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: 20240377676
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a display surface having a display region where an image is displayed and an opposite surface on an opposite side of the display surface, a color separation element placed on the opposite surface side of the display panel and 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 bonding the display panel to the color separation element. The adhesive portion forms a space portion overlapping the display region in plan view of the display surface and also has a plurality of side walls forming a communicating passage through which the space portion communicates with an atmosphere, and the communicating passage has a labyrinth structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Yoshifumi KAMEI, Koichi MIYASAKA, Shuichi OSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240372055
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a first chip arranged on the first surface and having a first terminal forming surface on which a first terminal is arranged on an opposite side to a first mounting surface in contact with the first surface, and a second chip arranged on the first surface, having a second terminal forming surface on which a second terminal is arranged on an opposite side of a second mounting surface in contact with the first surface, and having a different thickness from the first chip, wherein an upper surface of the first terminal and an upper surface of the second terminal are located on a same surface parallel to the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoichi KAMIJO, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Koichi MIYASAKA, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240361648
    Abstract: A light adjustment device includes a panel unit in which a plurality of light adjustment panels are 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, an external coupling wire coupled to at least one of the first and the second terminals, and a conductive member that is provided at an end part of the panel unit in a second direction intersecting the first direction and extends in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KAMEI, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Shuichi OSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240361649
    Abstract: An optical element includes a plurality of stacked liquid crystal cells. The plurality of stacked liquid crystal cells each includes a first substrate on which a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, a first pad, a second pad, and a third pad are arranged, a second substrate on which a third transparent electrode and a fourth transparent electrode are arranged, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first pad, the second pad, and the third pad of each of the plurality of stacked liquid crystal cells are electrically connected to a first inter-cell conductive member, a second inter-cell conductive member, and a third inter-cell conductive member, respectively, extending in a stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Takeo KOITO, Kojiro IKEDA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI
  • Patent number: 12124123
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Osawa, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Koichi Miyasaka, Yoshifumi Kamei
  • Publication number: 20240347684
    Abstract: Performance of a display apparatus is improved. A display apparatus includes: an LED element and a diode element. An anode electrode of the diode element is connected to a cathode electrode of the LED element through a second terminal pattern and a second bump electrode. A cathode electrode of the diode element is connected to an anode electrode of the LED element through a first terminal pattern and a first bump electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240339581
    Abstract: Performance of a display apparatus is improved. The display apparatus includes: a first terminal electrically connected to a first electrode of an LED element (inorganic light emitting diode element); and a second terminal electrically connected to an electrode of the LED element. In plan view, the first terminal is at a position overlapping the LED element, and the second terminal is arranged to continuously surround the LED element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240290920
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of light-emitting elements arrayed on a substrate, a cover member having a first main surface serving as a display surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, the second main surface being disposed facing the substrate, the cover member having a through hole passing through the first main surface and the second main surface in a region overlapping the light-emitting elements, a protective film covering the light-emitting elements and provided between the substrate and the cover member, and a light-shielding layer provided to at least one of the first main surface and the second main surface of the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240290929
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a translucent substrate having a first main surface serving as a display surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, a plurality of light-emitting elements provided to the second main surface of the substrate with an adhesive layer interposed between the light-emitting elements and the second main surface, a first terminal and a second terminal provided on a side of each of the light-emitting elements opposite to the substrate, a first protective film covering the light-emitting elements and having a groove between the light-emitting elements adjacent to each other, and a first reflective layer provided to cover the first protective film and having an overlapping portion overlapping the light-emitting element and a side portion provided to a side surface of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240290911
    Abstract: The display device has a cover glass having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein an inner surface of the plurality of through holes is covered with a reflective layer and the plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged in the plurality of through holes in a plan view. The cover glass has a first plane and a second plane located on the opposite side of the first plane, the plurality of through holes has a first through hole, the first through hole includes a first opening in the first plane and a second opening in the second plane, the width of the first opening may be narrower than the width of the second opening in an end view through the center of the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoichi KAMIJO, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Shuichi OSAWA, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240282736
    Abstract: Performance of an electronic apparatus is improved. A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a wiring arranged on the substrate; an insulating layer being an inorganic insulating layer made of an inorganic material and covering the wiring; and a bump electrode being connected to the wiring and protruding from the insulating layer. The bump electrode includes: a first conductor portion being made of a first metal material and being connected to the wiring; and a second conductor portion being made of solder containing tin and being arranged on the first conductor portion. The first conductor portion includes: a first portion being connected to the wiring at a position overlapping a first opening formed in the insulating layer; and a second portion separating from the first portion and being connected to the wiring at a position overlapping a second opening formed in the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoichi KAMIJO, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Shuichi OSAWA, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240227375
    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 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240231157
    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 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240231142
    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 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240219766
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that has a display surface having a display region where an image is displayed and an opposite surface on an opposite side of the display surface, a color separation element placed on the opposite surface side of the display panel, the 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 bonds the display panel to the color separation element. The adhesive portion overlaps a periphery of the display panel in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Shuichi OSAWA, Yoshifumi KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20240210762
    Abstract: A light adjustment device includes a panel unit in which a plurality of light adjustment panels are stacked in a first direction, each of the light adjustment panels 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, a conductive member provided at an end part of the panel unit in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the conductive member extending in the first direction, and a sealing member disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in each of the light adjustment panels and overlapping a coupling terminal including the first terminal and the second terminal when viewed in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KAMEI, Yoshikatsu IMAZEKI, Yoichi KAMIJO, Koichi MIYASAKA, Shuichi OSAWA
  • Patent number: 12014016
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a detection device includes a base, a sensor electrode provided on the base, the sensor electrode bending in a planar view, an insulating layer on the sensor electrode, and a projection provided on the insulating layer, wherein the sensor electrode is apart from the projection in a planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Miyasaka, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Shuichi Osawa, Yoshifumi Kamei
  • Patent number: 12002283
    Abstract: A detection device includes a substrate, a plurality of drive electrodes disposed at the substrate, each extending in a first direction, and arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a plurality of detection electrodes opposed to the drive electrodes, each extending in the second direction, and arranged in the first direction. Each of the drive electrodes and the detection electrodes has a plurality of superimposed portions and a connecting portion connecting the superimposed portions, one of the superimposed portions of one of the drive electrodes and one of the superimposed portions of one of the detection electrodes are superimposed over each other and extend linearly in a same direction, and in a planar view from a direction perpendicular to the substrate, some of the superimposed portions and some of the connection portions form a first closed region closed annularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Koichi Miyasaka, Shuichi Osawa, Yoshifumi Kamei
  • Patent number: 12001090
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Shuichi Osawa, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Koichi Miyasaka
  • 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