Patents by Inventor Yuichi Hiraki

Yuichi Hiraki 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: 9599768
    Abstract: A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet disposed in on a lower surface of the frame. The frame includes an inside frame portion made of a white resin, and an outside frame portion made of a black resin, with the interface between the inside and outside frame portions being inclined with respect to the inside surface of the inside frame portion. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ozawa, Kensuke Nambu, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20140354918
    Abstract: A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet is disposed on a lower surface of the frame. The frame is formed such that an inside frame portion is made of a white resin and an outside frame portion is made of a black resin. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ozawa, Kensuke Nambu, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Patent number: 8870438
    Abstract: A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet is disposed on a lower surface of the frame. The frame is formed such that an inside frame portion is made of a white resin and an outside frame portion is made of a black resin. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ozawa, Kensuke Nambu, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Patent number: 8864358
    Abstract: In a surface light source device frame, an amount of light that leaks from an outer peripheral surface of the frame can be decreased while a decrease in luminance is suppressed in an emission surface. The frame includes a rectangular frame main body made of a black resin and an auxiliary member made of a white resin. In inner peripheral surfaces of both lateral sides of the frame main body, fitting portions are provided in an end portion on a side farther away from the light source in the frame main body in order to fit the leg portions. The auxiliary member is attached to the inner peripheral surface on the side farther away from the light source in the frame main body while the leg portions are fitted in the fitting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke Nambu, Kenji Ozawa, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20140307469
    Abstract: Light that leaks from an outer peripheral surface of a lightguide plate can be reflected and returned to the lightguide plate by a frame, and light that is transmitted through the frame to leak out can be reduced. A reflecting sheet is disposed in a lower surface of the frame, and the lightguide plate and the light source are accommodated in the frame. The frame is formed such that an outer peripheral surface of a rectangular-frame-shaped inside frame portion made of a white resin is covered with a rectangular-frame-shaped outside frame portion made of a black resin. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Ozawa, Kensuke Nambu, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20120063168
    Abstract: In a surface light source device frame, an amount of light that leaks from an outer peripheral surface of the frame can be decreased while a decrease in luminance is suppressed in an emission surface. The frame includes a rectangular frame main body made of a black resin and an auxiliary member made of a white resin. In inner peripheral surfaces of both lateral sides of the frame main body, fitting portions are provided in an end portion on a side farther away from the light source in the frame main body in order to fit the leg portions. The auxiliary member is attached to the inner peripheral surface on the side farther away from the light source in the frame main body while the leg portions are fitted in the fitting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensuke Nambu, Kenji Ozawa, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20120063167
    Abstract: Light that leaks from an outer peripheral surface of a lightguide plate can be reflected and returned to the lightguide plate by a frame, and light that is transmitted through the frame to leak out can be reduced. A reflecting sheet is disposed in a lower surface of the frame, and the lightguide plate and the light source are accommodated in the frame. The frame is formed such that an outer peripheral surface of a rectangular-frame-shaped inside frame portion made of a white resin is covered with a rectangular-frame-shaped outside frame portion made of a black resin. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Ozawa, Kensuke Nambu, Yuichi Hiraki