Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Kadotani
Tsutomu Kadotani 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: 11579500Abstract: A display device includes a first liquid crystal panel configured to display an image to be seen by the observer, and a second liquid crystal panel laid on the first liquid crystal panel. The second liquid crystal panel includes a black matrix defining pixels, opaque gate lines disposed to be distant from one another in a first direction, and opaque data lines disposed to be distant from one another in a second direction different from the first direction. Lines of the black matrix disposed to be distant from one another in the first direction and the gate lines constitute dark lines disposed at a specified pitch in the first direction. Lines of the black matrix disposed to be distant from one another in the second direction and the data lines constitute dark lines disposed at a specified pitch in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Sasaki, Tsutomu Kadotani, Hidenori Ikeno
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Publication number: 20210200044Abstract: A display device includes a first liquid crystal panel configured to display an image to be seen by the observer, and a second liquid crystal panel laid on the first liquid crystal panel. The second liquid crystal panel includes a black matrix defining pixels, opaque gate lines disposed to be distant from one another in a first direction, and opaque data lines disposed to be distant from one another in a second direction different from the first direction. Lines of the black matrix disposed to be distant from one another in the first direction and the gate lines constitute dark lines disposed at a specified pitch in the first direction. Lines of the black matrix disposed to be distant from one another in the second direction and the data lines constitute dark lines disposed at a specified pitch in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Takeshi SASAKI, Tsutomu KADOTANI, Hidenori IKENO
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Patent number: 8659732Abstract: To provide an active-matrix type liquid crystal display device having a structure in which alignment of flattening films formed in the display region is uniform and fine, which can secure a large storage capacitance with a small area and achieve a high numerical aperture. A recessed region having no flattening film is formed in a part on a source electrode. In the recessed region, a common electrode made with a transparent conductive film covers a source electrode to form a second storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Konno, Shinichi Nishida, Hideki Ito, Takayuki Ishino, Tsutomu Kadotani
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Publication number: 20120113343Abstract: To provide an active-matrix type liquid crystal display device having a structure in which alignment of flattening films formed in the display region is uniform and fine, which can secure a large storage capacitance with a small area and achieve a high numerical aperture. A recessed region having no flattening film is formed in a part on a source electrode. In the recessed region, a common electrode made with a transparent conductive film covers a source electrode to form a second storage capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Takayuki KONNO, Shinichi NISHIDA, Hideki ITO, Takayuki ISHINO, Tsutomu KADOTANI
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Patent number: 7570339Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an active matrix substrate and a counter substrate opposing each other with a gap therebetween defined by a plurality of columnar spacers. The active matrix substrate has a plurality of spacer holes each receiving therein a corresponding one of the columnar spacers, and a plurality of dummy spacer holes aligned with the spacer holes and each receiving therein no columnar spacer.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2005Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Satoshi Inada, Takashi Kamino, Yusuke Nogami
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Patent number: 7567334Abstract: A LCD device prevents image quality degradation caused by the gap non-uniformity in the display region with a simple measure. A TFT substrate and an opposite substrate are coupled to each other with a sealing member in such a way as to form a gap therebetween. A liquid-crystal layer is formed in the gap. Spacers are arranged in the liquid-crystal layer. The TFT substrate has a display region defined to include the pixels and a non-display region formed outside the display region. The non-display region is located between the display region and the sealing member. The spacers are located in a first part of the liquid-crystal layer corresponding to the display region while no spacer being located in a second part of the liquid-crystal layer corresponding to the non-display region. A depression for receiving extra liquid crystal may be additionally formed in the gap.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, LtdInventor: Tsutomu Kadotani
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Patent number: 7423717Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, which uses post-like spacers for eliminating local gap irregularity generation and permitting improvement of black view non-uniform irregularities and lower part gap irregularities, is disclosed. On an array side substrate 201 opposing first group post-like spacers, for each pixel, a step film 100 is formed by adequately combining by one or more floating inorganic film layers (for instance chromium layers 41 and 43, an aluminum layer 42 and am amorphous silicon layer 31). The first gap post-like spacers 304 are each in contact with the step film 100 at all times. The inorganic step film 100 is not formed on each of parts of the array side substrate 201 corresponding to second group port-like spacers 304, respectively, thus providing a gap. The thickness of the step film 100 is preferably set to 2,000 ? to 5,000 ?.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Tsutomu Kadotani
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Patent number: 7104017Abstract: Outer cables disposed in a box girder in the longitudinal direction of a box girder bridge to prestress the box girder each have a transparent sheath made of a transparent polyethylene resin, vinyl chloride resin, polypropylene resin or the like, thereby allowing the grouting condition in the sheath to be inspected reliably and easily. If a colored grout is filled, the filling condition can be inspected even more reliably and easily. In addition, it is possible to readily find a portion left unfilled after the grout has hardened and to refill it for repairing by using openings for injection and ejection made at each side of the void left.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2000Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignees: Anderson Technology Corporation, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Shinko Wire Company, Ltd., Berger/ABAM Engineers, Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Norio Terada, Yoshitaka Nishida, Takashi Takagaki, Toshikazu Minami
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Patent number: 7092049Abstract: An in-plane switching mode LCD device includes a shield common electrode having a protrusion protruding from side edges of a drain line, and a pair of light shield films sandwiching therebetween the drain line and having an overlapping portion overlapping the protrusion. The shield common electrode shields the electric field from the drain line, and the light shield films improve the contrast ratio of the LCD device.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Yusuke Nogami
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Publication number: 20050237470Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, which uses post-like spacers for eliminating local gap irregularity generation and permitting improvement of black view non-uniform irregularities and lower part gap irregularities, is disclosed. On an array side substrate 201 opposing first group post-like spacers, for each pixel, a step film 100 is formed by adequately combining by one or more floating inorganic film layers (for instance chromium layers 41 and 43, an aluminum layer 42 and am amorphous silicon layer 31). The first gap post-like spacers 304 are each in contact with the step film 100 at all times. The inorganic step film 100 is not formed on each of parts of the array side substrate 201 corresponding to second group port-like spacers 304, respectively, thus providing a gap. The thickness of the step film 100 is preferably set to 2,000 ? to 5,000 ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Tsutomu Kadotani
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Publication number: 20050237469Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an active matrix substrate and a counter substrate opposing each other with a gap therebetween defined by a plurality of columnar spacers. The active matrix substrate has a plurality of spacer holes each receiving therein a corresponding one of the columnar spacers, and a plurality of dummy spacer holes aligned with the spacer holes and each receiving therein no columnar spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Satoshi Inada, Takashi Kamino, Yusuke Nogami
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Publication number: 20050210782Abstract: A tensioned end of a prestressed-concrete structure is constructed easily and reliably. A grout can 5 in a tensioned end structure of a prestressed-concrete structure is made of a transparent material, particularly preferably a transparent electrically insulating material, thereby reliably performing grouting while visually observing and checking the filling condition of grout G in the grout can 5 from the outside thereof. A synthetic resin, particularly an ionomer resin, is preferably used as the transparent electrically insulating material constituting the grout can.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2003Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Yoshitaka Nishida, Minoru Uemura, Nobuyuki Hayashi
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Patent number: 6950166Abstract: A LCD device has a black matrix defining a plurality of pixel areas in the LCD device. An interconnect layer formed on a TFT panel includes a first interconnect line passing through the pixel area and a second interconnect line passing outside the pixel area. The first interconnect line is lower in a product of a thickness thereof by a surface reflectance thereof than the second interconnect line.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Tsutomu Kadotani
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Patent number: 6937312Abstract: A black matrix layer 14 is formed on a counter substrate 13 along the direction where a scanning line 2 extends, so that it continuously covers the upper parts of a common electrode line 3a, the scanning line 2, a space between the common electrode line 3a and the scanning line 2, a TFT 5, a space between the scanning line 2 and a common electrode line 3b, and the common electrode line 3b, and in the portion opposed to the signal line, the black matrix layer is eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2003Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Shoichi Kuroha
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Publication number: 20050151920Abstract: A LCD device that receives curing light sufficiently to thereby realize approximately uniform curing of the material of the sealing member without eliminating the conductive light-blocking members. A first substrate has a display area and a peripheral area located to surround the display area. The display area includes pixels arranged regularly. The peripheral area includes a sealing member, wiring lines connected to the pixels, and conductive light-blocking members. A second substrate is coupled with the first substrate. A liquid crystal layer is formed between the first and second substrates. The sealing member is formed to overlap with the wiring lines and the light-blocking members in such a way that a non-overlapping area of the sealing member with the wiring lines and the light-blocking members is equal to 25% per unit area of the sealing ember or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2005Publication date: July 14, 2005Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Tsutomu Kadotani, Takeshi Sasaki, Kimikazu Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20050108981Abstract: In the present invention, testing is performed by injecting grout (G) into a full-scale specimen comprising a cable that is fabricated at a place other than a construction site. The cable has a sheath made of a transparent material and has the same three-dimensional configuration as that of an internal cable (2°) at the construction site. Alternatively, grout (G) is injected into a partial specimen comprising a lengthwise part of the cable where an air trap is likely to occur. The testing is performed under a plurality of different testing conditions. The best grouting conditions are selected from testing results and applied to grouting actually carried out at the construction site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Hidetoshi Miyauchi, Hiroshi Muguruma, Yusuke Kumamoto, Shin Narui, Yoshitaka Nishida, Motoo Shimizu
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Patent number: 6882398Abstract: A LCD device that receives curing light sufficiently to thereby realize approximately uniform curing of the material of the sealing member without eliminating the conductive light-blocking members. A first substrate has a display area and a peripheral area located to surround the display area. The display area includes pixels arranged regularly. The peripheral area includes a sealing member, wiring lines connected to the pixels, and conductive light-blocking members. A second substrate is coupled with the first substrate. A liquid crystal layer is formed between the first and second substrates. The sealing member is formed to overlap with the wiring lines and the light-blocking members in such a way that a non-overlapping area of the sealing member with the wiring lines and the light-blocking members is equal to 25% per unit area of the sealing member or greater.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Tsutomu Kadotani, Takeshi Sasaki, Kimikazu Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20040212761Abstract: An in-plane switching mode LCD device includes a shield common electrode having a protrusion protruding from side edges of a drain line, and a pair of light shield films sandwiching therebetween the drain line and having an overlapping portion overlapping the protrusion. The shield common electrode shields the electric field from the drain line, and the light shield films improve the contrast ratio of the LCD device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTDInventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Yusuke Nogami
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Patent number: 6806427Abstract: A cable protecting tube having high transparency and allowing the filling condition of mortar therein to be visually observed from the outside as well as exhibiting high pressure resistance is provided. A cable protecting tube for accommodating a cable and for filling with mortar includes a protecting tube (1) having smooth inner and outer surfaces formed from an ionomer resin excellent in transparency, and a spiral or mesh-shaped reinforcing member (2) for reinforcing the protecting tube. The reinforcing member (2) may be buried in the protecting tube (1). The protecting tube (1) is not limited to the smooth-walled tube but may be a spirally corrugated tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignees: Anderson Technology Corporation, Shinko Wire Company, Tigers Polymer CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Kadotani, Toshikazu Minami, Shoji Shirahama, Tetsuya Inagake, Seishi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20040057004Abstract: A LCD device has a black matrix defining a plurality of pixel areas in the LCD device. An interconnect layer formed on a TFT panel includes a first interconnect line passing through the pixel area and a second interconnect line passing outside the pixel area. The first interconnect line is lower in a product of a thickness thereof by a surface reflectance thereof than the second interconnect line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventor: Tsutomu Kadotani