Patents by Inventor Yuichiro IWAMA
Yuichiro IWAMA 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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Publication number: 20240126156Abstract: A light source device according to the present disclosure is provided with a light emitting element, a light guide member, a support member for supporting the light guide member in a groove part, and a holding member for holding the light guide member outside the groove part. The first face of the light guide member emits light guided by the light guide member, the light emitting element is disposed so as to be opposed to the third face, and the groove part has a support surface, a first wall surface, and a second wall surface. The light guide member has a protruding part which protrudes outside the groove part in at least one of both end portions on the first axis, and the protruding part is held by the holding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Yuichiro IWAMA, Shigekazu AOKI
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Patent number: 11953818Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light emitter, a light guide member, a support member having a groove, and a position restriction member. The light guide member has a first surface and a second surface located at sides opposite from each other in a first direction, a third surface and a fourth surface located at sides opposite from each other in a second direction, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface located at sides opposite from each other in a third direction. The groove has a support surface facing the fourth surface, a first wall surface facing the fifth surface and separate from the fifth surface, and a second wall surface facing the sixth surface and separate from the sixth surface. The position restriction member includes a first placement section and a second placement section.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Yuichiro Iwama
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Publication number: 20230305372Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light emitter, a light guide member, a support member having a groove, and a position restriction member. The light guide member has a first surface and a second surface located at sides opposite from each other in a first direction, a third surface and a fourth surface located at sides opposite from each other in a second direction, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface located at sides opposite from each other in a third direction. The groove has a support surface facing the fourth surface, a first wall surface facing the fifth surface and separate from the fifth surface, and a second wall surface facing the sixth surface and separate from the sixth surface. The position restriction member includes a first placement section and a second placement section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventor: Yuichiro IWAMA
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Publication number: 20230221629Abstract: A light guiding unit of the present disclosure includes a light guiding member, an angle conversion member, and an adhesive. The light guiding member has an output end surface crossing longitudinal directions of the light guiding member and a side surface crossing the output end surface. The angle conversion member has an incident end surface entered by the light output from the output end surface. In a sectional view orthogonal to the output end surface, a dimension of the incident end surface is larger than a dimension of the output end surface. A part of the adhesive is provided between the output end surface and the incident end surface and another part of the adhesive is provided to cover a part of the side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Hidefumi SAKATA, Yuichiro IWAMA
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Patent number: 11669006Abstract: A light guiding unit includes a light guiding member that light enters and an angle converter that the light from the light guiding member enters. The light guiding member has a side surface and a light exiting end surface which intersects the side surface and via which the light exits. The angle converter includes a light incident section on which the light from the light guiding member is incident, a light exiting section via which the light incident on the angle converter exits, and a reflection section that reflects the light incident via the light incident section toward the light exiting section. The refractive index of the interior of the angle converter is greater than the refractive index of air. The refractive index of the interior of the light guiding member is greater than the refractive index of the interior of the angle converter.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorportationInventors: Hidefumi Sakata, Yuichiro Iwama
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Publication number: 20230161237Abstract: A light source device according to the present disclosure includes a light emitting element for emitting first light, a wavelength conversion member for converting the first light into second light, and a support member. The wavelength conversion member has a first face and a second face crossing a longitudinal direction of the wavelength conversion member, a third face and a fourth face crossing the first face and the second face, and a fifth face and a sixth face crossing the first face and the second face and crossing the third face and the fourth face, and the second light is emitted from the first face. A light emitting surface of the light emitting element is opposed to the third face. The support member has a support surface opposed to the fourth face, and a first wall surface which is opposed to the fifth face, and which is separated from the fifth face.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Junichi SUZUKI, Hidefumi SAKATA, Yuichiro IWAMA, Shingo KOMIYAMA
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Publication number: 20220066307Abstract: A light guiding unit includes a light guiding member that light enters and an angle converter that the light from the light guiding member enters. The light guiding member has a side surface and a light exiting end surface which intersects the side surface and via which the light exits. The angle converter includes a light incident section on which the light from the light guiding member is incident, a light exiting section via which the light incident on the angle converter exits, and a reflection section that reflects the light incident via the light incident section toward the light exiting section. The refractive index of the interior of the angle converter is greater than the refractive index of air. The refractive index of the interior of the light guiding member is greater than the refractive index of the interior of the angle converter. The light exiting end surface and part of the side surface are in contact with the angle converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Hidefumi Sakata, Yuichiro Iwama
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Patent number: 11187970Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source section emitting first light having a first wavelength band, a light guide propagating part of the first light, a wavelength converter disposed side by side with the light guide and including a phosphor emitting second light having a second wavelength band when excited by another part of the first light, and a light combiner that combines the first light exiting the light guide with the second light exiting the wavelength converter. The light source section faces the light guide and the wavelength converter.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Suzuki, Hidefumi Sakata, Yuichiro Iwama, Shingo Komiyama
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Patent number: 11022869Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a first light source that emits first light, a second light source that emits second light, a light guide that causes the first light emitted from the first light source to propagate, a wavelength converter containing a phosphor that emits fluorescence when excited with the second light emitted from the second light source, and a light combiner that combines the first light having exited out of the light guide with the fluorescence having exited out of the wavelength converter. The light guide and the wavelength converter are disposed side by side. The light guide has a first end section and a second end section. The wavelength converter has a third end section and a fourth end section. The first light enters the light guide via the first end section thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hidefumi Sakata, Junichi Suzuki, Shingo Komiyama, Yuichiro Iwama
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Patent number: 10925127Abstract: A discharge lamp drive device includes a discharge lamp driver adapted to supply a drive current to a discharge lamp having a first electrode and a second electrode, a control section adapted to control the discharge lamp driver, and a storage section adapted to store a plurality of drive patterns of the drive current. The control section is adapted to select one drive pattern of the plurality of drive patterns based on machine learning, and execute the selected drive pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Kono, Junichi Suzuki, Shun Sato, Yuichiro Iwama
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Patent number: 10746931Abstract: A light source device includes a light source emitting first light in a first wavelength band, a light guide section guiding partial light of the first light, a wavelength conversion section including a phosphor, which other partial light of the first light, and which converts the other partial light into second light in a second wavelength band. A light guide section first side surface and a wavelength conversion section second side surface are opposed. The first side surface has a diffraction grating. The partial light enters the light guide section from the first side surface via the diffraction grating. The other partial light enters the wavelength conversion section from the second side surface. The partial and second lights are emitted in one of a normal direction of the first end surface of the light guide section and a normal direction of the third end surface of the wavelength conversion section.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Suzuki, Hidefumi Sakata, Yuichiro Iwama
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Publication number: 20200201157Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source section that emits first light having a first wavelength band, a light guide that causes part of the first light emitted from the light source section to propagate, a wavelength converter includinng a phosphor that emits second light having a second wavelength band when the phosphor is excited with another part of the first light emitted from the light source section, and a light combiner that combines the part of the first light having exited out of the light guide with the second light having exited out of the wavelength converter. The light guide and the wavelength converter are disposed side by side, and the light source section is provided in a position where the light source section faces the light guide and the wavelength converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi SUZUKI, Hidefumi SAKATA, Yuichiro IWAMA, Shingo KOMIYAMA
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Publication number: 20200166828Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a first light source that emits first light, a second light source that emits second light, a light guide that causes the first light emitted from the first light source to propagate, a wavelength converter containing a phosphor that emits fluorescence when excited with the second light emitted from the second light source, and a light combiner that combines the first light having exited out of the light guide with the fluorescence having exited out of the wavelength converter. The light guide and the wavelength converter are disposed side by side. The light guide has a first end section and a second end section. The wavelength converter has a third end section and a fourth end section. The first light enters the light guide via the first end section thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hidefumi SAKATA, Junichi SUZUKI, Shingo KOMIYAMA, Yuichiro IWAMA
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Publication number: 20200033536Abstract: A light source device includes a light source emitting first light in a first wavelength band, a light guide section guiding partial light of the first light, a wavelength conversion section including a phosphor, which other partial light of the first light, and which converts the other partial light into second light in a second wavelength band. A light guide section first side surface and a wavelength conversion section second side surface are opposed. The first side surface has a diffraction grating. The partial light enters the light guide section from the first side surface via the diffraction grating. The other partial light enters the wavelength conversion section from the second side surface. The partial and second lights are emitted in one of a normal direction of the first end surface of the light guide section and a normal direction of the third end surface of the wavelength conversion section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi SUZUKI, Hidefumi SAKATA, Yuichiro IWAMA
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Publication number: 20190090333Abstract: A discharge lamp drive device includes a discharge lamp driver adapted to supply a drive current to a discharge lamp having a first electrode and a second electrode, a control section adapted to control the discharge lamp driver, and a storage section adapted to store a plurality of drive patterns of the drive current. The control section is adapted to select one drive pattern of the plurality of drive patterns based on machine learning, and execute the selected drive pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru KONO, Junichi SUZUKI, Shun SATO, Yuichiro IWAMA
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Patent number: 9507247Abstract: A projector includes a discharge lamp and a discharge lamp drive section. The discharge lamp drive section is configured to selectively perform a first drive in which first drive power is supplied and a second drive in which second drive power higher than the first drive power is supplied in a first posture, and supply drive power not lower than third drive power and not higher than fourth drive power in a second posture in which optical axis intersects with horizontal plane, the third drive power is drive power with which one of the electrodes in the second posture is set to temperature corresponding to first temperature in the first drive in the first posture, and the fourth drive power is drive power with which one of the electrodes in the second posture is set to temperature corresponding to second temperature in the second drive in the first posture.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Sowa, Yuichiro Iwama
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Publication number: 20150277216Abstract: A projector includes a discharge lamp and a discharge lamp drive section. The discharge lamp drive section is configured to selectively perform a first drive in which first drive power is supplied and a second drive in which second drive power higher than the first drive power is supplied in a first posture, and supply drive power not lower than third drive power and not higher than fourth drive power in a second posture in which optical axis intersects with horizontal plane, the third drive power is drive power with which one of the electrodes in the second posture is set to temperature corresponding to first temperature in the first drive in the first posture, and the fourth drive power is drive power with which one of the electrodes in the second posture is set to temperature corresponding to second temperature in the second drive in the first posture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Takeshi SOWA, Yuichiro IWAMA
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Patent number: 8820938Abstract: A light source device includes: an arc tube having a light emission portion containing a pair of electrodes and configured to emit light by discharges induced between the pair of the electrodes; and a container body that accommodates the arc tube, the container body has a space in which the arc tube is accommodated, and a plurality of openings through that cooling fluids introduced from the outside of the container body are supplied into the space, the plural openings are formed at positions that allow the cooling fluids passing through the openings to collide with each other at a collision position above the light emission portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Yamanoi, Michiko Yamasaki, Hiroshi Onodera, Yuichiro Iwama, Toshizo Nishi
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Publication number: 20110234987Abstract: A light source device includes: an arc tube having a light emission portion containing a pair of electrodes and configured to emit light by discharges induced between the pair of the electrodes; and a container body that accommodates the arc tube, the container body has a space in which the arc tube is accommodated, and a plurality of openings through that cooling fluids introduced from the outside of the container body are supplied into the space, the plural openings are formed at positions that allow the cooling fluids passing through the openings to collide with each other at a collision position above the light emission portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro TANAKA, Hiroshi YAMANOI, Michiko YAMASAKI, Hiroshi ONODERA, Yuichiro IWAMA, Toshizo NISHI