Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Nakayoshi
Yoshiaki Nakayoshi 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: 8493522Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Patent number: 8421943Abstract: A display device including a thin film transistor having a semiconductor layer comprising an i-type semiconductor and an impurity doped semiconductor laminated over a first insulating film, a first electrode formed over the semiconductor layer, and a second electrode formed by a part of a data line. A second insulating film is formed over the data line and the transistor and a third electrode is formed over the second insulating film and overlapped with a gate line. In a cross section of an end portion of the first electrode in a direction of a length of a channel, the impurity doped semiconductor extends a minimum distance of 0.2 ?m beyond the first electrode in the direction of a length of a channel of the transistor and the i-type semiconductor extends beyond the impurity doped semiconductor in the direction of a length of a channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Masahiro Tanaka, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Nobuyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 8345205Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, the first substrate having a plurality of drain signal lines and a plurality of gate signal lines, and a plurality of pixel regions defined by the drain signal lines and the gate signal lines. The pixel regions include a first electrode having a plurality of linear shapes, a second electrode having a planer shape, the second electrode being overlapped with the first electrode through an insulation film, and a thin film transistor having a video signal supplied thereto from the drain signal line. The first electrode is connected with the thin film transistor so that an electric potential of the video signal is supplied thereto, and a standard electric potential is supplied to the second electrode. A third electrode is arranged between the drain signal line and the liquid crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Makoto Yoneya, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Junichi Hirakata, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi
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Patent number: 8310641Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Publication number: 20120281160Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, the first substrate having a plurality of drain signal lines and a plurality of gate signal lines, and a plurality of pixel regions defined by the drain signal lines and the gate signal lines. The pixel regions include a first electrode formed of a transparent conducting layer, the first electrode being overlapped with the drain signal line and formed on a plurality of the pixel regions, a second electrode formed of a transparent conducting layer, the second electrode being overlapped with the first electrode, a first insulating layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a second insulating layer formed between the drain signal line and the first electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Makoto Yoneya, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Junichi Hirakata, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi
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Publication number: 20120268683Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, the first substrate having a plurality of drain signal lines and a plurality of gate signal lines, and a plurality of pixel regions defined by the drain signal lines and the gate signal lines. The pixel regions include a first electrode having a plurality of linear shapes, a second electrode having a planer shape, the second electrode being overlapped with the first electrode through an insulation film, and a thin film transistor having a video signal supplied thereto from the drain signal line. The first electrode is connected with the thin film transistor so that an electric potential of the video signal is supplied thereto, and a standard electric potential is supplied to the second electrode. A third electrode is arranged between the drain signal line and the liquid crystal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Makoto Yoneya, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Junichi Hirakata, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi
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Patent number: 8274619Abstract: A display device which can reduce easily the brightness unevenness produced by the insufficient writing of TFT, wherein, the display device having: a display panel which, over a surface of an insulating substrate, includes plural scanning signal lines; plural picture signal lines; plural TFTs; plural pixel electrodes coupled to sources of the TFTs; and a counter electrode, wherein the pixel and counter electrodes are arranged over the same surface of an insulating layer overlying the surface of the insulating substrate, and when a gate insulating film provided at one TFT among the TFTs is thinner than a gate insulating film provided at another TFT among the TFTs, a gap between a pixel electrode coupled to the source of the one TFT and the counter electrode is set to be wider than a gap between a pixel electrode coupled to the source of the another TFT and the counter electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Ohara, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Hiroshi Saito, Jun Ooida
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Patent number: 8248548Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Patent number: 8248549Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Patent number: 8223306Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixel regions each of which is surrounded by a pair of gate signal lines and a pair of the drain signal lines. Each of the pixel regions includes a first electrode and a second electrode formed on one substrate and each of the pixel regions is constituted of a first region and a second region which are arranged in a direction in which the pair of the drain signal lines extend. In the pixel region, the first electrode is formed in a planar shape and below an insulation film, and the second electrode has a plurality of linear parts which extend linearly and are arranged with respect to each other and is formed above the insulation film.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Takahiro Ochiai, Hirotaka Imayama
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Patent number: 8218118Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates opposed to each other with liquid crystal therebetween, the first substrate having a plurality of drain signal lines and gate signal lines, and a plurality of pixel regions defined by the drain signal lines and the gate signal lines. The pixel region has a first electrode formed of a transparent conducting layer having a plurality of slits, a second electrode formed of a transparent conducting layer, and an insulating layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode is overlapped with a plurality of the slits of the first electrode in the pixel region, the first electrode is overlapped with the drain signal line and the gate signal line, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is formed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer in the pixel region.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Makoto Yoneya, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Junichi Hirakata, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi
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Patent number: 8218119Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a pair of transparent substrates opposed to each other with liquid crystal therebetween, one of the pair of transparent substrates having a plurality of drain signal lines and a plurality of gate signal lines, and a plurality of pixel regions defined by the drain signal lines and the gate signal lines. The pixel region has a TFT element, a first electrode formed of a transparent electrode having a plurality of slits, a connection area that connects the first electrode to the TFT element, and a second electrode formed of a transparent electrode. The second electrode is disposed between the first electrode and the one of the pair of transparent substrates, the second electrode is connected with the second electrode of an adjacent pixel region, and the connected second electrode is arranged at a position overlapping with the gate signal line.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Makoto Yoneya, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Junichi Hirakata, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi
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Patent number: 8203661Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Publication number: 20120140137Abstract: A display device including a thin film transistor having a semiconductor layer comprising an i-type semiconductor and an impurity doped semiconductor laminated over a first insulating film, a first electrode formed over the semiconductor layer, and a second electrode formed by a part of a data line. A second insulating film is formed over the data line and the transistor and a third electrode is formed over the second insulating film and overlapped with a gate line. In a cross section of an end portion of the first electrode in a direction of a length of a channel, the impurity doped semiconductor extends a minimum distance of 0.2 ?m beyond the first electrode in the direction of a length of a channel of the transistor and the i-type semiconductor extends beyond the impurity doped semiconductor in the direction of a length of a channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Masahiro Tanaka, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Nobuyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20120133875Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicants: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Publication number: 20120127410Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicants: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Publication number: 20120127388Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicants: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Patent number: 8144297Abstract: A display device includes a pair of substrates with liquid crystal therebetween, and a plurality of pixel regions provided on one substrate. Each pixel region is constituted of one and another region including a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a counter electrode. In the one region, the counter electrode extends substantially planar at a center except at a periphery of the one region, and the pixel electrode is constituted of a first group of electrodes which extend in one direction and arranged in parallel at a first distance. In the another region the counter electrode is constituted of a group of electrodes which extend in one direction and arranged in parallel in a direction which intersects the one direction in the another region, and the pixel electrode is constituted of a second group of electrodes which extend in the one direction and arranged in parallel at a second distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Takahiro Ochiai, Hirotaka Imayama
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Patent number: 8139194Abstract: In a display device of built-in driver circuit type including a non-rectangular image display area, the frame area surrounding the display area is reduced and the wiring delay is reduced. The image display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an orthogonal matrix form, a plurality of scanning wiring lines connected to the plural pixels, a plurality of signal wiring lines connected to the plural pixels, the signal wiring lines being disposed to construct an orthogonal matrix form with the plural scanning wiring lines; signal wiring internal circuits for driving the plural signal wiring lines, and an image display area including a plurality of pixels, the image display area having a non-rectangular outer contour. The signal wiring internal circuits are separated from each other in an extending direction of the signal wiring lines in a unit of length of the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Display, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsunenori Yamamoto, Ken Ohara, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Susumu Edo, Hiroshi Saito
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Patent number: 8107028Abstract: A display device having a plurality of thin film transistors having a semiconductor layer comprising an i-type semiconductor and an impurity doped semiconductor laminated over a first insulating film, a first electrode formed over the semiconductor layer, and a second electrode formed by a part of a corresponding one of the plurality of data lines. In a cross section of an end portion of the first electrode in a direction of a length of a channel of the plurality of thin film transistors, the impurity doped semiconductor is configured to extend a minimum distance of 0.2 ?m beyond the first electrode in the direction of a length of a channel of the plurality of thin film transistors in order to prevent overhanging of the first electrode beyond the impurity doped semiconductor in the direction of a length of a channel of the plurality of thin film transistors.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Masahiro Tanaka, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Nobuyuki Suzuki