Patents by Inventor Yudai Numata

Yudai Numata 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: 10222528
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an optical element urging incident light to be transmitted or reflected, a first reflective element includes a first retroreflective surface in an uneven state on which the light reflected on the optical element is retroreflected, and a first specular reflection surface on which the light reflected on the optical element is specularly reflected, and a second reflective element includes a second retroreflective surface in an uneven state on which the light reflected on the first specular reflection surface is retroreflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yudai Numata, Takeo Koito
  • Publication number: 20190041673
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel, a light emitting element, a light guide layer and a first optical layer. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer which is held between the first substrate and the second substrate and contains a polymer and a liquid crystal molecule. The light guide layer has a first surface opposed to the display panel, and an edge opposed to the light emitting element. The first optical layer is located between the display panel and the light guide layer. A refractive index of the first optical layer is lower than a refractive index of the light guide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yudai Numata, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 10175533
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display module which emits display light, an optical element which transmits or reflects the display light, a reflective element which retroreflects the display light reflected from the optical element, and a first light-guide which imparts directivity toward the optical element to the display light emitted from the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo Koito, Yudai Numata
  • Publication number: 20190004377
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a scanning line and a pixel electrode, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate and including streaky polymers and liquid crystal molecules, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes a first area overlapping the scanning line and a second area overlapping the pixel electrode, and the polymers of the first area are denser than the polymers of the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Okuyama, Yudai Numata
  • Publication number: 20180259783
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an optical element including a transmission axis which transmits first linearly polarized light and reflecting second linearly polarized light which crosses the transmission axis, a display unit which emits display light of the second linearly polarized light towards the optical element, a retroreflector including a retroreflective unit which retroreflects reflection light reflected by the optical element, and a non-retroreflective unit, a modulating element including a modulating unit disposed in a position which overlaps the retroreflective unit, and a non-modulating unit disposed in a position which overlaps the non-retroreflective unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yudai Numata, Takeo Koito
  • Publication number: 20180259810
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes first and second retroreflective elements which retroreflect incident light, an optical element which is located between the first retroreflective element and the second retroreflective element, and includes a first surface facing the first retroreflective element and a second surface facing the second retroreflective element and a display unit which is located on a side facing the first surface and emits display light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yudai Numata, Takeo Koito
  • Publication number: 20180239190
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display which emits display light, an optical element including a transmission axis which transmit first linearly polarized light, which reflects second linearly polarized light crossing the transmission axis and a retroreflective element which retroreflects the display light, and the retroreflective element includes a first portion including a first surface, a second portion including a second surface and a third portion disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and an angle made by the first surface and the second surface is greater than 0° and less than 180°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yudai Numata, Takeo Koito
  • Publication number: 20180239068
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device including a display unit which emits display light, an optical element which includes a first surface on the display unit side, and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface, and transmits and reflects incident light, and a retroreflective element provided on the first surface side or the second surface side, wherein the retroreflective element includes first and second retroreflectors which retroreflect light made incident through the optical element, and a transmissive portion located between the first retroreflector and the second retroreflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo Koito, Yudai Numata
  • Patent number: 10048495
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a retroreflective element includes a base, and first and second retroreflectors each retroreflecting light made incident without transmitting the base, and a retarder element disposed between a display module and a polarizing element and between the retroreflective element and the polarizing element, the first and second retroreflectors being adjacent to each other, each of the first and second retroreflectors includes a recess portion on a side facing the retarder element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo Koito, Yudai Numata
  • Publication number: 20180210284
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a lens sheet outputs light reflected by a reflector, the reflected light being a part of incident light having entered the lens sheet. When a first light intensity is an intensity of light entering the lens sheet at an incident angle from 70° to 90° inclusive with respect to a normal direction of a display surface and output from the lens sheet at an output angle from 0° to 40° inclusive toward an incident side with respect to the normal direction, and a second light intensity is an intensity of light entering the lens sheet at an incident angle from 10° to 40° inclusive with respect to the normal direction and output from the lens sheet at an output angle from 0° to 40° inclusive to the incident side with respect to the normal direction, the first light intensity is greater than the second light intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Yudai NUMATA, Masaya TAMAKI, Takeo KOITO
  • Patent number: 9989776
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display module which emits display light, a polarizing element including a transmission axis which transmits first linearly polarized light, the polarizing element reflecting second linearly polarized light intersecting the transmission axis, and an optical element includes a retroreflector which retroreflects light reflected from the polarizing element, the optical element being curved, and includes a first portion which is concave, and a second portion which is convex and is connected to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yudai Numata, Takeo Koito
  • Publication number: 20180081189
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display module which emits display light, an optical element which transmits or reflects the display light, and a reflective element which retroreflects the display light reflected from the optical element. The reflective element includes a first reflector including a first retroreflective surface having retroreflective properties, a first end portion, and a second end portion which is more separated from the optical element than the first end portion, and a second reflector including a third end portion, which overlaps the second end portion and is closer to the optical element than the second end portion, and a second retroreflective surface having retroreflective properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo KOITO, Yudai NUMATA
  • Publication number: 20180074375
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display module which emits display light, an optical element which transmits or reflects the display light, a reflective element which retroreflects the display light reflected from the optical element, and a first light-guide which imparts directivity toward the optical element to the display light emitted from the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo KOITO, Yudai NUMATA
  • Publication number: 20180031878
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an illumination unit, a polarizing element which transmits a specific polarized component of light entering from the illumination unit, a display panel which transmits the polarized light entering from the polarizing element while maintaining or converting a polarized state, an optical element comprising a transmission axis which transmits first linearly polarized light, which transmits or reflects the light entering from the display panel and a reflective element which retro-reflects the light reflected by the optical element, and the display panel and the reflective element face one surface of the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo KOITO, Yudai NUMATA
  • Publication number: 20170285402
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an optical element which transmits or reflects incident light, and a first reflective element including a first reflective portion and a second reflective portion. The first reflective portion retroreflects reflective light reflected on the optical element. The second reflective portion has an area less than an area of the first reflective portion and regularly reflects the reflective light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Takeo Koito, Yudai Numata
  • Publication number: 20170285359
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display module which emits display light, a polarizing element including a transmission axis which transmits first linearly polarized light, the polarizing element reflecting second linearly polarized light intersecting the transmission axis, and an optical element includes a retroreflector which retroreflects light reflected from the polarizing element, the optical element being curved, and includes a first portion which is concave, and a second portion which is convex and is connected to the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Yudai Numata, Takeo Koito
  • Publication number: 20170242173
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an optical element urging incident light to be transmitted or reflected, a first reflective element includes a first retroreflective surface in an uneven state on which the light reflected on the optical element is retroreflected, and a first specular reflection surface on which the light reflected on the optical element is specularly reflected, and a second reflective element includes a second retroreflective surface in an uneven state on which the light reflected on the first specular reflection surface is retroreflected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yudai NUMATA, Takeo KOITO
  • Publication number: 20170031157
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a retroreflective element includes a base, and first and second retroreflectors each retroreflecting light made incident without transmitting the base, and a retarder element disposed between a display module and a polarizing element and between the retroreflective element and the polarizing element, the first and second retroreflectors being adjacent to each other, each of the first and second retroreflectors includes a recess portion on a side facing the retarder element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo Koito, Yudai Numata