Patents by Inventor Takanori Hisada
Takanori Hisada 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: 9022581Abstract: A projection display system includes a projection display unit and a member in a form of one of a windable screen, a white board and a notice board. The projection display unit projects an image light onto a projection plane of the member to display an image thereon. The projection display unit includes a light source, an image display element, a lighting optical system irradiating a beam of light from the light source on the image display element, and a projection optical system projecting the image light from the image display element toward the member. The projection optical system includes, in order toward the member from the image display element, a front lens group, and a reflecting mirror shaped to be axial-asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada, Masayuki Ohki
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Patent number: 8733953Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source which is configured to emit a light, a first light modulation unit which is configured modulate the light emitted from said light source, a first drive unit which is configured to drive said first light modulation unit, a projection unit, which is configured to project the light from said first light modulation unit enlargedly, a second light modulation unit, which is configured to modulate the light emitted from said projection unit so as to be emitted to an observer side, a second drive unit which is configured to drive said second light modulation unit, and an optical direction conversion unit, which is configured to convert the light from said projection unit so that the light is incident upon an incident surface of said second light modulation unit in a direction approximately perpendicular thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada, Hidehiro Ikeda
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Patent number: 8573787Abstract: In a projection type display apparatus for enabling to display an image, by projecting an image on an image display element(s), enlargedly, upon a nearly horizontal surface, such as, a table, a reflection mirror for reflecting a light from a light source is so disposed that an optical axis of the light source is nearly perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens group having a plural number of lens elements, which are disposed symmetric with respect to the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada
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Publication number: 20130162961Abstract: In a projection type display apparatus for enabling to display an image, by projecting an image on an image display element(s), enlargedly, upon a nearly horizontal surface, such as, a table, a reflection mirror for reflecting a light from a light source is so disposed that an optical axis of the light source is nearly perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens group having a plural number of lens elements, which are disposed symmetric with respect to the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji HIRATA, Masahiko YATSU, Takanori HISADA
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Patent number: 8408717Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes a first lens group including a plural number of lenses being disposed in a direction of propagation light with respect to an image display element, a second lens group including a plural number of lenses being disposed in a direction of propagation light with respect to said first lens group and a reflection mirror, which is configured to reflect light emitted from at least one of said first and second lens groups, so as to project the light obliquely upon a screen. A ratio (Lo/Lp) of a diagonal size (Lo) of said screen and a distance (Lp) from a center of said reflection mirror to said screen is at least 2, and the second lens group includes a refractive lens having a negative power and a rotationally symmetric surface configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Publication number: 20130077063Abstract: A projection display system includes a projection display unit and a member in a form of one of a windable screen, a white board and a notice board. The projection display unit projects an image light onto a projection plane of the member to display an image thereon. The projection display unit includes a light source, an image display element, a lighting optical system irradiating a beam of light from the light source on the image display element, and a projection optical system projecting the image light from the image display element toward the member. The projection optical system includes, in order toward the member from the image display element, a front lens group, and a reflecting mirror shaped to be axial-asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada, Masayuki Ohki
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Patent number: 8403504Abstract: In a projection type display apparatus for enabling to display an image, by projecting an image on an image display element(s), enlargedly, upon a nearly horizontal surface, such as, a table, a reflection mirror for reflecting a light from a light source is so disposed that an optical axis of the light source is nearly perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens group having a plural number of lens elements, which are disposed symmetric with respect to the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada
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Patent number: 8313199Abstract: A projection display system comprising a projection display unit including a light source, an image display element, a lighting optical system irradiating a beam of light on the image display element, and a projection optical system projecting an image light from the image display element toward a screen. The projection optical system including a lens group composed of a plurality of lens elements arranged in order toward the screen from the image display element and symmetrically with respect to an optical axis, and a reflecting mirror shaped to be axial-asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis. The projection display system further comprises a screen 5. The projection display unit projects the image light onto a projection plane of the screen to display an image.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada, Masayuki Ohki
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Publication number: 20120229777Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes a first lens group including a plural number of lenses being disposed in a direction of propagation light with respect to an image display element, a second lens group including a plural number of lenses being disposed in a direction of propagation light with respect to said first lens group and a reflection mirror, which is configured to reflect light emitted from at least one of said first and second lens groups, so as to project the light obliquely upon a screen. A ratio (Lo/Lp) of a diagonal size (Lo) of said screen and a distance (Lp) from a center of said reflection mirror to said screen is at least 2, and the second lens group includes a refractive lens having a negative power and a rotationally symmetric surface configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Koji HIRATA, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 8182097Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, a projection unit including a first lens group and a second lens group formed with a plural number of lenses, a reflection mirror configured to reflect light emitted from the second lens group thereon after the light passes through the first lens group so as to project the light on a screen obliquely, and a mechanism configured to enable movement of at least one lens of the second lens group in a direction of an optical axis. The first lens group is fixed with respect to a bottom portion of the mechanism and is configured to compensate for an aberration of an optical system thereof. The second lens group is configured to enable movement of at least one lens of the second lens group with respect to the first lens group and the bottom portion of the mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 8169708Abstract: A projection image display device is disclosed in which a trapezoidal distortion and/or aberration are restrained when an image is enlarged and projected obliquely onto a screen. An image generator is connected to an optical system base in such a manner that at least an inclination thereof (on an axis parallel to X axis) with respect to a vertical line and a distance thereof in forward and backward direction (Z axis direction) can be adjusted by an adjusting mechanism. Further, a projecting lens 2 as a first optical system and a free-form curved surface mirror as a second optical system are fixed to the optical system base. The free-form curved surface mirror is rotatable (on an rotary axis parallel to X axis) with respect to the vertical line at a substantial center of the free-form curved surface mirror.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Yoshikawa, Takanori Hisada, Tetsu Ohishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura
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Patent number: 8113663Abstract: In a projection type image display apparatus, for enlarging an image on a image display apparatus 1 by means of a projection lens 2, thereby projecting the enlarged image onto a screen 6, obliquely, being inclined thereto, between the projection lens 2 and a rear-surface mirror 5, there are disposed free shaped surface mirrors 3 and 4, each having a free shaped surface for compensating a trapezoidal distortion due to oblique projection of the enlarged image. The surface configuration of the free shaped surface mirror is so shaped as to satisfy a following equation: |L1?L2|>1.4·Dv if assuming that a distance for a light beam of an upper end of the enlarged image to reach the screen after being reflected upon a free shaped surface is “L1”, a distance for a light beam of a lower end of the enlarged image to reach the screen after being reflected upon the free shaped surface is “L2”, and a distance from an upper end of an image on the screen to a lower end thereof is “Dv”.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu, Koji Hirata
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Publication number: 20110299047Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, a projection unit including a first lens group and a second lens group formed with a plural number of lenses, a reflection mirror configured to reflect light emitted from the second lens group thereon after the light passes through the first lens group so as to project the light on a screen obliquely, and a mechanism configured to enable movement of at least one lens of the second lens group in a direction of an optical axis. The first lens group is fixed with respect to a bottom portion of the mechanism and is configured to compensate for an aberration of an optical system thereof. The second lens group is configured to enable movement of at least one lens of the second lens group with respect to the first lens group and the bottom portion of the mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 8020999Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, and a projection optical unit, which is configured to project an image displayed on the image display element, enlargedly, upon a screen. The projection optical unit includes a lens group, which is configured to compensate an distortion on an image surface on the screen, a mirror for compensating a trapezoidal distortion on the screen. The mirror reflects lights emitted from the lens group, so as to project upon the screen obliquely.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Publication number: 20110205499Abstract: A projection image display device is disclosed in which a trapezoidal distortion and/or aberration are restrained when an image is enlarged and projected obliquely onto a screen. An image generator is connected to an optical system base in such a manner that at least an inclination thereof (on an axis parallel to X axis) with respect to a vertical line and a distance thereof in forward and backward direction (Z axis direction) can be adjusted by an adjusting mechanism. Further, a projecting lens 2 as a first optical system and a free-form curved surface mirror as a second optical system are fixed to the optical system base. The free-form curved surface mirror is rotatable (on an rotary axis parallel to X axis) with respect to the vertical line at a substantial center of the free-form curved surface mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki YOSHIKAWA, Takanori HISADA, Tetsu OHISHI, Koji HIRATA, Naoyuki OGURA
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Patent number: 8002417Abstract: A projection-type image display apparatus for projecting an image, enlargedly, onto a projection surface, comprises: an image display element; a lens group, being disposed behind the image display element, comprising therein, a front lens group made up with a plural number of lenses, including, at least, a refractive lens, and a rear lens group made up with a plural number of lenses, including, at least, a lens having a free curved surface configuration and being rotationally asymmetric, thereby emitting an image displayed on the image display element; a reflection mirror for reflecting the light from the lens group, thereby projection onto the projection surface, obliquely; and a movement member for moving the plural number of lenses of the rear lens group.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Hisada, Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 8002418Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, a lens group disposed in a direction of propagation of light with respect to the image display element and being formed with a plural number of lenses, a s reflection mirror configured to reflect light emitted from the lens group thereon so as to project the light on a screen, obliquely, and a housing configured to receive the reflection mirror and the lens group therein. The lens group is fixed on a bottom portion of the housing, and a part of the lens group is configured to enable movement of lenses of the lens group.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 7961400Abstract: A projection image display device is disclosed in which a trapezoidal distortion and/or aberration are restrained when an image is enlarged and projected obliquely onto a screen. An image generator is connected to an optical system base in such a manner that at least an inclination thereof (on an axis parallel to X axis) with respect to a vertical line and a distance thereof in forward and backward direction (Z axis direction) can be adjusted by an adjusting mechanism. Further, a projecting lens 2 as a first optical system and a free-form curved surface mirror as a second optical system are fixed to the optical system base. The free-form curved surface mirror is rotatable (on an rotary axis parallel to X axis) with respect to the vertical line at a substantial center of the free-form curved surface mirror.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Yoshikawa, Takanori Hisada, Tetsu Ohishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura
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Publication number: 20110128472Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source which is configured to emit a light, a first light modulation unit which is configured modulate the light emitted from said light source, a first drive unit which is configured to drive said first light modulation unit, a projection unit, which is configured to project the light from said first light modulation unit enlargedly, a second light modulation unit, which is configured to modulate the light emitted from said projection unit so as to be emitted to an observer side, a second drive unit which is configured to drive said second light modulation unit, and an optical direction conversion unit, which is configured to convert the light from said projection unit so that the light is incident upon an incident surface of said second light modulation unit in a direction approximately perpendicular thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada, Hidehiro Ikeda
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Publication number: 20110075113Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, a lens group disposed in a direction of propagation of light with respect to the image display element and being formed with a plural number of lenses, a s reflection mirror configured to reflect light emitted from the lens group thereon so as to project the light on a screen, obliquely, and a housing configured to receive the reflection mirror and the lens group therein. The lens group is fixed on a bottom portion of the housing, and a part of the lens group is configured to enable movement of lenses of the lens group.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu