Patents by Inventor Kosuke TABAYASHI

Kosuke TABAYASHI 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: 12352950
    Abstract: A phosphor wheel includes a wheel element including a disk-shaped substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, an annular phosphor disposed at the first surface on a circle around the center of the substrate, and a plurality of fins disposed at the second surface and extending outward from the side facing the center of the substrate, and a balance corrector that corrects nonuniformity of the rotational balance of the wheel element, and the balance corrector includes a first balancer and a second balancer that is lighter than the first balancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Tabayashi, Norikazu Kadotani
  • Publication number: 20250097502
    Abstract: A processing device of a projector performs control for correlating user information used by the application software with a projector. The processing device operates in a first mode including performing control for cancelling the correlation between the user information and the projector when the projector is powered off and maintaining the correlation between the user information and the projector when the projector shifts to the standby state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku TAKAMINE, Kosuke Tabayashi
  • Publication number: 20250044575
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes a rotating plate, a wavelength converter disposed further on the outer side than an opening in a radial direction of the rotating plate, a rotating body coupled to the rotating plate, a driving source configured to rotate the rotating plate and the rotating body centering on a rotation axis, a suction part configured by combining the rotating plate and the rotating body, provided on an inner side of the opening of the rotating plate, and communicating with, via the opening, a space on a side opposite to the driving source with respect to the rotating plate, a plurality of fins rotated together with the rotating plate, and a plurality of flow paths provided among the fins and configured to cause an air flow flowing into an inside of the suction part via the opening to flow to the outside of the rotating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kosuke TABAYASHI, Norikazu KADOTANI
  • Publication number: 20250004358
    Abstract: A wavelength converter according to the present disclosure includes a phosphor irradiated with excitation light, a substrate having a first surface, and a bonding layer that bonds the phosphor to the first surface of the substrate. The bonding layer including an adhesive and a plurality of first fillers mixed with the adhesive, each of the first fillers having a longitudinal axis. The plurality of first fillers are so oriented that a direction along the longitudinal axis of each of the first fillers intersects with the first surface of the substrate. A thermal conductivity of the first fillers is higher than a thermal conductivity of the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu KADOTANI, Kosuke TABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240272533
    Abstract: A light source control device configured to output illumination light includes a first light emitting element configured to output blue light, a second light emitting element configured to output red light, a wavelength conversion element configured to convert the blue light entering the wavelength conversion element into wavelength-converted light, a first thermoelectric conversion element thermally coupled to the wavelength conversion element, a first radiation member thermally coupled to the first thermoelectric conversion element, a second thermoelectric conversion element thermally coupled to the second light emitting element, a second radiation member thermally coupled to the second thermoelectric conversion element, and a controller configured to control drive of each of the first thermoelectric conversion element and the second thermoelectric conversion element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke TABAYASHI, Norikazu Kadotani
  • Publication number: 20240255750
    Abstract: A phosphor unit includes: a phosphor wheel; a peripheral wall surrounding the phosphor; a heat receiving plate facing the phosphor wheel, and spaced apart from the phosphor wheel; and a heat receiving fin fixed to the heat receiving plate and surrounded by the peripheral wall. The phosphor wheel includes a substrate configured to rotate around the rotation axis, a wavelength conversion portion, and a heat dissipating fin, and including first fins that generate an airflow in a direction from a center toward outside by rotation of the substrate and dissipate heat transferred from the wavelength conversion portion to the airflow. The heat receiving fin includes second fins through which an airflow circulating from the phosphor wheel to the phosphor wheel via the peripheral wall and the heat receiving plate flows, and that receives heat from the flowing airflow and transfers the heat to the heat receiving plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Kosuke TABAYASHI, Norikazu KADOTANI
  • Publication number: 20240210803
    Abstract: A stand includes a placement table on which a projector that project image light is placed, a leg that supports the placement table, a power supplier that supplies the projector with power for driving the projector, and a first elastic part disposed between the placement table and the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku TAKAMINE, Yoshitsugu AKUTAGAWA, Kosuke TABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240201571
    Abstract: An adapter includes a first terminal attachable to and detachable from an electric contact provided at a ceiling and an electric contact provided at a stand, and a second terminal coupled to a projector that projects image light. The second terminal supplies electricity via the first terminal to the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Yusaku TAKAMINE, Kosuke TABAYASHI, Yoshitsugu AKUTAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11997431
    Abstract: An illumination device with projector includes a projector having a projection optical system, a projector holding section configured to hold the projector, a stand part to be coupled to the projector holding section, and a shade which is configured to cover a periphery of the projector holding section, and is provided with a projection opening through which projection light emitted from the projector is transmitted. The projector holding section is provided with an angle adjustment mechanism for changing a tilt angle of the projector centering on an end portion at an exit side of the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku Takamine, Kosuke Tabayashi, Yoshitsugu Akutagawa
  • Patent number: 11988950
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion device according to the present disclosure includes a wheel substrate, a phosphor layer formed on the wheel substrate, and a cooling fin unit disposed on the wheel substrate. The cooling fin unit has a base part to be bonded to the wheel substrate. A surface of the wheel substrate includes a first area corresponding to the phosphor layer, and a second area located closer to the central axis than the first area, the surface of the wheel substrate and a surface at the wheel substrate side of the base part are separated from each other to form a space between the wheel substrate and the base part, and a coupling part configured to thermally couple the surface of the wheel substrate and the surface at the wheel substrate side of the base part is disposed in at least the second area of the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Tabayashi, Norikazu Kadotani
  • Publication number: 20240027883
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes a rotating body having a disk-like shape, a wavelength converter disposed in a portion at circumferential edge side of the rotating body so as to form a ring-like shape centering on a rotational axis of the rotating body, and a motor configured to rotate the rotating body, wherein the rotating body includes a vapor chamber, the vapor chamber includes a sealed container configured to contain a working fluid changing in phase between a vapor phase and a liquid phase, the sealed container includes a heat receiver which is arranged in an outer circumferential part of the sealed container, and which is configured to receive heat of the wavelength converter, and a heat dissipater which is arranged at the rotational axis side of the heat receiver, and which is configured to release the heat received by the heat receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke TABAYASHI, Norikazu KADOTANI
  • Patent number: 11733600
    Abstract: An illumination device with a projector includes a base, a shade having a side-surface shade surrounding an outer circumferential side of the base, an upper-surface shade disposed above the base, and a lower-surface shade disposed below the base, a projector which is installed on the base, and projects image light toward the side-surface shade, and an illumination unit for illuminating the upper-surface shade and the lower-surface shade from inside the shade. The side-surface shade is provided with a mirror surface part for reflecting light which shines on the side-surface shade from the outside. The mirror surface part is provided with an image light transmission part which the image light enters. The image light transmission part is a semi-transmissive mirror. Therefore, the image light can be projected via the semi-transmissive mirror, but a projection opening of the projector is not seen from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusaku Takamine, Daisuke Yamazaki, Kosuke Tabayashi
  • Publication number: 20230168569
    Abstract: A heat diffuser according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a body section including a heat receiver that receives heat from a heat source, a heat dissipater that dissipates the heat received by the heat receiver, and a housing compartment that houses and seals an operating fluid. The operating fluid is water. The housing compartment is made of a metal material having specific gravity smaller than that of copper. The inner surface of the housing compartment is covered with a coating layer. The coating layer is a resin coat containing any of alkyd resin, silicone resin, ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer resin, and tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro alkyl vinyl ether copolymer resin. The heat from the heat receiver vaporizes the operating fluid in the liquid form, and the heat dissipation performed by the heat dissipater condenses the operating fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kosuke TABAYASHI, Norikazu KADOTANI
  • Publication number: 20230103351
    Abstract: A phosphor wheel includes a wheel element including a disk-shaped substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, an annular phosphor disposed at the first surface on a circle around the center of the substrate, and a plurality of fins disposed at the second surface and extending outward from the side facing the center of the substrate, and a balance corrector that corrects nonuniformity of the rotational balance of the wheel element, and the balance corrector includes a first balancer and a second balancer that is lighter than the first balancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kosuke TABAYASHI, Norikazu KADOTANI
  • Publication number: 20220390822
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion device according to the present disclosure includes a wheel substrate, a phosphor layer formed on the wheel substrate, and a cooling fin unit disposed on the wheel substrate. The cooling fin unit has a base part to be bonded to the wheel substrate. A surface of the wheel substrate includes a first area corresponding to the phosphor layer, and a second area located closer to the central axis than the first area, the surface of the wheel substrate and a surface at the wheel substrate side of the base part are separated from each other to form a space between the wheel substrate and the base part, and a coupling part configured to thermally couple the surface of the wheel substrate and the surface at the wheel substrate side of the base part is disposed in at least the second area of the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Kosuke TABAYASHI, Norikazu KADOTANI
  • Publication number: 20220311977
    Abstract: An illumination device with projector includes a projector having a projection optical system, a projector holding section configured to hold the projector, a stand part to be coupled to the projector holding section, and a shade which is configured to cover a periphery of the projector holding section, and is provided with a projection opening through which projection light emitted from the projector is transmitted. The projector holding section is provided with an angle adjustment mechanism for changing a tilt angle of the projector centering on an end portion at an exit side of the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku Takamine, Kosuke Tabayashi, Yoshitsugu Akutagawa
  • Publication number: 20220075251
    Abstract: An illumination device with a projector includes a base, a shade having a side-surface shade surrounding an outer circumferential side of the base, an upper-surface shade disposed above the base, and a lower-surface shade disposed below the base, a projector which is installed on the base, and projects image light toward the side-surface shade, and an illumination unit for illuminating the upper-surface shade and the lower-surface shade from inside the shade. The side-surface shade is provided with a mirror surface part for reflecting light which shines on the side-surface shade from the outside. The mirror surface part is provided with an image light transmission part which the image light enters. The image light transmission part is a semi-transmissive mirror. Therefore, the image light can be projected via the semi-transmissive mirror, but a projection opening of the projector is not seen from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yusaku TAKAMINE, Daisuke YAMAZAKI, Kosuke TABAYASHI