Patents by Inventor Yosuke Asai
Yosuke Asai 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).
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Publication number: 20250013043Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki HARA, Yosuke ASAI, Keiji SUGIYAMA, Yuji TAKASE
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Patent number: 12140755Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Hara, Yosuke Asai, Keiji Sugiyama, Yuji Takase
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Patent number: 12072488Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction orthogonal to a normal direction of the display panel, a light guide panel on which light from a plurality of light sources is incident and including an emission surface that emits light toward the display panel, and a first optical member disposed between the display panel and the light guide panel and including a first surface opposing the emission surface of the light guide panel, a second surface provided opposite to the first surface to oppose the display panel, a Fresnel lens provided on the first surface, and an optical array provided on the second surface. As viewed in at least one of the first direction and a second direction orthogonal to both the normal direction and the first direction, the Fresnel lens emits light passing through a center of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke Tomomatsu, Yosuke Asai
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Publication number: 20240036192Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a reflector which covers an imaging space on a pathway, from both sides of pathway, and diffusely reflects a sub-terahertz wave; first and a second light sources each of which emits a sub-terahertz wave onto the reflector; first and a second detectors each of which receives a reflected wave by the imaging target in a first detection space, ?4.5°<?w1??c1<4.5° is satisfied where an angle defined by a center line and a line segment connecting a first point and a second point is ?w1 and an angle defined by the center line and a line segment connecting the first detector and the second point is ?c1, the first point being closest to the first direction side of the first portion and the second point being closest to the first direction side on the center line in the first detection space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Yosuke ASAI, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI, Kazuhiro YAMADA
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Patent number: 11867902Abstract: A display device includes light sources that emit light, a display panel that displays an image, and a light guide panel that guides the light emitted from the light sources to the display panel. The light guide panel includes an incident surface facing the light sources, an emission surface facing the display panel, a first reflective surface facing the incident surface, and a second reflective surface facing the emission surface. The first reflective surface has a concave shape that reflects light so that the reflected light becomes closer to parallel light when viewed in a facing direction of the display panel and the light guide panel in the light guide panel, is tilted at an angle larger than 0 degrees with respect to the incident surface, and intersects the second reflective surface at an angle smaller than 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yosuke Asai
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Patent number: 11867919Abstract: An optical unit for guiding a plurality of light beams, includes a plurality of lens portions through which the plurality of light beams are transmitted. The plurality of lens portions are arranged in an arrangement direction that intersects an optical axis direction along which the light beams are transmitted. Each of the lens portions is inclined with respect to a thickness direction intersecting the optical axis direction and the arrangement direction. The optical unit has both end faces in the optical axis direction with a pitch at which the lens portions are arranged in one end face being smaller than a pitch at which the lens portions are arranged in another end face.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventor: Yosuke Asai
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Publication number: 20230384589Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki HARA, Yosuke ASAI, Keiji SUGIYAMA, Yuji TAKASE
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Patent number: 11768371Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Hara, Yosuke Asai, Keiji Sugiyama, Yuji Takase
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Publication number: 20230112817Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a reflector which covers an imaging space on a pathway that a human passes through, from at least one of both sides of the pathway, and diffusely reflects a sub-terahertz wave; a first light source which emits a sub-terahertz wave onto the reflector; and a first detector which receives a reflected wave of the sub-terahertz wave emitted from the first light source, diffusely reflected by the reflector, and reflected by the human, and generates an image based on the reflected wave received. The first light source and the first detector are located at a first direction side relative to a center of the imaging space in a direction in which the pathway extends.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI, Kazuhiro YAMADA, Yosuke ASAI
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Publication number: 20230116330Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a diffuse-reflector which covers an imaging space on a pathway that a human passes through, from at least a side out of both sides of the pathway, and includes a reflector which diffusely reflects a sub-terahertz wave; a light source which emits a sub-terahertz wave onto the reflector; and a detector which receives a reflected wave of the sub-terahertz wave which has been emitted from the light source, diffusely reflected by the reflector, and reflected by the human, and detects an intensity of the reflected wave received. The diffuse-reflector includes a visible light transmissive area which transmits visible light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Kazuhiro YAMADA, Yosuke ASAI, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI, Katsuhiko HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230097752Abstract: A display device includes a display panel , a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction orthogonal to a normal direction of the display panel, a light guide panel on which light from a plurality of light sources is incident and including an emission surface that emits light toward the display panel, and a first optical member disposed between the display panel and the light guide panel and including a first surface opposing the emission surface of the light guide panel, a second surface provided opposite to the first surface to oppose the display panel, a Fresnel lens provided on the first surface, and an optical array provided on the second surface. As viewed in at least one of the first direction and a second direction orthogonal to both the normal direction and the first direction, the Fresnel lens emits light passing through a center of the display panel .Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Shunsuke TOMOMATSU, Yosuke ASAI
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Publication number: 20230093703Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a lighting device. The lighting device includes a light source, a light guide panel including an emission surface from which a light of the light source is emitted toward the display panel, a first optical member including a prism array opposing the emission surface of the light guide panel, and a second optical member provided with a Fresnel lens on a surface opposing the emission surface of the first optical member, As viewed in a first direction orthogonal to a normal direction of the display panel, the Fresnel lens emit a light passing through a center of a transmissive region of the display panel in a direction inclined at a fifth angle with respect to the normal direction and bigger that a fourth angle between the display panel and the emission surface of the light guide panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Shunsuke TOMOMATSU, Yosuke ASAI
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Publication number: 20230003643Abstract: An imaging device includes: an area light source including an emission surface from which a sub-terahertz wave is emitted to a measurement target; and a detector including an image sensor that receives a reflected wave generated by the measurement target reflecting the sub-terahertz wave emitted from the emission surface. The area light source includes: at least one point light source that emits a sub-terahertz wave; and a reflector that reflects the sub-terahertz wave emitted from the at least one point light source, to generate a sub-terahertz wave to be emitted from the emission surface. The reflector has a reflection surface that is a bumpy surface which includes two or more frequency components in a spatial frequency range and whose roughness curve element mean length RSm is at least 0.3 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Yosuke ASAI, Kazuhiro YAMADA, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20220271497Abstract: A beam coupling device includes a light source, optical units, and a coupling optical system. The light source includes light emitters arranged in a first direction and a second direction, to emit light beams having a light ray direction intersecting the first and second directions from each of the light emitters. The optical units are arranged to guide each light beam for each set of light emitters arranged in the first direction in the light source. The coupling optical system is arranged to couple the light beams guided by each optical unit. Each of the optical units is arranged to direct outward the light ray direction of the light beam emitted by a light emitter that is located outside in the first direction for the set of light emitters, to guide the light beam from the light emitter into the coupling optical system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Yosuke ASAI, Kouki ICHIHASHI
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Publication number: 20220260842Abstract: An optical unit for guiding a plurality of light beams, includes a plurality of lens portions through which the plurality of light beams are transmitted. The plurality of lens portions are arranged in an arrangement direction that intersects an optical axis direction along which the light beams are transmitted. Each of the lens portions is inclined with respect to a thickness direction intersecting the optical axis direction and the arrangement direction. The optical unit has both end faces in the optical axis direction with a pitch at which the lens portions are arranged in one end face being smaller than a pitch at which the lens portions are arranged in another end face.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventor: Yosuke ASAI
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Publication number: 20220221717Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki HARA, Yosuke ASAI, Keiji SUGIYAMA, Yuji TAKASE
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Publication number: 20220224845Abstract: An imaging device includes: a light source including an emission surface from which a sub-terahertz wave is emitted to a measurement target; and a detector including an image sensor that detects the intensity of a reflected wave generated by the measurement target reflecting the sub-terahertz wave emitted from the emission surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Kazuhiro YAMADA, Yosuke ASAI, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210373328Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image display that includes a light source unit, a display panel that displays image, and a light guide panel that guides light emitted from the light source unit to the display panel. The light guide panel has an incident surface facing the light source unit, an output surface facing the display panel, and a bottom surface facing the output surface on a side opposite to the display panel. The incident surface is a side surface of the light guide panel located between the output surface and the bottom surface. The incident surface has a concave portion in which a part of the incident surface is recessed from remaining portions when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a light guide direction of light in the incident surface and an emission direction of light in the output surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Shunsuke TOMOMATSU, Yosuke ASAI, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210364795Abstract: A display device includes light sources that emit light, a display panel that displays an image, and a light guide panel that guides the light emitted from the light sources to the display panel. The light guide panel includes an incident surface facing the light sources, an emission surface facing the display panel, a first reflective surface facing the incident surface, and a second reflective surface facing the emission surface. The first reflective surface has a concave shape that reflects light so that the reflected light becomes closer to parallel light when viewed in a facing direction of the display panel and the light guide panel in the light guide panel, is tilted at an angle larger than 0 degrees with respect to the incident surface, and intersects the second reflective surface at an angle smaller than 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventor: Yosuke ASAI
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Patent number: 10838202Abstract: Image display device is used in a head-up display. Image display device includes an illumination unit, light guide plate, light beam controller, and display unit. The illumination unit includes a plurality of light sources. Light guide plate includes incident surface into which light from the illumination unit enters, incident surface including a plurality of convex surfaces each of which is opposed to each of the plurality of light sources, and output surface disposed in a direction intersecting incident surface and from which the light incident from incident surface is output. Light beam controller controls a traveling direction of the light output from output surface. Display unit transmits the light output from light beam controller to display an image.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yosuke Asai