Patents by Inventor Shirun Ho

Shirun Ho 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: 20070260795
    Abstract: A simulation system that increases a polymer molecule binding prediction speed on a parallel and distributed computer system is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Shirun Ho
  • Patent number: 7088315
    Abstract: A plasma display device is realized which has a high set-luminous-efficacy (i.e. provides a high-brightness display image at a low power consumption) and a high light-room contrast. The luminous efficacy hs and the display discharge voltage Vs are increased by increasing the product pd in discharge, or increasing the Xe proportion aXe of the discharge. As a result the display-discharge region area ratio Ad and the display region reflectance ? can be reduced by reducing the display-electrode area Sse approximately in inverse proportion to Vs2, and thereby the set-luminous efficacy hs and the set luminance Bpons and the light-room contrast Cb are increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keizo Suzuki, Shirun Ho, Masatoshi Shiiki, Tatsuya Miyake, Kenichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6928402
    Abstract: Values of input parameters are set. Simulations are executed in parallel for individual sets of input parameters by a plurality of processors to obtain design values which are execution results. The obtained design values are compared with the design condition. Directory files are constructed for plural kinds of input parameters corresponding to design values satisfying the design condition. Accumulative distribution in the distribution of parameter input values are determined in respect of the individual kinds of input parameters. Input values of parameters to be referred are extracted on the basis of values of the accumulative distribution every kind of input parameter. The kind of input parameter, the extracted input values and the number of the extracted input values are displayed through an input interface every kind of input parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shirun Ho, Miyuki Saji, Sigeo Ihara, Satoshi Ito
  • Publication number: 20050007308
    Abstract: A plasma display device is realized which has a high set-luminous-efficacy (i.e. provides a high-brightness display image at a low power consumption) and a high light-room contrast. The luminous efficacy hs and the display discharge voltage Vs are increased by increasing the product pd in discharge, or increasing the Xe proportion aXe of the discharge. As a result the display-discharge region area ratio Ad and the display region reflectance ? can be reduced by reducing the display-electrode area Sse approximately in inverse proportion to Vs2, and thereby the set-luminous efficacy hs and the set luminance Bpons and the light-room contrast Cb are increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Keizo Suzuki, Shirun Ho, Masatoshi Shiiki, Tatsuya Miyake, Kenichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6714176
    Abstract: A plasma display device includes plural discharge cells each defined by a pair of first and second discharge-sustaining electrodes and an address electrode intersecting therewith. A driving method thereof includes period for addressing the discharge cells and thereby inducing address-discharge therein, and light-emission period for applying repetitive pulse voltages to at least one of the first and second discharge-sustaining electrodes such that the addressed ones of the discharge cells start and sustain main discharge depending upon the presence of the address-discharge to generate light. Second repetitive pulse voltages are applied to the address electrodes to generate pre-discharge, and rise in portions of the light-emission period during which an absolute value of a voltage difference between the first and second discharge-sustaining electrodes does not exceed 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Yamamoto, Keizo Suzuki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shirun Ho
  • Patent number: 6653995
    Abstract: The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel 101 having a plurality of discharge cells each having a pair of sustained discharge electrodes 102 and 103 and an address electrode 104. A voltage is applied to at least one of the sustained discharge electrodes and the address electrode in a sustained discharge period. A sustained discharge voltage is repeatedly applied to the sustained discharge electrodes 102 and 103. The sustained discharge voltage has a voltage waveform with a rise period (Tr) from a first voltage level to a second voltage level, a sustained period (Tsus) for maintaining the second voltage level, a fall period (Tf) from the second voltage level to the first voltage level and a sustained period (Tg) for maintaining the first voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shirun Ho, Keizo Suzuki, Kenichi Yamamoto, Norihiro Uemura
  • Publication number: 20030179160
    Abstract: A plasma display device of high luminous efficiency is provided. In a plasma display device for performing driving including at least an address period and a sustain-discharge period for emission display, the sustain-discharge period includes a pulse application period and an open period, a voltage of an electrode to which a relatively positive voltage is applied in a sustain-discharge electrode pair in a pulse application period immediately before the open period is set as Vsp, and the voltage of the other electrode is set as Vsn, Vsp−Vsn has a significantly negative value in the open period, and light is emitted by a discharge in the open period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Yamamoto, Keizo Suzuki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shirun Ho, Tomokatsu Kishi, Kyoji Kariya
  • Patent number: 6621229
    Abstract: A discharge is initiated in a cell in which an address discharge is conducted at a first timing T1 in a charge adjustment period. Next, at a second timing T2, a discharge is initiated for adjusting a wall charge in a cell where a charge remains therein because the address discharge does not occurred. Thus, some negative charges are formed in an X electrode and a Y electrode, thus preventing a false discharge from occurring in an unselected cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kanazawa, Shirun Ho, Keizo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030117345
    Abstract: A plasma display device includes plural discharge cells each defined by a pair of first and second discharge-sustaining electrodes and an address electrode intersecting therewith. A driving method thereof includes period for addressing the discharge cells and thereby inducing address-discharge therein, and light-emission period for applying repetitive pulse voltages to at least one of the first and second discharge-sustaining electrodes such that the addressed ones of the discharge cells start and sustain main discharge depending upon the presence of the address-discharge to generate light. Second repetitive pulse voltages are applied to the address electrodes to generate pre-discharge, and rise in portions of the light-emission period during which an absolute value of a voltage difference between the first and second discharge-sustaining electrodes does not exceed 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Yamamoto, Keizo Suzuki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shirun Ho
  • Publication number: 20020196209
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control method for applying a voltage on a plasma display panel of a plasma display device that realizes an improvement in a ultraviolet emission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Shirun Ho, Keizo Suzuki, Kenichi Yamamoto, Norihiro Uemura
  • Publication number: 20020093291
    Abstract: A discharge is initiated in a cell in which an address discharge is conducted at a first timing T1 in a charge adjustment period. Next, at a second timing T2, a discharge is initiated for adjusting a wall charge in a cell where a charge remains therein because the address discharge does not occurred. Thus, some negative charges are formed in an X electrode and a Y electrode, thus preventing a false discharge from occurring in an unselected cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kanazawa, Shirun Ho, Keizo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20020010565
    Abstract: Values of input parameters are set. Simulations are executed in parallel for individual sets of input parameters by a plurality of processors to obtain design values which are execution results. The obtained design values are compared with the design condition. Directory files are constructed for plural kinds of input parameters corresponding to design values satisfying the design condition. Accumulative distribution in the distribution of parameter input values are determined in respect of the individual kinds of input parameters. Input values of parameters to be referred are extracted on the basis of values of the accumulative distribution every kind of input parameter. The kind of input parameter, the extracted input values and the number of the extracted input values are displayed through an input interface every kind of input parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Shirun Ho, Miyuki Saji, Sigeo Ihara, Satoshi Ito
  • Patent number: 6333599
    Abstract: A plasma display system has a plasma display panel including a pair of base plates for forming a plurality of discharge cells therebetween, and a plurality of pairs of electrodes for sustaining discharge to form plasma through a dielectric substance thereon in the discharge cells. The pairs of electrodes for sustaining discharge are disposed on a same one of the pair of base plates. The plasma display panel is configured such that a discharge current integrated over 40% of a discharge time Td from a start of the discharge time Td is smaller than a discharge current integrated over a remainder of the discharge time Td in one discharge, wherein the discharge time Td is defined as a time interval over which a discharge current does not drop to less than 5% of its maximum value in one discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimi Kawanami, Keizo Suzuki, Kenichi Yamamoto, Shirun Ho, Masaji Ishigaki, Ryohei Satoh, Masayuki Shibata, Tomohiko Murase, Michifumi Kawai
  • Patent number: 5926403
    Abstract: An extremely high-speed, very stable system and a method for concurrent computing between heterogeneous simulators are shown, in which heterogeneous simulators for analyzing a complicated physical phenomenon are coupled based on a coupled equation thereby to obviate the disadvantages of the conventional noncoupled and coupled methods. A numerical calculation unit includes a calculation control unit equipped with an agent function having a heterogeneous coupling variational equation calculation unit, a convergence decision unit and a search vector setting unit. A parameter and a variable are supplied from the heterogeneous coupling variational equation calculation unit into and out of a simulator A, a simulator B and a heterogeneous coupled equation thereby to form the heterogeneous coupling variational equation 1 and thus to determine a globally consistent solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shirun Ho, Sigeo Ihara
  • Patent number: 5233205
    Abstract: A novel concept and structure of a semiconductor circuit are disclosed which utilize the fact that the interaction between the carriers such as electrons and holes supplied in a meso-scopic region and the potential field formed in the meso-scopic region leads to such effects as quantum interference and resonance, with the result that the output intensity is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Usagawa, Shirun Ho, Ken Yamaguchi, Yoshiaki Takemura