Patents by Inventor Jiro Isoo

Jiro Isoo 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: 7787071
    Abstract: A display device 1 of an embodiment of the invention has a first display panel (10A), a second display panel (10B) that is disposed behind the first display panel (10A), a front rim 20 that is disposed in front of the first display panel (10A), an intermediate cases (30, 35) that are disposed between the first display panel (10A) and the second display panel (10B), and support the first display panel (10A) and the second display panel (10B), and a backlight 40 that is provided behind the second display panel (10B). At least the front rim 20, intermediate cases (30, 35) and backlight 40 are provided with fixing holes 23a, 33a, 38a, 44a in their corners, and fixing is effected integrally at each corner. Thanks to such structure, a display device is provided in which the distance between the two display panels can be altered by an inexpensive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Nishio, Jiro Isoo
  • Publication number: 20080239195
    Abstract: A display device 1 of an embodiment of the invention has a first display panel (10A), a second display panel (10B) that is disposed behind the first display panel (10A), a front rim 20 that is disposed in front of the first display panel (10A), an intermediate cases (30, 35) that are disposed between the first display panel (10A) and the second display panel (10B), and support the first display panel (10A) and the second display panel (10B), and a backlight 40 that is provided behind the second display panel (10B). At least the front rim 20, intermediate cases (30, 35) and backlight 40 are provided with fixing holes 23a, 33a, 38a, 44a in their corners, and fixing is effected integrally at each corner. Thanks to such structure, a display device is provided in which the distance between the two display panels can be altered by an inexpensive method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Toshiya Nishio, Jiro Isoo
  • Publication number: 20060132407
    Abstract: There are provided a liquid crystal display panel 2, a resin frame member 3 on which the liquid crystal display panel 2 is mounted and that is formed in the shape of a picture frame, and a front-face frame 6 that is formed in the shape of a box having an open portion 6a, that covers an edge portion of the liquid crystal display panel 2 and the resin frame member 3, and that, at the side faces hereof, engages with the resin frame member 3. On the resin frame member 3, a projection 33 in the shape of a picture frame is formed to project therefrom so as to surround an outer edge portion of the liquid crystal display panel 2 mounted above. In a tip portion of the projection 33, ribs 34 having a predetermined height are formed at a predetermined interval in the length direction of the picture frame. The ribs 34 support the front-face frame 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Jiro Isoo