Patents by Inventor Nami Arafuka

Nami Arafuka 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, electronic apparatus, and method of producing electro-optical device
    Patent number: 7319498
    Abstract: An electro-optical device comprises: an upper frame formed of a metal having an opening formed therein and having open portions formed in at least two corners thereof; an electro-optical panel having an electro-optical substance sealed between a pair of plates and arranged below the upper frame; a light guide plate arranged below the electro-optical panel; and an intermediate frame having a frame shape, arranged below the light guide plate, and being applied to support the electro-optical panel and the light guide plate. The electro-optical panel and the light guide plate is sandwiched between the upper frame and the intermediate frame. The peripheral edge along the four sides of the electro-optical panel is bonded to the upper frame by an adhesion element, and at least two corners of the intermediate frame are exposed in the open portions of the upper frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Sakurai, Kazunori Takabayashi, Norihide Momose, Nami Arafuka
  • Electro-optical device, electronic apparatus, and method of producing electro-optical device
    Publication number: 20050094052
    Abstract: An electro-optical device comprises: an upper frame formed of a metal having an opening formed therein and having open portions formed in at least two corners thereof; an electro-optical panel having an electro-optical substance sealed between a pair of plates and arranged below the upper frame; a light guide plate arranged below the electro-optical panel; and an intermediate frame having a frame shape, arranged below the light guide plate, and being applied to support the electro-optical panel and the light guide plate. The electro-optical panel and the light guide plate is sandwiched between the upper frame and the intermediate frame. The peripheral edge along the four sides of the electro-optical panel is bonded to the upper frame by an adhesion element, and at least two corners of the intermediate frame are exposed in the open portions of the upper frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Shinji Sakurai, Kazunori Takabayashi, Norihide Momose, Nami Arafuka