Patents by Inventor Takayuki Hatanaka

Takayuki Hatanaka 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: 6144432
    Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device employing only one sheet of polarizer film, the liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal cell comprising liquid crystal sealed between a pair of substrates, a polarizer film, two sheets of retardation film, a scattering film, and a specular reflector. The twisting angle of the liquid crystal is between 220.degree. and 260.degree.. The retardation .DELTA.nLC.multidot.dLC of the liquid crystal is between 700 nm and 1000 nm, and the retardation of the retardation films is .vertline.Rfilm(2)-Rfilm(1).vertline..ltoreq.200 nm. A specific angular relationship is established among the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, the slow axis of the two sheets of retardation film, and the absorption axis of the polarizer. This configuration provides the reflective liquid crystal display device with a bright white display, an achromatic black and white display with high contrast, and less dependence on viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hatanaka, Shingo Fujita, Tetsu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 6130735
    Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device comprising a polarizer, a retardation film, a front scattering film layer, and a liquid crystal cell having a mirror reflector, in which the front scattering film layer includes at least one film of which scattering angle range is asymmetrical to the normal direction of film. A plural front scattering films of which scattering angle range is asymmetrical to the film normal are laminated so that the projection direction onto the film surface in the central angle direction of the scattering angle range may be different. At least one of the scattering films for composing the scattering film layer is a front scattering film for scattering more strongly the transmission light from the second incident angle region not containing the film normal direction than the transmission light from the first incident angle region containing the film normal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hatanaka, Shingo Fujita, Hisanori Yamaguchi, Tetsu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 6011605
    Abstract: A reflection type liquid crystal display apparatus has a liquid cell having an upper substrate having an electrode pattern formed with transparent electrodes, a lower substrate opposed to the upper substrate and having an electrode pattern formed with metallic reflecting electrodes, an orientation film formed on each of the two electrode patterns, and containing liquid crystal put between the upper and lower substrates, and an electronic part connected to the liquid crystal cell and used to drive the liquid crystal cell, wherein each of the metallic reflecting electrodes is a two-layer film composed of Ti and Al alloy and formed on the lower substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mizuno, Shingo Fujita, Takayuki Hatanaka, Tetsu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 4901907
    Abstract: A method for production of a heat exchanger is disclosed, where a powder flux is applied in a process of soldering a heat exchanger core of aluminum. An annular groove is formed in a seat plate. Measures are taken for preventing wetting of the annular groove of the seat plate when sprayed with the water on the preassembled core, such that a non-corrosive flux would not adhere to the annular groove of the seat plate. Water is sprayed in the form of a mist on a preassembled heat exchanger core through plurality of spray nozzles. The annular grooves of the seat plates are thoroughly dried after the application of water for attaining a perfect absence of residual non-corrosive flux in the annular grooves of the seat plates. A non-corrosive flux powder is sprayed onto the preassembled heat exchanger core of aluminum with a powder spray gun. The non-corrosive flux is caused to adhere fast to the portion wetted with the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignees: Nihon Radiator Co. Ltd., Pacific Machinery and Engineering Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Enokido, Takayuki Hatanaka, Takashi Kozono