Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Sato

Toshihiro Sato 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: 20240106712
    Abstract: A network node apparatus (SMF) responsible for a Session Management Function (SMF) in a core network includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain network function information including information elements respectively related to network slices supported by the SMF; and a first communication processing unit configured to transmit the network function information to a network node apparatus responsible for a Network Repository Function (NRF) in the core network. The information elements respectively related to the network slices supported by the SMF have been aggregated within the network function information according to a predetermined rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke TAMURA, Toshihiro IKEDA, Taku SATO
  • Publication number: 20240049545
    Abstract: OLED display panel is provided which can control the problem of shedding even high definition panels. Metal wiring 5 which conducts with an earth line of a flexible printed substrate 15 provided on substrate 1. A display area 2 comprised from a plurality of OLED elements is provided at the center of the substrate 1 and four low resistance metal films 3 are provided along each of four edges of the display area 2 on a surface of insulation films 8, 10 at the periphery of the display area 2. Among these, one low resistance metal film 3 conducts with the metal wiring 5 via a contact 3a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Kouhei TAKAHASHI, Hirotsugu SAKAMOTO, Takeshi OOKAWARA, Toshihiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20240049501
    Abstract: A display device includes: a resin layer on the circuit layer including a groove surrounding and separating a display area; light-emitting elements on an upper surface of the resin layer so as to emit light with luminances controlled by the currents; a sealing layer covering the light-emitting elements; a second substrate above the sealing layer; a sealing material provided between the sealing layer and the second substrate so as to surround the display area and the groove; and a filling layer surrounded by the sealing material between the sealing layer and the second substrate. The groove is formed along a line describing a shape that is inscribed in a rectangle and not in contact with corners of the rectangle as viewed in a direction vertical to the upper surface of the resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Takayasu SUZUKI, Toshihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 11825716
    Abstract: An OLED display panel is provided which can control the problem of shedding even in high definition panels. Metal wiring 5 which conducts with an earth line of a flexible printed substrate 15 is provided on a substrate 1. A display area 2 comprised from a plurality of OLED elements is provided at the center of the substrate 1 and four low resistance metal films 3 are provided along each of four edges of the display area 2 on a surface of insulation films 8, 10 at the periphery of the display area 2. Among these, one low resistance metal film 3 conducts with the metal wiring 5 via a contact 3a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kouhei Takahashi, Hirotsugu Sakamoto, Takeshi Ookawara, Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11818914
    Abstract: A display device includes: a resin layer on the circuit layer including a groove surrounding and separating a display area; light-emitting elements on an upper surface of the resin layer so as to emit light with luminances controlled by the currents; a sealing layer covering the light-emitting elements; a second substrate above the sealing layer; a sealing material provided between the sealing layer and the second substrate so as to surround the display area and the groove; and a filling layer surrounded by the sealing material between the sealing layer and the second substrate. The groove is formed along a line describing a shape that is inscribed in a rectangle and not in contact with corners of the rectangle as viewed in a direction vertical to the upper surface of the resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayasu Suzuki, Toshihiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20230266851
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device with a touch sensor including: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate; an organic EL element layer arranged above the first substrate; a first sealing film arranged toward the second substrate of the organic EL element layer, covering the organic EL element layer, and including a first inorganic layer; plural first detection electrodes extending in one direction, and arranged in parallel toward the second substrate of the first sealing film; a second sealing film arranged toward the second substrate of the first detection electrodes, and including a second inorganic layer; plural second detection electrodes extending in another direction different from the one direction, and arranged in parallel toward the second substrate of the second sealing film; and a touch sensor control unit controlling a potential to detect a touch with a display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Toshihiro SATO, Ryoichi ITO
  • Patent number: 11711939
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device includes: a lower electrode that is made of a conductive inorganic material and formed in each of pixels arranged in a matrix in a display area; a light-emitting organic layer that is in contact with the lower electrode and made of a plurality of different organic material layers including a light-emitting layer emitting light; an upper electrode that is in contact with the light-emitting organic layer, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive inorganic material; and a conductive organic layer that is in contact with the upper electrode, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda
  • Patent number: 11669213
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device with a touch sensor including: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate; an organic EL element layer arranged above the first substrate; a first scaling film arranged toward the second substrate of the organic EL element layer, covering the organic EL element layer, and including a first inorganic layer; plural first detection electrodes extending in one direction, and arranged in parallel toward the second substrate of the first sealing film; a second sealing film arranged toward the second substrate of the first detection electrodes, and including a second inorganic layer; plural second detection electrodes extending in another direction different from the one direction, and arranged in parallel toward the second substrate of the second sealing film; and a touch sensor control unit controlling a potential to detect a touch with a display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Ryoichi Ito
  • Publication number: 20230054859
    Abstract: A display device includes: a resin layer on the circuit layer including a groove surrounding and separating a display area; light-emitting elements on an upper surface of the resin layer so as to emit light with luminances controlled by the currents; a sealing layer covering the light-emitting elements; a second substrate above the sealing layer; a sealing material provided between the sealing layer and the second substrate so as to surround the display area and the groove; and a filling layer surrounded by the sealing material between the sealing layer and the second substrate. The groove is formed along a line describing a shape that is inscribed in a rectangle and not in contact with corners of the rectangle as viewed in a direction vertical to the upper surface of the resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Takayasu SUZUKI, Toshihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 11522158
    Abstract: A display device includes: a resin layer on the circuit layer including a groove surrounding and separating a display area; light-emitting elements on an upper surface of the resin layer so as to emit light with luminances controlled by the currents; a sealing layer covering the light-emitting elements; a second substrate above the sealing layer; a sealing material provided between the sealing layer and the second substrate sc as to surround the display area and the groove; and a filling layer surrounded by the sealing material between the sealing layer and the second substrate. The groove is formed along a line describing a shape that is inscribed in a rectangle and not in contact with corners of the rectangle as viewed in a direction vertical to the upper surface of the resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayasu Suzuki, Toshihiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20220336559
    Abstract: A display device includes two or more transistors in one pixel, and the two or more transistors include a first transistor of which a channel semiconductor layer is polycrystalline silicon, and a second transistor of which a channel semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Toshihiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20220296916
    Abstract: A phototherapy device 1 includes a laser light source 8 for emitting laser light at a target portion T, a limit switch 10 for detecting an approach of the laser light source 8 to a target portion T up to a predetermined distance and outputting a proximity signal, and an optical sensors 7 for detecting a distance to the target portion T and outputting a distance signal S corresponding to the distance and is configured so that a reference value L0 is set based on the distance signal S detected after the proximity signal is detected and emission of laser light by the laser light source 8 is permitted in accordance with an amount of fluctuation of the distance signal S with respect to the reference value L0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Takuya NANJO, Yuki KAWASE, Toshihiro SATO, Kazunori TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220231114
    Abstract: An OLED display panel is provided which can control the problem of shedding even in high definition panels. Metal wiring 5 which conducts with an earth line of a flexible printed substrate 15 is provided on a substrate 1. A display area 2 comprised from a plurality of OLED elements is provided at the center of the substrate 1 and four low resistance metal films 3 are provided along each of four edges of the display area 2 on a surface of insulation films 8, 10 at the periphery of the display area 2. Among these, one low resistance metal film 3 conducts with the metal wiring 5 via a contact 3a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kouhei TAKAHASHI, Hirotsugu SAKAMOTO, Takeshi OOKAWARA, Toshihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 11387304
    Abstract: A display device includes two or more transistors in one pixel, and the two or more transistors include a first transistor of which a channel semiconductor layer is polycrystalline silicon, and a second transistor of which a channel semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11329123
    Abstract: An OLED display panel is provided which can control the problem of shedding even in high definition panels. Metal wiring 5 which conducts with an earth line of a flexible printed substrate 15 is provided on a substrate 1. A display area 2 comprised from a plurality of OLED elements is provided at the center of the substrate 1 and four low resistance metal films 3 are provided along each of four edges of the display area 2 on a surface of insulation films 8, 10 at the periphery of the display area 2. Among these, one low resistance metal film 3 conducts with the metal wiring 5 via a 3a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kouhei Takahashi, Hirotsugu Sakamoto, Takeshi Ookawara, Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11296172
    Abstract: A display device is provided including a plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of pixels is arranged in a matrix form, wherein each of the plurality of pixels has an emission region and a transparent region, and wherein the emission region has a light-emitting element, and the transparent region has at least a part of a storage capacitor having transparency and is covered with at least one electrode of the storage capacitor, a first electrode covers the plurality of pixels, a light-emitting layer is arranged below the first electrode, a second electrode is arranged below the light-emitting layer, and the storage capacitor includes the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11289565
    Abstract: In an organic electroluminescent light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels each of which includes an organic electroluminescent element emitting light by a current supplied thereto, a plurality of active elements including a first active element which acquires a data signal and a second active element which regulates the current supplied to the organic electroluminescent element in accordance with the data signal, and a capacitive element storing the data signal, the present invention utilizes a part of the capacitive element arranged in one of the pixels for a light shielding member which shields the plurality of active elements arranged the one of the pixels from light emitted by the organic electroluminescent element arranged therein or another pixel adjacent thereto so as to suppress image quality deterioration and smear appearing in an image display area of the organic electroluminescent light emitting display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Genshiro Kawachi, Yoshiro Mikami, Masaya Adachi
  • Publication number: 20210408449
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device includes: a lower electrode that is made of a conductive inorganic material and formed in each of pixels arranged in a matrix in a display area; a light-emitting organic layer that is in contact with the lower electrode and made of a plurality of different organic material layers including a light-emitting layer emitting light; an upper electrode that is in contact with the light-emitting organic layer, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive inorganic material; and a conductive organic layer that is in contact with the upper electrode, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Toshihiro SATO, Hironori TOYODA
  • Patent number: 11145841
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device includes: a lower electrode that is made of a conductive inorganic material and formed in each of pixels arranged in a matrix in a display area; a light-emitting organic layer that is in contact with the lower electrode and made of a plurality of different organic material layers including a light-emitting layer emitting light; an upper electrode that is in contact with the light-emitting organic layer, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive inorganic material; and a conductive organic layer that is in contact with the upper electrode, formed so as to cover the whole of the display area, and made of a conductive organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Hironori Toyoda
  • Patent number: 11133368
    Abstract: Organic EL display module including a pixel disposed in respective intersections between a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, which lines are aligned in a matrix, and a current supply line that supplies electric current to the pixel, wherein the pixel includes an active device selected by the scanning line, a data storage device that stores a data signal that is supplied from the data line by control of the active device, and an organic light emitting device that emits light by the electric current supplied by the current supply line according to the data signal stored in the data storage device, wherein the data storage device provides a lower electrode, an insulating layer and an upper electrode, and wherein the lower electrode has a same layer with a channel layer of the active device and the upper electrode is made of a metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Yoshiyuki Kaneko, Yoshiro Mikami, Takayuki Ouchi