Patents by Inventor Eiji Nitto

Eiji Nitto 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: 7246916
    Abstract: Dissipation of heat generated by a luminescent source, such as a fluorescent lamp, of a backlight apparatus and an LCD therewith is enhanced by providing a proximity section in a holder, making the hottest part the closest to the holder for efficient heat conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Eiji Nitto
  • Patent number: 7113237
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal panel, a light guiding plate for illuminating the liquid crystal panel, a bezel covering a periphery of the liquid crystal panel, a frame on which the liquid crystal panel is mounted, a screw for securing a side wall of the bezel to the frame, and a rear cover having a portion which extends from a back side of the light guiding plate beyond the position of the screw and which has a hole through which the screw passes. A portion of the side surface fixing mechanism in the vicinity of the fixing screw is reinforced by the portion of the rear cover which is coupled with the side wall of the bezel and the side wall of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Nitto, Hirofumi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 7072006
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device irradiates a light of a light source from a backside of a liquid crystal panel. A light-guiding plate provided under the liquid crystal panel guides the light of the light source to the liquid crystal panel by transmitting the light therethrough. An optical sheet is arranged between the liquid crystal panel and the light-guiding plate. A backlight housing accommodates the light-guiding plate and the optical sheet. The optical sheet has a protruding part extending outwardly from a periphery thereof. The backlight housing has an opening at a position corresponding to the protruding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Fujitsu Display Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Nitto, Shinpei Nagatani, Hirofumi Miyamoto, Koshu Yonemura
  • Publication number: 20060044838
    Abstract: Dissipation of heat generated by a luminescent source, such as a fluorescent lamp, of a backlight apparatus and an LCD therewith is enhanced by providing a proximity section in a holder, making the hottest part the closest to the holder for efficient heat conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventor: Eiji Nitto
  • Publication number: 20060001793
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device irradiates a light of a light source from a backside of a liquid crystal panel. A light-guiding plate provided under the liquid crystal panel guides the light of the light source to the liquid crystal panel by transmitting the light therethrough. An optical sheet is arranged between the liquid crystal panel and the light-guiding plate. A backlight housing accommodates the light-guiding plate and the optical sheet. The optical sheet has a protruding part extending outwardly from a periphery thereof. The backlight housing has an opening at a position corresponding to the protruding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Eiji Nitto, Shinpei Nagatani, Hirofumi Miyamoto, Koshu Yonemura
  • Patent number: 6960001
    Abstract: Dissipation of heat generated by a luminescent source, such as a fluorescent lamp, of a backlight apparatus and an LCD therewith is enhanced by providing a proximity section in a holder, making the hottest part the closest to the holder for efficient heat conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Nitto, Koshu Yonemura, Hiroyoshi Takahashi, Seiji Hayashimoto, Hirofumi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20040189889
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal panel, a light guiding plate for illuminating the liquid crystal panel, a bezel covering a periphery of the liquid crystal panel, a frame on which the liquid crystal panel is mounted, a screw for securing a side wall of the bezel to the frame, and a rear cover having a portion which extends from a back side of the light guiding plate beyond the position of the screw and which has a hole through which the screw passes. A portion of the side surface fixing mechanism in the vicinity of the fixing screw is reinforced by the portion of the rear cover which is coupled with the side wall of the bezel and the side wall of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Nitto, Hirofumi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20030123258
    Abstract: Dissipation of heat generated by a luminescent source, such as a fluorescent lamp, of a backlight apparatus and an LCD therewith is enhanced by providing a proximity section in a holder, making the hottest part the closest to the holder for efficient heat conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Fujitsu Display Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Nitto, Koshu Yonemura, Hiroyoshi Takahashi, Seiji Hayashimoto, Hirofumi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20030038902
    Abstract: This liquid-crystal display device comprises a substrate, a backside lid, an auxiliary plate, a first mounting mechanism, and a second mounting mechanism. A circuit driving a liquid-crystal panel is provided on the substrate. The backside lid is provided at a backside of the liquid-crystal panel. The auxiliary plate is used for mounting the substrate on the backside lid. The first mounting mechanism is provided at a predetermined position on the backside lid so as to mount the auxiliary plate at the predetermined position on the backside lid. The second mounting mechanism is used for mounting the substrate on the auxiliary plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Eiji Nitto
  • Publication number: 20030025850
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device irradiates a light of a light source from a backside of a liquid crystal panel. A light-guiding plate provided under the liquid crystal panel guides the light of the light source to the liquid crystal panel by transmitting the light therethrough. An optical sheet is arranged between the liquid crystal panel and the light-guiding plate. A backlight housing accommodated the light-guiding plate and the optical sheet. The optical sheet has a protruding part extending outwardly from a periphery thereof. The backlight housing has an opening at a position corresponding to the protruding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Eiji Nitto, Shinpei Nagatani, Hirofumi Miyamoto, Koshu Yonemura