Patents by Inventor Eiji Morikuni
Eiji Morikuni 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: 20120249979Abstract: A projector includes: a main body section including a light source, a display surface illuminated by light from the light source, and an emission optical system adapted to emit light from the display surface; and a projection unit adapted to project light from the display surface toward an irradiated surface, the light being emitted from the emission optical system, wherein the projection unit includes an image plane control optical system adapted to change the light emitted from the emission optical system to light forming an image plane of the display surface tilted with respect to the display surface, and an angle-widening mirror with a concave surface having positive power and adapted to reflect light forming an image plane of the display surface tilted with respect to the display surface and widen an angle of the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Eiji MORIKUNI
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Patent number: 8267524Abstract: A projection system includes a first projector and a second projector configured to project light on a light receiving surface according to an image signal. The first projector and the second projector direct light to be supplied to the light receiving surface in a direction along the light receiving surface. A part of an image projected by the first projector overlaps with a part of an image projected by the second projector on the light receiving surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Eiji Morikuni
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Publication number: 20120200830Abstract: A projector includes: a light source device; a light modulation device adapted to modulate a light beam emitted from the light source device; a light transmissive substrate adapted to transmit the light beam modulated by the light modulation device; and a projection optical device adapted to project the light beam transmitted through the light transmissive substrate, wherein the light modulation device includes a first light modulation unit having a plurality of pixels arranged, the pixels having colors different from each other, and the light transmissive substrate is disposed so as to be tilted with respect to an imaginary plane perpendicular to a light axis of the light beam modulated by the first light modulation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki YANAI, Eiji MORIKUNI
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Patent number: 8157386Abstract: In a projection optical system comprising: two lens groups, and a curved plane mirror, wherein the projection optical system including two story structure, and having bend means for bending at least two times the light incident from an electro-optic modulator.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoru Nagarekawa, Eiji Morikuni, Nobutaka Minefuji, Masayuki Okoshi
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Patent number: 8130445Abstract: There is provided a screen and a projector using a simple configuration and operation to make speckles less visible. A screen 10 on which light beams are incident includes a lenticular lens 11 as a first layer having viewing angle control means for enlarging the viewing angle and a Fresnel lens 12 as a second layer having angular conversion means for converting the angles of incidence of the incident light beams into the substantially same direction. One of the first and second layers has a diffusion capability that diffuses the incident light beams and has moving means for moving that layer relative to the other. Alternatively, the first and second layers both have the diffusion capability, and at least one of the layers has moving means for moving that layer relative to the other.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Eiji Morikuni, Akira Shinbo, Hideya Seki
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Patent number: 8113664Abstract: In a projection optical system comprising: two lens groups, and a curved plane mirror, wherein the projection optical system including two story structure, and having bend means for bending at least two times the light incident from an electro-optic modulator.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoru Nagarekawa, Eiji Morikuni, Nobutaka Minefuji, Masayuki Okoshi
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Publication number: 20110317135Abstract: In a projection optical system comprising: two lens groups, and a curved plane mirror, wherein the projection optical system including two story structure, and having bend means for bending at least two times the light incident from an electro-optic modulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Satoru NAGAREKAWA, Eiji MORIKUNI, Nobutaka MINEFUJI, Masayuki OKOSHI
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Publication number: 20110249329Abstract: A screen includes; a plurality of layers including a diffusion layer that diffuses incident light; an elastic member that movably supports the diffusion layer with respect to an arbitrary holding part; and a driving unit that moves the diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light that is incident to the diffusion layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Eiji Morikuni, Akira Shinbo
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Publication number: 20110222151Abstract: There is provided a screen and a projector using a simple configuration and operation to make speckles less visible. A screen 10 on which light beams are incident includes a lenticular lens 11 as a first layer having viewing angle control means for enlarging the viewing angle and a Fresnel lens 12 as a second layer having angular conversion means for converting the angles of incidence of the incident light beams into the substantially same direction. One of the first and second layers has a diffusion capability that diffuses the incident light beams and has moving means for moving that layer relative to the other. Alternatively, the first and second layers both have the diffusion capability, and at least one of the layers has moving means for moving that layer relative to the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji MORIKUNI, Akira SHINBO, Hideya SEKI
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Publication number: 20110216289Abstract: A projector includes: a body including a light source, a display plane illuminated with light from the light source, and a projection optical system which projects light from the display plane; and a projection unit which projects the light from the display plane, which is projected from the projection optical system, toward an illumination-targeted plane, wherein the projection unit includes a negative power convex angle-widening mirror, and wherein the angle-widening mirror reflects light forming an image plane of the display plane for angle-widening, the image plane being inclined to the display plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Eiji MORIKUNI
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Publication number: 20110199586Abstract: A projector includes an anamorphic prism optical system for converting an aspect ratio of an irradiation region on which the video light is irradiated. The anamorphic prism optical system includes a first prism set and a second prism set. The first prism set is obtained by combining a first prism and a second prism, and the second prism set is obtained by combining a third prism and a fourth prism. The first prism, the second prism, the third prism, and the fourth prism are respectively rotatable around rotation axes thereof, and a space between the first and second prism sets is adjustable in association with the rotation of the first prism, the second prism, the third prism, and the fourth prism.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Eiji MORIKUNI
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Patent number: 7984994Abstract: A projection optical system including a projection lens, a first mirror that reflects a light from the projection lens, and a second mirror that widens an angle of a light from the first mirror by reflecting the light projects a light modulated according to an image signal from an optical engine unit. A third mirror reflects a light from the projection optical system. A screen transmits a light from the third mirror. An optical axis of the projection lens substantially matches an optical axis of the second mirror, and the light from the optical engine unit is shifted to a specific side from the optical axis of the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Eiji Morikuni, Masatoshi Yonekubo, Toshihiko Sakai, Shunji Kamijima
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Patent number: 7986457Abstract: A screen includes; a plurality of layers including a diffusion layer that diffuses incident light; an elastic member that movably supports the diffusion layer with respect to an arbitrary holding part; and a driving unit that moves the diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light that is incident to the diffusion layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Eiji Morikuni, Akira Shinbo
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Patent number: 7977624Abstract: A screen includes a screen main body that has a diffusion layer, a frame that is provided along the circumference of the screen main body, and to which the diffusion layer is attached through supporting members to rock, and a driving unit that is mounted on the diffusion layer and moves the diffusion layer in parallel to a surface of the diffusion layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hideya Seki, Eiji Morikuni
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Publication number: 20110164311Abstract: A projection system includes: a relay system that focuses light having exited through a first image plane on a second image plane; and an enlarging system that enlarges and projects an image focused on the second image plane on a third image plane, wherein the relay system includes a first lens element on which the light having exited through the first image plane is incident, the first lens element having positive refracting power, a reflective member that reflects a light having passed through the first lens element, the reflective member having positive refracting power, and a second lens element on which a light reflected off the reflective member is incident and which focuses the light reflected off the reflective member on the second image plane, the second lens element having positive refracting power.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Eiji MORIKUNI
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Patent number: 7961389Abstract: There is provided a screen and a projector using a simple configuration and operation to make speckles less visible. A screen 10 on which light beams are incident includes a lenticular lens 11 as a first layer having viewing angle control means for enlarging the viewing angle and a Fresnel lens 12 as a second layer having angular conversion means for converting the angles of incidence of the incident light beams into the substantially same direction. One of the first and second layers has a diffusion capability that diffuses the incident light beams and has moving means for moving that layer relative to the other. Alternatively, the first and second layers both have the diffusion capability, and at least one of the layers has moving means for moving that layer relative to the other.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Eiji Morikuni, Akira Shinbo, Hideya Seki
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Patent number: 7922333Abstract: A projector includes a light diffusing unit that is vibratably provided to diffuse incident light by a vibration and to emit diffused light, the light diffusing unit having a unique resonance frequency, a vibration generating unit that has a piezoelectric element for vibrating the light diffusing unit, and a control unit that controls the vibration generating unit to vibrate the light diffusing unit at a frequency corresponding to the unique resonance frequency of the light diffusing unit. An image is displayed using the diffused light emitted from the light diffusing unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidehiro Akahane, Eiji Morikuni
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Publication number: 20100321775Abstract: A screen includes a screen main body that has a diffusion layer, a frame that is provided along the circumference of the screen main body, and to which the diffusion layer is attached through supporting members to rock, and a driving unit that is mounted on the diffusion layer and moves the diffusion layer in parallel to a surface of the diffusion layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideya SEKI, Eiji MORIKUNI
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Publication number: 20100315606Abstract: A projection optical system including a projection lens, a first mirror that reflects a light from the projection lens, and a second mirror that widens an angle of a light from the first mirror by reflecting the light projects a light modulated according to an image signal from an optical engine unit. A third mirror reflects a light from the projection optical system. A screen transmits a light from the third mirror. An optical axis of the projection lens substantially matches an optical axis of the second mirror, and the light from the optical engine unit is shifted to a specific side from the optical axis of the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Eiji Morikuni, Masatoshi Yonekubo, Toshihiko Sakai, Shunji Kamijima
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Patent number: 7841728Abstract: An image display apparatus 100 that displays an image using a light modulated according to an image signal includes a projection optical system 90 that includes a projection lens 20, a first mirror 30 that reflects a light from the projection lens 20, and a second mirror 40 that widens an angle of a light from the first mirror 30 by reflecting the light, and projects the light modulated according to the image signal from an optical engine unit 10; a third mirror 50 that reflects a light from the projection optical system 90; and a screen 50 that transmits a light from the third mirror 50. The projection lens 20 and the second mirror 40 are arranged in such a manner that an optical axis of the projection lens 20 substantially matches an optical axis of the second mirror 40, and shift the light from the optical engine unit 10 to a specific side from the optical axis of the projection lens 20.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Eiji Morikuni, Masatoshi Yonekubo, Toshihiko Sakai, Shunji Kamijima