Patents by Inventor Yuichi Tsubaki

Yuichi Tsubaki 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: 10677276
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a fixing structure includes: a supporting plate; a substrate arranged on a first surface of the supporting plate, the substrate including a component that is arranged on a surface opposite to the supporting plate and projects toward opposite to the supporting plate; a male screw that is fixed to the supporting plate so that a first end projects from the first surface to pass through the substrate, and a second end opposite to the first end does not project from a second surface opposite to the first surface of the supporting plate; and a female screw that is screwed with the first end of the male screw projecting from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 10031358
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a covering member having a curved surface part; a display panel bonded to the curved surface part while being curved along the curved surface part; a front frame bonded to the curved surface part while surrounding the entire outer circumference of the display panel; a backlight that is fitted into the front frame, arranged to be opposed to the display panel, and has a gap between the backlight and part of an inner wall surface of the front frame; and a flexible printed circuit board, a first end of the flexible printed circuit board being electrically coupled to the display panel, and a second end of the flexible printed circuit board passing through the gap to be drawn to the outside of a space surrounded by the front frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Nishimoto, Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 9851592
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate including a pixel portion and a terminal portion that are provided on a first surface of the substrate, a flexible printed circuit board that is bonded to the terminal portion, a polarizing plate that is bonded to a region facing the pixel portion in a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate, a support member that is bonded to a region facing the terminal portion in the second surface, and a covering member that is bonded to the polarizing plate and the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Nishimoto, Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 9581845
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal panel; a display cover that covers a display surface of the liquid crystal panel; a housing case that houses the backlight; a display cover support case to whose inside the housing case is fixed and whose outer circumferential surface serves as a pasting surface pasted to the display cover; pressure-sensitive adhesive members that are arranged between the pasting surface of the display cover support case and the display cover, and join together the display cover and the display cover support case with a pressure-sensitive adhesive force; and an adhesive that is arranged in an area located on the pasting surface and interposed between the pressure-sensitive adhesive members in the longitudinal direction of the pasting surface, and that bonds together the display cover and the display cover support case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Tsubaki, Satoru Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20160356295
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a fixing structure includes: a supporting plate; a substrate arranged on a first surface of the supporting plate, the substrate including a component that is arranged on a surface opposite to the supporting plate and projects toward opposite to the supporting plate; a male screw that is fixed to the supporting plate so that a first end projects from the first surface to pass through the substrate, and a second end opposite to the first end does not project from a second surface opposite to the first surface of the supporting plate; and a female screw that is screwed with the first end of the male screw projecting from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Yuichi TSUBAKI
  • Publication number: 20160259203
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a covering member having a curved surface part; a display panel bonded to the curved surface part while being curved along the curved surface part; a front frame bonded to the curved surface part while surrounding the entire outer circumference of the display panel; a backlight that is fitted into the front frame, arranged to be opposed to the display panel, and has a gap between the backlight and part of an inner wall surface of the front frame; and a flexible printed circuit board, a first end of the flexible printed circuit board being electrically coupled to the display panel, and a second end of the flexible printed circuit board passing through the gap to be drawn to the outside of a space surrounded by the front frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Takuya NISHIMOTO, Yuichi TSUBAKI
  • Publication number: 20160259200
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate including a pixel portion and a terminal portion that are provided on a first surface of the substrate, a flexible printed circuit board that is bonded to the terminal portion, a polarizing plate that is bonded to a region facing the pixel portion in a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate, a support member that is bonded to a region facing the terminal portion in the second surface, and a covering member that is bonded to the polarizing plate and the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Takuya NISHIMOTO, Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 9116374
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: an electro-optical panel; and a casing supporting and protecting the electro-optical panel, wherein the casing has a first frame body made by die casting supporting the electro-optical panel through a fixing layer, a second frame body protecting a lower surface of the electro-optical panel, a third frame body protecting end edges of the electro-optical panel, and a fixing portion fixing the second frame body and the third frame body to each other by a clamping force working in a first direction, and the fixing portion or the second frame body has an interference portion preventing falling-off of the first frame body in a state where a force is not applied to the first frame body in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Nishimoto, Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 9119287
    Abstract: A hook portion projecting outward is provided on a side plate portion of an upper case. An upper case includes a support surface that supports a display surface of a display panel. A lower case includes a sidewall that faces an outer circumferential side of the side plate portion. The sidewall has an opening into which the hook portion is inserted. The hook portion is inserted in the opening in a state in which no load is applied in a plane parallel to the support surface, and is elastically deformable toward center of the support surface up to a position not overlapping the opening when a portion inserted in the opening is pressed from outside of the support surface toward the center of the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi Tsubaki, Satoru Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8957693
    Abstract: To provide an IC device testing socket, capable of improving signal transmission efficiency during testing an IC device, without deteriorating the replacement workability of contact pins. A substrate 2 has dielectric layers 22-25 embedded in a base material 21 constituted by dielectric material such as glass epoxy. Each dielectric layer has a conductive layer, such as copper, formed on both sides thereof. Each of contact pins 3 extends generally perpendicular to surfaces 26 and 27 of substrate 2, and penetrates substrate 2. A through hole 28, into which each contact pin may be pressed, is formed in base material 21 of substrate 2, each high-dielectric layer and conductive layer. A conductive material 281, such as copper, is formed on an inner surface of each through hole 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 8911266
    Abstract: To provides a contact holder, capable of compensating a change of signal transmission characteristic at the outer edge area of the substrate. A substrate 21 has grounding conductive layers 291, 292 arranged on or above surfaces 212, 213 of the substrate, near a plunger of a signal transmitting contact 3b. Each grounding conductive layer is electrically connected to a conductive portion 241 electrically connected to each grounding contact, on surface 212 or 213 of substrate 21. Further, each grounding conductive layer is not electrically connected to the signal transmitting contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kawate, Yuichi Tsubaki, Masahiko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140240961
    Abstract: A hook portion projecting outward is provided on a side plate portion of an upper case. An upper case includes a support surface that supports a display surface of a display panel. A lower case includes a sidewall that faces an outer circumferential side of the side plate portion. The sidewall has an opening into which the hook portion is inserted. The hook portion is inserted in the opening in a state in which no load is applied in a plane parallel to the support surface, and is elastically deformable toward center of the support surface up to a position not overlapping the opening when a portion inserted in the opening is pressed from outside of the support surface toward the center of the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi TSUBAKI, Satoru YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140232969
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal panel; a display cover that covers a display surface of the liquid crystal panel; a housing case that houses the backlight; a display cover support case to whose inside the housing case is fixed and whose outer circumferential surface serves as a pasting surface pasted to the display cover; pressure-sensitive adhesive members that are arranged between the pasting surface of the display cover support case and the display cover, and join together the display cover and the display cover support case with a pressure-sensitive adhesive force; and an adhesive that is arranged in an area located on the pasting surface and interposed between the pressure-sensitive adhesive members in the longitudinal direction of the pasting surface, and that bonds together the display cover and the display cover support case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi TSUBAKI, Satoru YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8556638
    Abstract: To provide an electronic device socket able to shorten conductive paths between terminals of an electronic device and contacts of a circuit board. An electronic device socket (1) wherein a socket part 10 electrically connecting a plurality of terminals of an electronic device to corresponding contacts of a circuit board has a plurality of through holes 105 arranged corresponding to the positions of the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Yuichi Tsubaki, Masahiko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130065455
    Abstract: To provides a contact holder, capable of compensating a change of signal transmission characteristic at the outer edge area of the substrate. A substrate 21 has grounding conductive layers 291, 292 arranged on or above surfaces 212, 213 of the substrate, near a plunger of a signal transmitting contact 3b. Each grounding conductive layer is electrically connected to a conductive portion 241 electrically connected to each grounding contact, on surface 212 or 213 of substrate 21. Further, each grounding conductive layer is not electrically connected to the signal transmitting contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kawata, Yuichi Tsubaki, Masahiko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8342730
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination device equipped with a light guide plate having a light emission face and a light incident face, a printed substrate having a first plane and a second plane opposite to the first plane, a plurality of point like light sources for supplying light to the light guide plate, a housing disposed at a opposite side of the light emission face of the light guide plate, and a light source holding member for holding the printed substrate. The light source holding member has a bend portion, and a edge of the bend portion is inserted in between the light guide plate and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventor: Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20120182037
    Abstract: To provide an IC device testing socket, capable of improving signal transmission efficiency during testing an IC device, without deteriorating the replacement workability of contact pins. A substrate 2 has dielectric layers 22-25 embedded in a base material 21 constituted by dielectric material such as glass epoxy. Each dielectric layer has a conductive layer, such as copper, formed on both sides thereof. Each of contact pins 3 extends generally perpendicular to surfaces 26 and 27 of substrate 2, and penetrates substrate 2. A through hole 28, into which each contact pin may be pressed, is formed in base material 21 of substrate 2, each high-dielectric layer and conductive layer. A conductive material 281, such as copper, is formed on an inner surface of each through hole 28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20120062816
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination device equipped with a light guide plate having a light emission face and a light incident face, a printed substrate having a first plane and a second plane opposite to the first plane, a plurality of point like light sources for supplying light to the light guide plate, a housing disposed at a opposite side of the light emission face of the light guide plate, and a light source holding member for holding the printed substrate. The light source holding member has a bend portion, and a edge of the bend portion is inserted in between the light guide plate and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi TSUBAKI
  • Patent number: 8033708
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination device equipped with a light guide plate, a light source unit having a plurality of point like light sources for supplying light to the light guide plate and a light source holding member for holding the point like light sources, the light source unit being disposed to oppose an edge face of the light guide plate, and a housing for holding the light guide plate and the light source unit. The light source unit is constituted so as to be inserted in and extracted from the housing by a slide mechanism that can be slid along the edge face of the light guide plate, and the light source unit is equipped with a spacer for assuring a gap between the edge face of the light guide plate and the light sources at a slide insertion side end of the light source unit with respect to the housing when the light source unit is slidingly inserted in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichi Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20110171841
    Abstract: To provide an electronic device socket able to shorten conductive paths between terminals of an electronic device and contacts of a circuit board. An electronic device socket (1) wherein a socket part 10 electrically connecting a plurality of terminals of an electronic device to corresponding contacts of a circuit board has a plurality of through holes 105 arranged corresponding to the positions of the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Yuichi Tsubaki, Masahiko Kobayashi