Patents by Inventor Kazuaki Kawada

Kazuaki Kawada 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).

  • Publication number: 20200150488
    Abstract: A light reflecting assembly for a backlight module includes a cabinet and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, four peripheral parts, and a tongue part. The peripheral parts at least partially form trapezoidal peripheral reflecting parts of the light reflecting member, respectively. The tongue part extend from an end edge of one of the peripheral parts towards an adjacent one of the peripheral parts. The tongue part at least partially overlaps with the adjacent one of the peripheral parts while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. The end edge of the one of the peripheral parts is arranged to form a corner section of the light reflecting member at a corner portion of the center reflecting part while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
  • Patent number: 10642099
    Abstract: A light reflecting assembly for a backlight module includes a cabinet and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, four peripheral parts, and a tongue part. The peripheral parts at least partially form trapezoidal peripheral reflecting parts of the light reflecting member, respectively. The tongue part extend from an end edge of one of the peripheral parts towards an adjacent one of the peripheral parts. The tongue part at least partially overlaps with the adjacent one of the peripheral parts while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. The end edge of the one of the peripheral parts is arranged to form a corner section of the light reflecting member at a corner portion of the center reflecting part while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
  • Patent number: 10534220
    Abstract: A light reflecting assembly includes a cabinet and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, four peripheral reflecting parts and a tongue part. Side end portions of an adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts form a corner section of the light reflecting member at a corner portion of the center reflecting part while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. The tongue part extends from one of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts towards the other of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts. The tongue part at least partially overlaps with the other of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
  • Publication number: 20190064593
    Abstract: A light reflecting assembly includes a cabinet and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, four peripheral reflecting parts and a tongue part. Side end portions of an adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts form a corner section of the light reflecting member at a corner portion of the center reflecting part while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. The tongue part extends from one of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts towards the other of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts. The tongue part at least partially overlaps with the other of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
  • Patent number: 10139677
    Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a cabinet. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, and four peripheral reflecting parts. The center reflecting part and the peripheral reflecting parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The peripheral reflecting parts are slanted with respect to the center reflecting part, respectively, while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
  • Publication number: 20160026029
    Abstract: Provided is a display device having a narrower bezel without deteriorating quality of an image displayed in an image display area. A display device (A) includes a display unit (6), a light source (3), an optical process member (4) having a peripheral edge part with a first depression (401), a support member (2) for supporting a peripheral edge part of a first surface of the optical process member (4), a holding member (5) disposed on a second surface side different from the first surface of the optical process member, and a second protrusion (52) protruding from the holding member (5) so as to be entered in the first depression (401).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20150234231
    Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a cabinet. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, and four peripheral reflecting parts. The center reflecting part and the peripheral reflecting parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The peripheral reflecting parts are slanted with respect to the center reflecting part, respectively, while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
  • Patent number: 9046243
    Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a frame. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, two first peripheral reflecting parts, two second peripheral reflecting parts, and two extension parts. The extension parts extend from either first upper bases of the first peripheral reflecting parts or second upper bases of the second peripheral reflecting parts, respectively. The center reflecting part, the first peripheral reflecting parts, the second peripheral reflecting parts and the extension parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The extension parts of the light reflecting member are disposed on either first side parts of the frame or second side parts of the frame, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
  • Publication number: 20140347864
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a light source provided with a plurality of LEDs and an LED board on which the plurality of LEDs are mounted, a heatsink configured by a plate-shaped member that dissipates heat emitted by the plurality of LEDs, and a reflective member including a fixed region that is fixed by being sandwiched between the heatsink and the LED board of the light source and which reflects light from the LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20140139784
    Abstract: In the present invention, a liquid crystal module is provided with a box-shaped rear frame, a back light unit disposed inside of the rear frame, a liquid crystal display panel disposed above the back light, and a panel support part that is formed by bending the upper part of a lateral wall of the rear frame inward, and that supports the end edges of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
  • Publication number: 20140092337
    Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a frame. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, two first peripheral reflecting parts, two second peripheral reflecting parts, and two extension parts. The extension parts extend from either first upper bases of the first peripheral reflecting parts or second upper bases of the second peripheral reflecting parts, respectively. The center reflecting part, the first peripheral reflecting parts, the second peripheral reflecting parts and the extension parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The extension parts of the light reflecting member are disposed on either first side parts of the frame or second side parts of the frame, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
  • Patent number: 8622565
    Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal module includes a linear light source and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member reflects light emitted from the linear light source. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting face, a pair of first peripheral reflecting faces and a pair of second peripheral reflecting faces. The center reflecting face and the first and second peripheral reflecting faces are integrally formed from a sheet-like member as a one-piece, unitary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
  • Patent number: 7929078
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a frame, a light reflecting sheet, a cold cathode tube, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel, a bezel and a pair of lamp frames. The frame includes a pair of opposing side plates and a bottom plate. The side plates have a plurality of engagement components. The bottom plate has a plurality of latching holes. Each of the lamp frames has a front plate part with a latching leg piece and a rear plate part with a latching component. The latching leg piece is inserted into one of the latching holes of the bottom plate of the frame to latch to the respective one of the latching hole. The latching component latches upward to respective one of the engagement components of the side plates of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
  • Publication number: 20100046206
    Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal module includes a linear light source and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member reflects light emitted from the linear light source. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting face, a pair of first peripheral reflecting faces and a pair of second peripheral reflecting faces. The center reflecting face and the first and second peripheral reflecting faces are integrally formed from a sheet-like member as a one-piece, unitary member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20080316387
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a frame, a light reflecting sheet, a cold cathode tube, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel, a bezel and a pair of lamp frames. The frame includes a pair of opposing side plates and a bottom plate. The side plates have a plurality of engagement components. The bottom plate has a plurality of latching holes. Each of the lamp frames has a front plate part with a latching leg piece and a rear plate part with a latching component. The latching leg piece is inserted into one of the latching holes of the bottom plate of the frame to latch to the respective one of the latching hole. The latching component latches upward to respective one of the engagement components of the side plates of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada