Patents by Inventor Kiyomasa Shirakura

Kiyomasa Shirakura 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: 9298074
    Abstract: A projector includes: an external case provided with an opening through which light passes; a projection system disposed within an inside space of the external case, wherein the projection system includes a reflection member having a reflection surface capable of reflecting light received from a light source device to guide the light toward the opening, and projects the light to the outside of the external case via the opening; and a detection unit which detects a foreign material existing on the optical path of the light in the area of light exit of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mika Koyama, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Otsuki, Kiyomasa Shirakura
  • Publication number: 20150293431
    Abstract: A projector includes: an external case provided with an opening through which light passes; a projection system disposed within an inside space of the external case, wherein the projection system includes a reflection member having a reflection surface capable of reflecting light received from a light source device to guide the light toward the opening, and projects the light to the outside of the external case via the opening; and a detection unit which detects a foreign material existing on the optical path of the light in the area of light exit of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mika KOYAMA, Yasuyuki KOBAYASHI, Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Kiyomasa SHIRAKURA
  • Patent number: 9086617
    Abstract: A projector includes: an external case provided with an opening through which light passes; a projection system disposed within an inside space of the external case, wherein the projection system includes a reflection member having a reflection surface capable of reflecting light received from a light source device to guide the light toward the opening, and projects the light to the outside of the external case via the opening; and a detection unit which detects a foreign material existing on the optical path of the light in the area of light exit of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mika Koyama, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Otsuki, Kiyomasa Shirakura
  • Publication number: 20150070661
    Abstract: A projector includes: an external case provided with an opening through which light passes; a projection system disposed within an inside space of the external case, wherein the projection system includes a reflection member having a reflection surface capable of reflecting light received from a light source device to guide the light toward the opening, and projects the light to the outside of the external case via the opening; and a detection unit which detects a foreign material existing on the optical path of the light in the area of light exit of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Mika KOYAMA, Yasuyuki KOBAYASHI, Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Kiyomasa SHIRAKURA
  • Patent number: 8915598
    Abstract: A projector includes: an external case provided with an opening through which light passes; a projection system disposed within an inside space of the external case, wherein the projection system includes a reflection member having a reflection surface capable of reflecting light received from a light source device to guide the light toward the opening, and projects the light to the outside of the external case via the opening; and a detection unit which detects a foreign material existing on the optical path of the light in the area of light exit of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mika Koyama, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Otsuki, Kiyomasa Shirakura
  • Patent number: 8702242
    Abstract: A projector includes a wireless device performing a predetermined function, an external housing which accommodates a light modulation device, a first controller, and the wireless device, an intake fan which introduces air outside the external housing into the external housing through an inlet port, an exhaust fan which discharges the air introduced into the external housing through the inlet port to the outside through an outlet port, a first channel which guides the air introduced through the inlet port toward the light modulation device by the drive of the intake fan, and a second channel which guides the air introduced into the external housing toward the exhaust fan via the wireless device by the drive of the exhaust fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyomasa Shirakura
  • Publication number: 20120307214
    Abstract: A projector includes: an external case provided with an opening through which light passes; a projection system disposed within an inside space of the external case, wherein the projection system includes a reflection member having a reflection surface capable of reflecting light received from a light source device to guide the light toward the opening, and projects the light to the outside of the external case via the opening; and a detection unit which detects a foreign material existing on the optical path of the light in the area of light exit of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mika KOYAMA, Yasuyuki KOBAYASHI, Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Kiyomasa SHIRAKURA
  • Publication number: 20120257172
    Abstract: A projector includes a wireless device performing a predetermined function, an external housing which accommodates a light modulation device, a first controller, and the wireless device, an intake fan which introduces air outside the external housing into the external housing through an inlet port, an exhaust fan which discharges the air introduced into the external housing through the inlet port to the outside through an outlet port, a first channel which guides the air introduced through the inlet port toward the light modulation device by the drive of the intake fan, and a second channel which guides the air introduced into the external housing toward the exhaust fan via the wireless device by the drive of the exhaust fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyomasa SHIRAKURA
  • Patent number: 7784951
    Abstract: An electronic instrument includes: an apparatus body which processes information received from a USB device connected thereto; and a housing which houses the apparatus body in an interior, wherein a step sinking in toward an interior of the housing is formed in an outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the step is provided with a USB connecting terminal to which the USB device is connected along the surface of the housing in which the step is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyomasa Shirakura
  • Publication number: 20070177114
    Abstract: An electronic instrument includes: an apparatus body which processes information received from a USB device connected thereto; and a housing which houses the apparatus body in an interior, wherein a step sinking in toward an interior of the housing is formed in an outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the step is provided with a USB connecting terminal to which the USB device is connected along the surface of the housing in which the step is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyomasa Shirakura
  • Patent number: D505440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mugio Kawasaki, Tetsushi Kimura, Hirohisa Nakano, Kiyomasa Shirakura
  • Patent number: D551691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Sakamaki, Wataru Suzuki, Kiyomasa Shirakura, Masayuki Okoshi
  • Patent number: D565078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka Funaki, Haruki Senda, Genta Kawabe, Kiyomasa Shirakura
  • Patent number: D602061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tatara, Tetsu Nakayama, Kiyomasa Shirakura, Mika Koyama
  • Patent number: D606109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tatara, Tetsu Nakayama, Kiyomasa Shirakura, Mika Koyama
  • Patent number: D660901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Saeko Inoue, Tetsu Nakayama, Kiyomasa Shirakura, Shigeyuki Seki