Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Minematsu

Hiroshi Minematsu 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: 8139466
    Abstract: A recording/reproducing device (A) includes: a first device (31) for performing recording and/or reproduction of data with respect to a first detachable storage medium; a second device (35) for performing recording and/or reproduction of data with respect to a second detachable storage medium; a first display section (41) for notifying a working state of the first device (31); and a second display section (47) for notifying a working state of the second device (35). A relative positions of the first device (31) to the second device (35) is the same as a relative position of the first display section (41) to the second display section (47).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Hashimoto, Hiroshi Minematsu, Akihisa Matsumoto, Shohji Takada, Kimiyoshi Itoh, Harumi Sakamoto, Noriaki Itai, Seiji Usami, Yutaka Itoh, Shuhki Ohtani, Hiroshi Mikuni
  • Publication number: 20080075415
    Abstract: A recording/reproducing device (A) includes: a first device (31) for performing recording and/or reproduction of data with respect to a first detachable storage medium; a second device (35) for performing recording and/or reproduction of data with respect to a second detachable storage medium; a first display section (41) for notifying a working state of the first device (31); and a second display section (47) for notifying a working state of the second device (35). A relative positions of the first device (31) to the second device (35) is the same as a relative position of the first display section (41) to the second display section (47).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Hashimoto, Hiroshi Minematsu, Akihisa Matsumoto, Shohji Takada, Kimiyoshi Itoh, Karumi Sakamoto, Noriaki Itai, Seiji Usami, Yutaka Itoh, Shuhki Ohtani, Hiroshi Mikuni, Hiroshi Mikuni
  • Publication number: 20060286886
    Abstract: A process for production of a nonwoven fabric, which comprises a step wherein a thermoplastic polymer is dissolved in a mixed solvent composed of a volatile good solvent and a volatile poor solvent, a step wherein the resulting solution is spun by an electrospinning method and a step wherein a nonwoven fabric accumulated on a collecting sheet is obtained, is employed to provide a nonwoven fabric having a surface area sufficiently large as a matrix for cell culturing in the field of regenerative medicine, with large gaps between filaments and a low apparent density suitable for cell culturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya Komura, Takanori Miyoshi, Yoshihiko Sumi, Hiroshi Minematsu
  • Patent number: 6415531
    Abstract: A plane-shaped lighting device has a light-directing plate and a light source that is placed in contact with or in the proximity of the light-incident surface of the light-directing plate, and the light source is constituted of a plurality of LED lamps each of which has an LED chip for emitting light and a semispherical lens for directing the light from the LED chip into the light-directing plate. Here, the distance from the LED chip to the top of the semispherical lens is set to be 1.8 times as long as the radius of curvature of the semispherical lens. This arrangement allows the light emitted from the LED chip to be efficiently incident on the light-incident surface of the light-directing plate, thereby improving the light-incidence efficiency to the light-directing plate. Further, the application of this plane-shaped lighting device to display devices makes it possible to improve the efficiency of light utilization, and consequently to provide thinner display devices with high visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Terukazu Ohtsuki, Masahiko Kimoto, Hiroshi Minematsu, Nobuyuki Tominaga, Takahiro Funakoshi, Yasuhiro Wada, Hitoshi Azuma
  • Patent number: 6036328
    Abstract: A plane-shaped lighting device has a light-directing plate and a light source that is placed in contact with or in the proximity of the light-incident surface of the light-directing plate, and the light source is constituted of a plurality of LED lamps each of which has an LED chip for emitting light and a semispherical lens for directing the light from the LED chip into the light-directing plate. Here, the distance from the LED chip to the top of the semispherical lens is set to be 1.8 times as long as the radius of curvature of the semispherical lens. This arrangement allows the light emitted from the LED chip to be efficiently incident on the light-incident surface of the light-directing plate, thereby improving the light-incidence efficiency to the light-directing plate. Further, the application of this plane-shaped lighting device to display devices makes it possible to improve the efficiency of light utilization, and consequently to provide thinner display devices with high visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Terukazu Ohtsuki, Masahiko Kimoto, Hiroshi Minematsu, Nobuyuki Tominaga, Takahiro Funakoshi, Yasuhiro Wada, Hitoshi Azuma
  • Patent number: 5786665
    Abstract: A plane-shaped lighting device has a light-directing plate and a light source that is placed in contact with or in the proximity of the light-incident surface of the light-directing plate, and the light source is constituted of a plurality of LED lamps each of which has an LED chip for emitting light and a semispherical lens for directing the light from the LED chip into the light-directing plate. Here, the distance from the LED chip to the top of the semispherical lens is set to be 1.8 times as long as the radius of curvature of the semispherical lens. This arrangement allows the light emitted from the LED chip to be efficiently incident on the light-incident surface of the light-directing plate, thereby improving the light-incidence efficiency to the light-directing plate. Further, the application of this plane-shaped lighting device to display devices makes it possible to improve the efficiency of light utilization, and consequently to provide thinner display devices with high visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Terukazu Ohtsuki, Masahiko Kimoto, Hiroshi Minematsu, Nobuyuki Tominaga, Takahiro Funakoshi, Yasuhiro Wada, Hitoshi Azuma