Patents by Inventor Katsunori Kanno

Katsunori Kanno 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).

  • LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120188486
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device including a backlight unit that irradiates the entire image formation region with light from light emitting diodes disposed in a concentrated manner, in order to efficiently diffuse heat generated from the light emitting diodes, provided is a liquid crystal display device (1), including: a liquid crystal panel (3); and a backlight unit (10) including in order from a front surface side: a reflection sheet (6), which is disposed on a rear surface side of the liquid crystal panel (3) and is curved so as to have a concave front surface; a light emitting diode substrate (7) on which a plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed along a longitudinal direction; and a radiator plate (8), in which a length of the radiator plate (8) in a width direction is larger than a length of the light emitting diode substrate (7) in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi BABA, Nagatoshi KURAHASHI, Katsunori KANNO
  • Reflective sheet for LCD backlights
    Patent number: D661833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuko Imajo, Masashi Baba, Sachiko Yamazaki, Katsunori Kanno