Patents by Inventor Hiroki Makino
Hiroki Makino 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).
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Publication number: 20240136886Abstract: For example, a drive motor module capable of suppressing resonance of an inverter cover due to vibration from a motor or the like is provided. A drive motor module 1 includes a motor, an inverter electrically connected to the motor, a housing that houses the motor and the inverter, and an inverter cover that has a plate shape and covers the inverter. An outer surface of an inverter cover is divided into a first region and a second region in plan view. In the first region, a plurality of first ribs arranged in parallel to each other and a connecting portion extending in a direction intersecting with the first rib and connected to one end side of each of the first ribs are provided in a protruding manner. In the second region, a plurality of second ribs that radially extend are provided in a protruding manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Hiroki AKAISHI, Yusuke MAKINO
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Patent number: 10175836Abstract: A touch panel is realized that is able to decrease the amount of dead space at the periphery of the touch panel and that has highly accurate touch panel sensitivity. In a touch panel, Y direction conductive patterns are arranged so as to be separated from wiring patterns in Y direction conductive pattern regions between electrode units of X direction conductive patterns. As a result, in this conductive sheet, it is possible to appropriately prevent the occurrence of parasitic capacitance resulting from the Y direction conductive patterns and the wiring patterns. Therefore, in a touch panel device or the like that uses such a touch panel, it is possible to effectively prevent the generation of noise that overlaps sense signals as a result of the above-mentioned parasitic capacitance, thereby making it possible to realize highly accurate touch panel sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Makino, Mikihiro Noma, Tomotoshi Tsujioka, Daiji Kitagawa, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Yasuhiro Sugita
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Publication number: 20170262124Abstract: The present invention provides a touch panel device that utilizes a touch panel driving process that suitably prevents discoloration of an on-cell touch panel. A touch panel-equipped display device includes a touch panel and a touch panel controller. In the touch panel, drive electrodes and sense electrodes are formed in the same layer. The touch panel controller generates drive signals in a manner that keeps an integrated value of differences in electric potential between the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes less than a prescribed value during prescribed periods in which the touch panel is driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshimitsu GOTOH, Shinichi MIYAZAKI, Hiroki MAKINO
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Publication number: 20170090625Abstract: A touch panel is realized that is able to decrease the amount of dead space at the periphery of the touch panel and that has highly accurate touch panel sensitivity. In a touch panel, Y direction conductive patterns are arranged so as to be separated from wiring patterns in Y direction conductive pattern regions between electrode units of X direction conductive patterns. As a result, in this conductive sheet, it is possible to appropriately prevent the occurrence of parasitic capacitance resulting from the Y direction conductive patterns and the wiring patterns. Therefore, in a touch panel device or the like that uses such a touch panel, it is possible to effectively prevent the generation of noise that overlaps sense signals as a result of the above-mentioned parasitic capacitance, thereby making it possible to realize highly accurate touch panel sensitivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki MAKINO, Mikihiro NOMA, Tomotoshi TSUJIOKA, Daiji KITAGAWA, Hiroyuki OGAWA, Yasuhiro SUGITA
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Patent number: 9207477Abstract: A display module 1 of the present invention includes a first board 3, a second board 4, a base film 5, and a circuit member 2. The first board 3 and the second board 4 are bonded together to face with each other. The base film 5 is provided between the first board 3 and the second board 4 and extends outwardly from an end of the first board 3. The base film 5 has an insulating property and the extended portion is bent to an outer surface side of one of the first board 3 and the second board 4. The circuit member 2 is formed on the base film 5.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Miyazaki, Motoji Shiota, Takatoshi Kira, Gen Nagaoka, Seiji Muraoka, Makoto Tamaki, Keiji Aota, Yukio Shimizu, Takashi Matsui, Hiroki Nakahama, Hiroki Makino, Minoru Horino
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Publication number: 20150241909Abstract: Provided is a touch panel provided with an active area where touch input is performed, including: a tempered glass substrate having a compressive stress layer on surfaces thereof; and transparent electrodes made of an inorganic oxide film formed on the active area of the tempered glass substrate. A foundation layer made of an organic film is disposed between the transparent electrodes and the compressive stress layer, which prevents the transparent electrodes and the compressive stress layer thereunder from contacting each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Makino, Mikihiro Noma
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Publication number: 20140248817Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device provided with a thin-film electronic circuit 11 includes: forming the thin-film electronic circuit 11 having a glass substrate 21 that is temporarily attached to a support member 23 by thinning the glass substrate 21 through etching while the glass substrate 21 is temporarily attached to the support member 23; attaching the thin-film electronic circuit 11 that is temporarily attached to the support member 23 to a display panel; and peeling off the support member 23 from the thin-film electronic circuit 11 attached to the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mikihiro Noma, Tomotoshi Tsujioka, Minoru Mayumi, Takatoshi Kira, Hiroki Makino, Gen Nagaoka
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Publication number: 20140238952Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin substrate includes the following steps: a first etching step in which the thickness of a glass substrate (110a) is reduced by etching one surface of the glass substrate (110a); a scribing step in which a scribe line (Ca) for splitting a glass substrate (110b), which is formed by reducing the thickness of the glass substrate (110a), is formed on a surface of the glass substrate (110b); and a second etching step in which the thickness of a glass substrate (110c), which is formed by forming the scribe line (Ca) on the glass substrate (110b), is reduced by etching a surface of the glass substrate (110c), and the glass substrate (110c) is split by way of the scribe line (Ca).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Makino, Gen Nagaoka, Takatoshi Kira
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Publication number: 20140218673Abstract: A liquid crystal panel (10) of the present invention is provided with: a liquid crystal layer (50); a sealing member (40) surrounding the liquid crystal layer (50); a pair of glass substrates (20, 30) that face each other through the liquid crystal layer (50) and the seal member (40); a terminal pattern (60) disposed on the inner surface of one glass substrate (20) outside of the sealing member (40); and a corrosive liquid intrusion detector (70) that is disposed on the inner surface outside of the terminal pattern (60), the corrosive liquid intrusion detector changing color on contact with corrosive liquid. Because of such color change in the corrosive liquid intrusion detector, it is possible to detect corrosion of the terminal pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Makino, Takatoshi Kira
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Patent number: 8749751Abstract: To provide a method for producing liquid crystal display panels from a panel assembly, the display panels having a panel thickness smaller than that of the assembly, by which favorable scribe grooves can be formed, which therefore allows contribution to thin profiles and narrow frame regions of the display panels. The method includes a first scribe-formation step of forming, after a first step of thinning a TFT substrate assembly 20A and a CF substrate assembly 30A of a panel assembly 10A by etching, first scribe grooves 20b on an outer surface 20a of the TFT substrate assembly 20A along regions where seals 40 are disposed, and a second thinning step of further thinning the substrate assemblies 20A and 30A by etching, and developing the first scribe grooves 20b formed on the outer surface 20a to expose portions of the seals 40 at bottoms of the first scribe grooves 20b.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Makino, Takatoshi Kira, Mitsuaki Morimoto
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Publication number: 20140092338Abstract: A display module 1 of the present invention includes a first board 3, a second board 4, a base film 5, and a circuit member 2. The first board 3 and the second board 4 are bonded together to face with each other. The base film 5 is provided between the first board 3 and the second board 4 and extends outwardly from an end of the first board 3. The base film 5 has an insulating property and the extended portion is bent to an outer surface side of one of the first board 3 and the second board 4. The circuit member 2 is formed on the base film 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Miyazaki, Motoji Shiota, Takatoshi Kira, Gen Nagaoka, Seiji Muraoka, Makoto Tamaki, Keiji Aota, Yukio Shimizu, Takashi Matsui, Hiroki Nakahama, Hiroki Makino, Minoru Horino
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Publication number: 20140045287Abstract: A method of manufacturing liquid crystal display devices according to the present invention includes: forming a protective film on a first base substrate; forming a circuit element part on the first base substrate and/or the protective film; bonding a second base substrate to the first base substrate to form bonded substrates including both substrates, the circuit element part being therebetween; forming a first incision on a outer surface of the first base substrate on which the protective film is formed, at a location overlapping with the protective film; wet-etching the formed first incision to make the incision deeper; forming a second incision on an outer surface of the second base substrate at a location overlapping the first incision, and dividing the bonded substrates along the first incision and the second incision, thereby forming a plurality of individual bonded substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takatoshi Kira, Hiroki Makino
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Publication number: 20120224133Abstract: To provide a method for producing liquid crystal display panels from a panel assembly, the display panels having a panel thickness smaller than that of the assembly, by which favorable scribe grooves can be formed, which therefore allows contribution to thin profiles and narrow frame regions of the display panels. The method includes a first scribe-formation step of forming, after a first step of thinning a TFT substrate assembly 20A and a CF substrate assembly 30A of a panel assembly 10A by etching, first scribe grooves 20b on an outer surface 20a of the TFT substrate assembly 20A along regions where seals 40 are disposed, and a second thinning step of further thinning the substrate assemblies 20A and 30A by etching, and developing the first scribe grooves 20b formed on the outer surface 20a to expose portions of the seals 40 at bottoms of the first scribe grooves 20b.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2010Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Makino, Takatoshi Kira, Mitsuaki Morimoto
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Patent number: 7553110Abstract: An appearance inspecting apparatus includes a parts feeder aligning rubber stoppers in tandem by torsionally vibrating a bowl having a spiral track formed therein, an air conveying portion conveying the rubber stoppers aligned in tandem by blowing compressed air thereto, first and second conveying tables conveying rubber stoppers by suction-holding a surface not to be inspected of the rubber stoppers, an inspecting portion inspecting a surface to be inspected of the rubber stoppers conveyed by the first and second conveying tables, and a selecting portion sorting out rubber stoppers that are determined to be defective, in accordance with the result of inspection by the inspecting portion. Objects to be inspected having a complicated shape are aligned preliminarily by using a vibration parts feeder, while highly accurate appearance inspection is conducted.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2003Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Daiichi Jitsugyo Viswill Co. Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Minami, Koji Tsutsumi, Hiroki Makino, Norio Oita
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Publication number: 20050236255Abstract: An appearance inspecting apparatus includes a parts feeder aligning rubber stoppers in tandem by torsionally vibrating a bowl having a spiral track formed therein, an air conveying portion conveying the rubber stoppers aligned in tandem by blowing compressed air thereto, first and second conveying tables conveying rubber stoppers by suction-holding a surface not to be inspected of the rubber stoppers, an inspecting portion inspecting a surface to be inspected of the rubber stoppers conveyed by the first and second conveying tables, and a selecting portion sorting out rubber stoppers that are determined to be defective, in accordance with the result of inspection by the inspecting portion. Objects to be inspected having a complicated shape are aligned preliminarily by using a vibration parts feeder, while highly accurate appearance inspection is conducted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Mitsuhiro Minami, Koji Tsutsumi, Hiroki Makino, Norio Oita
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Patent number: 6709618Abstract: A method of manufacturing a resin spring which can improve close contact between a spring body and inner-pressure generating members to reduce variations in load characteristics due to repeated deformation during use. The method of manufacturing a resin spring includes the steps of forming an elastomer preform having inner closed chambers, compressing the preform by applying an external force to produce a permanently deformed portion to form a spring body having at least one permanently deformed inner chamber, injecting an inner-pressure generating resin into each of the at least one permanently deformed inner chamber of the spring body, and molding the inner-pressure generating resin into an inner-pressure generating member by using the spring body as part of a die.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Makino, Tsutomu Tomizawa
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Patent number: 6416068Abstract: An inexpensive damping force generating mechanism capable of generating both a compression side damping force and a tensile side damping force has a simple, lightweight structure. The damping force generating mechanism provides an inexpensive axle suspension capable of simplifying the suspension structure, reducing the weight, and effectively utilizing space. The damping force generating mechanism includes an elastic body which generates a damping force when being pressed. An internal pressure generating member is inserted in the elastic body and resists the pressing force.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2000Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Makino, Tsutomu Tomizawa
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Publication number: 20020030304Abstract: A method of manufacturing a resin spring which can improve close contact between a spring body and inner-pressure generating members to reduce variations in load characteristics due to repeated deformation during use. The method of manufacturing a resin spring includes the steps of forming an elastomer preform having inner closed chambers, inserting inner-pressure generating members into the inner closed chambers of the preform, and compressing the preform with the inner-pressure generating members therein by applying an external force to produce a permanently deformed portion having an oriented molecular structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Makino, Tsutomu Tomizawa
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Patent number: 6337043Abstract: A method of manufacturing a resin spring which can improve close contact between a spring body and inner-pressure generating members to reduce variations in load characteristics due to repeated deformation during use. The method of manufacturing a resin spring includes the steps of forming an elastomer preform having inner closed chambers, inserting inner-pressure generating members into the inner closed chambers of the preform, and compressing the preform with the inner-pressure generating members therein by applying an external force to produce a permanently deformed portion having an oriented molecular structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1999Date of Patent: January 8, 2002Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Makino, Tsutomu Tomizawa
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Publication number: 20010042940Abstract: A method of manufacturing a resin spring which can improve close contact between a spring body and inner-pressure generating members to reduce variations in load characteristics due to repeated deformation during use. The method of manufacturing a resin spring includes the steps of forming an elastomer preform having inner closed chambers, inserting inner-pressure generating members into the inner closed chambers of the preform, and compressing the preform with the inner-pressure generating members therein by applying an external force to produce a permanently deformed portion having an oriented molecular structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 1999Publication date: November 22, 2001Inventors: HIROKI MAKINO, TSUTOMU TOMIZAWA