Patents by Inventor Chiaki Imaeda

Chiaki Imaeda 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: 8144473
    Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus comprising an electro-optical panel including a display section, a flexible printed circuit board, and a rigid circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first terminal connected to the electro-optical panel and a second terminal connected to an external circuit. The rigid circuit board includes a first surface on which electronic components are mounted and a second surface mounted to the flexible printed circuit board. The second surface of the rigid circuit board is opposite to the first surface. An entirety of the rigid circuit board is stacked on the flexible printed circuit board within the flexible printed circuit board. The rigid circuit board is electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board is bent toward the external circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Yumoto, Yoshihisa Hirano, Chiaki Imaeda
  • Patent number: 8072765
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate opposed thereto arranged so that the inner surfaces thereof oppose each other with an intermediate sealing member and a liquid crystal interposed in the internal space, and a flexible printed circuit board having an input/output terminals connected thereto. A circuit board on which a plurality of electronic components required for operating the liquid crystal display apparatus are mounted on the flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Yumoto, Yoshihisa Hirano, Chiaki Imaeda
  • Publication number: 20110051382
    Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus comprising an electro-optical panel including a display section, a flexible printed circuit board, and a rigid circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first terminal connected to the electro-optical panel and a second terminal connected to an external circuit. The rigid circuit board includes a first surface on which electronic components are mounted and a second surface mounted to the flexible printed circuit board. The second surface of the rigid circuit board is opposite to the first surface. An entirety of the rigid circuit board is stacked on the flexible printed circuit board within the flexible printed circuit board. The rigid circuit board is electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board is bent toward the external circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori YUMOTO, Yoshihisa HIRANO, Chiaki IMAEDA
  • Patent number: 7256856
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device 100 comprises a liquid crystal panel 110 and a holding member 120. A liquid crystal driving IC 115 and chip part 116 are mounted on a substrate extension portion 111T of the liquid crystal panel 110. The holding member 120 comprises, on an extension facing portion 122, a storing recess 122a for storing the liquid crystal driving IC 115, and a storing recess 122b for storing the chip part 116.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Chiaki Imaeda
  • Patent number: 7144257
    Abstract: An electro-optical device is provided wherein a plurality of electronic components is integrally mounted on a circuit board and the circuit board is then connected to an FPC board. In the FPC board, a protrusion portion extending in the length direction of the FPC board is formed, and terminals of the protrusion portion and terminals of the circuit board are connected to each other in a state where an end of the circuit board overlapping the surface of a main body of the FPC board enters the back surface side of the protrusion portion and thus the protrusion portion overlaps the circuit board, so that the circuit board is disposed to intersect the protrusion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Yumoto, Chiaki Imaeda, Yoshihisa Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050202694
    Abstract: An electro-optical device is provided wherein a plurality of electronic components is integrally mounted on a circuit board and the circuit board is then connected to an FPC board. In the FPC board, a protrusion portion extending in the length direction of the FPC board is formed, and terminals of the protrusion portion and terminals of the circuit board are connected to each other in a state where an end of the circuit board overlapping the surface of a main body of the FPC board enters the back surface side of the protrusion portion and thus the protrusion portion overlaps the circuit board, so that the circuit board is disposed to intersect the protrusion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Masanori Yumoto, Chiaki Imaeda, Yoshihisa Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050088830
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate opposed thereto arranged so that the inner surfaces thereof oppose each other with an intermediate sealing member and a liquid crystal interposed in the internal space, and a flexible printed circuit board having an input/output terminals connected thereto. A circuit board on which a plurality of electronic components required for operating the liquid crystal display apparatus are mounted on the flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Masanori Yumoto, Yoshihisa Hirano, Chiaki Imaeda
  • Patent number: 6729888
    Abstract: A connecting structure includes a substrate board 104 provided with terminals 117, an elastic conductive member 116 provided with conductive sections 116b connected to the terminals 117. The conductive sections 116b are connected to the conductive terminals 117 with a hardened conductive paste therebetween, and when the conductive member 116 are interposed between the substrate 104 and a flexible wiring board 115 provided with the terminals 115a, the conductive sections 116b are pressed onto the terminals 115a by resilience due to elastic deformation of the conductive members 116, thereby electrically connecting the terminals 117 and the terminals 115a to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Chiaki Imaeda
  • Patent number: 6613599
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electro-optical device is provided. The device includes an electro-optical panel, a first wiring substrate mounted to the electro-optical panel, a second wiring substrate connected to the first wiring substrate, and a frame arranged between the electro-optical panel and the second wiring substrate. The method comprises arranging a heat insulating layer between a connection region where the first wiring substrate is connected to the second wiring substrate and the frame, arranging a light; diffusing layer between the heat insulating layer and the frame, and applying heat to the connection region to conductively connect the first wiring substrate to the second wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Chiaki Imaeda
  • Publication number: 20020149074
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device 100 includes a liquid crystal panel 110, a plastic frame 120 arranged to overlap with the liquid crystal panel 110, a light diffusing layer 130 arranged to overlap with the frame 120, a flexible wiring substrate 140 mounted on the liquid crystal panel 110, and a circuit wiring substrate 150 arranged to be connected to the flexible wiring substrate 140 and overlap with the light diffusing layer 130.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventor: Chiaki Imaeda
  • Publication number: 20020015005
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device 100 comprises a liquid crystal panel 110 and a holding member 120. A liquid crystal driving IC 115 and chip part 116 are mounted on a substrate extension portion 111T of the liquid crystal panel 110. The holding member 120 comprises, on an extension facing portion 122, a storing recess 122a for storing the liquid crystal driving IC 115, and a storing recess 122b for storing the chip part 116.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Chiaki Imaeda
  • Publication number: 20010012706
    Abstract: A connecting structure includes a substrate 104 provided with terminals 117, a conductive member 116 provided with conductive sections 116b connected to the terminals 117. The conductive sections 116b are connected to the conductive terminals 117 with a hardened conductive paste therebetween, and when the conductive member 116 are interposed between the substrate 104 and a flexible wiring board 115 provided with the terminals 115a, the conductive sections 116b are pressed onto the terminals 115a by resilience due to elastic deformation of the conductive members 116, thereby electrically connecting the terminals 117 and the terminals 115a to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventor: Chiaki Imaeda
  • Patent number: 6025644
    Abstract: A high-reliability COG-type liquid crystal display device is produced with a high production yield without using a thermo-compression bonding process thereby preventing the connection of a liquid crystal driver IC from encountering a failure which would otherwise occur due to a high temperature in the thermo-compression bonding process. The liquid crystal display device comprises a pair of substrates (13, 14) facing each other via a liquid crystal, at least a liquid crystal driver IC (7) mounted on one substrate (13) by means of direct connection to the one substrate (13), and a plurality of semiconductor input terminals (21) formed on the substrate (13) so that signals are applied to the IC (7) via the semiconductor input terminals (21). The semiconductor input terminals (21) of the liquid crystal panel (8) are connected to semiconductor driving output terminals (6) of a portable telephone device or the like via an elastic connector (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Chiaki Imaeda