Patents by Inventor Keiji Sugiyama

Keiji Sugiyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240027762
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a first hologram element including a plurality of diffraction cells. At least one of edge lines of one diffraction cell among the plurality of diffraction cells included in the first hologram element is located at a position other than on extensions of all edge lines of an adjacent diffraction cell adjacent to the one diffraction cell, the adjacent diffraction cell being included in the plurality of diffraction cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken'ichi KASAZUMI, Keiji SUGIYAMA, Yukihiro CHOKYU, Masafumi SUEYOSHI, Kazuhiro MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20240019621
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a hologram element that is a first hologram element including two or more diffraction cells, and a hologram element that is a second hologram element including a single diffraction cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji SUGIYAMA, Ken'ichi KASAZUMI, Yukihiro CHOKYU, Satoshi KUZUHARA, Kazuhiro MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20230418120
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a backlight configured to emit light, a light-diffusion member through which the light emitted by the backlight is transmitted, a Fresnel lens through which the light transmitted through the light-diffusion member is transmitted, a display screen through which the light transmitted through the Fresnel lens is transmitted, and a mirror that reflects the light transmitted through the light-diffusion member toward a target space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato HADA, Takahiro AKIYOSHI, Hiroki HARA, Keiji SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230393391
    Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes a display member, a light transmission member, a light diffusion member, and a plurality of protrusions. The display member has a display surface. The light transmission member is disposed on the display surface side of the display member, has a first surface on a side opposite to the display member and a second surface on the display member side, and has light transparency. The light diffusion member is disposed on a side opposite to the display surface of the display member, and has light diffusion. The plurality of protrusions is provided between the light transmission member and the display member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka KUMANO, Kouzou YUUKI, Yuji TAKASE, Keiji SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230384589
    Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki HARA, Yosuke ASAI, Keiji SUGIYAMA, Yuji TAKASE
  • Patent number: 11789324
    Abstract: A head-up display includes a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen provided at a front surface thereof, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens, a light-transmissive member between the backlight and the Fresnel lens, a body part accommodating the Fresnel lens, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space. The body part has a step-shaped structure including a first step surface and a second step surface, the first and second step surfaces are oriented in the same direction as the front surface of the liquid-crystal panel. The first step surface is located on the liquid-crystal panel side from the second step surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11768371
    Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hara, Yosuke Asai, Keiji Sugiyama, Yuji Takase
  • Patent number: 11768410
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a display system that has a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, and a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens. The head-up display also includes a first mirror that reflects light from the display system, a second mirror that reflects light from the first mirror, and a control circuit that controls the liquid-crystal panel, where a center of the second mirror is closer to a center of the control circuit than a center of the display system in a direction connecting a center of the first mirror and the center of the second mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11768411
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where the light-diffusion structure is thinner than the Fresnel lens, and the light-diffusion structure has a thickness equal to or smaller than 300 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11754890
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, a backlight that emits light toward the light-transmissive member, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where the light-diffusion structure includes a plurality of fine particles and an average particle size of the plurality of fine particles is equal to or smaller than 20 um.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11740517
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion member between the liquid-crystal panel and the heat-transfer member, a backlight that emits light toward the heat-transfer member, a heat sink disposed along at least one side of the Fresnel lens and one side of backlight, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where a light-diffusion structure is provided to a surface of the light-diffusion member facing the liquid-crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11733570
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens, a light-transmissive member between the backlight and the Fresnel lens, a body part accommodating the light-transmissive member, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where a surface of the Fresnel lens facing the backlight is uneven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11726374
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion member between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, a backlight emitting light toward the Fresnel lens, a heat sink accommodating the light-diffusion member, the backlight and the Fresnel lens, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where a surface of the Fresnel lens facing the backlight is uneven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11709400
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen provided at a front surface thereof, a Fresnel lens opposite the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens, a body part accommodating the Fresnel lens, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space. The body part has a step-shaped structure including a first step surface and a second step surface, the first step surface and the second step surface are oriented in the same direction as the front surface of the liquid-crystal panel, the first step surface is located on the liquid-crystal panel side from the second step surface, and the liquid-crystal panel is supported on the second step surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11709401
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens, a light-transmissive member between the backlight and the Fresnel lens, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where a length of the liquid-crystal panel in a longitudinal direction of the head-up display is longer than a length of the light-transmissive member in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Hada, Takahiro Akiyoshi, Hiroki Hara, Keiji Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20220283456
    Abstract: A head-up display includes a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen provided at a front surface thereof, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens, a light-transmissive member between the backlight and the Fresnel lens, a body part accommodating the Fresnel lens, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space. The body part has a step-shaped structure including a first step surface and a second step surface, the first and second step surfaces are oriented in the same direction as the front surface of the liquid-crystal panel. The first step surface is located on the liquid-crystal panel side from the second step surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato HADA, Takahiro AKIYOSHI, Hiroki HARA, Keiji SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220276518
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion member between the liquid-crystal panel and the heat-transfer member, a backlight that emits light toward the heat-transfer member, a heat sink disposed along at least one side of the Fresnel lens and one side of backlight, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where a light-diffusion structure is provided to a surface of the light-diffusion member facing the liquid-crystal panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato HADA, Takahiro AKIYOSHI, Hiroki HARA, Keiji SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220276521
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where the light-diffusion structure is thinner than the Fresnel lens, and the light-diffusion structure has a thickness equal to or smaller than 300 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato HADA, Takahiro AKIYOSHI, Hiroki HARA, Keiji SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220276519
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens, a backlight that emits light toward the light-transmissive member, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where the light-diffusion structure includes a plurality of fine particles and an average particle size of the plurality of fine particles is equal to or smaller than 20 um.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato HADA, Takahiro AKIYOSHI, Hiroki HARA, Keiji SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220276520
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display including a display system that has a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, and a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens. The head-up display also includes a first mirror that reflects light from the display system, a second mirror that reflects light from the first mirror, and a control circuit that controls the liquid-crystal panel, where a center of the second mirror is closer to a center of the control circuit than a center of the display system in a direction connecting a center of the first mirror and the center of the second mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato HADA, Takahiro AKIYOSHI, Hiroki HARA, Keiji SUGIYAMA