Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Miyashita

Tomoaki Miyashita 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: 20240045254
    Abstract: An image formation unit includes a first panel module having a first liquid crystal panel output blue image light, a second panel module having a second liquid crystal panel output green image light, and a third panel module having a third liquid crystal panel output red image light, wherein the first panel module includes a first heat diffuser which transfers heat with the first liquid crystal panel, a first Peltier element which transfers heat to and from the first heat diffuser, and a first cooler which in heat transfers with the first Peltier element, and the second panel module includes a second heat diffuser which transfers heat with the second liquid crystal panel, a second Peltier element which transfers heat to and from the second heat diffuser, and a second cooler which in heat transfers with the second Peltier element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Norikazu KADOTANI, Yuki NAITO, Tomoaki MIYASHITA, Masanobu NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20240045255
    Abstract: A temperature adjustment apparatus adjusting a temperature of a liquid crystal panel module, includes a thermoelectric conversion device in contact with the liquid crystal panel module, and a control unit controlling the thermoelectric conversion device, wherein the liquid crystal panel module includes a thermal diffuser having a contact portion in contact with a liquid crystal panel and an extending portion extending from the contact portion and diffusing received heat, the thermoelectric conversion device has a first surface in contact with the extending portion, and a second surface at an opposite side to the first surface, and the control unit is configured to execute warming processing of supplying heat to the thermal diffuser using the thermoelectric conversion device and warming the liquid crystal panel by the heat diffused in the thermal diffuser, and cooling processing of absorbing the heat of the liquid crystal panel transferred to the thermal diffuser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Norikazu KADOTANI, Yuki NAITO, Tomoaki MIYASHITA, Masanobu NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20240045253
    Abstract: A light transmissive optical element module includes an optical device having a light transmissive optical element that causes light incident thereon to exit and a heat transfer surface via which heat of the light transmissive optical element is transferred, a heat diffuser that includes a contact section in contact with the heat transfer surface and an extension extending from the contact section and diffuses the received heat, a thermoelectric conversion device that has a first surface in contact with the extension and a second surface disposed at a side opposite from the first surface, absorbs via the first surface the heat transferred from the extension, and dissipates the absorbed heat via the second surface, and a cooler in contact with the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Norikazu KADOTANI, Yuki NAITO, Tomoaki MIYASHITA, Masanobu NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 11874548
    Abstract: An image forming panel device according to the present disclosure includes a panel unit including a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface and including a panel configured to emit image light, a first metal frame disposed around an image forming region on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the panel unit and having thermal conductivity, and a first planar heat generating body provided on a surface on the opposite side of a side where the panel unit is provided in the first metal frame and including a first heat generating wire for supplying heat to the entire periphery of the first metal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanobu Nakanishi, Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20230066896
    Abstract: A projector according to the present disclosure includes: a light source unit; an image forming portion including a light modulation panel; a panel fan configured to flow an air flow to the light modulation panel; an image forming unit including the image forming portion and the panel fan that are housed in a case; a projection optical unit configured to project the image light generated by the image forming portion; and a vapor chamber provided at the light modulation panel, the vapor chamber including a heat receiving portion that receives heat generated in the light modulation panel and a heat dissipating portion that dissipates the heat received by the heat receiving portion, the vapor chamber being configured to vaporize a liquid refrigerant by the heat from the heat receiving portion and condense the refrigerant by the heat dissipation from the heat dissipating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Norikazu KADOTANI, Masato KADOTANI, Tomoaki MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 11460757
    Abstract: A projector according to the present disclosure includes a light source device, a plurality of light modulation devices, a combining prism, a support member, and a projection optical system. A first light modulation device includes a first light modulation panel having a first incident side substrate, a first exit side substrate, and a liquid crystal layer, a frame body which has a first opening part, and surrounds a side surface of the first incident side substrate and a side surface of the first exit side substrate, a second incident side substrate opposed to the first incident side substrate in the first opening part, an incident side member fixed to the second incident side substrate and the frame body, a support target member supported by the support member, and a holding member which is made elastically deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki Miyashita, Toshizo Nishi, Takanori Fukuyama, Kazunari Sakamoto, Suguru Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20220299817
    Abstract: An image forming panel device according to the present disclosure includes a panel unit including a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface and including a panel configured to emit image light, a first metal frame disposed around an image forming region on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the panel unit and having thermal conductivity, and a first planar heat generating body provided on a surface on the opposite side of a side where the panel unit is provided in the first metal frame and including a first heat generating wire for supplying heat to the entire periphery of the first metal frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Masanobu NAKANISHI, Tomoaki MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210055640
    Abstract: A projector according to the present disclosure includes a light source device, a plurality of light modulation devices, a combining prism, a support member, and a projection optical system. A first light modulation device includes a first light modulation panel having a first incident side substrate, a first exit side substrate, and a liquid crystal layer, a frame body which has a first opening part, and surrounds a side surface of the first incident side substrate and a side surface of the first exit side substrate, a second incident side substrate opposed to the first incident side substrate in the first opening part, an incident side member fixed to the second incident side substrate and the frame body, a support target member supported by the support member, and a holding member which is made elastically deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoaki MIYASHITA, Toshizo NISHI, Takanori FUKUYAMA, Kazunari SAKAMOTO, Suguru UCHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10747043
    Abstract: Projector including a light source device, an image forming device, and a cooling device, image forming device includes a light modulation device having a liquid crystal panel, incident side polarization plate and attachment member, a liquid crystal panel includes a panel main body having a modulation area having a rectangular shape, and a frame, cooling device includes a first circulation device that makes a liquid refrigerant flow through a first flow channel included in frame along one of long sides and short sides in modulation area, the incident side polarization plate has a polarization plate main body and a light transmissive substrate, attachment member includes clamp-holding members adapted to clamp-hold the incident side polarization plate, and a support member, clamp-holding members are disposed at positions corresponding respectively to the long sides, and the support member is connected to the areas respectively along the short sides on the frame surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshizo Nishi, Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Patent number: 10495914
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a plurality of mounting substrates connected to an electro-optical panel. A holder includes a first holder member and a second holder member that support an electro-optical panel from both sides. In addition, a holder includes a first heat dissipation plate portion and a second heat dissipation plate portion on both sides of a part where a first drive IC and a second drive IC are mounted, among a part where a plurality of mounting substrates overlap each other and extend. A second heat dissipation plate portion is configured integrally with a second holder member, and a first heat dissipation plate portion is configured separately from a first holder member and a second heat dissipation plate portion and is fixed to a second heat dissipation plate portion by a fixing unit such as a fixing member or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Patent number: 10353254
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a substrate, a first terminal that is formed on the substrate, a second terminal that is formed on the substrate and arranged in a first direction with respect to the first terminal, a third terminal that is formed on the substrate, and arranged in a second direction different from the first direction with respect to the first terminal, and of which the position in the first direction is the same as the first terminal, and a wiring that is formed on the substrate and connected to the third terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Masui, Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20190129237
    Abstract: Projector including a light source device, an image forming device, and a cooling device, image forming device includes a light modulation device having a liquid crystal panel, incident side polarization plate and attachment member, a liquid crystal panel includes a panel main body having a modulation area having a rectangular shape, and a frame, cooling device includes a first circulation device that makes a liquid refrigerant flow through a first flow channel included in frame along one of long sides and short sides in modulation area, the incident side polarization plate has a polarization plate main body and a light transmissive substrate, attachment member includes clamp-holding members adapted to clamp-hold the incident side polarization plate, and a support member, clamp-holding members are disposed at positions corresponding respectively to the long sides, and the support member is connected to the areas respectively along the short sides on the frame surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshizo NISHI, Tomoaki MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20180224692
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a plurality of mounting substrates connected to an electro-optical panel. A holder includes a first holder member and a second holder member that support an electro-optical panel from both sides. In addition, a holder includes a first heat dissipation plate portion and a second heat dissipation plate portion on both sides of a part where a first drive IC and a second drive IC are mounted, among a part where a plurality of mounting substrates overlap each other and extend. A second heat dissipation plate portion is configured integrally with a second holder member, and a first heat dissipation plate portion is configured separately from a first holder member and a second heat dissipation plate portion and is fixed to a second heat dissipation plate portion by a fixing unit such as a fixing member or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoaki MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20180031892
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a substrate, a first terminal that is formed on the substrate, a second terminal that is formed on the substrate and arranged in a first direction with respect to the first terminal, a third terminal that is formed on the substrate, and arranged in a second direction different from the first direction with respect to the first terminal, and of which the position in the first direction is the same as the first terminal, and a wiring that is formed on the substrate and connected to the third terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi MASUI, Tomoaki MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 9851611
    Abstract: Flexible substrates are drawn from two terminals provided on a TFT substrate, respectively, and IC chips are mounted on both flexible substrates. Both flexible substrates are placed so that positions of the IC chips provided on both flexible substrates overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Patent number: 9807357
    Abstract: An electro-optic module includes an electro-optic panel to which an emission side light transmitting plate is fixed, a first frame which holds side surfaces of the electro-optic panel, and a second frame which is fixed to at least one of the electro-optic panel, the emission side light transmitting plate and the first frame on the image light emission side of the first frame. The second frame is provided with a frame-like emission side partitioning member that covers the emission side light transmitting plate from the opposite side of the electro-optic panel and holds an optical element such as an emission side polarizing plate or an emission side phase difference plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20160291400
    Abstract: An electro-optic module includes an electro-optic panel to which an emission side light transmitting plate is fixed, a first frame which holds side surfaces of the electro-optic panel, and a second frame which is fixed to at least one of the electro-optic panel, the emission side light transmitting plate and the first frame on the image light emission side of the first frame. The second frame is provided with a frame-like emission side partitioning member that covers the emission side light transmitting plate from the opposite side of the electro-optic panel and holds an optical element such as an emission side polarizing plate or an emission side phase difference plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Patent number: 9323117
    Abstract: Flexible substrates are drawn from two terminals provided on a TFT substrate, respectively, and IC chips are mounted on both flexible substrates. Both flexible substrates are placed so that positions of the IC chips provided on both flexible substrates overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20160041422
    Abstract: Flexible substrates are drawn from two terminals provided on a TFT substrate, respectively, and IC chips are mounted on both flexible substrates. Both flexible substrates are placed so that positions of the IC chips provided on both flexible substrates overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Tomoaki MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 9116381
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel and a retaining member. The retaining member includes a first retaining portion that extends along a first side of the electro-optical panel and a second retaining portion that extends along a second side, the first side intersects a direction in which cooling air flows, the first retaining portion is formed to be flush with a panel face of at least one of a light incident side and a light emitting side of the electro-optical panel, and the second retaining portion is formed to protrude from at least one of the panel faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miyashita