Patents by Inventor Yoichiro Eshita
Yoichiro Eshita 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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Publication number: 20230335021Abstract: A display device includes a first rotation member configured to rotate, a second rotation member configured to rotate, the second rotation member being spaced apart from the first rotation member, a conveyance member that is extended between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, is configured to be conveyed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member in accordance with respective rotations of the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and has an inner surface and an outer surface, an abutting movement member that is disposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and is configured to move to cause the conveyance member to be partially pushed up while being abutted against the inner surface, and a display member having flexibility that is attached to the outer surface, and displays an image using an organic light emitting phenomenon.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yohei Azuma, Yoichiro Eshita
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Patent number: 11721247Abstract: A display device includes a first rotation member configured to rotate, a second rotation member configured to rotate, the second rotation member being spaced apart from the first rotation member, a conveyance member that is extended between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, is configured to be conveyed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member in accordance with respective rotations of the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and has an inner surface and an outer surface, an abutting movement member that is disposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and is configured to move to cause the conveyance member to be partially pushed up while being abutted against the inner surface, and a display member having flexibility that is attached to the outer surface, and displays an image using an organic light emitting phenomenon.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Inventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yohei Azuma, Yoichiro Eshita
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Patent number: 11372268Abstract: There is provided a display unit that is able to provide an indoor environment comfortable to a user. This display unit includes a frame member and a flexible display. The frame member is disposed, in a structure including a daylighting section that lets light through, around the daylighting section and includes a winder including a rotary shaft. The flexible display includes a dimming layer and a display device layer including a light-emitting layer disposed on the dimming layer, and is windable with rotation of the rotary shaft provided in the winder of the frame member and drawable from the winder.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Inventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yohei Azuma, Yoichiro Eshita, Hayato Niwa
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Publication number: 20220180779Abstract: A display device includes a first rotation member configured to rotate, a second rotation member configured to rotate, the second rotation member being spaced apart from the first rotation member, a conveyance member that is extended between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, is configured to be conveyed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member in accordance with respective rotations of the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and has an inner surface and an outer surface, an abutting movement member that is disposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and is configured to move to cause the conveyance member to be partially pushed up while being abutted against the inner surface, and a display member having flexibility that is attached to the outer surface, and displays an image using an organic light emitting phenomenon.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yohei Azuma, Yoichiro Eshita
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Patent number: 11335218Abstract: A display device includes a first rotation member configured to rotate, a second rotation member configured to rotate, the second rotation member being spaced apart from the first rotation member, a conveyance member that is extended between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, is configured to be conveyed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member in accordance with respective rotations of the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and has an inner surface and an outer surface, an abutting movement member that is disposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and is configured to move to cause the conveyance member to be partially pushed up while being abutted against the inner surface, and a display member having flexibility that is attached to the outer surface, and displays an image using an organic light emitting phenomenon.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Inventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yohei Azuma, Yoichiro Eshita
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Patent number: 11335880Abstract: A display includes a display section including a flexible base and an image display layer that is supported by the flexible base and displays an image by utilizing an organic light-emitting phenomenon, in which the display section has a display surface on which the image is to be displayed, a back surface located opposite to the display surface, and a side surface located between the display surface and the back surface and coupled to each of the display surface and the back surface, and a protector provided along at least a portion of the side surface of the display section. The protector includes a metal layer and covers a region extending from a portion of the display surface through the side surface to a portion of the back surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Inventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yoichiro Eshita, Yohei Azuma, Hayato Niwa
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Publication number: 20210119174Abstract: A display includes a display section including a flexible base and an image display layer that is supported by the flexible base and displays an image by utilizing an organic light-emitting phenomenon, in which the display section has a display surface on which the image is to be displayed, a back surface located opposite to the display surface, and a side surface located between the display surface and the back surface and coupled to each of the display surface and the back surface, and a protector provided along at least a portion of the side surface of the display section. The protector includes a metal layer and covers a region extending from a portion of the display surface through the side surface to a portion of the back surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yoichiro Eshita, Yohei Azuma, Hayato Niwa
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Publication number: 20200386380Abstract: There is provided a display unit that is able to provide an indoor environment comfortable to a user. This display unit includes a frame member and a flexible display. The frame member is disposed, in a structure including a daylighting section that lets light through, around the daylighting section and includes a winder including a rotary shaft. The flexible display includes a dimming layer and a display device layer including a light-emitting layer disposed on the dimming layer, and is windable with rotation of the rotary shaft provided in the winder of the frame member and drawable from the winder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yohei Azuma, Yoichiro Eshita, Hayato Niwa
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Publication number: 20200320907Abstract: A display device includes a first rotation member configured to rotate, a second rotation member configured to rotate, the second rotation member being spaced apart from the first rotation member, a conveyance member that is extended between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, is configured to be conveyed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member in accordance with respective rotations of the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and has an inner surface and an outer surface, an abutting movement member that is disposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, and is configured to move to cause the conveyance member to be partially pushed up while being abutted against the inner surface, and a display member having flexibility that is attached to the outer surface, and displays an image using an organic light emitting phenomenon.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Yoshinori Tachikawa, Yohei Azuma, Yoichiro Eshita
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Patent number: 8879244Abstract: A display device includes: a front plate having a transparent board and a mounting frame, the mounting frame having a bottom attached to a back face of the transparent board and a side perpendicular to the bottom, the front plate having a long hole in the side; a display panel disposed on a back face side of the front plate; and a mounting member having a fixed section fixed to a back face of the display panel and a locking section extending from the fixed section and loosely inserted into the long hole of the mounting frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Yoshimatsu, Yoichiro Eshita, Takuya Toriumi, Tatsuya Sakata
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Publication number: 20120026658Abstract: A display device includes: a front plate having a transparent board and a mounting frame, the mounting frame having a bottom attached to a back face of the transparent board and a side perpendicular to the bottom, the front plate having a long hole in the side; a display panel disposed on a back face side of the front plate; and a mounting member having a fixed section fixed to a back face of the display panel and a locking section extending from the fixed section and loosely inserted into the long hole of the mounting frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Yoshimatsu, Yoichiro Eshita, Takuya Toriumi, Tatsuya Sakata