Patents by Inventor Yoshiro Aoki

Yoshiro 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).

  • Publication number: 20230273695
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lateral-electric-field liquid crystal display device includes a light-emitting display layer including OLEDs and a driving circuit controlling light emission of the OLEDs, a moisture impermeable film provided to be laminated on the light-emitting display layer to prevent infiltration of moisture into the light-emitting display layer, an optical substrate provided separately from the moisture impermeable film and subjecting light from the light-emitting display region to optical processing, a first touch electrode group serving as one electrode group of touch electrodes and provided on a back surface of the optical substrate, and an extraction electrode group formed to be laminated on the moisture impermeable film, the extraction electrode group and the optical substrate have an overlapping part in plan view, and electrodes of the first touch electrode group being electrically connected to electrodes of the extraction electrode group in the overlapping part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Takashi NAKAMURA, Masahiro TADA, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Yutaka UMEDA, Miyuki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230236454
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera module includes a liquid crystal panel, an image sensor and an optical system. The liquid crystal panel is configured to display a coded aperture pattern. The optical system is interposed between the liquid crystal panel and the image sensor. The liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules and dichroic dye molecules aligned following the liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Koichi IGETA, Kasumi HASE, Yoshiro AOKI
  • Publication number: 20230221601
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera module includes an imaging device, a liquid crystal panel having an incident light control area, and a lens. The liquid crystal panel has a plurality of electrodes located in the incident light control area. The imaging device acquires information of light transmitted through the incident light control area of the liquid crystal panel and the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Akio TAKIMOTO, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Miharu MATSUSHIMA, Hirondo NAKATOGAWA, Hitoshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11687186
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lateral-electric-field liquid crystal display device includes a light-emitting display layer including OLEDs and a driving circuit controlling light emission of the OLEDs, a moisture impermeable film provided to be laminated on the light-emitting display layer to prevent infiltration of moisture into the light-emitting display layer, an optical substrate provided separately from the moisture impermeable film and subjecting light from the light-emitting display region to optical processing, a first touch electrode group serving as one electrode group of touch electrodes and provided on a back surface of the optical substrate, and an extraction electrode group formed to be laminated on the moisture impermeable film, the extraction electrode group and the optical substrate have an overlapping part in plan view, and electrodes of the first touch electrode group being electrically connected to electrodes of the extraction electrode group in the overlapping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Takashi Nakamura, Masahiro Tada, Hirotaka Hayashi, Makoto Shibusawa, Yutaka Umeda, Miyuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20230089843
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and a liquid crystal panel disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The liquid crystal panel includes a first scanning line, a first signal line intersecting the first scanning line, a first switching element electrically connected to the first scanning line and the first signal line, and a first control electrode electrically connected to the first switching element. The first control electrode overlaps the first camera, and is disposed in an annular first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Hiroyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11599000
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display panel includes scanning lines, signal lines, a pixel switching element, a pixel electrode, and a first control switch including first control switching elements. Each of the first control switching elements is composed of a transistor and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The scanning lines electrically connected to the gate electrodes of the first control switching elements are different from each other. The drain electrodes of the first control switching elements are electrically bundled and are connected to power source voltage output terminal of the first control switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hirondo Nakatogawa, Yoshiro Aoki
  • Publication number: 20230053949
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display panel on which a plurality of pixels are arranged, and an image capturing element configured to receive light through the display panel. The display panel includes a line formed in an area overlapping with the image capturing element and connected to the pixels. The line is shaped to meander in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hirondo NAKATOGAWA, Yoshiro AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220413329
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display panel includes scanning lines, signal lines, a pixel switching element, a pixel electrode, and a first control switch including first control switching elements. Each of the first control switching elements is composed of a transistor and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The scanning lines electrically connected to the gate electrodes of the first control switching elements are different from each other. The drain electrodes of the first control switching elements are electrically bundled and are connected to power source voltage output terminal of the first control switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hirondo NAKATOGAWA, Yoshiro AOKI
  • Patent number: 11538890
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an insulating substrate and lines. The lines include first lines each including a first linear portion and a second linear portion. The first linear portions extend in a first direction and are arranged at intervals in a second direction. The second linear portions extend in a third direction and are arranged at intervals in a fourth direction. A length of each of the first linear portions changes gradually in the second direction. A length of each of the second linear portions changes gradually in the fourth direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhide Mochizuki, Yoshiro Aoki
  • Patent number: 11526055
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and a liquid crystal panel disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The liquid crystal panel includes a first scanning line, a first signal line intersecting the first scanning line, a first switching element electrically connected to the first scanning line and the first signal line, and a first control electrode electrically connected to the first switching element. The first control electrode overlaps the first camera, and is disposed in an annular first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220365389
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a liquid crystal panel and a camera. The liquid crystal panel includes a display area, an incident light control area, and an emitted light control area. The camera includes a light-entering surface and a light source. The liquid crystal panel is configured to selectively transmit visible light emitted from the light source in the emitted light control area and to selectively transmit visible light from outside in order to cause visible light to enter the camera from the outside in the incident light control area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Akio TAKIMOTO, Nobuyuki SUZUKI, Yoshiomi YOSHII, Hirondo NAKATOGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220368785
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a light shutter panel including an incident light control area, an optical member including a lens and facing the incident light control area, and an imaging device configured to convert light which passed through the incident light control area of the light shutter panel and the optical member to image data. The incident light control area includes a first annular light-shielding area, a circular incident light control area surrounded by the first annular light-shielding area, and a plurality of annular incident light control areas located between the first annular light-shielding area and the circular incident light control area and having a multiple shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Akio TAKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220350434
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lateral-electric-field liquid crystal display device includes a light-emitting display layer including OLEDs and a driving circuit controlling light emission of the OLEDs, a moisture impermeable film provided to be laminated on the light-emitting display layer to prevent infiltration of moisture into the light-emitting display layer, an optical substrate provided separately from the moisture impermeable film and subjecting light from the light-emitting display region to optical processing, a first touch electrode group serving as one electrode group of touch electrodes and provided on a back surface of the optical substrate, and an extraction electrode group formed to be laminated on the moisture impermeable film, the extraction electrode group and the optical substrate have an overlapping part in plan view, and electrodes of the first touch electrode group being electrically connected to electrodes of the extraction electrode group in the overlapping part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Takashi NAKAMURA, Masahiro TADA, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Yutaka UMEDA, Miyuki ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11422651
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lateral-electric-field liquid crystal display device includes a light-emitting display layer including OLEDs and a driving circuit controlling light emission of the OLEDs, a moisture impermeable film provided to be laminated on the light-emitting display layer to prevent infiltration of moisture into the light-emitting display layer, an optical substrate provided separately from the moisture impermeable film and subjecting light from the light-emitting display region to optical processing, a first touch electrode group serving as one electrode group of touch electrodes and provided on a back surface of the optical substrate, and an extraction electrode group formed to be laminated on the moisture impermeable film, the extraction electrode group and the optical substrate have an overlapping part in plan view, and electrodes of the first touch electrode group being electrically connected to electrodes of the extraction electrode group in the overlapping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Takashi Nakamura, Masahiro Tada, Hirotaka Hayashi, Makoto Shibusawa, Yutaka Umeda, Miyuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220252947
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and a liquid crystal panel disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The liquid crystal panel includes a first scanning line, a first signal line intersecting the first scanning line, a first switching element electrically connected to the first scanning line and the first signal line, and a first control electrode electrically connected to the first switching element. The first control electrode overlaps the first camera, and is disposed in an annular first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11347116
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and a liquid crystal panel disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The liquid crystal panel includes a first scanning line, a first signal line intersecting the first scanning line, a first switching element electrically connected to the first scanning line and the first signal line, and a first control electrode electrically connected to the first switching element. The first control electrode overlaps the first camera, and is disposed in an annular first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220163855
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a liquid crystal panel and a camera. The liquid crystal panel includes a display area and an incident light control area. The camera overlaps the incident light control area. The incident light control area includes a first annular light-shielding portion and a second annular light-shielding portion formed inside the first annular light-shielding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Shinichi KOMURA, Kazuhide MOCHIZUKI
  • Patent number: 11158271
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a driving method of a display device including a display area in which liquid crystal pixels are arranged in a matrix, a plurality of scanning lines arranged along display rows, a plurality of signal lines arranged along display columns, a backlight which illuminates the display area, and a controller which controls a display operation, the driving method includes via the controller, driving the scanning lines alternately from a center of the display area to both edges of the display area, outputting video data corresponding to a driven scanning line to the signal lines in synchronization with the driving of the scanning line, and turning on the backlight for a predetermined time after outputting the video data of one frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takanori Tsunashima, Yoshiro Aoki, Makoto Uchida
  • Publication number: 20210311365
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and a liquid crystal panel disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The liquid crystal panel includes a first scanning line, a first signal line intersecting the first scanning line, a first switching element electrically connected to the first scanning line and the first signal line, and a first control electrode electrically connected to the first switching element. The first control electrode overlaps the first camera, and is disposed in an annular first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Hiroyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11119351
    Abstract: The display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer placed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate have a display area and a frame area around the display area. The frame area has a seal material placed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second substrate has: a second resin substrate; in the display area, a first multilayer layer placed on a side of the second resin substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, the first multilayer layer including a first inorganic insulating film, a light shielding member, and an overcoat film; and in the frame area, a second multilayer layer placed on the side of the second resin substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, the second multilayer layer including the light shielding member and the overcoat film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Hyodo, Toshiyuki Higano, Yoshiro Aoki, Shinichiro Oka