Patents by Inventor Makoto Nameda

Makoto Nameda 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: 10971559
    Abstract: A display device capable of expanding a reproducible color gamut range while suppressing a decrease in image brightness is provided. The display device includes a display portion in which first groups and second groups are disposed to line up regularly with each other. The first groups include red color filters, blue color filters and first green color filters, and the second groups include the red color filters, the blue color filters and second green color filters. The second group is equal to the first groups in number of color filters and different from the first groups in filter combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Makoto Nameda
  • Publication number: 20200127057
    Abstract: A display device capable of expanding a reproducible color gamut range while suppressing a decrease in image brightness is provided. The display device includes a display portion in which first groups and second groups are disposed to line up regularly with each other. The first groups include red color filters, blue color filters and first green color filters, and the second groups include the red color filters, the blue color filters and second green color filters. The second group is equal to the first groups in number of color filters and different from the first groups in filter combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Makoto Nameda
  • Patent number: 10209562
    Abstract: This display device includes a display portion, a light-emitting element emitting light to the display portion, a light-emitting element substrate (62) mounted with the light-emitting element, a supporting member (63) supporting the light-emitting element substrate (62), and a diffusing lens (64) provided to cover the light-emitting element, diffusing the light from the light-emitting element. The diffusing lens (64) integrally includes a first engaging portion (64a) configured to mount the diffusing lens (64) on the light-emitting element substrate (62) or the supporting member (63) and a first positioning portion (64b) provided separately from the first engaging portion (64a), configured to position the diffusing lens (64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Nameda, Tomokazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9897851
    Abstract: A display device includes a display portion, a light source, and a reflector. The reflector reflects light from the light source. The reflector has a rectangular bottom part, first and second peripheral parts that partially extend from first opposing sides of the bottom part, and third and fourth peripheral parts that extend from second opposing sides of the bottom part that are adjacent to the first opposing sides. The first and second peripheral parts and the third and fourth peripheral parts have overlapping regions that overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Suzuki, Makoto Nameda
  • Patent number: 9696584
    Abstract: A display device includes a display component, a light source, a rear side support member, and a reflective sheet. The light source is disposed on a rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The reflective sheet includes a bottom face part, a first side face part and a second side face part. The bottom face part is disposed on a front side of the display device relative to the rear side support member. The first and second side face parts are arranged relative to the bottom face part corresponding to adjacent side edges of the bottom face part, respectively. One of the first and second side face parts includes first and second portions with adjacent end sections, respectively. The adjacent end sections overlap with respect to each other while the reflective sheet is attached to the rear side support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Nameda
  • Patent number: 9557602
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a light source disposed on a back surface side of the display unit and that irradiates light to the display unit, an optical member disposed between the display unit and the light source, and a support member disposed so that the light irradiated from the light source is incident to a side surface of the support member and so that the light incident to the side surface is transmitted through the support member. The support member supports the optical member from a back surface side of the optical member, and the support member includes an entrance portion comprising an inclined surface that refracts the light incident to the side surface and a light guide portion that guides the light refracted at the inclined surface to an optical member side of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Suzuki, Makoto Nameda
  • Publication number: 20160306228
    Abstract: A display device includes a display portion, a light source, and a reflector. The reflector reflects light from the light source. The reflector has a rectangular bottom part, first and second peripheral parts that partially extend from first opposing sides of the bottom part, and third and fourth peripheral parts that extend from second opposing sides of the bottom part that are adjacent to the first opposing sides. The first and second peripheral parts and the third and fourth peripheral parts have overlapping regions that overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Tomokazu SUZUKI, Makoto NAMEDA
  • Patent number: 9389459
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light source, and a reflective sheet. The reflective sheet includes a four-sided bottom face part with two pairs of mutually opposing sides, a first peripheral portion extending from one of the sides, and a second peripheral portion with a first section extending from adjacent one of the sides and a second section extending from the first section. The first peripheral portion and the second section of the second peripheral portion partially overlap with each other at a location between ends of the one of the sides to form one of side face parts of the reflective sheet. The second peripheral portion forms adjacent one of the side face parts of the reflective sheet that is adjacent to the one of the side face parts of the reflective sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Suzuki, Makoto Nameda
  • Publication number: 20150292712
    Abstract: A display device includes a display portion, a light source arranged on the rear side of the display portion, an optical member arranged between the display portion and the light source, a support member that supports the surface side of the optical member on which the light source is arranged, and an optical path changing member arranged in the optical path of direct light from the light source to the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Makoto NAMEDA
  • Publication number: 20150138759
    Abstract: This display device includes a display portion, a light-emitting element emitting light to the display portion, a light-emitting element substrate (62) mounted with the light-emitting element, a supporting member (63) supporting the light-emitting element substrate (62), and a diffusing lens (64) provided to cover the light-emitting element, diffusing the light from the light-emitting element. The diffusing lens (64) integrally includes a first engaging portion (64a) configured to mount the diffusing lens (64) on the light-emitting element substrate (62) or the supporting member (63) and a first positioning portion (64b) provided separately from the first engaging portion (64a), configured to position the diffusing lens (64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto Nameda, Tomokazu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150055059
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light source, and a reflective sheet. The reflective sheet includes a four-sided bottom face part with two pairs of mutually opposing sides, a first peripheral portion extending from one of the sides, and a second peripheral portion with a first section extending from adjacent one of the sides and a second section extending from the first section. The first peripheral portion and the second section of the second peripheral portion partially overlap with each other at a location between ends of the one of the sides to form one of side face parts of the reflective sheet. The second peripheral portion forms adjacent one of the side face parts of the reflective sheet that is adjacent to the one of the side face parts of the reflective sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tomokazu SUZUKI, Makoto NAMEDA
  • Publication number: 20150055350
    Abstract: An illumination device that includes a substrate; a light-emitting diode (LED) disposed on the substrate; and a lens that faces the LED and widens a light-distribution angle of light emitted from the LED. The lens includes a plurality of legs adhered to the substrate by an adhesive, and each of the plurality of legs includes a contact surface that is curved in a convex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tomokazu Suzuki, Noritaka Tanabe, Makoto Nameda
  • Publication number: 20150049508
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a light source disposed on a back surface side of the display unit and that irradiates light to the display unit, an optical member disposed between the display unit and the light source, and a support member disposed so that the light irradiated from the light source is incident to a side surface of the support member and so that the light incident to the side surface is transmitted through the support member. The support member supports the optical member from a back surface side of the optical member, and the support member includes an entrance portion comprising an inclined surface that refracts the light incident to the side surface and a light guide portion that guides the light refracted at the inclined surface to an optical member side of the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Tomokazu Suzuki, Makoto Nameda
  • Publication number: 20150049280
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a light source disposed on a back surface side of the display unit and that irradiate light to the display unit, an optical member disposed between the display unit and the light source, and a support member that transmits light irradiated from the light source and supports the optical member. The support member includes a first surface and a second surface and is disposed so that the first surface faces the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Tomokazu Suzuki, Makoto Nameda
  • Publication number: 20140307200
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a direct-type first backlight and a direct-type second backlight that each intermittently irradiate light toward a back surface of the display panel and is disposed adjacently in a sub-scanning direction of the display panel. A display area of the display panel comprises a first area provided in a position facing the first backlight and a second area provided in a position facing the second backlight, the first backlight is disposed in a position where the light emitted from the first backlight reaches the first area and the second area, and the second backlight is disposed in a position where the light emitted from the second backlight reaches the first area and the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Masashi Uchida, Makoto Nameda
  • Publication number: 20140218662
    Abstract: A display device includes a display component, a light source, a rear side support member, and a reflective sheet. The light source is disposed on a rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The reflective sheet includes a bottom face part, a first side face part and a second side face part. The bottom face part is disposed on a front side of the display device relative to the rear side support member. The first and second side face parts are arranged relative to the bottom face part corresponding to adjacent side edges of the bottom face part, respectively. One of the first and second side face parts includes first and second portions with adjacent end sections, respectively. The adjacent end sections overlap with respect to each other while the reflective sheet is attached to the rear side support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto NAMEDA
  • Patent number: 8376572
    Abstract: A backlight device includes a frame, a linear light source, and a lamp holder. The lamp holder supports the linear light source. The lamp holder includes an arc-shaped arm component, a concave protrusion, and a pair of convex protrusions. The arm component has a middle portion and a pair of end portions. The end portions extend from the middle portion, respectively. The concave protrusion extends from the middle portion in a radial inward direction of the arm component. The concave protrusion has a concave face that contacts an outer peripheral face of the linear light source. The convex protrusions extend from the end portions in the radial inward direction of the arm component, respectively. Each of the convex protrusions has a convex face that contacts the outer peripheral face of the linear light source such that the convex protrusions press the linear light source against the concave protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Nameda
  • Publication number: 20110122612
    Abstract: A backlight device includes a frame, a linear light source, and a lamp holder. The lamp holder supports the linear light source. The lamp holder includes an arc-shaped arm component, a concave protrusion, and a pair of convex protrusions. The arm component has a middle portion and a pair of end portions. The end portions extend from the middle portion, respectively. The concave protrusion extends from the middle portion in a radial inward direction of the arm component. The concave protrusion has a concave face that contacts an outer peripheral face of the linear light source. The convex protrusions extend from the end portions in the radial inward direction of the arm component, respectively. Each of the convex protrusions has a convex face that contacts the outer peripheral face of the linear light source such that the convex protrusions press the linear light source against the concave protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto NAMEDA