Patents by Inventor Joe Morikawa

Joe Morikawa 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).

  • Emissive image display apparatus
    Patent number: 6947198
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • Emissive image display apparatus
    Patent number: 6937383
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • Emissive image display apparatus
    Publication number: 20040184123
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • Emissive image display apparatus
    Publication number: 20030184842
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • GLV engine for image display
    Publication number: 20030184531
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ