Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Kuroi

Kiyoshi Kuroi 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: 8649091
    Abstract: A screen unit includes a screen, a screen holding unit which holds the upper end of the screen, a screen winding unit around which the screen is wound, a pantograph mechanism which expands and stores the screen, and adjusting units which control the position of the upper end of the screen when the screen is expanded. The adjusting units have a support member which has a screw portion, and an adjusting screw member rotatably provided on the corresponding support member. The support member shifts in accordance with rotation of the adjusting screw member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi
  • Patent number: 8254025
    Abstract: A screen unit includes a flexible screen, a pantograph mechanism which expands and stores the screen, a motor which shifts one end of the pantograph mechanism to stretch and contract the pantograph mechanism, and a wire. The screen unit further includes a housing which accommodates these components, and a cover which opens and closes at the time of expansion and storage of the screen. One end of the wire is held by the electric motor, and the other end of the wire is held by the cover, so that the cover can be closed in accordance with the contraction of the pantograph mechanism effected by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi
  • Publication number: 20120206801
    Abstract: A screen unit includes a screen, a screen holding unit which holds the upper end of the screen, a screen winding unit around which the screen is wound, a pantograph mechanism which expands and stores the screen, and adjusting units which control the position of the upper end of the screen when the screen is expanded. The adjusting units have a support member which has a screw portion, and an adjusting screw member rotatably provided on the corresponding support member. The support member shifts in accordance with rotation of the adjusting screw member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi
  • Publication number: 20120200915
    Abstract: A screen unit includes a flexible screen, a pantograph mechanism which expands and stores the screen, a motor which shifts one end of the pantograph mechanism to stretch and contract the pantograph mechanism, and a wire. The screen unit further includes a housing which accommodates these components, and a cover which opens and closes at the time of expansion and storage of the screen. One end of the wire is held by the electric motor, and the other end of the wire is held by the cover, so that the cover can be closed in accordance with the contraction of the pantograph mechanism effected by the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyoshi KUROI
  • Patent number: 8184369
    Abstract: A screen unit includes: a screen having a first side, a second side, and a pair of crossing sides which cross the first side and the second side; a winding shaft holding the first side and functioning as a shaft around which the screen is wound; a supporting portion supporting the second side; a pair of string-shaped members provided between the winding shaft and the supporting portion and disposed outside the pair of the crossing sides of the screen in the directions along the pair of the crossing sides; and a plurality of connecting members provided on the pair of the crossing sides to connect the screen and the pair of the string-shaped members, wherein the pair of the crossing sides are curved toward the inside of the screen, and cushioning members are provided in such a manner as to cover at least the pair of the string-shaped members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi
  • Patent number: 8169702
    Abstract: A screen unit includes: a screen member; a first support member which supports one end of the screen member; a second support member which supports the other end of the screen member; a stretching and contracting device which expands the screen member; and a tensioning member disposed on the side opposite to the side where the screen member is provided with respect to the stretching and contracting device to apply tension in a direction substantially parallel with the direction from the first support member to the second support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Hiroyuki Shindo
  • Publication number: 20110199678
    Abstract: A screen unit includes: a screen member; a first support member which supports one end of the screen member; a second support member which supports the other end of the screen member; a stretching and contracting device which expands the screen member; and a tensioning member disposed on the side opposite to the side where the screen member is provided with respect to the stretching and contracting device to apply tension in a direction substantially parallel with the direction from the first support member to the second support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyoshi KUROI
  • Publication number: 20110141559
    Abstract: A screen unit includes: a screen having a first side, a second side, and a pair of crossing sides which cross the first side and the second side; a winding shaft holding the first side and functioning as a shaft around which the screen is wound; a supporting portion supporting the second side; a pair of string-shaped members provided between the winding shaft and the supporting portion and disposed outside the pair of the crossing sides of the screen in the directions along the pair of the crossing sides; and a plurality of connecting members provided on the pair of the crossing sides to connect the screen and the pair of the string-shaped members, wherein the pair of the crossing sides are curved toward the inside of the screen, and cushioning members are provided in such a manner as to cover at least the pair of the string-shaped members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi
  • Publication number: 20110132557
    Abstract: A screen unit includes: a screen which has a first side and a second side opposing to each other in a first direction and extending substantially in parallel with each other; a first supporting portion extending along the first side to support the first side; a second supporting portion extending along the second side to support the second side; and a plurality of connecting mechanisms each of which extends between the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion, and expands and contracts in the first direction to move the second supporting portion close to and away from the first supporting portion, wherein the plurality of connecting mechanisms are disposed in parallel with the first supporting portion, and are located almost linearly symmetric with respect to a center line connecting approximately the center of the first side and approximately the center of the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Hidetoshi Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20110011542
    Abstract: A screen includes: a screen base body, wherein the screen base body includes a plurality of substrates, each of the substrates has a sheet part and a connecting part provided at least one of the surfaces of the sheet part, the connecting part of one of the substrates is detachably connected with the connecting part of the other substrate, and when the screen is used the screen base body is produced by connecting the connecting parts of the respective substrates such that the substrates can be combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyoshi KUROI
  • Patent number: 7864418
    Abstract: A screen includes a screen main body, having flexibility, onto which an image light is projected; a first support and a second support which, extending one along each of a pair of opposed edges of the screen main body, each support one of the pair of edges; an auxiliary support which, being disposed between the first support and the second support, extends parallel to the first support and the second support, and supports a pair of intersecting edges intersecting with the pair of edges of the screen main body; and linkage mechanisms which, bridging adjacent supports, among the first support, second support, and auxiliary support, as well as regulating a movement of the adjacent supports in an out-of-plane direction of a projection surface of the screen main body, extend and contract in a direction in which the adjacent supports face each other, bringing the adjacent supports closer to and away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Hiroyuki Shindo
  • Publication number: 20090302176
    Abstract: A screen includes a screen main body, having flexibility, onto which an image light is projected; a first support and a second support which, extending one along each of a pair of opposed edges of the screen main body, each support one of the pair of edges; an auxiliary support which, being disposed between the first support and the second support, extends parallel to the first support and the second support, and supports a pair of intersecting edges intersecting with the pair of edges of the screen main body; and linkage mechanisms which, bridging adjacent supports, among the first support, second support, and auxiliary support, as well as regulating a movement of the adjacent supports in an out-of-plane direction of a projection surface of the screen main body, extend and contract in a direction in which the adjacent supports face each other, bringing the adjacent supports closer to and away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Hiroyuki Shindo
  • Patent number: D596219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tatara, Kiyoshi Kuroi
  • Patent number: D609263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tatara, Kiyoshi Kuroi