Patents by Inventor Yosinori Hirai

Yosinori Hirai 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: 5861713
    Abstract: On manufacturing a low voltage electron beam excitation phosphor display apparatus (10) which includes an anode (6) having a principal surface and enclosed in a vacuum chamber (1, 2, and 3), a phosphor film (7) formed on the principal surface, and a cathode (9) enclosed in the vacuum chamber opposite to the phosphor film, a phosphor is prepared which consists essentially of an oxisulfide and an oxide which is inevitably formed on a surface of the oxisulfide on preparing the phosphor. The oxisulfide is represented by Ln.sub.2 O.sub.2 S:R, where Ln is at least one selected from a group consisting of Gd, La, Y, and Lu and where R is a rare-earth element. The oxide is removed from the phosphor to produce an oxide-removed phosphor. A pasts comprising a mixture of the oxide-removed phosphor, a conductive material, and an autolytic type binder is coated on the principal surface of the anode which is formed on an insulating substrate (1) constituting the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, Nichia Chemical Industries, LTD.
    Inventors: Yojiro Kondo, Toshihiko Ayusawa, Hidehito Mori, Osamu Yamasita, Kazuo Kaneko, Masayuki Usui, Yosinori Hirai, Masato Hayashi, Yasuhiro Mano, Masaki Mori, Kenichi Ishidate, Katsunori Uchimura
  • Patent number: 4952030
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of negative display type, which comprises a liquid crystal cell comprising a nematic liquid crystal layer sandwiched between substrates provided with electrodes, a light shielding layer covering other than the area corresponding to a display pattern, a pair of polarizing films provided on both sides of the liquid crystal cell with their polarization axes arranged to permit light from a no voltage-applied portion to pass therethrough, said liquid crystal cell being adapted to apply a voltage sufficient to energize the nematic liquid crystal to the electrodes at a display pattern area other than a desired display pattern, wherein a twist angle of liquid crystal layer is in a range of 50.degree.-80.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakagawa, Tetsuro Matsumoto, Yuji Souda, Yosinori Hirai