Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Nakamori
Hiroshi Nakamori 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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Patent number: 11740544Abstract: A projector includes: a white light generator that uses a blue laser as a light source to generate blue light and yellow light based on the blue laser and generates white light including the generated blue light and yellow light; and an optical system that modulates light based on the white light generated by the white light generator with an image display element and projects the modulated light, wherein the white light generator includes: a dichroic mirror that is irradiated with the blue light from the blue laser as the light source; a first condenser lens that focuses blue light being reflected by or passing through the dichroic mirror; a diffusion plate that diffuses the blue light focused by the first condenser lens; a second condenser lens that focuses the blue light passing through or being reflected by the dichroic mirror; and a phosphor that emits yellow light.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamori, Kazuo Shikita, Chiaki Kinno, Akihiro Shiraishi, Takuya Shimizu
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Patent number: 11693302Abstract: A projector generates white light from a laser light source and uses the white light for image display. The white light generator has a rectangular light generating lens that generates excitation light of a rectangular shape from the blue light of a blue laser and a phosphor wheel, coated with a phosphor that is irradiated with the excitation light, to emit yellow light. In the phosphor wheel, a length in the vertical direction of a rectangular shape of an irradiation region is represented by v, and a length in the horizontal direction is represented by h, wherein h<v; and a center of the rectangular shape is within any one of a region having an angle of 45° or more and 135° or less and a region having an angle of 225° or more and 315° or less in the phosphor coat region of the phosphor wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamori, Kazuo Shikita, Akihiro Shiraishi, Chiaki Kinno, Takuya Shimizu, Minjoo Park
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Publication number: 20230072330Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus including a light source apparatus includes a light emitting element emitting blue light; a phosphor receiving the blue light to emit predetermined light; a heat sink provided with a bottom portion and a plurality of heat radiation fins extending from the bottom portion; and a cooling fan arranged to cool the plurality of heat radiation fins of the heat sink. The light emitting element is attached to the bottom portion of the heat sink. The phosphor is attached to the bottom portion of the heat sink at a predetermined interval from the light emitting element. Heat pipes conducting heat by repeating evaporation and liquefaction of working liquid are embedded in the bottom portion. The heat pipes are respectively provided with sections opposing the light emitting element in a thickness direction of the bottom portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMORI, Hiroshi SHIINA, Kazuo SHIKITA, Yusuke MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20220299857Abstract: A projector includes: a white light generator that uses a blue laser as a light source to generate blue light and yellow light based on the blue laser and generates white light including the generated blue light and yellow light; and an optical system that modulates light based on the white light generated by the white light generator with an image display element and projects the modulated light, wherein the white light generator includes: a dichroic mirror that is irradiated with the blue light from the blue laser as the light source; a first condenser lens that focuses blue light being reflected by or passing through the dichroic mirror; a diffusion plate that diffuses the blue light focused by the first condenser lens; a second condenser lens that focuses the blue light passing through or being reflected by the dichroic mirror; and a phosphor that emits yellow light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMORI, Kazuo SHIKITA, Chiaki KINNO, Akihiro SHIRAISHI, Takuya SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20220283483Abstract: A projector generates white light from a laser light source and uses the white light for image display. The white light generator has a rectangular light generating lens that generates excitation light of a rectangular shape from the blue light of a blue laser and a phosphor wheel, coated with a phosphor that is irradiated with the excitation light, to emit yellow light. In the phosphor wheel, a length in the vertical direction of a rectangular shape of an irradiation region is represented by v, and a length in the horizontal direction is represented by h, wherein h<v; and a center of the rectangular shape is within any one of a region having an angle of 45° or more and 135° or less and a region having an angle of 225° or more and 315° or less in the phosphor coat region of the phosphor wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMORI, Kazuo SHIKITA, Akihiro SHIRAISHI, Chiaki KINNO, Takuya SHIMIZU, Minjoo PARK
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Patent number: 11422449Abstract: A projector generates white light from a laser light source and uses the white light for image display. The white light generator has a rectangular light generating lens that generates excitation light of a rectangular shape from the blue light of a blue laser and a phosphor wheel, coated with a phosphor that is irradiated with the excitation light, to emit yellow light. In the phosphor wheel, a length in the vertical direction of a rectangular shape of an irradiation region is represented by v, and a length in the horizontal direction is represented by h, wherein h<v; and a center of the rectangular shape is within any one of a region having an angle of 45° or more and 135° or less and a region having an angle of 225° or more and 315° or less in the phosphor coat region of the phosphor wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamori, Kazuo Shikita, Akihiro Shiraishi, Chiaki Kinno, Takuya Shimizu, Minjoo Park
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Patent number: 11378874Abstract: A projector includes: a white light generator that uses a blue laser as a light source to generate blue light and yellow light based on the blue laser and generates white light including the generated blue light and yellow light; and an optical system that modulates light based on the white light generated by the white light generator with an image display element and projects the modulated light, wherein the white light generator includes: a dichroic mirror that is irradiated with the blue light from the blue laser as the light source; a first condenser lens that focuses blue light being reflected by or passing through the dichroic mirror; a diffusion plate that diffuses the blue light focused by the first condenser lens; a second condenser lens that focuses the blue light passing through or being reflected by the dichroic mirror; and a phosphor that emits yellow light.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamori, Kazuo Shikita, Chiaki Kinno, Akihiro Shiraishi, Takuya Shimizu
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Patent number: 11317711Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a grip portion, a brush portion on which a replaceable toothbrush is mounted, and an illumination ring between the grip portion and the brush portion. The illumination ring is provided around the toothbrush as an annular structure so that a user can view the illumination ring no matter what angle he/she is holding the toothbrush.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru Katano, Hiroshi Nakamori
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Patent number: 10921700Abstract: The projector appropriately generates white light from a laser light source and uses the white light for image display. A white light generator that generates white light from blue light and yellow light includes a dichroic mirror that is irradiated with blue light from a blue laser, a first condenser lens that focuses the blue light that has passed through the dichroic mirror, a diffusion plate that diffuses the focused blue light, a second condenser lens that focuses the blue light obtained by allowing the diffused blue light to pass through the dichroic mirror, and a phosphor that is irradiated with the focused blue light to emit yellow light; the diffusion plate is an alumina ceramic plate; the dichroic mirror has a first region that transmits one of the blue light and the yellow light and reflects the other and a second region that reflects or transmits both.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Minjoo Park, Kazuo Shikita, Chiaki Kinno, Akihiro Shiraishi, Takuya Shimizu, Hiroshi Nakamori
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Publication number: 20210033954Abstract: A projector generates white light from a laser light source and uses the white light for image display. The white light generator has a rectangular light generating lens that generates excitation light of a rectangular shape from the blue light of a blue laser and a phosphor wheel, coated with a phosphor that is irradiated with the excitation light, to emit yellow light. In the phosphor wheel, a length in the vertical direction of a rectangular shape of an irradiation region is represented by v, and a length in the horizontal direction is represented by h, wherein h<v; and a center of the rectangular shape is within any one of a region having an angle of 45° or more and 135° or less and a region having an angle of 225° or more and 315° or less in the phosphor coat region of the phosphor wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMORI, Kazuo SHIKITA, Akihiro SHIRAISHI, Chiaki KINNO, Takuya SHIMIZU, Minjoo PARK
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Publication number: 20200401030Abstract: A projector includes: a white light generator that uses a blue laser as a light source to generate blue light and yellow light based on the blue laser and generates white light including the generated blue light and yellow light; and an optical system that modulates light based on the white light generated by the white light generator with an image display element and projects the modulated light, wherein the white light generator includes: a dichroic mirror that is irradiated with the blue light from the blue laser as the light source; a first condenser lens that focuses blue light being reflected by or passing through the dichroic mirror; a diffusion plate that diffuses the blue light focused by the first condenser lens; a second condenser lens that focuses the blue light passing through or being reflected by the dichroic mirror; and a phosphor that emits yellow light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMORI, Kazuo SHIKITA, Chiaki KINNO, Akihiro SHIRAISHI, Takuya SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20200341361Abstract: The projector appropriately generates white light from a laser light source and uses the white light for image display. A white light generator that generates white light from blue light and yellow light includes a dichroic mirror that is irradiated with blue light from a blue laser, a first condenser lens that focuses the blue light that has passed through the dichroic mirror, a diffusion plate that diffuses the focused blue light, a second condenser lens that focuses the blue light obtained by allowing the diffused blue light to pass through the dichroic mirror, and a phosphor that is irradiated with the focused blue light to emit yellow light; the diffusion plate is an alumina ceramic plate; the dichroic mirror has a first region that transmits one of the blue light and the yellow light and reflects the other and a second region that reflects or transmits both.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Minjoo PARK, Kazuo SHIKITA, Chiaki KINNO, Akihiro SHIRAISHI, Takuya SHIMIZU, Hiroshi NAKAMORI
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Publication number: 20200329858Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a grip portion, a brush portion on which a replaceable toothbrush is mounted, and an illumination ring between the grip portion and the brush portion. The illumination ring is provided around the toothbrush as an annular structure so that a user can view the illumination ring no matter what angle he/she is holding the toothbrush.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru KATANO, Hiroshi NAKAMORI
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Patent number: 10758327Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a grip portion, a brush portion, and a joint arrangement for connecting the two portions. The joint arrangement has an upper cylinder portion and a lower cylinder portion, with an axis of the upper cylinder portion being inclined a predetermined angle with respect to an axis of the lower cylinder portion. The grip portion is connected to the lower cylinder portion and the brush portion is connected to the upper cylinder portion, so that the grip portion and the brush portion are inclined by the predetermined angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru Katano, Hiroshi Nakamori
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Patent number: 10743650Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a grip portion, a brush portion on which a replaceable toothbrush is mounted, and an illumination ring between the grip portion and the brush portion. The brush portion is inclined with respect to the grip portion. The illumination ring is provided around the toothbrush, so that a user can view the illumination ring no matter what angle he/she is holding the toothbrush.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru Katano, Hiroshi Nakamori
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Publication number: 20190082819Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a grip portion, a brush portion on which a replaceable toothbrush is mounted, and an illumination ring between the grip portion and the brush portion. The brush portion is inclined with respect to the grip portion. The illumination ring is provided around the toothbrush, so that a user can view the illumination ring no matter what angle he/she is holding the toothbrush.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru KATANO, Hiroshi NAKAMORI
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Publication number: 20190069978Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a grip portion, a brush portion, and a joint arrangement for connecting the two portions. The joint arrangement has an upper cylinder portion and a lower cylinder portion, with an axis of the upper cylinder portion being inclined a predetermined angle with respect to an axis of the lower cylinder portion. The grip portion is connected to the lower cylinder portion and the brush portion is connected to the upper cylinder portion, so that the grip portion and the brush portion are inclined by the predetermined angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru KATANO, Hiroshi NAKAMORI
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Patent number: 9961969Abstract: A belt includes a belt main body extending in a long, narrow band. A frame-shaped body is attached to a first belt portion corresponding to a side on an end in a lengthwise direction of the belt main body. Multiple through-holes are formed in alignment in the lengthwise direction in a second belt portion corresponding to a side opposite to the first belt portion in the lengthwise direction of the belt main body. A locking member is included for attachment to a through-hole of the second belt portion so as to protrude from a front surface of the second belt portion. When the belt main body is mounted on the target object, the second belt portion is passed through the frame-shaped body, and the side of the frame-shaped body locks the locking member so as to prevent the second belt portion from coming out of the frame-shaped body.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawabata, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Reiji Fujita, Hiroshi Nakamori
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Publication number: 20170360162Abstract: A belt of the present invention includes a belt main body (10) that extends in the form of a long. narrow band. A frame-shaped body (13) is attached to a first belt portion (11) corresponding to a side on an end in a lengthwise direction (Y) of the belt main body (10). Multiple through-holes (21, 22; 21, 22; . . . ) are formed in alignment in the lengthwise direction (Y) in the second belt portion (12) corresponding to a side opposite to the first belt portion (11) in the lengthwise direction (Y) of the belt main body (10). A locking member (14) is included which is to be attached to a through-hole (21, 22) of the second belt portion (12) so as to protrude from a front surface (12a) of the second belt portion (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawabata, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Reiji Fujita, Hiroshi Nakamori
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Publication number: 20050062757Abstract: An image displaying apparatus for displaying an image based on image data containing a spot color on a displaying section in order to check a finish of a color proof. The apparatus includes: a display color setting section for previously setting and registering color information of a predetermined display color to be displayed on the displaying section; a color information detecting section for detecting color information of the spot color in the image data for the color proof; a color information setting section for setting the color information of the display color, which is previously set and registered, as the color information of the spot color when the color information of the spot color cannot be detected; and a display control section for controlling to display the spot color on the display section, based on the color information set by the color information setting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventor: Hiroshi Nakamori