Patents by Inventor Teiichiro Nakamura
Teiichiro Nakamura 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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Patent number: 11209691Abstract: A second substrate of an electro-optical device includes a first light-shielding layer formed around a display region, and a peripheral region of a first substrate is provided with a second light-shielding layer, a third light-shielding layer, and a translucent region overlapping neither the second light-shielding layer nor the third light-shielding layer. A maximum incident angle ? of light-source light being incident on an electro-optical layer from the second substrate, a maximum width W of the translucent region, and a thickness d between an end portion on an edge of the third light-shielding layer at a side opposite to the first light-shielding layer, and the first light-shielding layer satisfy the following relationship: W<2×d×tan ?.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20210103183Abstract: A second substrate of an electro-optical device includes a first light-shielding layer formed around a display region, and a peripheral region of a first substrate is provided with a second light-shielding layer, a third light-shielding layer, and a translucent region overlapping neither the second light-shielding layer nor the third light-shielding layer. A maximum incident angle ? of light-source light being incident on an electro-optical layer from the second substrate, a maximum width W of the translucent region, and a thickness d between an end portion on an edge of the third light-shielding layer at a side opposite to the first light-shielding layer, and the first light-shielding layer satisfy the following relationship: W<2×d×tan ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 10890797Abstract: A second substrate of an electro-optical device includes a first light-shielding layer formed around a display region, and a peripheral region of a first substrate is provided with a second light-shielding layer, a third light-shielding layer, and a translucent region overlapping neither the second light-shielding layer nor the third light-shielding layer. A maximum incident angle ? of light-source light being incident on an electro-optical layer from the second substrate, a maximum width W of the translucent region, and a thickness d between an end portion on an edge of the third light-shielding layer at a side opposite to the first light-shielding layer, and the first light-shielding layer satisfy the following relationship: W<2×d×tan ?.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Patent number: 10877334Abstract: In a substrate for an electro-optical device on which a plurality of individual substrates are disposed, a part of a first coupling wiring coupled to a first input terminal as a first coupling terminal on a first individual substrate is disposed between two second input terminals as two adjacent second coupling terminals in a Y direction of a second individual substrate across a scribe line as a dividing line. A part of a second coupling wiring coupled to a second input terminal is disposed between two adjacent first input terminals in the Y direction on a first individual substrate across the scribe line. A distance between the first input terminal and the second input terminal in the X direction is shorter than a distance between the two adjacent first input terminals or between the two second input terminals in the Y direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20200183223Abstract: A second substrate of an electro-optical device includes a first light-shielding layer formed around a display region, and a peripheral region of a first substrate is provided with a second light-shielding layer, a third light-shielding layer, and a translucent region overlapping neither the second light-shielding layer nor the third light-shielding layer. A maximum incident angle ? of light-source light being incident on an electro-optical layer from the second substrate, a maximum width W of the translucent region, and a thickness d between an end portion on an edge of the third light-shielding layer at a side opposite to the first light-shielding layer, and the first light-shielding layer satisfy the following relationship: W<2×d×tan ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 10598978Abstract: A second substrate of an electro-optical device includes a first light-shielding layer formed around a display region, and a peripheral region of a first substrate is provided with a second light-shielding layer, a third light-shielding layer, and a translucent region overlapping neither the second light-shielding layer nor the third light-shielding layer. A maximum incident angle ? of light-source light being incident on an electro-optical layer from the second substrate, a maximum width W of the translucent region, and a thickness d between an end portion on an edge of the third light-shielding layer at a side opposite to the first light-shielding layer, and the first light-shielding layer satisfy the following relationship: W<2×d×tan ?.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20200004076Abstract: In a substrate for an electro-optical device on which a plurality of individual substrates are disposed, a part of a first coupling wiring coupled to a first input terminal as a first coupling terminal on a first individual substrate is disposed between two second input terminals as two adjacent second coupling terminals in a Y direction of a second individual substrate across a scribe line as a dividing line. A part of a second coupling wiring coupled to a second input terminal is disposed between two adjacent first input terminals in the Y direction on a first individual substrate across the scribe line. A distance between the first input terminal and the second input terminal in the X direction is shorter than a distance between the two adjacent first input terminals or between the two second input terminals in the Y direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20190265541Abstract: A second substrate of an electro-optical device includes a first light-shielding layer formed around a display region, and a peripheral region of a first substrate is provided with a second light-shielding layer, a third light-shielding layer, and a translucent region overlapping neither the second light-shielding layer nor the third light-shielding layer. A maximum incident angle ? of light-source light being incident on an electro-optical layer from the second substrate, a maximum width W of the translucent region, and a thickness d between an end portion on an edge of the third light-shielding layer at a side opposite to the first light-shielding layer, and the first light-shielding layer satisfy the following relationship: W<2×d×tan ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 9933677Abstract: A liquid crystal device including a first connection terminal electrically connected to a first signal supply line that supplies a signal to a data line driving circuit, a second connection terminal electrically connected to a second signal supply line that supplies a signal to a scanning line driving circuit, and a third connection terminal electrically connected to a peripheral electrode line, which is electrically connected to a pixel peripheral electrode disposed between a pixel region and the scanning line driving circuit, and between the pixel region and the data line driving circuit. The third connection terminal is disposed between the first connection terminal, and the second connection terminal. The peripheral electrode line is disposed so as not to planarly intersect with at least a partial line of a first signal supply line and the second signal supply line.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20170219898Abstract: A liquid crystal device including a first connection terminal electrically connected to a first signal supply line that supplies a signal to a data line driving circuit, a second connection terminal electrically connected to a second signal supply line that supplies a signal to a scanning line driving circuit, and a third connection terminal electrically connected to a peripheral electrode line, which is electrically connected to a pixel peripheral electrode disposed between a pixel region and the scanning line driving circuit, and between the pixel region and the data line driving circuit. The third connection terminal is disposed between the first connection terminal, and the second connection terminal. The peripheral electrode line is disposed so as not to planarly intersect with at least a partial line of a first signal supply line and the second signal supply line.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Patent number: 9664967Abstract: In an element substrate of an electro-optical device, a data line on a first metal layer with light shielding properties overlaps a semiconductor layer in a planar view, and a relay electrode on the first metal layer with light shielding properties has an end on the first wire side which extends along the semiconductor layer in the Y direction (first direction) and faces the data line through a first gap. A second metal layer with light shielding properties is formed between the first metal layer and a layer of a pixel electrode, and a first shielding section, which overlaps the first gap in a planar view by a first projection section of a constant potential line, is configured on the second metal layer. Both the first metal layer and the second metal layer include an aluminum layer, have a small electrical resistance and a substantially infinite OD value.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Patent number: 9651831Abstract: A third external connection terminal electrically connected to a peripheral electrode line is disposed between a first external connection terminal electrically connected to a data signal supply line, and a second external connection terminal electrically connected to a scan signal supply line, and the peripheral electrode line is disposed so as not to planarly intersect with the data signal supply line and the scan signal supply line.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20160282684Abstract: In an element substrate of an electro-optical device, a data line on a first metal layer with light shielding properties overlaps a semiconductor layer in a planar view, and a relay electrode on the first metal layer with light shielding properties has an end on the first wire side which extends along the semiconductor layer in the Y direction (first direction) and faces the data line through a first gap. A second metal layer with light shielding properties is formed between the first metal layer and a layer of a pixel electrode, and a first shielding section, which overlaps the first gap in a planar view by a first projection section of a constant potential line, is configured on the second metal layer. Both the first metal layer and the second metal layer include an aluminum layer, have a small electrical resistance and a substantially infinite OD value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 8963911Abstract: A first constant potential wiring that supplies a first constant potential to a scanning line drive circuit and a second constant potential wiring that supplies the first constant potential to a clock buffer circuit are electrically separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20140009460Abstract: A first constant potential wiring that supplies a first constant potential to a scanning line drive circuit and a second constant potential wiring that supplies the first constant potential to a clock buffer circuit are electrically separated from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Patent number: 7924356Abstract: An electrooptical device includes a substrate having pixel regions arranged in a matrix, pixel electrodes disposed in the pixel regions of the substrate, switching elements disposed between the pixel regions of the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel electrodes, capacitors disposed between the pixel regions of the substrate to hold electrical charge on the pixel electrodes, wiring disposed between the pixel regions of the substrate, and grooves disposed in a surface of the substrate so as to extend between the pixel regions thereof. The capacitors each include a first capacitor electrode, an insulating film, and a second capacitor electrode. The wiring includes data lines and scanning lines corresponding to the switching elements. The capacitors are at least partially disposed in the grooves.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shunji Kamijima, Teiichiro Nakamura
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Patent number: 7898632Abstract: An electro-optical device including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, with a sealing material interposed between the first and second substrates, liquid crystals being interposed in at least an effective pixel region between the first and second substrates, comprises an alignment layer that is formed on at least one of the first and second substrates immediately below the sealing material and aligns the liquid crystals, and a lower layer formed below the alignment layer, wherein a transparent conductive layer that is firmly adhered to the alignment layer and the lower layer is formed in a region covering at least the sealing material between the alignment layer and the lower layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Magoyuki Yokokawa, Teiichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20070188689Abstract: An electro-optical device is provided. An embodiment includes a substrate, a plurality of transparent electrodes disposed above the substrate and made of a transparent conductive film, and an optical thin film disposed between the substrate and the transparent electrodes, the refractive index of the optical thin film being at an intermediate level between a refractive index of the substrate and a refractive index of the transparent electrodes, and the thickness of the optical thin film being in a range of from about 55 to about 100 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Teiichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20070165147Abstract: An electrooptical device includes a substrate having pixel regions arranged in a matrix, pixel electrodes disposed in the pixel regions of the substrate, switching elements disposed between the pixel regions of the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel electrodes, capacitors disposed between the pixel regions of the substrate to hold electrical charge on the pixel electrodes, wiring disposed between the pixel regions of the substrate, and grooves disposed in a surface of the substrate so as to extend between the pixel regions thereof. The capacitors each include a first capacitor electrode, an insulating film, and a second capacitor electrode. The wiring includes data lines and scanning lines corresponding to the switching elements. The capacitors are at least partially disposed in the grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shunji KAMIJIMA, Teiichiro NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20070146598Abstract: An electro-optical device including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, with a sealing material interposed between the first and second substrates, liquid crystals being interposed in at least an effective pixel region between the first and second substrates, comprises an alignment layer that is formed on at least one of the first and second substrates immediately below the sealing material and aligns the liquid crystals, and a lower layer formed below the alignment layer, wherein a transparent conductive layer that is firmly adhered to the alignment layer and the lower layer is formed in a region covering at least the sealing material between the alignment layer and the lower layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Magoyuki Yokokawa, Teiichiro Nakamura