Patents by Inventor Takehisa Natori

Takehisa Natori 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: 8648888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display device and a method of manufacturing the image display device that make it possible to form pixels with a smaller number of sub-pixels as compared with a case where one pixel is formed so as to separately include one each of sub-pixels of three colors of R, G, and B, and make full-color display by making the sub-pixels emit light by time division. The present invention can provide an image display device that makes it possible to reduce the number of sub-pixels and form pixels at a high density by sharing respective sub-pixels between pixels and displaying the sub-pixels by time division and thus realize high picture quality and reduction in the number of parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehisa Natori, Yoshimitsu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20080043045
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display device and a method of manufacturing the image display device that make it possible to form pixels with a smaller number of sub-pixels as compared with a case where one pixel is formed so as to separately include one each of sub-pixels of three colors of R, G, and B, and make full-color display by making the sub-pixels emit light by time division. The present invention can provide an image display device that makes it possible to reduce the number of sub-pixels and form pixels at a high density by sharing respective sub-pixels between pixels and displaying the sub-pixels by time division and thus realize high picture quality and reduction in the number of parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehisa Natori, Yoshimitsu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7319471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display device and a method of manufacturing the image display device that make it possible to form pixels with a smaller number of sub-pixels as compared with a case where one pixel is formed so as to separately include one each of sub-pixels of three colors of R, G, and B, and make full-color display by making the sub-pixels emit light by time division. The present invention can provide an image display device that makes it possible to reduce the number of sub-pixels and form pixels at a high density by sharing respective sub-pixels between pixels and displaying the sub-pixels by time division and thus realize high picture quality and reduction in the number of parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehisa Natori, Yoshimitsu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6919581
    Abstract: A method of producing an image display unit includes the steps of: forming, on a wafer, a display element layer composed of display elements arrayed on a specific cycle and provided with a magnetic film, and separating the display element layer into the individual display elements with magnetic film portions while keeping the array of the display elements; selecting, of all of the display elements, those located discretely at specific intervals of a value equivalent to an integer-fold of the specific cycle, and magnetizing the magnetic film portions provided on the selected display elements in such a manner that the magnetic film portions provided on the selected display units are magnetically distinguishable from the magnetic film portions provided on the non-selected display elements; and magnetically attracting the selected display elements while keeping the specific intervals thereof, and transferring the selected display elements onto a mounting board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 6863584
    Abstract: A method of producing an image display unit with improved handling of small LED pellets. The method includes an element formation step, a selective magnetization step, and a mounting step. The selective magnetization step and mounting step improves LED pellet placement as opposed to the typical mounting step, which includes using dielectric pads and conductive paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Publication number: 20040212633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display device and a method of manufacturing the image display device that make it possible to form pixels with a smaller number of sub-pixels as compared with a case where one pixel is formed so as to separately include one each of sub-pixels of three colors of R, G, and B, and make full-color display by making the sub-pixels emit light by time division. The present invention can provide an image display device that makes it possible to reduce the number of sub-pixels and form pixels at a high density by sharing respective sub-pixels between pixels and displaying the sub-pixels by time division and thus realize high picture quality and reduction in the number of parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Takehisa Natori, Yoshimitsu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040027314
    Abstract: A method of producing an image display unit includes the steps of: forming, on a wafer, a display element layer composed of display elements arrayed on a specific cycle and provided with a magnetic film, and separating the display element layer into the individual display elements with magnetic film portions while keeping the array of the display elements; selecting, of all of the display elements, those located discretely at specific intervals of a value equivalent to an integer-fold of the specific cycle, and magnetizing the magnetic film portions provided on the selected display elements in such a manner that the magnetic film portions provided on the selected display units are magnetically distinguishable from the magnetic film portions provided on the non-selected display elements; and magnetically attracting the selected display elements while keeping the specific intervals thereof, and transferring the selected display elements onto a mounting board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 6443597
    Abstract: A plane display unit using LEDs without letting the colors of the individual pixels appear separately or without letting the pixels appear as a set of visible dots even when the screen displaying an image or a character is viewed in close range, and a plane display device using the same. Pixels having light-emitting surfaces of a square shape that is inclined by 45° are arranged on a substrate in a direction inclined toward the right and in a direction inclined toward the left with the sides of the light-emitting surfaces being opposed to each other. The shape and size of the surface of the substrate are selected to be the same as the shape and size of the contours of the light-emitting surfaces of all pixels on the substrate. The pixels are formed by covering plural LEDs of different colors with a transparent material in which a light-scattering material is contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Publication number: 20020043923
    Abstract: A method of producing an image display unit includes the steps of: forming, on a wafer, a display element layer composed of display elements arrayed on a specific cycle and provided with a magnetic film, and separating the display element layer into the individual display elements with magnetic film portions while keeping the array of the display elements; selecting, of all of the display elements, those located discretely at specific intervals of a value equivalent to an integer-fold of the specific cycle, and magnetizing the magnetic film portions provided on the selected display elements in such a manner that the magnetic film portions provided on the selected display units are magnetically distinguishable from the magnetic film portions provided on the non-selected display elements; and magnetically attracting the selected display elements while keeping the specific intervals thereof, and transferring the selected display elements onto a mounting board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 6243060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a jumbo-size screen image display apparatus set up in a ground or the like and a pixel arrangement method thereof. According to the present invention, a plurality of color elements are arranged in an in-line arrangement fashion to form one pixel, this pixel is disposed on a plurality of horizontal lines and a plurality of vertical lines, and a color element or a color element group having the highest luminosity factor in each pixel is alternately arranged at the right-hand or left-hand end position at every horizontal line. Thus, there may be removed the disadvantage that the color is changed by the pixel hidden by a louver, and hence the apparent horizontal resolution and the apparent vertical resolution may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 5835269
    Abstract: A video display apparatus has a dot matrix of LEDs mounted on an LED matrix board, and a unitary reflecting member made of metal such as aluminum or the like mounted on the LED matrix board. The reflecting member has slanted reflecting surfaces disposed vertically one on each side of each of the LEDs for reflecting light emitted from the LEDs with narrow vertical directivity. The video display apparatus can provide a wide angle of view in the horizontal direction, and a narrow angle of view in the vertical direction for preventing light from being scattered in the vertical direction to maintain a desired level of luminosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 5657159
    Abstract: A video display apparatus has a dot matrix of LEDs mounted on an LED matrix board, and a unitary reflecting member made of metal such as aluminum or the like mounted on the LED matrix board. The reflecting member has slanted reflecting surfaces disposed vertically one on each side of each of the LEDs for reflecting light emitted from the LEDs with narrow vertical directivity. The video display apparatus can provide a wide angle of view in the horizontal direction, and a narrow angle of view in the vertical direction for preventing light from being scattered in the vertical direction to maintain a desired level of luminosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 5163750
    Abstract: A light apparatus disclosed is high in utilization factor of light, simple in structure and suitable for mass production. The light apparatus includes a hollow single-part reflecting plate (11) having a spheroidal mirror on an inner face thereof and a discharge tube (13) mounted at a forward opening of the reflecting plate. The discharge tube has a double layer tube structure consisting of an elongated light emitting tube (16) and an outer tube (18) surrounding the light emitting tube. A reflecting face (26) is formed on the outer tube such that it connects to the spheroidal mirror to form a closed spheroidal face. The reflecting face is formed by mounting a cold mirror on a surface of the outer tube, and a light extracting portion (25) is formed on an outer wall of the outer tube by mounting a cold filter thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 5138435
    Abstract: A CRT-matrix type big screen display system having self-emitting type picture cells is provided with a deflection waveform as a sawtooth waveform and a deflection waveform in the other direction as a step deflection waveform crossing the picture cells. Inclination of the scanning line is eliminated so that fluctuations in display brightness thereto are avoided and a satisfactory picture display is achieved. Also in CRT-matrix type big-screen display systems, index elements or cells are provided between sets of primary color cells and in the scanning direction. At least at the start of the scanning operation, the index elements or cells are scanned and the positional information thereof is stored in a memory for use in processing a video signal to achieve a satisfactory picture display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimada, Koji Kanbayashi, Ryuichi Kawakami, Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 5057739
    Abstract: A large area display has a plurality of cathode ray tubes mounted adjacent each other in X, Y matrix and each cathode ray tube includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an X, Y matrix on a front panel and each pixel comprises three horizontally extending stripe-shaped luminous elements aligned in the vertical direction and the front panel of the cathode ray tube is formed with a thinner portion adjacent its outer edge where it joins to the funnel to reduce the spacing between adjacent cathode ray tubes to a minimum to allow the pixels to be viewed over a wider angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimada, Ryuichi Kawakami, Takehisa Natori, Koji Kanbayashi
  • Patent number: 4564785
    Abstract: A flat type cathode ray tube is disclosed which includes a flat envelope formed of a flat panel and a dish-shaped funnel, a first deflection system composed of a back electrode and a phosphor screen which are both located within the envelope in opposing relation with each other, a neck portion coupled to the envelope, the neck portion extending in the surface direction of the flat envelope having therein an electron gun, and a second deflection system formed of electro-static deflection plates which are so located within the envelope that they oppose each other across the path of the electron beam emitted from the electron gun to the first deflection system with respect to a thickness direction of the flat envelope. In this case, a projecting portion is provided from the peripheral portion of the funnel for molding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Sato, Takehisa Natori, Takao Nakano
  • Patent number: 4333034
    Abstract: A grid structure for a color cathode ray tube comprises a substantially rectangular, one-piece frame consisting of a pair of first opposed frame portions and a pair of second opposed frame portions orthogonally related to the first frame portions and being integral with the latter at ends thereof, and grid elements secured to the first frame portions and extending therebetween generally parallel to the second frame portions in a longitudinally stressed condition, the second frame portions having at least recesses therein for enhancing the resilient bending thereof under loads applied to the first frame portions in directions urging the latter toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Ohgoshi, Akira Nakayama, Yoshihiro Tsukamura, Takehisa Natori
  • Patent number: 4069436
    Abstract: A flat thermionic cathode is provided with a substrate having at least one main heating element thereon to produce at least one substantially localized area of heat and a sub-heating element to substantially define a heating area, the localized area being produced within the heating area. A cathode element including electron emissive material is disposed at the localized area. While the localized area tends to produce a temperature gradient directed from the localized area toward the perimeter of the substrate so as to create thermal stress in the substrate along the perimeter thereof, the sub-heating element reduces this temperature gradient and, consequently, the thermal stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Nakayama, Akio Ohkoshi, Shoichi Muramoto, Takehisa Natori, Koichiro Sumi, Hideaki Nakagawa, Torao Aozuka