Patents by Inventor Ihachiro Gofuku

Ihachiro Gofuku 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: 7635943
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with a vacuum chamber consisting of an electron source substrate and an image display substrate, and an ion pump which is attached to an electron-emitting substrate or the image display substrate and exhausts air from the vacuum chamber by the action of a magnet, wherein the magnet is attached and fixed to the substrate to which the ion pump has been attached. Thereby, the image display apparatus prevents the magnet from applying an excessive force to the ion pump by its weight, and acquires a stable structure without causing a vacuum leak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Hisanori Tsuda, Yasue Sato
  • Patent number: 7511425
    Abstract: In an image display apparatus composed of a vacuum container having an electron source composed of multiple electron-emitting devices and a phosphor film that is irradiated with an electron from the electron source to emit light for display, an ion pump for exhausting the vacuum container through a communicating path by virtue of an action of a magnetism forming portion is arranged. A magnetic shielding member is arranged in a space where the ion pump and the electron-emitting devices are in communication with each other, whereby an influence of a magnetic field generated by the magnetism forming portion on the trajectory of an electron emitted from any one of the electron-emitting devices and display luminance unevenness incidental to the influence are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hisanori Tsuda, Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Yasue Sato, Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiromasa Mitani, Kazuyuki Seino, Takashi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 7500897
    Abstract: In an image display device having in an airtight container an electron source and an image display member that receives electrons from the electron source, an evaporating getter and a non-evaporating getter are stacked in the airtight container. This makes it possible to maintain the vacuum level in the airtight container. The image display device thus obtains a prolonged life and a stable display operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Ihachiro Gofuku, Masaki Tokioka, Kazuya Shigeoka, Tokutaka Miura
  • Patent number: 7446467
    Abstract: An image display apparatus for forming an image in an image displaying region provided with a vacuum chamber having an electron source substrate and an image forming substrate has an ion pump for evacuating the vacuum chamber by an action of a magnet-filed-forming portion through an aperture portion formed in the electron source substrate or an image displaying substrate, wherein the magnet-filed-forming portion is arranged so that a shadow formed by perpendicularly projecting the magnet-filed-forming portion onto the electron source substrate or the image forming substrate can be located outside the image displaying region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisanori Tsuda, Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Yasue Sato
  • Patent number: 7439661
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display apparatus in which the change over time of its electron source characteristics is small, and in which uneven brightness and color shift of an image is almost unnoticeable. To achieve this object, the present invention is directed to an image display apparatus containing an electron source substrate having a plurality of electron-emitting devices arrayed thereon, an image forming substrate arranged so as to face the electron source substrate and having a phosphor film and an anode electrode film, and magnetic field generating means, wherein a component parallel to the electron source substrate of a magnetic flux density of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating means is not greater than 0.01 Tesla at any location of the electron-emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasue Sato, Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Hisanori Tsuda, Tomoko Narusawa, Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiromasa Mitani, Kazuyuki Seino, Takashi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 7301269
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus, including: a vacuum container which includes an electron source and an anode electrode opposed to the electron source; and an ion pump arranged so as to communicate through the vacuum container, in which: an ion pump container is composed of a non-electroconductive material; and an electroconductive film is formed on an external surface of the vacuum container on a side on which the ion pump container is mounted or on an internal surface of the ion pump container. The image display apparatus achieves: a reduction in weight of the ion pump; an improvement in compatibility to the vacuum container; and the prevention of an adverse effect of discharge inside the ion pump on image display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ihachiro Gofuku, Masaru Kamio, Hisanori Tsuda, Yasue Sato, Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiromasa Mitani, Kazuyuki Seino, Takashi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 7279846
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus including: a vacuum container having an electron source enclosed therein for displaying an image; an ion pump communicating with the vacuum container for discharging air therefrom and decreasing pressure therein; and a resistor connected in series with the ion pump with respect to a power supply for driving the ion pump. Even if internal resistance of the ion pump undergoes order-of-magnitude changes according to its operating state, current consumption can be suppressed and the ion pump can be driven efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ihachiro Gofuku, Masaru Kamio, Hisanori Tsuda, Yasue Sato, Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiromasa Mitani, Kazuyuki Seino, Takashi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20070069646
    Abstract: In an image display device having in an airtight container an electron source and an image display member that receives electrons from the electron source, an evaporating getter and a non-evaporating getter are stacked in the airtight container. This makes it possible to maintain the vacuum level in the airtight container. The image display device thus obtains a prolonged life and a stable display operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Ihachiro Gofuku, Masaki Tokioka, Kazuya Shigeoka, Tokutaka Miura
  • Patent number: 7091662
    Abstract: In an image display device having in an airtight container an electron source and an image display member that receives electrons from the electron source, an evaporating getter and a non-evaporating getter are stacked in the airtight container. This makes it possible to maintain the vacuum level in the airtight container. The image display device thus obtains a prolonged life and a stable display operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Ihachiro Gofuku, Masaki Tokioka, Kazuya Shigeoka, Tokutaka Miura
  • Publication number: 20060055637
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus including: a vacuum container having an electron source enclosed therein for displaying an image; an ion pump communicating with the vacuum container for discharging air therefrom and decreasing pressure therein; and a resistor connected in series with the ion pump with respect to a power supply for driving the ion pump. Even if internal resistance of the ion pump undergoes order-of-magnitude changes according to its operating state, current consumption can be suppressed and the ion pump can be driven efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicants: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ihachiro Gofuku, Masaru Kamio, Hisanori Tsuda, Yasue Sato, Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiromasa Mitani, Kazuyuki Seino, Takashi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20060049734
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display apparatus in which the change over time of its electron source characteristics is small, and in which uneven brightness and color shift of an image is almost unnoticeable. To achieve this object, the present invention is directed to an image display apparatus containing an electron source substrate having a plurality of electron-emitting devices arrayed thereon, an image forming substrate arranged so as to face the electron source substrate and having a phosphor film and an anode electrode film, and magnetic field generating means, wherein a component parallel to the electron source substrate of a magnetic flux density of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating means is not greater than 0.01 Tesla at any location of the electron-emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicants: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasue Sato, Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Hisanori Tsuda, Tomoko Narusawa, Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiromasa Mitani, Kazuyuki Seino, Takashi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20060043865
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus, including: a vacuum container which includes an electron source and an anode electrode opposed to the electron source; and an ion pump arranged so as to communicate through the vacuum container, in which: an ion pump container is composed of a non-electroconductive material; and an electroconductive film is formed on an external surface of the vacuum container on a side on which the ion pump container is mounted or on an internal surface of the ion pump container. The image display apparatus achieves: a reduction in weight of the ion pump; an improvement in compatibility to the vacuum container; and the prevention of an adverse effect of discharge inside the ion pump on image display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ihachiro Gofuku, Masaru Kamio, Hisanori Tsuda, Yasue Sato, Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiromasa Mitani, Kazuyuki Seino, Takashi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20060043870
    Abstract: An image display apparatus for forming an image in an image displaying region provided with a vacuum chamber having an electron source substrate and an image forming substrate has an ion pump for evacuating the vacuum chamber by an action of a magnet-filed-forming portion through an aperture portion formed in the electron source substrate or an image displaying substrate, wherein the magnet-filed-forming portion is arranged so that a shadow formed by perpendicularly projecting the magnet-filed-forming portion onto the electron source substrate or the image forming substrate can be located outside the image displaying region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisanori Tsuda, Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Yasue Sato
  • Publication number: 20060043866
    Abstract: In an image display apparatus composed of a vacuum container having an electron source composed of multiple electron-emitting devices and a phosphor film that is irradiated with an electron from the electron source to emit light for display, an ion pump for exhausting the vacuum container through a communicating path by virtue of an action of a magnetism forming portion is arranged. A magnetic shielding member is arranged in a space where the ion pump and the electron-emitting devices are in communication with each other, whereby an influence of a magnetic field generated by the magnetism forming portion on the trajectory of an electron emitted from any one of the electron-emitting devices and display luminance unevenness incidental to the influence are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicants: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hisanori Tsuda, Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Yasue Sato, Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiromasa Mitani, Kazuyuki Seino, Takashi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20060043871
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with a vacuum chamber consisting of an electron source substrate and an image display substrate, and an ion pump which is attached to an electron-emitting substrate or the image display substrate and exhausts air from the vacuum chamber by the action of a magnet, wherein the magnet is attached and fixed to the substrate to which the ion pump has been attached. Thereby, the image display apparatus prevents the magnet from applying an excessive force to the ion pump by its weight, and acquires a stable structure without causing a vacuum leak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Hisanori Tsuda, Yasue Sato
  • Publication number: 20040135505
    Abstract: In an image display device having in an airtight container an electron source and an image display member that receives electrons from the electron source, an evaporating getter and a non-evaporating getter are stacked in the airtight container. This makes it possible to maintain the vacuum level in the airtight container. The image display device thus obtains a prolonged life and a stable display operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Ihachiro Gofuku, Masaki Tokioka, Kazuya Shigeoka, Tokutaka Miura
  • Patent number: 6652343
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with an external housing constituted by members including first and second substrates positioned with a gap therebetween, an electron source positioned on the first substrate in the external housing, and a fluorescent film and an accelerating electrode provided on the second substrate. A first getter is positioned in the image display area in the external housing. A second getter is provided, so that it is insulated from the electron source and the accelerating electrode, which surrounds the first getter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Ihachiro Gofuku, Yasuhiro Hamamoto, Kazuya Shigeoka, Yutaka Arai
  • Patent number: 6489720
    Abstract: Image-forming apparatuses include getters that are suitably placed. The getters can be fixed using inorganic adhesives and function effectively by suitably setting weight ratios between getter powder and the adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ihachiro Gofuku, Hiroshi Takagi, Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Kazuya Shigeoka, Yutaka Arai
  • Publication number: 20020109460
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with an external housing constituted by members including first and second substrates positioned with a gap therebetween, an electron source positioned on the first substrate in the external housing, and a fluorescent film and an accelerating electrode provided on the second substrate. A first getter is positioned in the image display area in the external housing. And a second getter is so provided as to be insulated from the electron source and the accelerating electrode and as to surround the first getter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Ihachiro Gofuku, Yasuhiro Hamamoto, Kazuya Shigeoka, Yutaka Arai
  • Patent number: 6396207
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with an external housing constituted by members including first and second substrates positioned with a gap therebetween, an electron source positioned on the first substrate in the external housing, and a fluorescent film and an accelerating electrode provided on the second substrate. A first getter is positioned in the image display area in the external housing. And a second getter is so provided as to be insulated from the electron source and the accelerating electrode and as to surround the first getter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Ihachiro Gofuku, Yasuhiro Hamamoto, Kazuya Shigeoka, Yutaka Arai