Patents by Inventor Masakuni Iwanaga
Masakuni Iwanaga 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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Publication number: 20220035316Abstract: A case includes a main case body and an exterior member. The exterior member is welded to the main case body with laser light. The laser light is irradiated onto an irradiation surface. A welding part of the main case body and the exterior member is formed on the inner periphery surface extending along a height direction of the case and is formed such that the irradiation surface is perpendicular to the incident laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro MARUYAMA, Masakuni IWANAGA
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Patent number: 11181866Abstract: A case includes a main case body and an exterior member. The exterior member is welded to the main case body with laser light. The laser light is irradiated onto an irradiation surface. A welding part of the main case body and the exterior member is formed on the inner periphery surface extending along a height direction of the case and is formed such that the irradiation surface is perpendicular to the incident laser light.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Maruyama, Masakuni Iwanaga
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Patent number: 10816886Abstract: A light source unit includes a blue light source configured to output light in a blue wavelength range, an excitation light source configured to emit excitation light having a shorter wavelength than a wavelength of the light in the blue wavelength range outputted from the blue light source, and a luminescent wheel including a luminescent light emitting area on to which the excitation light is shined to thereby emit luminescent light and a light guiding area configured to transmit or reflect the light in the blue wavelength range, and the excitation light is shined on to the luminescent light emitting area from a first surface side of the luminescent wheel, and the light in the blue wavelength range is shined on to the light guiding area from a second surface side of the luminescent wheel that is opposite to the first surface side.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga
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Publication number: 20200110364Abstract: A case includes a main case body and an exterior member. The exterior member is welded to the main case body with laser light. The laser light is irradiated onto an irradiation surface. A welding part of the main case body and the exterior member is formed on the inner periphery surface extending along a height direction of the case and is formed such that the irradiation surface is perpendicular to the incident laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro MARUYAMA, Masakuni IWANAGA
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Publication number: 20200103735Abstract: A light source unit includes a blue light source configured to output light in a blue wavelength range, an excitation light source configured to emit excitation light having a shorter wavelength than a wavelength of the light in the blue wavelength range outputted from the blue light source, and a luminescent wheel including a luminescent light emitting area on to which the excitation light is shined to thereby emit luminescent light and a light guiding area configured to transmit or reflect the light in the blue wavelength range, and the excitation light is shined on to the luminescent light emitting area from a first surface side of the luminescent wheel, and the light in the blue wavelength range is shined on to the light guiding area from a second surface side of the luminescent wheel that is opposite to the first surface side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventor: Masakuni IWANAGA
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Patent number: 10311323Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an image that is more similar to a real ink-wash painting. An ink-wash painting conversion unit converts data of an original image into data of a painterly image. A characteristic region detection unit detects a characteristic region of the original image from the data of the original image. A conversion unit executes gradation processing of gradating the characteristic region detected by the characteristic region detection unit, and margin setting processing of setting a margin region to be added to the painterly image, as image processing of further converting the data of the painterly image that was converted by the ink-wash painting conversion unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Teshima, Masakuni Iwanaga
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Patent number: 9891597Abstract: An electronic device includes a solar panel including a solar cell, the solar cell including a plurality of light receiving regions and a connecting region, the connecting region having a width narrower than widths of the plurality of light receiving regions and connecting the plurality of light receiving regions, wherein a conductive reinforcing material made of a conductive material is provided in the connecting region and is electrically connected to the plurality of light receiving regions.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuaki Abe, Masakuni Iwanaga, Junro Yano, Yuta Saito
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Patent number: 9846412Abstract: An electronic device includes a solar panel including a solar cell, the solar cell including a plurality of light receiving regions and a connecting region, the connecting region having a width narrower than widths of the plurality of light receiving regions and connecting the plurality of light receiving regions, wherein a conductive reinforcing material made of a conductive material is provided in the connecting region and is electrically connected to the plurality of light receiving regions.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuaki Abe, Masakuni Iwanaga, Junro Yano, Yuta Saito
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Patent number: 9823625Abstract: An electronic device includes a dial, a module and a solar panel. The module is arranged under the dial and including a circular polarization antenna which includes a power feed point and a radiating electrode. The solar panel is arranged between the dial and the module and has an area corresponding to an area of the dial in a face direction thereof. The solar panel is constituted by a plurality of solar cells including a solar cell that has a light receiving surface arranged at a position corresponding to the radiating electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuaki Abe, Masakuni Iwanaga, Junro Yano, Yuta Saito
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Publication number: 20160179061Abstract: An electronic device includes a solar panel including a solar cell, the solar cell including a plurality of light receiving regions and a connecting region, the connecting region having a width narrower than widths of the plurality of light receiving regions and connecting the plurality of light receiving regions, wherein a conductive reinforcing material made of a conductive material is provided in the connecting region and is electrically connected to the plurality of light receiving regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuaki ABE, Masakuni IWANAGA, Junro YANO, Yuta SAITO
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Publication number: 20160140411Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an image that is more similar to a real ink-wash painting. An ink-wash painting conversion unit converts data of an original image into data of a painterly image. A characteristic region detection unit detects a characteristic region of the original image from the data of the original image. A conversion unit executes gradation processing of gradating the characteristic region detected by the characteristic region detection unit, and margin setting processing of setting a margin region to be added to the painterly image, as image processing of further converting the data of the painterly image that was converted by the ink-wash painting conversion unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro TESHIMA, Masakuni IWANAGA
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Publication number: 20150268639Abstract: An electronic device includes a dial, a module and a solar panel. The module is arranged under the dial and including a circular polarization antenna which includes a power feed point and a radiating electrode. The solar panel is arranged between the dial and the module and has an area corresponding to an area of the dial in a face direction thereof. The solar panel is constituted by a plurality of solar cells including a solar cell that has a light receiving surface arranged at a position corresponding to the radiating electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuaki ABE, Masakuni IWANAGA, Junro YANO, Yuta SAITO
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Publication number: 20130249963Abstract: A projector has a storage unit storing data on a plurality of different light emission patterns each occurring in a period based on a plurality of different-colored lights, wherein each light emission pattern corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of different projection conditions of a color image. An acquiring unit acquires a present projection condition of the color image, and a controller controls a light emission operation of the plurality of different-colored light emitting elements in the period in accordance with data on a light emission pattern corresponding to the present projection condition of the color image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga
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Patent number: 8465159Abstract: A projector has a storage unit storing data on a plurality of different light emission patterns each occurring in a period based on a plurality of different-colored lights, wherein each light emission pattern corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of different projection conditions of a color image. An acquiring unit acquires a present projection condition of the color image, and a controller controls a light emission operation of the plurality of different-colored light emitting elements in the period in accordance with data on a light emission pattern corresponding to the present projection condition of the color image.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga
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Publication number: 20130077869Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an image that is more similar to a real ink-wash painting. An ink-wash painting conversion unit 44 converts data of an original image into data of a painterly image. A characteristic region detection unit 42 detects a characteristic region of the original image from the data of the original image. A conversion unit 45 executes gradation processing of gradating the characteristic region detected by the characteristic region detection unit 42, and margin setting processing of setting a margin region to be added to the painterly image, as image processing of further converting the data of the painterly image that was converted by the ink-wash painting conversion unit 44.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro TESHIMA, Masakuni Iwanaga
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Patent number: 8405900Abstract: There is provided a projection apparatus including a light source, a micromirror element which tilts a plurality of micromirrors arranged in an array +A° or ?A° (A>0) separately from an array surface to form a light image with light components reflected by the plurality of micromirrors, an illumination optical system which uses light emitted from the light source and causes illumination light whose incidence angle is (2A+?)° (?>0) to enter the micromirror element from a direction to which a less than 45° turn is made from a narrow side direction of the array surface of the micromirror element, and a projection optical system which a light image output from the micromirror element enters and which projects the light image onto a projection object.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga
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Patent number: 8354790Abstract: A projector comprises a light source unit 63, a display device, a cooling fan, a light source side optical system for guiding light from the light source unit 63 to the display device, a projection side optical system for projecting an image emitted from the display device on to a screen, and a projector control unit for controlling the light source unit 63 and the display device. In addition, this light source unit 63 has a plurality of fan-shaped segment areas on a circular transparent base material 130 which can be controlled to rotate, layers 131 of different phosphors which emit light of predetermined wavelength bands by receiving excitation light being disposed on at least two of the segment areas on the transparent base material 130, and comprises an excitation light source 72 which shines excitation light within a visible light wavelength band on to the phosphors.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga
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Patent number: 8342697Abstract: To provide a light source unit which can enhance luminance and a projector, a projector of the invention includes a light source unit comprising a luminescent wheel with luminescent light emitting portions to emit blue and green rays, a primary light source shining an excitation light to the luminescent light emitting portions, a secondary light source emitting a red ray, a light guiding optical system guiding the rays from the luminescent wheel and the ray from the secondary light source to the same optical path and a light source control means controlling the emissions from the respective light sources, wherein the light source control means turns on the secondary light source when the ray from the primary light source is shone onto a boundary between the luminescent light emitting portions to synthesize the rays from the luminescent wheel and the ray from the secondary light source to generate white ray.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga
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Publication number: 20120147335Abstract: A projector has a storage unit storing data on a plurality of different light emission patterns each occurring in a period based on a plurality of different-colored lights, wherein each light emission pattern corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of different projection conditions of a color image. An acquiring unit acquires a present projection condition of the color image, and a controller controls a light emission operation of the plurality of different-colored light emitting elements in the period in accordance with data on a light emission pattern corresponding to the present projection condition of the color image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga
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Patent number: 8142032Abstract: An optical system unit having a light smoothing unit for emitting a light beam which is substantially parallel to an optical axis and a projector including the optical system unit are provided. The optical system unit includes a light source-side optical system, a display device for forming an image by reflected light and a projection-side optical system, whereby a light beam emitted from the light source unit is shone on to the display device via the light source-side optical system, an image is formed by the display device, and the image so formed is projected on to a screen via the projection-side optical system. The light smoothing unit of the light source-side optical system is such that at least one side of sides other than an incident side and an emitting side is disposed obliquely relative to a side which the at least one side confronts so that an area of the emitting side becomes larger than an area of the incident side.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga