Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Kyoto

Tomoaki Kyoto 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: 7493046
    Abstract: Light emitting diodes are placed side by side at a front end of the remote control transmitter in a manner that their maximum radiation directions, i.e. radiation directions each giving a maximum radiation intensity, are each inclined at an angle within a range no larger than 5 degrees outwardly of the remote control transmitter 1 and symmetrically with respect to a bisector of a line segment which connects center points of the light emitting diodes. The inclination, within a range no larger than 5 degrees, of each of the light emitting diodes used as light sources for remote control does not cause significant reduction in the radiation intensity. Accordingly, it is possible to widen the transmittable angle within a range no larger than 10 degrees without significantly reducing the radiation intensity at a central portion of the radiation range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Funai Eletric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Kyoto
  • Patent number: 7011417
    Abstract: An image projector includes a lamp box containing a lamp, a case for forming a housing for the projector and having an opening for inserting the lamp box into the housing, a lamp housing provided inside the case and used for fixing the lamp box, and a lamp door removably attached to the case and used for opening and closing the opening. The lamp door has a screw-turning component capable of engaging with a groove on the head of the fixing screw when removed from the case, and threadable tightening/loosening can be performed by rotating the lamp door with the screw-turning component engaged with the groove in the fixing screw. This allows the lamp box to be replaced without the need for a screw-turning tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kyoto, Kazutoshi Takemi
  • Publication number: 20050128119
    Abstract: Light emitting diodes are placed side by side at a front end of the remote control transmitter in a manner that their maximum radiation directions, i.e. radiation directions each giving a maximum radiation intensity, are each inclined at an angle within a range no larger than 5 degrees outwardly of the remote control transmitter 1 and symmetrically with respect to a bisector of a line segment which connects center points of the light emitting diodes. The inclination, within a range no larger than 5 degrees, of each of the light emitting diodes used as light sources for remote control does not cause significant reduction in the radiation intensity. Accordingly, it is possible to widen the transmittable angle within a range no larger than 10 degrees without significantly reducing the radiation intensity at a central portion of the radiation range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Kyoto
  • Publication number: 20040233400
    Abstract: An image projector comprises a lamp box containing a lamp, a case for forming a housing for the projector and having an opening for inserting the lamp box into the housing, a lamp housing provided inside the case and used for fixing the lamp box, and a lamp door removably attached to the case and used for opening and closing the opening. The lamp box has a screw-inserting component through which a fixing screw for fixing the lamp box to the lamp housing is threaded; the lamp housing has a screw cramp for fixing the fixing screw threaded through the screw-inserting component; and the lamp door has a screw-turning component capable of engaging with a groove on the head of the fixing screw when removed from the case, and threadable tightening/loosening can be performed by rotating the lamp door with the screw-turning component engaged with the groove in the fixing screw. Also, the lamp box can be replaced without the need for a screw-turning tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kyoto, Kazutoshi Takemi