Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Nomura

Shinichiro Nomura 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: 9023384
    Abstract: It is intended to efficiently inject into a target cell, a substance charged within a liposome. The present inventors have found that connexin synthesized within a liposome is introduced as connexon having a gap junction function into the liposome membrane. Specifically, the liposome according to the present invention is a liposome in which connexon composed of connexin synthesized by an in-vitro protein synthesis system is incorporated in a state of having a gap junction function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Morita, Kazunari Akiyoshi, Shinichiro Nomura
  • Patent number: 8953134
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided and includes a pair of substrates facing each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween. One of the substrates having, thereon, an upper electrode having a plurality of slits formed therein, a lower electrode facing the upper electrode with an insulating film therebetween and disposed so as to be adjacent to the substrate, and an alignment film formed so as to cover surfaces of the upper electrode and the insulating film. Each of the slits includes a linear portion disposed so as to be parallel to a liquid crystal alignment direction when no voltage is applied and two extension portions extending from both ends of the linear portion so that a distance between the two extension portions increases in a direction perpendicular to the linear portion while keeping a symmetrical shape with respect to the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Nomura, Kimitaka Kamijo, Tae Nakahara
  • Patent number: 8810757
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention comprises an array substrate equipped with signal lines and scan lines deployed in a matrix arrangement, thin film transistors (TFTs) provided near the intersections of the signal lines and scan lines, and pixel electrodes of which one is provided in each of the pixel domains delimited by the signal lines and scan lines; a color filter substrate on which are formed color filters and common electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer placed between said two substrates; wherein the pixel electrodes are positioned so as not to overlap the signal lines, or not to overlap the scan lines, or not to overlap either, when viewed from above, and below the spaces between adjacent pixel electrodes, resin black matrices are deployed so as to overlap the pixel electrodes when viewed from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Sugiyama, Shinichiro Nomura, Takayuki Kato, Satoshi Morita
  • Patent number: 8742416
    Abstract: A display panel includes: gate lines disposed on a first substrate; signal lines extending across the gate lines and including portions, other than portions thereof that extend across the gate lines, disposed on the same surface as the gate lines, the portions that extend across the gate lines being disposed in positions facing the gate lines with an insulating film interposed therebetween; transistors having gate electrodes connected to the gate lines, source electrodes connected to the signal lines and disposed on the insulating film, and drain electrodes disposed on the insulating film; pixel electrodes connected to the drain electrode and disposed on the insulating film; a protective film covering the transistors and the pixel electrodes; and a common electrode disposed on the protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Matsushima, Shinichiro Nomura
  • Patent number: 8714359
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a rotating classifier which can keep classification performance high and which can prevent blockages caused by biomass and the like. [Means for Resolution] The rotating classifier is characterized in that: comb teeth-like protrusion portions protruding toward a fixed member side are provided on top of rotary classification fins at intervals along the circumferential direction of the rotating classifier fins; a first gap is provided between an upper end portion of each of the comb teeth-like protrusion portions and a lower surface of the fixed member; a second gap formed between a protrusion portion and a protrusion portion adjacent to the protrusion portion is connected to the first gap; and an air stream flowing from the radial outside to the radial inside of the comb teeth-like protrusion portions through the first gap and the second gap is formed due to the rotation of the rotary classification fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Aizawa, Akira Baba, Yuki Kondo, Yutaka Takeno, Shinichiro Nomura
  • Patent number: 8651032
    Abstract: To provide a classification device in which product fine powder little in mixture ratio of coarse particles can be obtained. A classification device characterized in that a setting pitch P between stationary fins 13 and a width L of each stationary fin 13 are combined so that a value of P/L is in a range between 0.042×(??50)+0.64 and 0.019×(??50)+0.22 in 50°???70° when ? is an inclination angle of each stationary fin 13, P is the setting pitch, and L is the width in a direction of circulation of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Otani, Hiroaki Kanemoto, Shinichiro Nomura, Hideo Mitsui, Yutaka Takeno
  • Publication number: 20140002779
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention comprises an array substrate equipped with signal lines and scan lines deployed in a matrix arrangement, thin film transistors (TFTs) provided near the intersections of the signal lines and scan lines, and pixel electrodes of which one is provided in each of the pixel domains delimited by the signal lines and scan lines; a color filter substrate on which are formed color filters and common electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer placed between said two substrates; wherein the pixel electrodes are positioned so as not to overlap the signal lines, or not to overlap the scan lines, or not to overlap either, when viewed from above, and below the spaces between adjacent pixel electrodes, resin black matrices are deployed so as to overlap the pixel electrodes when viewed from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Sugiyama, Shinichiro Nomura, Takayuki Kato, Satoshi Morita
  • Patent number: 8553182
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention comprises an array substrate 11 equipped with signal lines 33 and scan lines 32 deployed in a matrix arrangement, thin film transistors (TFTs) 34 provided near the intersections of the signal lines 33 and scan lines 32, and pixel electrodes 40 of which one is provided in each of the pixel domains delimited by the signal lines 33 and scan lines 32; a color filter substrate 12 on which are formed color filters 22R to 22B and common electrodes 23; and a liquid crystal layer 13 placed between said two substrates; wherein the pixel electrodes 40 are positioned so as not to overlap the signal lines 33, or not to overlap the scan lines 32, or not to overlap either, when viewed from above, and below the spaces between adjacent pixel electrodes 40, resin black matrices 45 are deployed so as to overlap the pixel electrodes 40 when viewed from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West
    Inventors: Hiroki Sugiyama, Shinichiro Nomura, Takayuki Kato, Satoshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20130056396
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a rotating classifier which can keep classification performance high and which can prevent blockages caused by biomass and the like. [Means for Resolution] The rotating classifier is characterized in that: comb teeth-like protrusion portions protruding toward a fixed member side are provided on top of rotary classification fins at intervals along the circumferential direction of the rotating classifier fins; a first gap is provided between an upper end portion of each of the comb teeth-like protrusion portions and a lower surface of the fixed member; a second gap formed between a protrusion portion and a protrusion portion adjacent to the protrusion portion is connected to the first gap; and an air stream flowing from the radial outside to the radial inside of the comb teeth-like protrusion portions through the first gap and the second gap is formed due to the rotation of the rotary classification fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Aizawa, Akira Baba, Yuki Kondo, Yutaka Takeno, Shinichiro Nomura
  • Publication number: 20120188496
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided and includes a pair of substrates facing each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween. One of the substrates having, thereon, an upper electrode having a plurality of slits formed therein, a lower electrode facing the upper electrode with an insulating film therebetween and disposed so as to be adjacent to the substrate, and an alignment film formed so as to cover surfaces of the upper electrode and the insulating film. Each of the slits includes a linear portion disposed so as to be parallel to a liquid crystal alignment direction when no voltage is applied and two extension portions extending from both ends of the linear portion so that a distance between the two extension portions increases in a direction perpendicular to the linear portion while keeping a symmetrical shape with respect to the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Nomura, Kimitaka Kamijo, Tae Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20120138939
    Abstract: A display panel includes: gate lines disposed on a first substrate; signal lines extending across the gate lines and including portions, other than portions thereof that extend across the gate lines, disposed on the same surface as the gate lines, the portions that extend across the gate lines being disposed in positions facing the gate lines with an insulating film interposed therebetween; transistors having gate electrodes connected to the gate lines, source electrodes connected to the signal lines and disposed on the insulating film, and drain electrodes disposed on the insulating film; pixel electrodes connected to the drain electrode and disposed on the insulating film; a protective film covering the transistors and the pixel electrodes; and a common electrode disposed on the protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiharu Matsushima, Shinichiro Nomura
  • Patent number: 8068203
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes two substrates, liquid crystal therebetween, and sub-pixel regions. Each sub-pixel region is divided into first to fourth display regions by a first axis extending orthogonal to an optical axis of a polarizing plate and a second axis extending orthogonal to the first axis. Each first to fourth display region includes slit electrodes on the second electrodes along the first axis. First slit electrodes in the first display region and second slit electrodes in the second display region are symmetric relative to the first axis. Third slit electrodes in the third display region and fourth slit electrodes in the fourth display region are symmetric relative to the first axis. The first and fourth slit electrodes are symmetric relative to the second axis. The second and third slit electrodes are symmetric relative to the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Nomura, Hideki Kaneko, Masahiro Horiguchi
  • Publication number: 20100236458
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a classification device in which product fine powder little in mixture ratio of coarse particles can be obtained. [Means] for Resolution A classification device characterized in that a setting pitch P between stationary fins 13 and a width L of each stationary fin 13 are combined so that a value of P/L is in a range between 0.042×(??50)+0.64 and 0.019×(??50)+0.22 in 50°???70° when ? is an inclination angle of each stationary fin 13, P is the setting pitch, and L is the width in a direction of circulation of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Babock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Otani, Hiroaki Kanemoto, Shinichiro Nomura, Hideo Mitsui, Yutaka Takeno
  • Publication number: 20100031858
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly reliable pulverized coal boiler that ensures suppression of a rise in flame temperature caused during the combustion of an unburnt gas in a furnace when combustion air is supplied from after-air ports so as to reduce the concentration of thermal NOx generated during the combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Akihito Orii, Masayuki Taniguchi, Yuki Kamikawa, Hironobu Kobayashi, Miki Shimogouri, Toshihiko Mine, Shinichiro Nomura, Akira Baba, Yusuke Ochi, Koji Kuramashi
  • Patent number: 7619695
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display 10 of the invention has a transparent substrate 11 on which are provided multiple signal lines 17, scan lines 16 and auxiliary capacity lines 18, plus TFTs and pixel electrodes 20 that are electrically coupled to the TFTs' drain electrodes D. The auxiliary capacity lines 18 are formed with an Al—Nd alloy layer coated with a layer of molybdenum. Each pixel region, except for the auxiliary capacity lower electrode 18a on the auxiliary capacity line 18, is coated over by a first insulating film 25 and by a second insulating film 26 that is thinner than the first insulating film 25. Further, the auxiliary capacity lower electrodes 18a are coated over by the second insulating film 26, and auxiliary capacity upper electrodes 18b are provided on the surface of the second insulating film 26 at the auxiliary capacity lower electrodes 18a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Nomura, Takayuki Kato, Takao Atarashiya, Hiroki Sugiyama, Satoshi Morita
  • Patent number: 7602452
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes: a transparent substrate 11; a plurality of signal lines 17 and scan lines 16 arranged on the transparent substrate 11 in a matrix; a plurality of auxiliary capacitor lines 18 provided between the scan lines 16 so as to be in parallel with the scan lines 16; thin film transistors (TFTs) each provided in a vicinity of an intersection of the signal lines 17 and scan lines 16; and pixel electrodes 20 arranged in respective positions defined by the signal lines 17 and the scan lines 16 and each electrically connected to a drain electrode D of the thin film transistor (TFT); in which the thin film transistor (TFT)'s gate electrode G and the scan line 16 are covered by a gate insulating film formed by an insulating film (a first layer) 25 and an insulating layer (a second layer) 26, and the drain electrode D of the thin film transistor (TFT) extends to overlie an auxiliary capacitor electrode 18a, with the insulating layer (the second layer) 26 interposed between the drai
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kato, Hiroki Sugiyama, Shinichiro Nomura, Takao Atarashiya, Satoshi Morita, Takashi Sato
  • Publication number: 20090244467
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes two substrates, liquid crystal therebetween, and sub-pixel regions. Each sub-pixel region is divided into first to fourth display regions by a first axis extending orthogonal to an optical axis of a polarizing plate and a second axis extending orthogonal to the first axis. Each first to fourth display region includes slit electrodes on the second electrodes along the first axis. First slit electrodes in the first display region and second slit electrodes in the second display region are symmetric relative to the first axis. Third slit electrodes in the third display region and fourth slit electrodes in the fourth display region are symmetric relative to the first axis. The first and fourth slit electrodes are symmetric relative to the second axis. The second and third slit electrodes are symmetric relative to the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro NOMURA, Hideki KANEKO, Masahiro HORIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 7573538
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel 10A of the invention has gate electrodes G of TFTs, scan lines 16, and auxiliary capacitor electrodes 18a, which are coated with a first insulating film 27 composed of a thick insulating layer 25 and thinned insulating layer 26. A part above the auxiliary capacitor electrodes 18a is coated only with the thinned insulating layer 26, and drain electrodes D are extended on the first insulating film 27, which is not thinned, so as to coat the thinned insulating layer 26. On a second insulating film 28 provided between the pixel electrodes 20 and the drain electrodes D, contact holes 30 are formed at portions above the drain electrodes D on the first insulating film 27, which is not thinned, above the auxiliary capacitor electrodes 18a, and via the contact holes 30, the pixels 20 and the drain electrodes D are electrically coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Nomura, Takayuki Kato, Satoshi Morita, Hideki Kaneko, Masahiro Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 7525605
    Abstract: An auxiliary capacitance line and a terminal portion of a liquid crystal display device are made of an Al or Al alloy layer and an Mo layer. The edge portions of a lower auxiliary capacitance electrode and the terminal portion are sequentially coated with a first insulating film, a second insulating film that is thinner than the first insulating film, and a third insulating film. The lower auxiliary capacitance electrode is coated with the second insulating film, and an upper auxiliary capacitance electrode is laid on the surface of the second insulating film on the lower auxiliary capacitance electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Nomura, Takayuki Kato, Takao Atarashiya, Hiroki Sugiyama, Satoshi Moritai
  • Publication number: 20080279918
    Abstract: It is intended to efficiently inject into a target cell, a substance charged within a liposome. The present inventors have found that connexin synthesized within a liposome is introduced as connexon having a gap junction function into the liposome membrane. Specifically, the liposome according to the present invention is a liposome in which connexon composed of connexin synthesized by an in-vitro protein synthesis system is incorporated in a state of having a gap junction function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicants: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Morita, Kazunari Akiyoshi, Shinichiro Nomura