Patents by Inventor Hisanori Sasaki

Hisanori Sasaki 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: 11169321
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel having a reflection layer on a back surface opposite to a display surface of the liquid crystal panel, a light-guiding plate being closely fixed to the display surface and configured to diffusely reflect light incident and emit the light toward the display surface, a light source holding plate having a light source fixing plate on which a light source is mounted, and a back-side frame that includes a back-side portion disposed in parallel with the back surface of the liquid crystal panel and supported by the light source holding plate. A pair of positioning bent portions that are bent perpendicularly from the back-side portion and support the one end surface are formed on both sides at a lower end edge of the back-side portion along the one end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Yamashita, Hisanori Sasaki, Satoru Shibata
  • Patent number: 11067849
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a quadrangular liquid crystal panel, a light guiding plate formed in a quadrangular shape substantially the same as that of the liquid crystal panel and having a pair of convex portions that protrude outward from a pair of end surfaces, and a frame having a light source holding plate in which a light source is mounted on a light source fixing plate, the light source fixing plate facing the one end surface, the back-side portion being formed in a quadrangular shape substantially the same as that of the liquid crystal panel. Bent side plate portions, which face the pair of end surfaces, are respectively provided on a pair of side portions of the back-side portion. Notches, into which the convex portions are fitted, are provided in the pair of bent side plate portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Yamashita, Hisanori Sasaki, Satoru Shibata
  • Patent number: 11022843
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a quadrangular liquid crystal panel having a reflection layer on a back surface opposite to a display surface, a light guiding plate that diffusely reflects light incident from one end surface of the light guiding plate toward the display surface, a back-side frame disposed in parallel with the liquid crystal panel on a side opposite to the light guiding plate, and a light source holding plate including a light source fixing plate that faces the one end surface and a fixing plate portion fixed to a surface of the back-side frame on a side opposite to the liquid crystal panel. A light source is mounted on the light source fixing plate, and the fixing plate portion is formed so as to be bent perpendicularly to the light source fixing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Yamashita, Hisanori Sasaki, Satoru Shibata
  • Publication number: 20210080643
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel having a reflection layer on a back surface opposite to a display surface of the liquid crystal panel, a light-guiding plate being closely fixed to the display surface and configured to diffusely reflect light incident and emit the light toward the display surface, a light source holding plate having a light source fixing plate on which a light source is mounted, and a back-side frame that includes a back-side portion disposed in parallel with the back surface of the liquid crystal panel and supported by the light source holding plate. A pair of positioning bent portions that are bent perpendicularly from the back-side portion and support the one end surface are formed on both sides at a lower end edge of the back-side portion along the one end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Shuji YAMASHITA, Hisanori SASAKI, Satoru SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210055605
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a quadrangular liquid crystal panel, a light guiding plate formed in a quadrangular shape substantially the same as that of the liquid crystal panel and having a pair of convex portions that protrude outward from a pair of end surfaces, and a frame having a light source holding plate in which a light source is mounted on a light source fixing plate, the light source fixing plate facing the one end surface, the back-side portion being formed in a quadrangular shape substantially the same as that of the liquid crystal panel. Bent side plate portions, which face the pair of end surfaces, are respectively provided on a pair of side portions of the back-side portion. Notches, into which the convex portions are fitted, are provided in the pair of bent side plate portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Shuji YAMASHITA, Hisanori SASAKI, Satoru SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210041621
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a quadrangular liquid crystal panel having a reflection layer on a back surface opposite to a display surface, a light guiding plate that diffusely reflects light incident from one end surface of the light guiding plate toward the display surface, a back-side frame disposed in parallel with the liquid crystal panel on a side opposite to the light guiding plate, and a light source holding plate including a light source fixing plate that faces the one end surface and a fixing plate portion fixed to a surface of the back-side frame on a side opposite to the liquid crystal panel. A light source is mounted on the light source fixing plate, and the fixing plate portion is formed so as to be bent perpendicularly to the light source fixing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Shuji YAMASHITA, Hisanori SASAKI, Satoru SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 10670919
    Abstract: A backlight device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a shape of a matrix, a reflective sheet having partition walls arranged to surround each of the plurality of light sources in four directions and reflecting light emitted from the plurality of light sources, a luminance uniformity plate located above the reflective sheet and uniforming luminance of the light emitted from the plurality of light sources and light reflected by the reflective sheet, and a support member supporting the luminance uniformity plate. The reflective sheet has an opening portion in a portion, of at least one partition wall of the partition walls arranged in the four directions, which is other than four corners, and the support member has a shield portion disposed in the opening portion and shielding the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Yamano, Hisanori Sasaki, Yasuhiro Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 10613386
    Abstract: A backlight device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a shape of a matrix, a reflective sheet having partition walls arranged to surround each of the plurality of light sources in four directions and reflecting light emitted from the plurality of light sources, a luminance uniformity plate located above the reflective sheet and uniforming luminance of the light emitted from the plurality of light sources and light reflected by the reflective sheet, and a diffuser panel located above the luminance uniformity plate and diffusing light exiting from the luminance uniformity plate. A gap between the partition wall and the luminance uniformity plate is 5% to 30% of an optical distance defined by a distance between the reflective sheet and, the diffuser panel, and a gap between the luminance uniformity plate and the diffuser panel is not greater than 50% of the optical distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisanori Sasaki, Yoshikazu Yamano, Yasuhiro Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 10466536
    Abstract: A backlight device includes: a reflection sheet having a reflection surface which is divided into a plurality of reflection regions by a plurality of partitions that are each a ridge-shaped projection; light sources disposed in the respective reflection regions; a luminance uniformizing plat that transmits light incident from a first surface opposed to the reflection surface, and emits the light from the second surface; and a diffusion plate that diffuses and emits the light emitted from the second surface. The luminance uniformizing plate includes a high light-transmittance region between a region opposed to each of the light sources and a region opposed to a vertex portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of partitions, the high light-transmittance region being higher in light-transmittance per unit area than the region opposed to the light source and the region opposed to the vertex portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Yamano, Hisanori Sasaki, Yasuhiro Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20180239197
    Abstract: A backlight device includes: a reflection sheet having a reflection surface which is divided into a plurality of reflection regions by a plurality of partitions that are each a ridge-shaped projection; light sources disposed in the respective reflection regions; a luminance uniformizing plate that transmits light incident from a first surface opposed to the reflection surface, and emits the light from the second surface; and a diffusion plate that diffuses and emits the light emitted from the second surface. The luminance uniformizing plate includes a high light-transmittance region between a region opposed to each of the light sources and a region opposed to a vertex portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of partitions, the high light-transmittance region being higher in light-transmittance per unit area than the region opposed to the light source and the region opposed to the vertex portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshikazu YAMANO, Hisanori SASAKI, Yasuhiro KUMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180107068
    Abstract: A backlight device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a shape of a matrix, a reflective sheet having partition walls arranged to surround each of the plurality of light sources in four directions and reflecting light emitted from the plurality of light sources, a luminance uniformity plate located above the reflective sheet and uniforming luminance of the light emitted from the plurality of light sources and light reflected by the reflective sheet, and a diffuser panel located above the luminance uniformity plate and diffusing light exiting from the luminance uniformity plate. A gap between the partition wall and the luminance uniformity plate is 5% to 30% of an optical distance defined by a distance between the reflective sheet and, the diffuser panel, and a gap between the luminance uniformity plate and the diffuser panel is not greater than 50% of the optical distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Hisanori SASAKI, Yoshikazu YAMANO, Yasuhiro KUMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180107067
    Abstract: A backlight device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a shape of a matrix, a reflective sheet having partition walls arranged to surround each of the plurality of light sources in four directions and reflecting light emitted from the plurality of light sources, a luminance uniformity plate located above the reflective sheet and uniforming luminance of the light emitted from the plurality of light sources and light reflected by the reflective sheet, and a support member supporting the luminance uniformity plate. The reflective sheet has an opening portion in a portion, of at least one partition wall of the partition walls arranged in the four directions, which is other than four corners, and the support member has a shield portion disposed in the opening portion and shielding the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshikazu YAMANO, Hisanori SASAKI, Yasuhiro KUMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140301107
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a light source device having one or more light emitting diodes; a board on which the light source device is provided; a light guide plate having an entrance surface facing a light exit surface of the light source device to allow entry of light therefrom, and a light emission surface which emits the light having entered through the entrance surface, the light guide plate configured to propagate the light having entered through the entrance surface and emit the light through the light emission surface; and an engagement member fixed on the board and engaging the board with the light guide plate, the engagement member configured to prevent relative motion, between the board and an engaged portion of the light guide plate engaged with the board, in a direction in which the light exit surface and the entrance surface face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Tomonori MIZUTANI, Hisanori SASAKI, Yoshikazu YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20130308255
    Abstract: A thin display device includes a display unit and an exterior case. The exterior case accommodates the display unit therein. When accommodated in a packing case, the exterior case 8 is held by shock-absorbing members at upper and lower corner regions. A back cabinet of the exterior case is mounted on the display unit so as to cover a back side of the display unit. The display unit includes bead portions for reinforcement on peripheries of the upper and lower corner regions held by the shock-absorbing members. The display unit also includes a plurality of screw-fitting portions on the bead portions. The back cabinet is threadedly mounted on the screw-fitting portions. It is possible to prevent the thin display device from being damaged by a mechanical impact during transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hisanori Sasaki, Yoshikazu Yamano, Motonari Ogura
  • Patent number: 8564736
    Abstract: In a backlight unit, a plurality of linear light sources arranged in a first direction are accommodated in a case so that they are covered by the case from a side opposite to an illuminated object. In the case, a reflective sheet is disposed on the bottom surface of the case, and a pair of supporting members are disposed to be spaced from each other in the extending direction of the linear light sources. The supporting members support the diffuser plate and the illuminated object. The diffuser plate has, on the light exit surface thereof, a first light-controlling portion having a pattern of stripes parallel to the linear light sources, and a pair of second light-controlling portions extending in the arrangement direction at positions corresponding to the supporting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hisanori Sasaki, Shigeru Aruga
  • Patent number: 8467015
    Abstract: A backlight unit disposed behind a liquid crystal panel 8 includes a case 3 having disposed therein linear light sources 2, a diffusing plate 6A provided between the linear light sources 2 and the liquid crystal panel 8 for diffusing incident light from an entrance surface thereof facing the linear light sources 2 and emitting the diffused light from an exit surface thereof facing the liquid crystal panel 8, and diffusing plate support members 31B1 through 31B6 disposed in the case 3 for supporting the diffusing plate 6A by abutting against the entrance surface facing the linear light sources 2. The diffusing plate 6A includes an abutment portion on the entrance surface at one of the positions corresponding to the diffusing plate support members 31B1 through 31B6, and includes a convex portion on the abutment portion at a position against which the corresponding diffusing plate support member does not abut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hisanori Sasaki, Shigeru Aruga
  • Patent number: 8337101
    Abstract: An imaging device to which a support can be attached includes a support attachment unit and a support body unit. The support attachment unit includes a first threaded hole configured to be attached to the support, and an exposure face formed around the entrance of the first threaded hole. The support body unit includes a housing having an opening configured to expose the exposure face and an outer surface formed around the opening, and movably supports the support attachment unit. The support attachment unit is disposed at a first position when the support is not attached, and is disposed at a second position when the support is attached. The exposure face is disposed more to the inside of the housing than the outer surface when the support attachment unit is disposed at the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Mizutani, Makoto Iyoda, Hisanori Sasaki, Ryuichi Nagaoka, Yasuhiro Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20120033157
    Abstract: A backlight unit disposed behind a liquid crystal panel 8 includes a case 3 having disposed therein linear light sources 2, a diffusing plate 6A provided between the linear light sources 2 and the liquid crystal panel 8 for diffusing incident light from an entrance surface thereof facing the linear light sources 2 and emitting the diffused light from an exit surface thereof facing the liquid crystal panel 8, and diffusing plate support members 31B1 through 31B6 disposed in the case 3 for supporting the diffusing plate 6A by abutting against the entrance surface facing the linear light sources 2. The diffusing plate 6A includes an abutment portion on the entrance surface at one of the positions corresponding to the diffusing plate support members 31B1 through 31B6, and includes a convex portion on the abutment portion at a position against which the corresponding diffusing plate support member does not abut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisanori SASAKI, Shigeru ARUGA
  • Publication number: 20110285935
    Abstract: In a backlight unit, a plurality of linear light sources arranged in a first direction are accommodated in a case so that they are covered by the case from a side opposite to an illuminated object. In the case, a reflective sheet is disposed on the bottom surface of the case, and a pair of supporting members are disposed to be spaced from each other in the extending direction of the linear light sources. The supporting members support the diffuser plate and the illuminated object. The diffuser plate has, on the light exit surface thereof, a first light-controlling portion having a pattern of stripes parallel to the linear light sources, and a pair of second light-controlling portions extending in the arrangement direction at positions corresponding to the supporting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisanori SASAKI, Shigeru ARUGA
  • Publication number: 20110129211
    Abstract: An imaging device to which a support can be attached includes a support attachment unit and a support body unit. The support attachment unit includes a first threaded hole configured to be attached to the support, and an exposure face formed around the entrance of the first threaded hole. The support body unit includes a housing having an opening configured to expose the exposure face and an outer surface formed around the opening, and movably supports the support attachment unit. The support attachment unit is disposed at a first position when the support is not attached, and is disposed at a second position when the support is attached. The exposure face is disposed more to the inside of the housing than the outer surface when the support attachment unit is disposed at the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Mizutani, Makoto Iyoda, Hisanori Sasaki, Ryuichi Nagaoka, Yasuhiro Miyamoto