Patents by Inventor Shinji Shimada

Shinji Shimada 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: 9266385
    Abstract: A molded resin product includes a substrate made of a transparent resin, opaque coating film disposed on rear surface of the substrate except for an area set aside for a patterned portion, a transparent resin material disposed in the area set aside for the patterned portion on the rear surface of the substrate, and an opaque reflection coating or a half-reflective coating laminated to the transparent resin material. Under this configuration, the patterned portion looks as if it pops up from the rear surface of the substrate. If a half-reflective coating is used, the pattern is visible through the half-reflective coating when the pattern is viewed from the rear surface of the lid of a molded resin product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Suzuki, Hideyoshi Kamashima, Takayuki Sunagawa, Shinji Shimada
  • Patent number: 9063377
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which is excellent in uniformity of visual angles even when divided alignment regions are distorted due to an external pressure such as pressing pressure. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device comprising: a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, wherein, as viewed in a plan view of a main surface of one of the substrates, the liquid crystal display device has an alignment division pattern in which each pixel is divided into four or more alignment regions, and each set of a plurality of pixels constitutes one unit, and each of the units of the alignment division pattern comprises, in at least one pixel, an alignment region whose alignment direction is different from alignment directions of alignment regions which are located at same vertical and horizontal positions in the other pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinji Shimada
  • Patent number: 8830439
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel using polymer network liquid crystal in which a monomer unreacted region is reduced and a thin-film transistor can be prevented from being irradiated with light energy. In the display panel, a black matrix (22a) is provided as an element having a light-shielding property in a first substrate (2a), a pixel electrode (37) and a thin-film transistor (32) serving as a switching element for driving the pixel electrode (37) are provided in a second substrate (3a), polymer network liquid crystal (11) is filled between the first substrate (2a) and the second substrate (3a), a cover portion (221) that is part of the black matrix (22a) provided in the first substrate (2a) faces the thin-film transistor (32) provided in the second substrate (3a), and the outer periphery of the cover portion (221) is located outside the outer periphery of a channel region by a specified dimension or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Asako, Yukinori Nakagawa, Hiromi Nishino, Shinji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20130344260
    Abstract: A molded resin product includes a substrate made of a transparent resin, opaque coating film disposed on rear surface of the substrate except for an area set aside for a patterned portion, a transparent resin material disposed in the area set aside for the patterned portion on the rear surface of the substrate, and an opaque reflection coating or a half-reflective coating laminated to the transparent resin material. Under this configuration, the patterned portion looks as if it pops up from the rear surface of the substrate. If a half-reflective coating is used, the pattern is visible through the half-reflective coating when the pattern is viewed from the rear surface of the lid of a molded resin product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo SUZUKI, Hideyoshi KAWASHIMA, Takayuki SUNAGAWA, Shinji SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 8574707
    Abstract: A molded resin product includes a substrate made of a transparent resin, opaque coating film disposed on rear surface of the substrate except for an area set aside for a patterned portion, a transparent resin material disposed in the area set aside for the patterned portion on the rear surface of the substrate, and an opaque reflection coating or a half-reflective coating laminated to the transparent resin material. Under this configuration, the patterned portion looks as if it pops up from the rear surface of the substrate. If a half-reflective coating is used, the pattern is visible through the half-reflective coating when the pattern is viewed from the rear surface of the lid of a molded resin product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Suzuki, Hideyoshi Kamashima, Takayuki Sunagawa, Shinji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20130077009
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel using polymer network liquid crystal in which a monomer unreacted region is reduced and a thin-film transistor can be prevented from being irradiated with light energy. In the display panel, a black matrix (22a) is provided as an element having a light-shielding property in a first substrate (2a), a pixel electrode (37) and a thin-film transistor (32) serving as a switching element for driving the pixel electrode (37) are provided in a second substrate (3a), polymer network liquid crystal (11) is filled between the first substrate (2a) and the second substrate (3a), a cover portion (221) that is part of the black matrix (22a) provided in the first substrate (2a) faces the thin-film transistor (32) provided in the second substrate (3a), and the outer periphery of the cover portion (221) is located outside the outer periphery of a channel region by a specified dimension or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Asako, Yukinori Nakagawa, Hiromi Nishino, Shinji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20130057792
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which is excellent in uniformity of visual angles even when divided alignment regions are distorted due to an external pressure such as pressing pressure. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device comprising: a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, wherein, as viewed in a plan view of a main surface of one of the substrates, the liquid crystal display device has an alignment division pattern in which each pixel is divided into four or more alignment regions, and each set of a plurality of pixels constitutes one unit, and each of the units of the alignment division pattern comprises, in at least one pixel, an alignment region whose alignment direction is different from alignment directions of alignment regions which are located at same vertical and horizontal positions in the other pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20120154733
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display panel that employs polymer network liquid crystals and that can prevent a separation between a substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter 1 and a TFT array substrate 2 that face each other in a substantially parallel manner with a prescribed gap therebetween, a layer of polymer network liquid crystals 33 formed between the color filter 1 and the TFT array substrate 2, and a layer of a sealing material 34 that encloses and seals the polymer network liquid crystals 33. In a region enclosed by the sealing material 34 in the color filter 1, first spacers 12a that define the gap between the color filter 1 and the TFT array substrate 2 are formed. A total cross-sectional area of the first spacers 12a and an area of the region enclosed by the sealing material 34 satisfy the following condition: (the total cross-sectional area of the first spacers 12a)/(the area of the region enclosed by the sealing material 34)=0.001 to 0.017.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinori Nakagawa, Isao Asako, Hiromi Nishino, Shinji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20120135162
    Abstract: A molded resin product includes a substrate made of a transparent resin, opaque coating film disposed on rear surface of the substrate except for an area set aside for a patterned portion, a transparent resin material disposed in the area set aside for the patterned portion on the rear surface of the substrate, and an opaque reflection coating or a half-reflective coating laminated to the transparent resin material. Under this configuration, the patterned portion looks as if it pops up from the rear surface of the substrate. If a half-reflective coating is used, the pattern is visible through the half-reflective coating when the pattern is viewed from the rear surface of the lid of a molded resin product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo SUZUKI, Hideyoshi KAMASHIMA, Takayuki SUNAGAWA, Shinji SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 8105637
    Abstract: To supply the ginkgo biloba extract which contains no ginkgolic acid but the active ingredient of existing ginkgo biloba extract and which achieves significant effects in activation of the brain cells. The composition comprises nanoparticle ginkgo biloba extract as the active ingredient, which has the effect of brain function activation. The ginkgo biloba extract is free of ginkgolic acid and is made with the breakdown method, the combination of dry and wet process, crushing ginkgo biloba extract powder. The nanoparticle is 100 nm and below. The above composition has the form from the group consisting of condiments, food additives, food materials, food and drink, health food and drink, drugs, quasi drugs and feeding stuffs. The above health food and drink is for patients with abnormality in cerebral blood flow and metabolism and with the effect of brain function activation prevents or improves the symptom. The above drugs and quasi drugs are intended for human or animal use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Shinji Shimada
  • Patent number: 7980407
    Abstract: A synthetic resin container having an improved strength without requiring use of increased resin amount has a container body with a plurality of sectioned recesses (3). In the disclosed invention, a label (4) is arranged on the container body (1) for improving the rigidity of the container by surrounding the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinji Shimada
  • Patent number: 7846377
    Abstract: The technical problem of this invention is to establish a method of processing a synthetic resin tube, in which the shape of a part of the tube wall is changed to form easily an attractively hollowed and/or raised portion in a fairly wide area of the tube wall. The object of this invention is to provide a tubular container having excellent decorativeness, appearance, or functionality that has never been found before.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Shimada, Atsushi Ota, Yasuyuki Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7780778
    Abstract: A first pigment made of a coloring pigment having a primary average particle diameter of 200 nm or smaller or, or made of carbon black having an average particle diameter of a structure of 100 nm or smaller, and a second pigment made of barium sulfate having a primary average particle diameter of 55 nm or smaller are combined so that a value of (acid amount-base amount) of one pigment becomes positive, and a value of (acid amount-base amount) of other pigment becomes negative, and the combined first and second pigments are dispersed in a medium in the presence of a pigment dispersant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Point Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hifumi Egusa, Shinji Shimada, Nobuhisa Sudo, Takashi Koizumi, Makiko Nanke
  • Publication number: 20090022964
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a molded resin product having atmosphere of a quality product as a result of a stereoscopic pattern that is formed on the container surfaces by a simple method such as coating or vapor deposition. Another object of this invention is to provide a surface treatment process for laying a stereoscopic pattern of high quality on the resin surfaces. The molded resin product of this invention comprises a substrate made of a transparent resin, opaque coating film disposed on rear surface of the substrate except for an area set aside for a patterned portion, a transparent resin material disposed in the area set aside for the patterned portion on the rear surface of the substrate, and an opaque reflection coating or a half-reflective coating laminated to the transparent resin material. Under this configuration of the molded resin product of this invention, the patterned portion looks as if it pops up from the rear surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Suzuki, Hideyoshi Kawashima, Takayuki Sunagawa, Shinji Shimada
  • Patent number: 7472809
    Abstract: A liquid jetting pump of the present invention is constructed such that an intra container liquid is sucked into a cylinder 3 through a suction valve 9 by moving a vertically movable member 4 up and down, and the intra cylinder liquid is jetted out of a nozzle 29 through a discharge valve 31 from a stem 28. A plurality of ribs 10 are protruded in a peripheral direction from a lower edge part within the cylinder. Engagement recessed portions 11 are formed in inner parts of the upper surfaces of the ribs. A lower edge of a coil spring 39 for biasing the vertically movable member 4 is secured to each of the engagement recessed portions 11, thereby permitting a flow of liquid on both sides of the lower edge of the spring internally externally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Shimada, Katsuhito Kuwahara, Takao Kishi, Takayuki Abe, Shuzo Endo, Yuji Kohara, Takamitsu Nozawa
  • Patent number: 7441309
    Abstract: A hinge includes first hinge connectors having first shaft holes drilled and which are disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin case body that may contain a cosmetic material; a second hinge connector having a second shaft hole drilled and which is disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin lid that opens or closes with respect to the case body. The hinge also includes synthetic resin hinge shafts inserted through the first shaft holes, the second shaft hole, and two protruded fitting parts with a shape of a short cylinder disposed so as to project from end faces of the first hinge connectors and come in abutment with two U-shaped, recessed fitting parts disposed on end faces of the second hinge connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Suzuki, Shinji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20080254126
    Abstract: To supply the ginkgo biloba extract which contains no ginkgolic acid but the active ingredient of existing ginkgo biloba extract and which achieves significant effects in activation of the brain cells. The composition comprises nanoparticle ginkgo biloba extract as the active ingredient, which has the effect of brain function activation. The ginkgo biloba extract is free of ginkgolic acid and is made with the breakdown method, the combination of dry and wet process, crushing ginkgo biloba extract powder. The nanoparticle is 100 nm and below. The above composition has the form from the group consisting of condiments, food additives, food materials, food and drink, health food and drink, drugs, quasi drugs and feeding stuffs. The above health food and drink is for patients with abnormality in cerebral blood flow and metabolism and with the effect of brain function activation prevents or improves the symptom. The above drugs and quasi drugs are intended for human or animal use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Shinji Shimada
  • Patent number: 7357267
    Abstract: A squeezable plastic bottle with a handle which is bendable by forming a bending deformation portion in the handle. The bending deformation portion of the handle can be a bending portion formed in the middle portion of the longitudinal direction of the handle. Further a bending rib can be formed between the handle and the body wall surface. The body may be squeezable and deformable by forming a bending rib in the bottle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Shimada, Kazuaki Nose, Atsushi Ota, Keisuke Miyairi
  • Publication number: 20070209158
    Abstract: A hinge includes first hinge connectors having first shaft holes drilled and which are disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin case body that may contain a cosmetic material; a second hinge connector having a second shaft hole drilled and which is disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin lid that opens or closes with respect to the case body. The hinge also includes synthetic resin hinge shafts inserted through the first shaft holes, the second shaft hole, and two protruded fitting parts with a shape of a short cylinder disposed so as to project from end faces of the first hinge connectors and come in abutment with two U-shaped, recessed fitting parts disposed on end faces of the second hinge connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Suzuki, Shinji Shimada
  • Patent number: 7240402
    Abstract: A hinge includes first hinge connectors having first shaft holes drilled and which are disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin case body that may contain a cosmetic material; a second hinge connector having a second shaft hole drilled and which is disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin lid that opens or closes with respect to the case body. The hinge also includes synthetic resin hinge shafts inserted through the first shaft holes, the second shaft hole, and two protruded fitting parts with a shape of a short cylinder disposed so as to project from end faces of the first hinge connectors and come in abutment with two U-shaped, recessed fitting parts disposed on end faces of the second hinge connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Suzuki, Shinji Shimada