Patents by Inventor HIDEKI DAINOBU

HIDEKI DAINOBU 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: 10795206
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which allows a backlight case to be easily produced. A liquid crystal display device (1) includes: a liquid crystal panel (3) whose planar shape has a contour a part of which includes a curved part (31); and a backlight case (11) configured to hold therein a backlight for emitting light to the liquid crystal panel (3), the backlight case (11) including a resin part (21) and a sheet metal part (22) which are integrally formed, and the backlight case (11) having a part which corresponds to the curved part (31) and is formed by the resin part (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideki Dainobu
  • Publication number: 20200225538
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which allows a backlight case to be easily produced. A liquid crystal display device (1) includes: a liquid crystal panel (3) whose planar shape has a contour a part of which includes a curved part (31); and a backlight case (11) configured to hold therein a backlight for emitting light to the liquid crystal panel (3), the backlight case (11) including a resin part (21) and a sheet metal part (22) which are integrally formed, and the backlight case (11) having a part which corresponds to the curved part (31) and is formed by the resin part (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Hideki DAINOBU
  • Publication number: 20200132924
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light exit member, a chassis including a bottom plate, a wall that extends from an outer peripheral portion of the bottom plate, a frame including a frame section opposite the bottom plate and covering an open edge of the open section, and a wall cover section extending from an outer peripheral edge of the frame section toward the bottom plate and coveting an outer periphery of the wall, and a reinforcing member disposed on a portion of an outer periphery of the frame and including a frame-side extending section extending along the outer periphery of the frame and overlapping the frame section, a chassis-side extending section disposed opposite the frame-side extending section, and the frame-side extending section and the chassis-side extending section holding the frame section and the bottom plate therebetween, and a connecting section connecting the frame-side extending section and the chassis-side extending section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: HIDEKI DAINOBU