Patents by Inventor Ichiro Okuda

Ichiro Okuda 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).

  • Publication number: 20230021887
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a display panel body; first and second drive boards spaced apart from each other along one side of the display panel body; a first flexible board which electrically connects the display panel body and the first drive board and a second flexible board which electrically connects the display panel body and the second drive board; a light control panel body switchable between a transmissive state and a non-transmissive state; and a first electrode portion including a first electrode body disposed in an outer peripheral portion of the light control panel body along one side of the display panel body, and a first electrode tab which extends from the first electrode body crossing the one side of the display panel body while avoiding an overlap with the first and second drive boards in a front view of the display panel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ryouji OONISHI, Shigeru ARUGA, Hidekazu NISHIKOORI, Ichiro OKUDA
  • Patent number: 11315912
    Abstract: An image display device according to the present disclosure includes: a display panel; a frame unit; and a driver. The display panel is switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where an object behind the display panel is visible in a front view of the display panel. The frame unit includes an upper plate disposed along an upper edge of the display panel and protruding rearward. The driver includes a circuit unit which drives the display panel. The driver is supported by the upper plate on a bottom side of the upper plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Okuda, Shuji Yamashita, Jun Araya, Chiharu Matsukawa
  • Patent number: 11246429
    Abstract: An image display device according to the present embodiment includes: a display panel; a power line; and an outer frame. The display panel is switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where an object behind the display panel is visible in a front view of the display panel. The power line is disposed along a periphery of the display panel. The outer frame is disposed along an edge of the display panel, and includes a first housing space for housing the power line and a second housing space for housing the edge of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Yamashita, Jun Araya, Ichiro Okuda, Chiharu Matsukawa
  • Publication number: 20210311533
    Abstract: An image display device according to an embodiment includes: a display panel which displays an image on a front surface of the display panel; an antenna unit which is positioned in front of the front surface of the display panel; and a front wall which accommodates the antenna unit. For example, the antenna unit overlaps the display panel in a front-back direction. For example, the front wall is disposed along a lower edge of the display panel, and protrudes forward relative to the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Shuji YAMASHITA, Ichiro OKUDA, Chiharu MATSUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210235893
    Abstract: An image display device according to the present embodiment includes: a display panel; a power line; and an outer frame. The display panel is switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where an object behind the display panel is visible in a front view of the display panel. The power line is disposed along a periphery of the display panel. The outer frame is disposed along an edge of the display panel, and includes a first housing space for housing the power line and a second housing space for housing the edge of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Shuji YAMASHITA, Jun ARAYA, Ichiro OKUDA, Chiharu MATSUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210233898
    Abstract: An image display device according to the present disclosure includes: a display panel; a frame unit; and a driver. The display panel is switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where an object behind the display panel is visible in a front view of the display panel. The frame unit includes an upper plate disposed along an upper edge of the display panel and protruding rearward. The driver includes a circuit unit which drives the display panel. The driver is supported by the upper plate on a bottom side of the upper plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Ichiro OKUDA, Shuji YAMASHITA, Jun ARAYA, Chiharu MATSUKAWA
  • Patent number: 9075169
    Abstract: A brightness distribution of light emitted from one specific light source and outputted from the light outputting part of a light-guide part has a characteristic of having a mountain-shaped distribution increasing from a position of the specific light source, then reaching a maximum value, and then decreasing with distance from a specific light source, and a light source adjacent to the specific light source is disposed at a position where a brightness distribution decreases from the maximum value of the brightness distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keizo Kawakami, Ken Miura, Suguru Nakao, Ichiro Okuda, Shuji Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20140063851
    Abstract: A brightness distribution of light emitted from one specific light source and outputted from the light outputting part of a light-guide part has a characteristic of having a mountain-shaped distribution increasing from a position of the specific light source, then reaching a maximum value, and then decreasing with distance from a specific light source, and a light source adjacent to the specific light source is disposed at a position where a brightness distribution decreases from the maximum value of the brightness distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keizo KAWAKAMI, Ken MIURA, Suguru NAKAO, Ichiro OKUDA, Shuji YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 4685113
    Abstract: A driver in a transceiver for a common bus-type transmission system of a local area network includes a switching transistor for receiving a transmission data signal from a station and outputting a forward data signal to a bus, a diode for stopping data entry from a bus to the switching transistor, a first data detection circuit for detecting the presence of the transmission data signal, a second data detection circuit for detecting the presence of the forward data signal, a determination circuit for detecting the occurrence of the short circuit of either one of the switching transistor and the diode, and a controller for controlling the conduction between the switching transistor and the bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Hono, Ichiro Okuda, Hiroshi Ishihara, Masahiko Hori