Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Imajo

Yoshihiro Imajo 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: 7817125
    Abstract: In a display device in which each pixel includes a thin film transistor which is turned on in response to a scanning signal from a gate signal line, and an electrode to which a video signal from a drain signal line is supplied through the thin film transistor, the scanning signal allows a voltage level thereof which turns on the thin film transistor to have a valley portion which decreases the voltage level in a midst portion thereof, and the decreased voltage level of the valley portion is set to a value which is equal to or more than a voltage level which turns off the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kikuo Ono, Yoshihiro Imajo
  • Publication number: 20100165249
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a direct backlight which uses a high-bright light source achieves both of a high efficiency and thin uniformity. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit which is arranged on a side of the liquid crystal panel opposite to a display screen of the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit includes a housing, a plurality of light sources arranged in the inside of the housing, and a diffusion plate which is arranged between the plurality of light sources and the liquid crystal panel, the diffusion plate includes a plurality of light blocking regions at positions corresponding to the plurality of respective light sources, and the light blocking region at a center portion of the housing and the light blocking region at an edge portion of the housing exhibits transmissivities different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Ikuo Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20100165250
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a direct backlight which uses a high-bright light source achieves both of a high efficiency and thin uniformity. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit which is arranged on a side of the liquid crystal panel opposite to a display screen of the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit includes a housing, a plurality of light sources arranged in the inside of the housing, and a diffusion plate which is arranged between the plurality of light sources and the liquid crystal panel, the diffusion plate includes a plurality of light blocking regions at positions corresponding to the plurality of respective light sources, and the light blocking region at a center portion of the housing and the light blocking region at an edge portion of the housing exhibits transmissivities different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Ikuo Hiyama
  • Patent number: 7705930
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a direct backlight which uses a high-bright light source achieves both of a high efficiency and thin uniformity. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit which is arranged on a side of the liquid crystal panel opposite to a display screen of the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit includes a housing, a plurality of light sources arranged in the inside of the housing, and a diffusion plate which is arranged between the plurality of light sources and the liquid crystal panel, the diffusion plate includes a plurality of light blocking regions at positions corresponding to the plurality of respective light sources, and the light blocking region at a center portion of the housing and the light blocking region at an edge portion of the housing exhibits transmissivities different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., IPS Alpha Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Ikuo Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20100020116
    Abstract: In a display device which displays a black image by periodically inserting a black image, after the display of the black image, a first period in which a video signal different from a video signal for the black image is outputted to video signal lines is made different from a succeeding period in length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Kenta ENDO, Yoshihiro Imajo, Yoshihisa Ooishi, Ikuko Mori, Shisei Katou
  • Patent number: 7602365
    Abstract: In a display device which displays a black image by periodically inserting a black image, after the display of the black image, a first period in which a video signal different from a video signal for the black image is outputted to video signal lines is made different from a succeeding period in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Endo, Yoshihiro Imajo, Yoshihisa Ooishi, Ikuko Mori, Shisei Katou
  • Publication number: 20090251635
    Abstract: In a display device forming a board for mounting a connector which allows inputting of video data thereon and a board for mounting a display control circuit to be connected to the connector thereon on a surface of a display module opposite to an observation side, the board for mounting the connector thereon and the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon are physically separated from each other and, further, an area of the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon is set smaller than an area of the board for mounting the connector thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20090213293
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided with a backlight where there is little inconsistency in the temperature in the fluorescent lamps and which can illuminate the liquid crystal panel well even when the structure is thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Naoki Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Imajo
  • Publication number: 20090195490
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes pixels each having an switching element, drain drivers and gate drivers for operating the switching elements and the pixels, and drain lines and gate lines supplying signals from the drain drivers and the gate drivers to the switching elements being formed on one of a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer. Wiring lines are formed on the one of a pair of substrates for transferring display data signals and a clock signal to the gate drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Tetsuro Izawa, Kimitoshi Ohgiichi, Hiroshi Okawara, Shiro Ueda, Nobuyuki Ishige, Tetsuya Kawamura, Hisashi Ishino, Fumiaki Komori
  • Patent number: 7561241
    Abstract: In a display device forming a board for mounting a connector which allows inputting of video data thereon and a board for mounting a display control circuit to be connected to the connector thereon on a surface of a display module opposite to an observation side, the board for mounting the connector thereon and the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon are physically separated from each other and, further, an area of the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon is set smaller than an area of the board for mounting the connector thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20090091558
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device which displays a black image by periodically inserting the black image, wherein after the display of the black image, a first period in which a video signal different from a video signal for the black image is outputted to video signal lines is made different from a succeeding period in length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Kenta ENDO, Yoshihiro Imajo, Yoshihisa Ooishi, Ikuko Mori, Shisei Katou
  • Patent number: 7492433
    Abstract: In a display device forming a board for mounting a connector which allows inputting of video data thereon and a board for mounting a display control circuit to be connected to the connector thereon on a surface of a display module opposite to an observation side, the board for mounting the connector thereon and the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon are physically separated from each other and, further, an area of the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon is set smaller than an area of the board for mounting the connector thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20080303770
    Abstract: A counter voltage supply circuit has an inverting amplifier that inversely amplified a voltage detected from a specified part of a counter electrode of a liquid crystal display panel and supplies the amplified voltage to a counter voltage supply end of the counter electrode. The inverting amplifier includes an operational amplifier having a feedback resistor connected between an inverting input terminal and an output terminal. The feedback resistor includes a first resistor, and n resistors each of which is connected parallel to the first resistor via a switching element. As the n switching elements are selectively turned on and off by a switching element control circuit in accordance with a scanning position, the resistance value of the feedback resistor is varied and the gain of the operational amplifier is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Ryutaro Oke, Yoshihiro Imajo
  • Patent number: 7453428
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes pixels each having an switching element, drain drivers and gate drivers for operating the switching elements and the pixels, and drain lines and gate lines supplying signals from the drain drivers and the gate drivers to the switching elements being formed on one of a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer. Wiring lines are formed on the one of a pair of substrates for transferring display data signals and a clock signal to the gate drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Tetsuro Izawa, Kimitoshi Ohgiichi, Hiroshi Okawara, Shiro Ueda, Nobuyuki Ishige, Tetsuya Kawamura, Hisashi Ishino, Fumiaki Komori
  • Publication number: 20080212011
    Abstract: In a display device forming a board for mounting a connector which allows inputting of video data thereon and a board for mounting a display control circuit to be connected to the connector thereon on a surface of a display module opposite to an observation side, the board for mounting the connector thereon and the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon are physically separated from each other and, further, an area of the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon is set smaller than an area of the board for mounting the connector thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshihiro IMAJO, Kazuhiko YANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20080192420
    Abstract: In a display device forming a board for mounting a connector which allows inputting of video data thereon and a board for mounting a display control circuit to be connected to the connector thereon on a surface of a display module opposite to an observation side, the board for mounting the connector thereon and the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon are physically separated from each other and, further, an area of the board for mounting the display control circuit thereon is set smaller than an area of the board for mounting the connector thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
  • Patent number: 7365725
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, drain signal lines which supply the video signal are arranged to cross gate signal lines which supply the scanning signal and counter voltage signal lines which supply the reference signal. The reference signal is supplied to the pixels for every selected pixel row. Further, the counter voltage signal lines in other pixel rows except for the selected pixel rows are respectively configured to assume a floating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Yoshihiro Imajo, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
  • Patent number: RE41305
    Abstract: Herein disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a data processing device, which can have their frame portions reduced in area to reduce the size and weight by extracting the terminals of video signals to only one side of a liquid crystal display panel and by arranging a video signal line driving circuit substrate to be connected with the terminals, only at one side of the display panel. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a light guide plate, a fluorescent tube, and a lamp reflector. First and second lamp cables of different length are connected to the fluorescent tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hasegawa, Yoshio Toriyama, Naoto Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Yarita, Hironori Kondo, Masahiko Suzuki, Yoshihiro Imajo
  • Patent number: RE41306
    Abstract: Herein disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a data processing device, which can have their frame portions reduced in area to reduce the size and weight by extracting the terminals of video signals to only one side of a liquid crystal display panel and by arranging a video signal line driving circuit substrate to be connected with the terminals, only at one side of the display panel. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a light guide plate, a fluorescent tube, and a lamp reflector. First and second lamp cables of different length are connected to the fluorescent tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hasegawa, Yoshio Toriyama, Naoto Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Yarita, Hironori Kondo, Masahiko Suzuki, Yoshihiro Imajo
  • Patent number: RE41732
    Abstract: Herein disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a data processing device, which can have their frame portions reduced in area to reduce the size and weight by extracting the terminals of video signals to only one side of a liquid crystal display panel and by arranging a video signal line driving circuit substrate to be connected with the terminals, only at one side of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koaru Hasegawa, Yoshio Toriyama, Naoto Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Yarita, Hironori Kondo, Masahiko Suzuki, Yoshihiro Imajo