Patents by Inventor Toshiharu Matsushima
Toshiharu Matsushima 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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Publication number: 20070013835Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer having liquid crystal molecules disposed therebetween, in which a first electrode and a second electrode are provided on a side of the first substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer is driven by means of an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a reflective display area for reflective display and a transmissive display area for transmissive display are formed in a sub-pixel area. Alignment of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer is different in the transmissive display area and the reflective display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.Inventors: Toshiharu Matsushima, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20070013773Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, in which a first electrode and a second electrode are provided on a side of the first substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer and the liquid crystal layer is driven by means of an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode. A reflective display area for reflective display and a transmissive display area for transmissive display are formed in a sub pixel area. The thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective display area is greater than the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmissive display area. A retardation layer is selectively formed in an area corresponding to at least the reflective display area on a side of the second substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Patent number: 7158197Abstract: The invention comprises a pair of substrates having electrodes on the opposing inner surfaces and forming a matrix-patterned dot group, liquid crystals sandwiched between said substrates, at least two colors of color filters, at least one polarizing plate, and a reflective plate. Also, of said color filters, at least one color of color filters has a transmissivity of 50% or more for the light of all the wavelengths in the range of 450 nm to 660 nm.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2004Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Osamu Okumura, Eiji Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20060279677Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes first and second substrates which are arranged so as to face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and first and second electrodes which are provided on a side of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer is driven by an electric field generated between the first and second electrodes. A reflective display region for reflective display and a transmissive display region for transmissive display are provided in one subpixel region. The second electrode is formed on an interlayer insulating film which covers the first electrode. Capacitance between the first and second electrodes in the reflective display region is smaller than capacitance in the transmissive display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2006Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20060268202Abstract: A reflective type color liquid crystal device can include a pair of substrates and a plurality of color filters with colors different from each other, all of the plurality of color filters having an average transmissivity of 70% to 90% for light of all wavelengths in a range of 450 nm to 660 nm. In addition, a reflective type color liquid crystal device can include a pair of opposing substrates, a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, a plurality of dots capable of independently applying voltage to the liquid crystal layer, each dot having a dot area that includes a first section and a second section, a color filter arranged in the first section, and a layer arranged in the second section where the color filter is not arranged, the layer being substantially transparent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Osamu Okumura, Eiji Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20060256266Abstract: To provide a transflective liquid crystal display device capable of obtaining a display with a high brightness, a high contrast, and a wide viewing angle, a vertical alignment mode using liquid crystal layer whose initial alignment state represents a vertical alignment is utilized, the reflective display region is provided to surround the periphery of the transmissive display region within a single dot region, and an insulating film for regulating the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is provided in a region corresponding to the reflective display region R in the periphery of the dot. In addition, in the substrate (counter substrate) opposite to the side where the insulating film is formed, an opening is provided in a common electrode at a position corresponding to the boundary between the reflective display region and the transmissive display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20060215087Abstract: A liquid crystal device in which a reflective display region for performing reflective display and a transmissive display region for performing transmissive display are provided in one dot region, includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed so as to be opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; a first electrode and a second electrode provided on a surface of the first substrate which faces the liquid crystal layer, each of the first and second electrodes applying an in-plane electric field to the liquid crystal layer in the one dot region, and a reflective portion dielectric film provided on the first electrode and/or the second electrode in the reflective display region, the reflective portion dielectric film making a capacitance between the first and second electrodes in the reflective display region smaller than a capacitance between the first and second electrodes in the transmissive display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Toshiharu Matsushima, Hideki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20060215101Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes: a pair of substrates with liquid crystal interposed therebetween; a first electrode formed on one of the pair of substrates; an insulating layer formed on the first electrode; and a second electrode that is formed on the insulating layer corresponding to a pixel region so as to generate an electric field, the electric field being generated between the first and second electrodes. The first electrode is provided with a plurality of apertures within the pixel region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventors: Katsunori Yamazaki, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Patent number: 7110071Abstract: The invention provides a transflective liquid crystal display device in which display is bright, with high contrast, and with less dependence on the viewing angle in the transmissive display mode. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell, the liquid crystal cell including an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates, and a transflective layer on the inner surface of the lower substrate. The liquid crystal display device further includes a first elliptical polarizer elliptical polarized light from the upper substrate being incident on the liquid crystal layer; and a second elliptical polarizer, elliptical polarized light from the lower substrate being incident on the liquid crystal layer. Only the first elliptical polarizer has a liquid crystal film in which a hybrid alignment is fixed.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Patent number: 7106407Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a viewing side circularly polarizing member provided outside the viewing side substrate. The viewing side circularly polarizing member includes a linearly polarizing plate and a retardation plate. The absorption axis of the linearly polarizing plate is at an angle ?1 of ?25° and the slow axis of the retardation plate being at an angle ?2 of +20° with respect to a 0° horizontal direction of the viewing side circularly polarizing member in plan view assuming the counterclockwise rotation in plan view is positive.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2005Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Patent number: 7102714Abstract: To provide a transflective liquid crystal display device capable of obtaining a display with a high brightness, a high contrast, and a wide viewing angle, a vertical alignment mode using liquid crystal layer whose initial alignment state represents a vertical alignment is utilized, the reflective display region is provided to surround the periphery of the transmissive display region within a single dot region, and an insulating film for regulating the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is provided in a region corresponding to the reflective display region R in the periphery of the dot. In addition, in the substrate (counter substrate) opposite to the side where the insulating film is formed, an opening is provided in a common electrode at a position corresponding to the boundary between the reflective display region and the transmissive display region.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2003Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20060158590Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a viewing-angle controlling liquid crystal layer that, when in a horizontal alignment state, exhibits a slow axis that is parallel to a polarized-light transmitting or absorbing axis of a polarizing layer that is disposed opposite to the displaying liquid crystal layer from the viewing-angle controlling liquid crystal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2006Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20050275785Abstract: The invention provides a reflection type liquid crystal device, and a projection type display and electronic equipment in which display defects caused by disclination are reduced, minimized or prevented from being produced for a highly fine liquid crystal display with a space between pixels made to be narrow to make it possible to provide a high-contrast and bright display. A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrode formed on a face of the above-described second substrate on a side of the above-described liquid crystal layer. The above-described first electrode and the above-described second electrode are formed so that an electric field substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate with respect to the above-described liquid crystal layer can be applied thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Kinya Ozawa, Osamu Okumura, Eiji Okamoto, Hirotaka Kawata, Toshiharu Matsushima, Takumi Seki, Kimitaka Kamijo
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Publication number: 20050264732Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a viewing side circularly polarizing member provided outside the viewing side substrate. The viewing side circularly polarizing member includes a linearly polarizing plate and a retardation plate. The absorption axis of the linearly polarizing plate is at an angle ?1 of ?25° and the slow axis of the retardation plate being at an angle ?2 of +20° with respect to a 0° horizontal direction of the viewing side circularly polarizing member in plan view assuming the counterclockwise rotation in plan view is positive.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20050225696Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a birefringence element provided between a ¼-wave plate and a linear polarizing plate of at least one of a first and second circular polarizing plates. The birefringence element satisfies one of the relationships: nz>nx or nz>ny, wherein nz is a refractive index of the birefringence element in a thickness-wise direction of the birefringence element; and nx and ny are refractive indexes of the birefringence element in azimuth directions in the plane of the birefringence element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20050134766Abstract: The invention comprises a pair of substrates having electrodes on the opposing inner surfaces and forming a matrix-patterned dot group, liquid crystals sandwiched between said substrates, at least two colors of color filters, at least one polarizing plate, and a reflective plate. Also, of said color filters, at least one color of color filters has a transmissivity of 50% or more for the light of all the wavelengths in the range of 450 nm to 660 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2004Publication date: June 23, 2005Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Osamu Okumura, Eiji Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20050018108Abstract: The invention comprises a pair of substrates having electrodes on the opposing inner surfaces and forming a matrix-patterned dot group, liquid crystals sandwiched between said substrates, at least two colors of color filters, at least one polarizing plate, and a reflective plate. Also, of said color filters, at least one color of color filters has a transmissivity of 50% or more for the light of all the wavelengths in the range of 450 nm to 660 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Osamu Okumura, Eiji Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20040252258Abstract: The invention provides a viewing angle control element capable of realizing high information concealment without damaging brightness of transmitted light and dynamically changing a viewing angle in accordance with need or no need of information concealment. The viewing angle control element according to the invention can include liquid crystal twist-aligned by approximately 180°, and have a liquid crystal layer being electrically controllable and a pair of polarizing layers provided at both sides of the liquid crystal layer. Optical axes of both polarizing layers can be arranged to be substantially parallel to each other, and liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer adjacent to the polarizing layers can be aligned to be substantially parallel to the optical axes of the polarizing layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20040246417Abstract: The invention provides a transflective liquid crystal display device in which display is bright, with high contrast, and with less dependence on the viewing angle in the transmissive display mode. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell, the liquid crystal cell including an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates, and a transflective layer on the inner surface of the lower substrate. The liquid crystal display device further includes a first elliptical polarizer elliptical polarized light from the upper substrate being incident on the liquid crystal layer; and a second elliptical polarizer, elliptical polarized light from the lower substrate being incident on the liquid crystal layer. Only the first elliptical polarizer has a liquid crystal film in which a hybrid alignment is fixed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Patent number: 6784966Abstract: The invention provides a reflection type liquid crystal device, and a projection type display and electronic equipment in which display defects caused by disclination are reduced, minimized or prevented from being produced for a highly fine liquid crystal display with a space between pixels made to be narrow to make it possible to provide a high-contrast and bright display. A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrode formed on a face of the above-described second substrate on a side of the above-described liquid crystal layer. The above-described first electrode and the above-described second electrode are formed so that an electric field substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate with respect to the above-described liquid crystal layer can be applied thereto.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Kinya Ozawa, Osamu Okumura, Eiji Okamoto, Hirotaka Kawata, Toshiharu Matsushima, Takumi Seki, Kimitaka Kamijo