Patents by Inventor Izumi Takaya
Izumi Takaya 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).
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Patent number: 7531965Abstract: A discharge lamp lighting device can reduce a variation in luminous flux at the time when the polarity of a voltage to be applied to the discharge lamp is inverted, prevent an excessively large amount of current from flowing through the discharge lamp at the time of starting, prevent the fade-out of discharge when the discharge mode returns from an arc discharge mode to a glow discharge mode, and reduce the ripple of a lamp current in a normal lighting mode. A coil is provided in an output current path of a power supply circuit comprising, for example, a step-down chopper, and a smoothing capacitor is provided in the next stage of the coil so that it selectively is turned on or off by a switching element. An inverter comprising, for example, a full bridge is provided in the next stage of the smoothing capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Izumi Takaya, Masaaki Uehara
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Patent number: 7439691Abstract: To shorten the luminous flux rise time and prevent melting/deformation of the projections in the initial ignition period of high pressure discharge lamps that have a sealed mercury volume of no less than 0.20 mg/mm3, a power supply device feeds a current that exceeds the maximum current value of the constant power control period to the high pressure discharge lamp during a first control period from the initial discharge until the lamp voltage reaches a specified lamp voltage and causes a switch to constant power control, and then, during the following period until a change to steady power control, the power supply device feeds it a current that is less than the maximum current during regular operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Ushiodenki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsumi Sugaya, Izumi Takaya, Tomoyoshi Arimoto
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Publication number: 20070285030Abstract: A discharge lamp lighting device can reduce a variation in luminous flux at the time when the polarity of a voltage to be applied to the discharge lamp is inverted, prevent an excessively large amount of current from flowing through the discharge lamp at the time of starting, prevent the fade-out of discharge when the discharge mode returns from an arc discharge mode to a glow discharge mode, and reduce the ripple of a lamp current in a normal lighting mode. A coil is provided in an output current path of a power supply circuit comprising, for example, a step-down chopper, and a smoothing capacitor is provided in the next stage of the coil so that it selectively is turned on or off by a switching element. An inverter comprising, for example, a full bridge is provided in the next stage of the smoothing capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Izumi Takaya, Masaaki Uehara
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Publication number: 20070262729Abstract: To shorten the luminous flux rise time and prevent melting/deformation of the projections in the initial ignition period of high pressure discharge lamps that have a sealed mercury volume of no less than 0.20 mg/mm3, a power supply device feeds a current that exceeds the maximum current value of the constant power control period to the high pressure discharge lamp during a first control period from the initial discharge until the lamp voltage reaches a specified lamp voltage and causes a switch to constant power control, and then, during the following period until a change to steady power control, the power supply device feeds it a current that is less than the maximum current during regular operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2007Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: USHIODENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsumi SUGAYA, Izumi TAKAYA, Tomoyoshi ARIMOTO
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Patent number: 7239090Abstract: A resonant transformer is disposed at a stage following an inverter for inverting the polarity of a voltage applied to a discharge lamp. A parallel resonant circuit is formed by a resonant capacitor and a primary winding of the resonant transformer, and a periodic voltage applying section is connected to the parallel resonant circuit. The periodic voltage applying section is operated at a frequency that causes resonance in the parallel resonant circuit, thereby applying a high AC voltage to the discharge lamp in a period in which discharge is started in the discharge lamp.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Izumi Takaya, Takumi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20070085486Abstract: A resonant transformer is disposed at a stage following an inverter for inverting the polarity of a voltage applied to a discharge lamp. A parallel resonant circuit is formed by a resonant capacitor and a primary winding of the resonant transformer, and a periodic voltage applying section is connected to the parallel resonant circuit. The periodic voltage applying section is operated at a frequency that causes resonance in the parallel resonant circuit, thereby applying a high AC voltage to the discharge lamp in a period in which discharge is started in the discharge lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Izumi Takaya, Takumi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 6946807Abstract: A lamp lighting apparatus has a discharge drive circuit for supplying discharge current to the lamp, a voltage conversion circuit for boosting voltage from DC power and supplying the boosted voltage to the discharge drive circuit, and an arc discharge detecting circuit for detecting that a state of discharge of the lamp changes to arc discharge, and outputting an arc discharge transition signal to the voltage conversion circuit, wherein when the voltage conversion circuit receives the arc discharge transition signal which shows that the transition to the arc discharge does not take place, the voltage conversion circuit supplies a first voltage or higher to the discharge drive circuit, and when the voltage conversion circuit receives the arc discharge transition signal which shows that the transition to the arc discharge takes place, the voltage conversion circuit supplies a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the discharge drive circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Takanori Samejima, Izumi Takaya
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Publication number: 20040119425Abstract: A lamp lighting apparatus has a discharge drive circuit for supplying discharge current to the lamp, a voltage conversion circuit for boosting voltage from DC power and supplying the boosted voltage to the discharge drive circuit, and an arc discharge detecting circuit for detecting that a state of discharge of the lamp changes to arc discharge, and outputting an arc discharge transition signal to the voltage conversion circuit, wherein when the voltage conversion circuit receives the arc discharge transition signal which shows that the transition to the arc discharge does not take place, the voltage conversion circuit supplies a first voltage or higher to the discharge drive circuit, and when the voltage conversion circuit receives the arc discharge transition signal which shows that the transition to the arc discharge takes place, the voltage conversion circuit supplies a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the discharge drive circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Masashi Okamoto, Takanori Samejima, Izumi Takaya
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Patent number: 6734643Abstract: A discharge lamp which eliminates the large line noise that forms in discharge lamps during startup while preventing heat loss in the transformer by providing a pair of opposed electrodes for the main discharge and an auxiliary electrode arranged such that it does not come into contact with the discharge space for the main discharge, a feed circuit for supplying the discharge current to the electrodes for the main discharge, and a starter circuit which produces a high voltage between one of the electrodes for the main discharge and the auxiliary electrode. The high voltage generating part of the starter circuit which includes at least a high voltage transformer that is separated from the feed circuit while the discharge lamp and the high voltage generating part are formed as an integral unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Ushiodenki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Mineo Nakayama, Izumi Takaya
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Patent number: 6661184Abstract: The restart properties of a light source even under the condition of a hot restart is improved, and suppression of the danger of an insulation breakdown in an unintended area is achieved by a light source comprising a discharge lamp in which a pair of main discharge electrodes are located opposite a discharge space; an auxiliary electrode arranged such that it does not come into contact with the discharge space; a feed circuit that supplies a discharge current to the main discharge electrodes; and a starter that produces a high voltage between one of the main discharge electrodes and the auxiliary electrode, wherein, during a time interval during which the starter produces said high voltage, a high voltage is also applied to the main discharge electrodes at least during a portion of the time interval.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Ushiodenki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Izumi Takaya, Takashi Yamashita
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Patent number: 6597118Abstract: To provide a high-pressure mercury lamp capable of shortening the light output rise time and of preventing glow discharge that occurs when the lamp is lighted, a high-pressure mercury lamp (1) luminescent device with a pair of electrodes (6, 7) placed opposite one another within a discharge vessel (2) made of quartz glass with seals (4, 5) formed on both ends and at least 0.15 mg/mm3 of mercury sealed into the discharge vessel, has a device (11, 12) for increasing the temperature of the outer wall of the luminescent portion (3) of the discharge vessel (2) to at least 100° C. before the high-pressure mercury lamp is lit.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Ushiodenki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyoshi Arimoto, Masashi Okamoto, Izumi Takaya
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Patent number: 6552502Abstract: Light source device which includes a discharge lamp which contains at least 0.15 mg mercury per cubic millimeter of the volume of the discharge space, a pair of electrodes opposite one another to create the main discharge and spaced a distance from one another of less than or equal to 2.5 mm, and an auxiliary electrode arranged such that it does not come into contact with the discharge space for the main discharge. The light source device further including a feed circuit to feed the discharge current to the electrodes for the main discharge, and a starter which produces a high voltage between one of the electrodes of the two electrodes for the main discharge and the auxiliary discharge, such that the starter produces a voltage two to five times as high as the voltage necessary for starting the main discharge in the lamp at the room temperature state.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Ushiodenki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Mineo Nakayama, Izumi Takaya
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Publication number: 20030052622Abstract: The restart properties of a light source even under the condition of a hot restart is improved, and suppression of the danger of an insulation breakdown in an unintended area is achieved by a light source comprising a discharge lamp in which a pair of main discharge electrodes are located opposite a discharge space; an auxiliary electrode arranged such that it does not come into contact with the discharge space; a feed circuit that supplies a discharge current to the main discharge electrodes; and a starter that produces a high voltage between one of the main discharge electrodes and the auxiliary electrode, wherein, during a time interval during which the starter produces said high voltage, a high voltage is also applied to the main discharge electrodes at least during a portion of the time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2002Publication date: March 20, 2003Applicant: Ushiodenki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Izumi Takaya, Takashi Yamashita
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Publication number: 20030001515Abstract: A discharge lamp which eliminates the large line noise that forms in discharge lamps during startup while preventing heat loss in the transformer by providing a pair of opposed electrodes for the main discharge and an auxiliary electrode arranged such that it does not come into contact with the discharge space for the main discharge, a feed circuit for supplying the discharge current to the electrodes for the main discharge, and a starter circuit which produces a high voltage between one of the electrodes for the main discharge and the auxiliary electrode. The high voltage generating part of the starter circuit which includes at least a high voltage transformer that is separated from the feed circuit while the discharge lamp and the high voltage generating part are formed as an integral unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: Ushiodenki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Mineo Nakayama, Izumi Takaya
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Publication number: 20020130626Abstract: Light source device which includes a discharge lamp which contains at least 0.15 mg mercury per cubic millimeter of the volume of the discharge space, a pair of electrodes opposite one another to create the main discharge and spaced a distance from one another of less than or equal to 2.5 mm, and an auxiliary electrode arranged such that it does not come into contact with the discharge space for the main discharge. The light source device further including a feed circuit to feed the discharge current to the electrodes for the main discharge, and a starter which produces a high voltage between one of the electrodes of the two electrodes for the main discharge and the auxiliary discharge, such that the starter produces a voltage two to five times as high as the voltage necessary for starting the main discharge in the lamp at the room temperature state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2002Publication date: September 19, 2002Applicant: Ushiodenki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Okamoto, Mineo Nakayama, Izumi Takaya
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Publication number: 20020047610Abstract: To provide a high-pressure mercury lamp capable of shortening the light output rise time and of preventing glow discharge that occurs when the lamp is lighted, a high-pressure mercury lamp (1) luminescent device with a pair of electrodes (6, 7) placed opposite one another within a discharge vessel (2) made of quartz glass with seals (4, 5) formed on both ends and at least 0.15 mg/mm3 of mercury sealed into the discharge vessel, has a device (11, 12) for increasing the temperature of the outer wall of the luminescent portion (3) of the discharge vessel (2) to at least 100° C. before the high-pressure mercury lamp is lit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Tomoyoshi Arimoto, Masashi Okamoto, Izumi Takaya