Patents by Inventor Osamu Itoh

Osamu Itoh 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).

  • Publication number: 20190331843
    Abstract: A composite light guiding member includes light sources, a light guide plate, and a light source substrate that is flexible. The light source substrate includes a switching circuit, amounting surface, and a flexible curved section. The switching circuit is configured to control turn-on and turn-off of the light sources. The light source substrate includes a first side edge and a second side edge fixed to a first plate surface and a second plate surface of the light guide plate, respectively. The light sources are arranged along the first side edge and mounted on the mounting surface between the first side edge and the second side edge. The flexible curved section includes the mounting surface. The flexible curved section is folded so that the light sources are opposed to a light entering surface of the light guide plate and displaceable relative to the light entering surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: HIDETO YASUMOTO, OSAMU ITOH
  • Publication number: 20190310414
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel and a lighting device including a light source, a light guide plate having a light exit surface, an optical sheet including films on the light exit surface and configured to exert optical effects on the light from the light exit surface, and a tray-like bezel holding the light source, the light guide plate, and the optical sheet. The films of the optical sheet include a panel-side film adjacent to the liquid crystal panel. The panel-side film has an extended portion extending to an outer side surface of the bezel. The panel-side film is attached to the outer side surface of the bezel at at least a portion of the extended portion and is attached to the liquid crystal panel at a surface adjacent to the liquid crystal panel to assemble the liquid crystal panel and the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventor: OSAMU ITOH
  • Publication number: 20190310508
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a control circuit board spaced apart from the display panel and supplying an input signal to the display panel, and a plurality of flexible boards each having a first end bonded on the display panel and a second end bonded on the control circuit board to perform electrical connection between the display panel and the control circuit board. The flexible boards further includes at least one set of paired flexible boards including two flexible boards in pairs, and the paired flexible boards are bonded between the display panel and the control circuit board in a crossed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: OSAMU ITOH, KOHEI OKU
  • Publication number: 20190302353
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a light, guide plate including a light source-opposing part opposite the light source and a light exit surface, and a frame provided along an outer periphery of the light guide plate and configured to reflect at least, a part of light rays leaking through a peripheral part of the light guide plate toward a light guide plate side. The frame includes a frame main body part extending along the outer periphery of the light guide plate and protruding parts protruding toward the light guide plate from the frame main body part, and the protruding parts create a convergence space that includes a gap in a direction orthogonal to the light exit surface, and the gap is decreased as is closer to the frame main body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: OSAMU ITOH
  • Publication number: 20160211124
    Abstract: Provided is a warp correction method which can correct warping in a warped sputtering target with a backing plate (BP) by a simple method. This warp correction method involves: an arrangement step of arranging a BP-attached sputtering target on a lower pressing surface of a pressing device in such a way that a target side located above, the pressing device including an upper pressing surface and the lower pressing surface opposing each other in a vertical direction, and of arranging a spacer between outer edge of the backing plate side of the BP-attached target and the lower pressing surface; and a pressing step of pressing the BP-attached target in the vertical direction by means of the pressing device after the arrangement step, wherein the target is a composite including at least one of metal oxide and carbon, the at least one of metal oxide and carbon being dispersed in a matrix metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu ITOH, Takuya NAGASHIMA, Masahiro AONO, Takamichi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8999227
    Abstract: A sintering method with uniaxial pressing includes: a powder filling step of disposing a spent target in an inner space of a frame jig having the inner space piercing in a uniaxial direction, and filling the inner space with a raw material powder for a target to cover an erosion part side of the spent target with the raw material powder for a target, a cushioning-material disposition step of disposing a deformable cushioning material so that the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled in the powder filling step is sandwiched between the spent target and the deformable cushioning material; and a sintering step of pressing the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled and the spent target in the uniaxial direction through the cushioning material and sintering them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toshiya Yamamoto, Takanobu Miyashita, Osamu Itoh
  • Patent number: 8460602
    Abstract: A sintering method with uniaxial pressing includes: a powder filling step of disposing a spent target in an inner space of a frame jig having the inner space piercing in a uniaxial direction, and filling the inner space with a raw material powder for a target to cover an erosion part side of the spent target with the raw material powder for a target, a cushioning-material disposition step of disposing a deformable cushioning material so that the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled in the powder filling step is sandwiched between the spent target and the deformable cushioning material; and a sintering step of pressing the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled and the spent target in the uniaxial direction through the cushioning material and sintering them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toshiya Yamamoto, Takanobu Miyashita, Osamu Itoh
  • Publication number: 20110256013
    Abstract: A sintering method with uniaxial pressing includes: a powder filling step of disposing a spent target in an inner space of a frame jig having the inner space piercing in a uniaxial direction, and filling the inner space with a raw material powder for a target to cover an erosion part side of the spent target with the raw material powder for a target, a cushioning-material disposition step of disposing a deformable cushioning material so that the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled in the powder filling step is sandwiched between the spent target and the deformable cushioning material; and a sintering step of pressing the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled and the spent target in the uniaxial direction through the cushioning material and sintering them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: TANAKA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Yamamoto, Takanobu Miyashita, Osamu Itoh
  • Patent number: 7684005
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel having polarizers, and a back light having a light source for illumination of the liquid crystal panel which has a characteristic of spectral transmittance required to satisfy the following equation, x>y>z, when a medium tone display voltage varies in a range between a minimum and maximum voltage for a Blue pixel, where “x” is a value of the transmittance in the panel at a wavelength corresponding to a longest wavelength in a range of wavelengths designated for blue light, “y” is a value of the transmittance in the panel at a wavelength corresponding to a maximum value of the intensity in a range of wavelengths designated for green light, and “z” is a value of the transmittance in the panel at a wavelength corresponding to a maximum value of the intensity in a range of wavelengths designated for red light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuka Utsumi, Katsumi Kondo, Ikuo Hiyama, Osamu Itoh, Masahito Ohe, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 7559247
    Abstract: A pressure sensor for detecting pressure includes: a metallic diaphragm for receiving the pressure; four strain gauges providing a Wheatstone bridge, wherein each strain gauge outputs an electric signal corresponding to deformation of the diaphragm when the diaphragm is deformed by the pressure; and four semiconductor chips corresponding to four strain gauges, wherein each strain gauge is disposed in the semiconductor chip. Each semiconductor chip is mounted on the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Otsuka, Osamu Itoh, Hiroshi Uchigashima, Kazuhiro Yoshino, Keiji Horiba, Tetsuya Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20090040438
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel having polarizers, and a back light having a light source for illumination of the liquid crystal panel which has a characteristic of spectral transmittance required to satisfy the following equation, x>y>z, when a medium tone display voltage varies in a range between a minimum and maximum voltage for a Blue pixel, where “x” is a value of the transmittance in the panel at a wavelength corresponding to a longest wavelength in a range of wavelengths designated for blue light, “y” is a value of the transmittance in the panel at a wavelength corresponding to a maximum value of the intensity in a range of wavelengths designated for green light, and “z” is a value of the transmittance in the panel at a wavelength corresponding to a maximum value of the intensity in a range of wavelengths designated for red light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Yuka Utsumi, Katsumi Kondo, Ikuo Hiyama, Osamu Itoh, Masahito Ohe, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 7433012
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including a pair of polarizers, and a back light provided at a back side of said liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel is an active matrix type liquid crystal panel enabling display and has a characteristic of spectral transmittance required to satisfy the following equation, ×>y, when a drive voltage is applied thereto so as to vary from a dark state to a light state, in which “x” is a value of the transmittance in the liquid crystal panel at a wavelength which corresponds to one of 490 nm and 500 nm, and “y” is a value of the transmittance in the liquid crystal panel at a wavelength which corresponds to 545 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Inventors: Yuka Utsumi, Katsumi Kondo, Ikuo Hiyama, Osamu Itoh, Masahito Ohe, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 7404330
    Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a metal housing and a semiconductor chip. The housing has a diaphragm unitary with the housing and an inlet for introducing fluid to the diaphragm. The inlet has a first end exposed to the diaphragm and a second end exposed to an outside of the housing. The housing has a thin-wall portion at the first end of the inlet and the thin-wall portion serves as the diaphragm. The chip is mounted on the diaphragm. The area and thickness of the chip are set so that separation between the chip and diaphragm can be prevented. Since the separation is prevented based on the area and thickness of the chip, there is no need that the diaphragm is made of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient similar to that of the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchigashima, Kiyoshi Otsuka, Osamu Itoh
  • Publication number: 20080047354
    Abstract: A pressure sensor for detecting pressure includes: a metallic diaphragm for receiving the pressure; four strain gauges providing a Wheatstone bridge, wherein each strain gauge outputs an electric signal corresponding to deformation of the diaphragm when the diaphragm is deformed by the pressure; and four semiconductor chips corresponding to four strain gauges, wherein each strain gauge is disposed in the semiconductor chip. Each semiconductor chip is mounted on the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Otsuka, Osamu Itoh, Hiroshi Uchigashima, Kazuhiro Yoshino, Keiji Horiba, Tetsuya Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7277143
    Abstract: A low cost transflective type liquid crystal display is provided which can display a bright image with high contrast under both indoor and outdoor illumination environments. The liquid crystal display performing transmission type display and reflection type display, includes: a plurality of pixels surrounded on a substrate 10 by a plurality of gate electrodes 11 and a plurality of source electrodes 15 arranged perpendicularly to the gate electrodes; a switching element 19 arranged in each pixel and disposed neat at the intersection between each gate electrode and each source electrode; and a pixel electrode 16 connected to the switching element, wherein the pixel electrode is constituted of a transparent conductive layer and a conductive member 17 having a light reflection function and electrically connected to the transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Funahata, Makoto Abe, Osamu Itoh, Shinichi Komura
  • Publication number: 20070220989
    Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a metal housing and a semiconductor chip. The housing has a diaphragm unitary with the housing and an inlet for introducing fluid to the diaphragm. The inlet has a first end exposed to the diaphragm and a second end exposed to an outside of the housing. The housing has a thin-wall portion at the first end of the inlet and the thin-wall portion serves as the diaphragm. The chip is mounted on the diaphragm. The area and thickness of the chip are set so that separation between the chip and diaphragm can be prevented. Since the separation is prevented based on the area and thickness of the chip, there is no need that the diaphragm is made of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient similar to that of the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchigashima, Kiyoshi Otsuka, Osamu Itoh
  • Patent number: 7209211
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus having a liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates, a plurality of electrodes formed on at least one of the pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, and a light source provided on one surface of the liquid crystal panel. An electric field in the liquid crystal layer produced by the plurality of electrodes is predominantly in parallel with surfaces of the pair of substrates. The light source has a luminous characteristic with a first chromaticity and the liquid crystal panel has a characteristic of spectral transmittance with a second chromaticity different from the first chromaticity so as to compensate for the color of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuka Utsumi, Katsumi Kondo, Ikuo Hiyama, Osamu Itoh, Masahito Ohe, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa
  • Publication number: 20060087482
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including a pair of polarizers, and a back light provided at a back side of said liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel is an active matrix type liquid crystal panel enabling display and has a characteristic of spectral transmittance required to satisfy the following equation, x>y, when a drive voltage is applied thereto so as to vary from a dark state to a light state, in which “x” is a value of the transmittance in the liquid crystal panel at a wavelength which corresponds to one of 490 nm and 500 nm, and “y” is a value of the transmittance in the liquid crystal panel at a wavelength which corresponds to 545 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Yuka Utsumi, Katsumi Kondo, Ikuo Hiyama, Osamu Itoh, Masahito Ohe, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa
  • Publication number: 20050264728
    Abstract: A low cost transflective type liquid crystal display is provided which can display a bright image with high contrast under both indoor and outdoor illumination environments. The liquid crystal display performing transmission type display and reflection type display, includes: a plurality of pixels surrounded on a substrate 10 by a plurality of gate electrodes 11 and a plurality of source electrodes 15 arranged perpendicularly to the gate electrodes; a switching element 19 arranged in each pixel and disposed neat at the intersection between each gate electrode and each source electrode; and a pixel electrode 16 connected to the switching element, wherein the pixel electrode is constituted of a transparent conductive layer and a conductive member 17 having a light reflection function and electrically connected to the transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Funahata, Makoto Abe, Osamu Itoh, Shinichi Komura
  • Patent number: 6713492
    Abstract: Drugs or reagents containing as the active ingredient N-acyloxylated cycloalkyl compounds represented by general formula (I): wherein A is optionally substituted C4 or C5 cycloalkyl which may have one double bond in the ring; and R is C1-C3 alkyl or phenyl). The above compounds are hydroxyamine derivatives functioning as spin trapping agents and can rapidly react with free radicals or active oxygen in an objective organ in spite of their being excellent in stability during the preparation or administration thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignees: Daiichi Radioisotope Laboratories, Ltd., Yamagata Public Corporation for the Development of Industry
    Inventors: Osamu Itoh, Heitaro Obara, Hidekatsu Yokoyama, Masaaki Aoyama