Patents by Inventor Osamu Eda

Osamu Eda 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: 7708449
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source member, a flexible wired board the light source member mounted thereon and a wiring provided thereon, and a structure to be stuck to the wired hoard via sticking members at a plurality of sticking surfaces, wherein one end of the wiring provided on the wired board is electrically connected to and terminated at the light source member, and the other end of the wiring is provided with a connecting path to be electrically connected to the outside, and wherein the bond strength of the plurality of sticking surfaces is set in such a manner that the bond strength of the sticking surface located on the one end side of the wiring is lower than that of the sticking surface located on the other end side of the wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu Eda
  • Patent number: 7490973
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a board mounting a light source, a first hole provided in the board, a projecting part protruded inside the first hole from a periphery of the first hole, a light guide which receives a light emitted from the light source through a light receiving plane, and transmits the light from a light transmitting plane, and the first protrusion which is integrally formed in the light guide and is inserted into the first hole, wherein the projecting part presses a side of the first protrusion so that the board can move toward the light receiving plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Fujikawa, Osamu Eda
  • Publication number: 20080037285
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source member, a flexible wired board the light source member mounted thereon and a wiring provided thereon, and a structure to be stuck to the wired hoard via sticking members at a plurality of sticking surfaces, wherein one end of the wiring provided on the wired board is electrically connected to and terminated at the light source member, and the other end of the wiring is provided with a connecting path to be electrically connected to the outside, and wherein the bond strength of the plurality of sticking surfaces is set in such a manner that the bond strength of the sticking surface located on the one end side of the wiring is lower than that of the sticking surface located on the other end side of the wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu EDA
  • Publication number: 20060203515
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a board mounting a light source, a first hole provided in the board, a projecting part protruded inside the first hole from a periphery of the first hole, a light guide which receives a light emitted from the light source through a light receiving plane, and transmits the light from a light transmitting plane, and the first protrusion which is integrally formed in the light guide and is inserted into the first hole, wherein the projecting part presses a side of the first protrusion so that the board can move toward the light receiving plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Yoichi Fujikawa, Osamu Eda