Patents by Inventor Chigusa Takagi

Chigusa Takagi 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: 12066753
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a first laser light emitter that emits first light, a wavelength converter that converts the first light into second light, a base including a first support part that supports the first laser light emitter and a second support part that supports the wavelength converter, and a first optical element that guides the first light to the wavelength converter. The first optical element has a first light incident surface which faces the first laser light emitter, a first reflection surface that reflects the first light emitted from the first light incident surface and deflects the optical path of the first light, and a first light exiting surface which faces the wavelength converter and via which the first light reflected off the first reflection surface exits. The first light incident surface, the first reflection surface, and the first light exiting surface intersect with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoko Akagawa, Tetsuo Shimizu, Shoichi Uchiyama, Chigusa Takagi, Ryota Tatsumi
  • Publication number: 20230305377
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a first laser light emitter that emits first light, a wavelength converter that converts the first light into second light, a base including a first support part that supports the first laser light emitter and a second support part that supports the wavelength converter, and a first optical element that guides the first light to the wavelength converter. The first optical element has a first light incident surface which faces the first laser light emitter, a first reflection surface that reflects the first light emitted from the first light incident surface and deflects the optical path of the first light, and a first light exiting surface which faces the wavelength converter and via which the first light reflected off the first reflection surface exits. The first light incident surface, the first reflection surface, and the first light exiting surface intersect with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoko AKAGAWA, Tetsuo SHIMIZU, Shoichi UCHIYAMA, Chigusa TAKAGI, Ryota TATSUMI
  • Publication number: 20230305379
    Abstract: A light source device includes a first laser emitter configured to emit first light, a light transmissive member having a first surface and a second surface, the first light emitted from the first laser emitter being incident on the second surface, a base having a first support part configured to support the first laser emitter and a second support part configured to support the light transmissive member, and a wavelength converter arranged on the first surface and configured to convert the first light into second light. The wavelength converter has an incident surface including an incident area where the first light enters and an emission surface disposed at an opposite side to the incident surface and configured to emit the second light. The second support part supports the second surface of the light transmissive member in an area corresponding to the incident area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Chigusa TAKAGI, Shoichi UCHIYAMA, Tetsuo SHIMIZU, Tomoko AKAGAWA, Ryota TATSUMI
  • Publication number: 20230305376
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a first laser light emitter that emits first light, a wavelength converter that converts the first light into second light, a base including a first support part that supports the first laser light emitter, and a second support part that supports the wavelength converter, a light transmissive member that has first and second surfaces, the first light being incident on the first surface, a first reflector that is disposed at the second surface and reflects the first light toward the wavelength converter, and a light collection optical element that collects light emitted from the wavelength converter. A first distance along an optical axis of the light collection optical element between the wavelength converter and the light collection optical element is shorter than a second distance along the optical axis between the first laser light emitter and the light collection optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Shoichi UCHIYAMA, Chigusa TAKAGI, Tomoko AKAGAWA, Tetsuo SHIMIZU, Ryota TATSUMI
  • Patent number: 11762268
    Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source that outputs excitation light, a wavelength converter including a reflection layer and a wavelength conversion layer that is provided on the light incident side of the reflection layer and converts the excitation light in terms of wavelength into wavelength converted light having a wavelength band different from that of the excitation light, a first optical element that causes the excitation light from the light source to be incident on the wavelength converter, and a second optical element that is disposed in the optical path between the light source and the wavelength converter and causes at least part of reflected light of the excitation light reflected off the wavelength converter to exit toward the wavelength converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Chigusa Takagi
  • Publication number: 20220299856
    Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source that outputs excitation light, a wavelength converter including a reflection layer and a wavelength conversion layer that is provided on the light incident side of the reflection layer and converts the excitation light in terms of wavelength into wavelength converted light having a wavelength band different from that of the excitation light, a first optical element that causes the excitation light from the light source to be incident on the wavelength converter, and a second optical element that is disposed in the optical path between the light source and the wavelength converter and causes at least part of reflected light of the excitation light reflected off the wavelength converter to exit toward the wavelength converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi UCHIYAMA, Chigusa TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10816166
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a base substrate made of a metal material, a plurality of light emitting devices provided on a first surface of the base substrate, a frame so provided on the first surface of the base substrate as to surround the plurality of light emitting devices, and a light transmissive member that is provided on a surface of the frame that is opposite the surface thereof on which the base substrate is provided and transmits light emitted from the plurality of light emitting devices, and the frame is so dimensioned that the section modulus corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the frame is greater than or equal to 0.5 mm3 but smaller than or equal to 7.0 mm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chigusa Takagi
  • Patent number: 10768517
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a light emission element; a condensing optical system on which a first component of light emitted from the light emission element is incident; an optical element on which the first component transmitted through the condensing optical system is incident; and a pickup optical system on which the first component having travelled via the optical element is incident. At least one of the condensing optical system and the pickup optical system includes a first lens formed of quartz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyama, Akihiro Kashiwagi, Chigusa Takagi
  • Publication number: 20180239228
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a light emission element; a condensing optical system on which a first component of light emitted from the light emission element is incident; an optical element on which the first component transmitted through the condensing optical system is incident; and a pickup optical system on which the first component having travelled via the optical element is incident. At least one of the condensing optical system and the pickup optical system includes a first lens formed of quartz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYAMA, Akihiro KASHIWAGI, Chigusa TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10054849
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a base substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the base substrate along each of an X-direction and a Y-direction crossing the X-direction; and a first polarity terminal and a second polarity terminal for supplying power to the plurality of light emitting elements. The first polarity terminal and the second polarity terminal project from one side of the base substrate in the X-direction as viewed in a Z-direction orthogonal to the X-direction and the Y-direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chigusa Takagi
  • Patent number: 9869925
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a plurality of light-emitting elements including a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element each of which emits light in a first direction; and a base material including a base portion that extends in a second direction inclined with respect to the first direction. The plurality of light-emitting elements are disposed along the second direction on one side of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chigusa Takagi
  • Publication number: 20170336703
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a base substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the base substrate along each of an X-direction and a Y-direction crossing the X-direction; and a first polarity terminal and a second polarity terminal for supplying power to the plurality of light emitting elements. The first polarity terminal and the second polarity terminal project from one side of the base substrate in the X-direction as viewed in a Z-direction orthogonal to the X-direction and the Y-direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chigusa TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20170307179
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a base substrate made of a metal material, a plurality of light emitting devices provided on a first surface of the base substrate, a frame so provided on the first surface of the base substrate as to surround the plurality of light emitting devices, and a light transmissive member that is provided on a surface of the frame that is opposite the surface thereof on which the base substrate is provided and transmits light emitted from the plurality of light emitting devices, and the frame is so dimensioned that the section modulus corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the frame is greater than or equal to 0.5 mm3 but smaller than or equal to 7.0 mm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chigusa TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 9667925
    Abstract: A projector includes a cooling device cooling a liquid crystal panel. The cooling device includes a heat receiving part receiving heat of the liquid crystal panel, a Peltier device having a heat absorbing part that absorbs the heat of the heat receiving part and a heat generating part that generates heat when the absorbing part absorbs heat, a heat sink provided so that heat may be transferred to the heat generating part, and a heat pipe containing a hydraulic fluid inside, in which heat is transferred by convection of the hydraulic fluid. The heat sink has a stacking part superimposed on the Peltier device and a projecting part projecting from the Peltier device as seen from the Peltier device side, and the heat pipe has an interior part located between the Peltier device and the stacking part and an extending part extending along the projecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuro Nagatsu, Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Chigusa Takagi
  • Publication number: 20170017143
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a plurality of light-emitting elements including a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element each of which emits light in a first direction; and a base material including a base portion that extends in a second direction inclined with respect to the first direction. The plurality of light-emitting elements are disposed along the second direction on one side of the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chigusa TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20150156466
    Abstract: A projector includes a cooling device cooling a liquid crystal panel. The cooling device includes a heat receiving part receiving heat of the liquid crystal panel, a Peltier device having a heat absorbing part that absorbs the heat of the heat receiving part and a heat generating part that generates heat when the absorbing part absorbs heat, a heat sink provided so that heat may be transferred to the heat generating part, and a heat pipe containing a hydraulic fluid inside, in which heat is transferred by convection of the hydraulic fluid. The heat sink has a stacking part superimposed on the Peltier device and a projecting part projecting from the Peltier device as seen from the Peltier device side, and the heat pipe has an interior part located between the Peltier device and the stacking part and an extending part extending along the projecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Takuro Nagatsu, Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Chigusa Takagi