Patents by Inventor Takahiro Niiyama
Takahiro Niiyama 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).
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Publication number: 20210286110Abstract: In a display device according to the present disclosure, a reflective film surrounding a display region reflects the light from outside from a lower surface side of an element substrate in the same manner as a metal electrode layer of a light emitting display portion covering the display region. Due to reflection occurring in the same manner on an inner side and an outer side of a contour of the display region, the contour of the display region is unlikely to be visually recognized.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Satoshi NOGUCHI, Youhei FUJIMURA, Takahiro NIIYAMA
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Patent number: 10476030Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a sealing layer located along an edge of the first substrate, a second substrate coupled with the first substrate via the sealing layer, a display part located on the second main surface and within a sealed space, and a filler filling the sealed space and including a particle solid drying agent dispersed therein. The display part includes an organic EL element located on the second substrate, the organic EL element including a first electrode, an organic EL layer, and a second electrode stacked in order from the second substrate. Additionally, the display part includes an organic sacrifice layer located on and in contact with the second electrode, and a first inorganic protective layer located on and in contact with the organic sacrifice layer. The filler is located between the first inorganic protective layer and the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Futaba CorporationInventors: Shinji Ide, Takahiro Niiyama, Mitsufumi Kodama
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Publication number: 20190036078Abstract: An organic EL display device includes a first substrate, a frame-shaped sealing layer disposed along an edge of the first substrate, a second substrate, an organic EL element portion disposed in a sealed space surrounded with the first substrate, the sealing layer, and the second substrate, and a filler that fills the sealed space. The filler has a first filler that includes a powdered drying agent, and is in contact with the sealing layer on an inside of the sealing layer, and a second filler that is in contact with the first filler on an inside of the first filler. At least an area overlapping the organic EL element portion is filled with the second filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Takahiro NIIYAMA, Shinji IDE, Mitsufumi KODAMA, Shingo KAMINAGA
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Publication number: 20180375062Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a sealing layer located along an edge of the first substrate, a second substrate coupled with the first substrate via the sealing layer, a display part located on the second main surface and within a sealed space, and a filler filling the sealed space and including a particle solid drying agent dispersed therein. The display part includes an organic EL element located on the second substrate, the organic EL element including a first electrode, an organic EL layer, and a second electrode stacked in order from the second substrate. Additionally, the display part includes an organic sacrifice layer located on and in contact with the second electrode, and a first inorganic protective layer located on and in contact with the organic sacrifice layer. The filler is located between the first inorganic protective layer and the first substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Futaba CorporationInventors: Shinji IDE, Takahiro NIIYAMA, Mitsufumi KODAMA
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Patent number: 9006958Abstract: A piezoelectric device 100 is provided with an element-mounting member 110, a piezoelectric element 120 mounted on the element-mounting member 110, a metal pattern 118 which is formed at the surface of the element-mounting member 110 and includes an element-mounting region 118a and a lead region 118b, and an integrated circuit element 130 which is electrically connected to the element-mounting region 118a of the metal pattern 118 by solder bump 132, wherein the metal pattern 118 has a projecting part 119 which is provided between the element-mounting region 118a and the lead region 118b, and at least the surface portion of the projecting part 119 is made of a metal oxide.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Kyocera Crystal Device CorporationInventors: Takahiro Niiyama, Hironobu Shintoku, Ryoma Sasagawa, Jumpei Komura
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Publication number: 20130140947Abstract: A piezoelectric device 100 is provided with an element-mounting member 110, a piezoelectric element 120 mounted on the element-mounting member 110, a metal pattern 118 which is formed at the surface of the element-mounting member 110 and includes an element-mounting region 118a and a lead region 118b, and an integrated circuit element 130 which is electrically connected to the element-mounting region 118a of the metal pattern 118 by solder bump 132, wherein the metal pattern 118 has a projecting part 119 which is provided between the element-mounting region 118a and the lead region 118b, and at least the surface portion of the projecting part 119 is made of a metal oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: KYOCERA CRYSTAL DEVICE CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Niiyama, Hironobu Shintoku, Ryoma Sasagawa, Jumpei Komura
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Patent number: 8044596Abstract: Electron-emissive drive units of electron-emissive elements capable of being arranged with a smaller pitch. FET and emitter array units exist in matrix element areas partitioned by a control wiring and data wiring. An exemplary unit is composed of four emitter arrays. The control wiring and data wiring are driven by first and second drive circuits, respectively. Corresponding arrays between units are connected by selection wiring and driven by a third drive circuit. The third drive circuit drives each unit of data wiring every time the drive circuit sequentially drives the four units of control wiring, and the emitter array drive circuit drives each emitter array selection wiring every time the drive circuit sequentially drives the three units of data wiring. Electrons can be emitted in units of arrays smaller than the unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignees: Futaba Corporation, NHK Science & Technical Research LaboratoriesInventors: Masateru Taniguchi, Takahiro Niiyama, Shigeo Itoh, Kazuhito Nakamura, Kenta Miya, Masakazu Namba, Yuki Honda, Toshihisa Watabe, Norifumi Egami
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Patent number: 7723664Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an electron emission array having electron sources arranged in matrix form and having a plurality of horizontal scan lines, a photoelectric conversion film opposed to the electron emission array, and a control and drive circuit configured to select one or more of the horizontal scan lines in a given video signal output period and to cause the electron sources included in the selected one or more horizontal scan lines to emit electrons toward the photoelectric conversion film to produce a video signal, wherein the control and drive circuit is configured to control electron emission of the electron emission array in a blanking period in response to a signal level of the video signal produced in the given video signal output period.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignees: Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Futaba Corporation, Pioneer CorporationInventors: Yuki Honda, Masakazu Namba, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Saburo Okazaki, Norifumi Egami, Toshihisa Watabe, Yoshiro Takiguchi, Akira Kobayashi, Shigeo Itoh, Masateru Taniguchi, Kazuhito Nakamura, Kenta Miya, Takahiro Niiyama, Yoshiyuki Okuda
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Publication number: 20090096393Abstract: Electron-emissive drive units of electron-emissive elements capable of being arranged with a smaller pitch. FET and emitter array units exist in matrix element areas partitioned by a control wiring and data wiring. An exemplary unit is composed of four emitter arrays. The control wiring and data wiring are driven by first and second drive circuits, respectively. Corresponding arrays between units are connected by selection wiring and driven by a third drive circuit. The third drive circuit drives each unit of data wiring every time the drive circuit sequentially drives the four units of control wiring, and the emitter array drive circuit drives each emitter array selection wiring every time the drive circuit sequentially drives the three units of data wiring. Electrons can be emitted in units of arrays smaller than the unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Masateru Taniguchi, Takahiro Niiyama, Shigeo Itoh, Kazuhito Nakamura, Masakazu Namba, Yuki Honda, Kenta Miya, Toshihisa Watabe, Norifumi Egami
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Publication number: 20080291308Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an electron emission array having electron sources arranged in matrix form and having a plurality of horizontal scan lines, a photoelectric conversion film opposed to the electron emission array, and a control and drive circuit configured to select one or more of the horizontal scan lines in a given video signal output period and to cause the electron sources included in the selected one or more horizontal scan lines to emit electrons toward the photoelectric conversion film to produce a video signal, wherein the control and drive circuit is configured to control electron emission of the electron emission array in a blanking period in response to a signal level of the video signal produced in the given video signal output period.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicants: Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Futaba Corporation, Pioneer CorporationInventors: Yuki HONDA, Masakazu Namba, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Saburo Okazaki, Norifumi Egami, Toshihisa Watabe, Yoshiro Takiguchi, Akira Kobayashi, Shigeo Itoh, Masateru Taniguchi, Kazuhito Nakamura, Kenta Miya, Takahiro Niiyama, Yoshiyuki Okuda
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Patent number: 6784604Abstract: A field emission element includes a substrate, a cathode conductor disposed on the substrate, an insulating layer structure on the cathode conductor that has a first insulating layer on the cathode conductor and a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, a gate disposed on the second insulating layer, a gate hole provided through the gate and the insulating layer structure to expose a portion of the cathode conductor therethrough, and an emitter on the exposed portion of the cathode conductor in the gate hole. The first insulating layer is covered by the second insulating layer at a side surface of the gate hole and a dielectric constant of the first insulating layer is different from that of the second insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: FutubaCorporationInventors: Takahiro Niiyama, Mitsuru Tanaka, Yuji Obara
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Publication number: 20030189396Abstract: A field emission element includes a substrate, a cathode conductor disposed on the substrate, an insulating layer structure on the cathode conductor that has a first insulating layer on the cathode conductor and a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, a gate disposed on the second insulating layer, a gate hole provided through the gate and the insulating layer structure to expose a portion of the cathode conductor therethrough, and an emitter on the exposed portion of the cathode conductor in the gate hole. The first insulating layer is covered by the second insulating layer at a side surface of the gate hole and a dielectric constant of the first insulating layer is different from that of the second insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Applicant: FUTABA CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Niiyama, Mitsuru Tanaka, Yuji Obara
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Patent number: 6163107Abstract: A field emission cathode that can uniform the number of electrons emitted from each emitter and can prevent a line defect even when a gate electrode is electrically short-circuited with an emitter. The movement of electrons in a channel formed on the channel forming electrode is controlled by applying a positive voltage to the current control electrode, so that the current supplied from the cathode electrode to the emitter can be controlled. If the emitter is short-circuited with the gate electrode, the increased current density destroys the channel, so that the current supply to the emitter can be stopped.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1998Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignees: Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K., Director General Agency of Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Shigeo Itoh, Takahiro Niiyama, Masaharu Tomita, Yoshitaka Kagawa, Akira Inoue, Junji Itoh, Seigo Kanemaru
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Patent number: 6133678Abstract: A field emission element in which a cathode substrate and an anode substrate are spaced from each other and are hermetically sealed. The field emission element comprises cathode electrodes and gate terminals formed on the cathode substrate; an insulating layer overlaying the cathode electrodes and the gate electrodes, the cathode electrodes and the gate terminals being partially extracted outward from the insulating layer, gate electrodes formed on the insulating layer, wherein the gate electrodes are arranged so as to cross said cathode electrodes at intersections, openings each being formed through a cathode electrode and an insulating layer at each of the intersections, a resistance layer at least formed on a part of each of the cathode electrodes, and emitter electrodes each electrically connected to a cathode electrode via the resistance layer formed within an opening.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1998Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Takao Kishino, Kazuhiko Tsuburaya, Hisataka Ochiai, Takahiro Niiyama, Masaharu Tomita
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Patent number: 6100637Abstract: A field emission type fluorescent display device capable of exhibiting high luminescence under a low voltage while minimizing leakage luminescence and color mixing, to thereby improve display quality. An anode and a field emission cathode are arranged opposite to each other and the cathode is divided into a plurality of unit regions in a matrix-like configuration, which are matrix-driven, resulting in a display being selectively carried out. The unit regions each are divided into a plurality of subregions and the cathode and anode are divided into a plurality of strip-like electrodes perpendicular to each other, respectively. The strip-like electrode each correspond to each of subregions and are commonly connected to each other at every second interval. Also, a focusing electrode may be arranged between the gate and the anode so as to surround the unit regions.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1998Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Takao Kishino, Yoichi Kobori, Shigeo Itoh, Takahiro Niiyama, Toshimitsu Fuyuki, Koji Onodaka
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Patent number: 6060841Abstract: A field emission element that can prevent one cathode electrode line from being completely disabled due to a short circuit between an emitter electrode and a gate electrode. One cathode electrode line consists of a stripe cathode conductor and plural island electrodes arranged on the one side of the cathode conductor. The gate electrode is disposed on the insulating layer overlaying the upper surface of each island electrode. The first resistance layer and the second resistance layer each having a different resistance value are laminated in a current control resistance layer. When excessive current flows through the emitter cone, the laminated thick-film portion is destroyed so that only the island electrode connected to the emitter cone is electrically separated off from the cathode conductor. One second resistance layer is locally laminated on the first resistance layer and for each of plural island electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1998Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiro Niiyama, Shigeo Itoh
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Patent number: 5911614Abstract: A field emission device capable of facilitating manufacturing thereof. A cathode substrate is formed on the same plane thereof with gate terminals and cathode electrode each having an end acting as a cathode terminal, on which an insulating layer is arranged. The insulating layer is formed thereon with gate lines 8, which are connected to the gate terminals through a conductive film deposited in contact holes formed during formation of the gate electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1997Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Norio Nishimura, Toshio Kaneshige, Masateru Taniguchi, Takahiro Niiyama, Teruo Watanabe, Minoru Katayama
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Patent number: 5892321Abstract: A field emission cathode capable of preventing an increase in emission current discharged from conical emitters due to a variation in environmental temperature. The field emission cathode includes a resistive layer structure, which is constructed of two resistive layers different in temperature charactertistics. Such construction substantially prevents a variation in resistance of the whole resistive layer strcuture due to an increase in environmental temperature.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1997Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Shigeo Itoh, Tatsuo Yamaura, Takahiro Niiyama
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Patent number: 5835991Abstract: A getter device capable of being re-activated as required and arranged in a narrow space in an envelope. The getter is arranged in a layer-like manner in an envelope of an electronic element to provide, in the envelope, a film-like getter for keeping an interior of the envelope at a vacuum. Electrons emitted from an electron feed section are impinged on the getter to activate it. The getter activated adsorbs thereon gas in an envelope of an image display device.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1996Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiro Niiyama, Shigeo Itoh, Teruo Watanabe
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Patent number: 5786659Abstract: A field emission type electron source capable of permitting a resistance value between a cathode wiring and each of emitter cones to be set at substantially the same level and increasing packaging density of the emitter cones. The electron source includes stripe-like cathode wirings arranged on an insulating substrate. The cathode wirings each are formed with a plurality of windows, so that a plurality of island-like cathode conductors and resistance layers different in resistance value from each other are formed separate from the cathode wiring. Then, a resistance layer, an insulating layer and a gate electrode are formed thereon. The gate electrode and insulating layer are formed with apertures in a manner to be common to both, in which the emitter cones are arranged, resulting in emission of electrons from the emitter cones of each group unit being rendered uniform.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1994Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Toshinori Takagi, Masateru Taniguchi, Shigeo Itoh, Teruo Watanabe, Takahiro Niiyama