Patents by Inventor Yoshitomo Masuda

Yoshitomo Masuda 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: 7835064
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an information display panel, in which at least one group of display media having light reflectance and charge characteristics, constituted by at least one group of particles, are sealed in a cell formed by partition walls between opposed two substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display information such as an image, a display media filling process for filling the display media in the cell includes: a display media charging and supporting process for supporting charged display media; a display media aligning process for aligning the supported display media corresponding to an electrostatic latent image; and a display media transferring and filling process for transferring and filling the aligned display media in the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Masuda, Taichi Kobayashi, Hirotaka Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 7729038
    Abstract: In the method of manufacturing an information display panel, in which at least one group of display media having optical reflectance and charge characteristics and consisting of at least one or more groups of particles, are sealed in a cell formed by partition walls between two substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display information such as an image, a display media filling step for filling the display media in the cell includes the steps of: setting a screen over the partition walls; arranging the display media on the screen; and moving a plate member on the screen under such a condition that the plate member is contacted to the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Ohno, Kanji Tanaka, Ryo Sakurai, Yoshitomo Masuda
  • Patent number: 7705823
    Abstract: Each embodiment relates to an image display device which comprises an image display panel, in which two or more groups of particles having different colors and different charge characteristics are sealed between two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles, to which an electrostatic field produced by a pair of electrodes provided on one or both substrates is applied, are made to fly and move so as to display an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Norio Nihei, Hajime Kitano, Gaku Yakushiji, Kazuya Murata, Koji Takagi, Yoshitomo Masuda, Takahiro Kawagoe, Reiji Hattori
  • Patent number: 7646530
    Abstract: In particles for image displaying used in an image display device, in which one or more kind of particles are sealed between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the particles are made to fly and move so as to display an image, each particle has a micro-irregularity at its surface. Moreover, in an image display device, in which one or more kind of particles are sealed between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the particles, to which an electrostatic field produced by two kinds of electrodes having different potentials is applied, are made to fly and move so as to display an image, use is made of each particle having a micro-irregularity at its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Takagi, Kazuya Murata, Norio Nihei, Gaku Yakushiji, Hajime Kitano, Yoshitomo Masuda, Takahiro Kawagoe
  • Patent number: 7646358
    Abstract: In an image display device which has an image display panel, in which two or more groups of particles or liquid powders having different colors and different charge characteristics are sealed between opposed two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field produced by a pair of electrodes provided on one substrate or both substrates respectively is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, a chip for transmitting a drive signal to the image display panel is arranged in the substrate (first aspect of the invention), or, the two substrates are constructed by a transparent substrate and the pair of electrodes are constructed by a transparent electrode (second aspect of the invention).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Reiji Hattori, Itsuo Tanuma, Yoshitomo Masuda, Norio Nihei, Ryou Sakurai, Hajime Tamura, Hirotaka Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20090273826
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an information display panel, in which at least one group of display media having light reflectance and charge characteristics, constituted by at least one group of particles, are sealed in a cell formed by partition walls between opposed two substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display information such as an image, a display media filling process for filling the display media in the cell includes: a display media charging and supporting process for supporting charged display media; a display media aligning process for aligning the supported display media corresponding to an electrostatic latent image; and a display media transferring and filling process for transferring and filling the aligned display media in the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Masuda, Taichi Kobayashi, Hirotaka Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 7525719
    Abstract: The present invention intends to provide particles for displaying images used in an image display device capable of displaying and eliminating repeatedly accompanied by flight and movement of particles utilizing Coulomb force, being superior in stability, particularly in repetition durability, memory characteristic stability, adaptability for temperature change, having capability of regulating charge amount, and accordingly, favorable images with sufficient contrast should be stably obtained. The present invention provides particles coated with a resin; specifying Span of particle diameter distribution, charge attenuation property, thermal change of the surface hardness, tensile break strength, Izod impact strength (with a notch), abrasion loss (Taber), tensile elastic modulus, flexural elastic modulus, or tear strength. The present invention also proposes about the structure of the particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Yakushiji, Hajime Kitano, Kazuya Murata, Norio Nihei, Koji Takagi, Yoshitomo Masuda, Takahiro Kawagoe
  • Patent number: 7495819
    Abstract: In the case of filling and setting the liquid powders or the particles in a plurality of cells formed by the partition walls on the substrate, the method includes the steps of: setting a nozzle at an upper portion of a container; setting the substrate, on which the partition walls are arranged, at a lower portion of the container; scattering the liquid powders or the particles dispersed in a gas from the nozzle arranged at the upper portion in the container; and filling the liquid powders or the particles in the cells on the substrate arranged at the lower portion in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Ryou Sakurai, Kazuyoshi Akuzawa, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Anzai, Hajime Kitano, Kazuya Murata, Gaku Yakushiji, Norihiko Kaga, Taichi Kobayashi, Toshiaki Arai, Yoshitomo Masuda
  • Patent number: 7321459
    Abstract: In the image display device according to the first aspect of the invention, a liquid powder composed of a solid material stably floating as a dispersant in a gas and exhibiting a high fluidity in an aerosol state is sealed between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and the liquid powder is moved. Moreover, in the image display device according to the second aspect of the invention, a porous spacer is arranged between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, a liquid powder composed of a solid material stably floating as a dispersant in gas and exhibiting a high fluidity in an aerosol state is sealed, and the liquid powder is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Masuda, Gaku Yakushiji, Kazuya Murata, Norio Nihei, Koji Takagi, Itsuo Tanuma, Hajime Kitano, Takahiro Kawagoe
  • Patent number: 7311969
    Abstract: In a semiconductive member having a coating film containing a conductive agent formed on the surface of a substrate such as an elastic material, or a semiconductive member having an elastic material as a substrate containing a conductive agent, the conductive agent is coated with an ion-containing resin or a resin having high charge attenuation properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bridgestone
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Masuda, Gaku Yakushiji, Takao Ohuchi, Hajime Kitano
  • Publication number: 20070202618
    Abstract: In the method of manufacturing an information display panel, in which at least one group of display media having optical reflectance and charge characteristics and consisting of at least one or more groups of particles, are sealed in a cell formed by partition walls between two substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display information such as an image, a display media filling step for filling the display media in the cell includes the steps of: setting a screen over the partition walls; arranging the display media on the screen; and moving a plate member on the screen under such a condition that the plate member is contacted to the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Shingo Ohno, Kanji Tanaka, Ryo Sakurai, Yoshitomo Masuda
  • Patent number: 7224510
    Abstract: A reversible image display panel which comprises a pair of substrates one of which is transparent and a group of particles charged with single polarity, a group of particles with single color charged with single polarity, a group of particles having portions with different colors and different charge characteristics, or two groups of particles with different charge characteristics each enclosed between the substrates, characterized in applying an electric field across the substrates, and displaying images by flying and moving the particles. The reversible image display panel and the image display device in accordance with the invention have fast response speed and simple structure, being superior in stability and vividity. In an occasion of driving, generation of the strong electric field is unnecessary for them and accordingly, electric circuits can be assembled employing general purpose electronic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Kitano, Gaku Yakushiji, Kazuya Murata, Norio Nihei, Koji Takagi, Yoshitomo Masuda, Takahiro Kawagoe
  • Publication number: 20060238488
    Abstract: Each embodiment relates to an image display device which comprises an image display panel, in which two or more groups of particles having different colors and different charge characteristics are sealed between two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles, to which an electrostatic field produced by a pair of electrodes provided on one or both substrates is applied, are made to fly and move so as to display an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Norio Nihei, Hajime Kitano, Gaku Yakushiji, Kazuya Murata, Koji Takagi, Yoshitomo Masuda, Takahiro Kawagoe, Reiji Hattori
  • Publication number: 20060231401
    Abstract: In the case of filling and setting the liquid powders or the particles in a plurality of cells formed by the partition walls on the substrate, the method includes the steps of: setting a nozzle at an upper portion of a container; setting the substrate, on which the partition walls are arranged, at a lower portion of the container; scattering the liquid powders or the particles dispersed in a gas from the nozzle arranged at the upper portion in the container; and filling the liquid powders or the particles in the cells on the substrate arranged at the lower portion in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Ryou Sakurai, Kazuyoshi Akuzawa, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Anzai, Hajime Kitano, Kazuya Murata, Gaku Yakushiji, Norihiko Kaga, Taichi Kobayashi, Toshiaki Arai, Yoshitomo Masuda
  • Publication number: 20060209008
    Abstract: An image display device according to first to third aspects of the invention has an image display panel, in which two or more groups of particles having different colors and different charge characteristics are sealed between two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles, to which an electrostatic field produced by a pair of electrodes provided on respective substrates is applied, are made to fly and move so as to display an image. In the first aspect of the invention, micro-concave portions and/or micro-convex portions are provided to a part of or an overall of a surface of the electrode (first embodiment) or micro-cutout holes are provided to a part of or an overall of a surface of the electrode (second embodiment).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Norio Nihei, Hajime Kitano, Koji Takagi, Gaku Yakushiji, Kazuya Murata, Ryou Sakurai, Yoshinori Iwabuchi, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Yoshitomo Masuda, Reiji Hattori
  • Publication number: 20060087479
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the invention, an image display device, in which one or more groups of particles or liquid powders are sealed between opposed two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field produced by two groups of electrodes having different potentials is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, has a construction such that a member for transmitting a signal, which is applied to circuits for an image display, is provided to the substrate by means of an anisotropic conductive film and members such as the electrode are provided to a substrate opposed to a transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryou Sakurai, Hajime Kitano, Norio Nihei, Kazuya Murata, Gaku Yakushiji, Norihiko Kaga, Toshiaki Arai, Yoshitomo Masuda, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Hidefumi Kotsubo, Masato Yoshikawa, Shingo Oono, Yoshinori Iwabuchi
  • Publication number: 20060087489
    Abstract: An image display device constructed by: an image display means for displaying an image by moving chargeable particles arranged between electrodes by means of a voltage applied to the electrodes; and a light emission means for emitting a light to an image display surface of the image display means (first aspect of the invention).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Ryou Sakurai, Maki Masutani, Hare Tazawa, Hajime Kitano, Norio Nihei, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Yoshitomo Masuda, Itsuo Tanuma
  • Publication number: 20060087718
    Abstract: In particles for image displaying used in an image display device, in which one or more kind of particles are sealed between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the particles are made to fly and move so as to display an image, each particle has a micro-irregularity at its surface. Moreover, in an image display device, in which one or more kind of particles are sealed between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the particles, to which an electrostatic field produced by two kinds of electrodes having different potentials is applied, are made to fly and move so as to display an image, use is made of each particle having a micro-irregularity at its surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Takagi, Kazuya Murata, Norio Nihei, Gaku Yakushiji, Hajime Kitano, Yoshitomo Masuda, Takahiro Kawagoe
  • Publication number: 20060033849
    Abstract: In the image display device according to the first aspect of the invention, a liquid powder composed of a solid material stably floating as a dispersant in a gas and exhibiting a high fluidity in an aerosol state is sealed between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and the liquid powder is moved. Moreover, in the image display device according to the second aspect of the invention, a porous spacer is arranged between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, a liquid powder composed of a solid material stably floating as a dispersant in gas and exhibiting a high fluidity in an aerosol state is sealed, and the liquid powder is moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Masuda, Gaku Yakushiji, Kazuya Murata, Norio Nihei, Koji Takagi, Itsuo Tanuma, Hajime Kitano, Takahiro Kawagoe
  • Publication number: 20050285500
    Abstract: In an image display device which has an image display panel, in which two or more groups of particles or liquid powders having different colors and different charge characteristics are sealed between opposed two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field produced by a pair of electrodes provided on one substrate or both substrates respectively is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, a chip for transmitting a drive signal to the image display panel is arranged in the substrate (first aspect of the invention), or, the two substrates are constructed by a transparent substrate and the pair of electrodes are constructed by a transparent electrode (second aspect of the invention).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Reiji Hattori, Itsuo Tanuma, Yoshitomo Masuda, Norio Nihei, Ryou Sakurai, Hajime Tamura, Hirotaka Yamazaki