Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Miwa

Hiroaki Miwa 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).

  • Publication number: 20070182912
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel which can prevent a leak path of a sealing material when liquid crystal is brought into contact with an uncured sealing material in a sealing step and a manufacturing method thereof. In a liquid crystal display panel which forms a display region by providing liquid crystal in a gap defined between one substrate and another substrate, a weir which is continuously formed so as to surround the display region and a sealing material which is arranged to cover the weir are arranged on a surface of one substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Setsuo Kobayashi, Hiroaki Miwa, Katsuhiko Ishii
  • Publication number: 20050156517
    Abstract: Electroluminescence elements mounted on a substrate of an OLED display device are sealed by a protective film made of synthetic resin with chemical reaction curing in place of a sealing can. The protective film is formed such that a thickness thereof is equal to or larger than a thickness of the substrate. Alternatively, the protective film is formed by laminating a plurality of resin films which differ in one of the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus and the hardness. With respect to the protective film which is formed of a plurality of laminated films, compared to the protective film at the electroluminescence element side, the protective film which covers the former protective film has the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus or the hardness larger than the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus or the hardness of the former protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Katsuhiko Ishii, Setsuo Kobayashi, Yuji Mori
  • Publication number: 20050088606
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a pair of substrates which are arranged to face each other with liquid crystal therebetween, columnar spacers having the substantially equal height formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, and the columnar spacers include the columnar spacer which is contact with a liquid-crystal-side surface of another substrate and the columnar spacer which is not contact with the liquid-crystal-side surface of another substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Keiichiro Ashizawa, Mitsuo Nakatani, Hiroaki Miwa, Takao Tanaka, Sadafumi Hirai, Shinichi Kawabe, Makoto Sasaki, Kazuyuki Ito, Masahiro Ieda
  • Patent number: 6882104
    Abstract: Electroluminescence elements mounted on a substrate of an OLED display device are sealed by a protective film made of synthetic resin with chemical reaction curing in place of a sealing can. The protective film is formed such that a thickness thereof is equal to or larger than a thickness of the substrate. Alternatively, the protective film is formed by laminating a plurality of resin films which differ in one of the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus and the hardness. With respect to the protective film which is formed of a plurality of laminated films, compared to the protective film at the electroluminescence element side, the protective film which covers the former protective film has the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus or the hardness larger than the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus or the hardness of the former protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Katsuhiko Ishii, Setsuo Kobayashi, Yuji Mori
  • Publication number: 20030135135
    Abstract: An ultrasonic irradiation apparatus is presented which is capable of easily irradiating, with ultrasonic waves, a wide area (range) of an object having three-dimensionally curved surfaces. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic irradiator having a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged in planar manner, wherein the position of at least a portion of the ultrasonic transducers is arranged to be mutually and flexibly changeable in three dimensions. The ultrasonic irradiator includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers installed on a surface of a sheet member being flexible and/or elastic or on a net member being flexible and/or elastic. The ultrasonic irradiator further includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers composed of a flexible piezoelectric sheet member, wherein driving electrodes are arranged on one surface and opposed electrodes are arranged on another surface facing each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Hirohide Miwa, Hiroaki Miwa, Masato Kino
  • Patent number: 6573025
    Abstract: An optical disc used with an optical head with a focus depth of about 2 micron meter minimizes defects and deterioration in the optical disc at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The optical disc includes a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer enabling recording of information, with the pair being bonded and laminated together has an instantaneous axial acceleration<2G.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Publication number: 20030098648
    Abstract: Electroluminescence elements mounted on a substrate of an OLED display device are sealed by a protective film made of synthetic resin with chemical reaction curing in place of a sealing can. The protective film is formed such that a thickness thereof is equal to or larger than a thickness of the substrate. Alternatively, the protective film is formed by laminating a plurality of resin films which differ in one of the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus and the hardness. With respect to the protective film which is formed of a plurality of laminated films, compared to the protective film at the electroluminescence element side, the protective film which covers the former protective film has the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus or the hardness larger than the water absorption ratio, the elastic modulus or the hardness of the former protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Device Engineering Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Katsuhiko Ishii, Setsuo Kobayashi, Yuji Mori
  • Publication number: 20020150836
    Abstract: An optical disc used with an optical head with a focus depth of about 2 micron meter minimizes defects and deterioration in the optical disc at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The optical disc includes a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer enabling recording of information, with the pair being bonded and laminated together has an instantaneous axial acceleration<2 G.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Patent number: 6465151
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc and a method of manufacturing thereof wherein defects and deterioration in the optical disc are minimized at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The invention conceives an optical disc suitable for accomplishing the above object through specifications such as providing a cross-sectional structure thereof comprising a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer of a recording film formed on the surface of information patterns thereof, with the pair being bonded and laminated with an adhesive, and further providing an instantaneous axial acceleration<2 G measured at room temperatures, a skew angle<5 mrad measured at room temperatures, and a skew angle<5 mrad measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80° C. (otherwise, a shear mass<20 &mgr;m measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Patent number: 6140028
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc and a method of manufacturing thereof wherein defects and deterioration in the optical disc are minimized at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The invention conceives an optical disc suitable for accomplishing the above object through specifications such as providing a cross-sectional structure thereof comprising a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer of a recording film formed on the surface of information patterns thereof, with the pair being bonded and laminated with an adhesive, and further providing an instantaneous axial acceleration<2 G measured at room temperatures, a skew angle<5 mrad measured at room temperatures, and a skew angle <5 mrad measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C. (otherwise, a shear mass<20 .mu.m measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Patent number: 5906907
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc and a method of manufacturing thereof wherein defects and deterioration in the optical disc are minimized at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The invention conceives an optical disc suitable for accomplishing the above object through spcifications such as providing a cross-sectional structure thereof comprising a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer of a recording film formed on the surface of information patterns thereof, with the pair being bonded and laminated with an adhesive, and further providing an instantaneous axial acceleration<2 G measured at room temperatures, a skew angle<5 mrad measured at room temperatures, and a skew angle<5 mrad measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C. (otherwise, a shear mass<20 .mu.m measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Patent number: 5766407
    Abstract: An optical disk producing apparatus produces an optical disk by bonding a pair of replica disks together. The replica disks are disposed in a sealed space to oppose to each other with a predetermined gap therebetween. The sealed space is defined by a peripheral wall and opposite ends. The peripheral wall is divided into two portions which are slidingly movable relative to each other. When the sealed space is evacuated, the two portions are moved to apply an atmospheric pressure to the replica disks, so that the replica disks are bonded together into an optical disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Toshiaki Taii
  • Patent number: 5686227
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc, a method of manufacturing thereof and an optical reproduction apparatus including the same wherein defects and deterioration in the optical disc are minimized at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The invention conceives an optical disc suitable for accomplishing the above object through specifications such as providing a cross-sectional structure thereof comprising a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer of a recording film formed on the surface of information patterns thereof, with the pair being bonded and laminated with an adhesive, and further providing an instantaneous axial acceleration <2G measured at room temperatures, a skew angle <5 mrad measured at room temperatures, and a skew angle <5 mrad measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C. (otherwise, a shear mass <20 .mu.m measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Patent number: 5582677
    Abstract: An optical disk producing apparatus produces an optical disk by bonding a pair of replica disks together. The replica disks are disposed in a sealed space to oppose to each other with a predetermined gap therebetween. The sealed space is defined by a peripheral wall and opposite ends. The peripheral wall is divided into two portions which are slidingly movable relative to each other. When the sealed space is evacuated, the two portions are moved to apply an atmospheric pressure to the replica disks, so that the replica disks are bonded together into an optical disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Toshiaki Taii
  • Patent number: 5543271
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc and a method of manufacturing thereof wherein defects and deterioration in the optical disc are minimized at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The invention conceives an optical disc suitable for accomplishing the above object through specifications such as providing a cross-sectional structure thereof comprising a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer of a recording film formed on the surface of information patterns thereof, with the pair being bonded and laminated with an adhesive, and further providing an instantaneous axial acceleration <2 G measured at room temperatures, a skew angle <5 mrad measured at room temperatures, and a skew angle <5 mrad measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C. (otherwise, a shear mass <20 .mu.m measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Patent number: 5427893
    Abstract: This invention is related to an optical data recording medium of a high reliability and a large capacity, preventing moisture absorption and swelling of a resin layer formed on one side of a transparent substrate, and related to a method for manufacturing thereof wherever the optical data recording medium comprises at least a transparent substrate, a transferred layer of a preformat pattern formed on the transparent substrate and a thin film layer formed on the transferred layer wherein at least the surface of the transferred layer in contact with the transparent substrate is made of a resin layer composed of an ultraviolet ray curable resin resulting in an optical data recording medium having a reduced absorbing moisture of the transferred layer thereof and wherever the ratio of swelling (.DELTA.d/d) is restricted to 0.1% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Koyama, Akira Gotoh, Shuhei Nakamichi, Ryoichi Sudo, Hiroaki Miwa
  • Patent number: 5401610
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc and a method of manufacturing thereof wherein defects and deterioration in the optical disc are minimized at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The invention conceives an optical disc suitable for accomplishing the above object through specifications such as providing a cross-sectional structure thereof comprising a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer of a recording film formed on the surface of information patterns thereof, with the pair being bonded and laminated with an adhesive, and further providing an instantaneous axial acceleration <2G measured at room temperatures, a skew angle <5 mrad measured at room temperatures, and a skew angle <5 mrad measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C. (otherwise, a shear mass <20 .mu.m measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Patent number: 5244775
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc and a method of manufacturing thereof wherein defects and deterioration in the optical disc are minimized at the time of manufacture, during operation and storage thereof as well. The invention conceives an optical disc suitable for accomplishing the above object through specifications such as providing a cross-sectional structure thereof comprising a pair of transparent substrates each provided with at least one layer of a recording film formed on the surface of information patterns thereof, with the pair being bonded and laminated with an adhesive, and further providing an instantaneous axial acceleration <2G measured at room temperatures, a skew angle <5 mrad measured at room temperatures, and a skew angle <5 mrad measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C. (otherwise, a shear mass <20 .mu.m measured after being left for one hour as heated to 80.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miwa, Ryoichi Sudo, Tetsuo Tajima, Eiji Koyama
  • Patent number: 5234792
    Abstract: This invention is related to an optical data recording medium of a high reliability and a large capacity, preventing moisture absorption and swelling of a resin layer formed on one side of a transparent substrate, and related to a method for manufacturing thereof whatever the optical data recording medium comprises at least a transparent substrate, a transferred layer of a preformat pattern formed on the transparent substrate and a thin film layer formed on the transferred layer wherein at least the surface of the transferred layer in contact with the transparent substrate is made of a resin layer composed of an ultraviolet ray curable resin resulting in an optical data recording medium having a reduced absorbing moisture of the transferred layer thereof and whatever the ratio of swelling (.DELTA.d/d) is restricted to 0.1% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Koyama, Akira Gotoh, Shuhei Nakamichi, Ryoichi Sudo, Hiroaki Miwa
  • Patent number: 5071236
    Abstract: This invention relates to a replica plate having a transparent plastic substrate and a photo-cured resin, and a projection type television using the replica plate. An adhesive layer comprising an acrylic or methacrylic compound is provided between a transparent plastic plate and a replica-forming photo-curable resin, whereby it is possible to enhance the adhesion between the surface of the transparent plastic plate and the photo-cured resin, and to produce a replica plate having excellent optical characteristics, good replicating properties and high reliability. The adhesive layer can be provided (1) by coating a layer containing the acrylic or methacrylic compound on the plastic plate, the compound infiltrating into the plate, or (2) by incorporating the acrylic or methacrylic compound into the photo-curable resin, the compound infiltrating therefrom into the plate; in this latter technique, the plate coated with the resin should be heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Sudo, Chiyoko Iwano, Hiroaki Miwa, Tetsuo Tajima, Hiroyuki Onodera