Patents by Inventor Michio Shimuzu

Michio Shimuzu 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).

  • Electro-optical device
    Patent number: 5541749
    Abstract: A reflective-type liquid crystal device including a first substrate; a plurality of color layers formed on the substrate and arranged in the form of a matrix; a first electrode arrangement formed on the substrate; a light modulating layer including a dispersion-type liquid crystal adjacent the first electrode arrangement; a second electrode arrangement opposite to the first electrode arrangement with the light modulating layer therebetween; and a plurality of thin film transistors for switching the light modulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Konuma, Michio Shimuzu, Akira Mase, Takeshi Nishi, Shunpei Yamazaki