Patents by Inventor Chikara MISAGO

Chikara MISAGO 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).

  • Image display apparatus and method for controlling image display apparatus
    Patent number: 9465209
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light source unit, a scanning mirror unit that reflects and raster scans a light beam from the light source unit, a light source drive unit that drives the light source unit based on input image data, a microlens array that is arranged on an optical path between the light source unit and an eye of a user, and an optical sensor configured to detect the presence or absence of the microlens array. When the optical sensor fails to detect the presence of the microlens array, drive of the optical source is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Chikara Misago, Jun Sasaki
  • IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150009550
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light source unit, a scanning mirror unit that reflects and raster scans a light beam from the light source unit, a light source drive unit that drives the light source unit based on input image data, a microlens array that is arranged on an optical path between the light source unit and an eye of a user, and an optical sensor configured to detect the presence or absence of the microlens array. When the optical sensor fails to detect the presence of the microlens array, drive of the optical source is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Chikara MISAGO, Jun SASAKI