Patents by Inventor Yusuke Kinoe

Yusuke Kinoe 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: 20230375882
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal member extending in a first direction and disposed between the first and second substrates in a seal region defined around a pixel area, a first conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the seal member and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, a second conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the first conductive layer and extending in the second direction, a third layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the first conductive layer, and a fourth layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the second conductive layer. In plan view, the first conductive layer overlaps the second conductive layer in the seal region. In a cross-sectional view the first direction, the second conductive layer is larger in an outer shape than the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 11762242
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal member extending in a first direction and disposed between the first and second substrates in a seal region defined around a pixel area, a first conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the seal member and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, a second conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the first conductive layer and extending in the second direction, a third layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the first conductive layer, and a fourth layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the second conductive layer. In plan view, the first conductive layer overlaps the second conductive layer in the seal region. In a cross-sectional view the first direction, the second conductive layer is larger in an outer shape than the first conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 11598988
    Abstract: An opposing substrate as a substrate for an electro-optical device includes a transparent base member and a light shielding portion disposed on a region between pixels on the base member. The light shielding portion includes a first reflective film and a second reflective film that is disposed to overlap the first reflective film and has a reflection rate lower than that of the first reflective film, and a first protective film that covers the first reflective film is provided between the first reflective film and the second reflective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Tsuchiya, Takehiro Ono, Yusuke Kinoe, Yoshitaka Hama, Yasushi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20220011613
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal member extending in a first direction and disposed between the first and second substrates in a seal region defined around a pixel area, a first conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the seal member and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, a second conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the first conductive layer and extending in the second direction, a third layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the first conductive layer, and a fourth layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the second conductive layer. In plan view, the first conductive layer overlaps the second conductive layer in the seal region. In a cross-sectional view the first direction, the second conductive layer is larger in an outer shape than the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 11156878
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal member extending in a first direction and disposed between the first and second substrates in a seal region defined around a pixel area, a first conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the seal member and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, a second conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the first conductive layer and extending in the second direction, a third layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the first conductive layer, and a fourth layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the second conductive layer. In plan view, the first conductive layer overlaps the second conductive layer in the seal region. In a cross-sectional view the first direction, the second conductive layer is larger in an outer shape than the first conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Publication number: 20210096422
    Abstract: An opposing substrate as a substrate for an electro-optical device includes a transparent base member and a light shielding portion disposed on a region between pixels on the base member. The light shielding portion includes a first reflective film and a second reflective film that is disposed to overlap the first reflective film and has a reflection rate lower than that of the first reflective film, and a first protective film that covers the first reflective film is provided between the first reflective film and the second reflective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka TSUCHIYA, Takehiro ONO, Yusuke KINOE, Yoshitaka HAMA, Yasushi KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10895778
    Abstract: An opposing substrate as a substrate for an electro-optical device includes a transparent base member and a light shielding portion disposed on a region between pixels on the base member. The light shielding portion includes a first reflective film and a second reflective film that is disposed to overlap the first reflective film and has a reflection rate lower than that of the first reflective film, and a first protective film that covers the first reflective film is provided between the first reflective film and the second reflective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Tsuchiya, Takehiro Ono, Yusuke Kinoe, Yoshitaka Hama, Yasushi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20200241339
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal member extending in a first direction and disposed between the first and second substrates in a seal region defined around a pixel area, a first conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the seal member and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, a second conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the first conductive layer and extending in the second direction, a third layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the first conductive layer, and a fourth layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the second conductive layer. In plan view, the first conductive layer overlaps the second conductive layer in the seal region. In a cross-sectional view the first direction, the second conductive layer is larger in an outer shape than the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 10649280
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate including a pixel area in which a plurality of pixels are aligned, a second substrate, a seal member disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to bond the first substrate and the second substrate together, the seal member being disposed in a seal region defined around the pixel area, a first conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the seal member, a second conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the first substrate, a third layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the first conductive layer, and a fourth layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is larger in an outer shape than the first conductive layer in the seal region in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Publication number: 20200019015
    Abstract: An opposing substrate as a substrate for an electro-optical device includes a transparent base member and a light shielding portion disposed on a region between pixels on the base member. The light shielding portion includes a first reflective film and a second reflective film that is disposed to overlap the first reflective film and has a reflection rate lower than that of the first reflective film, and a first protective film that covers the first reflective film is provided between the first reflective film and the second reflective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka TSUCHIYA, Takehiro ONO, Yusuke KINOE, Yoshitaka HAMA, Yasushi KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10466531
    Abstract: An opposing substrate as a substrate for an electro-optical device includes a transparent base member and a light shielding portion disposed on a region between pixels on the base member. The light shielding portion includes a first reflective film and a second reflective film that is disposed to overlap the first reflective film and has a reflection rate lower than that of the first reflective film, and a first protective film that covers the first reflective film is provided between the first reflective film and the second reflective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Tsuchiya, Takehiro Ono, Yusuke Kinoe, Yoshitaka Hama, Yasushi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20180113360
    Abstract: An opposing substrate as a substrate for an electro-optical device includes a transparent base member and a light shielding portion disposed on a region between pixels on the base member. The light shielding portion includes a first reflective film and a second reflective film that is disposed to overlap the first reflective film and has a reflection rate lower than that of the first reflective film, and a first protective film that covers the first reflective film is provided between the first reflective film and the second reflective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka TSUCHIYA, Takehiro ONO, Yusuke KINOE, Yoshitaka HAMA, Yasushi KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9885908
    Abstract: An opposing substrate as a substrate for an electro-optical device includes a transparent base member and a light shielding portion disposed on a region between pixels on the base member. The light shielding portion includes a first reflective film and a second reflective film that is disposed to overlap the first reflective film and has a reflection rate lower than that of the first reflective film, and a first protective film that covers the first reflective film is provided between the first reflective film and the second reflective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Tsuchiya, Takehiro Ono, Yusuke Kinoe, Yoshitaka Hama, Yasushi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20170261786
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate including a pixel area in which a plurality of pixels are aligned, a second substrate, a seal member disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to bond the first substrate and the second substrate together, the seal member being disposed in a seal region defined around the pixel area, a first conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the seal member, a second conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the first substrate, a third layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the first conductive layer, and a fourth layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is larger in an outer shape than the first conductive layer in the seal region in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 9696593
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal member between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer between the first substrate and the seal member. The first substrate may include a pixel area and a seal region around the pixel area and in which the seal member is provided. The first conductive layer may include a first pattern having a first edge and a second edge, the second conductive layer may include a second pattern having a third edge and a fourth edge, the first edge may be arranged at an inner side of the second pattern and closest to the third edge, the second edge may be arranged at the inner side of the second pattern and closest to the fourth edge, and the second pattern may overlap with the first pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Publication number: 20170090245
    Abstract: An opposing substrate as a substrate for an electro-optical device includes a transparent base member and a light shielding portion disposed on a region between pixels on the base member. The light shielding portion includes a first reflective film and a second reflective film that is disposed to overlap the first reflective film and has a reflection rate lower than that of the first reflective film, and a first protective film that covers the first reflective film is provided between the first reflective film and the second reflective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka TSUCHIYA, Takehiro ONO, Yusuke KINOE, Yoshitaka HAMA, Yasushi KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20150370107
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal member between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer between the first substrate and the seal member. The first substrate may include a pixel area and a seal region around the pixel area and in which the seal member is provided. The first conductive layer may include a first pattern having a first edge and a second edge, the second conductive layer may include a second pattern having a third edge and a fourth edge, the first edge may be arranged at an inner side of the second pattern and closest to the third edge, the second edge may be arranged at the inner side of the second pattern and closest to the fourth edge, and the second pattern may overlap with the first pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 9164336
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a first dummy pixel and a second dummy pixel adjacent to each other in an X direction, in which width of a first portion of a scanning line between a first transistor of the first dummy pixel and a second transistor of the second dummy pixel is larger than width of a second portion of the scanning line between the second transistor and a third transistor of a pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke Kinoe
  • Patent number: 9151991
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a photo-curable seal member between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first light-shielding layer between the first substrate and the photo-curable seal member, and a second light-shielding layer between the first substrate and the first light-shielding layer. The first substrate may include a pixel area in which pixels are aligned, and a seal region around the pixel area and in which the photo-curable seal member is provided. Within the seal region, the second light-shielding layer may be larger in an outer shape or pattern than the shape or pattern of first light-shielding layer. The pixel area may include an interconnect layer made of the same layer as the one of the light-shielding layers, and the interconnect layer may be narrower than one of the light-shielding layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Publication number: 20150070639
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a photo-curable seal member between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first light-shielding layer between the first substrate and the photo-curable seal member, and a second light-shielding layer between the first substrate and the first light-shielding layer. The first substrate may include a pixel area in which pixels are aligned, and a seal region around the pixel area and in which the photo-curable seal member is provided. Within the seal region, the second light-shielding layer may be larger in an outer shape or pattern than the shape or pattern of first light-shielding layer. The pixel area may include an interconnect layer made of the same layer as the one of the light-shielding layers, and the interconnect layer may be narrower than one of the light-shielding layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose