Patents by Inventor Yoshikatsu Imazeki

Yoshikatsu Imazeki 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: 20240131830
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes applying an adhesive to a display panel having a display surface where an image is displayed and an opposite surface on an opposite side of the display surface, on the opposite surface, sprinkling a gap member of a given size on the opposite surface of the display panel to which the adhesive has been applied, and sticking together a board surface of a color separation element and the opposite surface of the display panel on which the gap member has been sprinkled, with the adhesive between the board surface and the opposite surface, the color separation element dispersing light from a light source and emitting a plurality of rays of separated light with wavelengths different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240134223
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a color separation element configured to disperse light from a light source and to emit, to the display panel, a plurality of rays of separated light with wavelengths different from each other, and an adhesive portion that contains a gap member of a given size and that bonds the display panel to the color separation element. The adhesive portion has a recessed portion that is separated from one of the display panel and the color separation element in side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240134231
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a color separation element configured to disperse light from a light source and to emit, to the display panel, a plurality of rays of separated light with wavelengths different from each other, and an outer adhesive portion that bonds a side surface of the display panel and the color separation element to each other over an entire perimeter of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240126395
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: drive electrodes; detection electrodes; and dummy electrodes in a floating state. The drive electrodes include a first electrode extending in a first direction, and a second electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the first electrode in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The detection electrodes include a third electrode extending in the second direction. The dummy electrodes include a fourth electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the third electrode in the first direction. The first electrode includes a first extension part, a second extension part, and a first coupling part. The second electrode includes a third extension part, a fourth extension part, and a second coupling part. The third electrode includes a fifth extension part, a sixth extension part, and a third coupling part. The fourth electrode includes a seventh extension part, and an eighth extension part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Shuichi OSAWA, Toshinori UEHARA
  • Publication number: 20240118574
    Abstract: A light adjustment device includes a panel unit including a plurality of light adjustment panels stacked in a first direction, each light adjustment panel including a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate including a first terminal, the second substrate overlapping the first substrate and including a second terminal, and a metal film provided at a side part of the panel unit and extending in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoshifumi KAMEI, Takeo KOITO, Kojiro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11921386
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel, a first wiring board mounted on the display panel, and a backlight unit located on a back surface side of the display panel to illuminate the display panel. The backlight unit includes a casing which includes a bottom plate including a first slit and a side plate standing at the bottom plate, and a light guide arranged in the casing. The first wiring board passes between the side plate and the light guide and through the first slit and is bent toward a back surface side of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Watanabe, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Koichi Miyasaka, Shuichi Osawa
  • Patent number: 11893194
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: drive electrodes; detection electrodes; and dummy electrodes in a floating state. The drive electrodes include a first electrode extending in a first direction, and a second electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the first electrode in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The detection electrodes include a third electrode extending in the second direction. The dummy electrodes include a fourth electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the third electrode in the first direction. The first electrode includes a first extension part, a second extension part, and a first coupling part. The second electrode includes a third extension part, a fourth extension part, and a second coupling part. The third electrode includes a fifth extension part, a sixth extension part, and a third coupling part. The fourth electrode includes a seventh extension part, and an eighth extension part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Miyasaka, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Shuichi Osawa, Toshinori Uehara
  • Patent number: 11868576
    Abstract: A conducting structure is provided and includes a first layer; a first terminal on the first layer; a second layer overlapping the first layer via the first terminal; a second terminal on the second layer; a first hole which penetrates the second layer and the second terminal; an organic insulating layer located between the first terminal and the second layer, and having a second hole connected to the first hole; and a connecting material provided in the first and second holes to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal to each other, wherein a diameter of the second hole is greater than a diameter of the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Osawa, Shoji Hinata, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshihiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230420626
    Abstract: An electronic device has: a substrate; a wiring formed on the substrate; an inorganic insulating layer covering the wiring; and a bump electrode that is connected to the wiring at a position of overlapping a first opening formed in the inorganic insulating layer and protrudes form the inorganic insulating layer. The wiring is a laminated film of: a first conductor layer made of titanium or a titanium alloy and formed on the substrate; and a second conductor layer made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and laminated on the first conductor layer. The bump electrode includes: a first conductor portion made of copper or a copper alloy and bonded to the wiring; and a second conductor portion made of solder containing tin and formed on the first conductor portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO
  • Publication number: 20230410756
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a display device, a display substrate includes color filters of a plurality of colors arranged in a display area. The color filters are arranged in different colors alternately in a first direction and the same colors in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A first separation substrate separates wavelength light from received backlight according to the arrangement of the colors in the first direction, and outputs the separated light to a second separation substrate. The second separation substrate separates wavelength light from the received light from the first separation substrate according to the color of each row in the second direction, and outputs the separated light to the display substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20230400738
    Abstract: A light adjustment device includes a panel unit formed in a shape of a rectangular column by stacking a plurality of light adjustment panels in a first direction, each of the light adjustment panels having a polygonal shape and including a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate including a first terminal, the second substrate overlapping the first substrate and including a second terminal, and a conductive member provided at a corner of the rectangular column in a side part of the panel unit and continuously extending in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoshifumi KAMEI, Takeo KOITO
  • Patent number: 11822396
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first insulating substrate including a first substrate end, a second insulating substrate including an outer surface and a second substrate end, an electrode located between the first substrate end and the second substrate end, and a transparent conductive layer disposed on a side on which the outer surface is located. The outer surface includes a flat portion and a sloping portion. A thickness on a side on which the second substrate end is located is less than a thickness on a side on which the flat portion is located. The transparent conductive layer overlaps the sloping portion and is electrically connected to the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Watanabe, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Koichi Miyasaka, Shuichi Osawa
  • Patent number: 11822752
    Abstract: Display panel is provided and includes substrate; conductive member that is arranged on substrate, and that configures input position detecting electrodes in display region; mounting terminal in mounting region existing in peripheral region that is outside display region; peripheral wiring lines disposed in peripheral region, peripheral wiring lines each having first end electrically connected to mounting terminal and second end connected to one of input position detecting electrodes; first light blocking layer arranged on substrate so as to overlap at least a part of peripheral wiring lines; and second light blocking layer arranged between substrate and peripheral wiring line, wherein first light blocking layer overlaps at least a part of second light blocking layer so as to partly sandwich peripheral wiring lines between first and second light blocking layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshikatsu Imazeki
  • Publication number: 20230314861
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a light source that emits light to the liquid crystal layer, and the first substrate includes a first portion opposing the second substrate and having a first thickness and a second portion not opposing the second substrate and having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness, and the light source is disposed on the second portion, and the light source includes a first surface opposing the second portion and a second surface opposing the first surface, and a wiring substrate is disposed on the second surface so that the wiring substrate does not protrude with respect to the second substrate in a thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Yoichi KAMIJO, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshihiro WATANABE, Koichi MIYASAKA
  • Publication number: 20230314867
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal panel and a color separation element substrate. The substrate includes a bonding area in a peripheral portion of a surface opposing the panel, and a color separation groove that serves as a color separation element is formed in an effective display area inside the bonding area. The panel includes a bonding area in a peripheral portion of the substrate on an incident surface side of the backlight, and a polarizer is disposed on an inner side the bonding area. The bonding area of the substrate and the bonding area of the panel are bonded to each other via a sealant layer formed from a sealant applied thereon and cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20230314866
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display substrate and a color separation element substrate. The display substrate has a stripe structure in which different color filters are alternately arranged in a display area along a first direction and the same color filters are arranged along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the different color filters are compartmentalized by frames along the first direction and the second direction. The element substrate has color separation grooves formed along the first direction in the display area, and grooves formed along the second direction in a region thereof where the color separation grooves are formed, so as to oppose the frame of the display substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20230306777
    Abstract: Provided are a fingerprint detection device and a display device that can reduce the occurrence of unintended patterns. The fingerprint detection device has a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes. The detection electrodes have a plurality of first line parts, a plurality of second line parts extending in a direction crossing the first line parts, and bent parts coupling the first line parts and the second line parts to each other. The drive electrodes have a plurality of electrodes arranged spaced apart from each other in a plan view, connecting parts coupling the electrodes adjacent to each other in the second direction to each other, and dummy electrodes in a floating state, each of the dummy electrodes being arranged between two electrodes arranged in the first direction between two detection electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshihiro WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11740516
    Abstract: Display device is provided and includes first substrate; second substrate including transparent conductive film; optical element adhered to transparent conductive film; and connecting member, wherein first substrate includes first region which overlaps second substrate and includes display portion, and second region including electrode, second substrate includes substrate edge located at boundary between first and second regions and the second region in first direction, optical element includes optical element edge located between display portion and substrate edge in second direction intersecting first direction, optical element edge does not overlap substrate edge in plan view, transparent conductive film includes extended portion extending from optical element edge toward substrate edge, connecting member is in contact with substrate edge and electrically connects electrode and extended portion, optical element includes notch, and notch and connecting member are arranged in second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Koichi Miyasaka, Shuichi Osawa
  • Patent number: 11733560
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a backlight source, liquid crystal panel, and color separating element substrate. The liquid crystal panel includes an adherence area with a predetermined width in a peripheral part of the transparent material substrate in the incident surface side of the backlight, and the color separating element substrate includes a step with a predetermined height, in the peripheral part of the surface opposed to the liquid crystal panel, and an upper surface of the step of the color separating element substrate and the adherence area of the transparent material substrate of the liquid crystal panel are adhered through a film therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Osawa, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Koichi Miyasaka, Yoshifumi Kamei
  • Patent number: 11710336
    Abstract: Provided are a fingerprint detection device and a display device that can reduce the occurrence of unintended patterns. The fingerprint detection device has a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes. The detection electrodes have a plurality of first line parts, a plurality of second line parts extending in a direction crossing the first line parts, and bent parts coupling the first line parts and the second line parts to each other. The drive electrodes have a plurality of electrodes arranged spaced apart from each other in a plan view, connecting parts coupling the electrodes adjacent to each other in the second direction to each other, and dummy electrodes in a floating state, each of the dummy electrodes being arranged between two electrodes arranged in the first direction between two detection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Miyasaka, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Shuichi Osawa, Yoshihiro Watanabe