Patents by Inventor Koichi Otomi

Koichi Otomi 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: 5596340
    Abstract: A three-dimensional image display device includes a display plate for producing light-emission or optical variations by an external electrical, magnetic, or optical operation, or a display member for arranging LEDs in matrix, a drive circuit for vibrating the display plate in a specified direction with respect to the display surface of the display plate, a shape data memory for storing two-dimensional sectional images for displaying on the display plate, through an input circuit, a position detector for detecting the position of the display plate while the display plate is vibrating, a controller for controlling so that a specified part of the display plate emits light or produces an optical variation for a specified time only, utilizing positional data from the position detector to display the two-dimensional sectional images on the display plate in sequence while the display plate is vibrating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Koichi Otomi