Patents by Inventor Yasuo Imanishi

Yasuo Imanishi 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: 20240128187
    Abstract: An isolation region separates a first circuit region and a second circuit region. A signal conveyance element is an element to convey a signal from the first circuit region to the second circuit region and includes at least one primary coil and two secondary coils. The at least one primary coil has opposite ends electrically connected to the first circuit region and is disposed in the isolation region. The two secondary coils each have opposite ends electrically connected to the second circuit region, are arranged to be magnetically coupled to the at least one primary coil, and are arranged in the isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu YOSHINO, Motoki IMANISHI, Yasuo YAMAGUCHI, Toshihiro IMASAKA, Yohei TORII
  • Patent number: 11409165
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate formed with an alignment film on a pixel; a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate and formed with an alignment film on a top surface on the TFT substrate side; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. In the liquid crystal display device, the alignment film is configured of a first alignment film layer contacting the liquid crystal layer and having at least one kind of polyimide and a second alignment film layer formed below the first alignment film layer and having at least one kind of polyimide, the first alignment film layer is a material that is enabled to provide liquid crystal alignment regulating force by applying polarized light, and the first alignment film layer and the second alignment film layer contain a common polyimide structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuo Imanishi
  • Publication number: 20200348570
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate formed with an alignment film on a pixel; a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate and formed with an alignment film on a top surface on the TFT substrate side; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. In the liquid crystal display device, the alignment film is configured of a first alignment film layer contacting the liquid crystal layer and having at least one kind of polyimide and a second alignment film layer formed below the first alignment film layer and having at least one kind of polyimide, the first alignment film layer is a material that is enabled to provide liquid crystal alignment regulating force by applying polarized light, and the first alignment film layer and the second alignment film layer contain a common polyimide structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Yasuo IMANISHI
  • Patent number: 10761376
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate formed with an alignment film on a pixel; a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate and formed with an alignment film on a top surface on the TFT substrate side; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. In the liquid crystal display device, the alignment film is configured of a first alignment film layer contacting the liquid crystal layer and having at least one kind of polyimide and a second alignment film layer formed below the first alignment film layer and having at least one kind of polyimide, the first alignment film layer is a material that is enabled to provide liquid crystal alignment regulating force by applying polarized light, and the first alignment film layer and the second alignment film layer contain a common polyimide structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuo Imanishi
  • Publication number: 20190137830
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate formed with an alignment film on a pixel; a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate and formed with an alignment film on a top surface on the TFT substrate side; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. In the liquid crystal display device, the alignment film is configured of a first alignment film layer contacting the liquid crystal layer and having at least one kind of polyimide and a second alignment film layer formed below the first alignment film layer and having at least one kind of polyimide, the first alignment film layer is a material that is enabled to provide liquid crystal alignment regulating force by applying polarized light, and the first alignment film layer and the second alignment film layer contain a common polyimide structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Yasuo IMANISHI
  • Patent number: 10281771
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device having an alignment film subjected to an optical alignment process, the frame area can be reduced while maintaining the reliability of the sealing portion. To achieve this, in the display area, the alignment process is performed with UV light on the alignment film, to form an area in which the alignment film is not formed in the opposing first and second sides, and to form an area in which the amount of UV light irradiation on the alignment film is one fourth or less of the display area in the opposing third and fourth sides. In the first and second sides, the sealing material overlaps the area in which the alignment film is not formed. In the third and fourth sides, the sealing material overlaps the area in which the amount of UV light irradiation is one fourth or less of the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu, Takenori Hirota, Yosuke Hyodo, Yasuo Imanishi, Yasushi Tomioka
  • Patent number: 10197862
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate formed with an alignment film on a pixel; a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate and formed with an alignment film on a top surface on the TFT substrate side; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. In the liquid crystal display device, the alignment film is configured of a first alignment film layer contacting the liquid crystal layer and having at least one kind of polyimide and a second alignment film layer formed below the first alignment film layer and having at least one kind of polyimide, the first alignment film layer is a material that is enabled to provide liquid crystal alignment regulating force by applying polarized light, and the first alignment film layer and the second alignment film layer contain a common polyimide structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuo Imanishi
  • Publication number: 20180180947
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which even in the case of using a photo-alignment technique, excellent afterimage characteristics can be stably obtained. Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a TFT substrate having an alignment film, an opposed substrate which is arranged to face the TFT substrate and on which an alignment film is formed, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the alignment films, wherein the alignment films are materials that can provide a liquid crystal alignment restraining force by irradiating polarized light, and the ratio of oxygen atoms on the surface of the alignment film is higher than that in the alignment film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuo IMANISHI, Yosuke Hyodo, Chikae Matsui, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Patent number: 9927660
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which even in the case of using a photo-alignment technique, excellent afterimage characteristics can be stably obtained. Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a TFT substrate having an alignment film, an opposed substrate which is arranged to face the TFT substrate and on which an alignment film is formed, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the alignment films, wherein the alignment films are materials that can provide a liquid crystal alignment restraining force by irradiating polarized light, and the ratio of oxygen atoms on the surface of the alignment film is higher than that in the alignment film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuo Imanishi, Yosuke Hyodo, Chikae Matsui, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Patent number: 9523897
    Abstract: To take measures against the phenomenon of difficulty for the orientation film material to flow into the through-hole when the diameter of through-holes which connects the pixel electrode and the source electrode becomes small. An interlayer insulating film 109 made of SiN is formed on a counter electrode, and a pixel electrode 110 having a slit 1101 is formed on the interlayer insulating film 109. A through-hole 111 which connects the pixel electrode 110 and the source electrode of a TFT has a large opening on the upper side, a small opening on the lower side, and an inner wall extending between the large opening and the small opening. The pixel electrode 110 covers the through-hole 111 on an inner side of the pixel of the through-hole 111 but does not cover a periphery of the large opening of the through-hole on an outer side of the through-hole 111.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Hyodo, Yasushi Tomioka, Noboru Kunimatsu, Hidehiro Sonoda, Yasuo Imanishi, Takenori Hirota
  • Publication number: 20160357040
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device having an alignment film subjected to an optical alignment process, the frame area can be reduced while maintaining the reliability of the sealing portion. To achieve this, in the display area, the alignment process is performed with UV light on the alignment film, to form an area in which the alignment film is not formed in the opposing first and second sides, and to form an area in which the amount of UV light irradiation on the alignment film is one fourth or less of the display area in the opposing third and fourth sides. In the first and second sides, the sealing material overlaps the area in which the alignment film is not formed. In the third and fourth sides, the sealing material overlaps the area in which the amount of UV light irradiation is one fourth or less of the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hidehiro SONODA, Noboru KUNIMATSU, Takenori HIROTA, Yosuke HYODO, Yasuo IMANISHI, Yasushi TOMIOKA
  • Patent number: 9360709
    Abstract: A TFT substrate and a counter substrate are bonded via a seal material. Alignment films are applied to entire surfaces of the TFT substrate and the counter substrate so as to realize even thickness of the alignment film. This allows a display region to be formed up to the area around the seal material. The alignment film is photo-alignment processed. An organic film formed of the material which is not photo-aligned is interposed between the alignment film and the seal material. High bonding strength between the organic film and the seal material improves reliability of a seal portion as well as reduces a frame region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Noboru Kunimatsu, Yasushi Tomioka, Hidehiro Sonoda, Yosuke Hyodo, Yasuo Imanishi
  • Publication number: 20160103368
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate formed with an alignment film on a pixel; a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate and formed with an alignment film on a top surface on the TFT substrate side; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. In the liquid crystal display device, the alignment film is configured of a first alignment film layer contacting the liquid crystal layer and having at least one kind of polyimide and a second alignment film layer formed below the first alignment film layer and having at least one kind of polyimide, the first alignment film layer is a material that is enabled to provide liquid crystal alignment regulating force by applying polarized light, and the first alignment film layer and the second alignment film layer contain a common polyimide structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Yasuo IMANISHI
  • Publication number: 20160103369
    Abstract: There is provided a high-quality liquid crystal display device that improves viewing angle characteristics and display contrast in low afterglow. A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate having a pixel electrode and a TFT and formed with an alignment film on a pixel; a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate and formed with an alignment film on a topmost surface on the TFT substrate side; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the alignment film of the TFT substrate and the alignment film of the counter substrate. The alignment film is a material that is enabled to provide liquid crystal alignment regulating force by applying polarized light. The topmost surface layer of the photo-alignment film has liquid crystal alignment regulating force, and the photo-alignment film has little optical anisotropy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Yasuo IMANISHI
  • Patent number: 9213202
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate having a plurality of TFTs, a passivation film, and a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a second substrate arranged with a gap with the first substrate. The passivation film has a plurality of contact holes, and the plurality of pixel electrodes are connected to the plurality of TFTs via the plurality of contact holes. The second substrate has a plurality of columnar spacers for ensuring the gap with the first substrate, and a plurality of columnar projections for misalignment prevention formed at positions corresponding to the contact holes. The number of the plurality of columnar projections is less than the number of the plurality of columnar spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Noboru Kunimatsu, Hidehiro Sonoda, Yasuo Imanishi, Koichi Igeta
  • Patent number: 9146426
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the first and second substrates, a pixel electrode and a common electrode which are formed on one of the first and second substrates and which apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of active elements which is connected to the pixel electrode and the common electrode, an alignment film which is disposed on at least one of the first and second substrates and has one surface contacting the liquid crystal layer, and an underlying layer which is disposed on at least one of the first and second substrates and contacts the other surface of the alignment film. The pixel electrode is laminated on the common electrode having a plane shape through an isolation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Imanishi, Masaki Matsumori, Yasushi Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20150146149
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the first and second substrates, a pixel electrode and a common electrode which are formed on one of the first and second substrates and which apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of active elements which is connected to the pixel electrode and the common electrode, an alignment film which is disposed on at least one of the first and second substrates and has one surface contacting the liquid crystal layer, and an underlying layer which is disposed on at least one of the first and second substrates and contacts the other surface of the alignment film. The pixel electrode is laminated on the common electrode having a plane shape through an isolation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuo IMANISHI, Masaki MATSUMORI, Yasushi TOMIOKA
  • Publication number: 20150138476
    Abstract: To take measures against the phenomenon of difficulty for the orientation film material to flow into the through-hole when the diameter of through-holes which connects the pixel electrode and the source electrode becomes small. An interlayer insulating film 109 made of SiN is formed on a counter electrode, and a pixel electrode 110 having a slit 1101 is formed on the interlayer insulating film 109. A through-hole 111 which connects the pixel electrode 110 and the source electrode of a TFT has a large opening on the upper side, a small opening on the lower side, and an inner wall extending between the large opening and the small opening. The pixel electrode 110 covers the through-hole 111 on an inner side of the pixel of the through-hole 111 but does not cover a periphery of the large opening of the through-hole on an outer side of the through-hole 111.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Yosuke HYODO, Yasushi TOMIOKA, Noboru KUNIMATSU, Hidehiro SONODA, Yasuo IMANISHI, Takenori HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20150062519
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including: a first substrate and a second substrate, one of which is transparent; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a group of electrodes for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, which is formed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of active elements connected to the group of electrodes; and an alignment film disposed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the alignment film contains a polyimide and a precursor of the polyimide, each of which is formed from a diamine and an acid anhydride, and the diamine contains a first diamine having an acidic group and a second diamine having a nitrogen atom-containing functional group other than two amino groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Masaki Matsumori, Yasuo Imanishi, Yasushi Tomioka, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Publication number: 20150055070
    Abstract: A TFT substrate and a counter substrate are bonded via a seal material. Alignment films are applied to entire surfaces of the TFT substrate and the counter substrate so as to realize even thickness of the alignment film. This allows a display region to be formed up to the area around the seal material. The alignment film is photo-alignment processed. An organic film formed of the material which is not photo-aligned is interposed between the alignment film and the seal material. High bonding strength between the organic film and the seal material improves reliability of a seal portion as well as reduces a frame region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Noboru KUNIMATSU, Yasushi TOMIOKA, Hidehiro SONODA, Yosuke HYODO, Yasuo IMANISHI