Patents by Inventor Minoru Hoshino

Minoru Hoshino 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: 6686976
    Abstract: A liquid crystal light valve includes a semiconductor substrate having a region for a plurality of switching elements formed in a matrix form. A first metal layer is formed on the surface of the semi-conductor substrate through an insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by first slits. A second metal layer is formed on the first metal layer through another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by second slits. A third metal layer is formed on the second metal layer through still another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by third slits. An opposite substrate has an opposite electrode on a surface thereof, disposed so as to be opposite to said third metal layer through an interval on the opposite electrode side. Liquid crystal fills the interval between said opposite electrode and the third metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Process Computer Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Yuji Mori, Shinichi Komura, Yoshiharu Nagae, Ichirou Katsuyama, Tetsuya Nagata, Akira Arimoto, Akio Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20040004656
    Abstract: There is provided a thermal activator for a heat sensitive adhesive sheet capable of preventing or removing the heat sensitive adhesive and a product of denaturation of the heat sensitive adhesive from adhering to means for transporting the heat sensitive adhesive sheet and a printer apparatus utilizing the thermal activator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Norimitsu Sambongi, Minoru Hoshino, Shinichi Yoshida, Yoshinori Sato, Masanori Takahashi, Akihiko Ito
  • Publication number: 20030197775
    Abstract: A thermal activating device of a thermal activation sheet having at least activation heating means (for example, the thermal head 40 and the heater element H) for heating and activating a thermal activator layer of the thermal activation sheet (for example, the heat sensitive adhesive label R) with the thermal activator layer (for example, the thermal activator layer K) formed at lease on one surface of a sheet-shaped substrate (for example, the base paper 500), forwarding means (platen roller 41 for thermal activation and the like) for forwarding the thermal activation sheet in a predetermined direction, and pushing means for pushing the thermal activation sheet toward the activation heating means, which is designed to comprise thermal activation sheet detecting means (heat sensitive adhesive label detecting sensor S1) for detecting a presence of the thermal activation sheet at a predetermined position, and pressure releasing means (a controller 1500, a cam mechanism 60, and a working mallet member 50) for r
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshinori Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Akihiko Ito, Shinichi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20030197776
    Abstract: Providing a thermal activation device for heat-sensitive self-adhesive label and a printer including the same, the thermal activation device accomplishing an easy and efficient thermal activation of a heat-sensitive adhesive layer by means of heating means and including cleaning means capable of readily removing remainders of heat-sensitive adhesive mass and the like transferred to the heating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Akihiko Ito, Shinichi Yoshida, Minoru Hoshino, Yoshinori Sato
  • Publication number: 20030189631
    Abstract: It is to provide a forwarding and cutting method and a printer capable of cutting a heat sensitive adhesive sheet to a predetermined length, without stopping the forwarding of the sheet in a state of the heat sensitive adhesive sheet being pinched between the heating means for thermal activation and the platen roller arranged on the side opposite to the heating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Minoru Hoshino, Yoshinori Sato, Shinichi Yoshida, Akihiko Ito
  • Publication number: 20020176033
    Abstract: A liquid crystal light valve includes a semiconductor substrate having a region for a plurality of switching elements formed in a matrix form. A first metal layer is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate through an insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by first slits. A second metal layer is formed on the first metal layer through another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by second slits. A third metal layer is formed on the second metal layer through still another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by third slits. An opposite substrate has an opposite electrode on a surface thereof, disposed so as to be opposite to said third metal layer through an interval on the opposite electrode side. Liquid crystal fills the interval between said opposite electrode and the third metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Yuji Mori, Shinichi Komura, Yoshiharu Nagae, Ichirou Katsuyama, Tetsuya Nagata, Akira Arimoto, Akio Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 6437842
    Abstract: A liquid crystal light valve includes a semiconductor substrate having a region for a plurality of switching elements formed in a matrix form. A first metal layer is formed on the surface of the semi-conductor substrate through an insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by first slits. A second metal layer is formed on the first metal layer through another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by second slits. A third metal layer is formed on the second metal layer through still another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by third slits. An opposite substrate has an opposite electrode on a surface thereof, disposed so as to be opposite to said third metal layer through an interval on the opposite electrode side. Liquid crystal fills the interval between said opposite electrode and the third metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Process Computer Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Yuji Mori, Shinichi Komura, Yoshiharu Nagae, Ichirou Katsuyama, Tetsuya Nagata, Akira Arimoto, Akio Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20020084967
    Abstract: To provide an image display apparatus satisfying the reduction of the electric power consumption and the downsizing of the cost simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Hajime Akimoto, Minoru Hoshino, Yoshiro Mikami, Shinichi Komura
  • Publication number: 20010033346
    Abstract: A liquid crystal light valve includes a semiconductor substrate having a region for a plurality of switching elements formed in a matrix form. A first metal layer is formed on the surface of the semi-conductor substrate through an insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by first slits. A second metal layer is formed on the first metal layer through another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by second slits. A third metal layer is formed on the second metal layer through still another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by third slits. An opposite substrate has an opposite electrode on a surface thereof, disposed so as to be opposite to said third metal layer through an interval on the opposite electrode side. Liquid crystal fills the interval between said opposite electrode and the third metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Yuji Mori, Shinichi Komura, Yoshiharu Nagae, Ichirou Katsuyama, Tetsuya Nagata, Akira Arimoto, Akio Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 6034749
    Abstract: A liquid crystal light valve includes a semiconductor substrate having a region for a plurality of switching elements formed in a matrix form. A first metal layer is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate through an insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by first slits. A second metal layer is formed on the first metal layer through another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by second slits. A third metal layer is formed on the second metal layer through still another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by third slits. An opposite substrate has an opposite electrode on a surface thereof, disposed so as to be opposite to said third metal layer through an interval on the opposite electrode side. Liquid crystal fills the interval between said opposite electrode and the third metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Process Computer Engineering
    Inventors: Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Yuji Mori, Shinichi Komura, Yoshiharu Nagae, Ichirou Katsuyama, Tetsuya Nagata, Akira Arimoto, Akio Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 5875006
    Abstract: In a projection-type display apparatus using light scattering type liquid crystal devices, light from a light source is reflected by a reflecting mirror through a collecting lens; reflected light is converted by a lens into a parallel light beam, which is injected into liquid crystal devices disposed on three sides through a dichroic mirror, the liquid crystal devices coloring an image in red, green and blue; the image is projected on a screen through again the dichroic mirror, the collecting lens and an enlarging lens. Further a photodetector is disposed at a focal point of the collecting lens and a function of adjusting the position of the light source on the basis of a result of this detection is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nagae, Yuji Mori, Yoshiro Mikami, Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Kyohei Fukuda
  • Patent number: 5734451
    Abstract: A display panel structure for suppressing vertical smear is provided for an active matrix type liquid crystal display device employing in-plane switching. Each of pixel regions arranged in a matrix form and constituting a display panel takes the form of a rectangle having a side along an adjacent video signal line shorter than a side along a scan signal line. A display electrode and reference electrodes arranged in each pixel region respectively have a strip-like shape extending in a direction orthogonal to a video signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Masuyuki Ohta, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa, Minoru Hoshino
  • Patent number: 5628572
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to realize a portable, compact, light, thin, inexpensive and fast printer apparatus. A motor is provided between a printing head unit and a stationary frame member to drive the printing head unit relative to the stationary frame member in leftward and rightward directions, thereby eliminating conventional indirect driving components such as a stepping motor and a lead screw. Further, a sensor is provided in the printing head unit to detect a moving velocity and a position of the printing head unit to thereby construct the printer apparatus having reduced number of components to ensure stable driving and high accuracy. According to such a construction, the motor is integrated into the printing head unit, which self-moves in the printer apparatus to eliminate a mechanism converting a rotational movement into a linear movement, thereby achieving cost down of the printing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuari Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Shinji Nureki, Shinichi Hayashizaki, Ko Yamazaki, Akihiro Iino
  • Patent number: 5614962
    Abstract: In a projection-type display apparatus using light scattering type liquid crystal devices, light from a light source is reflected by a reflecting mirror through a collecting lens; reflected light is converted by a lens into a parallel light beam, which is injected into liquid crystal devices disposed on three sides through a dichroic mirror, the liquid crystal devices coloring an image in red, green and blue; the image is projected on a screen through again the dichroic mirror, the collecting lens and an enlarging lens. Further a photodetector is disposed at a focal point of the collecting lens and a function of adjusting the position of the light source on the basis of a result of this detection is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nagae, Yuji Mori, Yoshiro Mikami, Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Kyohei Fukuda
  • Patent number: 5461501
    Abstract: A liquid crystal light valve includes a semiconductor substrate having a region for a plurality of switching elements formed in a matrix form. A first metal layer is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate through an insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by first slits. A second metal layer is formed on the first metal layer through another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by second slits. A third metal layer is formed on the second metal layer through still another insulating layer and divided into a plurality of parts by third slits. An opposite substrate has an opposite electrode on a surface thereof, disposed so as to be opposite to said third metal layer through an interval on the opposite electrode side. Liquid crystal fills the interval between said opposite electrode and the third metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Process Computer Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Yuji Mori, Shinichi Komura, Yoshiharu Nagae, Ichirou Katsuyama, Tetsuya Nagata, Akira Arimoto, Akio Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 5404175
    Abstract: In a projection-type display apparatus using light scattering type liquid crystal devices, light from a light source is reflected by a reflecting mirror through a collecting lens; reflected light is converted by a lens into a parallel light beam, which is injected into liquid crystal devices disposed on three sides through a dichroic mirror, the liquid crystal devices coloring an image in red, green and blue; the image is projected on a screen through again the dichroic mirror, the collecting lens and an enlarging lens. Further a photodetector is disposed at a focal point of the collecting lens and a function of adjusting the position of the light source on the basis of a result of this detection is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nagae, Yuji Mori, Yoshiro Mikami, Hideo Sato, Minoru Hoshino, Kyohei Fukuda
  • Patent number: 5301047
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal matrix panel for displaying information having a plurality of liquid crystal pixels which are arranged in a matrix and to which driving voltages are applied from X electrodes and Y electrodes, a driving circuit for supplying the driving voltages to the Y electrodes, and a circuit for superimposing a compensating voltage for masking waveform distortion of a liquid crystal driving voltage by constantly changing the waveform thereof on at least one of the X electrode driving circuit and the Y electrode driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Hoshino, Yoshiharu Nagae, Masahiro Takasaka, Masaaki Kitajima, Kiyoshige Kinugawa
  • Patent number: 5256734
    Abstract: A resin composition is herein provided which comprises 100 parts by weight of a polypropylene and 20 to 100 parts by weight of a hydrogenated styrene/butadiene or styrene/isoprene elastomeric block copolymer having a melt index of not less than 25 g/10 min as determined at a temperature of 230.degree. C. and a load of 2.16 kg/cm.sup.2. A method for manufacturing a coated molded article of the resin composition is herein provided and the method comprises the steps of molding said resin composition and then applying a coating directly without any preliminary surface treatment. This method can provide a molded article having low mold shrinkage factor and linear expansion coefficient, makes it possible to reduce the amount of fillers to be incorporated and is thus effective for making the weight of automobiles lighter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Eiichi Sugihara, Keigo Suehiro, Katsumi Sekiguchi, Minoru Hoshino
  • Patent number: 5082888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene resin composition having high dielectric strength comprising:A) from about 50% to about 80% by weight of a crystalline ethylene-propylene block copolymer having a melt flow index (MI) at 230.degree. C. of not less than about 3 g/10 min and an ethylene content of not less than about 4% by weight;B) from about 15% to about 30% by weight of mica having an average particle size of from about 15 to about 50 microns and the following particle size distribution:.gtoreq.30 microns from about 10% to about 80% by weight.gtoreq.20 microns from about 30% to about 95% by weight.gtoreq.10 microns not less than about 60% by weight.gtoreq.5 microns not less than about 80% by weightC) from about 5% to about 20% by weight of talc having an average particle size of from about 15 to about 40 microns and the following particle size distribution:.gtoreq.30 microns from about 20% to about 65% by weight.gtoreq.20 microns from about 40% to about 80% by weight.gtoreq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Abe, Yoichi Kawai, Minoru Hoshino
  • Patent number: 4891392
    Abstract: A polyolefin resin composition is produced by pulverizing and surface-treating an inorganic filler together with a surface treatment agent in a dry or semi-dry pulverizing means, mixing the thus-treated inorganic filler with a specified amount of a polyolefin resin and granulating the resultant mixture, and thereafter mixing the thus-obtained granular mixture with an additional granular or pelletized polyolefin resin at a specified ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated
    Inventors: Masaru Abe, Yoichi Kawai, Minoru Hoshino, Katsumi Sekiguchi