Patents by Inventor Shinjiro Umeya

Shinjiro Umeya 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).

  • Publication number: 20080037118
    Abstract: An optical multilayer film and reflective screen are provided. An optical multilayer film includes an optical laminate A including a plurality of types of optical layers having different refractive indices laminated on each other, the optical laminate A having a reflection characteristic in which the reflectance peak intensities in the red, green, and blue wavelength regions are substantially the same; and an optical laminate B including a plurality of types of optical layers having different refractive indices laminated on each other, the optical laminate B having a reflection characteristic in which the bottom of the reflectance curve lies in the green wavelength region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaharu Senoue, Kazuhiko Morisawa, Shinjiro Umeya, Kazuhito Shimoda, Shunichi Kajiya
  • Patent number: 7327517
    Abstract: An optical multilayer film and reflective screen are provided. An optical multilayer film includes an optical laminate A including a plurality of types of optical layers having different refractive indices laminated on each other, the optical laminate A having a reflection characteristic in which the reflectance peak intensities in the red, green, and blue wavelength regions are substantially the same; and an optical laminate B including a plurality of types of optical layers having different refractive indices laminated on each other, the optical laminate B having a reflection characteristic in which the bottom of the reflectance curve lies in the green wavelength region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Senoue, Kazuhiko Morisawa, Shinjiro Umeya, Kazuhito Shimoda, Shunichi Kajiya
  • Patent number: 7035006
    Abstract: A screen for image display apparatus according to the present invention has a base member, a light absorption layer formed on the base member and adapted for absorbing light of a visible light range, and a light control layer formed on the light absorption layer. The light control layer reflects projected image display light to form an image and has a reflection wavelength selection function of selectively reflecting light of the wavelength range of the image display light. By using the screen for image display apparatus according to the present invention, a user can easily enjoy large-screen image display even in a bright environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinjiro Umeya, Yoshinori Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20060001959
    Abstract: An optical multilayer film and reflective screen are provided. An optical multilayer film includes an optical laminate A including a plurality of types of optical layers having different refractive indices laminated on each other, the optical laminate A having a reflection characteristic in which the reflectance peak intensities in the red, green, and blue wavelength regions are substantially the same; and an optical laminate B including a plurality of types of optical layers having different refractive indices laminated on each other, the optical laminate B having a reflection characteristic in which the bottom of the reflectance curve lies in the green wavelength region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Masaharu Senoue, Kazuhiko Morisawa, Shinjiro Umeya, Kazuhito Shimoda, Shunichi Kajiya
  • Publication number: 20040104663
    Abstract: A screen for image display apparatus according to the present invention has a base member, a light absorption layer formed on the base member and adapted for absorbing light of a visible light range, and a light control layer formed on the light absorption layer. The light control layer reflects projected image display light to form an image and has a reflection wavelength selection function of selectively reflecting light of the wavelength range of the image display light. By using the screen for image display apparatus according to the present invention, a user can easily enjoy large-screen image display even in a bright environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Shinjiro Umeya, Yoshinori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6028581
    Abstract: A method and an appartus for a liquid crystal display (LCD) having an input function are provided. A first transistor is provided in each of the pixel cells of a pixel cell array of a LCD. This first transistor, or display transistor, is a thin film transistor (TFT) switch that is coupled to a transparent electrode that controls the display of pixels on the LCD. Moreover, a second transistor is provided in each of the pixel cells of the pixel cell array. This second transistor is a TFT switch that forms part of a metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) image sensor array including a photo diode and a micro lens. The second transistor causes an input to be sensed by the LCD. The inputs sensed by the LCD include image inputs and inputs from a pen and a human touch. The first and second transistors are fabricated on the same side of the same substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinjiro Umeya
  • Patent number: 5244427
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing an electro-optical device applied as image display device. This method comprises the steps of forming a plurality of channels on a major surface of a first substrate, each of the channels being substantially in parallel to each other; forming first electrodes in each channel; filling the channels with a material so as to flatten the major surface of the first substrate; depositing a dielectric layer on the flattened surface of the first substrate; removing the filled material from the channels; and combining the first substrate with second substrate, the second substrate having a plurality of second electrodes substantially perpendicular to the channels in an inner surface of the first substrate, and an electro-optical material layer interposed between the dielectric layer and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinjiro Umeya