Patents by Inventor Yukio Mizuno

Yukio Mizuno 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: 11316246
    Abstract: There are provided an antenna device with improved antenna performance while suppressing a decrease in yield and a decrease in viewability, and a display device including the same. The antenna device includes an antenna substrate, a first antenna pattern formed on a first main surface of the antenna substrate, and a second antenna pattern formed on a second main surface opposite to the first main surface of the antenna substrate. The first antenna pattern and the second antenna pattern are formed such that positions on the front and back of the antenna substrate coincide with each other, and at least a part of the antenna substrate is transparent to transmit an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Yamagishi, Hiroshi Fukushima, Yasuhiro Sugita, Kazutoshi Kida, Takenori Maruyama, Jean Mugiraneza, Takuma Yamamoto, Yukio Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11133591
    Abstract: An antenna device includes antenna portions arranged side by side in columns with a partial overlap between the antenna portions next to each other, and common lines each connected to and shared by a set of the antenna portions not overlapping each other to collectively activate the set of the antenna portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuma Yamamoto, Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Jean Mugiraneza, Hiroshi Fukushima, Yasuhiro Sugita, Yukio Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11018420
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a transparent antenna substrate arranged on one surface of the display panel and having transparency, a first conductive film having a mesh shape and arranged on a surface of the transparent antenna substrate opposite to the display panel, and a second conductive film having a mesh shape and arranged on a surface of the transparent antenna substrate facing the display panel. The first conductive film includes an antenna body portion having a thin film pattern and insulated from a surrounding portion by a slit, and the antenna body portion constitutes a transparent antenna performing wireless communication with an external communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Jean Mugiraneza, Takuma Yamamoto, Yukio Mizuno, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima, Hidetsugu Kawamori
  • Publication number: 20200295435
    Abstract: There are provided an antenna device with improved antenna performance while suppressing a decrease in yield and a decrease in viewability, and a display device including the same. The antenna device includes an antenna substrate, a first antenna pattern formed on a first main surface of the antenna substrate, and a second antenna pattern formed on a second main surface opposite to the first main surface of the antenna substrate. The first antenna pattern and the second antenna pattern are formed such that positions on the front and back of the antenna substrate coincide with each other, and at least a part of the antenna substrate is transparent to transmit an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: SHINJI YAMAGISHI, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA, YASUHIRO SUGITA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, TAKENORI MARUYAMA, JEAN MUGIRANEZA, TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, YUKIO MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20200235477
    Abstract: An antenna device includes antenna portions arranged side by side in columns with a partial overlap between the antenna portions next to each other, and common lines each connected to and shared by a set of the antenna portions not overlapping each other to collectively activate the set of the antenna portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, TAKENORI MARUYAMA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, SHINJI YAMAGISHI, JEAN MUGIRANEZA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA, YASUHIRO SUGITA, YUKIO MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20200119438
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a transparent antenna substrate arranged on one surface of the display panel and having transparency, a first conductive film having a mesh shape and arranged on a surface of the transparent antenna substrate opposite to the display panel, and a second conductive film having a mesh shape and arranged on a surface of the transparent antenna substrate facing the display panel. The first conductive film includes an antenna body portion having a thin film pattern and insulated from a surrounding portion by a slit, and the antenna body portion constitutes a transparent antenna performing wireless communication with an external communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: TAKENORI MARUYAMA, KAZUTOSHI KIDA, SHINJI YAMAGISHI, JEAN MUGIRANEZA, TAKUMA YAMAMOTO, YUKIO MIZUNO, YASUHIRO SUGITA, HIROSHI FUKUSHIMA, HIDETSUGU KAWAMORI
  • Publication number: 20190235686
    Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first ferroelectric layer connected to the first electrode and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a second ferroelectric layer connected to the second electrode and disposed between the first ferroelectric layer and the second electrode, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first ferroelectric layer and the second ferroelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Takenori MARUYAMA, Jean MUGIRANEZA, Kazutoshi KIDA, Yasuhiro SUGITA, Shinji YAMAGISHI, Yukio MIZUNO, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA, Hidetsugu KAWAMORI
  • Publication number: 20190107905
    Abstract: A touch panel includes electrode sections in an electrode layer and mainly includes electric wire sections in a bridge layer. The electrode sections are arranged in unit lattices alternately provided in the touch panel, and the electric wire sections are alternately arranged in unit lattices in which the electrode sections are not arranged. The electrode sections and the electric wire sections are electrically connected by connection sections penetrating through an insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Takenori MARUYAMA, Kazutoshi KIDA, Shinji YAMAGISHI, Jean MUGIRANEZA, Yukio MIZUNO, Yasuhiro SUGITA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA, Hidetsugu KAWAMORI
  • Patent number: 9507148
    Abstract: Provided is a display device characterized in that a display area can be prevented from appearing darker when the position of light-shielding sections are moved, while the control of voltages applied to electrodes is simplified. In the case where electrodes to which a specific voltage is applied are changed from a first electrode group (e.g., 52a) to a second electrode group (e.g., 52b, 58a, 58b), the voltage applied to the first electrode group is switched from the specific voltage to a reference voltage first, and thereafter, the voltage applied to the second electrode group is switched from the reference voltage to the specific voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Gotoh, Yukio Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20160041385
    Abstract: Provided is a display device characterized in that a display area can be prevented from appearing darker when the position of light-shielding sections are moved, while the control of voltages applied to electrodes is simplified. In the case where electrodes to which a specific voltage is applied are changed from a first electrode group (e.g., 52a) to a second electrode group (e.g., 52b, 58a, 58b), the voltage applied to the first electrode group is switched from the specific voltage to a reference voltage first, and thereafter, the voltage applied to the second electrode group is switched from the reference voltage to the specific voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Toshimitsu GOTOH, Yukio MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 9188778
    Abstract: Provided is a display device characterized in that a display area can be prevented from appearing darker when the position of light-shielding sections are moved, while the control of voltages applied to electrodes is simplified. In the case where electrodes to which a specific voltage is applied are changed from a first electrode group (e.g., 52a) to a second electrode group (e.g., 52b, 58a, 58b), the voltage applied to the first electrode group is switched from the specific voltage to a reference voltage first, and thereafter, the voltage applied to the second electrode group is switched from the reference voltage to the specific voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Gotoh, Yukio Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8928586
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel stereoscopic display device that allows the viewer to properly view a stereoscopic image. The device includes: a display configured to display an image for stereoscopic viewing; an imaging unit configured to image a face of a viewer; a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information regarding the face imaged by the imaging unit; an operation unit configured to be operated by the viewer when the viewer is in an optimal position from where the image for stereoscopic viewing displayed on the display can be properly viewed as a stereoscopic image; an optimal position information storage unit configured to store position information provided when the operation unit is operated as position information on the optimal position; and a positional relationship notification unit configured to notify the viewer of the positional relationship between the current position of the viewer and the optimal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Hamachi, Yukio Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20140022475
    Abstract: Provided is a display device characterized in that a display area can be prevented from appearing darker when the position of light-shielding sections are moved, while the control of voltages applied to electrodes is simplified. In the case where electrodes to which a specific voltage is applied are changed from a first electrode group (e.g., 52a) to a second electrode group (e.g., 52b, 58a, 58b), the voltage applied to the first electrode group is switched from the specific voltage to a reference voltage first, and thereafter, the voltage applied to the second electrode group is switched from the reference voltage to the specific voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Gotoh, Yukio Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20130141330
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel stereoscopic display device that allows the viewer to properly view a stereoscopic image. The device includes: a display configured to display an image for stereoscopic viewing; an imaging unit configured to image a face of a viewer; a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information regarding the face imaged by the imaging unit; an operation unit configured to be operated by the viewer when the viewer is in an optimal position from where the image for stereoscopic viewing displayed on the display can be properly viewed as a stereoscopic image; an optimal position information storage unit configured to store position information provided when the operation unit is operated as position information on the optimal position; and a positional relationship notification unit configured to notify the viewer of the positional relationship between the current position of the viewer and the optimal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Hamachi, Yukio Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8444739
    Abstract: A honeycomb filter including partition walls having a porous partition wall base material and a surface layer provided on only inflow side or both inflow and outflow sides of the partition wall base material, and satisfying the following conditions capable of using as a DPF. The surface layer has a peak pore diameter of from 0.3 ?m to 20 ?m (exclusive) being equal to or smaller than the average pore diameter of the base material; the porosity of from 60% to 95% (exclusive) when measured by mercury porosimetry being larger than that of the base material; and the thickness L1 of from 0.5% to 30% (exclusive) of the partition wall thickness L2; and mass per filtration area of from 0.01 mg/cm2 to 6 mg/cm2 (exclusive). The base material has an average pore diameter of from 10 ?m to 60 ?m (exclusive) and a porosity of from 40% to 65% (exclusive).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Mizuno, Naomi Noda, Toshio Yamada, Yukio Miyairi, Yukari Nakane, Yasushi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8361399
    Abstract: A honeycomb filter 1 of the present invention includes a honeycomb structure 2 having partition walls 7 and plugging portions, and the partition walls 7 are constituted of a porous layer in which a first wall portion 7a having an average pore diameter of 20 ?m or more and carrying an oxidation catalyst 11 on the inner surfaces of formed pores 8, a second wall portion 7b functioning as a buffer and having a high porosity, and a third wall portion 7c having an average pore diameter of 1 to 15 ?m and a porosity of 50 to 90% are laminated in the thickness direction of the partition walls 7 from a surface side where cells 9a having opening end portions opened on an inflow side and opening end portions plugged on an outflow side are defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Mizuno, Yukio Miyairi
  • Publication number: 20120212412
    Abstract: Provided is a pointing device that has a simplified configuration and that can be operated in a simple manner. A pointing device according to the present invention has a display device 1 displaying an image and a point indicator device 3 that irradiates the display device 1 with a point indicator light. The display device 1 has a display unit that displays an image using a plurality of pixels, a photodetection unit that detects the point indicator light irradiated onto the display unit to output a detection signal, and a control unit that, based on the detection signal, determines a position at which the point indicator light is irradiated on the display device and determines command content from the point indicator device 3 to the display device 1. The point indicator device 3 has an operation button (command input part) 10 that transmits the command content to the display device 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukio Mizuno, Yoichi Kuge
  • Publication number: 20120176342
    Abstract: In an LED unit (23U), a plurality of P (an integer of three or more) units of LEDs (23) are placed so as to be mutually spaced apart while facing a line sensor (22C), and to supply light by way of being lit sequentially to a placement space (MS) to be lit. A position detection unit (12) uses a triangulation method to detect the positions of one or more objects, such as fingers, on a coordinate map area (MA) from the changes in the amount of light received according to P or more shadows at a line sensor unit (22U) that have been generated by light of the plurality of LEDs (23) illuminating at most P?1 objects placed in the placement space (MS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Hata, Toshiaki Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Yoshimizu, Yukio Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20120154825
    Abstract: The present invention provides a location identification sensor (60) capable of identifying a location and moving pattern of an object with correction made in consideration of the moving pattern even if the object is moving. The sensor (60) identifies a location of an object by triangulation principle, and includes at least one pair of light emitting diodes (10a, 10b), line sensors (13), and location identification means for identifying location of an object (50) between the line sensors (13) and the diodes (10) based on the triangulation principle by using first positional information and second positional information, where the first positional information indicates where the object (50) was at a predetermined timing (T2) when the diode (10a) is on, and the second positional information indicates where the object (50) was at two timings (T1 and T3) when the diode (10b) is on, T1 and T3 being before and after T2, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Hata, Toshiaki Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Yoshimizu, Yukio Mizuno
  • Patent number: 7972400
    Abstract: A honeycomb filter system comprising a first honeycomb filter disposed upstream: first filter having partition wall matrix of a mean pore diameter of 25 ?m or more and below 70 ?m and a porosity of 40% or more and below 70%, and carrying an oxidation catalyst containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of platinum (Pt), palladium, ceria, and alumina in at least a part of inner surfaces of pores of the matrix; and a second honeycomb filter disposed downstream; having a surface layer of a peak pore diameter of 0.3 ?m or more and below 20 ?m which is equivalent to or smaller than that of its matrix, and a porosity of 60% or more and below 95% which is higher than that of the matrix; and having the other specified relations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Mizuno, Naomi Noda, Toshio Yamada, Yukio Miyairi