Patents by Inventor Hisashi Oowatari

Hisashi Oowatari 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: 8486519
    Abstract: A white film for a reflecting structure for surface light sources, which contains voids inside it and has a light stabilizer-containing coating film formed on at least one surface of it, is aged little with time and its brightness lowers little even when used for a long time. The white film ensures good image quality of display screens for a long time, and it is favorable to reflecting sheets and reflectors in edge light-type and direct back light-type surface light sources for liquid crystal display screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Mimura, Yoshio Tanaka, Hisashi Oowatari
  • Patent number: 7285327
    Abstract: A white film for a reflecting structure for surface light sources, which contains voids inside it and has a light stabilizer-containing coating film formed on at least one surface of it, is aged little with time and its brightness lowers little even when used for a long time. The white film ensures good image quality of display screens for a long time, and it is favorable to reflecting sheets and reflectors in edge light-type and direct back light-type surface light sources for liquid crystal display screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Mimura, Yoshio Tanaka, Hisashi Oowatari
  • Publication number: 20070014982
    Abstract: A white film for a reflecting structure for surface light sources, which contains voids inside it and has a light stabilizer-containing coating film formed on at least one surface of it, is aged little with time and its brightness lowers little even when used for a long time. The white film ensures good image quality of display screens for a long time, and it is favorable to reflecting sheets and reflectors in edge light-type and direct back light-type surface light sources for liquid crystal display screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Mimura, Yoshio Tanaka, Hisashi Oowatari
  • Publication number: 20030068466
    Abstract: A white film for a reflecting structure for surface light sources, which contains voids inside it and has a light stabilizer-containing coating film formed on at least one surface of it, is aged little with time and its brightness lowers little even when used for a long time. The white film ensures good image quality of display screens for a long time, and it is favorable to reflecting sheets and reflectors in edge light-type and direct back light-type surface light sources for liquid crystal display screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Takashi Mimura, Yoshio Tanaka, Hisashi Oowatari