Patents by Inventor Toru Kawamura

Toru Kawamura 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: 20230393434
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka OZEKI, Toru KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11774808
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20230168545
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka OZEKI, Toru KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11662618
    Abstract: A counter substrate for a liquid crystal device is provided and includes an insulating substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing to the first surface, a first light shielding layer extending in a first direction and a second light shielding layer extending in a second direction crossing the first direction at the first surface side, wherein the first light shielding layer and the second light shielding layer are layered while contacting each other at a crossing part, the first light shielding layer contacts the first surface, and the second light shielding layer contacts the first surface in the part other than the crossing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Kawamura, Seiji Uejima, Koichiro Adachi, Tetsuya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11598993
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20220121053
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka OZEKI, Toru KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11269222
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20210382347
    Abstract: A counter substrate for a liquid crystal device is provided and includes an insulating substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing to the first surface, a first light shielding layer extending in a first direction and a second light shielding layer extending in a second direction crossing the first direction at the first surface side, wherein the first light shielding layer and the second light shielding layer are layered while contacting each other at a crossing part, the first light shielding layer contacts the first surface, and the second light shielding layer contacts the first surface in the part other than the crossing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Toru KAWAMURA, Seiji UEJIMA, Koichiro ADACHI, Tetsuya YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11106073
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device including a display function layer between a first substrate and a second substrate which are opposed to each other, wherein the second substrate includes, in a display area in which an image is displayed, a first light shielding layer extending in a first direction and a second light shielding layer extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the first light shielding layer and the second light shielding layer are layered while contacting each other at a crossing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Kawamura, Seiji Uejima, Koichiro Adachi, Tetsuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200393717
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka OZEKI, Toru KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10795214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20190227371
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device including a display function layer between a first substrate and a second substrate which are opposed to each other, wherein the second substrate includes, in a display area in which an image is displayed, a first light shielding layer extending in a first direction and a second light shielding layer extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the first light shielding layer and the second light shielding layer are layered while contacting each other at a crossing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Toru KAWAMURA, Seiji UEJIMA, Koichiro ADACHI, Tetsuya YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190196242
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu NOMURA, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20180099000
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the prophylaxis or treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus and/or lupus nephritis in a patient in need thereof, which comprises administering an effective amount of [(1R)-1-({[2,5-dichlorobenzoyl)amino]acetyl}amino)-3-methylbutyl]boronic acid or a citric acid ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Toru Kawamura, Yasuahi Fujitani, Masayuki Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20160250238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the prophylaxis or treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus and/or lupus nephritis in a patient in need thereof, which comprises administering an effective amount of [(1R)-1-({[(2, 5-dichlorobenzoyl)amino]acetyl}amino)-3-methylbutyl] boronic acid or a citric acid ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Toru Kawamura, Yasushi Fujitani, Masayuki Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20080287438
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating neuropathy having superior action and low toxicity. This agent comprises a compound represented by the formula: wherein ring A is a 5-membered aromatic heterocycle containing 2 or more nitrogen atoms, which may further have substituent(s); B is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; X is a divalent acyclic hydrocarbon group; Z is —O—, —S—, —NR2—, —CONR2— or —NR2CO— (R2 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group); Y is a bond or a divalent acyclic hydrocarbon group; R1 is an optionally substituted cyclic group, an optionally substituted amino group or an optionally substituted acyl group, provided that when the 5-membered aromatic heterocycle represented by ring A is imidazole, then Z should not be —O—, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Yu Momose, Nozomu Sakai, Tsuyoshi Maekawa, Masatoshi Hazama, Toru Kawamura, Misayo Sera
  • Patent number: 7423159
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating neuropathy having superior action and low toxicity. This agent comprises a compound represented by the formula: wherein ring A is a 5-membered aromatic heterocycle containing 2 or more nitrogen atoms, which may further have substituent(s); B is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; X is a divalent acyclic hydrocarbon group; Z is —O—, —S—, —NR2—, —CONR2— or —NR2CO— (R2 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group); Y is a bond or a divalent acyclic hydrocarbon group; R1 is an optionally substituted cyclic group, an optionally substituted amino group or an optionally substituted acyl group, provided that when the 5-membered aromatic heterocycle represented by ring A is imidazole, then Z should not be —O—, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Yu Momose, Nozomu Sakai, Tsuyoshi Maekawa, Masatoshi Hazama, Toru Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7065712
    Abstract: An advertisement posting scheme utilizes a comprehensive information viewing device capable of displaying multiple Web pages on a display screen by enlarging or contracting each Web page at arbitrary magnification rate smoothly, rotating each Web page at arbitrary angle smoothly, arbitrarily varying and controlling transparency level of a plurality of Web pages that are arranged in superposition such that any overlapped hidden portion can be made visible, and three-dimensionally arranging the multiple Web pages such that the multiple Web pages can be viewed from arbitrary angle, for the purpose of displaying advertisements on the display screen at arbitrary positions, angles, sizes and transparency levels, in relation to the multiple Web pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
    Inventors: Tetsuyuki Muto, Masakazu Kanbe, Jin Hiwatashi, Katsuya Arai, Atsushi Kanai, Kaku Takeuchi, Toru Kawamura, Tomotaka Uchihashi
  • Publication number: 20060004069
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating neuropathy having superior action and low toxicity. This agent comprises a compound represented by the formula: wherein ring A is a 5-membered aromatic heterocycle containing 2 or more nitrogen atoms, which may further have substituent(s); B is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; X is a divalent acyclic hydrocarbon group; Z is —O—, —S—, —NR2—, —CONR2— or —NR2CO— (R2 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group); Y is a bond or a divalent acyclic hydrocarbon group; R1 is an optionally substituted cyclic group, an optionally substituted amino group or an optionally substituted acyl group, provided that when the 5-membered aromatic heterocycle represented by ring A is imidazole, then Z should not be —O—, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Yu Momose, Nozomu Sakai, Tsuyoshi Maekawa, Masatoshi Hazama, Toru Kawamura, Misayo Sera
  • Publication number: 20030032793
    Abstract: It is the matter to be solved by the present invention to provide mRNA coding for the PGT of a human brain type and to provide a polynucleotide coding for the PGT of a human brain type prepared using the said mRNA as a template. There are provided mRNA coding for the PGT of a human brain type and having a molecular weight of 38-40 kilodaltons and a polynucleotide being prepared by the use of the said mRNA as a template and having a specific base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 of the Sequence Listing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Toru Kawamura, Satoshi Horie, Toshiaki Akira, Shusei Uno