Patents by Inventor Takehiro Egami

Takehiro Egami 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: 7880821
    Abstract: A touch panel for use in an ultra-high resolution display includes a transparent film substrate having one surface made of PET or the like and a transparent electrode film made of ITO film or the like that is formed on the transparent film substrate. A surface of the film substrate opposite the surface on which the transparent electrode is formed has a coating layer including a filler. The filler has an average particle size of 0.1 ?m to 0.01 ?m, and the coating layer is formed to have a surface having arithmetic particle roughness (Ra) of 0.1 ?m to 0.01 ?m, whereby the Ra of the surface of the coating layer is formed to 1/2000th to 1/4000th of the pixel pitch of a display to which the touch panel is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Egami, Naomi Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20080131624
    Abstract: A touch panel for use in an ultra-high resolution display includes a transparent film substrate having one surface made of PET or the like and a transparent electrode film made of ITO film or the like that is formed on the transparent film substrate. A surface of the film substrate opposite the surface on which the transparent electrode is formed has a coating layer including a filler. The filler has an average particle size of 0.1 ?m to 0.01 ?m, and the coating layer is formed to have a surface having arithmetic particle roughness (Ra) of 0.1 ?m to 0.01 ?m, whereby the Ra of the surface of the coating layer is formed to 1/2000th to 1/4000th of the pixel pitch of a display to which the touch panel is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: SMK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Egami, Naomi Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7227537
    Abstract: A touch panel of the present invention in which a piezoelectric substrate is fixed to a movable plate or a supporting substrate has a reduced weight, size, and thickness by providing simpler wiring. The touch panel comprises: a movable plate having an input manipulation surface; a supporting substrate, disposed with a slight insulation gap from the movable plate, for supporting the movable plate from a back surface thereof; conductive layers on the movable plate and the supporting substrate on their respective opposing surfaces; and a piezoelectric substrate fixed to the movable plate or the supporting substrate. A pair of driving electrodes on the piezoelectric substrate are fixed to respective opposing surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate. A conductive layer electrode of the movable plate, a conductive layer electrode of the supporting substrate, and the pair of driving electrodes of the piezoelectric substrate are withdrawn integrally using a single connector tail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventors: Naomi Nakayama, Takehiro Egami, Kazuo Imai, Takeshi Yago
  • Publication number: 20040061688
    Abstract: A touch panel of the present invention in which a piezoelectric substrate is fixed to a movable plate or a supporting substrate has a reduced weight, size, and thickness by providing simpler wiring. The touch panel comprises: a movable plate having an input manipulation surface; a supporting substrate, disposed with a slight insulation gap from the movable plate, for supporting the movable plate from a back surface thereof; conductive layers on the movable plate and the supporting substrate on their respective opposing surfaces; and a piezoelectric substrate fixed to the movable plate or the supporting substrate. A pair of driving electrodes on the piezoelectric substrate are fixed to respective opposing surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate. A conductive layer electrode of the movable plate, a conductive layer electrode of the supporting substrate, and the pair of driving electrodes of the piezoelectric substrate are withdrawn integrally using a single connector tail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: SMK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naomi Nakayama, Takehiro Egami, Kazuo Imai, Takeshi Yago