Patents by Inventor Shinpei Nagatani
Shinpei Nagatani 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).
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Publication number: 20240111190Abstract: To provide a light emitting device that is used for a display that is able to display an image having a wider color gamut. This light emitting device includes: a first light source configured to perform an operation of blinking first emission light including first blue light and first red light; and a second light source configured to perform an operation of blinking second emission light independently of the operation of blinking the first emission light by the first light source. The second emission light includes second red light and green light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventor: Shinpei NAGATANI
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Patent number: 11841587Abstract: To provide a light emitting device that is used for a display that is able to display an image having a wider color gamut. This light emitting device includes: a first light source configured to perform an operation of blinking first emission light including first blue light and first red light; and a second light source configured to perform an operation of blinking second emission light independently of the operation of blinking the first emission light by the first light source. The second emission light includes second red light and green light.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventor: Shinpei Nagatani
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Patent number: 11385492Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a plate-like body, and a gap portion. The display is configured to display an image and having a front surface. The plate-like body is provided along the front surface of the display and configured to transmit image light emitted from the front surface of the display. The gap portion is formed between the front surface of the display and the plate-like body and configured to switch between a state filled with a fluid and a state where the fluid is discharged.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Shinpei Nagatani
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Publication number: 20220187660Abstract: To provide a light emitting device that is used for a display that is able to display an image having a wider color gamut. This light emitting device includes: a first light source configured to perform an operation of blinking first emission light including first blue light and first red light; and a second light source configured to perform an operation of blinking second emission light independently of the operation of blinking the first emission light by the first light source. The second emission light includes second red light and green light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Shinpei Nagatani
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Publication number: 20210063787Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a plate-like body, and a gap portion. The display is configured to display an image and having a front surface. The plate-like body is provided along the front surface of the display and configured to transmit image light emitted from the front surface of the display. The gap portion is formed between the front surface of the display and the plate-like body and configured to switch between a state filled with a fluid and a state where the fluid is discharged.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventor: SHINPEI NAGATANI
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Patent number: 10852598Abstract: There is provided a display device that exhibits superior display performance in a plurality of screen modes. The display device includes: an image display section that emits image display light having a first polarization axis; a beam splitter that transmits a portion of the image display light and reflects another portion of the image display light; a first dimmer member configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode, the first mode causing first light having the first polarization axis to be transmitted at a first transmittance and causing second light having a second polarization axis to be transmitted at a second transmittance lower than the first transmittance, the second mode causing the first light and the second light to be transmitted at a third transmittance higher than the first transmittance; and a second dimmer member configured to adjust a scattering intensity of transmitted light transmitted therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Shinpei Nagatani
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Patent number: 10788612Abstract: A light-emitting unit includes first light-emitting sections, second light-emitting sections, and first and second light guide plates. The first and second sections, respectively, line up in first and second directions, and emit first and second light individually. The first plate includes first end and front surfaces; guides, along a second direction, a portion of the first light; and outputs the guided portion from the first front surface. The first and second end surfaces, respectively, along the first and second directions and face the first and second sections. The second direction is a direction getting away from the first end surface. The second plate includes second end and front surfaces; guides, along the first direction, a portion of the second light; and outputs the guided portion from the second front surface. The first and second plates are laminated to cause the first and second front surfaces to overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shinpei Nagatani
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Publication number: 20200225526Abstract: There is provided a display device that exhibits superior display performance in a plurality of screen modes. The display device includes: an image display section that emits image display light having a first polarization axis; a beam splitter that transmits a portion of the image display light and reflects another portion of the image display light; a first dimmer member configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode, the first mode causing first light having the first polarization axis to be transmitted at a first transmittance and causing second light having a second polarization axis to be transmitted at a second transmittance lower than the first transmittance, the second mode causing the first light and the second light to be transmitted at a third transmittance higher than the first transmittance; and a second dimmer member configured to adjust a scattering intensity of transmitted light transmitted therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventor: SHINPEI NAGATANI
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Publication number: 20190072812Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel for displaying an image, a heat source arranged at a side surface of at least one side of the display panel, a heat absorbing section for absorbing heat generated by the heat source, a back surface plate arranged at a back surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, a portion of the back surface plate being in c lose contact with the heat absorbing section, a front surface plate arranged at a front surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, and a middle chassis arranged between the front surface plate and the heat absorbing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Shinpei Nagatani
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Patent number: 10175520Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel for displaying an image, a heat source arranged at a side surface of at least one side of the display panel, a heat absorbing section for absorbing heat generated by the heat source, a back surface plate arranged at a back surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, a portion of the back surface plate being in c lose contact with the heat absorbing section, a front surface plate arranged at a front surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, and a middle chassis arranged between the front surface plate and the heat absorbing section.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Shinpei Nagatani
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Publication number: 20180306961Abstract: A light-emitting unit includes first light-emitting sections, second light-emitting sections, and first and second light guide plates. The first and second sections, respectively, line up in first and second directions, and emit first and second light individually. The first plate includes first end and front surfaces; guides, along a second direction, a portion of the first light; and outputs the guided portion from the first front surface. The first and second end surfaces, respectively, along the first and second directions and face the first and second sections. The second direction is a direction getting away from the first end surface. The second plate includes second end and front surfaces; guides, along the first direction, a portion of the second light; and outputs the guided portion from the second front surface. The first and second plates are laminated to cause the first and second front surfaces to overlap each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Shinpei Nagatani
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Patent number: 9826654Abstract: A display includes: a plate member having flexibility and including a first face and a second face that face each other; a frame member provided on the first face of the plate member and extending in one direction of the first face; and a display body having flexibility and disposed on a side of the plate member on which the second face is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Shinpei Nagatani, Takefumi Ikenoya, Hiroaki Yokota
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Patent number: 9817270Abstract: A phosphor sheet includes: a stacked structure including a first phosphor layer and a pair of transparent films each being in contact with either side of the first phosphor layer; a seal layer integrally covering an area from an end face of the stacked structure to a periphery of the stacked structure; and a second phosphor layer further covering a portion of the seal layer, the portion covering at least the periphery of the stacked structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinpei Nagatani, Yasuhiro Nishida, Kenji Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9581749Abstract: In a scan system, a lighting unit, a display, and a three-dimensional display that have all of high luminance, low power consumption, and high reliability of a circuit board are provided. A light modulation device bonded to a light guide plate is provided with a light modulation layer exhibiting scattering property or transparency to light propagating through the light guide plate. The light modulation layer is interposed between a lower electrode that is configured of a plurality of partial electrodes extending in a direction parallel to a light incident surface and a sheet-like upper electrode. A drive circuit sequentially drives the plurality of partial electrodes to scan a region exhibiting the scattering property of the light modulation layer in a direction orthogonal to the light incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kentaro Okuyama, Makoto Shinoda, Shinpei Nagatani, Yuji Takahashi, Tomoaki Suzuki, Shogo Shinkai, Akira Ebisui, Taizo Nishimura
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Publication number: 20160291398Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel for displaying an image, a heat source arranged at a side surface of at least one side of the display panel, a heat absorbing section for absorbing heat generated by the heat source, a back surface plate arranged at a back surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, a portion of the back surface plate being in c lose contact with the heat absorbing section, a front surface plate arranged at a front surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, and a middle chassis arranged between the front surface plate and the heat absorbing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Shinpei Nagatani
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Patent number: 9395572Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel for displaying an image, a heat source arranged at a side surface of at least one side of the display panel, a heat absorbing section for absorbing heat generated by the heat source, a back surface plate arranged at a back surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, a portion of the back surface plate being in close contact with the heat absorbing section, a front surface plate arranged at a front surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, and a middle chassis arranged between the front surface plate and the heat absorbing section.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Shinpei Nagatani
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Patent number: 9069208Abstract: An illumination device includes a light guide plate, a light source, and a light modulation element. The light guide plate has convex portions extending in a direction parallel to a normal to a face opposed to the light source among side faces of the light guide plate, and the light source is configured of light source blocks. The light modulation element includes a pair of transparent substrates disposed separately and oppositely to each other, a plurality of first electrodes provided on a surface of one of the transparent substrates, and extending in a direction crossing an extending direction of the convex portions, a second electrode provided on a surface of the other transparent substrate, and a light modulation layer provided in a gap between the transparent substrates, and exhibiting a scattering property or a transparent property to light from the light source depending on magnitude of an electric field.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shogo Shinkai, Kentaro Okuyama, Tomoaki Suzuki, Akira Ebisui, Yuji Takahashi, Taizo Nishimura, Shinpei Nagatani
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Publication number: 20150168768Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a curved shape in section along one axis, the display panel including a display screen that includes a concave surface, wherein a radius of curvature (R) of the curved shape of the display screen is larger than 2000 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventor: Shinpei Nagatani
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Publication number: 20150009454Abstract: A phosphor sheet includes: a stacked structure including a first phosphor layer and a pair of transparent films each being in contact with either side of the first phosphor layer; a seal layer integrally covering an area from an end face of the stacked structure to a periphery of the stacked structure; and a second phosphor layer further covering a portion of the seal layer, the portion covering at least the periphery of the stacked structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Shinpei Nagatani, Yasuhiro Nishida, Kenji Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140347620Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel for displaying an image, a heat source arranged at a side surface of at least one side of the display panel, a heat absorbing section for absorbing heat generated by the heat source, a back surface plate arranged at a back surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, a portion of the back surface plate being in close contact with the heat absorbing section, a front surface plate arranged at a front surface side of the display panel and made of a metal, and a middle chassis arranged between the front surface plate and the heat absorbing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Hiroaki FUJII, Shinpei NAGATANI