Patents by Inventor Tokuo Ikari

Tokuo Ikari 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: 8477267
    Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., JSR Corporation, Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Fujisawa, Tokuo Ikari, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Tatsumi Takahashi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Norimasa Sekine, Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Yasuo Tsuruoka
  • Patent number: 8130340
    Abstract: A large liquid crystal display (100) comprises a light guide plate (3) arranged on the back side of a liquid crystal panel (1). The front surface of the light guide plate (3) is flat, while the back surface thereof is concave. The upper and lower end faces of the light guide plate (3) respectively facing hot cathode fluorescent lamps (2a, 2b) have a convex shape projecting toward the respective lamps. White light from the fluorescent lamps is incident on the upper and lower end faces of the light guide plate directly or by being reflected by reflectors (4a, 4b), and propagates within the light guide plate while being reflected by the front and back surfaces of the light guide plate. At the front surface of the light guide plate, a part of the white light is directed toward the back side of the liquid crystal panel (1) by a light guide portion (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: Tohoku University, Kuraray Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Yasuyuki Shirai, Kiwamu Takehisa, Mitsuo Matsumoto, Tokuo Ikari, Toshiaki Sato, Ikuo Onishi, Etsuo Nakazato, Yuichiro Yamada, Tokihiko Shinomiya, Takashi Ishizumi, Yuhsaku Ajichi
  • Publication number: 20110126975
    Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Katsuya FUJISAWA, Tokuo Ikari, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Tatsumi Takahashi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Norimasa Sekine, Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Yasuo Tsuruoka
  • Patent number: 7852435
    Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., JSR Corporation, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Toray Industries, Inc., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Fujisawa, Tokuo Ikari, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Tatsumi Takahashi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Norimasa Sekine, Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Yasuo Tsuruoka
  • Publication number: 20090103009
    Abstract: A large liquid crystal display (100) comprises a light guide plate (3) arranged on the back side of a liquid crystal panel (1). The front surface of the light guide plate (3) is flat, while the back surface thereof is concave. The upper and lower end faces of the light guide plate (3) respectively facing hot cathode fluorescent lamps (2a, 2b) have a convex shape projecting toward the respective lamps. White light from the fluorescent lamps is incident on the upper and lower end faces of the light guide plate directly or by being reflected by reflectors (4a, 4b), and propagates within the light guide plate while being reflected by the front and back surfaces of the light guide plate. At the front surface of the light guide plate, a part of the white light is directed toward the back side of the liquid crystal panel (1) by a light guide portion (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Yasuyuki Shirai, Kiwamu Takehisa, Mitsuo Matsumoto, Tokuo Ikari, Toshiaki Sato, Ikuo Onishi, Etsuo Nakazato, Yuichiro Yamada, Tokihiko Shinomiya, Takashi Ishizumi, Yuhsaku Ajichi
  • Publication number: 20060279679
    Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Katsuya Fujisawa, Tokuo Ikari, Kazuo Genda, Atsushi Kumano, Noboru Oshima, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Toshimasa Eguchi, Shigenori Yamaoka, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hisatomo Yonehara, Tatsumi Takahashi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Norimasa Sekine, Kazushige Takechi, Ken Sumiyoshi, Ichiro Fujieda, Yasuo Tsuruoka
  • Patent number: 7050229
    Abstract: To provide a rear-projection type screen in which, without the need for a tape-attachment operation on the outer circumferential part of the lens sheets, the top of the Fresnel lens can be prevented from being pared by the abrasion caused by the vibration during transportation. A rear-projection type screen according to the present invention is configured from two or more overlapping sheet-like members such as a Lenticular lens sheet 1 and Fresnel lens sheet 2, in which a fixing protrusion 3 is integrally formed in the sheet-like members in such way that neither of the two sheet-like members is displaced from the state in which the two sheet-like members overlap. A protrusion, used to attach the rear-projection type screen to the main body of a rear-projection-type image display apparatus or the screen frame, may be integrally formed in the sheet-like members from which the rear-projection type screen is configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokuo Ikari, Ichiro Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20040085637
    Abstract: To provide a rear-projection type screen in which, without the need for a tape-attachment operation on the outer circumferential part of the lens sheets, the top of the Fresnel lens can be prevented from being pared by the abrasion caused by the vibration during transportation. A rear-projection type screen according to the present invention is configured from two or more overlapping sheet-like members such as a Lenticular lens sheet 1 and Fresnel lens sheet 2, in which a fixing protrusion 3 is integrally formed in the sheet-like members in such way that neither of the two sheet-like members is displaced from the state in which the two sheet-like members overlap. A protrusion, used to attach the rear-projection type screen to the main body of a rear-projection-type image display apparatus or the screen frame, may be integrally formed in the sheet-like members from which the rear-projection type screen is configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: KURARAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Tokuo Ikari, Ichiro Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 6618196
    Abstract: To provide a rear-projection type screen in which, without the need for a tape-attachment operation on the outer circumferential part of the lens sheets, the top of the Fresnel lens can be prevented from being pared by the abrasion caused by the vibration during transportation. A rear-projection type screen according to the present invention is configured from two or more overlapping sheet-like members such as a Lenticular lens sheet 1 and Fresnel lens sheet 2, in which a fixing protrusion 3 is integrally formed in the sheet-like members in such way that neither of the two sheet-like members is displaced from the state in which the two sheet-like members overlap. A protrusion, used to attach the rear-projection type screen to the main body of a rear-projection-type image display apparatus or the screen frame, may be integrally formed in the sheet-like members from which the rear-projection type screen is configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokuo Ikari, Ichiro Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20010040729
    Abstract: To provide a rear-projection type screen in which, without the need for a tape-attachment operation on the outer circumferential part of the lens sheets, the top of the Fresnel lens can be prevented from being pared by the abrasion caused by the vibration during transportation. A rear-projection type screen according to the present invention is configured from two or more overlapping sheet-like members such as a Lenticular lens sheet 1 and Fresnel lens sheet 2, in which a fixing protrusion 3 is integrally formed in the sheet-like members in such way that neither of the two sheet-like members is displaced from the state in which the two sheet-like members overlap. A protrusion, used to attach the rear-projection type screen to the main body of a rear-projection-type image display apparatus or the screen frame, may be integrally formed in the sheet-like members from which the rear-projection type screen is configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tokuo Ikari, Ichiro Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 5342669
    Abstract: Optical information recording medium that has resistance to scratching, resistance to friction static electricity, rapid discharging, resistance to dust adhesion on surface, thus having high reliability. The optical information recording medium has one or more substrates and one or more recording layers, and, respectively, one or more hardening coats and one or more antistatic coats provided on one or two sides of the optical information recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Yoshikawa, Kyoko Okamoto, Tokuo Ikari