Patents by Inventor Mikiharu Kuwata
Mikiharu Kuwata 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: 7808700Abstract: A confocal microscope system capable of observing a bright field image and a fluorescent image together with a confocal image can be achieved with a simple configuration. The confocal microscope system may include a confocal scanner unit having a microlens array disc and a pin hole array disc, for scanning a face of the observation sample by a plurality of beam spots, a relay lens connected to a camera for acquiring observed images; a microscope for holding the observation sample and illuminating an observation light for observing the bright field image and an excitation light for observing the fluorescent image on the observation sample, and having a port part for outputting the observation light acquired from the observation sample to the confocal scanner unit; and a detour light path unit selectively inserted between the port part of the microscope and the confocal scanner unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Hideo Hirukawa, Mikiharu Kuwata
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Publication number: 20080239475Abstract: A confocal microscope system capable of observing a bright field image and a fluorescent image together with a confocal image can be achieved with a simple configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo HIRUKAWA, Mikiharu KUWATA
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Patent number: 7152978Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2004Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Patent number: 6981770Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an equipment body containing projection device and cooling device and including an air intake port and an air exhaust port, a case for housing the equipment body, and a sliding device for sliding the case so as to take a first state in which the equipment body is pulled out of the case and a second state in which the equipment body is housed in the case. The air intake port and the air exhaust port are closed at the first state and are opened outside at the second state.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Murai, Machiko Takahashi, Takeshi Katayama, Mikiharu Kuwata
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Publication number: 20050083490Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Publication number: 20050062938Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an equipment body containing projection device and cooling device and including an air intake port and an air exhaust port, a case for housing the equipment body, and a sliding device for sliding the case so as to take a first state in which the equipment body is pulled out of the case and a second state in which the equipment body is housed in the case. The air intake port and the air exhaust port are closed at the first state and are opened outside at the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Tatsuo Murai, Machiko Takahashi, Takeshi Katayama, Mikiharu Kuwata
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Patent number: 6824273Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video Information System, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Patent number: 6783245Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignees: Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Publication number: 20030206276Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: November 6, 2003Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, MIkiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Patent number: 6290360Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1998Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Publication number: 20010008439Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2001Publication date: July 19, 2001Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Patent number: D436979Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1999Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa Yokoyama, Atsutoshi Sato, Shigehisa Hagura, Shinji Matsumoto, Munenori Ikeda, Mikiharu Kuwata