Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kito

Satoshi Kito 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).

  • Publication number: 20110085147
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a microwave generating section generating microwaves; a central conductor connected to the microwave generating section and emitting the microwaves; a discharge lamp connected to the central conductor and emitting light by the microwaves; and a reflector surrounding the discharge lamp, the reflector which has an opening at one end thereof and is formed of conductor material, wherein the relationship between a wavelength ? of the microwaves, an inside surface length D which is an inside diameter of the opening of the reflector or a maximum length of a cross-sectional shape of the opening of the reflector, and a length L from a first end of the discharge lamp opposite to a second end connected to the central conductor to the opening of the reflector is D??/2 and L/D?0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi SUZUKI, Hideaki KOIKE, Satoshi FUJII, Hayato AGATA, Satoshi KITO, Norio IMAOKA
  • Publication number: 20100214542
    Abstract: A light source device includes an elliptical resonator, an electric discharge lamp that has an electric discharge tube and an electrode connected to the electric discharge tube and is disposed at one of two confocal points of the elliptical resonator, and a power supply antenna that supplies a microwave to the electric discharge lamp and is disposed at the other confocal point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi KITO, Junichi SUZUKI, Norio IMAOKA, Satoshi FUJII
  • Patent number: 7439533
    Abstract: An optical module includes a light emitting element, a connector part that supports one end of an optical fiber and optically couples the optical fiber to the light emitting element, and a monitoring light receiving element that has a characteristic to increase photosensitivity with an increase in an ambient temperature, and receives a part of components of light emitted from the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kito, Akira Miyamae, Kimio Nagasaka
  • Publication number: 20070170348
    Abstract: An optical module includes a light emitting element, a connector part that supports one end of an optical fiber and optically couples the optical fiber to the light emitting element, and a monitoring light receiving element that has a characteristic to increase photosensitivity with an increase in an ambient temperature, and receives a part of components of light emitted from the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi KITO, Akira MIYAMAE, Kimio NAGASAKA
  • Patent number: 7187702
    Abstract: To provide a surface-emitting light emitting device including an optical member whose mounting position, form, and size have been favorably controlled, and a method of manufacturing the same, as well as an optical module and an optical transmission apparatus that include this surface-emitting light emitting device, the surface-emitting light emitting device of the present invention can emit light perpendicular to a substrate and includes an emitting surface that emits the light, a base member that is provided on the emitting surface, and an optical member that is provided on an upper surface of the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Satoshi Kito, Tetsuo Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 7179728
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical component whose siting, shape and size are well controlled and a method of manufacturing such an optical component. The optical component of the present invention includes a base member disposed on a substrate, and an optical member disposed on the top surface of the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Satoshi Kito, Tetsuo Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 7145725
    Abstract: A micro lens is provided with proper optical characteristics, such as a condensing function. Furthermore, a fabrication method of a micro lens is provided as well as, an optical device, an optical transmitter, a laser printer head, and a laser printer. The micro lens is equipped with a lens member formed by a liquid droplet ejection method, including: a base member formed on a substrate, a lens member formed on an upper surface of the above-mentioned base member to which the lens material is ejected in a plurality of dots by the liquid droplet ejection method, the upper surface of the base member having a concavity and a convexity with at least a part of the upper surface of the base member being subjected to repellant treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Hasei, Satoshi Kito
  • Publication number: 20050147142
    Abstract: A method is provided to provide surface-emitting type semiconductor lasers and methods for manufacturing the same, which can readily control transverse modes of laser light. A surface-emitting type semiconductor laser pertains to a surface-emitting type semiconductor laser having a vertical resonator above a substrate. The vertical resonator includes a first mirror, an active layer and a second mirror disposed in this order from the substrate, and is equipped with an optical path adjusting layer having a concave curved surface over the second mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Kito, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Tsugio Ide
  • Publication number: 20050058773
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro lens that can enhance the accuracy of landing positions of droplets and can fabricate a micro lens with good shape accuracy, a micro lens, an optical device, an optical transmitting device, a laser printer, head and a laser printer are provided. In a method of manufacturing a micro lens, a given number of droplets of a lens material are ejected from a droplet ejection head on a base member formed on a substrate. The method includes stopping relative movement between the substrate and the droplet ejection head; and ejecting a plurality of the droplets on a given position on the substrate from the droplet ejection head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Hasei, Satoshi Kito
  • Publication number: 20050057813
    Abstract: A micro lens is provided with proper optical characteristics, such as a condensing function. Furthermore, a fabrication method of a micro lens is provided as well as, an optical device, an optical transmitter, a laser printer head, and a laser printer. The micro lens is equipped with a lens member formed by a liquid droplet ejection method, including: a base member formed on a substrate, a lens member formed on an upper surface of the above-mentioned base member to which the lens material is ejected in a plurality of dots by the liquid droplet ejection method, the upper surface of the base member having a concavity and a convexity with at least a part of the upper surface of the base member being subjected to repellant treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Hasei, Satoshi Kito
  • Publication number: 20040120379
    Abstract: To provide a surface-emitting light emitting device including an optical member whose mounting position, form, and size have been favorably controlled, and a method of manufacturing the same, as well as an optical module and an optical transmission apparatus that include this surface-emitting light emitting device, the surface-emitting light emitting device of the present invention can emit light perpendicular to a substrate and includes an emitting surface that emits the light, a base member that is provided on the emitting surface, and an optical member that is provided on an upper surface of the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Satoshi Kito, Tetsuo Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20040106223
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical component whose siting, shape and size are well controlled and a method of manufacturing such an optical component. The optical component of the present invention includes a base member disposed on a substrate, and an optical member disposed on the top surface of the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Satoshi Kito, Tetsuo Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 6491994
    Abstract: A multi-layer fuel tube comprising at least three thermoplastic resin layers, said at least three thermoplastic resin layers comprising (A) a layer of polyamide 11 resin and/or polyamide 12 resin, (B) layer of polyamide 6, and (C) a layer of polyamide containing 0.05 to 30% by weight of a layered silicate uniformly dispersed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kito, Shigetarou Miyano