Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Tagawa

Yasuhiro Tagawa 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).

  • Patent number: 8896637
    Abstract: A self-light emitting device panel includes: a pixel array in which pixel trios each including a set of three light emitting devices which emit light of three primary colors respectively are arranged in matrix in a row direction and a column direction; a plurality of column lines extending in the column direction of the pixel array, arranged in a cyclic manner in different proportions according to corresponding colors in the row direction, which are connected to one ends of plural light emitting devices emitting light of corresponding colors in the column of the pixel trios arranged in the same column; and a plurality of row-scanning lines extending in the row direction of the pixel array, arranged so as to be separated between at least two colors, which are connected to the other ends of the light emitting devices emitting light of corresponding colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tagawa, Eizo Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7946723
    Abstract: Disclosed is a backlight device for illuminating a transmissive color liquid crystal display panel from its backside with white light. The backlight device includes, as a light source, a plural number of principal light emitting diode units 21mn, and a plural number of subsidiary light emitting diode units 21mn, where m and n are natural numbers. Each principal light emitting diode unit is made up by a plural number of light emitting diodes (21) arrayed in a string and emits white light of preset chromaticity. Each subsidiary light emitting diode unit is made up by a plural number of light emitting diodes (21) arrayed in a string and emits white light of chromaticity in the vicinity of the preset chromaticity. The number of the subsidiary light emitting diode units is smaller than that of the principal light emitting diode units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Oku, Takeo Arai, Yutaka Ota, Yasuhiro Tagawa
  • Publication number: 20110080434
    Abstract: A self-light emitting device panel includes: a pixel array in which pixel trios each including a set of three light emitting devices which emit light of three primary colors respectively are arranged in matrix in a row direction and a column direction; a plurality of column lines extending in the column direction of the pixel array, arranged in a cyclic manner in different proportions according to corresponding colors in the row direction, which are connected to one ends of plural light emitting devices emitting light of corresponding colors in the column of the pixel trios arranged in the same column; and a plurality of row-scanning lines extending in the row direction of the pixel array, arranged so as to be separated between at least two colors, which are connected to the other ends of the light emitting devices emitting light of corresponding colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tagawa, Eizo Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7808585
    Abstract: A color filter (19) used in a transmissive color liquid crystal display panel of a color liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus. This color filter (19) is constituted by a tristimulus color filter for wavelength-selecting and transmitting red light, green light and blue light. Mixing of blue color and red color is prohibited by not having the transmission wavelength band of the red filter CFR overlaid substantially on the transmission wavelength band of the blue filter CFB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Haga, Koichiro Kakinuma, Takehiro Nakatsue, Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Tagawa, Yutaka Ota, Takashi Oku, Takeo Arai
  • Patent number: 7663714
    Abstract: Disclosed is a backlight device used for a color liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus. The red light, green light and blue light, generated by a light source, made up by a red light emitting diode (21R), a green light emitting diode (21G) and a blue light emitting diode (21B), respectively, are mixed together to generate white light. The red light has a half-value width hwr such that 15 nm?hwr?30 nm, and the green light has a half-value width hwg such that 25 nm?hwg?50 nm. The blue light has a half-value width hwb such that 15 nm?hwb?30 nm. The white light illuminates a transmissive color liquid crystal display panel (10) from its back side. The transmissive color liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter (19) made up by a tristimulus filter for wavelength-selecting and transmitting red light, green light and blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Haga, Koichiro Kakinuma, Takehiro Nakatsue, Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Tagawa, Yutaka Ota, Takashi Oku, Takeo Arai
  • Publication number: 20080285268
    Abstract: Disclosed is a backlight device for illuminating a transmissive color liquid crystal display panel from its backside with white light. The backlight device includes, as a light source, a plural number of principal light emitting diode units 21mn, and a plural number of subsidiary light emitting diode units 21mn, where m and n are natural numbers. Each principal light emitting diode unit is made up by a plural number of light emitting diodes (21) arrayed in a string and emits white light of preset chromaticity. Each subsidiary light emitting diode unit is made up by a plural number of light emitting diodes (21) arrayed in a string and emits white light of chromaticity in the vicinity of the preset chromaticity. The number of the subsidiary light emitting diode units is smaller than that of the principal light emitting diode units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Takashi Oku, Takeo Arai, Yutaka Ota, Yasuhiro Tagawa
  • Publication number: 20080186433
    Abstract: A color filter (19) used in a transmissive color liquid crystal display panel of a color liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus. This color filter (19) is constituted by a tristimulus color filter for wavelength-selecting and transmitting red light, green light and blue light. Mixing of blue color and red color is prohibited by not having the transmission wavelength band of the red filter CFR overlaid substantially on the transmission wavelength band of the blue filter CFB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Shuichi Haga, Koichiro Kakinuma, Takehiro Nakatsue, Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Tagawa, Yutaka Ota, Takashi Oku, Takeo Arai
  • Publication number: 20070182887
    Abstract: Disclosed is a backlight device used for a color liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus. The red light, green light and blue light, generated by a light source, made up by a red light emitting diode (21R), a green light emitting diode (21G) and a blue light emitting diode (21B), respectively, are mixed together to generate white light. The red light has a half-value width hwr such that 15 nm?hwr?30 nm, and the green light has a half-value width hwg such that 25 nm?hwg?50 nm. The blue light has a half-value width hwb such that 15 nm?hwb?30 nm. The white light illuminates a transmissive color liquid crystal display panel (10) from its back side. The transmissive color liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter (19) made up by a tristimulus filter for wavelength-selecting and transmitting red light, green light and blue light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Shuichi Haga, Koichiro Kakinuma, Takehiro Nakatsue, Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Tagawa, Yutaka Ota, Takashi Oku, Takeo Arai
  • Patent number: 7176640
    Abstract: A control device can stably control the quantity of the emitted light of a backlight unit by means of a simple arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Tagawa
  • Publication number: 20060038511
    Abstract: A control device can stably control the quantity of the emitted light of a backlight unit by means of a simple arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Tagawa