Patents by Inventor Sadao Yokoi

Sadao Yokoi 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: 6977709
    Abstract: A drive circuit board 11 is mounted on a side portion of a chassis 10 in a position forming an angle with a flat display panel 1. A wiring board 13 has two flections 13DA, 13DB formed in two positions. The wiring board 13 is placed in a front corner of the flat display apparatus and between the flat display panel 1 and the drive circuit board 11, which are placed at angles on the chassis 10, in such a way that electrode terminals 13B and 13C are respectively connected to the flat display panel 1 and the drive circuit board 11, and a board body 13A is bent by the flections 13DA, 13DB, provided in the two positions, in the direction of projecting toward the front of the flat display panel 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiharu Miyamura, Koichi Kaneko, Sadao Yokoi, Yousuke Tagaya, Toshiharu Oishi
  • Patent number: 6833674
    Abstract: In a plasma display panel device including a plasma display panel and a drive circuit for driving the plasma display panel, a plurality of circuit boards (4, 13) are provided, and electronic components (E1′, E1″, E2′) making up the drive circuit are mounted separately on the plurality of circuit boards (4, 13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer Display Products Corp.
    Inventors: Koichi Kaneko, Sadao Yokoi, Toshiharu Oishi, Daisuke Takao
  • Publication number: 20040114063
    Abstract: A drive circuit board 11 is mounted on a side portion of a chassis 10 in a position forming an angle with a flat display panel 1. A wiring board 13 has two flections 13DA, 13DB formed in two positions. The wiring board 13 is placed in a front corner of the flat display apparatus and between the flat display panel 1 and the drive circuit board 11, which are placed at angles on the chassis 10, in such a way that electrode terminals 13B and 13C are respectively connected to the flat display panel 1 and the drive circuit board 11, and a board body 13A is bent by the flections 13DA, 13DB, provided in the two positions, in the direction of projecting toward the front of the flat display panel 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiharu Miyamura, Koichi Kaneko, Sadao Yokoi, Yousuke Tagaya, Toshiharu Oishi
  • Patent number: 6744186
    Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel, a circuit board mounting a drive circuit for driving the plasma display panel, a chassis structure provided on the backside of the plasma display panel for supporting the plasma display panel and for mounting the circuit board. In particular, the chassis structure comprises a first chassis member mounting the circuit board, and a second chassis member fixed on the backside of the plasma display panel, a plurality of support portions provided between the first and second chassis members for supporting the two chassis members and for forming a predetermined interval between the two chassis members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Oishi, Sadao Yokoi, Koichi Kaneko, Daisuke Takao
  • Patent number: 6688576
    Abstract: A display panel of the display apparatus is encompassed by a front case from the front and by a rear case from the back. The display apparatus includes a first attachment structure capable of attaching/detaching the front case on the front side, and a second attachment structure A formed on the four corners of the rear case for attaching the display apparatus to the wall. The attachment operation for attaching the display apparatus to the wall is performed while the front case is detached. After the completion of attaching the display apparatus on the wall, the front case is attached by way of the first attachment structure to prevent the second attachment structure A from being exposed to the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Oishi, Sadao Yokoi, Daisuke Takao, Koichi Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20020153836
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to save space, improve workability and visible appearance when a display apparatus is fixed to a wall. A display panel of the display apparatus is encompassed by a front case from the front and by a rear case from the back. The display apparatus includes a first attachment structure capable of attaching/detaching the front case on the front side, and a second attachment structure A formed on the four corners of the rear case for attaching the display apparatus to the wall. The attachment operation for attaching the display apparatus to the wall is performed while the front case is detached. After the completion of attaching the display apparatus on the wall, the front case is attached by means of the first attachment structure to prevent the second attachment structure A from being exposed to the front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation & Shizuoka Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Oishi, Sadao Yokoi, Daisuke Takao, Koichi Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20020127363
    Abstract: An effortless peeling operation is provided with maintaining the adhesion area required between a display panel and a chassis, which allows a disassembling operation for recycling and a parts replacement operation to be simplified. A plasma display apparatus includes a plurality of double-faced adhesive tapes 50 interposed between and adhering to the back surface of a display panel 1 and a chassis 3 for attaching the chassis 3 to the display panel 1. The double-faced adhesive tape 50 used has an adhesive strength smaller than a peel force produced by strain in a width direction caused by tension in a longitudinal direction, and the tape 50 is pulled in the longitudinal direction for peeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Kaneko, Toshiharu Oishi, Masaru Nozawa, Sadao Yokoi, Masahiko Kakihara, Yukiharu Miyamura, Kazuhiro Ohnuma
  • Patent number: 6373702
    Abstract: A cooling structure for cooling an exothermic panel such as a plasma display panel by releasing heat therefrom, comprising: a chassis structure for holding the exothermic panel; a plurality of circuit board connecting portions, a plurality of heat radiating fins and a plurality of side frames, which are all integrally formed with the chassis structure on one side thereof. Specifically, at least one sort of the circuit board connecting portions, the heat radiating fins and the side frames are formed in a hollow structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Oishi, Koichi Kaneko, Daisuke Takao, Sadao Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20020014840
    Abstract: In a plasma display panel device including a plasma display panel and a drive circuit for driving the plasma display panel, a plurality of circuit boards (4, 13) are provided, and electronic components (E1′, E1″, E2′) making up the drive circuit are mounted separately on the plurality of circuit boards (4, 13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Kaneko, Sadao Yokoi, Toshiharu Oishi, Daisuke Takao
  • Publication number: 20010048600
    Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel, a circuit board mounting a drive circuit for driving the plasma display panel, a chassis structure provided on the backside of the plasma display panel for supporting the plasma display panel and for mounting the circuit board. In particular, the chassis structure comprises a first chassis member mounting the circuit board, and a second chassis member fixed on the backside of the plasma display panel, a plurality of support portions provided between the first and second chassis members for supporting the two chassis members and for forming a predetermined interval between the two chassis members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation; Shizuoka Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Oishi, Sadao Yokoi, Koichi Kaneko, Daisuke Takao
  • Publication number: 20010005308
    Abstract: A cooling structure for cooling an exothermic panel such as a plasma display panel by releasing heat therefrom, comprising: a chassis structure for holding the exothermic panel; a plurality of circuit board connecting portions, a plurality of heat radiating fins and a plurality of side frames, which are all integrally formed with the chassis structure on one side thereof. Specifically, at least one sort of the circuit board connecting portions, the heat radiating fins and the side frames are formed in a hollow structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiharu Oishi, Koichi Kaneko, Daisuke Takao, Sadao Yokoi