Patents by Inventor Toshiya Ishii
Toshiya Ishii 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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Patent number: 7212270Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a wide viewing angle and easily manufactured. The liquid crystal display comprises an upper substrate and a lower substrate, and a liquid crystal material disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The liquid crystal display has a conductive protrusion disposed on the surface of the upper substrate opposing to the lower substrate. The conductive protrusion is disposed over a scanning electrode line or a signal electrode line and has the same potential as that of the upper electrode. As another structure, each of pixel electrodes on the lower substrate has a smaller area than that of a common electrode on the upper substrate and is covered by the common electrode, and each of the pixel electrodes comprises an electrode portion having approximately symmetrical shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Ken-Ichi Takatori, Masayoshi Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii, Teruaki Suzuki, Hiroshi Kanoh, Ken Sumiyoshi, Michiaki Sakamoto, Mamoru Okamoto, Yuji Yamamoto, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Kiyomi Kawada, Seiji Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hirai
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Patent number: 7180561Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell, first and second polarizers disposed outside the liquid crystal cell, first and second retardation plates arranged between the first and second polarizers, and the liquid crystal cell, and optical layers arranged between the first and second retardation plates and the liquid crystal cell. The first and second retardation plates have lagging axes perpendicular with each other. The first polarizer has an absorption axis inclining by about 45 degrees relative to the lagging axis of the first retardation plate, and inclining by about 90 degrees relative to an absorption axis of the second polarizer. The absorption axes of the first and second polarizers are angularly deviated such that characteristic of a viewing angle in the liquid crystal display device is rendered symmetric, relative to a symmetry axis about which liquid crystal is aligned in different directions.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2005Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiya Ishii, Michiaki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7106402Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display is such that a transparent substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer placed therebetween, and the transparent substrate is disposed forward to the first substrate in the light-incident direction. A quarter-wavelength plate is disposed in the transparent substrate, and a polarization plate is disposed on the surface at the forward side thereof in the light-incident direction. And, a reflection layer besides acting as a color filter consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal is disposed inside liquid crystal cells of the first substrate. In the case of a wide field-of-view angle, a scattering film is disposed forward to the polarization plate in the light-incident direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Suzuki, Teruaki Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii
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Patent number: 7006180Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display is such that a transparent substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer placed therebetween, and the transparent substrate is disposed forward to the first substrate in the light-incident direction. A quarter-wavelength plate is disposed in the transparent substrate, and a polarization plate is disposed on the surface at the forward side thereof in the light-incident direction. And, a reflection layer besides acting as a color filter consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal is disposed inside liquid crystal cells of the first substrate. In the case of a wide field-of-view angle, a scattering film is disposed forward to the polarization plate in the light-incident direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Suzuki, Teruaki Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii
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Publication number: 20050280761Abstract: A picture electrode of an MVA liquid crystal display device has a configuration where sub-picture electrodes are successively provided, while a cross-shaped slit is provided as an alignment restriction member on a common electrode of the side of a counter substrate. A columnar spacer is provided on a signal line of a TFT substrate in conformity to a position of a singular point of an alignment of liquid crystal molecules, the singularity occurring in a display region. This structure makes it possible, when a panel surface is depressed, to cause quick re-aligning of the liquid crystal molecules at the singular point of +1, as a base point, which has occurred at a center of the cross-shaped slit and in the vicinity of the columnar spacer, hence achieving a speedy recovery of displaying.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Applicant: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Toshiya Ishii
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Patent number: 6967702Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes (a) a first substrate including a first area in which an incident light is reflected and a second area through which a light passes, and further including a pixel electrode covering the first and second areas therewith, (b) a second substrate including at least an opposing electrode, (c) a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates and including liquid crystal molecules each having a major axis aligned perpendicularly to the first and second substrates when no electric field is applied thereto, and (d) a first alignment-controller for controlling alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, the first alignment-controller being arranged at a boundary of the first and second areas or in the vicinity of the boundary.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2003Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiya Ishii, Michiaki Sakamoto, Kiyomi Hayakawa
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Patent number: 6927822Abstract: In an orientation division type liquid crystal display device for widen a viewing angle of a display pixel of an active matrix type liquid crystal color display device having a COT structure, pixel color layers (6B, 6R, 6G) as color filters and pixel electrodes 3 are formed on a substrate on the side of the pixel electrodes and slopes 13 are provided along four side peripheries of each pixel electrode. Liquid crystal molecules 8 between each pixel electrode of the pixel electrode substrate and a common electrode of an opposing substrate are controlled in orientation direction along the slopes to divide it to a plurality of directions to thereby widen a viewing angle of a pixel display.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: NEC LCD TechnologiesInventors: Hiroaki Matsuyama, Kiyomi Kawada, Seiji Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hirai, Michiaki Sakamoto, Mamoru Okamoto, Yuji Yamamoto, Toshiya Ishii, Teruaki Suzuki, Ken Sumiyoshi, Masayoshi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20050146659Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell, first and second polarizers disposed outside the liquid crystal cell, first and second retardation plates arranged between the first and second polarizers, and the liquid crystal cell, and optical layers arranged between the first and second retardation plates and the liquid crystal cell. The first and second retardation plates have lagging axes perpendicular with each other. The first polarizer has an absorption axis inclining by about 45 degrees relative to the lagging axis of the first retardation plate, and inclining by about 90 degrees relative to an absorption axis of the second polarizer. The absorption axes of the first and second polarizers are angularly deviated such that characteristic of a viewing angle in the liquid crystal display device is rendered symmetric, relative to a symmetry axis about which liquid crystal is aligned in different directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2005Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Toshiya Ishii, Michiaki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 6894749Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display is such that a transparent substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer placed therebetween, and the transparent substrate is disposed forward to the first substrate in the light-incident direction. A quarter-wavelength plate is disposed in the transparent substrate, and a polarization plate is disposed on the surface at the forward side thereof in the light-incident direction. And, a reflection layer besides acting as a color filter consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal is disposed inside liquid crystal cells of the first substrate. In the case of a wide field-of-view angle, a scattering film is disposed forward to the polarization plate in the light-incident direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignees: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd., NEC CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Suzuki, Teruaki Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii
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Publication number: 20050036096Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a wide viewing angle and easily manufactured. The liquid crystal display comprises an upper substrate and a lower substrate, and a liquid crystal material disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The liquid crystal display has a conductive protrusion disposed on the surface of the upper substrate opposing to the lower substrate. The conductive protrusion is disposed over a scanning electrode line or a signal electrode line and has the same potential as that of the upper electrode. As another structure, each of pixel electrodes on the lower substrate has a smaller area than that of a common electrode on the upper substrate and is covered by the common electrode, and each of the pixel electrodes comprises an electrode portion having approximately symmetrical shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2004Publication date: February 17, 2005Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Ken-Ichi Takatori, Masayoshi Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii, Teruaki Suzuki, Hiroshi Kanoh, Ken Sumiyoshi, Michiaki Sakamoto, Mamoru Okamoto, Yuji Yamamoto, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Kiyomi Kawada, Seiji Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hirai
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Publication number: 20040233356Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display is such that a transparent substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer placed therebetween, and the transparent substrate is disposed forward to the first substrate in the light-incident direction. A quarter-wavelength plate is disposed in the transparent substrate, and a polarization plate is disposed on the surface at the forward side thereof in the light-incident direction. And, a reflection layer besides acting as a color filter consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal is disposed inside liquid crystal cells of the first substrate. In the case of a wide field-of-view angle, a scattering film is disposed forward to the polarization plate in the light-incident direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTDInventors: Masayoshi Suzuki, Teruaki Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii
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Publication number: 20040233355Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display is such that a transparent substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer placed therebetween, and the transparent substrate is disposed forward to the first substrate in the light-incident direction. A quarter-wavelength plate is disposed in the transparent substrate, and a polarization plate is disposed on the surface at the forward side thereof in the light-incident direction. And, a reflection layer besides acting as a color filter consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal is disposed inside liquid crystal cells of the first substrate. In the case of a wide field-of-view angle, a scattering film is disposed forward to the polarization plate in the light-incident direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTDInventors: Masayoshi Suzuki, Teruaki Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii
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Patent number: 6822712Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display is such that a transparent substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer placed therebetween, and the transparent substrate is disposed forward to the first substrate in the light-incident direction. A quarter-wavelength plate is disposed in the transparent substrate, and a polarization plate is disposed on the surface at the forward side thereof in the light-incident direction. And, a reflection layer besides acting as a color filter consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal is disposed inside liquid crystal cells of the first substrate. In the case of a wide field-of-view angle, a scattering film is disposed forward to the polarization plate in the light-incident direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2001Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Suzuki, Teruaki Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii
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Publication number: 20040222960Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display is such that a transparent substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer placed therebetween, and the transparent substrate is disposed forward to the first substrate in the light-incident direction. A quarter-wavelength plate is disposed in the transparent substrate, and a polarization plate is disposed on the surface at the forward side thereof in the light-incident direction. And, a reflection layer besides acting as a color filter consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal is disposed inside liquid crystal cells of the first substrate. In the case of a wide field-of-view angle, a scattering film is disposed forward to the polarization plate in the light-incident direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTDInventors: Masayoshi Suzuki, Teruaki Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii
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Publication number: 20040218128Abstract: In an orientation division type liquid crystal display device for widen a viewing angle of a display pixel of an active matrix type liquid crystal color display device having a COT structure, pixel color layers (6B, 6R, 6G) as color filters and pixel electrodes 3 are formed on a substrate on the side of the pixel electrodes and slopes 13 are provided along four side peripheries of each pixel electrode. Liquid crystal molecules 8 between each pixel electrode of the pixel electrode substrate and a common electrode of an opposing substrate are controlled in orientation direction along the slopes to divide it to a plurality of directions to thereby widen a viewing angle of a pixel display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2004Publication date: November 4, 2004Applicant: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Matsuyama, Kiyomi Kawada, Seiji Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hirai, Michiaki Sakamoto, Mamoru Okamoto, Yuji Yamamoto, Toshiya Ishii, Teruaki Suzuki, Ken Sumiyoshi, Masayoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 6812986Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a wide viewing angle and easily manufactured. The liquid crystal display comprises an upper substrate and a lower substrate, and a liquid crystal material disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The liquid crystal display has a conductive protrusion disposed on the surface of the upper substrate opposing to the lower substrate. The conductive protrusion is disposed over a scanning electrode line or a signal electrode line and has the same potential as that of the upper electrode. As another structure, each of pixel electrodes on the lower substrate has a smaller area than that of a common electrode on the upper substrate and is covered by the common electrode, and each of the pixel electrodes comprises an electrode portion having approximately symmetrical shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Ken-Ichi Takatori, Masayoshi Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii, Teruaki Suzuki, Hiroshi Kanoh, Ken Sumiyoshi, Michiaki Sakamoto, Mamoru Okamoto, Yuji Yamamoto, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Kiyomi Kawada, Seiji Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hirai
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Patent number: 6768530Abstract: In an orientation division type liquid crystal display device for widen a viewing angle of a display pixel of an active matrix type liquid crystal color display device having a COT structure, pixel color layers (6B, 6R, 6G) as color filters and pixel electrodes 3 are formed on a substrate on the side of the pixel electrodes and slopes 13 are provided along four side peripheries of each pixel electrode. Liquid crystal molecules 8 between each pixel electrode of the pixel electrode substrate and a common electrode of an opposing substrate are controlled in orientation direction along the slopes to divide it to a plurality of directions to thereby widen a viewing angle of a pixel display.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Matsuyama, Kiyomi Kawada, Seiji Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hirai, Michiaki Sakamoto, Mamoru Okamoto, Yuji Yamamoto, Toshiya Ishii, Teruaki Suzuki, Ken Sumiyoshi, Masayoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 6750934Abstract: A VA (Vertical Aligned) type active-matrix liquid crystal display capable of stabilizing a boundary position between divided areas (alignment areas). The liquid crystal display comprises a TFT (thin film transistor) substrate including a pixel electrode provided for each pixel and a driving element such as a TFT provided for each pixel electrode, an opposite substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate and including an opposite electrode, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate. Each pixel electrode has a recess in groove shape formed therein. The pixel electrode preferably has a generally rectangular shape. The recess is provided such that it extends from one of a pair of opposite sides of the pixel electrode to the other to divide the pixel electrode into two parts.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2000Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Michiaki Sakamoto, Yuji Yamamoto, Mamoru Okamoto, Masayoshi Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii, Teruaki Suzuki, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Kiyomi Kawada, Seiji Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hirai
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Publication number: 20040070714Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes (a) a first substrate including a first area in which an incident light is reflected and a second area through which a light passes, and further including a pixel electrode covering the first and second areas therewith, (b) a second substrate including at least an opposing electrode, (c) a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates and including liquid crystal molecules each having a major axis aligned perpendicularly to the first and second substrates when no electric field is applied thereto, and (d) a first alignment-controller for controlling alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, the first alignment-controller being arranged at a boundary of the first and second areas or in the vicinity of the boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Toshiya Ishii, Michiaki Sakamoto, Kiyomi Hayakawa
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Patent number: 6650390Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel comprises a TFT substrate unit having a thin film transistor (TFT), a control electrode connected to the TFT, a flattening film covering the control electrode, and a pixel electrode having a cross slit and formed on the flattening film and insulated from the control electrode. An opposite substrate unit has an opposite electrode facing the pixel electrode at a predetermined position. A liquid crystal layer disposed between the TFT substrate unit and the opposite substrate includes liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric aeolotropy. When voltage is supplied between the control electrode and the opposite electrode, an electric field is generated between them. The electric field divides the liquid crystal layer into four domains in each pixel according to the cross slit formed in the pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michiaki Sakamoto, Teruaki Suzuki, Mamoru Okamoto, Masayoshi Suzuki, Toshiya Ishii, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Kiyomi Kawada, Seiji Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hirai, Yuji Yamamoto