Patents by Inventor Kenichi Nakaki
Kenichi Nakaki 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).
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Publication number: 20240053515Abstract: A display unit of the disclosure includes a display panel and a light-distribution adjustment sheet. The light-distribution adjustment sheet is provided on the display panel, and includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The protrusion includes a first region including a curved surface, and a second region including a flat surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Norimasa FURUKAWA, Mitsuhiko TAKI, Ichiro UTSUMI, Kenichi NAKAKI
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Patent number: 11900891Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Publication number: 20230308629Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, and a member capable of reducing a sense of incongruity given to a user observing a stereoscopic image. An information processing device according to the present technology includes: a first display unit that displays a stereoscopic image; and a member that is along at least one of a horizontal or vertical plane in real space, the plane containing an edge of a display surface of the first display unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a stereoscopic image display device that displays a stereoscopic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Toyoshima, Kenichi Nakaki, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yoshiyuki Ohta, Kazuki Yokoyama, Takuya Toriumi
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Patent number: 11768318Abstract: A display unit of the disclosure includes a display panel and a light-distribution adjustment sheet. The light-distribution adjustment sheet is provided on the display panel, and includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The protrusion includes a first region including a curved surface, and a second region including a flat surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Mitsuhiko Taki, Ichiro Utsumi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Publication number: 20220148529Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Publication number: 20220113453Abstract: A display unit of the disclosure includes a display panel and a light-distribution adjustment sheet. The light-distribution adjustment sheet is provided on the display panel, and includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The protrusion includes a first region including a curved surface, and a second region including a flat surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Mitsuhiko Taki, Ichiro Utsumi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Patent number: 11276356Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Patent number: 11237303Abstract: A display unit of the disclosure includes a display panel and a light-distribution adjustment sheet. The light-distribution adjustment sheet is provided on the display panel, and includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The protrusion includes a first region including a curved surface, and a second region including a flat surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Mitsuhiko Taki, Ichiro Utsumi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Publication number: 20210041911Abstract: An optical unit includes a ball lens and a light source. The ball lens is configured to condense light and to output the condensed light. The light source has a light emitting surface and is configured to output light toward the ball lens. The light emitting surface is located closer to the ball lens than a focal position of the ball lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: NORIMASA FURUKAWA, KENICHI NAKAKI
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Publication number: 20210033917Abstract: An optical member is provided that achieves a desired light distribution characteristic with a simple configuration. The optical member extends along a first plane and has a thickness in a first direction perpendicular to the first plane. The optical member includes n-number of inclined surfaces. The n-number of inclined surfaces include first to n-th inclined surfaces. The first to n-th inclined surfaces are positioned in respective regions other than regions overlapping each other in the first direction. The first to n-th inclined surfaces are each inclined at an angle Am with respect to the first plane and allow entering light to pass therethrough. The angle Am is smaller than 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Kenichi Nakaki
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Publication number: 20200200948Abstract: A display unit of the disclosure includes a display panel and a light-distribution adjustment sheet. The light-distribution adjustment sheet is provided on the display panel, and includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The protrusion includes a first region including a curved surface, and a second region including a flat surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Mitsuhiko Taki, Ichiro Utsumi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Patent number: 10620347Abstract: A display unit of the disclosure includes a display panel and a light-distribution adjustment sheet. The light-distribution adjustment sheet is provided on the display panel, and includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The protrusion includes a first region including a curved surface, and a second region including a flat surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Mitsuhiko Taki, Ichiro Utsumi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Publication number: 20190096338Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Patent number: 10133121Abstract: There is provided a light-emitting device that exhibits superior luminance contribution rate of a light source while reducing in-plane luminance unevenness despite a simple configuration. The light-emitting device includes: a substrate on which one or more light sources are provided; and a reflective plate placed on the substrate. The reflective plate includes: an opening into which the light source is inserted; a sloped section that is sloped relative to the substrate while surrounding the opening, and has a first thickness; and a top surface section that is coupled to a top end of the sloped section, and has a second thickness. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichi Nakaki, Kenji Kobayashi, Hiroki Asakawa
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Publication number: 20180283626Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided that has a light-emitting performance of higher grade, while achieving thickness reduction and an increased light-emitting area. The light-emitting device includes a base on which one or more light sources are provided, the base including a front surface and a rear surface; an optical sheet including an inner surface that faces the front surface of the base and an outer surface on side opposite to the base; one or more columnar members that stand on the base toward the optical sheet, the columnar members each including a top part that abuts on the inner surface of the optical sheet or is provided abuttable on the inner surface of the optical sheet; and one or more anchoring members that each couple the base and the optical sheet, the anchoring members each exhibiting elasticity in at least a portion thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masayasu Watanabe, Hiroki Asakawa, Kenji Kobayashi, Kenichi Nakaki, Nobuki Oshima
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Publication number: 20180136521Abstract: There is provided a light-emitting device that exhibits superior luminance contribution rate of a light source while reducing in-plane luminance unevenness despite a simple configuration. The light-emitting device includes: a substrate on which one or more light sources are provided; and a reflective plate placed on the substrate. The reflective plate includes: an opening into which the light source is inserted; a sloped section that is sloped relative to the substrate while surrounding the opening, and has a first thickness; and a top surface section that is coupled to a top end of the sloped section, and has a second thickness. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichi Nakaki, Kenji Kobayashi, Hiroki Asakawa
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Publication number: 20170192135Abstract: A display unit of the disclosure includes a display panel and a light-distribution adjustment sheet. The light-distribution adjustment sheet is provided on the display panel, and includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The protrusion includes a first region including a curved surface, and a second region including a flat surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: NORIMASA FURUKAWA, MITSUHIKO TAKI, ICHIRO UTSUMI, KENICHI NAKAKI
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Patent number: 8104910Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a plurality of sealing resins, and a lens body formed in substantially a shape of a flat plate for guiding the light. The lens body is also disposed in a state of extending over the disposition surface of each sealing resin. The lens body includes a plurality of lens parts and a plurality of light guiding parts for reflecting the light by inside surfaces of the light guiding parts. The plurality of lens parts and the plurality of light guiding parts of the lens body are formed integrally with each other. The lens parts are disposed on the respective disposition surfaces of the sealing resins, and a plurality of light emitting function parts for sending out the light reflected by the inside surfaces of the light guiding parts are formed in the light guiding parts.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shingo Ohkawa, Takashi Oku, Kenichi Nakaki, Tetsuo Shibanuma
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Patent number: 8106859Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting device, including: a light emitting diode; an sealing resin member having an arrangement face and configured to seal the light emitting diode; and a lens disposed on the arrangement face of the sealing resin member and formed so as to have a circular shape as viewed in the direction of an optical axis of light emitted from the light emitting diode, the lens having a concave portion formed at a central portion in such a manner as to be concave toward the sealing resin member.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shingo Ohkawa, Takashi Oku, Kenichi Nakaki, Tetsuo Shibanuma
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Publication number: 20080304265Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a plurality of sealing resins, and a lens body formed in substantially a shape of a flat plate for guiding the light. The lens body is also disposed in a state of extending over the disposition surface of each sealing resin. The lens body includes a plurality of lens parts and a plurality of light guiding parts for reflecting the light by inside surfaces of the light guiding parts. The plurality of lens parts and the plurality of light guiding parts of the lens body are formed integrally with each other. The lens parts are disposed on the respective disposition surfaces of the sealing resins, and a plurality of light emitting function parts for sending out the light reflected by the inside surfaces of the light guiding parts are formed in the light guiding parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shingo Ohkawa, Takashi Oku, Kenichi Nakaki, Tetsuo Shibanuma