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).

  • Publication number: 20050155692
    Abstract: A lens layout block device comprising a seal feeding device that supplies an elastic seal to a seal sticking position (A5). The elastic seal is loaded in a tape loading part in the form of a seal tape covered by a mount and a protective sheet and wound in a roll shape and fed by driving a motor. The protective sheet is separated by a protective sheet separating mechanism. At the seal sticking position (A5), a sensor detects the leading edge of a positioning hole in the mount and stops the conveyance of the seal tape after the seal tape is fed from the detection position for a specified time. The stop position is determined as the reference sticking position of the elastic seal and a lens holder is pressed against the elastic seal from above. The mount is pulled down by the seal separating mechanism to separate the mount from the elastic seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Shuichi Sato
  • Patent number: 6918822
    Abstract: A lens layout block device comprising a seal feeding device that supplies an elastic seal to a seal sticking position (A5). The elastic seal is loaded in a tape loading part in the form of a seal tape covered by a mount and a protective sheet and wound in a roll shape and fed by driving a motor. The protective sheet is separated by a protective sheet separating mechanism. At the seal sticking position (A5), a sensor detects the leading edge of a positioning hole in the mount and stops the conveyance of the seal tape after the seal tape is fed from the detection position for a specified time. The stop position is determined as the reference sticking position of the elastic seal and a lens holder is pressed against the elastic seal from above. The mount is pulled down by the seal separating mechanism to separate the mount from the elastic seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Shuichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20050146262
    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: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicants: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Yamauchi, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 6885489
    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: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Eriko Matsui, Kenji Shinozaki, Toyoharu Oohata
  • Publication number: 20050077518
    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, 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 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: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Isamu Kobori, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 6853083
    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: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignees: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Yamauchi, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 6844681
    Abstract: A vehicle light apparatus includes: a power consuming portion provided in parallel with a group of light emitting elements for causing a total power value including power consumed by the lamp to become a normal power value, a breakage detecting portion for detecting a breakage with respect to the group of light emitting elements, and a control portion for controlling power supply to the group of light emitting elements, wherein in the event that a breakage of the group of light emitting elements is detected by the breakage detecting portion, a power supply to the lamp including the group of broken light emitting elements is stopped or power supplied to the lamp is reduced by the control portion. By providing the power consuming portion, the load characteristic can be made constant, and power consumption can be reduced when a breakage of the light emitting element is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Serizawa, Kimiaki Ishikawa, Tadayuki Okuda, Masayasu Ito, Taketoshi Fujigaya, Michio Arai, Hitoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20040227184
    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 &mgr;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, the island-like regions being formed of a polycrystal silicon thin film having a plane area of 1000 &mgr;m2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicants: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Kobori, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 6781148
    Abstract: The invention aims to provide a light emitting device comprising a base material or protective member which has improved light transmittance, heat resistance, passivation (gas barrier, oligomer release prevention and minimized outgassing), anti-water or moisture-absorption, stability against chemical degradation, dimensional and shape stability, anti-surface-reflection, electrical insulation, UV degradation resistance, and weather resistance, and is highly productive due to possible film formation under atmospheric pressure, and hence, a light emitting device featuring high reliability, ease of manufacture and low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Kubota, Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20040108819
    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: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Eriko Matsui, Kenji Shinozaki, Toyoharu Oohata
  • Publication number: 20040097168
    Abstract: A lens machining apparatus is provided that can execute everything required in machining eyeglass lenses, from measurement to various kinds of machining, and still can ensure high-precision machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Igarashi, Shuichi Sato, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Michio Arai, Satoshi Annaka
  • Patent number: 6711753
    Abstract: A shield fixing structure in which convenience in shield fixing or removing operation is further improved while superior effect in the fixing structure is being assured. This fixing structure is set such that when the stopper is oppositely faced against the passing notch at its full-opened upper limit position, the holding part holds the state to enable a turning of the shield over the full-opened upper limit position of the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20040053550
    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: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 6694531
    Abstract: A full-face helmet having a fundamental structure of the full-face helmet as well as a function of protection and showing an identification of face, convenience in use of it and a high visibility in field of view as formed in a half type, three-quarters type, or an open face type helmet. There is provided a full-face helmet for a motorcycle in which a chin guard integrally formed with the helmet is provided and the helmet has a shield that can be opened or closed, wherein a window hole opened at a front surface of a shell made of fiber reinforced resin material or thermoplastic resin material or the like is opened in a range in which a substantial entire face ranging from brows to the chin of the wearing person can be confirmed when the window hole is seen from an outside part of the front surface of the helmet under a state in which the head part of a wearing person is kept upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20040019958
    Abstract: To increase the amount of open air's introduction, have satisfactory good design and operability, and further increase the degree of freedom of designing a helmet. Two center points for turning are provided for opening and closing a chin-ventilation shutter and the aforementioned center points are capable of being switched on the way to which the closing condition of the chin-ventilation shutter is turned to the opening condition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20040019956
    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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20030227257
    Abstract: A vehicle light apparatus includes: a power consuming means provided in parallel with a group of light emitting elements for causing a total power value including power consumed by the lamp to become a normal power value, a breakage detecting means for detecting a breakage with respect to the group of light emitting elements, and a control means for controlling power supply to the group of light emitting elements, wherein in the event that a breakage of the group of light emitting elements is detected by the breakage detecting means, a power supply to the lamp including the group of broken light emitting elements is stopped or power supplied to the lamp is reduced by the control means. By providing the power consuming means, the load characteristic can be made constant, and power consumption can be reduced when a breakage of the light emitting element is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Tomoaki Serizawa, Kimiaki Ishikawa, Tadayuki Okuda, Masayasu Ito, Taketoshi Fujigaya, Michio Arai, Hitoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20030196255
    Abstract: A shield fixing structure in which convenience in shield fixing or removing operation is further improved while superior effect in the fixing structure is being assured. This fixing structure is set such that when the stopper is oppositely faced against the passing notch at its full-opened upper limit position, the holding part holds the state to enable a turning of the shield over the full-opened upper limit position of the shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Publication number: 20030190872
    Abstract: A lens layout block device, comprising a seal feeding device (24) for feeding an elastic seal (3) to a seal sticking position (A5), wherein the elastic seal (3) is loaded in a tape loading part (73) in the form of a seal tape (67) covered by a mount (65) and a protective sheet (66) and wound in roll shape and fed by the driving of a motor (86), the protective sheet (66) being separated by a protective sheet separating mechanism (75), whereby a sensor (108) detects the leading edge of a positioning hole (69) in the mount (65) at the seal sticking position (A5) and stops feeding the seal tape (67) after feeding the seal tape (67) for a specified time from the time of the detection, the stop position is positioned as the reference sticking position of the elastic seal (3) and a lens holder (2) is pressed against the elastic seal (3) from the upper side for sticking, and the mount (65) is pulled down by the seal separating mechanism (110) so as to separate the mount (65) from the elastic seal (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Michio Arai, Shuichi Sato
  • Patent number: D495838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Arai Helmet (Europe) B.V.
    Inventor: Michio Arai