Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Tamashiro

Hitoshi Tamashiro 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: 7045951
    Abstract: A display unit includes a plurality of panels joined to each other into one display screen. Each of the panels is formed by using organic EL devices. In this display unit, a seal material is applied to a joint portion between adjacent two of the panels in such a manner as to cover the joint portion, to thereby suppress permeation of moisture, air, and the like in the organic EL devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kimitaka Kawase, Yasunori Kijima, Yukio Sato, Hitoshi Tamashiro
  • Patent number: 7042546
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display unit capable of manufacturing a large-screen display unit with high display quality without upsizing manufacturing facilities is provided. Device substrates on which a pixel including the organic light-emitting devices is formed are aligned on the same plane so as to face a sealing substrate. While the device substrates and the sealing substrate are bonded together with an adhesive resin for sealing in between, the adhesive resin for sealing is extruded from a seam portion to the backside of the seam portion so as to fill the seam portion with the adhesive resin for sealing. The backside of the seam portion can be securely sealed through a simple step. The method is suitable for a large-scale display unit using top-emitting organic light-emitting devices. A back sealing member may be disposed on the backside of the seam portion with the extruded adhesive resin for sealing in between. After that, the adhesive resin for sealing is cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tamashiro, Yuichi Iwase, Shoji Terada
  • Publication number: 20050020175
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display unit capable of manufacturing a large-screen display unit with high display quality without upsizing manufacturing facilities is provided. Device substrates on which a pixel including the organic light-emitting devices is formed are aligned on the same plane so as to face a sealing substrate. While the device substrates and the sealing substrate are bonded together with an adhesive resin for sealing in between, the adhesive resin for sealing is extruded from a seam portion to the backside of the seam portion so as to fill the seam portion with the adhesive resin for sealing. The backside of the seam portion can be securely sealed through a simple step. The method is suitable for a large-scale display unit using top-emitting organic light-emitting devices. A back sealing member may be disposed on the backside of the seam portion with the extruded adhesive resin for sealing in between. After that, the adhesive resin for sealing is cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tamashiro, Yuichi Iwase, Shoji Terada
  • Patent number: 6768534
    Abstract: Light-emitting devices are formed on a support substrate, whereas a black matrix is provided on a transparent opposed substrate. The support substrate and the opposed substrate are adhered to each other in the condition where the display devices are sealed with an adhesive resin and the adhesive resin is charged between the support substrate and the opposed substrate. In this case, alignment of the support substrate and the opposed substrate is conducted so that the surface of the opposed substrate provided with the black matrix is faced to the surface of the support substrate provided with the light-emitting devices and the black matrix is disposed faced to the spaces between the light-emitting devices. The alignment is conducted by disposing alignment marks provided on the surface of the support substrate provided with the light-emitting devices and alignment marks provided on the opposed substrate into a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Iwase, Hitoshi Tamashiro, Yasunori Kijima
  • Publication number: 20040051451
    Abstract: A display unit includes a plurality of panels joined to each other into one display screen. Each of the panels is formed by using organic EL devices. In this display unit, a seal material is applied to a joint portion between adjacent two of the panels in such a manner as to cover the joint portion, to thereby suppress permeation of moisture, air, and the like in the organic EL devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Kimitaka Kawase, Yasunori Kijima, Yukio Sato, Hitoshi Tamashiro
  • Publication number: 20040051452
    Abstract: An organic EL display apparatus comprises a panel substrate provided with light emitting devices and driving electrodes for driving the light emitting devices, the light emitting devices and the driving electrodes forming a light emission region and an electrode region, and a sealing substrate adhered to the panel substrate through a sealing resin. The sealing substrate is provided with a relief portion for the sealing resin at its portion opposed to the outside of the light emission region L in the condition of being adhered to the panel substrate. The relief portion prevents the diffusion of the uncured sealing resin toward external electrodes beyond it, thereby securing conduction between the external electrodes and external terminals and promising a higher reliability and a higher yield of the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tamashiro, Yuichi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20030071570
    Abstract: In a display apparatus including light-emitting devices and driving electrodes therefor provided on a panel substrate so as to form a light-emitting region and electrode regions in the surroundings of the light-emitting region, the panel substrate and a sealing substrate opposed thereto being adhered to each other through a sealing resin for sealing the light-emitting region, a protective wall for shielding the light-emitting region and the electrode regions from each other is provided between the panel substrate and the sealing substrate, whereby the sealing resin present inside the light-emitting region is prevented from diffusing to the side of the electrode regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tamashiro, Yuichi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20020131008
    Abstract: Light-emitting devices are formed on a support substrate, whereas a black matrix is provided on a transparent opposed substrate. The support substrate and the opposed substrate are adhered to each other in the condition where the display devices are sealed with an adhesive resin and the adhesive resin is charged between the support substrate and the opposed substrate. In this case, alignment of the support substrate and the opposed substrate is conducted so that the surface of the opposed substrate provided with the black matrix is faced to the surface of the support substrate provided with the light-emitting devices and the black matrix is disposed faced to the spaces between the light-emitting devices. The alignment is conducted by disposing alignment marks provided on the surface of the support substrate provided with the light-emitting devices and alignment marks provided on the opposed substrate into a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Yuichi Iwase, Hitoshi Tamashiro, Yasunori Kijima