Patents by Inventor Kouichi NAGASAKI

Kouichi NAGASAKI 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: 11022831
    Abstract: Damage to a vibrator is reduced, and reliability of a display apparatus of a tactile sensation transmitting type is improved. The display apparatus includes: a display substrate having an operation surface; a support disposed away from the display substrate on an opposite side from the operation surface of the display substrate; a vibrator that is arranged between the display substrate and the support and configured to vibrate the display substrate; and an elastic support member that extends from a display substrate side surface of the support to a surface of the support on an opposite side from the display substrate in a manner wrapping around the support, and has one edge fixed to the surface of the support on the opposite side from the display substrate and the other edge elastically supporting the display substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Nagasaki, Fumiaki Nakao, Takeshi Shintani
  • Patent number: 10963056
    Abstract: A touch panel and a display apparatus include a backlight apparatus serving as a supporting substrate, a transparent protective plate that is arranged spaced apart from the backlight apparatus and includes an operating surface on an opposite side of the backlight apparatus; a plurality of vibrators for vibrating the transparent protective plate; and a resilient supporting member arranged between the backlight apparatus and the transparent protective plate to support the transparent protective plate and extend and contract diagonally across a thickness direction of the transparent protective plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Nagasaki, Takashi Shimizu, Fumiaki Nakao
  • Publication number: 20200301186
    Abstract: Damage to a vibrator is reduced, and reliability of a display apparatus of a tactile sensation transmitting type is improved. The display apparatus includes: a display substrate having an operation surface; a support disposed away from the display substrate on an opposite side from the operation surface of the display substrate; a vibrator that is arranged between the display substrate and the support and configured to vibrate the display substrate; and an elastic support member that extends from a display substrate side surface of the support to a surface of the support on an opposite side from the display substrate in a manner wrapping around the support, and has one edge fixed to the surface of the support on the opposite side from the display substrate and the other edge elastically supporting the display substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi NAGASAKI, Fumiaki NAKAO, Takeshi SHINTANI
  • Publication number: 20190339780
    Abstract: A touch panel and a display apparatus include a backlight apparatus serving as a supporting substrate, a transparent protective plate that is arranged spaced apart from the backlight apparatus and includes an operating surface on an opposite side of the backlight apparatus; a plurality of vibrators for vibrating the transparent protective plate; and a resilient supporting member arranged between the backlight apparatus and the transparent protective plate to support the transparent protective plate and extend and contract diagonally across a thickness direction of the transparent protective plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi NAGASAKI, Takashi SHIMIZU, Fumiaki NAKAO