Patents by Inventor Seiichi Hiroe

Seiichi Hiroe 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).

  • Instrument display board and process for producing instrument display board
    Patent number: 8758884
    Abstract: [Problem] An instrument display board is provided which does not need troublesome work for preparing plural plate members, can adopt a great variety of designs, can present a stereoscopic feeling and a high-class feeling, brings about unprecedented color tone variation, metallic texture, brilliancy in the light, etc., is very excellent in high-class feeling and design variation, has excellent appearance quality and therefore can enhance merchantability. A process for producing the instrument display board is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignees: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd., Yamamoto Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Hiroe, Katsuyuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Ikebuchi, Taijiro Ito
  • Display plate for solar cell apparatus and method of producing display plate for solar cell apparatus
    Patent number: 8243556
    Abstract: A display plate for a solar cell device provided with a solar cell on the bottom surface side includes a light transmission substrate, a light transmission reflecting plate that is disposed on the bottom surface side of the light transmission substrate, and a decorative member that is disposed on the top surface side of the display plate. The light transmission substrate is provided with a reflecting surface on the bottom surface side or on the top and bottom surface sides of the light transmission substrate. The reflecting surface of the light transmission substrate is made of a prism reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Yamaguchi, Seiichi Hiroe, Masaaki Satou, Motoyoshi Itou
  • Instrument Display Board and Process for Producing Instrument Display Board
    Publication number: 20090268566
    Abstract: [Problem] An instrument display board is provided which does not need troublesome work for preparing plural plate members, can adopt a great variety of designs, can present a stereoscopic feeling and a high-class feeling, brings about unprecedented color tone variation, metallic texture, brilliancy in the light, etc., is very excellent in high-class feeling and design variation, has excellent appearance quality and therefore can enhance merchantability. A process for producing the instrument display board is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicants: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., YAMAMOTO MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi Hiroe, Katsuyuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Ikebuchi, Taijiro Ito
  • Display Plate for Solar Cell Apparatus and Method of Producing Display Plate for Solar Cell Apparatus
    Publication number: 20090129210
    Abstract: A display plate for a solar cell device provided with a solar cell on the bottom surface side includes a light transmission substrate, a light transmission reflecting plate that is disposed on the bottom surface side of the light transmission substrate, and a decorative member that is disposed on the top surface side of the display plate. The light transmission substrate is provided with a reflecting surface on the bottom surface side or on the top and bottom surface sides of the light transmission substrate. The reflecting surface of the light transmission substrate is made of a prism reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Yamaguchi, Seiichi Hiroe, Masaaki Satou, Motoyoshi Itou
  • Soft metal and method of manufacturing the soft metal, and decorative part and method of manufacturing the decorative part
    Patent number: 6730415
    Abstract: A film is formed on the surface of a soft metal portion (2) such that the film contains phosphorus and either platinum or palladium, and further, at least one element having homogeneous solubility with platinum or palladium, with the content of the phosphorus being in a range of about 15 to 25 atomic %, or contains boron and iron with the content of the boron being in a range of from about 15 to 25 atomic %. Thus, a soft metal is made up by turning the film into a hard layer (3) made of an amorphous alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Shibuya, Eigou Hashimoto, Junji Satoh, Masahiro Satoh, Seiichi Hiroe
  • Soft metal and method of manufacturing the soft metal, and decorative part and method of manufacturing the decorative part
    Publication number: 20030008168
    Abstract: A film is formed on the surface of a soft metal portion (2) such that the film contains phosphorus and either platinum or palladium, and further, at least one element having homogeneous solubility with platinum or palladium, with the content of the phosphorus being in a range of about 15 to 25 atomic %, or contains boron and iron with the content of the boron being in a range of from about 15 to 25 atomic %. Thus, a soft metal is made up by turning the film into a hard layer (3) made of an amorphous alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Shibuya, Eigou Hashimoto, Junji Satoh, Masahiro Satoh, Seiichi Hiroe