Patents by Inventor Michio Arai

Michio Arai 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: 7413506
    Abstract: The present invention can easily perform mounting and dismounting of a guiding duct in the ventilation structure of a helmet. A support portion which detachably supports a guiding duct is arranged at the center of rotation of a closure plate and a manipulation portion for the guiding duct which releases the support of the guiding duct is provided to the support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 7407838
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor characterized in that, in polycrystallizing an amorphous silicon thin film formed on a substrate through an annealing process, the amorphous silicon thin film has a plane area of 1000 ?m2 or less. A thin-film transistor characterized by comprising an active silicon film which is formed of a plurality of island-like regions arranged in parallel to each other, each of the island-like regions being formed of a polycrystal silicon thin film having a plane area of 1000 ?m2 or less. A method of manufacturing a thin-film transistor comprising the steps of: forming an amorphous silicon thin film on a substrate; processing the amorphous silicon thin film into a plurality of island-like regions each having a plane area of 1000 ?m2 or less; polycrystallizing an amorphous silicon thin film that forms the island-like regions through an annealing process; and forming a thin-film transistor having at least one of the plurality of island-like regions as an active silicon layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isamu Kobori, Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20080141443
    Abstract: To still further simplify an operation for engaging and disengaging from a fitting portion and a projection, while steadily maintaining the fully closed position of a shield. A locking mechanism is provided that includes an operating element that, when a shield is in a fully closed position, holds the shield, from the outside, against the outer wall of a helmet main body, and that, to open the shield, spreads out the shield and disengages a projection from a fitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20080051012
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a spectacle lens improving a manufacturing yield and a production efficiency is provided. The manufacturing method of the spectacle lens in which necessary information for a frame machining of a spectacle lens (progressive-power lens 20) including spectacle rim related information is obtained, and both surfaces of a convex surface and a concave surface are edge/polish machined from a spectacle lens blanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisanori Akiyama, Masashi Nishioka, Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20070269638
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shell laminated structure realizing a further light weight formation of a helmet while improvement for shock absorbing characteristic is assured. There is provided a laminated structure in which either the net-like member or the sheet-like member having many holes is placed at an entire region of the shell having a reinforcing base material or between the laminated layers at a part of the shell in such a manner that the sheet-like member is extended along the layer to which its front and rear surfaces are faced, bitten into the layer and fixed. With such an arrangement as above, a further light weight formation of the shell is realized while a high safety characteristics of the helmet is assured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 7298357
    Abstract: An active matrix type flat-panel display device includes a flat substrate, a plurality of light emissive elements arranged two dimensionally along columns and lines on the flat substrate, a plurality of selection switches formed on the flat substrate, for sequentially selecting the light emissive elements to provide video signals thereto, selection signal generation circuits for providing selection signals which drive the selection switches in sequence so as to two dimensionally scan the light emissive elements, and a selection signal control circuit for preventing the selection signals from being output from the selection signal generation circuits for a predetermined period of time so as to eliminate overlap between the selection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignees: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Takayama, Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20070238405
    Abstract: The present invention can easily perform mounting and dismounting of a guiding duct in the ventilation structure of a helmet. A support portion which detachably supports a guiding duct is arranged at the center of rotation of a closure plate and a manipulation portion for the guiding duct which releases the support of guiding ducts is provided to the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 7271410
    Abstract: An active matrix circuit comprises a semiconductor layer, and a p-type impurity region provided in said semiconductor layer, and an interlayer insulating film comprising silicon nitride provided over said semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignees: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Kobori, Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20070155295
    Abstract: This apparatus includes a unit for adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder, a unit for causing the lens holder, to which the elastic seal is adhered, to hold a lens, a pivotal arm, an arm driving unit for pivoting the pivotal arm, a clamp unit attached to the pivotal arm to be vertically movable to hold the lens holder, and a clamp driving unit for vertically moving the clamp unit. The pivotal arm is pivoted to sequentially adhere the elastic seal to the lens holder and hold the lens by the lens holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Igarashi, Shinichi Yokoyama, Michio Arai, Masahiko Samukawa, Shuichi Sato
  • Patent number: 7189147
    Abstract: This apparatus includes a unit for adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder, a unit for causing the lens holder, to which the elastic seal is adhered, to hold a lens, a pivotal arm, an arm driving unit for pivoting the pivotal arm, a clamp unit attached to the pivotal arm to be vertically movable to hold the lens holder, and a clamp driving unit for vertically moving the clamp unit. The pivotal arm is pivoted to sequentially adhere the elastic seal to the lens holder and hold the lens by the lens holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Igarashi, Shinichi Yokoyama, Michio Arai, Masahiko Samukawa, Shuichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20060248631
    Abstract: This invention is to obtain a targeted traveling-window channeling-off function irrelevant to respective intrinsic driving postures of a helmet wearer, a speed of vehicles and the like. Helmets A, B, C include straightening members which relate to the holding of the stability of the helmets during traveling. The straightening members are provided in a state that a position of the straightening members is adjustable in a fore-and-aft direction or an angle of straightening surfaces which face a traveling window in an opposed manner is adjustable corresponding to various intrinsic driving postures of a helmet wearer and a speed of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 7112462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device formed in a self-light-emitting apparatus having a substrate and a plurality of self-light-emitting elements formed on the substrate, the semiconductor device being used to drive one of the self-light-emitting elements. The semiconductor device includes an active layer of semiconductor material, in which a source region and a drain region are formed, a source electrode having a multi-layered structure including an upper side layer of titanium nitride and a lower side layer of a high melting point metal having low resistance, the source electrode electrically being coupled to the source region, a drain electrode having a multi-layered structure including an upper side layer of titan nitride and a lower side layer of a high melting point metal having low resistance, the source electrode electrically being coupled to said drain region, an insulation layer formed on the active layer, and a gate electrode formed on the insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignees: TDK Corporation, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Yukio Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20060097982
    Abstract: A display apparatus is capable of performing a gradation display and a high-speed low-power-consumption display by controlling the colored state of each pixel to an appropriate state. A driving method for the display apparatus displays images through deposition and dissolution of a metal by impressing a predetermined voltage on each pixel. A voltage pulse or AC voltage having an amplitude of not more than a threshold for deposition of the metal is impressed, and a writing pulse or an erasing pulse is controlled according to the resultant current. Alternatively, an additional writing pulse is impressed when the current is lowered to or below a predetermined value, after the writing. Further, the state of the pixel is detected through the current, and a rewriting operation is selected according to the detected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Kenichi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20060087222
    Abstract: An organic EL display device has a substrate, a plurality of organic EL elements formed on the substrate and a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the substrate. The transistors are connected to the respective EL elements for controlling current applied to the respective elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicants: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Yamauchi, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 7002721
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrochromic display unit with high-quality display. The display unit comprises a transparent electrode (1), a display layer (2) which is formed on the transparent electrode (1) and which changes a color according to the amount of accumulated electrical charges, and an ion conductive layer (3) formed on the display layer (2). A plurality of picture electrodes (4) are formed on the ion conductive layer (3) on the side opposite to the display layer (2). The picture electrodes (4) are driven independently by, for example, a corresponding thin film transistors (6). In driving, by applying a drive current having given amount of electrical charges and then applying a certain amount of an inverted current, a certain amount of coloration is deducted, and extra coloration of the display layer (2) is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Eriko Matsui, Kenji Shinozaki, Toyoharu Oohata
  • Publication number: 20060033690
    Abstract: An active matrix type flat-panel display device includes a flat substrate, a plurality of light emissive elements arranged two dimensionally along columns and lines on the flat substrate, a plurality of selection switches formed on the flat substrate, for sequentially selecting the light emissive elements to provide video signals thereto, selection signal generation circuits for providing selection signals which drive the selection switches in sequence so as to two dimensionally scan the light emissive elements, and a selection signal control circuit for preventing the selection signals from being output from the selection signal generation circuits for a predetermined period of time so as to eliminate overlap between the selection signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicants: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Takayama, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 6992435
    Abstract: An organic EL display device has a substrate, a plurality of organic EL elements formed on the substrate and a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the substrate. The transistors are connected to the respective EL elements for controlling current applied to the respective elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignees: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Yamauchi, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 6972746
    Abstract: An active matrix type flat-panel display device includes a flat substrate, a plurality of light emissive elements arranged two dimensionally along columns and lines on the flat substrate, a plurality of selection switches formed on the flat substrate, for sequentially selecting the light emissive elements to provide video signals thereto, selection signal generation circuits for providing selection signals which drive the selection switches in sequence so as to two dimensionally scan the light emissive elements, and a selection signal control circuit for preventing the selection signals from being output from the selection signal generation circuits for a predetermined period of time so as to eliminate overlap between the selection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignees: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Takayama, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 6931670
    Abstract: To increase the amount of open air's introduction, have satisfactory good design and operability of a helmet. There are provided a plurality of turning center points of at least two or more during an opening or closing operation of the turning opening or closing member, any one of or more of these turning center points are set outside the operating mechanism and the turning center points are switched over during the turning operation from the closed state to the opened state of the turning opening or closing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20050174623
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrochromic display unit with high-quality display. The display unit comprises a transparent electrode (1), a display layer (2) which is formed on the transparent electrode (1) and which changes a color according to the amount of accumulated electrical charges, and an ion conductive layer (3) formed on the display layer (2). A plurality of picture electrodes (4) are formed on the ion conductive layer (3) on the side opposite to the display layer (2). The picture electrodes (4) are driven independently by, for example, a corresponding thin film transistors (6). In driving, by applying a drive current having given amount of electrical charges and then applying a certain amount of an inverted current, a certain amount of coloration is deducted, and extra coloration of the display layer (2) is eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Eriko Matsui, Kenji Shinozaki, Toyoharu Oohata