Inventor · disambiguated record
Makoto Tsumura
Also filed as: TSUMURA MAKOTO
69 granted patents·13 pending applications·3,270 citations·filing 1985–2013
99Inventor score
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82 records- 0199US7245336B2Liquid crystal display deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 17, 2007·135 cites·10 claims
- 0298US6469755B1Illuminating arrangement with reflector having inclined irregularities or corrugationsHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 22, 2002·177 cites·20 claims
- 0398US5668379AActive matrix crystal display apparatus using thin film transistorHITACHI LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·313 cites·15 claims
- 0497US6561663B2Plane-like lighting units and display equipment provided therewithHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·105 cites·17 claims
- 0596US7006173B1Liquid crystal display device having particular reflective polarizerHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 28, 2006·189 cites·16 claims
- 0696US5786876AActive matrix type liquid crystal display systemHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 28, 1998·146 cites·39 claims
- 0795US7495719B2Device capable of switching between an image display status and a mirror status, and an instrument disposed therewithHITACHI DISPLAYS LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2009·213 cites·13 claims
- 0895US6909442B2Display device for decompressing compressed image data receivedHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 21, 2005·78 cites·19 claims
- 0995US5760854ALiquid crystal display apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 2, 1998·130 cites·18 claims
- 1094US7038641B2Color/black-and-white switchable portable terminal and display unitHITACHI LTD·Filed 2004·Granted May 2, 2006·125 cites·6 claims
- 1192US6456267B1Liquid crystal displayHITACHI LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 24, 2002·125 cites·12 claims
- 1292US6115017ALiquid crystal display apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 5, 2000·106 cites·24 claims
- 1391US7173760B2Luminous intensity distribution control device and display having the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 6, 2007·10 cites·12 claims
- 1491US6883950B2Plane-like lighting units and display equipment provided therewithHITACHI LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 26, 2005·31 cites·9 claims
- 1591US6709122B2Plane-like lighting units and display equipment provided therewithHITACHI LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 23, 2004·34 cites·3 claims
- 1691US5561440ALiquid crystal display device and driving method thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 1, 1996·85 cites·29 claims
- 1790US7423623B2Image display deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 9, 2008·9 cites·5 claims
- 1890US6822707B2Optical sheet and display device having the optical sheetNITTO DENKO CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 23, 2004·44 cites·6 claims
- 1989US6803894B1Liquid crystal display apparatus and method using color field sequential driving methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 12, 2004·40 cites·24 claims
- 2089US6608657B2Switchable liquid crystal light guide and liquid crystal display apparatus using the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·35 cites·8 claims
- 2188US7463235B2Light illumination apparatus and liquid crystal display apparatus using the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 9, 2008·30 cites·11 claims
- 2288US6756954B2Liquid crystal display apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 29, 2004·35 cites·9 claims
- 2387US6940481B2Liquid crystal display apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·33 cites·40 claims
- 2487US6300926B1Active matrix type liquid crystal displayHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 9, 2001·90 cites·11 claims
- 2587US5949502ALiquid crystal device having resistor elementsHITACHI LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 7, 1999·95 cites·6 claims
- 2687US5886761AProcess for producing actively addressing substrate, and liquid crystal displayHITACHI LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 23, 1999·74 cites·10 claims
- 2786US7679598B2Image display deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 16, 2010·6 cites·18 claims
- 2886US6650472B1Luminous intensity distribution control device and display having the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 18, 2003·50 cites·15 claims
- 2986US6628261B1Liquid crystal display panel drive circuit and liquid crystal display apparatus having two sample/hold circuits coupled to each signal lineHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·36 cites·4 claims
- 3084US7928952B2Image display deviceHITACHI DISPLAYS LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·5 cites·3 claims
- 3184US7784986B2Plane-like lighting units and display equipment provided therewithHITACHI LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 31, 2010·9 cites·9 claims
- 3284US7441916B2Surface light source device with half-ellipse reflecting plateFUTURE VISION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 28, 2008·17 cites·15 claims
- 3384US6064358ALiquid crystal display device and driving method thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1996·Granted May 16, 2000·63 cites·37 claims
- 3484US5751381AActive matrix LCD device with image signal lines having a multilayered structureHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted May 12, 1998·52 cites·17 claims
- 3583US6943947B2Luminous intensity distribution control device and display having the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 13, 2005·16 cites·26 claims
- 3683US6704066B2Liquid crystal display apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 9, 2004·22 cites·14 claims
- 3783US6329973B1Image display deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 11, 2001·58 cites·16 claims
- 3882US7905616B2Illumination unit and display unit incorporating the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 15, 2011·7 cites·22 claims
- 3982US6331845B1Liquid crystal display device and driving method thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 18, 2001·54 cites·14 claims
- 4081US6501523B2Liquid crystal display element and a display device having a homeotropic alignmentHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 31, 2002·20 cites·8 claims
- 4180US7773194B2Liquid crystal display deviceFUTURE VISION INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 10, 2010·6 cites·13 claims
- 4278US7843525B2Liquid crystal display applianceHITACHI LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 30, 2010·8 cites·11 claims
- 4378US7142188B2Image display deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 28, 2006·15 cites·19 claims
- 4478US6980273B2Active matrix type liquid crystal systemHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 27, 2005·13 cites·3 claims
- 4578US5477355AProcess for producing the passivation layer of an active matrix substrate by back exposureHITACHI LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 19, 1995·57 cites·23 claims
- 4677US6784891B2Image display systemHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 31, 2004·14 cites·13 claims
- 4776US6563561B1Active matrix type liquid crystal systemHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·12 cites·4 claims
- 4875US8259257B2Back light device, liquid crystal display apparatus and image display apparatus using the sameAKIBA YUTAKA·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 4, 2012·6 cites·2 claims
- 4974US8465168B2Lighting unit and display provided with the sameADACHI MASAYA·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 18, 2013·3 cites·17 claims
- 5073US5430460AMethod and apparatus for driving liquid crystal display unitHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 4, 1995·39 cites·18 claims
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