Patents by Inventor Satoshi Okanan

Satoshi Okanan 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: 7731556
    Abstract: A flat panel display is provided. The flat panel display includes a cathode panel in which a plurality of electron emission areas are provided on a support, and an anode panel in which a plurality of phosphor areas and an anode electrode are provided on a substrate. The cathode panel and the anode panel are joined together at their periphery by a joining member. The anode electrode includes an anode electrode central section covering the phosphor areas, and an anode electrode peripheral section surrounding the anode electrode central section and extending from the anode electrode central section and being provided in contact with the substrate. The average thickness of the anode electrode peripheral section is smaller than the average thickness of the anode electrode central section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Okanan, Yoshimitsu Kato, Masaru Kokubukata, Keiji Honda
  • Patent number: 7541731
    Abstract: A flat-panel display includes a cathode panel including a plurality of electron emission regions, and an anode panel including a fluorescent layer and an anode electrode, both panels being bonded together in a peripheral region and holding a vacuum space therebetween; a plurality of spacers disposed between the cathode panel and the anode panel; a high-resistance layer provided between the anode panel and each of the spacers; and a conductor layer provided on a portion of each of the spacers which contacts the cathode panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sata, Satoshi Okanan, Keiji Honda, Yoshimitsu Kato, Atsushi Seki
  • Patent number: 7388325
    Abstract: A flat-type display device is provided. The flat-type panel display includes a cathode panel having a plurality of electron emitter areas formed on a support; and an anode panel having formed on a substrate a plurality of fluorescent regions and an anode electrode covering at least the fluorescent regions, in which the cathode panel and the anode panel are joined together at their edges with a joint member in between. In the display device, the anode panel has formed on the anode electrode an electron absorbing layer for absorbing electrons from any one of the fluorescent regions and the anode electrode or both, and the anode panel has an adhesion improving layer formed between the anode electrode and the electron absorbing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Kato, Satoshi Okanan, Keiji Honda, Masaru Kokubukata, Hiroshi Sata
  • Publication number: 20080081533
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an anode panel, the anode panel including a substrate, unit phosphor regions, lattice-shaped barrier ribs, anode electrode units, and a resistor layer for electrically connecting the anode electrode units to each other, the method including the steps of: obtaining the anode electrode units by forming the barrier ribs and the unit phosphor regions on the substrate, next forming a conductive material layer on an entire surface, and then removing parts of the conductive material layer which parts are situated on barrier rib top surfaces; and forming the resistor layer; wherein a step of removing the parts of the conductive material layer which parts are situated on the barrier rib top surfaces includes a step of attaching a peeling layer to the parts of the conductive material layer which parts are situated on the barrier rib top surfaces and then mechanically peeling off the peeling layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu KATO, Yukinobu Iguchi, Satoshi Okanan, Yasuhito Hatano, Keiji Honda
  • Publication number: 20070200486
    Abstract: A flat panel display is provided. The flat panel display includes a cathode panel in which a plurality of electron emission areas are provided on a support, and an anode panel in which a plurality of phosphor areas and an anode electrode are provided on a substrate. The cathode panel and the anode panel are joined together at their periphery by a joining member. The anode electrode includes an anode electrode central section covering the phosphor areas, and an anode electrode peripheral section surrounding the anode electrode central section and extending from the anode electrode central section and being provided in contact with the substrate. The average thickness of the anode electrode peripheral section is smaller than the average thickness of the anode electrode central section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Okanan, Yoshimitsu Kato, Masaru Kokubukata, Keiji Honda
  • Publication number: 20070126339
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an anode panel, the anode panel including a substrate, unit phosphor regions, lattice-shaped barrier ribs, anode electrode units, and a resistor layer for electrically connecting the anode electrode units to each other, the method including the steps of: obtaining the anode electrode units by forming the barrier ribs and the unit phosphor regions on the substrate, next forming a conductive material layer on an entire surface, and then removing parts of the conductive material layer which parts are situated on barrier rib top surfaces; and forming the resistor layer; wherein a step of removing the parts of the conductive material layer which parts are situated on the barrier rib top surfaces includes a step of attaching a peeling layer to the parts of the conductive material layer which parts are situated on the barrier rib top surfaces and then mechanically peeling off the peeling layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Kato, Yukinobu Iguchi, Satoshi Okanan, Yasuhito Hatano, Keiji Honda
  • Publication number: 20070096623
    Abstract: A flat-type display device is provided. The flat-type panel display includes a cathode panel having a plurality of electron emitter areas formed on a support; and an anode panel having formed on a substrate a plurality of fluorescent regions and an anode electrode covering at least the fluorescent regions, in which the cathode panel and the anode panel are joined together at their edges with a joint member in between. In the display device, the anode panel has formed on the anode electrode an electron absorbing layer for absorbing electrons from any one of the fluorescent regions and the anode electrode or both, and the anode panel has an adhesion improving layer formed between the anode electrode and the electron absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Kato, Satoshi Okanan, Keiji Honda, Masaru Kokubukata, Hiroshi Sata
  • Publication number: 20070046163
    Abstract: A flat-panel display includes a cathode panel including a plurality of electron emission regions, and an anode panel including a fluorescent layer and an anode electrode, both panels being bonded together in a peripheral region and holding a vacuum space therebetween; a plurality of spacers disposed between the cathode panel and the anode panel; a high-resistance layer provided between the anode panel and each of the spacers; and a conductor layer provided on a portion of each of the spacers which contacts the cathode panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sata, Satoshi Okanan, Keiji Honda, Yoshimitsu Kato, Atsushi Seki