Patents by Inventor Katsumitsu Hama
Katsumitsu Hama 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: 10488745Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source section emitting excitation light; homogenizer optical element; first condensing element converging the excitation light; wavelength conversion element on which the converged excitation light is incident and that emits fluorescent light; and light separation element. The light source section, homogenizer optical element, and light separation element are disposed on a first illumination optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriko Imae, Takayuki Matsubara, Katsumitsu Hama, Noriyuki Hirano
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Publication number: 20190155135Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source section emitting excitation light; homogenizer optical element; first condensing element converging the excitation light; wavelength conversion element on which the converged excitation light is incident and that emits fluorescent light; and light separation element. The light source section, homogenizer optical element, and light separation element are disposed on a first illumination optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriko IMAE, Takayuki MATSUBARA, Katsumitsu HAMA, Noriyuki HIRANO
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Patent number: 10108077Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a first light source section that outputs blue light along a first illumination optical axis,the second light source section are arranged side by side and outputs excitation light along a second illumination optical axis substantially parallel to the first illumination optical axis, a reflection member that reflects the excitation light in such a way that the reflected excitation light travels along a third illumination optical axis that intersects the first illumination optical axis and the second illumination optical axis, a wavelength converter on which reflects converted light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the excitation light, and a light combiner that is located in the position where the first illumination optical axis and the third illumination optical axis intersect each other and transmits the blue light and the excitation light but reflects the converted light.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumitsu Hama, Tomohiro Takagi, Yuta Ito, Takayuki Matsubara
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Publication number: 20180217481Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a first light source section that outputs blue light along a first illumination optical axis,the second light source section are arranged side by side and outputs excitation light along a second illumination optical axis substantially parallel to the first illumination optical axis, a reflection member that reflects the excitation light in such a way that the reflected excitation light travels along a third illumination optical axis that intersects the first illumination optical axis and the second illumination optical axis, a wavelength converter on which reflects converted light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the excitation light, and a light combiner that is located in the position where the first illumination optical axis and the third illumination optical axis intersect each other and transmits the blue light and the excitation light but reflects the converted light.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumitsu HAMA, Tomohiro TAKAGI, Yuta ITO, Takayuki MATSUBARA
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Patent number: 8395748Abstract: An electro-optical display device includes: a reflection-type liquid crystal panel that has a driving substrate, on which a reflective layer is disposed, and an opposing substrate facing each other with a liquid crystal interposed therebetween; and an light-transmissive substrate that is disposed on an outer side of the opposing substrate, wherein any one or more values of thermal expansion coefficients of a plurality of element substrates including at least the opposing substrate and the light-transmissive substrate are negative, and any one or more values of the thermal expansion coefficients of the plurality of element substrates are positive.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Chiyoaki Iijima, Kazuhiro Nishida, Katsumitsu Hama
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Patent number: 8390748Abstract: An electro-optical display device includes: a transmission-type liquid crystal panel that has a driving substrate and an opposing substrate facing each other with a liquid crystal interposed therebetween; a first light-transmissive substrate that is disposed on an outer side of the driving substrate; and a second light-transmissive substrate that is disposed on an outer side of the opposing substrate, wherein any one or more values of thermal expansion coefficients of a plurality of element substrates including at least the driving substrate, the opposing substrate, the first light-transmissive substrate, and the second light-transmissive substrate are negative, and any one or more values of the thermal expansion coefficients of the plurality of element substrates are positive.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Chiyoaki Iijima, Kazuhiro Nishida, Katsumitsu Hama
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Publication number: 20100309396Abstract: An electro-optical display device includes: a transmission-type liquid crystal panel that has a driving substrate and an opposing substrate facing each other with a liquid crystal interposed therebetween; a first light-transmissive substrate that is disposed on an outer side of the driving substrate; and a second light-transmissive substrate that is disposed on an outer side of the opposing substrate, wherein any one or more values of thermal expansion coefficients of a plurality of element substrates including at least the driving substrate, the opposing substrate, the first light-transmissive substrate, and the second light-transmissive substrate are negative, and any one or more values of the thermal expansion coefficients of the plurality of element substrates are positive.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Chiyoaki IIJIMA, Kazuhiro Nishida, Katsumitsu Hama
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Publication number: 20100309397Abstract: An electro-optical display device includes: a reflection-type liquid crystal panel that has a driving substrate, on which a reflective layer is disposed, and an opposing substrate facing each other with a liquid crystal interposed therebetween; and an light-transmissive substrate that is disposed on an outer side of the opposing substrate, wherein any one or more values of thermal expansion coefficients of a plurality of element substrates including at least the opposing substrate and the light-transmissive substrate are negative, and any one or more values of the thermal expansion coefficients of the plurality of element substrates are positive.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Chiyoaki IIJIMA, Kazuhiro NISHIDA, Katsumitsu HAMA