Patents by Inventor Hideo Misono

Hideo Misono 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: 5119204
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal TV set, a liquid crystal panel includes an image display section constituted by a liquid crystal for displaying an image and a peripheral portion of the image display section having horizontal and vertical scanning circuits for driving the liquid cyrstal. A operating unit having a plurality of switches is arranged on the front of the peripheral portion. The switches of the operating unit includes at least a thin key switch are are arranged in matrix. This construction permits the liquid crystal panel to be arranged in the same plane as the operating unit, reducing both the size of a liquid crystal TV set and the number of assembly steps thereof at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichiro Hashimoto, Hideo Misono