Patents by Inventor Yohji Inui
Yohji Inui 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: 12360417Abstract: A liquid crystal module comprises: a lens unit including at least a first lens; a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight unit, all of which are provided in a stated order, wherein the backlight unit includes: a light-guide plate; and a first light source opposite a first side face of the light-guide plate, and the light-guide plate has: the first side face; and a light-exiting face through which light incident on the first side face is discharged toward the liquid crystal panel, the light-guide plate further having a curved face portion in a cross-section in a first direction that is perpendicular to the first side face and the light-exiting face.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2024Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Junki Nakajima, Yohji Inui, Takafumi Tobi, Katsutoshi Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20250102856Abstract: A liquid crystal module comprises: a lens unit including at least a first lens; a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight unit, all of which are provided in a stated order, wherein the backlight unit includes: a light-guide plate; and a first light source opposite a first side face of the light-guide plate, and the light-guide plate has: the first side face; and a light-exiting face through which light incident on the first side face is discharged toward the liquid crystal panel, the light-guide plate further having a curved face portion in a cross-section in a first direction that is perpendicular to the first side face and the light-exiting face.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Junki NAKAJIMA, Yohji INUI, Takafumi TOBI, Katsutoshi KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 11942056Abstract: A display device includes a lighting device, a display panel, a memory, and a correction circuit. The lighting device includes a light exit area defined into light exit sections corresponding to light sources. The display panel includes a display area disposed opposite the light exit area and including pixels. The memory stores data of pixel matrix linked to the display sections. The memory stores position data of the pixels that are not disposed opposite the corresponding light exit sections and deviation data when a position error is caused between the light exit area and the display area. The correction circuit is configured to determine whether the memory stores the position data of the pixels and link new pixel matrix units to the corresponding display sections based on the deviation data if a determination result is affirmative.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Shinji Tomokawa, Yasutomo Nishihara, Yohji Inui, Kohichi Ohhara, Katsutoshi Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20230096847Abstract: A display device includes a lighting device, a display panel, a memory, and a correction circuit. The lighting device includes a light exit area defined into light exit sections corresponding to light sources. The display panel includes a display area opposed to the light exit area and including pixels. The display area includes display sections to be opposed to the light exit sections. The memory stores data of pixel matrix linked to the display sections. The memory stores position data of the pixels that are not opposed to the corresponding light exit sections and deviation data when a position error is caused between the light exit area and the display area. The correction circuit is configured to determine whether the memory stores the position data of the pixels and link new pixel matrix units to the corresponding display sections based on the deviation data if determination result is affirmative.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Shinji TOMOKAWA, Yasutomo NISHIHARA, Yohji INUI, Kohichi OHHARA, Katsutoshi KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 10969621Abstract: A display assembly used for a display device includes a substrate, a protective member, and a first polarizing plate. The protective member is configured to protect the substrate. The first polarizing plate is disposed between the substrate and the protective member and configured to add a polarizing effect. The first polarizing plate has a first through hole through which light passes toward a back side of the display assembly. At least one of the substrate and the protective member includes a protruding portion having light transmissivity and protruding toward the first through hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yohji Inui
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Patent number: 10962704Abstract: A display device includes: a light source; a light guide plate having a light input end face that is at least a portion of an outer peripheral end surface and a light-exit surface that is one of two plate surfaces of the light guide plate and through which the light exits the light guide plate; a display panel including two substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer therebetween and configured to display an image by using light from the light-exit surface; a first display section included in the display panel and located relatively away from the light source and in which the liquid crystal layer has a relatively large thickness; and a second display section included in the display panel and located relatively near the light source and in which at least a portion of the liquid crystal layer has a relatively small thickness.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yohji Inui, Hiromi Enomoto
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Publication number: 20200241358Abstract: A display assembly used for a display device includes a substrate, a protective member, and a first polarizing plate. The protective member is configured to protect the substrate. The first polarizing plate is disposed between the substrate and the protective member and configured to add a polarizing effect. The first polarizing plate has a first through hole through which light passes toward a back side of the display assembly. At least one of the substrate and the protective member includes a protruding portion having light transmissivity and protruding toward the first through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventor: YOHJI INUI
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Publication number: 20200124785Abstract: A display device includes: a light source; a light guide plate having a light input end face that is at least a portion of an outer peripheral end surface and a light-exit surface that is one of two plate surfaces of the light guide plate and through which the light exits the light guide plate; a display panel including two substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer therebetween and configured to display an image by using light from the light-exit surface; a first display section included in the display panel and located relatively away from the light source and in which the liquid crystal layer has a relatively large thickness; and a second display section included in the display panel and located relatively near the light source and in which at least a portion of the liquid crystal layer has a relatively small thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: YOHJI INUI, HIROMI ENOMOTO
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Publication number: 20020197480Abstract: A gas-barrier material comprising polyvinyl alcohol type resin, silicon alkoxide hydrolyzate and polyethylene oxide is provided. As a gas-barrier film prepared by laminating a gas-barrier layer comprising said gas-barrier material on a thermoplastic resin film and a gas-barrier film prepared by laminating a gas-barrier layer comprising said gas-barrier material on one surface of a thermoplastic resin film and by laminating a sealing layer on the surface of the gas-barrier layer at the opposite side to the surface on which the thermoplastic resin film is laminated are excellent in film appearance and show excellent gas-barrier properties even under high humidity, they can be used favorably as film for wrapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventors: Hideki Umekawa, Yohji Inui