Patents by Inventor Shuzo Okumura

Shuzo Okumura 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: 8094134
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel having a press detection function, which makes it possible to suppress degradation of visibility of a display unit of a display device even when mounted on an electronic device, and also to improve a pressure measuring precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo, Yuichiro Takai, Jun Shimizu, Yoshitaka Yamaoka, Shuzo Okumura, Seiko Hirai, Yohko Imai
  • Publication number: 20110308843
    Abstract: Provided is a transparent thin plate including a transparent substrate in a sheet form, a mesh layer formed on a surface of the transparent substrate and made of an opaque material having a structure wherein an outline of meshes is made of bands that are very thin and have a substantially equal width, and having a light transmittance of 50% or more, and a colored layer that is arranged in a state that the layer is laminated in a partial area of the mesh layer and on the surface of the mesh layer, and has a color different from that of the opaque material constituting the mesh layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Shuzo Okumura, Ryomei Omote, Takao Hashimoto, Yuki Matsui
  • Patent number: 8003900
    Abstract: A mesh sheet of the present invention is a mesh sheet in which a metal mesh comprising fine bands is laminated on a surface of a base substrate, the mesh sheet being used and adhered along a surface of an arbitrary member having a curved surface portion. The metal mesh has a part in which the fine band positioned between connection points of the fine bands which are adjacent to each other is a curved line so as to absorb stress relative to deformation to be placed along the curved surface portion with a large curvature without destructing the metal mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Watazu, Shuzo Okumura, Keishiro Murata, Asako Sakashita, Takahiro Okabe
  • Publication number: 20110198712
    Abstract: A pressure sensor (40) comprises a pair of electrodes (16a), (16b), a base film (31) on which at least one electrode is disposed, an upper film (6) facing the base film (31), a pressure sensitive ink layer (30) disposed so as to be able to cover the pair of electrodes (16a, 16b) and having electrical characteristics changed by applied pressing force, and a spacer (10) having adhesive properties and interposed between the base film (31) and the upper film (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuzo Okumura, Ryomei Omote, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuichiro Takai
  • Publication number: 20110115738
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel having a press detection function, which makes it possible to suppress degradation of visibility of a display unit of a display device even when mounted on an electronic device, and also to improve a pressure measuring precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo, Yuichiro Takai, Jun Shimizu, Yoshitaka Yamaoka, Shuzo Okumura, Seiko Hirai, Yohko Imai
  • Publication number: 20100326722
    Abstract: A mesh sheet of the present invention is a mesh sheet in which a metal mesh comprising fine bands is laminated on a surface of a base substrate, the mesh sheet being used and adhered along a surface of an arbitrary member having a curved surface portion. The metal mesh has a part in which the fine band positioned between connection points of the fine bands which are adjacent to each other is a curved line so as to absorb stress relative to deformation to be placed along the curved surface portion with a large curvature without destructing the metal mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Yuji Watazu, Shuzo Okumura, Keishiro Murata, Asako Sakashita, Takahiro Okabe
  • Patent number: 7847753
    Abstract: A transparent antenna for a display, for example, a portable telephone, the transparent antenna performing good transmission and reception, not bulky, and not impairing design of an apparatus. The transparent antenna for a display has an insulating sheet-like transparent substrate and has a planar antenna pattern formed on the surface of the transparent substrate. An electrically conductive section of the antenna pattern is constructed from an electrically conductive thin film of a mesh structure, outlines of each mesh are constituted from extra fine bands with substantially the same width, and the light transmittance of the section where the antenna pattern is formed is equal to or more than 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Ishibashi, Shuzo Okumura, Yuki Matsui, Yoshitaka Yamaoka, Takayuki Takagi, Hiromitsu Muko, Ryomei Omote
  • Publication number: 20100156750
    Abstract: A feeding structure of a housing with an antenna, in which a flat antenna can be attached inconspicuously to the outer surface of the housing which is hard to be affected by a metal component and power can be supplied to the flat antenna without providing a through hole causing inferior appearance. The feeding structure of the housing with an antenna comprises a housing 2, a decorative film 3 covering at least a part of the outer wall face of the housing 2, a flat antenna 6 held between the outer wall face of the housing 2 and the decorative film 3, and an electrode 7 provided on the inner wall face of the housing 2. In the feeding structure, a capacitor is formed by arranging a feeding part 6a of the flat antenna 6 and the electrode 7 opposite to each other in both faces of the housing 2 and power transmission and communication are performed in a noncontact manner for the flat antenna 6 on the outside of the housing 2 from the inside of the housing 2 by connecting an inductor 8 with the electrode 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Tatsuo Ishibashi, Shuzo Okumura
  • Publication number: 20100144407
    Abstract: Provided are a transparent cover having a light transmittance of not less than 50%, in which transparent cover a circuit pattern of a conductive material is provided between two sheet-like transparent substrates, a device main body that couples the transparent cover thereto in an openable/closable manner such that members provided on a surface thereof are concealed or exposed by the transparent cover being opened or closed, an open/close determination part for determining whether the transparent cover is open or closed, and function switching parts for switching functions of the circuit pattern based on the determination of the open/close determination part as to whether the transparent over is open or closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Shuzo Okumura, Ryomei Omote, Takao Hashimoto, Yuki Matsui
  • Patent number: 7671289
    Abstract: A capacitance type light-emitting switch and a light-emitting switch element are provided that operate properly by preventing failure in entry and for which a small number of parts are used. A light-emitting switch 61 has a light-emitting switch element 51 and a control element 31. A light-emitting switch element 51 has a panel 2 made of transparent materials, a decorated layer 3 arranged on at least one side of the panel, a light guide plate 4 arranged on the back sides of the panel and the decorated layer, a point light source 5 or a line light source arranged on the side of the light guide plate, and a reflective layer 1 that is made of an opaque metal film of less than 1?/cm2 of surface resistance measured by the four-point probe array measurement method, mounted on the back side of the light guide plate, and is formed to have an electrode unit 1a and a conductive unit 1b connected to the electrode unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Matsukawa, Shuzo Okumura, Ryomei Omote
  • Patent number: 7656357
    Abstract: A transparent antenna for a vehicle has a transmittance property providing good visibility without worsening the design and is capable of realizing low resistance. The transparent antenna has an insulating sheet-like transparent base body (1a) and an antenna pattern planarly formed on the surface of the transparent base body (1a). An electrically conductive section (1b) of the antenna pattern is constructed from an electrically conductive thin film of a mesh structure, lines of each mesh are constructed from very fine bands having substantially equal widths, and the width of each of the very fine bands is 30 ?m or less. The light transmittance of the antenna pattern is 70% or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Ishibashi, Shuzo Okumura, Yuki Matsui, Yoshitaka Yamaoka
  • Publication number: 20090140938
    Abstract: A transparent antenna for a vehicle, having transmittance property providing good visibility without worsening design and capable of realizing low resistance. The transparent antenna has an insulating sheet-like transparent base body (1a) and an antenna pattern planarly formed on the surface of the transparent base body (1a). An electrically conductive section (1b) of the antenna pattern is constructed from an electrically conductive thin film of a mesh structure, lines of each mesh are constructed from very fine bands having substantially the equal width, and the width of each of the very fine bands is 30 ?m or less. The light transmittance of the antenna pattern is 70% or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Ishibashi, Shuzo Okumura, Yuki Matsui, Yoshitaka Yamaoka
  • Publication number: 20090050454
    Abstract: A capacitance type light-emitting switch and a light-emitting switch element are provided that operate properly by preventing failure in entry and for which a small number of parts are used. A light-emitting switch 61 has a light-emitting switch element 51 and a control element 31. A light-emitting switch element 51 has a panel 2 made of transparent materials, a decorated layer 3 arranged on at least one side of the panel, a light guide plate 4 arranged on the back sides of the panel and the decorated layer, a point light source 5 or a line light source arranged on the side of the light guide plate, and a reflective layer 1 that is made of an opaque metal film of less than 1 ?/cm2 of surface resistance measured by the four-point probe array measurement method, mounted on the back side of the light guide plate, and is formed to have an electrode unit 1a and a conductive unit 1b connected to the electrode unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Matsukawa, Shuzo Okumura, Ryomei Omote
  • Publication number: 20090051620
    Abstract: A transparent antenna for a display, for example, a portable telephone, the transparent antenna performing good transmission and reception, not bulky, and not impairing design of an apparatus. The transparent antenna (1) for a display has an insulating sheet-like transparent substrate (1a) and has a planar antenna pattern formed on the surface of the transparent substrate (1a). An electrically conductive section (1b) of the antenna pattern is constructed from an electrically conductive thin film of a mesh structure, outlines of each mesh are constituted from extra fine bands with substantially the same width, and the light transmittance of the section where the antenna pattern is formed is equal to or more than 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Tatsuo Ishibashi, Shuzo Okumura, Yuki Matsui, Yoshitaka Yamaoka, Takayuki Takagi, Hiromitsu Muko, Ryomei Omote
  • Publication number: 20040159554
    Abstract: A light-transmitting electromagnetic wave-shielding material includes a hydrophilic transparent resin layer laminated on a transparent substrate. An electroless plating layer is laminated on the hydrophilic transparent resin layer in a pattern, and a black pattern section is formed on the hydrophilic transparent resin layer under the electroless plating layer. Therefore, a black electroplating layer is formed to cover the electroless plating layer laminated in a pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Shuzo Okumura, Masahiro Nishida, Tatsuo Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 6713161
    Abstract: A light-transmitting electromagnetic wave-shielding material includes a hydrophilic transparent resin layer laminated on a transparent substrate. An electroless plating layer is laminated on the hydrophilic transparent resin layer in a pattern, and a black pattern section is formed on the hydrophilic transparent resin layer under the electroless plating layer. Therefore, a black electroplating layer is formed to cover the electroless plating layer laminated in a pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuzo Okumura, Masahiro Nishida, Tatsuo Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 6030708
    Abstract: A transparent material for shielding undesired electromagnetic waves, in which a black mesh region is formed in a hydrophilic transparent resin layer on a transparent substrate. The present invention thus provides a transparent material for shielding undesired electromagnetic waves, which comprises:(a) a transparent substrate,(b) a hydrophilic transparent resin layer formed on the transparent substrate (a), which in certain areas contains metal particles finely dispersed therein to form a black region and in the other area does not contain metal particles, to form a transparent region, and(c) a metal layer formed on the black region in the hydrophilic transparent resin layer (b);and a production method therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Ishibashi, Kanji Suyama, Shuzo Okumura