Patents by Inventor Tetsuroh KUWABARA

Tetsuroh KUWABARA 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).

  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20160124268
    Abstract: A fixing rib (240) includes a rib (2400) that protrudes toward a widthwise end of an LED substrate (22). The LED substrate (22) has a notch (222) provided at the widthwise end thereof so as to fit to the rib (2400) in a case where the LED substrate (22) is moved to a fixing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji OHTSUKA, Ikuo NAKAMURA, Shunsaku FUCHIKAWA, Tetsuroh KUWABARA, Youhei YAMAZAKI, Hideki MIYATA
  • DIRECT BACKLIGHT AND TELEVISION RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20160085117
    Abstract: A direct backlight includes a substrate having a plurality of light sources provided thereon; an optical member being provided at such a position as to face the light sources; and a supporting pole, fixed in between each adjacent two of the light sources on the substrate, for supporting the optical member, the supporting pole having light transparency, the supporting pole including two surfaces at least some region of which are mirror-finished and which respectively face the each adjacent two of the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohji ARAI, Shunsaku FUCHIKAWA, Tetsuroh KUWABARA, Ikuo NAKAMURA