Patents Represented by Attorney Global IP Couselors, LLP
  • Patent number: 7817224
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit, a light reflecting plate and a light source holder. The backlight unit is disposed on a rear side of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit has a light source that is configured to emit light. The light reflecting plate is disposed on a rear side of the back light unit and configured to reflect the light. The light source holder has a band-shaped base attached to the light reflecting plate, a plurality of light source supports disposed on the band-shaped base at spaced apart locations and having an open ring portion that is open to a front side, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs formed on both side of each of the light source supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuji Sudo
  • Patent number: 7167417
    Abstract: A time correction system has a timepiece with pointers for displaying the time, and a correction instruction device. The correction instruction device has a timing section for timing reference time data, a time input section for inputting pointed time data corresponding to the time indicated by the pointers, a comparison section for comparing the reference time data and the pointed time data, and a communication section for outputting a correction instruction signal based on the results of this comparison to the pointer type timepiece. The pointer type timepiece has an external signal detection circuit for receiving the correction instruction signal, a drive control section for controlling the driving of the pointers, and a time correction control circuit for matching the readings of the pointers with the reference time data based on the received correction instruction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehiro Akahane, Osamu Takahashi
  • Patent number: D555050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi Hanamura