Patents by Inventor Tohru Senoo
Tohru Senoo 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: 11765941Abstract: A display device includes: a display including a plurality of light-emitting devices; a first bank provided outside the display; a second bank provided outside the first bank; and a plurality of peripheral lines formed below, and intersecting with, the first bank and the second bank, wherein each of the peripheral lines includes a plurality of bends provided between the first bank and the second bank in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisao Ochi, Tohru Senoo, Jumpei Takahashi, Tohru Sonoda, Takashi Ochi, Takeshi Hirase
-
Patent number: 11637269Abstract: An organic EL display device includes an organic EL element disposed on a flattening film, and a sealing film disposed over the organic EL element, a display region, and a frame region disposed around the display region. The frame region includes a plurality of mask spacers. The flattening film has a recess disposed between the display region and the mask spacers adjacent to the display region. The recess is filled with an organic film.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Senoo, Takeshi Hirase, Hisao Ochi, Takashi Ochi, Tohru Sonoda, Akihiro Matsui, Yoshinobu Miyamoto, Jumpei Takahashi
-
Patent number: 11522156Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate; a TFT layer; a plurality of light-emitting elements; a sealing portion; a display region; and a frame region, wherein the sealing portion includes a first sealing film provided on the plurality of light-emitting elements, a second sealing film provided above the first sealing film, a third sealing film provided above the second sealing film, and a light-transmissive conductive film provided between two sealing films of the first sealing film, the second sealing film, and the third sealing film, an edge of the first sealing film and an edge of the third sealing film are positioned outward of an edge of the second sealing film in the frame region, and the light-transmissive conductive film is electrically connected to a first electrodes or a second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Sonoda, Takashi Ochi, Hisao Ochi, Akihiro Matsui, Tohru Senoo, Takeshi Hirase, Jumpei Takahashi
-
Patent number: 11417863Abstract: A display device includes a TFT substrate including a flattening layer on a surface, a sealing film including a resin film that is an ink-jet resin film, and a first bank that surrounds the flattening layer, is covered with the resin film on an inner side, and has a frame shape. The flattening layer includes, on an entire periphery of a circumferential end portion thereof, a recessed and protruding portion provided with recesses and protrusions having sizes different on a first side and a second side in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jumpei Takahashi, Hisao Ochi, Tohru Senoo, Takeshi Hirase, Tohru Sonoda, Takashi Ochi, Akihiro Matsui
-
Patent number: 11380872Abstract: A display wiring line provided on a resin substrate layer, a flattening film covering the display wiring line, and an organic EL element provided on the flattening film are provided. The display wiring line includes first to third conductive layers layered sequentially from the resin substrate layer side. In the display wiring line, the second conductive layer is formed with a width smaller than a width of each of the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, and a portion of a perimeter edge surface corresponding to the second conductive layer includes a recessed portion, and a resin cover covering a perimeter edge surface of the second conductive layer is provided in the recessed portion in a portion of the display wiring line exposed from the flattening film.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Senoo, Takeshi Hirase, Hisao Ochi, Takashi Ochi, Tohru Sonoda, Akihiro Matsui, Jumpei Takahashi, Yoshinobu Miyamoto, Takeshi Yaneda
-
Publication number: 20220181582Abstract: A display device includes a sealing layer including a lower insulating film, an organic insulating film including an ink material cured, and an upper insulating film. The lower insulating film includes a first lower insulating film and a second lower insulating film layered on the first lower insulating film and having a higher lyophilicity with respect to the ink material than a lyophilicity of the first lower insulating film. The first lower insulating film is exposed from the second lower insulating film between a first bank and a second bank in a plan view and an end portion of the exposed first lower insulating film is provided on a side opposite to a display region with respect to the second bank, and an end portion of the second lower insulating film is provided between the first bank and the second bank in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Shota NOMIYAMA, AKIHIRO MATSUI, JUMPEI TAKAHASHI, TAKESHI HIRASE, YOSHINOBU MIYAMOTO, TOHRU SENOO
-
Patent number: 11270605Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which is flexible, and including a pair of flat portions held in a flat state, and a bending portion provided between the pair of the flat portions and held to be bendable; a first support supporting one of the pair of the flat portions in a flat state; a second support supporting the other of the pair of the flat portions in a flat state; and a joint joining the first support and the second support together. The joint is flexible and provided not to interfere with the bending portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Ochi, Mamoru Ishida, Tohru Sonoda, Tohru Senoo, Takeshi Hirase
-
Publication number: 20220006050Abstract: In an organic EL display device in which an outer peripheral shape of a display region is a variant shape different from a rectangular shape and having rounded corner portions and a notch portion, a protruding portion having a height equal to or greater than heights of a first dam wall and a second dam wall is provided at positions facing the rounded corner portions and the notch portion in the display region through the second dam wall and the first dam wall positioned inside the second dam wall, on the outer side of the second dam wall in a frame region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: TOHRU SONODA, TAKASHI OCHI, JUMPEI TAKAHASHI, TOHRU SENOO
-
Publication number: 20220006051Abstract: A display device includes a display region in which a plurality of light-emitting elements are disposed, each of which is provided with a first electrode, a second electrode, and a function layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The display device includes a frame region surrounding the display region, and a sealing layer. The second electrode includes an extending portion extending from the display region to the frame region, and overlaps all of the display region. A cap layer is provided on the extending portion so as to overlap at least part of an end portion of the extending portion, and the cap layer overlaps all of the display region. The sealing layer overlaps all of the second electrode and all of the cap layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: JUMPEI TAKAHASHI, TOHRU SONODA, TAKASHI OCHI, AKIHIRO MATSUI, TOHRU SENOO, TAKESHI HIRASE, HIDEKI NAKADA, TSUYOSHI SENZAKI
-
Patent number: 11069877Abstract: An organic EL display device is provided with an eaves body that includes a protruding portion outside a display region on a TFT substrate, along an edge portion on which a first inorganic layer and a second inorganic layer of a sealing film are provided. The first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer cover the protruding portion and are split apart below the protruding portion facing a wall surface of the eaves body.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Sonoda, Takeshi Hirase, Hisao Ochi, Takashi Ochi, Tohru Senoo, Akihiro Matsui, Jumpei Takahashi, Yoshinobu Miyamoto
-
Publication number: 20210210724Abstract: An organic EL display device includes an organic EL element disposed on a flattening film, and a sealing film disposed over the organic EL element, a display region, and a frame region disposed around the display region. The frame region includes a plurality of mask spacers. The flattening film has a recess disposed between the display region and the mask spacers adjacent to the display region. The recess is filled with an organic film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: TOHRU SENOO, TAKESHI HIRASE, HISAO OCHI, TAKASHI OCHI, TOHRU SONODA, AKIHIRO MATSUI, YOSHINOBU MIYAMOTO, JUMPEI TAKAHASHI
-
Publication number: 20210159453Abstract: A display device includes a TFT substrate including a flattening layer on a surface, a sealing film including a resin film that is an ink-jet resin film, and a first bank that surrounds the flattening layer, is covered with the resin film on an inner side, and has a frame shape. The flattening layer includes, on an entire periphery of a circumferential end portion thereof, a recessed and protruding portion provided with recesses and protrusions having sizes different on a first side and a second side in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: JUMPEI TAKAHASHI, HISAO OCHI, TOHRU SENOO, TAKESHI HIRASE, TOHRU SONODA, TAKASHI OCHI, AKIHIRO MATSUI
-
Publication number: 20210135159Abstract: A display wiring line provided on a resin substrate layer, a flattening film covering the display wiring line, and an organic EL element provided on the flattening film are provided. The display wiring line includes first to third conductive layers layered sequentially from the resin substrate layer side. In the display wiring line, the second conductive layer is formed with a width smaller than a width of each of the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, and a portion of a perimeter edge surface corresponding to the second conductive layer includes a recessed portion, and a resin cover covering a perimeter edge surface of the second conductive layer is provided in the recessed portion in a portion of the display wiring line exposed from the flattening film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tohru SENOO, Takeshi HIRASE, Hisao OCHI, Takashi OCHI, Tohru SONODA, Akihiro MATSUI, Jumpei TAKAHASHI, Yoshinobu MIYAMOTO, Takeshi YANEDA
-
Publication number: 20210028410Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device, includes: forming a thin film transistor layer; forming a light-emitting element layer; and forming a sealing layer, wherein the display device includes: a display region; and a frame region being a non-display region formed on an outer side of the display region, during forming the thin film transistor layer, a mask spacer is formed on an outer side of a cutting surface corresponding to an end face of the frame region, the mask spacer on which a deposition mask is placed, during forming the sealing layer, at least one inorganic film is formed through use of the deposition mask, and the at least one inorganic film covers the display region, and is formed on an inner side of the cutting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: AKIHIRO MATSUI, TAKESHI HIRASE, YOSHINOBU MIYAMOTO, TOHRU SONODA, HISAO OCHI, TOHRU SENOO, JUMPEI TAKAHASHI, TAKASHI OCHI
-
Publication number: 20210020863Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate; a TFT layer; a plurality of light-emitting elements; a sealing portion; a display region; and a frame region, wherein the sealing portion includes a first sealing film provided on the plurality of light-emitting elements, a second sealing film provided above the first sealing film, a third sealing film provided above the second sealing film, and a light-transmissive conductive film provided between two sealing films of the first sealing film, the second sealing film, and the third sealing film, an edge of the first sealing film and an edge of the third sealing film are positioned outward of an edge of the second sealing film in the frame region, and the light-transmissive conductive film is electrically connected to a first electrodes or a second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: TOHRU SONODA, TAKASHI OCHI, HISAO OCHI, AKIHIRO MATSUI, TOHRU SENOO, TAKESHI HIRASE, JUMPEI TAKAHASHI
-
Patent number: 10826019Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of organic layers each made of an organic material and each having a predetermined modulus of elasticity and a predetermined thickness; and a plurality of inorganic layers each made of an inorganic material and each having a predetermined modulus of elasticity and a predetermined thickness. The plurality of organic layers and the plurality of inorganic layers are stacked together to constitute a device body which forms the display device. A quotient obtained by dividing the sum of flexural rigidities of the plurality of inorganic layers by the sum total of the sum of flexural rigidities of the plurality of organic layers and the sum of the flexural rigidities of the plurality of inorganic layers is 0.78 or higher and 1 or lower.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Ochi, Mamoru Ishida, Tohru Sonoda, Tohru Senoo, Takeshi Hirase
-
Publication number: 20200335564Abstract: A display device includes: a display including a plurality of light-emitting devices; a first bank provided outside the display; a second bank provided outside the first bank; and a plurality of peripheral lines formed below, and intersecting with, the first bank and the second bank, wherein each of the peripheral lines includes a plurality of bends provided between the first bank and the second bank in plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: HISAO OCHI, TOHRU SENOO, JUMPEI TAKAHASHI, TOHRU SONODA, TAKASHI OCHI, TAKESHI HIRASE
-
Publication number: 20200302834Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which is flexible, and including a pair of flat portions held in a flat state, and a bending portion provided between the pair of the flat portions and held to be bendable; a first support supporting one of the pair of the flat portions in a flat state; a second support supporting the other of the pair of the flat portions in a flat state; and a joint joining the first support and the second support together. The joint is flexible and provided not to interfere with the bending portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Takashi OCHI, Mamoru ISHIDA, Tohru SONODA, Tohru SENOO, Takeshi HIRASE
-
Patent number: 10726748Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which is flexible, and including a pair of flat portions held in a flat state, and a bending portion provided between the pair of the flat portions and held to be bendable; a first support supporting one of the pair of the flat portions in a flat state; a second support supporting the other of the pair of the flat portions in a flat state; and a joint joining the first support and the second support together. The joint is flexible and provided not to interfere with the bending portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Ochi, Mamoru Ishida, Tohru Sonoda, Tohru Senoo, Takeshi Hirase
-
Patent number: 10714706Abstract: An organic EL display device including: a base substrate; an organic EL element formed on the base substrate, and including a plurality of organic EL layers arranged in a matrix shape; and a sealing film formed on the organic EL element, wherein a plurality of subpixels are defined in association with the plurality of organic EL layers, and a plurality of grooves are formed in the sealing film through the interstices among the plurality of subpixels, and a foreign-matter contact portion configured to be in contact with a foreign matter existing on the organic EL element is formed in the sealing film.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jumpei Takahashi, Tohru Sonoda, Takashi Ochi, Takeshi Hirase, Hisao Ochi, Tohru Senoo, Akihiro Matsui