Patents by Inventor Kazunari Nakagawa
Kazunari Nakagawa 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: 20050001970Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small-sized and simplified structure and suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal display element 2 for converting light from a light source into display picture depending on a driving signal; an optical projection system 1b containing a first optical element 1a and for projecting said light signal toward an object of projection; exit side polarizing elements 3b; a holding member 6 for holding them with the liquid crystal display element 2; and cooling medium 5; incident side polarizing elements 3a, wherein, a space is defined by either one of the incident side polarizing elements 3a and the liquid crystal display element 2, the first optical element 1a, between the liquid crystal display element 2 and the first optical element 1a, and the holding member 6, and said space is filled up with the cooling medium 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2004Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 6838773Abstract: A semiconductor chip of rewiring layer-integral type capable of preventing a maloperation by noise and a deterioration of communication characteristics and a semiconductor device with excellent communication characteristics; the semiconductor chip, wherein a rewiring layer (3) is formed on a circuit formed surface (1a) through an insulating layer (2) so as to form an antenna coil (4) with the rewiring layer (3), the antenna coil (4) is formed around the periphery of an analog circuit (21) on the circuit formed surface (1a) by avoiding forming on the analog circuit (21), the analog circuit (21) may be formed by collecting analog circuits to be formed in the semiconductor chip (1A) therein, may be one of the particularly noise-susceptible analog circuits such as a power circuit, a calculation amplifier, a comparison amplifier, an RF receiving part, an RF transmitting part, an RF synthesizer part, and a voltage build-up circuit and an amplifying circuit forming a part of a memory part, or may be a coil providedType: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Kikuchi, Kiyoharu Kishimoto, Kazunari Nakagawa, Yoshiharu Hino
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Patent number: 6829031Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small-sized and simplified structure and suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal display element 2 for converting light from a light source into display picture depending on a driving signal; an optical projection system 1b containing a first optical element 1a and for projecting said light signal toward an object of projection; exit side polarizing elements 3b; a holding member 6 for holding them with the liquid crystal display element 2; and cooling medium 5; incident side polarizing elements 3a, wherein, a space is defined by either one of the incident side polarizing elements 3a and the liquid crystal display element 2, the first optical element 1a, between the liquid crystal display element 2 and the first optical element 1a, and the holding member 6, and said space is filled up with the cooling medium 5.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2003Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 6801366Abstract: When a projection lens system used for a rear projection type image display apparatus has a first lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a second lens group, a third lens group sharing almost all the positive refractive power of the overall system, a fourth lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a fifth lens group, and a sixth lens group including a lens having a profile of aspherical surface in which the concave surface thereof faces the screen side and the refractive power in the marginal area is weaker than the refractive power around the optical axis, a projection lens system having a large aperture ratio (low F-number), high focus, wide field angle, and sufficient marginal light amount ratio can be realized at a low cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Mori, Takahiro Yoshida, Kazunari Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6768594Abstract: In a projection lens, there are arranged in order from a screen side, a first lens group including a meniscus lens having a convex lens surface in a central portion toward a screen with refracting power, a second lens group including a lens having a convex lens surface in a central portion toward a video generating source, a third lens group including a lens having convex lens surfaces in both sides with positive refracting power, a fourth lens group including a lens having a convex lens surface in a central portion toward the video generating source with positive refracting power, and a fifth lens group including a lens having a concave lens surface toward the screen with negative refracting power. An entrance pupil is arranged between incident and emitting surfaces of a power lens.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2002Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Imafuku, Naoyuki Ogura, Kazunari Nakagawa, Koji Hirata, Hidehiro Ikeda, Shuji Kato
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Publication number: 20040017616Abstract: When a projection lens system used for a rear projection type image display apparatus has a first lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a second lens group, a third lens group sharing almost all the positive refractive power of the overall system, a fourth lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a fifth lens group, and a sixth lens group including a lens having a profile of aspherical surface in which the concave surface thereof faces the screen side and the refractive power in the marginal area is weaker than the refractive power around the optical axis, a projection lens system having a large aperture ratio (low F-number), high focus, wide field angle, and sufficient marginal light amount ratio can be realized at a low cost. When a predetermined opening portion is formed in the projection lens and lens barrel, the lens elements are cooled by air suction and exhaust and the lowering of the lens performance due to temperature change can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Mori, Takahiro Yoshida, Kazunari Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6624950Abstract: A projection lens system for enlarging and displaying on a screen an original image from an image generating source, includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second aberration correction lens, and a third lens, positioned nearest the image generating source and having a concave lens surface thereof facing the screen. The third lens has a profile such that its refractive power at a marginal area adjacent a peripheral edge thereof is less than its refractive power at an area adjacent an optical axis of said projection lens system. The surface of the third lens facing the image generating source is in contact with a cooling liquid which cools the image generating source.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2002Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Mori, Takahiro Yoshida, Kazunari Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20030116790Abstract: A semiconductor chip of rewiring layer-integral type capable of preventing a maloperation by noise and a deterioration of communication characteristics and a semiconductor device with excellent communication characteristics; the semiconductor chip, wherein a rewiring layer (3) is formed on a circuit formed surface (1a) through an insulating layer (2) so as to form an antenna coil (4) with the rewiring layer (3), the antenna coil (4) is formed around the periphery of an analog circuit (21) on the circuit formed surface (1a) by avoiding forming on the analog circuit (21), the analog circuit (21) may be formed by collecting analog circuits to be formed in the semiconductor chip (1A) therein, may be one of the particularly noise-susceptible analog circuits such as a power circuit, a calculation amplifier, a comparison amplifier, an RF receiving part, an RF transmitting part, an RF synthesizer part, and a voltage build-up circuit and an amplifying circuit forming a part of a memory part, or may be a coil providedType: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Yuji Kikuchi, Kiyoharu Kishimoto, Kazunari Nakagawa, Yoshiharu Hino
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Publication number: 20030098944Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small-sized and simplified structure and suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal display element 2 for converting light from a light source into display picture depending on a driving signal; an optical projection system 1b containing a first optical element 1a and for projecting said light signal toward an object of projection; exit side polarizing elements 3b; a holding member 6 for holding them with the liquid crystal display element 2; and cooling medium 5; incident side polarizing elements 3a, wherein, a space is defined by either one of the incident side polarizing elements 3a and the liquid crystal display element 2, the first optical element 1a, between the liquid crystal display element 2 and the first optical element 1a, and the holding member 6, and said space is filled up with the cooling medium 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2003Publication date: May 29, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu
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Publication number: 20030095238Abstract: In a projection lens, there are arranged in order from a screen side, a first lens group including a meniscus lens having a convex lens surface in a central portion toward a screen with refracting power, a second lens group including a lens having a convex lens surface in a central portion toward a video generating source, a third lens group including a lens having convex lens surfaces in both sides with positive refracting power, a fourth lens group including a lens having a convex lens surface in a central portion toward the video generating source with positive refracting power, and a fifth lens group including a lens having a concave lens surface toward the screen with negative refracting power. An entrance pupil is arranged between incident and emitting surfaces of a power lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, LtdInventors: Daisuke Imafuku, Naoyuki Ogura, Kazunari Nakagawa, Koji Hirata, Hidehiro Ikeda, Shuji Kato
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Patent number: 6535267Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small-sized and simplified structure and suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal display element 2 for converting light from a light source into display picture depending on a driving signal; an optical projection system 1b containing a first optical element 1a and for projecting said light signal toward an object of projection; exit side polarizing elements 3b; a holding member 6 for holding them with the liquid crystal display element 2; and cooling medium 5; incident side polarizing elements 3a, wherein, a space is defined by either one of the incident side polarizing elements 3a and the liquid crystal display element 2, the first optical element 1a, between the liquid crystal display element 2 and the first optical element 1a, and the holding member 6, and said space is filled up with the cooling medium 5.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 6502942Abstract: For providing a rear-projection type display apparatus, and a translucent type sheet for use therein, in particular, using an image modulation element, such as, a liquid crystal or a DMD (Digital Micro-mirror Device), etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Yoji Nakayama, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20020196556Abstract: When a projection lens system used for a rear projection type image display apparatus has a first lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a second lens group, a third lens group sharing almost all the positive refractive power of the overall system, a fourth lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a fifth lens group, and a sixth lens group including a lens having a profile of aspherical surface in which the concave surface thereof faces the screen side and the refractive power in the marginal area is weaker than the refractive power around the optical axis, a projection lens system having a large aperture ratio (low F-number), high focus, wide field angle, and sufficient marginal light amount ratio can be realized at a low cost. When a predetermined opening portion is formed in the projection lens and lens barrel, the lens elements are cooled by air suction and exhaust and the lowering of the lens performance due to temperature change can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Mori, Takahiro Yoshida, Kazunari Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20020109915Abstract: For providing a rear-projection type display apparatus, and a translucent type sheet for use therein, in particular, using an image modulation element, such as, a liquid crystal or a DMD (Digital Micro-mirror Device), etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: August 15, 2002Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Yoji Nakayama, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6396641Abstract: When a projection lens system used for a rear projection type image display apparatus has a first lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a second lens group, a third lens group sharing almost all the positive refractive power of the overall system, a fourth lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a fifth lens group, and a sixth lens group including a lens having a profile of aspherical surface in which the concave surface thereof faces the screen side and the refractive power in the marginal area is weaker than the refractive power around the optical axis, a projection lens system having a large aperture ratio (low F-number), high focus, wide field angle, and sufficient marginal light amount ratio can be realized at a low cost. When a predetermined opening portion is formed in the projection lens and lens barrel, the lens elements are cooled by air suction and exhaust and the lowering of the lens performance due to temperature change can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Mori, Takahiro Yoshida, Kazunari Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6342929Abstract: The projection image display apparatus includes a plurality of image generating sources for generating three primary colors, including red, green, blue image light, respectively, and a projection lens containing a plurality of lens elements provided in correspondence with each of said image generating sources for enlarging/projecting images displayed by the image generating sources onto a screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2000Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Kazunari Nakagawa, Tomoharu Nakiri, Naoyuki Ogura, Chihiro Egawa
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Publication number: 20020008918Abstract: When a projection lens system used for a rear projection type image display apparatus has a first lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a second lens group, a third lens group sharing almost all the positive refractive power of the overall system, a fourth lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a fifth lens group, and a sixth lens group including a lens having a profile of aspherical surface in which the concave surface thereof faces the screen side and the refractive power in the marginal area is weaker than the refractive power around the optical axis, a projection lens system having a large aperture ratio (low F-number), high focus, wide field angle, and sufficient marginal light amount ratio can be realized at a low cost. When a predetermined opening portion is formed in the projection lens and lens barrel, the lens elements are cooled by air suction and exhaust and the lowering of the lens performance due to temperature change can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Mori, Takahiro Yoshida, Kazunari Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20010033345Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small-sized and simplified structure and suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal display element 2 for converting light from a light source into display picture depending on a driving signal; an optical projection system 1b containing a first optical element 1a and for projecting said light signal toward an object of projection; exit side polarizing elements 3b; a holding member 6 for holding them with the liquid crystal display element 2; and cooling medium 5; incident side polarizing elements 3a, wherein, a space is defined by either one of the incident side polarizing elements 3a and the liquid crystal display element 2, the first optical element 1a, between the liquid crystal display element 2 and the first optical element 1a, and the holding member 6, and said space is filled up with the cooling medium 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2001Publication date: October 25, 2001Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 6256083Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small size and simplified structure, and for achieving suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements in a liquid crystal display apparatus, a liquid crystal display element converts light from a light source into a display picture depending on a driving signal, and an optical projection system contains a first optical element and projects a light signal toward an object of projection. A space is defined by an incident side polarizing element or the liquid crystal display element, the first optical element and a holding member, and the space is filled up with a cooling medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1998Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 6243211Abstract: When a projection lens system used for a rear projection type image display apparatus has a first lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a second lens group, a third lens group sharing almost all the positive refractive power of the overall system, a fourth lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a fifth lens group, and a sixth lens group including a lens having a profile of aspherical surface in which the concave surface thereof faces the screen side and the refractive power in the marginal area is weaker than the refractive power around the optical axis, a projection lens system having a large aperture ratio (low F-number), high focus, wide field angle, and sufficient marginal light amount ratio can be realized at a low cost. When a predetermined opening portion is formed in the projection lens and lens barrel, the lens elements are cooled by air suction and exhaust and the lowering of the lens performance due to temperature change can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2000Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Mori, Takahiro Yoshida, Kazunari Nakagawa