Patents by Inventor Kazumasa IKEURA

Kazumasa IKEURA 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).

  • Patent number: 10798348
    Abstract: A light source apparatus, includes a first solid-state light source and processing circuitry. The first solid-state light source is configured to output first light. The processing circuitry is configured to control a power source to supply first current to the first solid-state light source, determine whether to change the supply of the first current to the first solid-state light source to maintain a brightness level of the first light output by the first solid-state light source at a first brightness level or within a first brightness level range, and control the power source to change the supply of the first current to the first solid-state light source to output the first light at the first brightness level or within the first brightness level range in response to a determination that the supply of the first current is determined to be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazumasa Ikeura
  • Patent number: 10785460
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a projection unit including a light source section, a wavelength converter including a discoid member and a motor section, the discoid member including a wavelength conversion layer that converts outgoing light from the light source section to light having a wavelength range different from that of the outgoing light, and the motor section rotating the discoid member, and a spatial modulation element that generates image light by modulating light from the light source section and the wavelength converter on the basis of an inputted image signal; and a control unit that controls intensity of the outgoing light emitted from the light source section and a number of rotation of the discoid member in a state where the image light is generated by the spatial modulation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumasa Ikeura, Hiroyuki Meguro, Masanobu Hida
  • Publication number: 20190268576
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a projection unit including a light source section, a wavelength converter including a discoid member and a motor section, the discoid member including a wavelength conversion layer that converts outgoing light from the light source section to light having a wavelength range different from that of the outgoing light, and the motor section rotating the discoid member, and a spatial modulation element that generates image light by modulating light from the light source section and the wavelength converter on the basis of an inputted image signal; and a control unit that controls intensity of the outgoing light emitted from the light source section and a number of rotation of the discoid member in a state where the image light is generated by the spatial modulation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumasa IKEURA, Hiroyuki MEGURO, Masanobu HIDA
  • Publication number: 20190014293
    Abstract: A light source apparatus, includes a first solid-state light source and processing circuitry. The first solid-state light source is configured to output first light. The processing circuitry is configured to control a power source to supply first current to the first solid-state light source, determine whether to change the supply of the first current to the first solid-state light source to maintain a brightness level of the first light output by the first solid-state light source at a first brightness level or within a first brightness level range, and control the power source to change the supply of the first current to the first solid-state light source to output the first light at the first brightness level or within the first brightness level range in response to a determination that the supply of the first current is determined to be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazumasa IKEURA
  • Patent number: 10175100
    Abstract: There is provided an image display apparatus including: a light source unit; at least one light modulation device configured to modulate light from the light source unit, and to emit a modulated light beam; and a sensor configured to receive diffracted light of the modulated light beam emitted from the at least one light modulation device, and to measure intensity of the modulated light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Homma, Yoshihisa Aikoh, Yuji Kato, Kazumasa Ikeura, Tomomi Yuno, Shiun Sakai
  • Patent number: 10146121
    Abstract: A projection type image display device (100) including a light source (40), an illumination optical system (30) which uniformly radiates light flux emitted from the light source (40) onto a surface (SCR) of an image modulation element which becomes a primary image surface, a projection optical system, capable of being set at a distance very close to a focal distance of a projection image, which magnifies and projects image information of the primary image surface modulated by the image modulation element onto a projection surface which becomes a secondary image surface, and a corner focus control section capable of automatically adjusting a focal distance of at least corner regions of the projection image to a focal distance corresponding to a projection distance of the projection image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumasa Ikeura, Jun Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20170068153
    Abstract: A projection type image display device (100) including a light source (40), an illumination optical system (30) which uniformly radiates light flux emitted from the light source (40) onto a surface (SCR) of an image modulation element which becomes a primary image surface, a projection optical system, capable of being set at a distance very close to a focal distance of a projection image, which magnifies and projects image information of the primary image surface modulated by the image modulation element onto a projection surface which becomes a secondary image surface, and a corner focus control section capable of automatically adjusting a focal distance of at least corner regions of the projection image to a focal distance corresponding to a projection distance of the projection image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumasa IKEURA, Jun NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170054957
    Abstract: [Object] To prevent air and heat from being retained inside the housing of a projector device. [Solution] An image display device (100) includes: a light source (40); an optical system (20) that projects an image formed based on a light beam emitted by the light source (40) onto a projection surface; a plurality of blower fans (FAN_1 and FAN_2) respectively provided in at least two or more airflow paths that connect to an exhaust part inside a housing; an exhaust fan (FAN_3) provided in the exhaust part; and an airflow control unit (200) that controls a driving of the exhaust fan (FAN_3) in correspondence with driving control of a blower fan having a great airflow volume from among the plurality of blower fans (FAN_1 and FAN_2) provided in the airflow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: KAZUMASA IKEURA
  • Publication number: 20160131522
    Abstract: There is provided an image display apparatus including: a light source unit; at least one light modulation device configured to modulate light from the light source unit, and to emit a modulated light beam; and a sensor configured to receive diffracted light of the modulated light beam emitted from the at least one light modulation device, and to measure intensity of the modulated light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Homma, Yoshihisa Aikoh, Yuji Kato, Kazumasa Ikeura, Tomomi Yuno, Shiun Sakai
  • Patent number: 9271376
    Abstract: There is provided an image display apparatus including: a light source unit; at least one light modulation device configured to modulate light from the light source unit, and to emit a modulated light beam; and a sensor configured to receive diffracted light of the modulated light beam emitted from the at least one light modulation device, and to measure intensity of the modulated light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Homma, Yoshihisa Aikoh, Yuji Kato, Kazumasa Ikeura, Tomomi Yuno, Shiun Sakai
  • Publication number: 20150108902
    Abstract: There is provided an image display apparatus including: a light source unit; at least one light modulation device configured to modulate light from the light source unit, and to emit a modulated light beam; and a sensor configured to receive diffracted light of the modulated light beam emitted from the at least one light modulation device, and to measure intensity of the modulated light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke HOMMA, Yoshihisa AIKOH, Yuji KATO, Kazumasa IKEURA, Tomomi YUNO, Shiun SAKAI