Patents by Inventor Mutsumi Matsuo
Mutsumi Matsuo 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).
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Patent number: 8872786Abstract: A capacitive input device includes a light-transmitting substrate, a multilayer film formed on one of the surfaces of the light-transmitting substrate and including a plurality of light-transmitting thin films which have different refractive indexes and one of which is a niobium oxide film, a plurality of first light-transmitting electrodes formed on the multilayer film in an input region of the light-transmitting substrate to extend in a first direction, and a plurality of second light-transmitting electrodes formed on the multilayer film in the input region of the light-transmitting substrate to extend in a second direction crossing the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.Inventor: Mutsumi Matsuo
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Patent number: 8823653Abstract: A capacitive input device includes a translucent substrate; first translucent electrode lines, extending in a first direction; second translucent electrode lines, extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; interlayer insulating layers; and relay electrodes. The first translucent electrode lines intersect with the second translucent electrode lines at intersecting portions. Portions of one of each first translucent electrode line and each second translucent electrode line are connected to each other with the intersecting portions. Portions of the other are separated from each other with the intersecting portions. The translucent interlayer insulating layers overlie the first or second translucent electrode line portions connected to each other with the intersecting portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.Inventor: Mutsumi Matsuo
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Patent number: 8766935Abstract: An electrostatic capacitance-type input device includes: a first translucent conductive film that configures a first electrode that extends in a first direction in an input area on a substrate and second electrodes that extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction in the input area and are disconnected in intersection portions with the first electrode; an interlayer insulating film that is formed at least in areas overlapping the intersection portions; and a second translucent conductive film that configures relay electrodes formed on the interlayer insulating film to have sheet resistance lower than that of the first translucent conductive film and electrically connecting the second electrodes disconnected in the intersection portion by being electrically connected to the second electrodes in an area in which the interlayer insulating film is not formed and a peripheral wiring extending in a peripheral area of the substrate located to the outer side of the input area.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.Inventor: Mutsumi Matsuo
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Patent number: 8605040Abstract: Provided is a resistance film type input device including: a first light transmission substrate and a second light transmission substrate which face each other; a first light transmission planar electrode formed on the surface of the first light transmission substrate, which faces the second light transmission substrate, in an input region, and first band-shaped electrodes having a sheet resistance value lower than that of the first planar electrode and electrically connected along both ends which face each other in a first direction of the first planar electrode; and a second light transmission planar electrode formed on the surface of the second light transmission substrate, which faces the first light transmission substrate, in the input region, and second band-shaped electrodes having a sheet resistance value lower than that of the second planar electrode and electrically connected along both ends which face each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the second planar electroType: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.Inventor: Mutsumi Matsuo
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Patent number: 8531409Abstract: An electrostatic capacitance input device having a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction in an input area, including a plurality of first lines extending in parallel to each other from the plurality of first electrodes to a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second lines extending in parallel to each other from the plurality of second electrode to a plurality of second terminals, the first lines and the second lines being formed outside the input area, and an auxiliary line extending outside at least one of the lines at both ends in terms of the direction of arrangement of one or both of the plurality of first lines and the plurality of second lines, the auxiliary line generating a parasitic capacitance with respect to the at least one of the lines.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.Inventors: Mutsumi Matsuo, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8400418Abstract: Provided is a capacitance type input device, in which a plurality of first light transmission electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second light transmission electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction are formed in an input region of a light transmission substrate, wherein, when the light transmission substrate is viewed from the top, dummy patterns formed of the same light transmission conductive film as the first light transmission electrodes and the second light transmission electrodes are formed in regions sandwiched between the first light transmission electrodes and the second light transmission electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Mutsumi Matsuo
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Publication number: 20110140266Abstract: An electrostatic capacitance-type input device includes: a first translucent conductive film that configures a first electrode that extends in a first direction in an input area on a substrate and second electrodes that extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction in the input area and are disconnected in intersection portions with the first electrode; an interlayer insulating film that is formed at least in areas overlapping the intersection portions; and a second translucent conductive film that configures relay electrodes formed on the interlayer insulating film to have sheet resistance lower than that of the first translucent conductive film and electrically connecting the second electrodes disconnected in the intersection portion by being electrically connected to the second electrodes in an area in which the interlayer insulating film is not formed and a peripheral wiring extending in a peripheral area of the substrate located to the outer side of the input area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Mutsumi Matsuo
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Patent number: 7839471Abstract: A liquid crystal device has a plurality of pixels arranged. The liquid crystal device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, liquid crystal provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, wires formed on the first substrate, and a reflective layer formed on the first substrate. Each pixel has a reflective display region formed by the reflective layer and a transparent display region without the reflective layer, and each wire is routed between two pixels in the transparent display region and in the reflective display region.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventors: Mutsumi Matsuo, Katsuhiro Imai, Tomohiko Kojima, Yoshio Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20090315854Abstract: Provided is a capacitance type input device, in which a plurality of first light transmission electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second light transmission electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction are formed in an input region of a light transmission substrate, wherein, when the light transmission substrate is viewed from the top, dummy patterns formed of the same light transmission conductive film as the first light transmission electrodes and the second light transmission electrodes are formed in regions sandwiched between the first light transmission electrodes and the second light transmission electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventor: Mutsumi MATSUO
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Publication number: 20090315843Abstract: Provided is a resistance film type input device including: a first light transmission substrate and a second light transmission substrate which face each other; a first light transmission planar electrode formed on the surface of the first light transmission substrate, which faces the second light transmission substrate, in an input region, and first band-shaped electrodes having a sheet resistance value lower than that of the first planar electrode and electrically connected along both ends which face each other in a first direction of the first planar electrode; and a second light transmission planar electrode formed on the surface of the second light transmission substrate, which faces the first light transmission substrate, in the input region, and second band-shaped electrodes having a sheet resistance value lower than that of the second planar electrode and electrically connected along both ends which face each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the second planar electroType: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventor: Mutsumi MATSUO
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Publication number: 20090244028Abstract: A capacitive input device includes a light-transmitting substrate, a multilayer film formed on one of the surfaces of the light-transmitting substrate and including a plurality of light-transmitting thin films which have different refractive indexes and one of which is a niobium oxide film, a plurality of first light-transmitting electrodes formed on the multilayer film in an input region of the light-transmitting substrate to extend in a first direction, and a plurality of second light-transmitting electrodes formed on the multilayer film in the input region of the light-transmitting substrate to extend in a second direction crossing the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventor: Mutsumi MATSUO
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Publication number: 20090244021Abstract: An electrostatic capacitance input device having a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction in an input area, including a plurality of first lines extending in parallel to each other from the plurality of first electrodes to a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second lines extending in parallel to each other from the plurality of second electrode to a plurality of second terminals, the first lines and the second lines being formed outside the input area, and an auxiliary line extending outside at least one of the lines at both ends in terms of the direction of arrangement of one or both of the plurality of first lines and the plurality of second lines, the auxiliary line generating a parasitic capacitance with respect to the at least one of the lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Mutsumi MATSUO, Yasuhiro KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20080309635Abstract: A capacitive input device includes a translucent substrate; first translucent electrode lines, extending in a first direction; second translucent electrode lines, extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; interlayer insulating layers; and relay electrodes. The first translucent electrode lines intersect with the second translucent electrode lines at intersecting portions. Portions of one of each first translucent electrode line and each second translucent electrode line are connected to each other with the intersecting portions. Portions of the other are separated from each other with the intersecting portions. The translucent interlayer insulating layers overlie the first or second translucent electrode line portions connected to each other with the intersecting portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventor: Mutsumi MATSUO
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Publication number: 20070216835Abstract: A liquid crystal device has a plurality of pixels arranged. The liquid crystal device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, liquid crystal provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, wires formed on the first substrate, and a reflective layer formed on the first substrate. Each pixel has a reflective display region formed by the reflective layer and a transparent display region without the reflective layer, and each wire is routed between two pixels in the transparent display region and in the reflective display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Mutsumi MATSUO, Katsuhiro IMAI, Tomohiko KOJIMA, Yoshio YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 7255981Abstract: A substrate is provided with a light reflective film including a base and a reflective layer, in which a plurality of concave portions or convex portions formed on the surface of the base are randomly arranged in the plane direction in 100 to 2,000 RGB dot units or a whole screen unit, are formed using a mask in which light transmissive or non-transmissive portions are randomly arranged in the plane direction in 100 to 2,000 RGB dot units or the whole screen unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Otake, Mutsumi Matsuo, Tadashi Tsuyuki
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Patent number: 7106495Abstract: A substrate is provided with a light reflection film in which the heights of a plurality of convex portions or the depths of concave portions formed on a base material are specified to be substantially the same. The two-dimensional shapes of the plurality of convex portions or concave portions are specified to be the two-dimensional shapes of independent circles and polygons, or of either of them. In addition, the plurality of convex portions or concave portions are arranged in the direction of the plane on a random basis. The substrate is formed using a mask in which light transmission portions or light non-transmission portions are formed in units of dots, the number thereof being smaller than the number of dot regions. The dots are arranged irregularly in each of the units, and a plurality of units are included.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2002Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Otake, Mutsumi Matsuo, Tadashi Tsuyuki
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Patent number: 7088404Abstract: A substrate is provided for an electro-optical device comprising a substrate, a base layer formed on the substrate and having a plurality of concave portions or convex portions on the surface thereof, and a reflecting layer formed on the base layer and having light reflecting property, wherein a plurality of concave portions or convex portions is formed so as not to extend to the edge of the base layer. According to this construction, a surface provided with concavo-convex portions is spaced apart from the edge of the base layer. Therefore, the sidewall surface that forms the edge is substantially flat. As a result, the base layer does not peel from the substrate when developing the photosensitive material which becomes the base layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Otake, Makoto Mizuta, Mutsumi Matsuo
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Patent number: 7085036Abstract: A substrate is provided with a light reflection film in which the heights of a plurality of convex portions or the depths of concave portions formed on a base material are specified to be substantially the same. The two-dimensional shapes of the plurality of convex portions or concave portions are specified to be the two-dimensional shapes of independent circles and polygons, or of either of them. In addition, the plurality of convex portions or concave portions are arranged in the direction of the plane on a random basis. The substrate is formed using a mask in which light transmission portions or light non-transmission portions are formed in units of dots, the number thereof being smaller than the number of dot regions. The dots are arranged irregularly in each of the units, and a plurality of units are included.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Otake, Mutsumi Matsuo, Tadashi Tsuyuki
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Publication number: 20060147844Abstract: A substrate is provided with a light reflective film including a base and a reflective layer, in which a plurality of concave portions or convex portions formed on the surface of the base are randomly arranged in the plane direction in 100 to 2,000 RGB dot units or a whole screen unit, are formed using a mask in which light transmissive or non-transmissive portions are randomly arranged in the plane direction in 100 to 2,000 RGB dot units or the whole screen unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2006Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventors: Toshihiro Otake, Mutsumi Matsuo, Tadashi Tsuyuki
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Patent number: 7060396Abstract: A substrate is provided with a light reflective film including a base and a reflective layer, in which a plurality of concave portions or convex portions formed on the surface of the base are randomly arranged in the plane direction in 100 to 2,000 RGB dot units or a whole screen unit, are formed using a mask in which light transmissive or non-transmissive portions are randomly arranged in the plane direction in 100 to 2,000 RGB dot units or the whole screen unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2003Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Otake, Mutsumi Matsuo, Tadashi Tsuyuki