Patents by Inventor Hiroto Yanagawa

Hiroto Yanagawa 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: 9117778
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns; and a touch panel opposed to the display panel, wherein the display panel includes a non-display portion which is a region between neighboring pixels, the touch panel includes: a plurality of first electrode patterns which are formed along a first direction which is one of a row direction and a column direction of the pixels; and a plurality of second electrode patterns which are formed along a second direction which is the other one of the directions, at least a part of the first electrode patterns and at least a part of the second electrode patterns being metal, and the metal parts of the first electrode patterns and the second electrode patterns are present within the non-display portion of the display panel in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Joled Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroto Yanagawa, Katsuhiko Kumagawa
  • Publication number: 20150235391
    Abstract: An information input/display device including: a sensor detecting contact and outputting contact positions; a display unit displaying video signals each corresponding to one screen; a first drawing unit generating first video signals each corresponding to one screen, when displayed, that includes an image of a drawing of a continuous line formed by the contact positions; a second drawing unit generating second video signals each corresponding to an image of the drawing of the continuous line, the second drawing unit generating images of the drawing of the continuous line at a higher speed than the first drawing unit; and an adding unit adding each of the second video signals to a corresponding one of the first video signals. Images of the drawing of the continuous line generated by at least one of the first drawing unit and the second drawing unit change as time elapses in drawing processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Makino, Hiroto Yanagawa, Takashi Isobe
  • Publication number: 20150203369
    Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation apparatus includes a fluid holder including a bottom portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the bottom portion holding a fluid on the upper surface with a substantially uniform thickness; and a light-emitting device that substantially uniformly irradiates the fluid held on the upper surface with ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: HIROTO YANAGAWA, YOSHINOBU AOYAGI, NORIKO KUROSE
  • Publication number: 20140139761
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns; and a touch panel opposed to the display panel, wherein the display panel includes a non-display portion which is a region between neighboring pixels, the touch panel includes: a plurality of first electrode patterns which are formed along a first direction which is one of a row direction and a column direction of the pixels; and a plurality of second electrode patterns which are formed along a second direction which is the other one of the directions, at least a part of the first electrode patterns and at least a part of the second electrode patterns being metal, and the metal parts of the first electrode patterns and the second electrode patterns are present within the non-display portion of the display panel in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Yanagawa, Katsuhiko Kumagawa
  • Publication number: 20110089827
    Abstract: The present invention provides a PDP especially having a high definition or super high definition cell structure and realizing excellent image display performance by obtaining light-emitting efficiency as favorable as or more favorable than conventional PDPs while suppressing discharge voltage rise. Therefore, strip-shaped display electrodes 4 and 5 of a PDP 1 are respectively composed of a combination of a transparent electrode 41 and a bus electrode 42 and a combination of a transparent electrode 51 and a bus electrode 52. An electrode gap d between electrodes 41 and 51 falls in a range of 5 ?m to 60 ?m. A ratio of a total surface area of the electrodes 41 and 51 to a total surface area of discharge cells falls in a range of 0.6 to 0.92. Thus, a discharge start length is larger than the electrode gap d. A product of a total pressure P of a discharge gas and the electrode gap d falls in a range of 13.33 Pa·cm to 133.3 Pa·cm. The discharge gas consists of xenon of 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Yanagawa, Hiroyuki Yamakita, Kiyoshi Hishimotodani, Keisuke Okada
  • Patent number: 7755893
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus that can achieve high durability by making the most of the function of the exhaust fans to effectively suppress the rise of the temperature. The display apparatus comprises a display panel for displaying images, a rear case covering a rear side of the display panel, and an exhaust fan disposed within the rear case, wherein the rear case includes a first air-hole area and a second air-hole area each provided with a plurality of air holes, the first air-hole area is located at a higher level than the second air-hole area with respect to a vertical direction with a spacing therebetween, and at least partially faces the exhaust fan, and an area surrounded by the first air-hole area, the second air-hole area and external common tangents thereof is a shielded area in which no air hole is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Yanagawa, Hiroaki Takezawa
  • Patent number: 7705536
    Abstract: A display device is provided which is capable of inhibiting a localized elevation in the temperature of a casing thereby uniformalizing the surface temperature distribution over the casing. A display device includes: a display panel having surface arrays of plural pixels for displaying an image by light radiation control on a pixel to pixel basis; an electronic component forming a control circuit configured to perform the light radiation control; a casing housing the display panel and the electronic component therein; and a flat heat-conductive sheet interposed between the display panel and the casing and between the electronic component and the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Yanagawa, Tetsuo Kawakita, Taketoshi Nakao, Hiroaki Takezawa, Kiyohide Amemiya
  • Publication number: 20090009047
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus that can achieve high durability by making the most of the function of the exhaust fans to effectively suppress the rise of the temperature. The display apparatus comprises a display panel for displaying images, a rear case covering a rear side of the display panel, and an exhaust fan disposed within the rear case, wherein the rear case includes a first air-hole area and a second air-hole area each provided with a plurality of air holes, the first air-hole area is located at a higher level than the second air-hole area with respect to a vertical direction with a spacing therebetween, and at least partially faces the exhaust fan, and an area surrounded by the first air-hole area, the second air-hole area and external common tangents thereof is a shielded area in which no air hole is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroto Yanagawa, Hiroaki Takezawa
  • Publication number: 20080239634
    Abstract: A flat panel display device is provided which is capable of reliably inhibiting the surface temperature of a relevant portion of the casing of the flat panel display device from rising too much while efficiently cooling the inside of the casing. The flat panel display device (100) of the invention includes: a flat display panel (11); a front cover (15) having an opening matching a display surface of the flat display panel (11); and a casing (18) having a first casing section (20) and a second casing section (21) and covering a rear side of the flat display panel (11), the first casing section (20) having a lower thermal conductivity than the second casing section (21), extending upwardly from the second casing section (21), and being provided with a vent hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Taketoshi Nakao, Kiyohide Amemiya, Hiroaki Takezawa, Hiroto Yanagawa, Tetsuo Kawakita
  • Publication number: 20070216273
    Abstract: A display device is provided which is capable of inhibiting a localized elevation in the temperature of a casing thereby uniformalizing the surface temperature distribution over the casing. A display device (10) includes: a display panel (11) having surface arrays of plural pixels for displaying an image by light radiation control on a pixel to pixel basis; an electronic component (16a to 16f) forming a control circuit configured to perform the light radiation control; a casing (120) housing the display panel (11) and the electronic component (16a to 16f) therein; and a flat heat-conductive sheet (140) interposed between the display panel (11) and the casing (120) and between the electronic component (16a to 16f) and the casing (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroto Yanagawa, Tetsuo Kawakita, Takatoshi Nakao, Hiroaki Takezawa, Kiyohide Amemiya