Patents by Inventor Takehiko HAGIHARA

Takehiko HAGIHARA 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).

  • Patent number: 11815797
    Abstract: A light source device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source unit including a base member on which mounting substrates on which first and second light emitting elements are mounted are placed, a wavelength conversion unit including a wavelength conversion wheel configured to emit wavelength-converted light and a wheel housing configured to house the wavelength conversion wheel, and an optical unit including a condensing optical system configured to condense light emitted from the first and second light emitting elements on the wavelength conversion wheel, a pickup optical system configured to pick up the wavelength-converted light, and an optical housing. The condensing optical system includes a first lens on which the light emitted from the first light emitting element is directly made incident and an optical-path changing member configured to make the light emitted from the second light emitting element incident on the first lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takehiko Hagihara
  • Patent number: 11662653
    Abstract: A light source device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source unit, a wavelength conversion unit including a wavelength conversion wheel, and a wheel housing configured to expose a part of the wavelength conversion wheel and house the wavelength conversion wheel, and an optical unit including a condensing optical system, a pickup optical system, and an optical housing. The light source unit and the optical unit are fixed in a sealed state. In the optical unit and the wavelength conversion unit, a part of the wavelength conversion wheel exposed via a first opening section of the wheel housing is disposed on an optical path between the condensing optical system and the pickup optical system. The second opening section of the optical housing and the first opening section of the wheel housing are fixed in a sealed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takehiko Hagihara
  • Publication number: 20230147140
    Abstract: A light source device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source unit including a base member on which mounting substrates on which first and second light emitting elements are mounted are placed, a wavelength conversion unit including a wavelength conversion wheel configured to emit wavelength-converted light and a wheel housing configured to house the wavelength conversion wheel, and an optical unit including a condensing optical system configured to condense light emitted from the first and second light emitting elements on the wavelength conversion wheel, a pickup optical system configured to pick up the wavelength-converted light, and an optical housing. The condensing optical system includes a first lens on which the light emitted from the first light emitting element is directly made incident and an optical-path changing member configured to make the light emitted from the second light emitting element incident on the first lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Takehiko HAGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230148318
    Abstract: A light source device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source unit, a wavelength conversion unit including a wavelength conversion wheel, and a wheel housing configured to expose a part of the wavelength conversion wheel and house the wavelength conversion wheel, and an optical unit including a condensing optical system, a pickup optical system, and an optical housing. The light source unit and the optical unit are fixed in a sealed state. In the optical unit and the wavelength conversion unit, a part of the wavelength conversion wheel exposed via a first opening section of the wheel housing is disposed on an optical path between the condensing optical system and the pickup optical system. The second opening section of the optical housing and the first opening section of the wheel housing are fixed in a sealed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takehiko HAGIHARA
  • Patent number: 11619869
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes first and second optical elements, a support member to which the elements are fixed and supported, a first heat dissipation member to which the first optical element is connected, a second heat dissipation member to which heat of the second optical element is transferred, a heat transport member transporting the heat of the second optical element to the second heat dissipation member, and a cooling fan sending a cooling gas to the first and second heat dissipation members. The first heat dissipation member is on the opposite side from the direction toward which the light outputted from the first optical element travels. The second heat dissipation member is adjacent to the first heat dissipation member with a gap. The second heat dissipation member overlaps with the first heat when viewed along a flow direction of the cooling gas sent thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiko Hagihara, Masato Kadotani, Yuki Takahi
  • Patent number: 11543617
    Abstract: A diffusion apparatus includes a diffuser, a substrate to which the diffuser is fixed, and a first lens that has a curved surface and a flat surface located on the side opposite the curved surface and is so fixed to the substrate as to face the diffuser. The substrate includes a first recess having a first bottom surface and a first side surface that rises from the first bottom surface and a second recess having a second bottom surface connected to the first side surface and a second side surface that rises from the second bottom surface. The first lens is so disposed in the second recess that the flat surface is in contact with the second bottom surface. The diffuser is fixed to the first bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takehiko Hagihara
  • Publication number: 20210318599
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes first and second optical elements, a support member to which the elements are fixed and supported, a first heat dissipation member to which the first optical element is connected, a second heat dissipation member to which heat of the second optical element is transferred, a heat transport member transporting the heat of the second optical element to the second heat dissipation member, and a cooling fan sending a cooling gas to the first and second heat dissipation members. The first heat dissipation member is on the opposite side from the direction toward which the light outputted from the first optical element travels. The second heat dissipation member is adjacent to the first heat dissipation member with a gap. The second heat dissipation member overlaps with the first heat when viewed along a flow direction of the cooling gas sent thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiko HAGIHARA, Masato KADOTANI, Yuki TAKAHI
  • Publication number: 20210286147
    Abstract: A diffusion apparatus includes a diffuser, a substrate to which the diffuser is fixed, and a first lens that has a curved surface and a flat surface located on the side opposite the curved surface and is so fixed to the substrate as to face the diffuser. The substrate includes a first recess having a first bottom surface and a first side surface that rises from the first bottom surface and a second recess having a second bottom surface connected to the first side surface and a second side surface that rises from the second bottom surface. The first lens is so disposed in the second recess that the flat surface is in contact with the second bottom surface. The diffuser is fixed to the first bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Takehiko HAGIHARA