Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Miyao

Toshiaki Miyao 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: 20200041795
    Abstract: A virtual image display device includes an image element configured to display an image, a first optical unit disposed at a position where image light is extracted, a second optical unit disposed at the image element side with respect to the first optical unit, a half mirror provided on a serrated surface formed at a bonding portion between the first optical unit and the second optical unit, and a transmission/reflection selection member that is provided at a light emitting side of the first optical unit and that is configured to selectively transmit or reflect light depending on a polarization state of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tokito YAMAGUCHI, Masayuki TAKAGI, Toshiaki MIYAO, Akira KOMATSU, Takashi TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200033607
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus includes a display device (image forming unit), a lens configured to refract imaging light from the display device, a first mirror member configured to reflect imaging light that passed through the lens, a second mirror member configured to reflect the imaging light reflected by the first mirror member, and a third mirror member of a transmissive type configured to reflect the imaging light reflected by the second mirror member toward a position of an exit pupil. The lens is asymmetric with respect to an optical axis in a first direction corresponding to an eccentric direction defined by the first mirror member and the second mirror member, and is symmetric, across the optical axis, with respect to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi TAKEDA, Masayuki TAKAGI, Toshiaki MIYAO, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200033573
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus includes a display device (image forming unit), a first mirror member configured to reflect imaging light from the display device, a second mirror member configured to reflect imaging light reflected by the first mirror member, and a third mirror member of a transmissive type configured to reflect imaging light reflected by the second mirror member toward a position of an exit pupil. One of the first mirror member and the second mirror member is a refractive reflective optical member that includes a refractive member including a refractive surface, and a mirror surface formed at a non-refractive surface of the refractive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi TAKEDA, Masayuki TAKAGI, Toshiaki MIYAO, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200033606
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus includes a display device (image forming unit), a lens configured to refract imaging light from the display device, a first mirror member configured to reflect imaging light that passed through the lens, a second mirror member being a refractive reflective optical member configured to reflect the imaging light reflected by the first mirror member, and a third mirror member of a transmissive type configured to reflect the imaging light reflected by the second mirror member toward a position of an exit pupil. The refractive reflective optical member includes, across a refractive member, a refractive surface and a mirror surface. The lens and the refractive reflective optical member are integrated as a composite member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi TAKEDA, Masayuki TAKAGI, Toshiaki MIYAO, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200018966
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a display device, a projection optical member, a prism member, and a light condensing and reflecting surface. The prism member includes a first prism, and a second prism that is disposed further toward an exit pupil side than the first prism. The first prism includes an incident surface, a reflection surface that totally reflects the image light, and a first joining surface that is joined with the second prism via a semi-transmissive reflection surface. The second prism includes a second joining surface that is joined with the first joining surface, and an opposing flat surface that is disposed parallel to the reflection surface to face the reflection surface and configured to transmit the image light, reflected by the semi-transmissive reflection surface and then by the light condensing and reflecting surface and thereafter passing through the semi-transmissive reflection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira KOMATSU, Masayuki TAKAGI, Toshiaki MIYAO, Takashi TAKEDA, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200018967
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a display device, a projection optical member, and a prism member. The prism member includes a first prism receiving image light from the projection optical member, and a second prism disposed at a position further toward an exit pupil than the first prism. The first prism includes an entrance surface, a first reflection surface, and a first joining surface, the second prism includes a second joining surface joined to the first joining surface via a semi-transmissive reflection surface, a second reflection surface, and a light collecting reflection surface, and the semi-transmissive reflection surface is configured to reflect the image light, reflected by the light collecting reflection surface and then totally reflected by the second reflection surface, to pass through the second reflection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira KOMATSU, Masayuki TAKAGI, Toshiaki MIYAO, Takashi TAKEDA, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10520733
    Abstract: A virtual image display device includes a display light guiding unit, and an image forming unit that emits image light to the display light guiding unit, the display light guiding unit includes a first light guiding unit that guides image light corresponding to a first angle of view, and a second light guiding unit that guides image light corresponding to a second angle of view, among angles of view of image light emitted from the image forming unit, and the first light guiding unit and the second light guiding unit respectively include incident side diffraction elements that take the image light beams into the inside, and emission side diffraction elements that emit the image light beams to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu, Masayuki Takagi, Toshiaki Miyao
  • Patent number: 10509230
    Abstract: By configuring a micro structure portion, an image display device, and an eyepiece optical system to satisfy Expression (1), a diffusion effect of an appropriate extent can be imparted to image light with a relatively simple configuration, by taking into account the size of each of pixels constituting the image display device that is an image element, gaps between the pixels are made less noticeable, and a favorable state of visibility of an image can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Komatsu, Takashi Takeda, Toshiaki Miyao, Masayuki Takagi, Tokito Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10502961
    Abstract: In a frame part, a center portion having a thick structure is provided between a first optical member as a first light guide unit and a second optical member as a second light guide unit to connect to both and fixes relative positions of the first optical member and the second optical member by the center portion, and thereby, reduction in weight and size of the frame part is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Miyao, Takahiro Totani, Masayuki Takagi, Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu, Kazuya Kamakura
  • Patent number: 10481398
    Abstract: In an image generation unit, a light emitting part is formed using a self-emitting OLED device, and thereby, high-contrast images can be formed and the life of the light emitting part and the life of the virtual image display apparatus are extended. Even when the light emitted in the light emitting part has deviation in color balance, a half-mirror layer that has light transmissivity and realizes see-through vision is a reflection film having wavelength dependence, and thereby, a uniform color balance of image lights is achieved and images in good conditions are visually recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Miyao, Takahiro Totani, Masayuki Takagi, Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu, Takeshi Koshihara, Kunihiko Yano
  • Patent number: 10481686
    Abstract: An image display device includes: an image display section that displays an image for a user and allows the user to visually recognize external light; a line-of-sight direction and distance detecting section that detects a line-of-sight direction of the user and a distance to an object located in the line-of-sight direction; and a display control section that controls display operation of the image display section. The image display section includes a focal point and convergence changing section that changes a convergence and a focal point of a display image to be projected. The display control section controls the focal point and convergence changing section based on the line-of-sight direction and the distance to the object detected by the line-of-sight direction and distance detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Komatsu, Takashi Takeda, Toshiaki Miyao, Masayuki Takagi
  • Publication number: 20190310543
    Abstract: Provided is a virtual image display apparatus including a laser light source, a scanner configured to scan light from the laser light source and render an intermediate image, a diffusion element arranged at a position of the intermediate image formed by the scanner, and an exit pupil forming unit configured to cause light that has passed through the diffusion element to be incident on a position of an exit pupil. The diffusion element separates the light from the scanner into first emission light used as a reference, and second emission light having a separation angle greater than a capturing angle corresponding to an inclination of light toward a predetermined pupil radius relative to the first emission light at an emission position of the light from the diffusion element, and then emits the first emission light and the second emission light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira KOMATSU, Masayuki TAKAGI, Toshiaki MIYAO, Takashi TAKEDA, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190293940
    Abstract: Image formation is performed by using a synthesis optical system, and in a first dichroic film and a second dichroic film that are the synthesis surfaces in the synthesis optical system, a direction in which the cross axis that is the intersecting axis extends corresponds to a direction of alignment of eyes of an observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi TAKEDA, Mitsutaka IDE, Akira KOMATSU, Masayuki TAKAGI, Toshiaki MIYAO, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10409070
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus includes an image projection apparatus that emits image light, and a display optical system that forms a virtual image according to the image light from a liquid crystal device (image forming device). The display optical system is configured by at least two members having different refractive indices and bends the image light a plurality of times between mediums having different refractive indices in a predetermined direction. A cumulative value of an index for chromatic dispersion with respect to the predetermined direction on a refractive surface of each bent portion is smaller than or equal to a predetermined reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Komatsu, Masayuki Takagi, Toshiaki Miyao, Takashi Takeda
  • Patent number: 10409075
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus includes a case member that stores a image element and is provided with a first end connected to other members, an optical component holding member with which an optical component guiding image light from the image element is assembled and that is provided with a second end connected to the first end, three or more protruding portions that are provided at one of the first end and the second end, have protrusion shapes, and extend toward the other end, three or more grooves that are provided at the other end, have depression shapes corresponding to the three or more protruding portions, and extend, and adhesive portions that fix the three or more protruding portions to the three or more grooves in a state in which the case member is aligned with the optical component holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Takagi, Toshiaki Miyao, Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu, Takuya Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10401626
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes image displaying sections that present displayed images to a user and allow the user to visually recognize outside light, a first light adjusting member that is disposed on an outside-facing side of the image displaying sections and adjusts the transmittance based on outside light incident on the first light adjusting member, and a second light adjusting member that is disposed between the image displaying sections and the first light adjusting member and adjusts the transmittance in accordance with the transmittance of the first light adjusting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Takagi, Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu, Toshiaki Miyao
  • Publication number: 20190265494
    Abstract: A first lens and a second lens are bonded, and each of a light emitting plane and a light incident plane is a flat surface to shorten a configuration in an optical axis direction, and simultaneously, various optical elements such as a transmission/reflection selection member and the like can be mounted on a flat surface portion. Further, by providing a half mirror in a bonding portion between a convex surface and a concave surface to give power in folding an optical path, an image with a wide angle of view can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki TAKAGI, Takashi TAKEDA, Akira KOMATSU, Toshiaki MIYAO, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190265493
    Abstract: A first lens and a second lens are bonded to each other and configured to be short in an optical axis direction. Further, by providing a half mirror in a bonding portion between a convex surface and a concave surface, power is given when folding an optical path, and additionally, by setting a refractive index of the first lens larger than a refractive index of the second lens, an image with a wide angle of view can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki TAKAGI, Takashi TAKEDA, Akira KOMATSU, Toshiaki MIYAO, Tokito YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10394028
    Abstract: An apparatus has a see-through configuration that guides picture lights by a light guide device and superimposes lights from the outside world and the picture lights for visual recognition. The light guide device has a light guide prevention structure (light transmission prevention structure) provided in a narrow width shape part having a narrower shape than a surrounding part, and thereby, prevents unintended reflection or the like of lights due to the lights from the outside world and suppresses light guide of the lights toward an observer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Takagi, Takahiro Totani, Toshiaki Miyao, Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu
  • Patent number: 10397560
    Abstract: In first and second display devices that are provided in a pair on the left and right sides, image light and external light are superimposed on each other and viewed. In this case, a parallax of an angle (the value of angle) is set by a frame unit functioning as a parallax setting unit tilting principal rays of left and right image light inwardly, and the angle of convergence of an observer is in an appropriate state in the case of viewing the image light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Miyao, Masayuki Takagi, Akira Komatsu, Takahiro Totani, Takashi Takeda