear line portions connecting two of the first island portions. The light-emitting elements are arranged in each of the first island portions. The pixel circuits are arranged in each of the first island portions and driving the light-emitting elements. The lines are arranged in each of the line portions and connected to the pixel circuits of the two first island portions connected by the line portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Yasuhiro KANAYA, Takumi SANO, Yasushi KAWATA
  • Publication number: 20220416182
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device, wherein a insulating base and a wiring line are located between a first resin layer and a second resin layer, the insulating base includes a plurality of line portions in which the wiring line is located, and a plurality of island-shaped portions connected to the plurality of line portions, the second resin layer includes a first portion overlapping the plurality of line portions and the plurality of island-shaped portions, and a second portion located between the plurality of line portions, the second portion is in contact with the first resin layer, and at least one of the first resin layer, the first portion and the second portion is a shape memory resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220406856
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device comprises first and second flexible substrates. The first flexible substrate comprises a first insulating base includes first island portions and first strip portions connecting the first island portions, first electrical elements placed on the first island portions, and first lines placed on the first strip portions. The second flexible substrate comprises a second insulating base includes second island portions and second strip portions connecting the second island portions, second electrical elements placed on the second island portions, and second lines placed on the second strip portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220359404
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a support plate including a first surface, a line portion including a flexible insulating base located on the first surface and a wiring layer disposed on the insulating base, and a protective member covering the line portion, and the wiring layer includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer stacked on the first metal layer, the second metal layer has a first film thickness in a first area and a second film thickness in a second area, and the second film thickness is greater than the first film thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220358866
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a first protective member including a first surface, a line portion including a flexible insulating base located on the first surface and a wiring layer disposed on the insulating base and a second protective member covering the line portion, and the first protective member includes a valley portion and a peak portion in the first surface, and the line portion is formed in a wavy shape and located on the valley portion and the peak portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Youhei IWAI, Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220359843
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor device includes an insulating base including a meandering strip-shaped portion and an island-shaped portion, a first inorganic insulating film on the island-shaped portion, a first wiring layer on the first inorganic insulating film, a second inorganic insulating film on the first wiring layer, a second wiring layer on the second inorganic insulating film, an organic insulating film on the second wiring layer, a barrier film covering the organic insulating film, a sensor element on the barrier film, and a sealing film covering the sensor element. The barrier film covers side surfaces of the organic insulating film, and the sealing film is in contact with the barrier film and the second inorganic insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Isao SUZUMURA, Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220359840
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a line portion including a support plate including a first surface, a flexible insulating base located on the first surface and a wiring layer disposed on the insulating base, a piezoelectric material covering the line portion, a protective member located on the piezoelectric material and an island-shaped first electrode provided on the insulating base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220320252
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes an insulating base including first and second strip portions, and island-shaped portions, electrical elements, scanning lines each extending while overlapping the first strip portions, signal lines each extending while overlapping the second strip portions, connection wiring lines each extending while overlapping the second strip portions, a scanning line driver, a signal line driver, a support body including a first side edge, and scanning lines are connected to different connection wiring lines on different island-shaped portion, and the scanning line driver and the signal line driver are located on a side of the first side edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220320259
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a first insulating basement, which includes an island-shaped portion, a bridge portion, and an extending portion. The island-shaped portion includes a first island-shaped portion and a second island-shaped portion. The bridge portion extends in a first direction and connects the first island-shaped portion with the second island-shaped portion. The extending portion includes a first extending portion connected to the first island-shaped portion and extending in a second direction, and a second extending portion connected to the bridge portion and extending in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220310950
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate including an insulating base including an island-shaped portion, a first to fourth strip portion, and an electrical element, wherein the electrical element includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode and an active layer, the lower electrode includes, in plan view, a first to fourth protruding portion, the first protruding portion overlaps the first strip portion, the second protruding portion overlaps the second strip portion, the third protruding portion overlaps the third strip portion, and the fourth protruding portion overlaps the fourth strip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220278046
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes an array substrate including an insulating basement having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a first organic insulating layer which is located alongside the second surface and which is closely adhered the array substrate, and a second organic insulating layer closely adhered the first organic insulating layer. The first organic insulating layer is located between the array substrate and the second organic insulating layer. A plurality of bubbles is mixed in the second organic insulating layer. The second organic insulating layer has an elastic modulus that is lower than that of the insulating basement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Patent number: 11388816
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a flexible insulation base material and a plurality of wiring lines provided on one surface side of the insulation base material, and the insulation base material includes a thinned first area and a second area having a thickness larger than that of the first area, the first area includes a first lower surface, the second area includes a second lower surface, the first lower surface and the second lower surface are formed on an opposite side of a surface on which the wiring lines are provided, and the first lower surface includes an inclined portion inclined towards the second lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Takumi Sano
  • Publication number: 20220087010
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a support plate including a first surface, a line portion located on the first surface and including a first side surface and a second side surface on an opposite side to the first side surface and a protective member which covers the line portion, in contact with the first surface. The line portion includes a flexible insulating base located on the first surface and a wiring layer disposed on the insulating base, the protective member is separated from at least a part of the first side surface via an air layer and from at least a part of the second side surface via an air layer, and the air layers extend along the line portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220087009
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes an insulating base including a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, a wiring layer provided on the second surface side of the insulating base and a resin layer including a support located on the first surface side of the insulating base and a coating layer located on the second surface side of the insulating base, the resin layer including a first area and a second area in planar view, the resin layer having a first elastic modulus in the first area and a second elastic modulus in the second area, and the first elastic modulus being greater than the second elastic modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220087008
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first insulating substrate having elasticity and including a plurality of first island-shaped portions and a first strip-shaped portion formed into a meandering strip shape and connecting the first island portions arranged along a first direction, first sensor electrodes disposed on each of the first island-shaped portions and a first sensor wiring line disposed on the first strip-shaped portion, meandering along the first strip-shaped portion, and connected to the first sensor electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20220065722
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes an insulating base material, an switching element disposed on the insulating base material, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the insulating base material and the switching element and an underlying layer located between the piezoelectric layer and the insulating base material, and the modulus of elasticity of the underlying layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi SANO, Shinichiro OKA