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).
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Patent number: 12147110Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2024Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Koichi Igeta
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Patent number: 11630351Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Nobuko Fukuoka, Kentaro Okuyama
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Publication number: 20210103168Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Nobuko Fukuoka, Kentaro Okuyama
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Patent number: 10823992Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
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Publication number: 20200012133Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Kazuhiko YANAGAWA, Yasushi IWAKABE, Yoshiaki NAKAYOSHI, Masatoshi WAKAGI
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Patent number: 10466519Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: Japan Dlsplay Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
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Publication number: 20190049799Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasushi IWAKABE, Yuji MAEDE, Jin HIROSAWA
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Publication number: 20180252953Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
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Publication number: 20180252970Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasushi IWAKABE, Jin HIROSAWA, Koichi IGETA
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Patent number: 10018859Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignees: Japan DIsplay Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
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Publication number: 20170269414Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Kazuhiko YANAGAWA, Yasushi IWAKABE, Yoshiaki NAKAYOSHI, Masatoshi WAKAGI
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Patent number: 9715132Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
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Patent number: 9097922Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
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Publication number: 20150131014Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Kazuhiko YANAGAWA, Yasushi IWAKABE, Yoshiaki NAKAYOSHI, Masatoshi WAKAGI
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Publication number: 20150077689Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Kazuhiko YANAGAWA, Yasushi IWAKABE, Yoshiaki NAKAYOSHI, Masatoshi WAKAGI
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Patent number: 8885137Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masatoshi Wakagi
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Publication number: 20120120361Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Yasushi Iwakabe, Yoshiald Nakayoshi, Masatoshl Wakagi
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Patent number: 8059245Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Masuyuki Ohta, Shigeru Matsuyama, Hitoshi Oaku, Katsumi Kondo
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Publication number: 20110019116Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Masuyuki Ohta, Shigeru Matsuyama, Hitoshi Oaku, Katsumi Kondo
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Patent number: 7826022Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Iwakabe, Masuyuki Ohta, Shigeru Matsuyama, Hitoshi Oaku, Katsumi Kondo