Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Komaki

Toshihiro Komaki 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: 7205722
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Patent number: 7202604
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Publication number: 20070040506
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for covering the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Patent number: 7148625
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Publication number: 20060097637
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Publication number: 20060097639
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Publication number: 20040189199
    Abstract: A front glass substrate is opposite a back substrate with a discharge space in between. On the rear-facing face of the front glass substrate are provided a plurality of row electrode pairs each extending in the row direction and regularly arranged in the column direction to individually form display lines; and a plurality of column electrodes each extending in a direction at right angles to the row electrode pairs and separated from the row electrode pair by a first dielectric layer. A partition wall partitions the discharge space into discharge cells each opposite the opposed transparent electrodes of the row electrode pair. In the plasma display panel structured in this manner, the back substrate is constituted of a metal plate having the surface covered with an insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Komaki, Naruhiko Atsughi, Satoshi Jinno, Takahiro Togashi, Masaki Yoshinari, Kazuya Akiyama
  • Patent number: 6670755
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate plate; a back substrate plate arranged opposite to the front substrate plate with an electric discharge space formed therebetween; a plurality of partition walls dividing the discharge space into a plurality of discharge cells; and a plurality of fluorescent layers each covering the bottom and side surfaces of each discharge cell. In particular, each of the partition walls has a T-shaped cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Kohsuke Masuda, Toshihiro Komaki
  • Patent number: 6657386
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Patent number: 6614183
    Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a plurality of row electrode pairs (X, Y) forming display lines which are formed on a front glass substrate (10). Each row electrode (X, Y) of the row electrode pair (X, Y) makes up transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya) each formed opposing the corresponding transparent electrode (Xa, Ya) via a discharge gap (g) for each pair, and a bus electrode (Xb, Yb) connected to the transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya). In such plasma display panel, a light-shield layer 20A is formed at least on a portion between the two bus electrodes situated back to back and a required portion in proximal to sides of the bus electrodes (Xb, Yb) connected to the transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya) on the front glass substrate (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Kohsuke Masuda, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Toshihiro Komaki, Kimio Amemiya, Sota Okamoto, Shin Matsuda, Hiroshi Adachihara
  • Patent number: 6522075
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Patent number: 6465956
    Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Publication number: 20020140350
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Publication number: 20020084956
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Publication number: 20020084753
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiharu Koshio, Kimio Amemiya, Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Kosuke Masuda
  • Publication number: 20010017520
    Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a plurality of row electrode pairs (X, Y) forming display lines which are formed on a front glass substrate (10). Each row electrode (X, Y) of the row electrode pair (X, Y) makes up transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya) each formed opposing the corresponding transparent electrode (Xa, Ya) via a discharge gap (g) for each pair, and a bus electrode (Xb, Yb) connected to the transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya). In such plasma display panel, a light-shield layer 20A is formed at least on a portion between the two bus electrodes situated back to back and a required portion in proximal to sides of the bus electrodes (Xb, Yb)connected to the transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya) on the front glass substrate (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Kohsuke Masuda, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Toshihiro Komaki, Kimio Amemiya, Sota Okamoto, Shin Matsuda, Hiroshi Adachihara
  • Publication number: 20010015622
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate plate; a back substrate plate arranged opposite to the front substrate plate with an electric discharge space formed therebetween; a plurality of partition walls dividing the discharge space into a plurality of discharge cells; and a plurality of fluorescent layers each covering the bottom and side surfaces of each discharge cell. In particular, each of the partition walls has a T-shaped cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohsuke Masuda, Toshihiro Komaki
  • Patent number: 6255780
    Abstract: A plasma display panel has a pair of substrates including a display side substrate and a back side substrate, a pair of opposed row electrodes disposed inside the display side substrate interposing a discharge gap, each of the row electrodes comprising a transparent conductive film and a metallic film formed on the transparent conductive film at a position opposite to the discharge gap, a dielectric layer covering the row electrodes. The dielectric layer includes a first dielectric layer formed on the inner surface of the display side substrate, a second dielectric layer formed on the first dielectric layer except the discharge gap and a third dielectric layer formed on the first and second dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai
  • Patent number: 6236160
    Abstract: In a plasma display panel, studs or second ribs are provided on the inner surface of a back side substrate. Each stud faces an edge portion of the associated one of projecting portions of the associated one of pairs of row electrodes far from a discharge gap therebetween and faces the associated one of body portions of the associated pair of row electrodes in the vicinity of the associated projecting portion. The studs are designed to be in contact with the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Komaki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai
  • Patent number: 5962974
    Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises: a front glass base-plate provided on the front side of the plasma display panel; a rear glass base-plate provided on the rear side of the plasma display panel; a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on an internal surface of the front glass base-plate; a dielectric layer covering the row electrode pairs; a plurality of column electrodes provided on an internal surface of the rear glass base-plate. At least one electrode of each row electrode pair has a main body portion extending in a horizontal direction, and has a protruding portion in a unit luminous area. Further, each protruding portion consists of a transparent electrically conductive film and is formed into an isolated island in a unit luminous area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Komaki, Hiroyuki Mitomo, Masaomi Ebe