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).
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Publication number: 20220350434Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Takashi NAKAMURA, Masahiro TADA, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Yutaka UMEDA, Miyuki ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11422651Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Takashi Nakamura, Masahiro Tada, Hirotaka Hayashi, Makoto Shibusawa, Yutaka Umeda, Miyuki Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20220252947Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Hiroyuki Kimura
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Patent number: 11347116Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Hiroyuki Kimura
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Publication number: 20220163855Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Shinichi KOMURA, Kazuhide MOCHIZUKI
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Patent number: 11158271Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takanori Tsunashima, Yoshiro Aoki, Makoto Uchida
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Publication number: 20210311365Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Hiroyuki KIMURA
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Patent number: 11119351Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yosuke Hyodo, Toshiyuki Higano, Yoshiro Aoki, Shinichiro Oka
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Patent number: 11099413Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first basement, a first folding line and a second folding line. The first basement has a first area which is a display area including a display element, and a second area and a third area which are non-display areas and are adjacent to the first area. The first folding line is located at a border of the first area and the second area. The second folding line is located at a border of the first area and the third area. The first folding line extends in a first direction, and the second folding line extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Toshiya Yamazaki, Kazunori Yamaguchi, Toshihiro Yanagi, Yoshitoshi Kida, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Shinichiro Oka, Hiroyuki Kimura, Takashi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20210192994Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display system includes a transparent screen that is capable of switching a light scattering degree, a projector, and a controller that controls interlocking driving of the projector and the screen. The controller drives the screen and controls a light scattering degree of at least part of an area, of the screen, in which the image is projected during a period in which the projector is driven and an image is projected on the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.,Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Kentaro OKUYAMA
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Publication number: 20210132434Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yosuke HYODO, Toshiyuki HIGANO, Yoshiro AOKI, Shinichiro OKA
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Publication number: 20210041737Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a liquid crystal panel, a camera and a lead line. The liquid crystal panel includes a display area, an incident light control area, and a peripheral area. The camera overlaps the incident light control area. The display area includes a pixel electrode. The incident light control area includes a control electrode different in shape from the pixel electrode. The lead line is connected to the control electrode in the display area between the peripheral area and the incident light control area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Yoshiro AOKI
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Publication number: 20200411627Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kazuhide MOCHIZUKI, Yoshiro AOKI
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Patent number: 10839761Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display driver configured to control a display operation of an active-matrix display device, wherein the display device includes a display area in which liquid crystal pixels are arranged in a matrix form, a plurality of scanning lines arranged along rows, a plurality of signal lines arranged along columns, a plurality of switching elements arranged in the vicinities of positions at which the scanning lines and the signal lines intersect each other, and a backlight, and the display driver controls preparatory write of writing a signal of a predetermined gradation to the liquid crystal pixels, thereafter controls sequential write of an image signal to the liquid crystal pixels, and at the time after an elapse of a predetermined time from the preparatory write, makes the backlight light up.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Publication number: 20200326807Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Takashi Nakamura, Masahiro Tada, Hirotaka Hayashi, Makoto Shibusawa, Yutaka Umeda, Miyuki Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10732751Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Takashi Nakamura, Masahiro Tada, Hirotaka Hayashi, Makoto Shibusawa, Yutaka Umeda, Miyuki Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10495803Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a liquid crystal display device with a reduced size and little restriction for incorporation into other devices. The liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate that includes multiple thin film transistors for pixel driving, a scanning line and a signal line. The liquid crystal display device also includes a counter substrate disposed on the display side in a manner opposed to the array substrate. The liquid crystal display device further includes an FPC arranged to transmit an external signal for driving of the thin film transistors. One end portion of the FPC is connected to the scanning line and the signal line, while the other end portion is extended inward. The scanning line, the signal line and the FPC are disposed within an outline of the counter substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Yasushi Kawata, Arichika Ishida
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Patent number: 10409127Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes pixel circuits arranged in a matrix in a display area, and the pixel circuits each includes a display element, a capacitor which applies voltage to at least one of electrodes of the display element, a first switch which supplies voltage to the capacitor when in an on state, a second switch which is set in an off state with the first switch when the first switch is in the off state, and sets the capacitor in a floating state.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Yoshiro Aoki
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Publication number: 20190250749Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Takashi NAKAMURA, Masahiro TADA, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Makoto SHIBUSAWA, Yutaka UMEDA, Miyuki ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 10318036Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Takashi Nakamura, Masahiro Tada, Hirotaka Hayashi, Makoto Shibusawa, Yutaka Umeda, Miyuki Ishikawa