Patents by Inventor Yuto Suzuki

Yuto Suzuki 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).

  • Publication number: 20110273903
    Abstract: A planar light-emitting device includes a light source element and a light guide plate. The light source element is configured to emit light. The light guide plate has a housing hole, a light-emitting face and a light reflecting face. The housing hole houses the light source element. The light reflecting face is formed along a side end portion of the light guide plate. The light reflecting face has an inclined portion that is located next to the housing hole in a first direction of the light guide plate and a flat portion that is located next to the inclined portion in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The inclined portion has an inclination angle with respect to the flat portion such that the light reflected on the inclined portion is prevented from returning the housing hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuto SUZUKI, Tomohisa TAJIRI, Hiroshi YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 7965346
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a frame, a light reflecting sheet, a cold cathode tube, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel, a bezel, a pair of lamp frames and a restriction component. The frame includes top, bottom, left and right side plates, and a base plate disposed on a lower side of the top, bottom, left and right side plates. The pair of lamp frames is fixedly attached along the left and right side plates of the frame in an interior of the frame. The restriction component is provided between each of the lamp frames and each of the top and bottom side plates to prevent the lamp frames from rotating around a longitudinal axis of the lamp frames with respect to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuto Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7821596
    Abstract: A lamp unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a cold cathode lamp, a lamp cable, a lamp socket and a lamp reflector. The lamp cable is electrically connected to the cold cathode lamp to supply electric power to the cold cathode lamp. The lamp socket supports the cold cathode lamp and has a holder portion holding the lamp cable. The lamp reflector houses the cold cathode lamp and the lamp socket and has a bottom plate, front and rear plates that extend from the bottom plate and a pair of support tabs that extends from lateral end portions of the front and rear plates to sandwich the holder portion of the lamp socket therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tanaka, Yuto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20100188598
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module is provided. A cell guide is attached to a rear frame and including at least a vertical plate portion and a convex portion provided on the vertical plate portion. A liquid crystal panel is mounted on the cell guide. A relay substrate is attached to the cell guide such that the relay substrate is provided along the vertical plate portion of the cell guide. A chip on film electrically connects the liquid crystal panel and the relay substrate. A lower end portion of the relay substrate is interposed between the vertical plate portion and the convex portion of the cell guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Yuto SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 7764335
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel, a lamp unit, a light guide plate, a rear frame and a light reflecting sheet. The lamp unit is configured to emit light. The light guide plate is configured to guide the light emitted by the lamp unit, and has a peripheral face. The rear frame is disposed rearward of the light guide plate, and has a facing portion facing a part of the peripheral face of the light guide plate. The light reflecting sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the rear frame, and has a tab portion that is sandwiched between the part of the peripheral face of the light guide plate and the facing portion of the rear frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tanaka, Yuto Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7733436
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display module of edge light system, a periphery of a liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate and a reflective sheet are laid one upon another and surrounded by a case, and a lamp and a reflecting plate are disposed between an incidence surface of the light guide plate and a side of the case. A rear side of the module is not covered by the case. The reflecting plate is of a groove type that the lamp is held in the groove while an opening of the groove is opposed to the incidence surface. The case has an opening formed in a predetermined side of the case. The reflecting plate is insertable through the opening. The reflecting plate is slid from the opening while a reflecting plate bottom is in abutment against a side of the case, thereby being detachably attachable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventor: Yuto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090091684
    Abstract: A lamp unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a cold cathode lamp, a lamp cable, a lamp socket and a lamp reflector. The lamp cable is electrically connected to the cold cathode lamp to supply electric power to the cold cathode lamp. The lamp socket supports the cold cathode lamp and has a holder portion holding the lamp cable. The lamp reflector houses the cold cathode lamp and the lamp socket and has a bottom plate, front and rear plates that extend from the bottom plate and a pair of support tabs that extends from lateral end portions of the front and rear plates to sandwich the holder portion of the lamp socket therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru TANAKA, Yuto SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20090091688
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel, a lamp unit, a light guide plate, a rear frame and a light reflecting sheet. The lamp unit is configured to emit light. The light guide plate is configured to guide the light emitted by the lamp unit, and has a peripheral face. The rear frame is disposed rearward of the light guide plate, and has a facing portion facing a part of the peripheral face of the light guide plate. The light reflecting sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the rear frame, and has a tab portion that is sandwiched between the part of the peripheral face of the light guide plate and the facing portion of the rear frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru TANAKA, Yuto SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20080316388
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a frame, a light reflecting sheet, a cold cathode tube, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel, a bezel, a pair of lamp frames and a restriction component. The frame includes top, bottom, left and right side plates, and a base plate disposed on a lower side of the top, bottom, left and right side plates. The pair of lamp frames is fixedly attached along the left and right side plates of the frame in an interior of the frame. The restriction component is provided between each of the lamp frames and each of the top and bottom side plates to prevent the lamp frames from rotating around a longitudinal axis of the lamp frames with respect to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080218660
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display module of edge light system, a periphery of a liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate and a reflective sheet are laid one upon another and surrounded by a case, and a lamp and a reflecting plate are disposed between an incidence surface of the light guide plate and a side of the case. A rear side of the module is not covered by the case. The reflecting plate is of a groove type that the lamp is held in the groove while an opening of the groove is opposed to the incidence surface. The case has an opening formed in a predetermined side of the case. The reflecting plate is insertable through the opening. The reflecting plate is slid from the opening while a reflecting plate bottom is in abutment against a side of the case, thereby being detachably attachable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuto Suzuki
  • Patent number: D509534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuto Suzuki
  • Patent number: D487109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuto Suzuki
  • Patent number: D494214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuto Suzuki