Patents by Inventor Kenichirou Ikura

Kenichirou Ikura 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).

  • Transparent touch panel with contractible resin layer used to maintain visibility
    Patent number: 5668576
    Abstract: A transparent touch panel includes a movable electrode film which is transparent and flexible, a hard coating layer which is transparent and formed on an upper surface of the movable electrode film, a movable electrode which is transparent and formed over a lower surface of the movable electrode film, a contractible resin layer which is transparent and formed between the movable electrode film and the movable electrode in correspondence to the hard coating layer, a fixed electrode-supporting member disposed in opposition to the lower surface of the movable electrode film, a fixed electrode formed on an upper surface of the fixed electrode-supporting member opposed to the lower surface of the movable electrode film, and spacers formed between the lower surface of the movable electrode film where the movable electrode is formed and the upper surface of the fixed electrode-supporting member where the fixed electrode is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Nissha Printing co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichirou Ikura, Kazuhiro Nishikawa