Patents by Inventor Yosuke Hyodo

Yosuke Hyodo 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: 20190004361
    Abstract: A display device having flexibility and including a display cell including a first substrate having flexibility, a second substrate having flexibility and an electro-optical layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first film adhered to the display cell on the first substrate side, a first polarization member between the first substrate and the first film, and a second film adhered to the display cell on the second substrate side. The first film may be on a surface of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro Oka, Yosuke Hyodo, Lu Jin
  • Publication number: 20180356701
    Abstract: A display device including a first resin substrate having flexibility, a second resin substrate having flexibility facing the first resin substrate, an electro-optical layer between the first resin substrate and the second resin substrate, a semiconductor layer included in a transistor between the first resin substrate and the electro-optical layer, a plurality of wiring layers between the first resin substrate and the electro-optical layer, the plurality of wiring layers including a metal layer below the semiconductor layer, a first inorganic insulating layer between the metal layer and the first resin substrate, and a second inorganic insulating layer arranged in the second resin substrate between the electro-optical layer and the second resin substrate, a thickness of the second inorganic insulating layer being different from a thickness of the first inorganic insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Yosuke HYODO, Shinichiro OKA, Lu JIN
  • Publication number: 20180348556
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a display region, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of first spacers formed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate and contacting with another one thereof, and a plurality of second spacers formed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate and contacting with another one thereof, wherein the display region has a first region and a second region with a curvature of the first substrate larger than a curvature of the first region, the plurality of first spacers is arranged in the first region, the plurality of second spacers is arranged in the second region, and an arrangement density D2 of the plurality of second spacers is higher than an arrangement density D1 of the plurality of first spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Lu JIN, Yosuke HYODO, Shinichiro OKA
  • Publication number: 20180341143
    Abstract: A display device includes a first flexible substrate on which a display region and a peripheral region located along a periphery of the display region are arranged; a connection terminal provided in the peripheral region, the connection terminal being connected with an integrated circuit; and a first insulating film in contact with the first flexible substrate. The first insulating film is present in the display region, and the first insulating film is not present between the connection terminal and the first flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Yosuke HYODO, Shinichiro OKA, Lu JIN
  • Patent number: 10126611
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Yosuke Hyodo, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Publication number: 20180299735
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yasushi TOMIOKA, Yosuke HYODO, Hidehiro SONODA, Noboru KUNIMATSU
  • Patent number: 10101602
    Abstract: An image display device includes a first substrate formed of a resin material; a second substrate located to face the first substrate, the second substrate being formed of a resin material having a different property from that of the first substrate; an electro-optical layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes located between the electro-optical layer and the first substrate; a plurality of switching elements electrically connected with the plurality of pixel electrodes respectively; and a color filter included in a layer between the first substrate and the plurality of switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Hyodo, Shinichiro Oka
  • Publication number: 20180239209
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate having flexibility, a second substrate having flexibility, and a sealant adhering together the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the sealant includes a curved section on an inner side in a planar view, the first substrate includes a first region not corresponding to the curved section and a second region corresponding to the curved section, and also a signal line from the first region to the second region, and a second angle formed by an extending direction of the signal line and a curved axis direction of the curved section in the second region is smaller than a first angle formed by an extending direction of the signal line and the curved axis direction in the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichiro OKA, Yosuke HYODO, Lu JIN
  • Publication number: 20180231823
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible first substrate, a flexible second substrate, a first layer, a first insulating layer in contact with the first layer, a second insulating layer in contact with the first layer, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a sealant sealing the liquid crystal layer and bonding the first substrate and the second substrate. The display device is bendable in a region inner to the sealant, the first substrate includes a seal region overlapping the sealant and a liquid crystal region overlapping the liquid crystal layer, the first insulating layer is in contact with the first layer in the seal region, the second insulating layer is in contact with the first layer in the liquid crystal region, and the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer have different thicknesses or are formed of different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Yosuke HYODO, Shinichiro OKA, Lu JIN
  • Patent number: 10031383
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Yosuke Hyodo, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Publication number: 20180180947
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which even in the case of using a photo-alignment technique, excellent afterimage characteristics can be stably obtained. Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a TFT substrate having an alignment film, an opposed substrate which is arranged to face the TFT substrate and on which an alignment film is formed, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the alignment films, wherein the alignment films are materials that can provide a liquid crystal alignment restraining force by irradiating polarized light, and the ratio of oxygen atoms on the surface of the alignment film is higher than that in the alignment film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuo IMANISHI, Yosuke Hyodo, Chikae Matsui, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Publication number: 20180164648
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment material can flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Yosuke Hyodo, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Publication number: 20180143482
    Abstract: A problem to be solved is, in a thin type display panel with few bezel sections, improving strength in a curved part or adhesion between substrates. A display panel includes a first substrate having flexibility, a second substrate having flexibility, a sealant for adhering the first substrate and the second substrate, and an adhesion section for adhering the first substrate and the second substrate arranged on the inner side or outer side of the sealant, wherein a curved part is arranged on the inner side of the sealant, and the adhesion section is arranged in the curved part or in the vicinity of the curved part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Lu JIN, Yosuke HYODO, Shinichiro OKA
  • Publication number: 20180113335
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer being enclosed by a sealing member, a first protrusion in one of the first substrate and the second substrate in a region inner to the sealing member, the first protrusion protruding toward the other of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a resin component bonding the other of the first substrate and the second substrate and the first protrusion to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Lu JIN, Shinichiro OKA, Yosuke HYODO
  • Publication number: 20180088380
    Abstract: A thin display device with a less bezel portion is provided. The display device includes: a first substrate with flexibility, the first substrate having a display section including a first pixel; a second substrate with flexibility; and a sealant which bonds the first substrate and the second substrate together. A curved part is provided inside the sealant in a planar view. When a surface of the first substrate opposing the second substrate is taken as a front surface and a surface opposite to the front surface is taken as a back surface, the back surface inside the curved part and the back surface outside the curved part are overlapped each other in a planar view. The display section is provided in the curved part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichiro OKA, Shinichi KOMURA, Yosuke HYODO, Lu JIN
  • Patent number: 9927660
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which even in the case of using a photo-alignment technique, excellent afterimage characteristics can be stably obtained. Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a TFT substrate having an alignment film, an opposed substrate which is arranged to face the TFT substrate and on which an alignment film is formed, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the alignment films, wherein the alignment films are materials that can provide a liquid crystal alignment restraining force by irradiating polarized light, and the ratio of oxygen atoms on the surface of the alignment film is higher than that in the alignment film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuo Imanishi, Yosuke Hyodo, Chikae Matsui, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Patent number: 9921440
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Yosuke Hyodo, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Patent number: 9880424
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode. The second substrate includes a first organic insulating film in which a first trench portion is formed, a projection formed beneath the first organic insulating film, and a first barrier layer. The first barrier layer is formed continuously from an inside of the first trench portion to under the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Hyodo, Yasushi Tomioka, Takenori Hirota
  • Publication number: 20170363920
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yasushi TOMIOKA, Yosuke HYODO, Hidehiro SONODA, Noboru KUNIMATSU
  • Patent number: 9841636
    Abstract: A high-definition and high-contrast liquid crystal display device having a high aperture ratio without light leakage around a columnar spacer is provided. The liquid crystal display device of a horizontal electric field type includes a TFT substrate with a pixel electrode and a common electrode, a color filter substrate with a color filter, a columnar spacer interposed between the substrates, and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the substrates. A liquid crystal alignment film formed between the substrates is a photo-alignment film. The columnar spacer, formed on the color filter substrate or the TFT substrate, has a wall-like shape and an inclined surface extending in a direction parallel to or perpendicular to a direction in which the liquid crystal is initially aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Osamu Itou, Toshimasa Ishigaki, Hidehiro Sonoda, Yosuke Hyodo