Patents by Inventor Shinji Murabe

Shinji Murabe 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).

  • Flexible circuit board and liquid crystal display device incorporating the same
    Patent number: 6525718
    Abstract: A flexible circuit board includes: an insulative tape having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides; a driving IC mounted on the insulative tape; an input terminal for receiving data signals and control signals to be sent to the driving IC; a first output terminal for outputting a signal from the driving IC; a second output terminal for outputting at least some of the data signals and control signals; and first and second power signal terminals for supplying a voltage to the driving IC, wherein the input terminal, the first output terminal, and the second output terminal are provided on one of the pair of long sides, the first power signal terminal being provided on one of the pair of short sides, and the second power signal terminal being provided on the other one of the pair of short sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Murakami, Seiji Maeda, Shinji Murabe, Nobuaki Takahashi, Yoshitsugu Kawahigashi