Patents by Inventor Toshinori Uehara
Toshinori Uehara 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: 20240126395Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: drive electrodes; detection electrodes; and dummy electrodes in a floating state. The drive electrodes include a first electrode extending in a first direction, and a second electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the first electrode in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The detection electrodes include a third electrode extending in the second direction. The dummy electrodes include a fourth electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the third electrode in the first direction. The first electrode includes a first extension part, a second extension part, and a first coupling part. The second electrode includes a third extension part, a fourth extension part, and a second coupling part. The third electrode includes a fifth extension part, a sixth extension part, and a third coupling part. The fourth electrode includes a seventh extension part, and an eighth extension part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Shuichi OSAWA, Toshinori UEHARA
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Patent number: 11893194Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: drive electrodes; detection electrodes; and dummy electrodes in a floating state. The drive electrodes include a first electrode extending in a first direction, and a second electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the first electrode in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The detection electrodes include a third electrode extending in the second direction. The dummy electrodes include a fourth electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the third electrode in the first direction. The first electrode includes a first extension part, a second extension part, and a first coupling part. The second electrode includes a third extension part, a fourth extension part, and a second coupling part. The third electrode includes a fifth extension part, a sixth extension part, and a third coupling part. The fourth electrode includes a seventh extension part, and an eighth extension part.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Koichi Miyasaka, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Shuichi Osawa, Toshinori Uehara
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Patent number: 11861120Abstract: A detecting device includes a plurality of drive electrodes arrayed in a first direction, a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a drive signal supply circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrodes, and a plurality of switch elements configured to switch between coupling and decoupling between the drive electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Toshinori Uehara
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Patent number: 11837012Abstract: A fingerprint sensor is provided and includes substrate; sensor electrodes arranged on substrate; first switches coupled to sensor electrodes; organic layer covering sensor electrodes; control line drive circuit in a first direction; signal line drive circuit in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; signal lines coupled to the first switches; control lines coupling first switches to control line drive circuit; sensor drive electrode surrounding sensor electrodes; second switches between signal line drive circuit and signal lines; first number of third switches between signal line drive circuit and first number of second switches, wherein surface of organic layer is lower than sensor drive electrode, and wherein first number is less than number of all second switches.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Fumihito Shibano, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Toshinori Uehara, Kimiyo Nonoyama, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 11776295Abstract: A detection device is provided and includes substrate; drive electrode provided on substrate; detection electrode provided on substrate and capacitively coupling with drive electrode; first thin film transistor connected to drive electrode and second thin film transistor connected to first thin film transistor, first insulating film and second insulating film both stacked on substrate, wherein first thin film transistor comprises first gate electrode and first semiconductor layer, second thin film transistor comprises second gate electrode and second semiconductor layer, first semiconductor layer and second semiconductor layer are in same layer and are located between first insulating film and second insulating film, first gate electrode opposes first semiconductor layer via first insulating film, second gate electrode opposes second semiconductor layer via second insulating film, and distance from first gate electrode to first semiconductor layer is greater than distance from second gate electrode to secondType: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshitaka Ozeki, Hayato Kurasawa, Toshinori Uehara, Koshiro Moriguchi
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Patent number: 11726628Abstract: A detecting device includes a plurality of drive electrodes extending in a first direction and arrayed in a second direction, a detection electrode facing the drive electrodes in a direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, a drive circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrodes, and a detector configured to detect proximity of an object to a detection region provided with the detection electrode based on an output from the detection electrode generated according to capacitance generated between the drive electrodes and the detection electrode due to the drive signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takaaki Kono, Toshinori Uehara
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Publication number: 20230154230Abstract: A fingerprint sensor is provided and includes substrate; sensor electrodes arranged on substrate; first switches coupled to sensor electrodes; organic layer covering sensor electrodes; control line drive circuit in a first direction; signal line drive circuit in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; signal lines coupled to the first switches; control lines coupling first switches to control line drive circuit; sensor drive electrode surrounding sensor electrodes; second switches between signal line drive circuit and signal lines; first number of third switches between signal line drive circuit and first number of second switches, wherein surface of organic layer is lower than sensor drive electrode, and wherein first number is less than number of all second switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Fumihito SHIBANO, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Toshinori UEHARA, Kimiyo NONOYAMA, Hayato KURASAWA
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Patent number: 11562595Abstract: A fingerprint sensor is provided and includes substrate; sensor electrodes on substrate; first switches coupled to sensor electrodes; organic layer covering sensor electrodes; control line drive circuit in first direction; signal line drive circuit in second direction orthogonal to first direction; signal lines coupled to first switches; control lines coupling first switches to control line drive circuit; sensor drive electrode surrounding sensor electrodes; second switches between signal line drive circuit and signal lines; and first number of third switches between signal line drive circuit and first number of second switches, wherein distance of sensor drive electrode from surface of substrate is larger than distance of sensor electrodes from surface of substrate, and wherein first number is less than number of all second switches.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Fumihito Shibano, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Toshinori Uehara, Kimiyo Nonoyama, Hayato Kurasawa
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Publication number: 20230015331Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: drive electrodes; detection electrodes; and dummy electrodes in a floating state. The drive electrodes include a first electrode extending in a first direction, and a second electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the first electrode in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The detection electrodes include a third electrode extending in the second direction. The dummy electrodes include a fourth electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the third electrode in the first direction. The first electrode includes a first extension part, a second extension part, and a first coupling part. The second electrode includes a third extension part, a fourth extension part, and a second coupling part. The third electrode includes a fifth extension part, a sixth extension part, and a third coupling part. The fourth electrode includes a seventh extension part, and an eighth extension part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Shuichi OSAWA, Toshinori UEHARA
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Patent number: 11494020Abstract: A display device comprises a first power supply line supplying a first potential, a second power supply line supplying a second potential, a third power supply line supplying a touch driving signal, and a display unit including a plurality of sub-pixels. The display unit comprises a plurality of first electrodes respectively provided in the plurality of sub-pixels and electrically connected to the first power supply line, a second electrode provided to be common among the plurality of sub-pixels and electrically connected to the second power supply line, a light emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, a plurality of third electrodes electrically connected to the third power supply line, and a signal control circuit supplying a signal synchronized with a touch driving signal to the second electrode in a period in which a touch driving signal is supplied to the plurality of third electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Yoshitoshi Kida, Toshinori Uehara, Takayuki Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20220326811Abstract: A detecting device includes a plurality of drive electrodes extending in a first direction and arrayed in a second direction, a detection electrode facing the drive electrodes in a direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, a drive circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrodes, and a detector configured to detect proximity of an object to a detection region provided with the detection electrode based on an output from the detection electrode generated according to capacitance generated between the drive electrodes and the detection electrode due to the drive signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Takaaki KONO, Toshinori UEHARA
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Patent number: 11409392Abstract: Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Shoji Hinata, Toshinori Uehara, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yuji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Kanaya
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Patent number: 11410451Abstract: A display panel including a display function layer displaying an image in a display area, a cover member including a first face and a second face disposed on an opposite side of the first face and faces the display panel, and a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of first detection electrodes disposed in a sensor base and configured to detect unevenness of an object brought into contact with or approaching the first face of the cover member, a shield electrode disposed to face the plurality of first detection electrodes and configured to suppress a change in capacitance between the first detection electrodes and the shield electrode, and switching elements disposed in correspondence with the first detection electrodes, the fingerprint sensor being arranged between the cover member and the display panel and arranged to overlap with the display area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first face are included.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Yoshitoshi Kida, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Yuji Suzuki, Shoji Hinata, Toshiya Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20220236831Abstract: A detecting device includes a plurality of drive electrodes arrayed in a first direction, a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a drive signal supply circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrodes, and a plurality of switch elements configured to switch between coupling and decoupling between the drive electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventor: Toshinori UEHARA
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Patent number: 11308304Abstract: A fingerprint detection device includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, the first surface serving as a detection surface configured to detect unevenness of an object in contact or in proximity; a detection electrode provided on the second surface side of the substrate and configured to detect unevenness of a finger in contact or in proximity on the basis of an electrostatic capacitance change; and a drive circuit provided on the second surface side of the substrate and configured to supply a drive signal to the detection electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Toshinori Uehara, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
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Patent number: 11263425Abstract: A detection apparatus is provided and includes detection electrodes; detection circuit configured to be coupled to detection electrodes to detect detection signals corresponding to changes in capacitance of detection electrodes; coupling circuit configured to cause detection electrodes to be a coupled state in which detection electrodes are coupled to detection circuit and non-coupled state in which detection electrodes are uncoupled from detection circuit; drive electrode arranged at a position adjacent to detection electrodes; conductor arranged between detection electrodes and drive electrode; and drive signal generation circuit configured to be coupled to drive electrode to supply drive signal to drive electrode; wherein detection electrodes are provided to one face of insulating substrate, and wherein height of drive electrode from the one face is greater than height of the detection electrodes from the one face.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Toshinori Uehara
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Publication number: 20210397805Abstract: A detection device is provided and includes substrate; drive electrode provided on substrate; detection electrode provided on substrate and capacitively coupling with drive electrode; first thin film transistor connected to drive electrode and second thin film transistor connected to first thin film transistor, first insulating film and second insulating film both stacked on substrate, wherein first thin film transistor comprises first gate electrode and first semiconductor layer, second thin film transistor comprises second gate electrode and second semiconductor layer, first semiconductor layer and second semiconductor layer are in same layer and are located between first insulating film and second insulating film, first gate electrode opposes first semiconductor layer via first insulating film, second gate electrode opposes second semiconductor layer via second insulating film, and distance from first gate electrode to first semiconductor layer is greater than distance from second gate electrode to secondType: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Yoshitaka OZEKI, Hayato KURASAWA, Toshinori UEHARA, Koshiro MORIGUCHI
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Patent number: 11194421Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes at least a first touch detection period, in which first touch detection is performed, and a fingerprint detection period, in which fingerprint detection is performed. In the first touch detection period, a plurality of second electrodes in a second detection area in a first detection area are simultaneously selected, a plurality of first electrodes in the first detection area are simultaneously selected, and a first detection signal corresponding to a capacitance change between first electrodes and second electrodes are sequentially output. In the fingerprint detection period, the second electrodes in a plurality of divided areas obtained by dividing a second detection area are sequentially selected, the first electrodes in the divided areas are sequentially selected, and a second detection signal corresponding to a capacitance change between the first electrodes and the second electrodes is output.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kohei Azumi, Toshinori Uehara
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Patent number: 11188172Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection apparatus includes: a plurality of detection electrodes; a drive signal generation circuit configured to generate a drive signal; a detection circuit configured to be coupled to the detection electrodes to detect a detection signal based on the drive signal; and a first selection circuit. A first point in time when the drive signal makes a transition from a first potential to a second potential overlaps a first period in which the first selection circuit couples a detection electrode as a first selection target among the detection electrodes to the detection circuit. A second point in time when the drive signal makes a transition from the second potential to the first potential overlaps a second period in which the first selection circuit couples a detection electrode as a second selection target, which is not included in the first selection target, to the detection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Toshinori Uehara
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Publication number: 20210318772Abstract: A display device comprises a first power supply line supplying a first potential, a second power supply line supplying a second potential, a third power supply line supplying a touch driving signal, and a display unit including a plurality of sub-pixels. The display unit comprises a plurality of first electrodes respectively provided in the plurality of sub-pixels and electrically connected to the first power supply line, a second electrode provided to be common among the plurality of sub-pixels and electrically connected to the second power supply line, a light emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, a plurality of third electrodes electrically connected to the third power supply line, and a signal control circuit supplying a signal synchronized with a touch driving signal to the second electrode in a period in which a touch driving signal is supplied to the plurality of third electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Hayato Kurasawa, Yoshitoshi Kida, Toshinori Uehara, Takayuki Nakanishi