Patents by Inventor Masahiro Hosoe

Masahiro Hosoe 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).

  • Publication number: 20160291713
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a transparent substrate, a decorative layer formed on the transparent substrate, a first hard coat layer covering the transparent substrate and the decorative layer, a second hard coat layer formed on a surface of the transparent substrate, the surface being opposite to the first hard coat layer, and a plurality of first electrodes formed on a surface of the second hard coat layer. Electrodes and wirings are formed without being affected by unevenness caused by the decorative layer, so that pattern precision of the electrodes and the wirings is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Hosoe, Keisuke Matsubara
  • Patent number: 8902190
    Abstract: In a touch panel, a rectangular resistive film is formed on a substrate and electrodes are provided along the four sides of the resistive film. Each electrode includes a plurality of gaps and a plurality of divided electrodes. The divided electrodes are linearly arranged along the corresponding side of the resistive film, and the electrode, in which the divided electrodes at both ends are connected to terminals, respectively, is formed by arranging the divided electrodes of the same shape and repeating this same shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Gunze Limited
    Inventors: Hisao Itaya, Tsutomu Yamada, Masahiro Hosoe
  • Publication number: 20100156826
    Abstract: In a touch panel, a rectangular resistive film is formed on a substrate and electrodes are provided along the four sides of the resistive film. Each electrode includes a plurality of gaps and a plurality of divided electrodes. The divided electrodes are linearly arranged along the corresponding side of the resistive film, and the electrode, in which the divided electrodes at both ends are connected to terminals, respectively, is formed by arranging the divided electrodes of the same shape and repeating this same shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Gunze Limited
    Inventors: Hisao Itaya, Tsutomu Yamada, Masahiro Hosoe