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).

  • Publication number: 20010015709
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display comprising a plurality of pixels each of which has an switching element, a plurality of drain drivers and gate drivers for operating the switching elements and the pixels, and a plurality of 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, the present invention provides wiring lines formed on the one of a pair of substrates for transferring display data signals and a clock signal between each pair of the plurality of drain drivers adjacent to one another, and provides at least one gate circuit for at least one of the plurality of drain drivers which is controlled by the clock signal and switches the display data signals and the clock signal either (1) to be acquired by the at least one of the plurality of drain drivers or (2) to be transferred to another of the plurality of drain drivers arranged adjacent to the at least one of the plural
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Tetsuro Izawa, Kimitoshi Ohgiichi, Hiroshi Okawara, Shiro Ueda, Nobuyuki Ishige, Tetsuya Kawamura, Hisashi Ishino, Fumiaki Komori
  • Patent number: 6172661
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel in which pixels are arranged in rows and columns. Each of the pixels includes a pixel electrode, and a thin-film transistor having a gate electrode and a drain electrode. Gate signal lines arranged in the rows are connected to the gate electrodes of the thin-film transistors. Drain signal lines arranged in the columns are connected to the drain electrodes of the thin-film transistors. The liquid crystal display device further includes a gate drive circuit for driving the gate signal lines, and a drain drive circuit for driving the drain signal lines. The drain drive circuit receives a plurality of grey-scale reference voltages from an external circuit, interpolates a plurality of intermediate voltages between each pair of adjacent ones of the grey-scale reference voltages, selects voltages from the grey-scale reference voltages and the intermediate voltages, and applies the selected voltages to the drain signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Hironori Kondo, Kaoru Hasegawa, Youichi Igarashi
  • Patent number: 5946062
    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: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hasegawa, Yoshio Toriyama, Naoto Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Yarita, Hironori Kondo, Masahiko Suzuki, Yoshihiro Imajo
  • Patent number: 5877736
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a drain drive circuit for driving drain signal lines of a liquid crystal display panel. The drain drive circuit receives a plurality of grey-scale reference voltages from an external circuit, interpolates a plurality of intermediate voltages between each pair of adjacent ones of the grey-scale reference voltages, selects voltages from the grey-scale reference voltages and the intermediate voltages, and applies the selected voltages to the drain signal lines. V0 is a grey-scale reference voltage corresponding to a minimum grey-scale level, Vm is a grey-scale reference voltage corresponding to a maximum grey-scale level, and Vi is a grey-scale reference voltage that is nearest to a voltage level (Vm+V0)/2. A number of intermediate voltages interpolated between V(i-1) and Vi is greater than both a number of intermediate voltages interpolated between V0 and V1, and a number of intermediate voltages interpolated between V(m-1) and Vm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Imajo, Hironori Kondo, Kaoru Hasegawa, Youichi Igarashi
  • Patent number: 5815224
    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: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hasegawa, Yoshio Toriyama, Naoto Kobayashi, katsuhiko Yarita, Hironori Kondo, Masahiko Suzuki, Yoshihiro Imajo
  • Patent number: 5805249
    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: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hasegawa, Yoshio Toriyama, Naoto Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Yarita, Hironori Kondo, Masahiko Suzuki, Yoshihiro Imajo
  • Patent number: 5640216
    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: April 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hasegawa, Yoshio Toriyama, Naoto Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Yarita, Hironori Kondo, Masahiko Suzuki, Yoshihiro Imajo