Patents by Inventor Haruo Matsumaru

Haruo Matsumaru 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: 4395629
    Abstract: According to a solid-state imager of this invention, in case where a plurality of color filters are disposed on a semiconductor body for the solid-state imager including a plurality of photosensitive regions and where the color filter of a third color is constructed by the overlapping between filter members of a first color and a second color, that one of the filter members which has a spectral transmittance substantially transmitting light for exposure for use in forming the filter members is arranged as a lower layer closer to a substrate of the semiconductor body. Even when the filter members are formed by the exposure process, a solid-state imager having good characteristics can be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Sasano, Toshio Nakano, Ken Tsutsui, Michiaki Hashimoto, Tadao Kaneko, Yoshio Taniguchi, Haruo Matsumaru, Akiya Izumi
  • Patent number: 4285007
    Abstract: A color solid-state imager comprises a semiconductor body over which are successively laminated a predetermined number of filter layers of any desired shape having predetermined spectral characteristics and, laminated on the filter layers, a predetermined number of layers composed of a transparent, organic high molecular material which is sensitive to radiation, the semiconductor substrate having at least a detector portion composed of an array of a plurality of optical detector elements. The method of making color solid-state imagers can be simplified by at least using the radiation-sensitive high molecular material for the intermediate layers or protection layers which are used for forming a laminate construction of color-decomposing filters.Further, in mounting the color-decomposing filters on the semiconductor substrate, it is particularly preferred to form beforehand a film of an organic high molecular material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1981
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nakano, Tadao Kaneko, Michiaki Hashimoto, Yoshio Hatano, Haruo Matsumaru, Akira Sasano, Eiichi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 4273812
    Abstract: A method of producing material patterns in which at least one substrate is fixed together with a mask to a substrate holder, and an evaporated film of desired substances is formed on the surface of the substrate by means of evaporation sources provided to confront the substrate. The mask is fabricated to have a plurality of reinforcing bridges formed in the desired portions of the mask openings of desired shape formed in the mask. The mask is held spaced from the substrate by a small distance during the evaporation, so that the evaporation may be effected at least through two pattern openings defined at both sides of each bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ken Tsutsui, Akira Sasano, Toshio Nakano, Haruo Matsumaru, Eiichi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 4227078
    Abstract: A photo-sensor wherein a bundle of optical fibers in the form of a sheet is disposed within a predetermined substrate, the optical fiber bundle extending from a first surface to a second surface of the substrate, an array of photosensitive elements is disposed integrally with the substrate in such a manner that at least one transparent insulating layer intervenes between the photoelectric elements and the optical fiber bundle on, at least, an end face of the optical fiber bundle on the first surface side of the substrate, and an end face of the optical fiber bundle open to the second surface of the substrate serves as an information reading face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1980
    Assignees: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yamamoto, Haruo Matsumaru, Makoto Matsui, Toshihisa Tsukada, Tadaaki Hirai, Eiichi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 4206384
    Abstract: For obtaining an improved characteristic, particularly an improved after-image characteristic of image pickup tubes, a target of the tube is produced by at first forming a striped transparent conductive film on a substrate such that the angle formed between the surface of the substrate and the edges of cross-section of the film falls within a range below 20.degree., and then forming a photoconductive film on the striped transparent conductive film. In order to control the angle formed between the surface of the substrate and the side edges of cross-section of the transparent conductive film, at first a mask of a predetermined pattern is formed on the transparent conductive film with a posi-type photosensitive material, and is subjected to an ultraviolet ray. The mask is then heat treated so that the side edges of the mask may be suitably tapered. Finally, the transparent conductive film is formed by sputter etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1980
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Denshi Kabushiki Kabisha
    Inventors: Akira Sasano, Toshio Nakano, Haruo Matsumaru, Ken Tsutsui, Tadaaki Hirai, Eiich Maruyama
  • Patent number: 3997810
    Abstract: A color pick-up tube face plate with shading films is disclosed. These shading films are stripe-shaded opaque films, and are formed between the transparent glass plate and the stripe-shaped color filters. As the boundary portions of all the filters are positioned on these shading films, the light incidented around the boundary portions is hindered by the shading films. For this reason, light reflection or scattering around the boundary portions is effectively eliminated, and a pure high quality color picture is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Tsutsui, Akira Sasano, Toshio Nakano, Haruo Matsumaru, Takeo Nishimura