Patents by Inventor Sinobu Yamada

Sinobu Yamada 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: 7318664
    Abstract: A light dimming dot pattern is provided for an LCD in which the diameter of dots is changed in a range from approximately 0.16 mm to approximately 0.65 mm depending on the distance of the dots from a fluorescent tube (13) in such a manner that the volume of the shielded light is increased and decreased at a location close to a position overlying the fluorescent tube (13) and at a location remote from the fluorescent tube (13), respectively. In this manner, a light dimming dot pattern with a transmittance for all light rays of approximately 62% (roughly in the vicinity of 62%), higher than the transmittance for all light rays in the conventional technique not higher than 50%, is produced. Consequently, the light of uniform high luminance may be produced without raising the luminance of the fluorescent tube (13), and hence an LCD of high luminance may be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Hatanaka, Kazuhiro Yokota, Takashi Oku, Shinsuke Kito, Yuichiro Maruyama, Sinobu Yamada, Kouji Iida, Seiji Miyamura
  • Publication number: 20070086181
    Abstract: A light dimming dot pattern is provided for an LCD in which the diameter of dots is changed in a range from approximately 0.16 mm to approximately 0.65 mm depending on the distance of the dots from a fluorescent tube (13) in such a manner that the volume of the shielded light is increased and decreased at a location close to a position overlying the fluorescent tube (13) and at a location remote from the fluorescent tube (13), respectively. In this manner, a light dimming dot pattern with a transmittance for all light rays of approximately 62% (roughly in the vicinity of 62%), higher than the transmittance for all light rays in the conventional technique not higher than 50%, is produced. Consequently, the light of uniform high luminance may be produced without raising the luminance of the fluorescent tube (13), and hence an LCD of high luminance may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Masato Hatanaka, Kazuhiro Yokota, Takashi Oku, Shinsuke Kito, Yuichiro Maruyama, Sinobu Yamada, Kouji Iida, Seiji Miyamura
  • Patent number: 7185995
    Abstract: A light dimming dot pattern is provided for an LCD in which the diameter of dots is changed in a range from approximately 0.16 mm to approximately 0.65 mm depending on the distance of the dots from a fluorescent tube (13) in such a manner that the volume of the shielded light is increased and decreased at a location close to a position overlying the fluorescent tube (13) and at a location remote from the fluorescent tube (13), respectively. In this manner, a light dimming dot pattern with a transmittance for all light rays of approximately 62% (roughly in the vicinity of 62%), higher than the transmittance for all light rays in the conventional technique not higher than 50%, is produced. Consequently, the light of uniform high luminance may be produced without raising the luminance of the fluorescent tube (13), and hence an LCD of high luminance may be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Hatanaka, Kazuhiro Yokota, Takashi Oku, Shinsuke Kito, Yuichiro Maruyama, Sinobu Yamada, Kouji Iida, Seiji Miyamura
  • Publication number: 20060215386
    Abstract: A light dimming dot pattern is provided for an LCD in which the diameter of dots is changed in a range from approximately 0.16 mm to approximately 0.65 mm depending on the distance of the dots from a fluorescent tube (13) in such a manner that the volume of the shielded light is increased and decreased at a location close to a position overlying the fluorescent tube (13) and at a location remote from the fluorescent tube (13), respectively. In this manner, a light dimming dot pattern with a transmittance for all light rays of approximately 62% (roughly in the vicinity of 62%), higher than the transmittance for all light rays in the conventional technique not higher than 50%, is produced. Consequently, the light of uniform high luminance may be produced without raising the luminance of the fluorescent tube (13), and hence an LCD of high luminance may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Masato Hatanaka, Kazuhiro Yokota, Takashi Oku, Shinsuke Kito, Yuichiro Maruyama, Sinobu Yamada, Kouji Iida, Sejii Miyamura