Patents by Inventor Isao Nojiri

Isao Nojiri 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: 8752612
    Abstract: A lightweight metal mold having a necessary hardness is realized. A plurality of bar-shaped members formed of an evaporative material and a plurality of connecting members formed of an evaporative material are prepared. Each of the connecting members has a spherical shape, and ends of a plurality of the bar-shaped members can be connected to each connecting member. Since a fixing angle of each bar-shaped member with respect to the connecting member can be adjusted freely, a three-dimensional mesh structure having various shapes can be formed. By combining the plurality of bar-shaped members and the plurality of connecting members, an evaporative pattern including the three-dimensional mesh structure can be assembled. By adjusting the shape of the three-dimensional mesh structure, the hardness necessary for the metal mold can be obtained, and the metal mold can be made lighter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Sato, Masashi Takahashi, Mikine Katagiri, Akiji Kato, Sohei Mizutani, Kenichi Shichida, Tsuyoshi Nanba, Susumu Okabe, Isao Nojiri
  • Patent number: 8735886
    Abstract: An image detector comprises: an active matrix-type TFT array substrate having a pixel area, in which photoelectric conversion elements and thin film transistors are arranged in a matrix shape, a data line, and a bias line; a conversion layer, which is arranged on the TFT array substrate and converts radiation into light; and a conductive cover, which covers the conversion layer, wherein the conductive cover is adhered in an adhesion area in an upper layer than an area, in which at least one of the data line and the bias line extend from the pixel area to each of terminals, and wherein inorganic insulation films configured by at least two layers are formed between the at least one of the data line and the bias line and the adhesion area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Miyamoto, Masami Hayashi, Hiromasa Morita, Isao Nojiri
  • Publication number: 20140123722
    Abstract: An electrically heating device is provided with a pair of clamp units serving as electrodes for energization and applying tension to a workpiece to be heated clamped between the clamp units by moving the clamp units in the direction in which the clamp units separate from each other during energization heating. The clamp units each include a facing surface inclined with respect to the moving direction of the clamp units and form, by the facing surface, a preform including an inclined surface inclined with respect to the plane direction of the workpiece in a clamping portion clamped between the clamp units in the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Nojiri, Shinji Ishii
  • Publication number: 20140069163
    Abstract: A hot-pressing die and a method for manufacturing the hot-pressing die are disclosed. The die which presses and cools a heated workpiece at the same time to form a product with a hat-shape includes a lower die and an upper die. The lower die has a protrusion which protrudes from the forming surface thereof, and the upper die has a recess corresponding to the protrusion. The lower die is modified into a modified lower die by forming, on the forming surface of the protruding end of the protrusion, a buildup part with a convex shape to gradually change in position in the protruding direction of the protrusion toward the middle thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Nojiri, Shinji Ishii
  • Publication number: 20130291614
    Abstract: A lightweight mold for press forming is presented. Molds are characterized in that design forming portions thereof, these design forming portions making contact with a workpiece at the time of press forming and thereby forming a target design on the workpiece, are constructed of rod shaped members (design forming rods). By having the design forming portions be constructed of rod shaped members, the weight of the mold is reduced. It is preferred that the molds are further provided with supporting rods which support the design forming rods, these rod members constituting a framework structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Ichijo, Yoshiya Sato, Isao Nojiri
  • Publication number: 20130292082
    Abstract: A lightweight metal mold having a necessary hardness is realized. A plurality of bar-shaped members formed of an evaporative material and a plurality of connecting members formed of an evaporative material are prepared. Each of the connecting members has a spherical shape, and ends of a plurality of the bar-shaped members can be connected to each connecting member. Since a fixing angle of each bar-shaped member with respect to the connecting member can be adjusted freely, a three-dimensional mesh structure having various shapes can be formed. By combining the plurality of bar-shaped members and the plurality of connecting members, an evaporative pattern including the three-dimensional mesh structure can be assembled. By adjusting the shape of the three-dimensional mesh structure, the hardness necessary for the metal mold can be obtained, and the metal mold can be made lighter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Sato, Masashi Takahashi, Mikine Katagiri, Akiji Kato, Sohei Mizutani, Kenichi Shichida, Tsuyoshi Nanba, Susumu Okabe, Isao Nojiri
  • Publication number: 20130271717
    Abstract: The present invention includes liquid crystal held between an array substrate including a display area and a color filter substrate, a seal material pasting the both substrates together outside in plan view of the display area, and column spacers between the both substrates. The seal material includes a seal periphery surrounding the display area, and seal extending portions forming an injection port of the liquid crystal by extending the seal periphery outside in plan view of the display area from both end of a partial opening. The seal periphery includes no spacer therein, and the seal extending portions include spacers therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Isao NOJIRI, Toshiro TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20130255351
    Abstract: A die having adequate flexibility at an entirety thereof while maintaining rigidity of a design surface is presented. A die is a die for a machine press. The die is a die for pressing a work plate together with a contraposed die and forming the work plate into a target shape. The die is provided with a design block, a positioning block, and a plurality of rods. The design block has a design surface for transferring the target shape to the work plate. The positioning block is used for positioning the die relative to the contraposed die. The design block and the positioning block are connected by the plurality of rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nanba, Hiroshi Imakawa, Isao Nojiri
  • Patent number: 8462285
    Abstract: A first contact hole formed in a gate driving circuit is covered with an electrically conductive oxide film formed to be connected to the first contact hole and having a first pattern. The periphery of the electrically conductive oxide film is surrounded by an electrically conductive oxide film (a sacrifice electrode) formed simultaneously with the electrically conductive oxide film and having a second pattern form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Nojiri, Hiroyuki Murai, Takashi Miyayama
  • Publication number: 20130140568
    Abstract: An image detector comprises: an active matrix-type TFT array substrate having a pixel area, in which photoelectric conversion elements and thin film transistors are arranged in a matrix shape, a data line, and a bias line; a conversion layer, which is arranged on the TFT array substrate and converts radiation into light; and a conductive cover, which covers the conversion layer, wherein the conductive cover is adhered in an adhesion area in an upper layer than an area, in which at least one of the data line and the bias line extend from the pixel area to each of terminals, and wherein inorganic insulation films configured by at least two layers are formed between the at least one of the data line and the bias line and the adhesion area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Kenichi MIYAMOTO, Masami HAYASHI, Hiromasa MORITA, Isao NOJIRI
  • Patent number: 8390598
    Abstract: A detection column wiring includes a set of a first metal wiring having a zigzag pattern and a second metal wiring having a structure axisymmetric with the first metal wiring about a column direction. The first metal wiring includes first sloped portions obliquely sloped by an inclination angle of 45° with respect to the column direction, and first parallel portions parallel with the column direction and continuous with the first sloped portions; the first sloped portions and the first parallel portions being repeatedly placed in a zigzag shape along the column direction. Each detection row wiring has the same structure. A sloped portion of the first sloped portions of the first metal wiring is always orthogonally and spatially intersected, at its middle point, with a sloped portion of the second sloped portions of the third metal wiring at its middle point. Other portions have the same orthogonal relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Agari, Takeshi Ono, Naoki Nakagawa, Isao Nojiri, Hiroyuki Murai, Takahiro Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20120293457
    Abstract: A detection column wiring includes a set of a first metal wiring having a zigzag pattern and a second metal wiring having a structure axisymmetric with the first metal wiring about a column direction. The first metal wiring includes first sloped portions obliquely sloped by an inclination angle of 45° with respect to the column direction, and first parallel portions parallel with the column direction and continuous with the first sloped portions; the first sloped portions and the first parallel portions being repeatedly placed in a zigzag shape along the column direction. Each detection row wiring has the same structure. A sloped portion of the first sloped portions of the first metal wiring is always orthogonally and spatially intersected, at its middle point, with a sloped portion of the second sloped portions of the third metal wiring at its middle point. Other portions have the same orthogonal relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Agari, Takeshi Ono, Naoki Nakagawa, Isao Nojiri, Hiroyuki Murai, Takahiro Nishioka
  • Patent number: 8314912
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including contact hole parts in a gate line driving circuit, and light shielding layers formed of a metal material on a color filter substrate, where an insulating film is formed so as to cover the light shielding layer of the color filter substrate in a region on the array substrate, the area being opposed to the contact hole parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Nojiri, Yasuo Fujita, Hiroyuki Murai
  • Patent number: 8269744
    Abstract: Each detection column wiring is constituted by a set of a first metal wiring having a zigzag pattern and a second metal wiring having a structure axisymmetric with the first metal wiring about a column direction as an axis, wherein the first metal wiring is constituted by first sloped portions which are obliquely sloped by an inclination angle of 45 degrees with respect to the column direction, and first parallel portions which are parallel with the column direction and are continuous with the first sloped portions, such that the first sloped portions and the first parallel portions are repeatedly placed in a zigzag shape along the column direction. Each detection row wiring also has the same structure. A sloped portion out of the first sloped portions of the first metal wiring is always orthogonally and spatially intersected, at its middle point, with a sloped portion out of the second sloped portions of the third metal wiring at its middle point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Agari, Takeshi Ono, Naoki Nakagawa, Isao Nojiri, Hiroyuki Murai, Takahiro Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20120207266
    Abstract: A shift register circuit comprises a first transistor connected between a clock terminal and an output terminal, a second transistor for charging a control electrode of the first transistor in response to activation of an output signal of the preceding stage, a third transistor for discharging the control electrode of the first transistor, an inverter using a control electrode of the third transistor as an output end, and a fourth transistor which discharges an input end of the inverter at power-off and is turned off after power-on. A fifth transistor which is a load element of the inverter charges the control electrode of the third transistor at power-on. It is thereby possible to initialize the respective levels of the nodes without any external initialization signal and prevent a decrease in the level change rate of the output signal in the shift register circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi TOBITA, Isao Nojiri, Seiichiro Mori, Takashi Miyayama
  • Patent number: 8194817
    Abstract: A shift register circuit comprises a first transistor connected between a clock terminal and an output terminal, a second transistor for charging a control electrode of the first transistor in response to activation of an output signal of the preceding stage, a third transistor for discharging the control electrode of the first transistor, an inverter using a control electrode of the third transistor as an output end, and a fourth transistor which discharges an input end of the inverter at power-off and is turned off after power-on. A fifth transistor which is a load element of the inverter charges the control electrode of the third transistor at power-on. It is thereby possible to initialize the respective levels of the nodes without any external initialization signal and prevent a decrease in the level change rate of the output signal in the shift register circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi Tobita, Isao Nojiri, Seiichiro Mori, Takashi Miyayama
  • Publication number: 20110142191
    Abstract: A shift register circuit comprises a first transistor connected between a clock terminal and an output terminal, a second transistor for charging a control electrode of the first transistor in response to activation of an output signal of the preceding stage, a third transistor for discharging the control electrode of the first transistor, an inverter using a control electrode of the third transistor as an output end, and a fourth transistor which discharges an input end of the inverter at power-off and is turned off after power-on. A fifth transistor which is a load element of the inverter charges the control electrode of the third transistor at power-on. It is thereby possible to initialize the respective levels of the nodes without any external initialization signal and prevent a decrease in the level change rate of the output signal in the shift register circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi TOBITA, Isao Nojiri, Seiichiro Mori, Takashi Miyayama
  • Publication number: 20100289992
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including contact hole parts in a gate line driving circuit, and light shielding layers formed of a metal material on a color filter substrate, where an insulating film is formed so as to cover the light shielding layer of the color filter substrate in a region on the array substrate, the area being opposed to the contact hole parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Nojiri, Yasuo Fujita, Hiroyuki Murai
  • Publication number: 20100060602
    Abstract: Each detection column wiring is constituted by a set of a first metal wiring having a zigzag pattern and a second metal wiring having a structure axisymmetric with the first metal wiring about a column direction as an axis, wherein the first metal wiring is constituted by first sloped portions which are obliquely sloped by an inclination angle of 45 degrees with respect to the column direction, and first parallel portions which are parallel with the column direction and are continuous with the first sloped portions, such that the first sloped portions and the first parallel portions are repeatedly placed in a zigzag shape along the column direction. Each detection row wiring also has the same structure. A sloped portion out of the first sloped portions of the first metal wiring is always orthogonally and spatially intersected, at its middle point, with a sloped portion out of the second sloped portions of the third metal wiring at its middle point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi AGARI, Takeshi ONO, Naoki NAKAGAWA, Isao NOJIRI, Hiroyuki MURAI, Takahiro NISHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20090174695
    Abstract: A first contact hole formed in a gate driving circuit is covered with an electrically conductive oxide film formed to be connected to the first contact hole and having a first pattern. The periphery of the electrically conductive oxide film is surrounded by an electrically conductive oxide film (a sacrifice electrode) formed simultaneously with the electrically conductive oxide film and having a second pattern form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Nojiri, Hiroyuki Murai, Takashi Miyayama