Patents by Inventor Yasushi Iwakabe

Yasushi Iwakabe 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: 12147110
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel, and a first light source, and the first display panel and the second display panel are disposed in contact with each other, the first polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is provided between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, the second polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is provided between the third alignment film and the fourth alignment film, a first thickness between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, and a second thickness between the third alignment film and the fourth alignment film are each 2 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Koichi Igeta
  • Patent number: 11630351
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel according to one embodiment includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a sealing member bonding the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate by the sealing member. The sealing member includes a ten-hour half-life temperature of 95° C. or lower and an acrylic resin. The liquid crystal layer includes a macromolecular compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Nobuko Fukuoka, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20210103168
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel according to one embodiment includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a sealing member bonding the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate by the sealing member. The sealing member includes a ten-hour half-life temperature of 95° C. or lower and an acrylic resin. The liquid crystal layer includes a macromolecular compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Nobuko Fukuoka, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 10823992
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
  • Publication number: 20200012133
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YANAGAWA, Yasushi IWAKABE, Yoshiaki NAKAYOSHI, Masatoshi WAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10466519
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: Japan Dlsplay Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
  • Publication number: 20190049799
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device comprises first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer between the substrates. The first substrate includes scanning lines, video lines, a sub-pixel area, a pixel electrode in the sub-pixel area, and a common electrode which generates an electric field between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The sub-pixel area has a width of 13 ?m or less. A gap d between the first substrate and the second substrate is 2.5 ?m or less. A liquid crystal material contained in the liquid crystal layer has a refractive anisotropy ?n of 0.1 or more. A product ?nd of the gap d and the refractive anisotropy ?n is 0.20 ?m or more and 0.31 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi IWAKABE, Yuji MAEDE, Jin HIROSAWA
  • Publication number: 20180252953
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
  • Publication number: 20180252970
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light shielding film; a plurality of image lines and a plurality of scanning lines present on an insulating base material; a pixel electrode and a common electrode present in a sub-pixel area surrounded by the plural image lines and the plural scanning lines in a plan view; and a liquid crystal layer driven by an electric field generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. A shape of the pixel electrode in a light transmission area surrounded by the light shielding film is a linear shape having no bending portion. The common electrode is overlapped on the plural image lines and the plural scanning lines, and has an opening overlapped on the pixel electrode. Further, each liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal layer has a positive dielectric constant. The sub-pixel area has a width of 13 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi IWAKABE, Jin HIROSAWA, Koichi IGETA
  • Patent number: 10018859
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: Japan DIsplay Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
  • Publication number: 20170269414
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YANAGAWA, Yasushi IWAKABE, Yoshiaki NAKAYOSHI, Masatoshi WAKAGI
  • Patent number: 9715132
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
  • Patent number: 9097922
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
  • Publication number: 20150131014
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YANAGAWA, Yasushi IWAKABE, Yoshiaki NAKAYOSHI, Masatoshi WAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20150077689
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YANAGAWA, Yasushi IWAKABE, Yoshiaki NAKAYOSHI, Masatoshi WAKAGI
  • Patent number: 8885137
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
  • Publication number: 20120120361
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiald Nakayoshi, Masatoshl Wakagi
  • Patent number: 8059245
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Masuyuki Ohta, Shigeru Matsuyama, Hitoshi Oaku, Katsumi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20110019116
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Masuyuki Ohta, Shigeru Matsuyama, Hitoshi Oaku, Katsumi Kondo
  • Patent number: 7826022
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Masuyuki Ohta, Shigeru Matsuyama, Hitoshi Oaku, Katsumi Kondo