Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Aoki

Yoshinori Aoki 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: 11955492
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a display area for displaying an image, and the display panel includes an insulating substrate, a first electrode, a first organic insulating layer, an inorganic insulating layer, a pixel electrode, a second organic insulating layer, and a pad portion. The inorganic insulating layer includes a first opening for electrically connecting the first electrode to the pixel electrode. The second organic insulating layer includes a second opening for electrically connecting the pixel electrode to the pad portion. The pixel electrode is formed of a transparent conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Yasuhiro Kanaya, Akihiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20240058675
    Abstract: The positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized in having a Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure; the proportion of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide being 91 to 96 mol % relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li; a transition metal being present in the Li layer of the layered structure at an amount of 1 to 2.5 mol % relative to the total number of moles of transition metals in the Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide; and the Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide being such that the half width n of the diffraction peak for the (208) plane in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction is 0.30°?n?0.50°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20240055595
    Abstract: The positive electrode contains a lithium-transition metal composite oxide. With respect to the lithium-transition metal composite oxide, the content of Ni is from 80% by mole to 95% by mole relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li, and the content of Mo is less than 3% by mole relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li. The negative electrode comprises a negative electrode mixture layer that contains a negative electrode active material, and a coating film that is formed on the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer, while containing Mo. The content of Mo in the negative electrode is from 0.5 ppm to 120 ppm relative to the total mass of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide in the positive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Takeshi Ogasawara, Naoya Fujitani
  • Publication number: 20240038970
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material included in this non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery positive electrode includes a lithium-transition metal composite oxide. The lithium-transition metal composite oxide contains 80-95 mol % of Ni and 0-20 mol % of Mn, and 3-8 mol % of a metal element other than Li is present in a Li layer of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide. The ratio m/n of the half width m of the diffraction peak for the (003) plane to the half width n of the diffraction peak for the (110) plane in an x-ray diffraction pattern obtained by x-ray diffraction of the positive electrode active material satisfies 0.72?m/n?0.85. The lithium-transition metal composite oxide is formed from secondary particles that are aggregates of primary particles, the internal porosity of the secondary particles being 1%-5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Togo, Yoshinori Aoki, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20240011247
    Abstract: An excavator includes a controller including a memory and a processor configured to determine roughness of a traveling surface, wherein the controller controls a hydraulic motor for traveling according to a result of determination of the roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Yoshinori AOKI
  • Publication number: 20230387374
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel, a first wiring substrate, and a first conductive material. The display panel includes a basement located in a display area and a non-display area, a plurality of pixels arranged above the basement and located in the display area, a plurality of pads arranged above the basement and located in the non-display area, and a first power line arranged above the basement, located between the display area and the plurality of pads in the non-display area, and including the first connection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Gen KOIDE
  • Patent number: 11831013
    Abstract: The positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized in having a Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure; the proportion of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide being 91 to 96 mol % relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li; a transition metal being present in the Li layer of the layered structure at an amount of 1 to 2.5 mol % relative to the total number of moles of transition metals in the Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide; and the Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide being such that the half width n of the diffraction peak for the (208) plane in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction is 0.30°?0?0.50°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20230360594
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area including a plurality of pixels, and a gradation control circuit configured to control a gradation of the pixel based on a gradation control mode. Each of the plurality of pixels includes first and second LED chips. One frame period of the gradation control mode includes a first to third subframe periods. In the first subframe period, the gradation of the pixel is controlled by a light emitting area of each of the first and second LED chips. In the second subframe period, the gradation of the pixel is controlled by a light emission time of each of the first and second LED chips. In the third subframe period, the gradation of the pixel is controlled by a current value supplied to each of the first and second LED chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Yoshinori AOKI
  • Publication number: 20230341964
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a sensor includes: a substrate including a display region and a peripheral region on a periphery of the display region; detection electrodes arranged in a row-column configuration in the display region; and detection lines coupled to the respective detection electrodes. A shape of the substrate in a plan view includes a curve of a curved portion. The detection electrodes include a first electrode and a second electrode having a shape different from that of the first electrode in a plan view. The second electrode is juxtaposed with the curved portion. The detection lines each include a first line coupled to the first electrode and a second line coupled to the second electrode. The second line passes from the display region across the peripheral region and extends to a position overlapping with the second electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ABE, Yoshinori AOKI, Kazune MATSUMURA, Masateru MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230325020
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a sensor includes: a first substrate; detection electrodes arrayed in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction above the first substrate; sensor wires coupled to one of the detection electrodes; pixels each including sub-pixels and arrayed in a matrix in the first and second directions; scanning lines scanning switching elements of the sub-pixels and extending in the first direction; and signal lines coupled to the switching elements and extending in the second direction. One of the sensor wires overlaps one of the signal lines. The sensor wires each have, at a part thereof, a coupling part coupled to the corresponding detection electrode. The pixels include a first pixel with the coupling part and a second pixel without the coupling part. The first and second pixels are alternately disposed in the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Yuji MAEDE, Jin HIROSAWA, Yuzo KANARI
  • Patent number: 11740721
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a sensor includes: a substrate including a display region and a peripheral region on a periphery of the display region; detection electrodes arranged in a row-column configuration in the display region; and detection lines coupled to the respective detection electrodes. A shape of the substrate in a plan view includes a curve of a curved portion. The detection electrodes include a first electrode and a second electrode having a shape different from that of the first electrode in a plan view. The second electrode is juxtaposed with the curved portion. The detection lines each include a first line coupled to the first electrode and a second line coupled to the second electrode. The second line passes from the display region across the peripheral region and extends to a position overlapping with the second electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe, Yoshinori Aoki, Kazune Matsumura, Masateru Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11720195
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a sensor includes: a first substrate; detection electrodes arrayed in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction above the first substrate; sensor wires coupled to one of the detection electrodes; pixels each including sub-pixels and arrayed in a matrix in the first and second directions; scanning lines scanning switching elements of the sub-pixels and extending in the first direction; and signal lines coupled to the switching elements and extending in the second direction. One of the sensor wires overlaps one of the signal lines. The sensor wires each have, at a part thereof, a coupling part coupled to the corresponding detection electrode. The pixels include a first pixel with the coupling part and a second pixel without the coupling part. The first and second pixels are alternately disposed in the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Yuji Maede, Jin Hirosawa, Yuzo Kanari
  • Patent number: 11721276
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels provided on the substrate, a light emitting element provided to each of the plurality of pixels, a first electrode provided to the substrate and electrically coupled to the light emitting element, a pixel circuit provided to the substrate and configured to drive the light emitting element, and a heat generation resistor provided to the pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masanobu Ikeda, Yoshinori Aoki, Akihiro Ogawa, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Publication number: 20230216024
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the positive electrode comprising: a positive electrode current collector; and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on the surface of the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode mixture layer contains at least carbon fibers and a positive electrode active material containing a lithium-transition metal composite oxide, wherein the lithium-transition metal composite oxide has a layered rock salt structure, is substantially free of Co, and contains at least Ni, Al, and Sr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya Inoue, Takeshi Ogasawara, Yoshinori Aoki, Youichirou Uka
  • Publication number: 20230207801
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprises a lithium transition metal oxide containing Ni, Mn, Co, and Al and having a layered structure, wherein the content ratio of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide is 75 to 95 mol %, the content ratio of Mn in the lithium transition metal oxide is equal to or greater than the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide, the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide is 0.5 to 2 mol %, the content ratio of a metal element other than Li in an Li layer in the layered structure is 1 to 2.5 mol %, and, in the lithium transition metal oxide, the half width n of a diffraction peak for (208) plane of an X-ray diffraction pattern as measured by X-ray diffraction is as follows: 0.30°?n?0.50°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20230207794
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprises a lithium transition metal composite oxide that has secondary particles each formed from aggregated primary particles and a surface modification layer that is formed on the surface of each of the primary particles of the lithium transition metal composite oxide, in which the lithium transition metal composite oxide contains at least Al and Ni in an amount of 80 mol % or more relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li, the surface modification layer contains W and at least one of Sr and Ca, and the content of W in the surface modification layer is 0.075 mol % or less relative to the total number of moles of the metal elements excluding Li in the lithium transition metal composite oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya Inoue, Takeshi Ogasawara, Yoshinori Aoki
  • Publication number: 20230197948
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material contains a lithium transition metal composite oxide that contains 85% by mole or more of Ni relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li and at least one metal element M1 that is selected from among Mg, Ti, Nb, Zr and V in an amount of 3% by mole or less relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li. The ratio of the concentration of metal element M1 contained in the shell of each primary particle of the composite oxide to the concentration of metal element M1 contained in the core is from 1.01 to 20; and at least one metal element M2 of Ca and Sr is on the surface of each primary particle in an amount of 1% by mole or less relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya Tochio, Katsuya Inoue, Takeshi Ogasawara, Yoshinori Aoki
  • Publication number: 20230187653
    Abstract: A positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries according to the present invention is provided with a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode mixture layer that is formed on the surface of the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode mixture layer contains at least carbon fibers and a positive electrode active material that contains a lithium transition metal composite oxide; and the lithium transition metal composite oxide has a layered rock salt structure, while containing at least Ni, Al and Ca, but not substantially containing Co.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya Inoue, Takeshi Ogasawara, Yoshinori Aoki, Youichirou Uka
  • Publication number: 20230157075
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises an insulating base, a light-emitting element, a pixel circuit including a first transistor, and a first shield that shields a part of the pixel circuit from light. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode between the insulating base and the first semiconductor layer. The first shield is disposed between the insulating base and the first gate electrode in the thickness direction and overlaps a channel region where the first semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode intersect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Akihiro OGAWA, Masanobu IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11644916
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch panel display device includes sensor electrodes, an electrode driver, and lines for connection between the electrode driver and the sensor electrodes. The sensor electrodes include first and second electrodes. The lines include first and second lines connected to the first and second electrodes. The second line includes first portions drawn in a direction opposite to terminals of the electrode driver, and a second portion drawn in a direction to the terminals. The first portions are connected to one another via a coupling line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Hiroyuki Abe