Patents by Inventor Kiminori Kanamori

Kiminori Kanamori 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).

  • Patent number: 6292243
    Abstract: This invention relates to a two-layer display type of electronic equipment having a liquid crystal panel (1) and a background display portion (2) on a rear surface side thereof. The liquid crystal panel (1) has a main liquid crystal panel unit (10) formed by inserting a liquid crystal layer (13) between a first substrate (11) and a second substrate (15). The liquid crystal layer (13) is set to either a light-transmitting state or a light-scattering state by an electrical field that is applied to the liquid crystal. This liquid crystal panel (1) has a transparent layer (21) on the rear surface of the second substrate (15). If the refractive index of this transparent layer (21) is n1, the refractive index of the second substrate (15) in contact with the front side of this transparent layer is n0, and the refractive index of the air layer in contact with the rear side of the transparent layer (21) is n2, the following relationship is established: n2<n0<n1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shingu, Takashi Miyazaki, Kiminori Kanamori, Kenichi Okuhara, Hidenori Makiba