Patents by Inventor Hisao Hirayama

Hisao Hirayama 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: 7295263
    Abstract: A display device suitable for a game machine has dot printed films which are printed on a light guide plate which constitutes a backlight for illuminating a liquid crystal display panel. The dots of the dot printed films are arranged more densely in a window-frame portion corresponding region, which faces a display region of the liquid crystal display panel, and in the vicinity of an inner periphery of a transmission portion corresponding to a region which faces a transmission region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Hitachi Displays Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Shiraishi, Hisao Hirayama, Akio Tezuka, Makoto Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20070195223
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided which reduces the weight and cost of a backlight unit and decreases occurrence of brightness spots on the display surface of a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel PNL configured to have a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of transparent substrates each having a pixel-forming electrode on an inner surface thereof; a backlight BL having a cold cathode fluorescent lamp CFL emitting illumination light to the rear face of the liquid crystal display panel PNL; an optical compensation sheet OPS interposed between the liquid crystal display panel PNL and the backlight BL; frames UFL, DFL housing the liquid crystal display panel PNL and the backlight BL therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Seiichi NISHIYAMA, Hisao Hirayama
  • Patent number: 6985131
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device having the so-called side-edge type backlight system which comprises: a liquid crystal display panel; a light guide plate being disposed opposite to a main surface of the liquid crystal panel; and a linear lamp being disposed along one of sides of the light guide plate, the present invention provides a plurality of grooves at a corner area of an edge of the light guide plate along which the linear lamp is disposed so that the plurality of grooves are extended in a direction slanted to the edge of the light guide plate. In accordance with this structural feature, the present invention enables a high quality image display performance of the liquid crystal display panel by suppressing the display irregularity appearing therein effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kawada, Akio Tezuka, Hisao Hirayama, Toshitsugu Miyawaki, Masataka Natori
  • Publication number: 20050024555
    Abstract: A display device suitable for a game machine has dot printed films which are printed on a light guide plate which constitutes a backlight for illuminating a liquid crystal display panel. The dots of the dot printed films are arranged more densely in a window-frame portion corresponding region, which faces a display region of the liquid crystal display panel, and in the vicinity of an inner periphery of a transmission portion corresponding to a region which faces a transmission region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Shiraishi, Hisao Hirayama, Akio Tezuka, Makoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 6530671
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of liquid crystal cells, and a back light that irradiates the liquid crystal display panel with irradiation light. The back light includes a light source, and a light guide plate having one side arranged adjacent the light source and having a planar surface with a plurality of small concaves. The planar surface is almost parallel to a liquid crystal cell face, and a plane shape of the small concaves is almost rectangular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi Electronic Devices Co. Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Taniguchi, Yasuo Hira, Yuji Mori, Hisao Hirayama, Toshitsugu Miyawaki
  • Publication number: 20020085368
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of liquid crystal cells, and a back light that irradiates the liquid crystal display panel with irradiation light. The back light includes a light source, and a light guide plate having one side arranged adjacent the light source and having a planar surface with a plurality of small concaves. The planar surface is almost parallel to a liquid crystal cell face, and a plane shape of the small concaves is almost rectangular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Hitoshi Taniguchi, Yasuo Hira, Yuji Mori, Hisao Hirayama, Toshitsugu Miyawaki
  • Publication number: 20020030650
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device having the so-called side-edge type backlight system which comprises: a liquid crystal display panel; a light guide plate being disposed opposite to a main surface of the liquid crystal panel; and a linear lamp being disposed along one of sides of the light guide plate, the present invention provides a plurality of grooves at a corner area of an edge of the light guide plate along which the linear lamp is disposed so that the plurality of grooves are extended in a direction slanted to the edge of the light guide plate. In accordance with this structural feature, the present invention enables a high quality image display performance of the liquid crystal display panel by suppressing the display irregularity appearing therein effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi,Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kawada, Akio Tezuka, Hisao Hirayama, Toshitsugu Miyawaki, Masataka Natori
  • Patent number: 6334689
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of liquid crystal cells and aback light that irradiates the liquid crystal display panel with irradiation light. The back light includes a light source and a light guide plate having one side arranged adjacent the light source and having a planar surface with a plurality of small concaves. The planar surface is substantially parallel to a liquid crystal cell face and a plane shape of the small concaves is substantially rectangular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Electronics Devices Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Taniguchi, Yasuo Hira, Yuji Mori, Hisao Hirayama, Toshitsugu Miyawaki
  • Patent number: 5886759
    Abstract: In order to provide a liquid crystal display (LCD) device capable of improving the display quality by preventing light leakage in the end portion of a display window on the side adjacent a fluorescent tube, a liquid crystal display device has a LCD panel, a light guide placed under the LCD panel, a fluorescent tube placed close to and along at least one side of the light guide, a lamp reflector sheet for covering substantially the whole length of the fluorescent tube, a diffusion sheet placed on the light guide under the LCD panel, and a reflective sheet placed under the light guide, wherein the surface of the lamp reflector sheet, reflective sheet or the diffusion sheet on the one side of the light guide is printed in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Electronic Devices Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohiro Mashino, Hisao Hirayama