Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Aono

Yoshinori Aono 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: 9082357
    Abstract: Each image signal line S is connected alternately to a plurality of sub-pixels P positioned on one side of the image signal line S and a plurality of sub-pixels P positioned on the other side. During one frame period, image signals having either one of the positive and negative polarities are input to the first, third, fourth, and sixth image signal lines S1, S3, S4, and S6 of the eight image signal lines S1 to S8 that constitute a unit array of the image signal lines during one frame period, while image signals having the other polarity are input to the remaining image signal lines S2, S5, S7, and S8. According to this liquid crystal display device, it is possible to prevent flicker in image and to prevent the common electrode position from becoming different from the base potential, while preventing increase of power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO. LTD
    Inventors: Teruhisa Nakagawa, Yoshinori Aono, Masahiro Ishii
  • Patent number: 8810756
    Abstract: A color filter layer includes a first filter, a second filter, and a third filter of different colors. Further, the color filter layer includes a fourth filter of a color same as that of one of the three filters, and a black matrix partitioning the four filters. A hole is formed on the fourth filter. The hole extends in the direction along the first line portion of the black matrix, and the first line portion forms a part of the edge of the hole. With this structure, it is possible to prevent variation in the area ratio of a hole formed in the fourth sub-pixel for improving brightness in a liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruhisa Nakagawa, Yoshinori Aono, Kentaro Ojima
  • Publication number: 20130016315
    Abstract: A color filter layer includes a first filter, a second filter, and a third filter of different colors. Further, the color filter layer includes a fourth filter of a color same as that of one of the three filters, and a black matrix partitioning the four filters. A hole is formed on the fourth filter. The hole extends in the direction along the first line portion of the black matrix, and the first line portion forms a part of the edge of the hole. With this structure, it is possible to prevent variation in the area ratio of a hole formed in the fourth sub-pixel for improving brightness in a liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Teruhisa Nakagawa, Yoshinori Aono, Kentaro Ojima
  • Publication number: 20130016137
    Abstract: Each image signal line S is connected alternately to a plurality of sub-pixels P positioned on one side of the image signal line S and a plurality of sub-pixels P positioned on the other side. During one frame period, image signals having either one of the positive and negative polarities are input to the first, third, fourth, and sixth image signal lines S1, S3, S4, and S6 of the eight image signal lines S1 to S8 that constitute a unit array of the image signal lines during one frame period, while image signals having the other polarity are input to the remaining image signal lines S2, S5, S7, and S8. According to this liquid crystal display device, it is possible to prevent flicker in image and to prevent the common electrode position from becoming different from the base potential, while preventing increase of power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Teruhisa Nakagawa, Yoshinori Aono, Masahiro Ishii
  • Patent number: 8259257
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel and the back light device for emitting the light from a light source to the liquid crystal panel through a lens. The light source includes a first LED for emitting the light of a first color, a second LED for emitting the light of a second color, a third LED for emitting the light of a third color, a fourth LED for emitting the light of the third color, a fifth LED for emitting the light of the second color, and a sixth LED for emitting the light of the first color. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth LEDs are arranged on the wiring board in such a manner as to offset the deviation of the light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Akiba, Ikuo Hiyama, Kiyomi Nakamura, Yoshinori Aono, Makoto Tsumura, Akitoyo Konno, Norihiro Uemura
  • Patent number: 8164712
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight device, a liquid crystal panel and a light source unit. The light source unit includes a case having an opening surface, a fluorescent tube, an electric holder, and a cover member. The cover member includes a shield plate, a fixed groove and an overhanging portion, wherein the overhanging portion is provided at an edge of the fixed groove and on a side of the liquid crystal panel with respect to the fluorescent tube which includes a portion which extends through the fixed groove. A portion of the cover member includes a protrusion which is a separate member from the overhanging portion and which extends more toward the liquid crystal panel than a surface portion of the overhanging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Yoshinori Aono, Masaki Tsubokura
  • Patent number: 7942192
    Abstract: In an air conditioner constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit through an evaporator and a heater core both arranged in the unit, cooler pipes for the evaporator and heater pipes for the heater core are arranged to extend from the same side wall of the air conditioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Climate Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Yamamoto, Tadashi Okamoto, Hideaki Yasuda, Hiroshi Mayumi, Morihito Tsukuda, Kenichiro Higashi, Keiji Koga, Yoshinori Aono
  • Patent number: 7916115
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a blink backlight system light source and a liquid crystal panel for adjusting the amount of light transmitted from the light source. The light source is made of a plurality of light emitting tubes each having one or more kinds of phosphors, and having a turned-on state and a turned-off state within one frame. A luminance factor area of light from each of the phosphors is substantially equal to that of light from any other phosphor in at least one of a luminance rise time when the light source changes from the turned-off state to the turned-on state and a luminance fall time when the light source changes from the turned-on state to the turned-off state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Okishiro, Yoshinori Aono, Masaaki Komatsu, Masatoshi Shiiki
  • Patent number: 7886814
    Abstract: In an air conditioner constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit through an evaporator and a heater core both arranged in the unit, cooler pipes for the evaporator and heater pipes for the heater core are arranged to extend from the same side wall of the air conditioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Climate Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Yamamoto, Tadashi Okamoto, Hideaki Yasuda, Hiroshi Mayumi, Morihito Tsukuda, Kenichiro Higashi, Keiji Koga, Yoshinori Aono
  • Publication number: 20100066943
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel and the back light device for emitting the light from a light source to the liquid crystal panel through a lens. The light source includes a first LED for emitting the light of a first color, a second LED for emitting the light of a second color, a third LED for emitting the light of a third color, a fourth LED for emitting the light of the third color, a fifth LED for emitting the light of the second color, and a sixth LED for emitting the light of the first color. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth LEDs are arranged on the wiring board in such a manner as to offset the deviation of the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Yutaka AKIBA, Ikuo Hiyama, Kiyomi Nakamura, Yoshinori Aono, Makoto Tsumura, Akitoyo Konno, Norihiro Uemura
  • Publication number: 20090086121
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight device, a liquid crystal panel and a light source unit. The backlight device is capable of illuminating the liquid crystal panel in an excellent manner even when the liquid crystal display device has a thin structure. The light source unit includes a case having an opening surface, a fluorescent tube, an electrode holder, and a cover member. The fluorescent tube and the electrode holder are provided in the case. The electrode holder is adapted to hold an electrode section formed in an edge portion of the fluorescent tube. The cover member includes a shield plate, a fixed groove and an overhanging portion. The shield plate shields the electrode holder from a diffusion area in which light emitted by a light emitting section of the fluorescent tube is scattered. The fluorescent tube extends through the fixed groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Yoshinori Aono, Masaki Tsubokura
  • Patent number: 7463235
    Abstract: A light illumination apparatus and a liquid crystal display using the apparatus, comprising a light source on a lateral side and a reflector on the backside of a light-pipe, further comprising an air layer between the light-pipe and the reflector, further comprising a light scattering control layer disposed at a portion of the light-pipe and having directivity in a direction substantially normal to the light emission plane, where total internal reflection of the incident light from the light source at an interface of the light-pipe is achieved, and a means for moving the predetermined region, wherein the time average amount of emitted light is substantially equal in each of all light emission regions, and there is time when the light emissive region substantially does not emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Hiyama, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Makoto Tsumura, Yoshinori Aono
  • Publication number: 20060219383
    Abstract: In an air conditioner constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit through an evaporator and a heater core, both arranged in the unit, cooler pipes for the evaporator and heater pipes for the heater core are arranged to extend from the same side wall of the air conditioning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: JAPAN CLIMATE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Yamamoto, Tadashi Okamoto, Hideaki Yasuda, Hiroshi Mayumi, Morihito Tsukuda, Kenichiro Higashi, Keiji Koga, Yoshinori Aono
  • Publication number: 20060219384
    Abstract: In an air conditioner constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit through an evaporator and a heater core both arranged in the unit, cooler pipes for the evaporator and heater pipes for the heater core are arranged to extend from the same side wall of the air conditioning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: JAPAN CLIMATE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Yamamoto, Tadashi Okamoto, Hideaki Yasuda, Hiroshi Mayumi, Morihito Tsukuda, Kenichiro Higashi, Keiji Koga, Yoshinori Aono
  • Publication number: 20060219399
    Abstract: In an air conditioner constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit through an evaporator and a heater core both arranged in the unit, cooler pipes for the evaporator and heater pipes for the heater core are arranged to extend from the same side wall of the air conditioning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: JAPAN CLIMATE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Yamamoto, Tadashi Okamoto, Hideaki Yasuda, Hiroshi Mayumi, Morihito Tsukuda, Kenichiro Higashi, Keiji Koga, Yoshinori Aono
  • Publication number: 20060208998
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a blink backlight system light source and a liquid crystal panel for adjusting the amount of light transmitted from the light source. The light source is made of a plurality of light emitting tubes each having one or more kinds of phosphors, and having a turned-on state and a turned-off state within one frame. A luminance factor area of light from each of the phosphors is substantially equal to that of light from any other phosphor in at least one of a luminance rise time when the light source changes from the turned-off state to the turned-on state and a luminance fall time when the light source changes from the turned-on state to the turned-off state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Kenji Okishiro, Yoshinori Aono, Masaaki Komatsu, Masatoshi Shiiki
  • Patent number: 7100675
    Abstract: In an air conditioner (1) constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit (4) through an evaporator (33) and a heater core (34) both arranged in the unit (4), cooler pipes (90) for the evaporator (33) and heater pipes (91) for the heater core (34) are arranged to extend from the same side wall of the air conditioning unit (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Japan Climate Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Yamamoto, Tadashi Okamoto, Hideaki Yasuda, Hiroshi Mayumi, Morihito Tsukuda, Kenichiro Higashi, Keiji Koga, Yoshinori Aono
  • Patent number: 6940481
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus which is adapted to divide one frame period into a preset writing period, a first writing period, a first holding period, a second writing period, and a second holding period, to be driven in this sequence. The first and second writing periods have reverse writing voltage polarities and the second writing period is set to be about ½ of the first writing period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akitoyo Konno, Makoto Tsumura, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Ikuo Hiyama, Yoshinori Aono
  • Publication number: 20040135756
    Abstract: In a display matrix in which individual pixels in which a sub scan wiring and a display electrode, a main circuit of TFT controlled by an applied voltage of the main scan wiring and the sub scan wiring, and signal wiring and a display electrode are connected in series are arranged, and the sub scan wiring is arranged in the vertical direction, a line is selected and driven with the main scan pulse shifted sequentially in the individual frame time supplied on the main scan wiring, and with the sub scan pulse varying its state in a time of the main scan pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshiro Mikami, Hideo Satou, Hiroshi Kageyama, Yoshinori Aono
  • Patent number: 6727875
    Abstract: In a display matrix in which individual pixels in which a sub scan wiring and a display electrode, a main circuit of TFT controlled by an applied voltage of the main scan wiring and the sub scan wiring, and signal wiring and a display electrode are connected in series are arranged, and the sub scan wiring is arranged in the vertical direction, a line is selected and driven with the main scan pulse shifted sequentially in the individual frame time supplied on the main scan wiring, and with the sub scan pulse varying its state in a time of the main scan pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Mikami, Hideo Satou, Hiroshi Kageyama, Yoshinori Aono