Patents by Inventor Kei Shirota

Kei Shirota 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: 7147333
    Abstract: In a base plate, projections for being inserted into openings in a lower bracket, and for supporting a bottom surface of a cross-dichroic prism, are provided. The lower bracket and the cross-dichroic prism are fixed to the base plate by adhesive agent filled into a clearance between the lower bracket and the bottom surface of the cross-dichroic prism supported on the projections. Holes are provided on a liquid-crystal panel, and holding arms provided on an upper bracket and the lower bracket are inserted into the holes. Then the adhesive agent is applied into the holes to fix the liquid-crystal display to the upper and lower brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Fujinon Corporation
    Inventor: Kei Shirota
  • Publication number: 20050162621
    Abstract: In a base plate, projections for being inserted into openings in a lower bracket, and for supporting a bottom surface of a cross-dichroic prism, are provided. The lower bracket and the cross-dichroic prism are fixed to the base plate by adhesive agent filled into a clearance between the lower bracket and the bottom surface of the cross-dichroic prism supported on the projections. Holes are provided on a liquid-crystal panel, and holding arms provided on an upper bracket and the lower bracket are inserted into the holes. Then the adhesive agent is applied into the holes to fix the liquid-crystal display to the upper and lower brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Kei Shirota
  • Patent number: 6567222
    Abstract: A lens barrel for use in a zoom lens apparatus to address the needs of optical devices such as a liquid crystal projector equipped with higher magnification and higher accuracy is provided. That is, the lens barrel of the present invention includes: supporting projections provided on the outer periphery of a fixed barrel projecting therefrom to support a cam barrel in contact therewith in a small area for ensuring smooth rotation of the cam barrel; and alignment guides formed in the fixed barrel and the cam barrel to fit the cam barrel into the fixed barrel keeping a predetermined positional relationship therebetween, thereby enabling the operation for adjusting the position of transmission of light having passed through a liquid crystal panel within a projection lens to be performed without any trouble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kei Shirota
  • Publication number: 20020118468
    Abstract: A lens barrel for use in a zoom lens apparatus to address the needs of optical devices such as a liquid crystal projector equipped with higher magnification and higher accuracy is provided. That is, the lens barrel of the present invention includes: supporting projections provided on the outer periphery of a fixed barrel projecting therefrom to support a cam barrel in contact therewith in a small area for ensuring smooth rotation of the cam barrel; and alignment guides formed in the fixed barrel and the cam barrel to fit the cam barrel into the fixed barrel keeping a predetermined positional relationship therebetween, thereby enabling the operation for adjusting the position of transmission of light having passed through a liquid crystal panel within a projection lens to be performed without any trouble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventor: Kei Shirota
  • Patent number: 6361223
    Abstract: In a lens barrel of a fixed-focus type, a guide section of a back moving frame for holding a lens back group is disposed at the middle between two guide sections provided on a front moving frame for holding a lens front group. A guide shaft is inserted into guide holes of those guide sections. A compression spring is disposed between one of the two guide sections provided on the front moving frame and the guide section of the back moving frame. A front moving frame and a back moving frame are moved together in an optical axis. At the time of a collapse, the compression spring is further compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kei Shirota