Patents by Inventor Tomoharu YOKOYAMA

Tomoharu YOKOYAMA 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).

  • Liquid crystal display device comprising first and second backlights respectively opposed to first and second liquid crystal display panels that are bonded side by side to a front panel and method of assembling the same
    Patent number: 11644703
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first liquid crystal display panel bonded to a rear face of a front panel, a second liquid crystal display panel bonded to the rear face of the front panel and located side by side with the first liquid crystal display panel, a light-blocking rib disposed in a gap between the first liquid crystal display panel and the second liquid crystal display panel, a first backlight disposed to be opposite to the first liquid crystal display panel, and a second backlight disposed to be opposite to the second liquid crystal display panel. The rib includes a first corner and a second corner. A corner of the first liquid crystal display panel and a corner of the first backlight are in contact against inside of the first corner. A corner of the second backlight is in contact against inside of the second corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoharu Yokoyama
  • LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220229328
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first liquid crystal display panel bonded to a rear face of a front panel, a second liquid crystal display panel bonded to the rear face of the front panel and located side by side with the first liquid crystal display panel, a light-blocking rib disposed in a gap between the first liquid crystal display panel and the second liquid crystal display panel, a first backlight disposed to be opposite to the first liquid crystal display panel, and a second backlight disposed to be opposite to the second liquid crystal display panel. The rib includes a first corner and a second corner. A corner of the first liquid crystal display panel and a corner of the first backlight are in contact against inside of the first corner. A corner of the second backlight is in contact against inside of the second corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoharu YOKOYAMA