Patents by Inventor Kimikazu Matsumoto

Kimikazu Matsumoto 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: 6285429
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device of a lateral electric field driving system, coloring problem in display is prevented in all the white, intermediate tone and the black display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Makoto Watanabe, Kimikazu Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 6278427
    Abstract: Disclosed is an active matrix liquid-crystal display device, which has: an electrode-formed substrate which is composed of a drain signal electrode, a gate signal electrode, a pixel electrode and a common electrode to compose a pixel unit, and an active element; a color-filter-formed substrate where no electrode is formed and a color filter layer of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) to color light transmitted therethrough is formed; and a liquid-crystal layer sandwiched between the electrode-formed substrate and the color-filter-formed substrate; wherein the fieldthrough of respective color layers (R, G, B) of the color filter layer is equalized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kimikazu Matsumoto, Shinichi Nishida, Hideo Shibahara
  • Patent number: 6078375
    Abstract: In an LCD device of an IPS (In-Plane Switching) mode having two alignment films which are subjected to individual aligning treatments and between which liquid crystal molecules are interposed and sealed, the aligning treatments of the two alignment films are carried out in the same directional orientation to put the molecules into a state of splay alignment. Specifically, parts of the molecules adjacent to the two alignment films have pretilt angles each of which has an absolute value not smaller than two degrees due to influence of the aligning treatments. Therefore, an appearance of undesirable light points is suppressed in the manufacturing the LCD device, and the LCD device has a good yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kimikazu Matsumoto, Eriko Fujimaki