Patents by Inventor Toru Numata

Toru Numata 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: 7341354
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, and a partition wall which divides an inside of the display apparatus into an enclosing space which includes a plurality of optical elements and an outer space with respect to the enclosing space. The optical elements includes a color separator which receives a light from the light source and emits a plurality of separate color beams, at least one reflecting type light valve which forms an image by reflecting the plurality of color beams, and a projection lens which projects the image of an external screen. A first cooling fan is provided which causes an air flow in the outer space. A least one of the optical elements forms a part of the partition wall, and the air flow cools the at least one reflecting type light valve from the outer space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Publication number: 20070040994
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, and a partition wall which divides an inside of the display apparatus into an enclosing space which includes a plurality of optical elements and an outer space with respect to the enclosing space. The optical elements includes a color separator which receives a light from the light source and emits a plurality of separate color beams, at least one reflecting type light valve which forms an image by reflecting the plurality of color beams, and a projection lens which projects the image of an external screen. A first cooling fan is provided which causes an air flow in the outer space. A least one of the optical elements forms a part of the partition wall, and the air flow cools the at least one reflecting type light valve from the outer space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Patent number: 7128422
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, and a partition wall which divides an inside of the display apparatus into an enclosing space which includes a plurality of optical elements and an outer space with respect to the enclosing space. The optical elements includes a color separator which receives a light from the light source and emits a plurality of separate color beams, at least one reflecting type light valve which forms an image by reflecting the plurality of color beams, and a projection lens which projects the image of an external screen. A first cooling fan is provided which causes an air flow in the outer space. A least one of the optical elements forms a part of the partition wall, and the air flow cools the at least one reflecting type light valve from the outer space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Publication number: 20050248728
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, and a partition wall which divides an inside of the display apparatus into an enclosing space which includes a plurality of optical elements and an outer space with respect to the enclosing space. The optical elements includes a color separator which receives a light from the light source and emits a plurality of separate color beams, at least one reflecting type light valve which forms an image by reflecting the plurality of color beams, and a projection lens which projects the image of an external screen. A first cooling fan is provided which causes an air flow in the outer space. A least one of the optical elements forms a part of the partition wall, and the air flow cools the at least one reflecting type light valve from the outer space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Patent number: 6935750
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, plural reflecting type light valves having a light incidence/reflection surface which reflects incident light from the light source, and a partition wall which partitions a space in the display apparatus into a cooling air side and a light incidence/reflection surface side. Plural cooling fans which cause air flow to respective ones of the light valves, and a discharge fan which discharges a cooling air inside of the display apparatus through an outlet port are provided. A respective one of the cooling fans flows air to a side which is opposite to the incidence/reflection surface of a respective one of the light valves and a path of the air flow is formed from at least one of the cooling fans to the outlet port in an order of the opposite side of the light valve, the light source and the discharge fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Patent number: 6908198
    Abstract: In order to prevent dust from sticking to the LCD panel, to prevent the LCD panel from being heated and to suitably adjust the position of the LCD panel, a duct is provided between cooling means for a light source and cooling means for a LCD panel to send cooling air from the LCD panel side to the light source side. Therefore, a light incidence/reflection plane of the LCD panel is disposed in an almost hermetically closed space and an optical path from an integrator lens to the LCD panel is formed in the almost hermetically closed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Toru Numata
  • Patent number: 6895393
    Abstract: For changing services to readers who desires to obtain electronic books exactly or minutely, an electronic book management system 1 distributes at least electronic purchase certificates relating to books which are stocked at a bookstores owing a bookstore terminal device 2, in advance, to that bookstore terminal device 2. When buying the book(s), a reader obtains in an IC card 4 owned by her/him a purchase certificate(s) of that book(s) which she/he bought, from the bookstore terminal 2. When ordering to obtain the electronic book(s), the reader transmits the purchase certificate(s) from a reader terminal device 3 to the electronic book management system 1 through a communication network 5. The electronic book management system 1 changes over it's service when supplying the electronic book(s) to that reader depending upon the existence of the purchase certificate(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Numata, Tadashi Kuwabara, Hiroshi Shimizu, Misuzu Mochizuki, Yukinobu Tada, Naoki Yamamoto, Yutaka Igarashi, Shinichiro Fukushima, Mayumi Ueyama, Rituko Kanazawa, Maki Furui, Katsuki Ikuta
  • Publication number: 20050046808
    Abstract: In order to prevent dust from sticking to the LCD panel, to prevent the LCD panel from being heated and to suitably adjust the position of the LCD panel, a duct is provided between cooling means for a light source and cooling means for a LCD panel to send cooling air from the LCD panel side to the light source side. Therefore, a light incidence/reflection plane of the LCD panel is disposed in an almost hermetically closed space and an optical path from an integrator lens to the LCD panel is formed in the almost hermetically closed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Toru Numata
  • Publication number: 20050018143
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, plural reflecting type light valves having a light incidence/reflection surface which reflects incident light from the light source, and a partition wall which partitions a space in the display apparatus into a cooling air side and a light incidence/reflection surface side. Plural cooling fans which cause air flow to respective ones of the light valves, and a discharge fan which discharges a cooling air inside of the display apparatus through an outlet port are provided. A respective one of the cooling fans flows air to a side which is opposite to the incidence/reflection surface of a respective one of the light valves and a path of the air flow is formed from at least one of the cooling fans to the outlet port in an order of the opposite side of the light valve, the light source and the discharge fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Publication number: 20050001970
    Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small-sized and simplified structure and suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal display element 2 for converting light from a light source into display picture depending on a driving signal; an optical projection system 1b containing a first optical element 1a and for projecting said light signal toward an object of projection; exit side polarizing elements 3b; a holding member 6 for holding them with the liquid crystal display element 2; and cooling medium 5; incident side polarizing elements 3a, wherein, a space is defined by either one of the incident side polarizing elements 3a and the liquid crystal display element 2, the first optical element 1a, between the liquid crystal display element 2 and the first optical element 1a, and the holding member 6, and said space is filled up with the cooling medium 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu
  • Patent number: 6829031
    Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small-sized and simplified structure and suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal display element 2 for converting light from a light source into display picture depending on a driving signal; an optical projection system 1b containing a first optical element 1a and for projecting said light signal toward an object of projection; exit side polarizing elements 3b; a holding member 6 for holding them with the liquid crystal display element 2; and cooling medium 5; incident side polarizing elements 3a, wherein, a space is defined by either one of the incident side polarizing elements 3a and the liquid crystal display element 2, the first optical element 1a, between the liquid crystal display element 2 and the first optical element 1a, and the holding member 6, and said space is filled up with the cooling medium 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu
  • Patent number: 6817720
    Abstract: In order to prevent dust from sticking to the LCD panel, to prevent the LCD panel from being heated and to suitably adjust the position of the LCD panel, a duct is provided between cooling means for a light source and cooling means for a LCD panel to send cooling air from the LCD panel side to the light source side. Therefore, a light incidence/reflection plane of the LCD panel is disposed in an almost hermetically closed space and an optical path from an integrator lens to the LCD panel is formed in the almost hermetically closed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Toru Numata
  • Patent number: 6779894
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, a reflecting type light valve having a light incidence/reflection surface which reflects incident light from the light source, a first cooling fan which cools the reflecting type light valve, and a second cooling fan which cools the light source. A part of the display apparatus which is opposite to the light incidence/reflection surface of the reflecting type light valve is cooled by a cooling fluid generated by the first cooling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Publication number: 20040100621
    Abstract: In order to prevent dust from sticking to the LCD panel, to prevent the LCD panel from being heated and to suitably adjust the position of the LCD panel, a duct is provided between cooling means for a light source and cooling means for a LCD panel to send cooling air from the LCD panel side to the light source side. Therefore, a light incidence/reflection plane of the LCD panel is disposed in an almost hermetically closed space and an optical path from an integrator lens to the LCD panel is formed in the almost hermetically closed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Toru Numata
  • Patent number: 6682197
    Abstract: In order to prevent dust from sticking to the LCD panel, to prevent the LCD panel from being heated and to suitably adjust the position of the LCD panel, a duct is provided between cooling means for a light source and cooling means for a LCD panel to send cooling air from the LCD panel side to the light source side. Therefore, a light incidence/reflection plane of the LCD panel is disposed in an almost hermetically closed space and an optical path from an integrator lens to the LCD panel is formed in the almost hermetically closed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Toru Numata
  • Publication number: 20030214636
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, a reflecting type light valve having a light incidence/reflection surface which reflects incident light from the light source, a first cooling fan which cools the reflecting type light valve, and a second cooling fan which cools the light source. A part of the display apparatus which is opposite to the light incidence/reflection surface of the reflecting type light valve is cooled by a cooling fluid generated by the first cooling fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Publication number: 20030197840
    Abstract: In order to prevent dust from sticking to the LCD panel, to prevent the LCD panel from being heated and to suitably adjust the position of the LCD panel, a duct is provided between cooling means for a light source and cooling means for a LCD panel to send cooling air from the LCD panel side to the light source side. Therefore, a light incidence/reflection plane of the LCD panel is disposed in an almost hermetically closed space and an optical path from an integrator lens to the LCD panel is formed in the almost hermetically closed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Toru Numata
  • Patent number: 6588910
    Abstract: In order to prevent dust from sticking to the LCD panel, to prevent the LCD panel from being heated and to suitably adjust the position of the LCD panel, a duct is provided between cooling means for a light source and cooling means for a LCD panel to send cooling air from the LCD panel side to the light source side. Therefore, a light incidence/reflection plane of the LCD panel is disposed in an almost hermetically closed space and an optical path from an integrator lens to the LCD panel is formed in the almost hermetically closed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Toru Numata
  • Patent number: 6582083
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a reflecting type light valve which has a light incidence/reflection surface, a drive circuit which drives the reflecting type light valve by supplying an image signal, a cooling system which cools at least the reflecting type light valve with cooling fluid, and a partition wall which partitions a space in the display apparatus into a cooling fluid side and a light incidence/reflection side. The reflecting type light valve forms a part of the partition wall, and the light incidence/reflection surface faces the light incidence/reflection side and a part opposite to the light incidence/reflection surface of the reflecting type light valve is cooled by the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Kenji Fuse, Toru Numata
  • Publication number: 20030098944
    Abstract: For obtaining both high brightness under condition of small-sized and simplified structure and suppression of increase in temperature of liquid crystal display elements and polarizing elements, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal display element 2 for converting light from a light source into display picture depending on a driving signal; an optical projection system 1b containing a first optical element 1a and for projecting said light signal toward an object of projection; exit side polarizing elements 3b; a holding member 6 for holding them with the liquid crystal display element 2; and cooling medium 5; incident side polarizing elements 3a, wherein, a space is defined by either one of the incident side polarizing elements 3a and the liquid crystal display element 2, the first optical element 1a, between the liquid crystal display element 2 and the first optical element 1a, and the holding member 6, and said space is filled up with the cooling medium 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Numata, Yasuo Otsuka, Mikio Shiraishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura, Shigeru Inaoka, Kazunari Nakagawa, Shigeru Mori, Masahiko Yatsu