Patents by Inventor Yuto KAKINOKI

Yuto KAKINOKI 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: 11914793
    Abstract: A detecting device includes a sensor unit having a detection region in which a plurality of electrodes are arrayed, and a detector configured to detect a gesture corresponding to movement of an object to be detected in a space on the detection region based on a detected value of each of the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yuto Kakinoki
  • Patent number: 11914829
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a detection region, and an input support device that includes an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit. The input support device is disposed to overlap with some of the detection electrodes, a reference potential is supplied to the detection electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a detection drive signal is supplied to the detection electrode overlapping with the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yuto Kakinoki
  • Patent number: 11868550
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a detection device including a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a detection region, and an input support device including a first electrode, a second electrode provided so as to be movable on a concentric circle about a rotating axis overlapping with the first electrode, and a coupling portion that electrically couples the first electrode and the second electrode. A position of the rotating axis of the input support device is fixed to the detection region of the detection device, and a reference potential is supplied to the detection electrode corresponding to the first electrode and a drive signal is supplied to the detection electrode corresponding to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takaaki Kono, Makoto Hayashi, Yuto Kakinoki
  • Publication number: 20230409147
    Abstract: A detecting device includes a sensor unit having a detection region in which a plurality of detection electrodes are arrayed, and a detector configured to supply a drive signal to the detection electrodes and detect a position of an object to be detected in a space on the detection region based on an output value of each of the detection electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Yuto KAKINOKI
  • Patent number: 11842010
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a plurality of drive electrodes arrayed in a detection region, a drive signal supply circuit that supplies a drive signal to the drive electrodes, a storage circuit that stores therein a table having information about a correction value for a drive frequency of the drive signal, a correction value selection circuit that selects the correction value for the drive frequency on the basis of the table, and an input support device that includes an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yuto Kakinoki
  • Publication number: 20230384893
    Abstract: Provided is a sensor module including a plurality of sensor electrodes, a plurality of sensor wirings, a plurality of auxiliary electrodes, and a driver circuit. The plurality of sensor electrodes is arranged in a matrix having first to mth rows and first to nth columns. The plurality of sensor wirings is respectively connected to the plurality of sensor electrodes. The plurality of auxiliary electrodes is respectively connected to the plurality of sensor electrodes and extends from the plurality of sensor electrodes in a direction opposite to the direction in which the plurality of sensor wirings extends from the plurality of sensor electrodes. The driver circuit is connected to the plurality of sensor wirings and is configured to obtain sensor values of the plurality of sensor electrodes on the basis of potential fluctuations of the plurality of sensor electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yuto KAKINOKI, Hirofumi NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230376119
    Abstract: A detecting device includes a sensor unit having a detection region in which a plurality of electrodes are arrayed, and a detector configured to detect a gesture corresponding to movement of an object to be detected in a space on the detection region based on a detected value of each of the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Yuto KAKINOKI
  • Patent number: 11803257
    Abstract: An input support device arranged above a detection device including a plurality of electrodes, the input support device comprising: an LC circuit; a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit; a second electrode coupled to another end side of the LC circuit, and an adjustment circuit coupled to the LC circuit and configured to adjust circuit characteristics of the LC circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Hayashi, Yuto Kakinoki, Takaaki Kono
  • Patent number: 11755076
    Abstract: Included are at least one first semiconductor resistance element overlapping with one of the spacers and provided as the same layer as the semiconductor layer of the pixel transistors, at least one second semiconductor resistance element provided as the same layer as the semiconductor layer of the pixel transistors and not overlapping with any of the spacers, and a detection circuit detecting a force applied to the display region based on a midpoint voltage between the first semiconductor resistance element and the second semiconductor resistance element, and a resistance value of the second semiconductor resistance element is equivalent to a resistance value of the first semiconductor resistance element when no force is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Naoki Takada, Yuto Kakinoki
  • Patent number: 11650694
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a capacitive touch panel including a plurality of electrodes, an input device configured such that a resonance circuit including a first conductor and a second conductor is covered with a non-conductor, and a sensor controller. The first conductor and the second conductor are capacitively coupled to at least one of a plurality of electrodes in the touch panel when the input device is disposed on the touch panel or when the input device disposed on the touch panel is operated. The sensor controller is configured to detect positions of the first conductor and the second conductor on the touch panel by applying a voltage to the plurality of electrodes in the touch panel based on a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuto Kakinoki, Naoki Takada
  • Patent number: 11650677
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a detection device including a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a detection region, and a drive electrode scan circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrodes, and an input device including an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit. The drive electrode scan circuit supplies the drive signal to at least equal to or more than one of the drive electrodes and supplies, to the others of the drive electrodes, an opposite phase signal as a drive signal having an opposite phase to a phase of the drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuto Kakinoki, Makoto Hayashi, Takaaki Kono, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11640221
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor device includes a touch panel, an input device configured such that a resonant circuit including first and second conductive materials, a magnetic field generation source disposed at a position overlapping the touch panel, and a sensor controller. Each of the first and second conductive materials is capacitively coupled to at least one of a plurality of electrodes included in the touch panel. The resonant circuit is electromagnetically coupled to the magnetic field generation source so as to resonate based on a magnetic field. The sensor controller detects positions of the first and second conductive materials on the touch panel by applying a voltage to each of the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuto Kakinoki, Naoki Takada
  • Patent number: 11620025
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a plurality of electrodes arrayed in a detection region, and an input support device including an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to the LC circuit and arranged so as to overlap with at least equal to or more than one of the electrodes, and a housing accommodating therein at least the LC circuit. The housing is a conductor, and one end side of the LC circuit is coupled to the housing through a coupling member or a capacitor and another end side of the LC circuit is coupled to the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuto Kakinoki, Makoto Hayashi, Takaaki Kono
  • Patent number: 11614838
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a display device with a detection function that includes a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a display region, an electronic apparatus case including an accommodation portion accommodating the display device with the detection function and a cover covering the display region of the display device with the detection function, and an input device that is mounted on the cover of the electronic apparatus case so as to rotate around a rotating axis extending in a normal direction to a surface of the cover and includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing the detection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Hayashi, Yuto Kakinoki, Takaaki Kono
  • Patent number: 11567585
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a plurality of electrodes aligned in a detection region, a drive signal supply circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the electrodes, a detection circuit configured to detect signals from the electrodes, an input support device including an LC circuit and a first electrode and a second electrode coupled to the LC circuit and arranged so as to overlap with the electrodes, a first calculation circuit configured to detect the input support device based on an output signal output from the detection circuit, and a second calculation circuit configured to detect a detection target different from the input support device based on the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuto Kakinoki, Makoto Hayashi, Takaaki Kono
  • Publication number: 20230018822
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a detection region, and an input support device that includes an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit. The input support device is disposed to overlap with some of the detection electrodes, a reference potential is supplied to the detection electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a detection drive signal is supplied to the detection electrode overlapping with the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Yuto KAKINOKI
  • Publication number: 20230004254
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a plurality of drive electrodes arrayed in a detection region, a drive signal supply circuit that supplies a drive signal to the drive electrodes, a storage circuit that stores therein a table having information about a correction value for a drive frequency of the drive signal, a correction value selection circuit that selects the correction value for the drive frequency on the basis of the table, and an input support device that includes an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Yuto KAKINOKI
  • Publication number: 20220413631
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a detection device including a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a detection region, and a drive electrode scan circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrodes, and an input device including an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit. The drive electrode scan circuit supplies the drive signal to at least equal to or more than one of the drive electrodes and supplies, to the others of the drive electrodes, an opposite phase signal as a drive signal having an opposite phase to a phase of the drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yuto KAKINOKI, Makoto HAYASHI, Takaaki KONO, Takayuki NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20220397999
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a display device with a detection function including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of drive electrodes, and a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a display region, an input device including an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit, and a drive electrode scan circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto HAYASHI, Yuto KAKINOKI, Takaaki KONO
  • Patent number: 11513639
    Abstract: An input detection system includes a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes aligned in a detection region, an input device including an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to another end side of the LC circuit, the input support device being disposed on the detection region, and a control circuit configured to detect the input support device based on detection signals that are output from the detection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takaaki Kono, Yuto Kakinoki, Makoto Hayashi