Patents by Inventor Daisuke Uchikawa

Daisuke Uchikawa 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: 9262994
    Abstract: An information terminal includes: a display section that displays an image; a light source that emits light; an optical signal generator that uses the light emitted from the light source to generate an optical signal with which an optical scanner scans an object; a drive signal generator that generates a drive signal for driving the optical scanner; and a switcher that switches the state of the information terminal between a first state in which the display section displays an image, the optical signal generator does not generate the optical signal, and the drive signal generator does not generate the drive signal and a second state in which the optical signal generator generates the optical signal, the drive signal generator generates the drive signal, and the display section displays no image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Mizoguchi, Shuichi Wakabayashi, Daisuke Uchikawa
  • Publication number: 20140049569
    Abstract: An information terminal includes: a display section that displays an image; a light source that emits light; an optical signal generator that uses the light emitted from the light source to generate an optical signal with which an optical scanner scans an object; a drive signal generator that generates a drive signal for driving the optical scanner; and a switcher that switches the state of the information terminal between a first state in which the display section displays an image, the optical signal generator does not generate the optical signal, and the drive signal generator does not generate the drive signal and a second state in which the optical signal generator generates the optical signal, the drive signal generator generates the drive signal, and the display section displays no image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Mizoguchi, Shuichi Wakabayashi, Daisuke Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 8599459
    Abstract: An image display apparatus that displays an image by scanning of coherent light includes: a light source portion that emits the coherent light; a scanning portion that scans the coherent light; a concave reflection portion having a concave surface from which the coherent light is reflected; and an incident position changing unit that changes an incident position of the coherent light onto the concave surface in a curvature direction of the concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 8208188
    Abstract: An image display apparatus that displays an image by scanning of coherent light includes: a light source portion that emits the coherent light; a scanning portion that scans the coherent light; a concave reflection portion having a concave surface from which the coherent light is reflected; and an incident position changing unit that changes an incident position of the coherent light onto the concave surface in a curvature direction of the concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 8197071
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source section adapted to emit a light beam; a first optical element provided with a first entrance surface to which the light beam emitted from the light source section is input, and adapted to transmit the light beam; and a second optical element provided with a second entrance surface to which the light beam transmitted through the first optical element is input, and adapted to transmit the light beam, wherein the first entrance surface is tilted towards a direction rotated around a primary axis with respect to a principal ray of the light beam input to the first entrance surface, and the second entrance surface is tilted towards a direction rotated around a secondary axis substantially perpendicular to the primary axis with respect to the principal ray of the light beam input to the second entrance surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 8192029
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a laser light source having a plurality of emitting sections arrayed in a predetermined direction; and a light modulation device that includes an illumination region extending in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, and that modulates the laser lights emitted from the laser light source in accordance with an image signal. In the image display device, the predetermined direction in which the emitting sections are arrayed coincides with the longitudinal direction of the illumination region of the light modulation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Takeda, Daisuke Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 8157387
    Abstract: A projector that includes a laser beam source that outputs a laser beam that is modulated based on an image signal and a screen on which the light beam is projected. The projector also includes a scanning unit that scans the laser beam within a predetermined surface and a scan monitoring unit that monitors scanning of the scanning unit and outputs a result of the monitoring. The projector further includes a beam light supply stopping unit that controls the laser beam source so as to stop output of the laser beam based on the result of monitoring output by the scan monitoring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Yonekubo, Daisuke Uchikawa, Shunji Kamijima, Takashi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20120039347
    Abstract: An image display apparatus that displays an image by scanning of coherent light includes: a light source portion that emits the coherent light; a scanning portion that scans the coherent light; a concave reflection portion having a concave surface from which the coherent light is reflected; and an incident position changing unit that changes an incident position of the coherent light onto the concave surface in a curvature direction of the concave surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke UCHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8040332
    Abstract: A light scan device which forces a beam light depending on an image signal to scan, including: a light source part for supplying the beam light; and a scanning part for forcing the beam light from the light source part to scan an illumination-target region in a first direction and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the scanning part is driven so that a frequency with which the beam light is forced to scan in the first direction is higher than a frequency with which the beam light is forced to scan in the second direction, and a spot formed on the illumination-target region by the beam light has a form with a shorter size in the first direction than in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Yamazaki, Takashi Takeda, Daisuke Uchikawa, Yasunaga Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20110186143
    Abstract: A fluid transporter which presses a tube made of elastic material by using a pressing member to close at least one position of the tube, and shifts the closed position to transport fluid within the tube, includes: a main body case on which a driving unit for driving the pressing member to shift the closed position is provided; and an attachment case which is so constructed as to be attachable to and detachable from the main body case and has a flow path through which the fluid to be transported passes, wherein the portion of the flow path pressed by the pressing member is formed by the tube, and the remaining portion of the flow path is formed integrally with the attachment case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime MIYAZAKI, Daisuke UCHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7948667
    Abstract: An optical scanning element includes: a movable member which has a reflection surface for reflecting light and rotatable around a rotation axis; and a transmitting member which has a first surface on the side opposite to the side facing the movable member and a second surface on the side facing the movable member, and transmits light entering the first surface and light entering the second surface from the reflection surface. The first surface is not parallel with the reflection surface when the movable member is in a neutral condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Uchikawa
  • Publication number: 20100265559
    Abstract: An electro-optic element includes an electro-optic crystal having a birefringent property, and in which a refractive index distribution is generated in accordance with an intensity of an electric field caused inside, a pair of intensity modulating electrodes for applying a voltage for varying the birefringent property of the electro-optic crystal, a pair of scanning electrodes for applying a voltage for varying the refractive index distribution of the electro-optic crystal, and a polarization selection member provided at least on a side of a laser beam emission end face out of a laser beam entrance end face and the laser beam emission end face of the electro-optic crystal, and for selectively transmitting a part with a specific vibration direction out of a light beam emitted from the electro-optic crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIKAWA, Shigeo NOJIMA
  • Patent number: 7817325
    Abstract: An electro-optic element includes an electro-optic crystal having a birefringent property, and in which a refractive index distribution is generated in accordance with an intensity of an electric field caused inside, a pair of intensity modulating electrodes for applying a voltage for varying the birefringent property of the electro-optic crystal, a pair of scanning electrodes for applying a voltage for varying the refractive index distribution of the electro-optic crystal, and a polarization selection member provided at least on a side of a laser beam emission end face out of a laser beam entrance end face and the laser beam emission end face of the electro-optic crystal, and for selectively transmitting a part with a specific vibration direction out of a light beam emitted from the electro-optic crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchikawa, Shigeo Nojima
  • Patent number: 7777931
    Abstract: An electro-optic element includes an electro-optic crystal having a birefringent property, and in which a refractive index distribution is generated in accordance with an intensity of an electric field caused inside, a pair of intensity modulating electrodes for applying a voltage for varying the birefringent property of the electro-optic crystal, a pair of scanning electrodes for applying a voltage for varying the refractive index distribution of the electro-optic crystal, and a polarization selection member provided at least on a side of a laser beam emission end face out of a laser beam entrance end face and the laser beam emission end face of the electro-optic crystal, and for selectively transmitting a part with a specific vibration direction out of a light beam emitted from the electro-optic crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchikawa, Shigeo Nojima
  • Publication number: 20090323027
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source section adapted to emit a light beam; a first optical element provided with a first entrance surface to which the light beam emitted from the light source section is input, and adapted to transmit the light beam; and a second optical element provided with a second entrance surface to which the light beam transmitted through the first optical element is input, and adapted to transmit the light beam, wherein the first entrance surface is tilted towards a direction rotated around a primary axis with respect to a principal ray of the light beam input to the first entrance surface, and the second entrance surface is tilted towards a direction rotated around a secondary axis substantially perpendicular to the primary axis with respect to the principal ray of the light beam input to the second entrance surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke UCHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20090244669
    Abstract: An image display apparatus that displays an image by scanning of coherent light includes: a light source portion that emits the coherent light; a scanning portion that scans the coherent light; a concave reflection portion having a concave surface from which the coherent light is reflected; and an incident position changing unit that changes an incident position of the coherent light onto the concave surface in a curvature direction of the concave surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke UCHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20090122545
    Abstract: A light source device whose emitted light is collimated using a collimating system includes a light source unit, and an opening member disposed on the optical path of light emitted from the light source unit to allow a part of the light emitted from the light source unit to pass through the opening member through an opening and block light other than the light entering the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke UCHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20090073526
    Abstract: An optical scanning element includes: a movable member which has a reflection surface for reflecting light and rotatable around a rotation axis; and a transmitting member which has a first surface on the side opposite to the side facing the movable member and a second surface on the side facing the movable member, and transmits light entering the first surface and light entering the second surface from the reflection surface. The first surface is not parallel with the reflection surface when the movable member is in a neutral condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke UCHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20090033884
    Abstract: A projector that includes a laser beam source that outputs a laser beam that is modulated based on an image signal and a screen on which the light beam is projected. The projector also includes a scanning unit that scans the laser beam within a predetermined surface and a scan monitoring unit that monitors scanning of the scanning unit and outputs a result of the monitoring. The projector further includes a beam light supply stopping unit that controls the laser beam source so as to stop output of the laser beam based on the result of monitoring output by the scan monitoring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Yonekubo, Daisuke Uchikawa, Shunji Kamijima, Takashi Takeda
  • Patent number: 7471446
    Abstract: A scan-type optical apparatus includes a light source device that emits a laser beam, an electro-optic element that conducts scan of the laser beam emitted from the light source device by varying refractive index distribution in accordance with the level of voltage to be applied, and a light blocking member disposed on an optical path of the laser beam emitted from the electro-optic element when no voltage is applied to the electro-optic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchikawa, Shigeo Nojima