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Minoru Otani
Also filed as: OTANI MINORU · TANIGUCHI YOJI
33 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,309 citations·filing 1994–2019
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43 records- 0198US7304703B1Vertically-aligned (VA) liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 4, 2007·122 cites·23 claims
- 0298US7224421B1Vertically-aligned (VA) liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 2000·Granted May 29, 2007·108 cites·6 claims
- 0398US7167224B1Vertically-aligned (VA) liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 23, 2007·123 cites·3 claims
- 0498US6724452B1Vertically aligned (VA) liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 20, 2004·484 cites·14 claims
- 0597US7372535B2Liquid crystal display and method of fabricating the sameSHARP KK·Filed 2006·Granted May 13, 2008·30 cites·1 claims
- 0697US7227606B2Vertically-alligned (VA) liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 5, 2007·69 cites·91 claims
- 0796US7230669B1Liquid crystal display and method of fabricating the sameSHARP KK·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 12, 2007·57 cites·9 claims
- 0894US8134671B2Liquid crystal display deviceTAKEDA ARIHIRO·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 13, 2012·9 cites·14 claims
- 0994US7760305B2Liquid crystal display device with multiple alignment structuresSHARP KK·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 20, 2010·11 cites·21 claims
- 1093US7821603B2Vertically-alligned (VA) liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 26, 2010·10 cites·3 claims
- 1193US6458253B2Thin film production process and optical deviceCANON KK·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 1, 2002·57 cites·18 claims
- 1292US7965363B2Vertically-aligned (VA) liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 21, 2011·9 cites·22 claims
- 1380US7692755B2Liquid crystal display device including protrusion with recessed portion for accepting spherical spacerSHARP KK·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 6, 2010·6 cites·6 claims
- 1470US7301695B2Anti-reflective film and optical element having anti-reflective filmCANON KK·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·5 cites·6 claims
- 1570US5885712AAnti-reflection film and optical system using the sameCANON KK·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 23, 1999·32 cites·15 claims
- 1669US6396626B1Antireflection film and optical element coated with the antireflection filmCANON KK·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·12 cites·22 claims
- 1769US6217719B1Process for thin film formation by sputteringCANON KK·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 17, 2001·30 cites·17 claims
- 1866US7480027B2Method of manufacturing liquid crystal displaySHARP KK·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 20, 2009·2 cites·11 claims
- 1964US8553188B2Liquid crystal display deviceTAKEDA ARIHIRO·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·0 cites·17 claims
- 2064US5801802ALiquid crystal display panel with two alignment domainsFUJITSU LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·33 cites·12 claims
- 2164US2010029969A1Copper compound and method for producing copper thin film using the sameMEC CO LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2263US6472087B1Antireflection film, optical element with antireflection film, and production method of the antireflection filmCANON KK·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 29, 2002·27 cites·16 claims
- 2362US7450214B2Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display apparatus and liquid crystal dripping apparatusFUJITSU LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 11, 2008·1 cites·3 claims
- 2462US6261696B1Optical element with substrate containing fluorite as main ingredient, and method and apparatus for producing the optical elementCANON KABUSHIKA KAISHA·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 17, 2001·24 cites·14 claims
- 2560US9493878B2Surface roughening agent for aluminum, and surface roughening method using said surface roughening agentOGUSHI RYO·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2016·1 cites·6 claims
- 2656US2007064187A1Vertically-aligned (VA) liquid crystal display deviceTAKEDA ARIHIRO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2755US7041391B2Method for forming thin filmsCANON KK·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·1 cites·3 claims
- 2854US7455880B2Optical element fabrication method, optical element, exposure apparatus, device fabrication methodCANON KK·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 25, 2008·0 cites·11 claims
- 2952US2020109475A1Etching methodMEC CO LTD·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3050US5642242AProcessing system for digital video signalVICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 24, 1997·14 cites·7 claims
- 3149US8300960B2Method and apparatus for encoding video data, method and apparatus for decoding video data, and program recording mediumOTANI MINORU·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 30, 2012·0 cites·12 claims
- 3249US6383346B2Method for forming thin filmsCANON KK·Filed 1997·Granted May 7, 2002·11 cites·15 claims
- 3349US5585855ADigital video signal coding circuit, digital signal decoding circuitVICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 17, 1996·12 cites·2 claims
- 3447US2007277736A1Method for manufacturing substrate, and vapor deposition apparatus used for the sameMEC CO LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3546US2005003086A1Copper compound and method for producing copper thin film using the sameMEC CO LTD·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3643US7518701B2Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display apparatus and liquid crystal dripping apparatusFUJITSU LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 14, 2009·0 cites·2 claims
- 3742US2002148981A1Optical element for use in exposure apparatus and rinsing method thereforFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3842US2018044801A1Etching liquid and etching methodMEC CO LTD·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3940US2003108665A1Optical element fabrication method, optical element, exposure apparatus, device fabrication methodFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4040US2002166508A1Vacuum deposition system and thin-film deposition processFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4140US2007004050A1Method of regenerating substrateSHARP KK·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4238US5557466ATwo-wavelength antireflection filmCANON KK·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 17, 1996·7 cites·4 claims
- 4335US7245344B2Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display panelSHARP KABUSHIKI JAPAN·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 17, 2007·2 cites·2 claims
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