Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Tanaka

Toshihiko Tanaka 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: 20200241372
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate having a display region; a shield conductive layer provided above the substrate; and a plurality of wiring units for temperature detection disposed at positions overlapping with the display region and the shield conductive layer when seen in a plan view. Each wiring unit for temperature detection has one end coupled to a first wire and the other end coupled to a second wire to detect resistance that changes in accordance with a change in temperature, between the first wire and the second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Koji YOSHIDA, Hirofumi OHIRA, Soichiro OHAMA, Toshihiko TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200150809
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch detection device includes first detection electrodes in a detection area, second detection electrodes in the detection area, extending to intersect the first detection electrodes, first control lines connected to the first detection electrodes, respectively, and provided in a non-detection area, and second control lines connected to the second detection electrodes, respectively, and provided in the non-detection area. The second control lines overlap the first control lines at a plurality of positions as seen in plan view, such that areas of overlapping portions in which the first control lines overlap the second control lines are substantially equalized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Chihiro TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Toshihiko TANAKA, Hayato KURASAWA, Koji ISHIZAKI, Tatsuya WAKIMOTO, Masaki MIYATAKE
  • Publication number: 20200142526
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels configured to display an image; a plurality of signal lines configured to supply pixel signals to the pixels; a plurality of detection conductors configured to be capacitively coupled to the signal lines; and a controller configured to output the pixel signals to the signal lines and read detection signals generated in the detection conductors due to the pixel signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Chihiro TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Toshihiko TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10606390
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch detection device includes first detection electrodes in a detection area, second detection electrodes in the detection area, extending to intersect the first detection electrodes, first control lines connected to the first detection electrodes, respectively, and provided in a non-detection area, and second control lines connected to the second detection electrodes, respectively, and provided in the non-detection area. The second control lines overlap the first control lines at a plurality of positions as seen in plan view, such that areas of overlapping portions in which the first control lines overlap the second control lines are substantially equalized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka, Hayato Kurasawa, Koji Ishizaki, Tatsuya Wakimoto, Masaki Miyatake
  • Patent number: 10551953
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels configured to display an image; a plurality of signal lines configured to supply pixel signals to the pixels; a plurality of detection conductors configured to be capacitively coupled to the signal lines; and a controller configured to output the pixel signals to the signal lines and read detection signals generated in the detection conductors due to the pixel signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200033984
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor device is provided and including electrodes each including a first line, a second line, and a third line; and a lead line connected to one of the electrodes at a first end portion of the one of the electrodes, wherein the first to third lines are electrically connected to each other, the first line runs in a first direction, the second line runs in a second direction different from the first direction, and intersects the first line, the electrodes are arranged in a third direction different from the first and second directions, the third line runs in the third direction and located along the first end portion, the lead line is drawn from the third line, and detection signals are detected by the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Toshihiko TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Chihiro TANAKA, Koji ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 10466825
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel which includes a sensor driving electrode disposed in a display area for displaying an image, detection electrodes each including a body portion opposed to the sensor driving electrode in the display area and a broadened portion connected to the body portion and formed to be wider than the body portion, and a lead line disposed in a non-display area outside the display area and electrically connected to the broadened portion. The broadened portion is disposed in the non-display area without being overlaid on the display area in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Toshihiko Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Chihiro Tanaka, Koji Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20190243484
    Abstract: A detection apparatus comprising: a first substrate; a detection region having a first detection side extending along a first direction parallel with a surface of the first substrate and a second detection side extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; a frame region provided outside the detection region and having a first frame region extending along the first detection side and a second frame region extending along the second detection side; a first electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region of the first substrate, the first electrode extending in the second direction; a second electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region, the second electrode extending in the first direction; a plurality of terminals provided in the first frame region of the first substrate and arrayed in the first direction, and including a first terminal; a first wire; and a second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Hayato Kurasawa, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka, Tatsuya Wakimoto, Keita Sasanuma, Koji Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 10328703
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a piezoelectric element, an extraction processing portion, and a drive control portion. The piezoelectric element is provided in correspondence with a nozzle, and upon input of a first drive signal, causes ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The extraction processing portion, when a print process is executed, extracts a non-ejection period during which a non-ejection state continues for more than a reference time period, from an execution period of the print process based on a plurality of pieces of image data printed in the print process, wherein ink is not ejected from the nozzle in the non-ejection state. The drive control portion inputs a second drive signal for causing the piezoelectric element to stir the ink in the nozzle, to the piezoelectric element during a partial period of the non-ejection period extracted by the extraction processing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tanaka, Toshiaki Mutsuo
  • Publication number: 20190114015
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel which includes a sensor driving electrode disposed in a display area for displaying an image, detection electrodes each including a body portion opposed to the sensor driving electrode in the display area and a broadened portion connected to the body portion and formed to be wider than the body portion, and a lead line disposed in a non-display area outside the display area and electrically connected to the broadened portion. The broadened portion is disposed in the non-display area without being overlaid on the display area in planar view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Toshihiko TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Chihiro TANAKA, Koji ISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190114027
    Abstract: There is provided a display device equipped with a touch sensor that can decrease the area of the mounting surface with electromagnetic interference reduced. The display device includes a plurality of drive electrodes, an output circuit connected to the plurality of drive electrodes, a power supply circuit, and a resistor element. A power of the output circuit is connected to the power supply circuit through the resistor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihiko TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Chihiro TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10175795
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel which includes a sensor driving electrode disposed in a display area for displaying an image, detection electrodes each including a body portion opposed to the sensor driving electrode in the display area and a broadened portion connected to the body portion and formed to be wider than the body portion, and a lead line disposed in a non-display area outside the display area and electrically connected to the broadened portion. The broadened portion is disposed in the non-display area without being overlaid on the display area in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Toshihiko Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Chihiro Tanaka, Koji Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 10160205
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a piezoelectric element, an extraction processing portion, and a drive control portion. The piezoelectric element is provided in correspondence with a nozzle, and upon input of a first drive signal, causes ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The extraction processing portion, when a print process is executed, extracts a non-ejection period during which a non-ejection state continues for more than a reference time period, from an execution period of the print process based on image data printed in the print process, wherein ink is not ejected from the nozzle in the non-ejection state. The drive control portion inputs a second drive signal for causing the piezoelectric element to stir the ink in the nozzle, to the piezoelectric element during a partial period of the non-ejection period extracted by the extraction processing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tanaka, Toshiaki Mutsuo
  • Patent number: 10068538
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device comprising: a display unit; a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in a first direction along a display surface of the display unit; a detecting unit that detects one of an electric resistance of the electrodes, a voltage, and a current; and a specifying unit that specifies temperature distribution of the display surface based on the one of the electric resistance of the electrodes, the voltage, and the current. The electrodes are tapered in a second direction along the display surface and orthogonal to the first direction, and the electrodes include a first electrode tapered toward one side in the second direction and a second electrode tapered toward the other side opposite to the one side. The first and second electrodes are alternately arranged side by side in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Toshihiko Tanaka, Toshinori Uehara
  • Publication number: 20180236768
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a piezoelectric element, an extraction processing portion, and a drive control portion. The piezoelectric element is provided in correspondence with a nozzle, and upon input of a first drive signal, causes ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The extraction processing portion, when a print process is executed, extracts a non-ejection period during which a non-ejection state continues for more than a reference time period, from an execution period of the print process based on a plurality of pieces of image data printed in the print process, wherein ink is not ejected from the nozzle in the non-ejection state. The drive control portion inputs a second drive signal for causing the piezoelectric element to stir the ink in the nozzle, to the piezoelectric element during a partial period of the non-ejection period extracted by the extraction processing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tanaka, Toshiaki Mutsuo
  • Publication number: 20180236763
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a piezoelectric element, an extraction processing portion, and a drive control portion. The piezoelectric element is provided in correspondence with a nozzle, and upon input of a first drive signal, causes ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The extraction processing portion, when a print process is executed, extracts a non-ejection period during which a non-ejection state continues for more than a reference time period, from an execution period of the print process based on image data printed in the print process, wherein ink is not ejected from the nozzle in the non-ejection state. The drive control portion inputs a second drive signal for causing the piezoelectric element to stir the ink in the nozzle, to the piezoelectric element during a partial period of the non-ejection period extracted by the extraction processing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tanaka, Toshiaki Mutsuo
  • Publication number: 20180224986
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels configured to display an image; a plurality of signal lines configured to supply pixel signals to the pixels; a plurality of detection conductors configured to be capacitively coupled to the signal lines; and a controller configured to output the pixel signals to the signal lines and read detection signals generated in the detection conductors due to the pixel signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Chihiro TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Toshihiko TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10006941
    Abstract: A contact position of a probe needle with respect to electrode pads 71 to 75 of a semiconductor device is inspected in advance when performing an inspection by a prober on the semiconductor device formed on a wafer W placed on a stage 11. A reticle 31 on which shapes 61 to 65 indicating positions of the probe needles are formed is placed instead of the probe needles at a position where the probe needles are arranged. The semiconductor device formed on the wafer W is imaged by the imaging unit 33 through the reticle 31. A positional relationship between the shapes formed on the reticle 31 and the electrode pads 71 to 75 is analyzed from the image. When necessary, a position of the stage 11 is adjusted such that centers of the shapes 61 to 65 and centers of the electrode pad 71 to 75 are coincident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenta Saiki, Toshihiko Tanaka, Muneaki Tamura, Kazuhiko Koshimizu, Shinji Akaike
  • Publication number: 20180136768
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch detection device includes first detection electrodes in a detection area, second detection electrodes in the detection area, extending to intersect the first detection electrodes, first control lines connected to the first detection electrodes, respectively, and provided in a non-detection area, and second control lines connected to the second detection electrodes, respectively, and provided in the non-detection area. The second control lines overlap the first control lines at a plurality of positions as seen in plan view, such that areas of overlapping portions in which the first control lines overlap the second control lines are substantially equalized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Chihiro TANAKA, Naoki TAKADA, Toshihiko TANAKA, Hayato KURASAWA, Koji ISHIZAKI, Tatsuya WAKIMOTO, Masaki MIYATAKE
  • Publication number: 20180095587
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display functional layer, first electrodes, second electrodes, third electrodes, and a drive circuit. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The display functional layer is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and used to display an image in a display area. The first electrodes are provided in the display area between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second electrodes are provided, facing the first electrodes, in the display area on the surface of the second substrate. The third electrodes are provided in a frame area on the outer side of the display area. The drive circuit supplies a first drive signal to at least one of the first electrodes and the second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hayato KURASAWA, Naoki TAKADA, Shota HOSAKA, Toshihiko TANAKA, Chihiro TANAKA, Taiki KASAI