Patents by Inventor Daisuke Yaeo

Daisuke Yaeo 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).

  • MAINTENANCE METHOD
    Publication number: 20250016294
    Abstract: A maintenance method for a device including a light source, the maintenance method including: (a) a step of predicting timing for maintenance for the device based on at least one of a temporal change in an output of the light source or a usage condition of the device; (b) a step of detecting luminance of light output from the light source; and (c) a step of updating the timing for maintenance predicted in (a), based on a detection result in (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Shinji KAWASAKI, Toru ANDO, Keiji MAEDA, Takeshi NAKAYAMA, Daisuke YAEO
  • Projection type display apparatus having a controlling unit for controlling a rotation rate of the fan of a cooling unit with reference to information regarding lighting state of light sources
    Patent number: 8022348
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a plurality of light sources 7a-7d, a display device unit 5, a light-combining unit 3 that combines output light from the plural light sources, a condensing unit 4 that propagates output light from the light-combining unit to the display device unit, and a projecting unit 6 that projects an image by the use of output light from the display device unit. In the projection type display apparatus, cooling units having fans 21a-21d are disposed respectively on the plural light sources, and a controlling unit 31 is provided to control the cooling units. Information regarding the lighting state of the plural light sources is inputted into the controlling unit, and the controlling unit controls a rotation rate of the fans of the cooling units with reference to the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shu Namba, Naoko Yamashita, Daisuke Yaeo
  • PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100026965
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a plurality of light sources 7a-7d, a display device unit 5, a light-combining unit 3 that combines output light from the plural light sources, a condensing unit 4 that propagates output light from the light-combining unit to the display device unit, and a projecting unit 6 that projects an image by the use of output light from the display device unit. In the projection type display apparatus, cooling units having fans 21a-21d are disposed respectively on the plural light sources, and a controlling unit 31 is provided to control the cooling units. Information regarding the lighting state of the plural light sources is inputted into the controlling unit, and the controlling unit controls a rotation rate of the fans of the cooling units with reference to the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu NAMBA, Naoko YAMASHITA, Daisuke YAEO