Patents by Inventor Makoto Zakoji
Makoto Zakoji 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).
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Patent number: 11789346Abstract: A light source device includes a light emitting element configured to emit light, a substrate on which the light emitting element is disposed, a first heat radiating member thermally connected to the substrate, a base supporting the first heat radiating member, a frame fixed to the base and surrounding the light emitting element and the substrate, and a pressing member fixed to the frame and configured to press the substrate toward the first heat radiating member.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoya Shindo, Shin Aruga, Makoto Zakoji
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Patent number: 11768429Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a light source apparatus, a first reflective optical element that reflects the light outputted by the light source apparatus, a second reflective optical element that reflects the light reflected off the first reflective optical element, and a projection optical apparatus that enters the light from the second reflective optical element. The projection optical apparatus has an entrance optical path, a deflection member that deflects the direction of the light traveling along the entrance optical path, and a passage optical path along which the light that exits out of the deflection member travels. The extension of the light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus does not coincide with the extension of the optical axis of the entrance optical path and intersects with the extension containing the optical axis of the passage optical path.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyuki Otsuki, Makoto Zakoji, Katsunori Tanaka
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Patent number: 11762273Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes a first reflective optical element that reflects at least part of the light outputted from a light source apparatus and a second reflective optical element disposed in the optical path of the light reflected off the first reflective optical element. A projection optical apparatus has an entrance optical path located in the light exiting optical axis of the image generation apparatus, a deflection member that deflects light having traveled along the entrance optical path, and a passage optical path along which the light deflected by the deflection member travels. The light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus is parallel to the light incident optical axis of the projection optical apparatus, and the extension of the light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus intersects with the passage optical path.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyuki Otsuki, Makoto Zakoji, Katsunori Tanaka
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Publication number: 20220299850Abstract: A light source device includes a light emitting element configured to emit light, a substrate on which the light emitting element is disposed, a first heat radiating member thermally connected to the substrate, a base supporting the first heat radiating member, a frame fixed to the base and surrounding the light emitting element and the substrate, and a pressing member fixed to the frame and configured to press the substrate toward the first heat radiating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoya SHINDO, Shin ARUGA, Makoto ZAKOJI
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Publication number: 20220121099Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes a first reflective optical element that reflects at least part of the light outputted from a light source apparatus and a second reflective optical element disposed in the optical path of the light reflected off the first reflective optical element. A projection. optical apparatus has an entrance optical path located in the light exiting optical axis of the image generation apparatus, a deflection member that deflects light having traveled along the entrance optical path, and a passage optical path along which the light deflected by the deflection member travels. The light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus is parallel to the light incident optical axis of the projection optical apparatus, and the extension of the light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus intersects with the passage optical path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Makoto ZAKOJI, Katsunori TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220121096Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a light source apparatus, a first reflective optical element that reflects the light outputted by the light source apparatus, a second reflective optical element that reflects the light reflected off the first reflective optical element, and a projection optical apparatus that enters the light from the second reflective optical element. The projection optical apparatus has an entrance optical path, a deflection member that deflects the direction of the light traveling along the entrance optical path, and a passage optical path along which the light that exits out of the deflection member travels. The extension of the light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus does not coincide with the extension of the optical axis of the entrance optical path and intersects with the extension containing the optical axis of the passage optical path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Makoto ZAKOJI, Katsunori TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220121092Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a projection optical apparatus having an entrance optical path that image light enters and a passage optical path that is a deflected extension of the entrance optical path, an image generation apparatus that causes the image light to enter the entrance optical path, a light source apparatus that supplies the image generation apparatus with illumination light, and a first apparatus disposed on the opposite side of the projection optical apparatus from the light source apparatus, and the first apparatus is at least one of a controller and a power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Makoto ZAKOJI, Katsunori TANAKA
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Patent number: 11131915Abstract: A light source device of the present disclosure includes a light source, a wavelength conversion element having a fluorescent material that a light output from the light source enters and a supporting substrate that supports the fluorescent material, an optical element guiding the light output from the light source to the fluorescent material, a holding member holding the optical element, and a housing part providing a housing space in an optical path of the light output from the light source and housing at least the optical element and the holding member in the housing space, wherein the supporting substrate is fixed to the holding member, the holding member is fixed to the housing part, and an elastic member is provided between the supporting substrate and the holding member.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Iwashita, Kenshi Sakai, Hiroaki Yanai, Tomohiro Yokoo, Makoto Zakoji
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Publication number: 20210041777Abstract: A light source device of the present disclosure includes a light source, a wavelength conversion element having a fluorescent material that a light output from the light source enters and a supporting substrate that supports the fluorescent material, an optical element guiding the light output from the light source to the fluorescent material, a holding member holding the optical element, and a housing part providing a housing space in an optical path of the light output from the light source and housing at least the optical element and the holding member in the housing space, wherein the supporting substrate is fixed to the holding member, the holding member is fixed to the housing part, and an elastic member is provided between the supporting substrate and the holding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Naoki IWASHITA, Kenshi SAKAI, Hiroaki YANAI, Tomohiro YOKOO, Makoto ZAKOJI
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Patent number: 10564530Abstract: A projector includes a light source device and a cooling device. The light source device includes a first light source having a plurality of first light emitting elements, a second light source having a plurality of second light emitting elements, and a light combining member adapted to combine light. The cooling device includes a first cooling section adapted to cool the first light emitting elements with a liquid refrigerant so that a first temperature difference increases in a first direction, and a second cooling section adapted to cool the second light emitting elements with a liquid refrigerant so that a second temperature difference increases in a second direction. The first and second light sources are arranged so that an illuminance distribution caused by the first temperature difference and an illuminance distribution caused by the second temperature difference are canceled out in the light combining member.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Takahiro Miyata, Makoto Zakoji
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Publication number: 20190121225Abstract: A projector includes a light source device and a cooling device. The light source device includes a first light source having a plurality of first light emitting elements, a second light source having a plurality of second light emitting elements, and a light combining member adapted to combine light. The cooling device includes a first cooling section adapted to cool the first light emitting elements with a liquid refrigerant so that a first temperature difference increases in a first direction, and a second cooling section adapted to cool the second light emitting elements with a liquid refrigerant so that a second temperature difference increases in a second direction. The first and second light sources are arranged so that an illuminance distribution caused by the first temperature difference and an illuminance distribution caused by the second temperature difference are canceled out in the light combining member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro SUZUKI, Takahiro MIYATA, Makoto ZAKOJI
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Patent number: 9904155Abstract: The disclosure relates to a light source apparatus including a solid-state light source, a phosphor on which light emitted from the solid-state light source is incident, an optical system that guides the light emitted from the solid-state light source at least to the phosphor, an enclosure member having a first accommodation space that accommodates the phosphor and a second accommodation space that accommodates the optical system, and an air blowing mechanism that blows air into the first accommodation space, wherein the optical system includes a pickup lens on which fluorescence emitted from the phosphor is incident, and the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space are separated from each other by a holding member that holds the pickup lens.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Zakoji, Takanao Enokishima
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Patent number: 9817303Abstract: The heat dissipation portion includes a plurality of plate-like bodies that extend out along a plane which is specified by a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, and are disposed facing each other in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, a connecting portion which is located on the second direction side in the plurality of plate-like bodies, and is connected to the heat receiving portion, an opening which is located on an opposite side to the second direction in the heat dissipation portion, and a position corresponding to the connecting portion, and a shielding portion which is located on an opposite side to the second direction in the heat dissipation portion, and in the periphery of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kunihiko Takagi, Makoto Zakoji
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Patent number: 9772547Abstract: A projector can prevent a flicker from being caused by rotation of a rotating phosphor plate. The projector includes a solid-state light source that emits excitation light, a rotating phosphor plate that converts the excitation light into phosphor light, a liquid-crystal light modulating device that modulates the light from the rotating phosphor plate, a projection optical system that projects the modulated light onto a screen, and a control device that controls the solid-state light source and the rotating phosphor plate so as to satisfy any one of a conditional expression A=B, a conditional expression A=2B, and a conditional expression |A?B| is greater than or equal to 20 and |A?2B| is greater than or equal to 20, where A represents a pulse width modulation control frequency in hertz of the solid-state light source and B represents a rotation frequency in hertz of the rotating phosphor plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Toyooka, Makoto Zakoji
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Publication number: 20170205694Abstract: The disclosure relates to a light source apparatus including a solid-state light source, a phosphor on which light emitted from the solid-state light source is incident, an optical system that guides the light emitted from the solid-state light source at least to the phosphor, an enclosure member having a first accommodation space that accommodates the phosphor and a second accommodation space that accommodates the optical system, and an air blowing mechanism that blows air into the first accommodation space, wherein the optical system includes a pickup lens on which fluorescence emitted from the phosphor is incident, and the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space are separated from each other by a holding member that holds the pickup lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto ZAKOJI, Takanao ENOKISHIMA
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Publication number: 20170184949Abstract: The heat dissipation portion includes a plurality of plate-like bodies that extend out along a plane which is specified by a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, and are disposed facing each other in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, a connecting portion which is located on the second direction side in the plurality of plate-like bodies, and is connected to the heat receiving portion, an opening which is located on an opposite side to the second direction in the heat dissipation portion, and a position corresponding to the connecting portion, and a shielding portion which is located on an opposite side to the second direction in the heat dissipation portion, and in the periphery of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Kunihiko Takagi, Makoto Zakoji
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Publication number: 20160231643Abstract: A projector can prevent a flicker from being caused by rotation of a rotating phosphor plate. The projector includes a solid-state light source that emits excitation light, a rotating phosphor plate that converts the excitation light into phosphor light, a liquid-crystal light modulating device that modulates the light from the rotating phosphor plate, a projection optical system that projects the modulated light onto a screen, and a control device that controls the solid-state light source and the rotating phosphor plate so as to satisfy any one of a conditional expression A=B, a conditional expression A=2B, and a conditional expression |A?B| is greater than or equal to 20 and |A?2B| is greater than or equal to 20, where A represents a pulse width modulation control frequency in hertz of the solid-state light source and B represents a rotation frequency in hertz of the rotating phosphor plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Takashi TOYOOKA, Makoto ZAKOJI
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Patent number: 9341930Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a base member on which the plurality of solid-state light sources are provided, wherein each of the solid-state light sources includes a stem on which a light-emitting element is provided and terminals connected to the light-emitting element, and the base member includes a hole portion into which one of the terminals is inserted and a planar portion that is in contact with the stem.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Makoto Zakoji, Kaname Nagatani, Susumu Wada
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Patent number: 9323139Abstract: Alight source device includes a solid-state light source emitting light, a base member having an arrangement surface (front portion) on which the solid-state light source is arranged, and a pressing member having a pressing portion (projection) provided on the base member to fix the solid-state light source through pressing of the solid-state light source toward the arrangement surface (front portion). Through this, the solid-state light source can be easily arranged on the base member as compared with a case where the solid-state light source is fixed by welding.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Makoto Zakoji
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Patent number: 9274406Abstract: A projector can prevent a flicker from being caused by rotation of a rotating phosphor plate. The projector includes a solid-state light source that emits excitation light, a rotating phosphor plate that converts the excitation light into phosphor light, a liquid-crystal light modulating device that modulates the light from the rotating phosphor plate, a projection optical system that projects the modulated light onto a screen, and a control device that controls the solid-state light source and the rotating phosphor plate so as to satisfy any one of a conditional expression A=B, a conditional expression A=2B, and a conditional expression |A?B| is greater than or equal to 20 and |A?2B| is greater than or equal to 20, where A represents a pulse width modulation control frequency in hertz of the solid-state light source and B represents a rotation frequency in hertz of the rotating phosphor plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Toyooka, Makoto Zakoji