Patents by Inventor Toshihide Tsubata

Toshihide Tsubata 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: 7973871
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active matrix substrate of comprising on the substrate: a plurality of scanning signal lines and data signal lines; a thin film transistor provided at an intersecting point of the signal lines and comprising a gate electrode connected to the scanning signal line, a source electrode connected to the data signal line; and a pixel electrode electrically connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, wherein the active matrix substrate comprises a structure having an at least partly multilinear data signal line and an interconnection electrode for correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yagi, Masanori Takeuchi, Toshihide Tsubata, Nobuyoshi Nagashima, Akira Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20110149179
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes first and second pixel electrodes (17a, 17b) in each pixel region, the first pixel electrode (17a) is connected with a data signal line (15) via a transistor (12), a second pixel electrode (17b) is connected with the first pixel electrode (17a) via a capacitor formed between the second pixel electrode (17b) and a coupling capacitance electrode (67) electrically connected with the first pixel electrode (17a), the second pixel electrode (17b) overlaps a retention capacitor line (18) via an insulating layer, and the insulating layer has a thin region (51a) positioned to be at least a part of a portion which does not overlap the coupling capacitance electrode (67).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110149172
    Abstract: Each pixel region includes first and second pixel electrodes (17a, 17b) and first-third capacitor electrodes (67x-67z) each positioned on a layer where a data signal line (15) is positioned. One conductive electrode (9) of a transistor, the first pixel electrode (17a), and the second capacitor electrode (67y) are electrically connected with one another. Each of the first and third capacitor electrodes (67x, 67z) is electrically connected with the second pixel electrode (17y). The first-third capacitor electrodes are aligned in this order in a row direction in such a manner as to overlap a retention capacitor line (18) via a first insulating film, and the second capacitor electrode (67y) overlaps the second pixel electrode (17b) via a second insulating film. This allows increasing production yields of an active matrix substrate based on a capacitive coupling pixel division system and a liquid crystal panel including the active matrix substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110141376
    Abstract: Each pixel region includes first and second pixel electrodes (17a, 17b) and first and second capacitor electrodes (67x, 67y) positioned on a layer where a data signal line (15) exists. The first and second capacitor electrodes are aligned in a row direction in such a manner as to overlap a retention capacitor line (18) via a first insulating film and to overlap the second pixel electrode (17b) via a second insulating film. A drain electrode (9) of a transistor (12), the first pixel electrode (17a), a first connection line (38) connected with the first capacitor electrode (67x), and the second connection line connected with the second capacitor electrode (67y) are electrically connected with one another. A part of the first connection line (38) and a part of the second connection line (39) do not overlap the retention capacitor line (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110134099
    Abstract: Disclosed is an active matrix substrate comprising a data signal line (15x), scan signal lines (16a, 16b), a transistor (12a) connected to the data signal line (15x) and the scan signal line (16a), a transistor (12b) connected to the scan signal line (16b), and pixel electrodes (17a, 17b) formed within a pixel (101) area. The pixel electrode (17a) is connected to the data signal line (15x) via the transistor (12a). The pixel electrode (17b) is connected to the pixel electrode (17a) via a capacitance (C101), and is electrically connected to the pixel electrode (17a) via the transistor (12b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110134346
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes a liquid crystal display module 11 and a pair of exterior members 13, 14. The liquid crystal display module 11 includes a liquid crystal panel 15 and LEDs 21b. The liquid crystal panel 15 is configured to display images and the LEDs 21b are arranged on a surface that is substantially perpendicular to a display surface 15a of the liquid crystal panel 15. The exterior members 13, 14 house the liquid crystal display module 11 therein and one of the exterior members 13, 14 is provided close to the display surface 15a and another one of the exterior members 13, 14 is provided far from the display surface 15a, and the exterior members 13, 14 are connected to each other. The exterior members 13, 14 include side walls 13b, 13c, 14b, 14c that form a connecting part of the exterior members 13, 14. A hole 26 is formed in long-side side walls 13b, 14b so as to penetrate therethrough. An opening edge 27 of the hole 26 is shared by the exterior members 13, 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiji Hayashi, Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110128455
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a data signal line (15x), a storage capacity wiring (18x), scan signal lines (16a, 16b), a transistor (12a) connected to the data signal line (15x) and the scan signal line (16a), a transistor (12b) connected to the storage capacity wiring (18x) and the scan signal line (16b), and pixel electrodes (17 a, 17b) formed in a pixel (101) area. The pixel electrode (17a) is connected to the data signal line (15x) through the transistor (12a), and the pixel electrode (17b) is connected to the pixel electrode (17a) through a capacitor (C101) and connected to the storage capacity wiring (18x) through the transistor (12b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110122354
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display uses a pixel division method by which the size of a defect can be reduced much more than conventionally possible, and a defect correcting method for the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display is provided with an active matrix array substrate including a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines arranged on a transparent substrate so as to intersect with each other, and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, each pixel electrode including an assembly of a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes, separate TFTs respectively connected to the sub-pixel electrodes in the vicinity of an intersection portion of the gate line and the source line, the TFTs being driven by the common gate line and the common source line, and at least one opening portion being formed in a lower-layer side line placed in a lower layer at the intersection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NODA, Toshihide TSUBATA, Masanori TAKEUCHI, Kenji ENDA
  • Publication number: 20110122353
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix pattern and each forming a pixel; a plurality of gate lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with each other; a plurality of first source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in a direction crossing an extending direction of the gate lines; a plurality of TFTs provided corresponding to the respective pixel electrodes and connected to the respective pixel electrodes, the respective gate lines, and the respective first source lines; a plurality of capacitor lines each provided between the corresponding gate lines and extending in parallel with each other; and a plurality of second source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with the first source lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshihide TSUBATA
  • Patent number: 7948586
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, an array substrate and a CF substrate are arranged face to face with each other. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the array substrate and the CF substrate. The array substrate and the CF substrate are bonded together by a sealing member containing a photo curing material. The array substrate has a surface opposed to the CF substrate. Metal wires are provided in the circumferential portion of the opposed surface. A transparent film is disposed between the metal wires and the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoshi Yamada, Toshihide Tsubata, Hidehiko Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Shimada
  • Publication number: 20110115984
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes: an active matrix substrate (3) including a transparent substrate (31) formed with a transistor, a pixel electrode, and a signal wire; a color filter substrate (30) including a transparent substrate (32) formed with a common electrode; a liquid crystal material (40) disposed between the substrates (3, 30); and a spherical main spacer (2m) contacting the active matrix substrate (3) and the color filter substrate (30). The active matrix substrate (3) has a surface including a sub spacer region (SA) away from the transparent substrate (31) at a distance shorter than a distance between the transparent substrate and a portion where the surface of the active matrix substrate (3) contacts the main spacer (2m). A spherical sub spacer (2s) is disposed to overlap the sub spacer region (SA). This provides a liquid crystal panel where liquid crystal bubbles hardly occur even when the liquid crystal material contracts due to low temperature, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Toshihide Tsubata
  • Patent number: 7924382
    Abstract: A color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a color layer, a photo spacer and a counter electrode disposed on the substrate, and an alignment control protrusion is disposed on the counter electrode for controlling alignment of liquid crystal. A manufacturing method for the color filter substrate includes the step of forming an opening by laser irradiation in a region of the counter electrode corresponding to an absent portion occurring in the alignment control protrusion. The manufacturing method is also applicable to an active matrix substrate for a liquid crystal display device. The manufacturing method can effectively correct a defect if one occurs in the alignment control protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yagi, Toshihide Tsubata, Yoshinori Shimada
  • Patent number: 7923274
    Abstract: After forming a gate electrode (4a) in a first step, a gate insulating film (5), a semiconductor film (8) and a conducting film (12) including a transparent conducting film (9) are stacked, and on the thus obtained multilayered body (18), a resist pattern (13a) including a first opening (14a) for exposing the conducting film (12) therein and a second opening (14b) having a bottom portion (B) above the gate electrode (4a) is formed. Portions of the conducting film (12) and the semiconductor film (8) exposed in the first opening (14a) are etched, the bottom portion (B) of the second opening (14b) is removed for exposing the conducting film (12) therein, and the exposed conducting film (12) is etched, so as to form a TFT (20) in a second step. A pixel electrode (5a), a protection masking layer (17a) and a projection (17b) are formed in a third step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yagi, Toshihide Tsubata, Yoshinori Shimada
  • Patent number: 7911578
    Abstract: A substrate for a liquid crystal display panel includes a first projection structure and a second projection structure and/or a depression structure, the substrate for the liquid crystal display panel includes a specific structure at a part of or near the first projection structure, the specific structure having at least one of a planar shape different from a planar shape of the second projection structure and/or the depression structure and a planar area of 2/3 times or less or 1.5 times or more than a planar area of the second projection structure and/or the depression structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohji Matsuoka, Shinichi Hirato, Akihiro Shoraku, Kenji Enda, Tsuyoshi Tokuda, Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110058110
    Abstract: A display device 10 of the present invention includes a plurality of gate signal lines 45, a plurality of data signal lines 43, pixel electrodes 41, hold capacitor lines 46 and a common electrode 36. The data signal lines 43 extend in a direction that crosses the gate signal lines 45. Each pixel electrode 41 is surrounded by the gate signal lines 45 and the gate signal lines 43. The hold capacitor lines 46 are configured such that hold capacitances appear between the pixel electrodes 41 and the hold capacitor lines 46. The common electrode 36 is arranged so as to face the pixel electrodes 41. Conductive parts 48 are provided on the gate signal lines 45 or the hold capacitor lines 46 between the adjacent pixel electrodes 41, 41. The conductive parts 48 are electrically isolated from the pixel electrodes 41 and electrically connected to at least one of the gate lines 45, the hold capacitor lines 46 and the common electrode 36.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Naoshi Yamada, Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110058130
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is one in which unevenness of display, spots generated due to lowering of voltage retention because of impurity ions are sufficiently eliminated and reliability of long-time/long-term use is improved. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is one comprising a first substrate and a second substrate configured via a liquid crystal layer and a seal, wherein at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate comprises, towards the liquid crystal layer, a color filter layer, a transparent electrode and an alignment layer in this order and at least one of the transparent electrode and the alignment layer covers the color filter layer in a non-display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hashimoto, Hidehiko Yamaguchi, Takashi Iwamoto, Takayuki Hayano, Naoshi Yamada, Toshihide Tsubata
  • Patent number: 7903190
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display uses a pixel division method by which the size of a defect can be reduced much more than conventionally possible, and a defect correcting method for the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display is provided with an active matrix array substrate including a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines arranged on a transparent substrate so as to intersect with each other, and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, each pixel electrode including an assembly of a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes, separate TFTs respectively connected to the sub-pixel electrodes in the vicinity of an intersection portion of the gate line and the source line, the TFTs being driven by the common gate line and the common source line, and at least one opening portion being formed in a lower-layer side line placed in a lower layer at the intersection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoki Noda, Toshihide Tsubata, Masanori Takeuchi, Kenji Enda
  • Patent number: 7903054
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix pattern and each forming a pixel; a plurality of gate lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with each other; a plurality of first source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in a direction crossing an extending direction of the gate lines; a plurality of TFTs provided corresponding to the respective pixel electrodes and connected to the respective pixel electrodes, the respective gate lines, and the respective first source lines; a plurality of capacitor lines each provided between the corresponding gate lines and extending in parallel with each other; and a plurality of second source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with the first source lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110051069
    Abstract: The method of the present invention includes the steps of (A) providing a first substrate, and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate includes a first light shielding layer provided within a non-display region, the first light shielding layer including a light-transmitting portion provided near an outer boundary of the first light shielding layer, the light-transmitting portion comprising a recess or an opening; (B) drawing a seal pattern with a sealant, the seal pattern being drawn outside the first light shielding layer so as to surround the display region, comprising the substeps of: (B1) beginning application of the sealant near the light-transmitting portion, (B2) applying the sealant along an outer periphery of the first light shielding layer, and (B3) forming a junction with the sealant having been applied near the light-transmitting portion; (C) applying a liquid crystal material within the display region surrounded by the sealant; (D) attaching the first substrate and the second substrate; a
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoshi YAMADA, Hidehiko YAMAGUCHI, Toshihide TSUBATA, Yukio KUROZUMI, Masayuki TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20110049525
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix pattern and each forming a pixel; a plurality of gate lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with each other; a plurality of first source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in a direction crossing an extending direction of the gate lines; a plurality of TFTs provided corresponding to the respective pixel electrodes and connected to the respective pixel electrodes, the respective gate lines, and the respective first source lines; a plurality of capacitor lines each provided between the corresponding gate lines and extending in parallel with each other; and a plurality of second source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with the first source lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshihide TSUBATA