Patents by Inventor Koji Kumano

Koji Kumano 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: 9297526
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a cooling mechanism driving portion for driving a cooling mechanism in such a manner that an element temperature of a light source element which is detected by an element temperature detecting portion reaches a target temperature, and a control portion for calculating a dew point temperature of the cooling mechanism and controlling the cooling mechanism driving portion and a light source element driving portion by using the calculated dew point temperature and the element temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kumano, Makoto Kuriaki, Takumi Kijima, Yasuhito Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8967828
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes an outer casing. A light source member and a light source module having a cooling body which cools the light source member are disposed in the outer casing. A wind tunnel which surrounds a heat pipe unit as the cooling body of the light source module is provided in the outer casing. The wind tunnel includes a wind passage which allows cooling wind to pass through the heat pipe unit. An intake-opening is formed in a surface of the outer casing, and cooling wind is taken into the outer casing from outside thereof through the intake-opening. One end of the wind passage of the wind tunnel is connected to the intake-opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Kijima, Koji Kumano, Yukio Sato, Mitoru Yabe
  • Publication number: 20130334966
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a cooling mechanism driving portion for driving a cooling mechanism in such a manner that an element temperature of a light source element which is detected by an element temperature detecting portion reaches a target temperature, and a control portion for calculating a dew point temperature of the cooling mechanism and controlling the cooling mechanism driving portion and a light source element driving portion by using the calculated dew point temperature and the element temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koji KUMANO, Makoto KURIAKI, Takumi KIJIMA, Yasuhito TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130176730
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes an outer casing. A light source member and a light source module having a cooling body which cools the light source member are disposed in the outer casing. A wind tunnel which surrounds a heat pipe unit as the cooling body of the light source module is provided in the outer casing. The wind tunnel includes a wind passage which allows cooling wind to pass through the heat pipe unit. An intake-opening is formed in a surface of the outer casing, and cooling wind is taken into the outer casing from outside thereof through the intake-opening. One end of the wind passage of the wind tunnel is connected to the intake-opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Takumi KIJIMA, Koji KUMANO, Yukio SATO, Mitoru YABE
  • Patent number: 7965747
    Abstract: A laser light source apparatus includes a laser light source; a heat exchanger that includes a plurality of cooling fins and that cools the laser light source; a driving circuit that drives the laser light source; a housing including an intake port and an exhaust port; and an air-cooling fan that is attached to the housing and that discharges air taken in from the intake port to the exhaust port. The cooling fins are arranged at a position opposed to the intake port to be stacked up on each other at predetermined intervals and a pitch between the cooling fins is equal to or less than a minimum width of the intake port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kumano
  • Publication number: 20090323742
    Abstract: A laser light source apparatus includes a laser light source; a heat exchanger that includes a plurality of cooling fins and that cools the laser light source; a driving circuit that drives the laser light source; a housing including an intake port and an exhaust port; and an air-cooling fan that is attached to the housing and that discharges air taken in from the intake port to the exhaust port. The cooling fins are arranged at a position opposed to the intake port to be stacked up on each other at predetermined intervals and a pitch between the cooling fins is equal to or less than a minimum width of the intake port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Koji KUMANO