Patents by Inventor Akihide Satou

Akihide Satou 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).

  • Liquid crystal display apparatus having dummy lead and dummy land for alignment
    Patent number: 5982468
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus, at least one flexible printed board for driving an LCD panel has input terminals and a dummy lead as an alignment marker. An opening is perforated at an end of the flexible printed board. A printed wiring board has connection pads to be connected to the input terminals and a dummy land as an alignment marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Akihide Satou, Takanobu Kai