Patents by Inventor Yuuki Maeda

Yuuki Maeda 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: 10866498
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes first to fourth wavelength converters configured to convert incident from a light source into first to fourth light fluxes having first to fourth wavelength band different from a wavelength band of the light from the light source and first to fourth peak intensities at first to fourth wavelengths. The first to fourth wavelengths satisfy predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20200379329
    Abstract: A light source device includes a light source unit configured to emit light of a first wavelength band, a light guide unit, a wavelength conversion unit configured to convert the light emitted from the light source unit into light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a diffusion unit configured to diffuse the light emitted from the light source unit. The light guide unit includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to guide a part of the light emitted from the light source unit to the wavelength conversion unit, to guide remainder to the diffusion unit, and to guide light from the diffusion unit to a system in a subsequent stage. The second portion is configured to guide light from the wavelength conversion unit to the system in the subsequent stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10845581
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a light source unit, at least one first light modulation element, an illumination optical system configured to illuminate the first light modulation element using light from the light source unit, and a relay optical system configured to make conjugate with each other a predetermined surface on an optical path between the light source unit and the first light modulation element, and a surface of the first light modulation element. The relay optical system includes, in order from the predetermined surface to the first light modulation element, a first reflection surface having a positive power, a second reflection surface having a negative power, and a third reflection surface having a positive power. The relay optical system satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20200358911
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that transmits print data and a print quality requirement to a control system that controls a printing apparatus to output a printed product satisfying required print quality, includes a reception unit configured to receive print data, a display control unit configured to display, on a display unit, a user interface that prompts a user to select a setting of print quality of the print data from among predetermined options, a generation unit configured to generate quality requirement data suitable for an option selected via the user interface, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the control system, the print data received by the reception unit and the quality requirement data generated by the generation unit, wherein the quality requirement data includes at least information indicating an acceptable range of a color difference between a standard color value and a colorimetric value of the printed product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shou Kikuchi, Yuuki Maeda, Takaaki Yano, Ryo Fujita, Makoto Anno, Hirotomo Tanaka, Kosuke Tsujita, Hiroyuki Toriyabe, Satoshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10757295
    Abstract: A control method in a printing apparatus includes printing, by a printing unit, an adjustment image for adjusting a printing position on a sheet, conveying, by a conveying unit, the sheet on which the adjustment image is printed, reading, by a reading unit, an image to generate image data, the reading unit being executable to perform reading by a first reading method for reading an image of a sheet without conveying the sheet or a second reading method for reading the image of the sheet while conveying the sheet, and determining, based on that a type of the sheet on which the adjustment image is to be printed is a specific type, to read the adjustment image by the first reading method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10725368
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light emitting element configured to emit light having a first wavelength band, a polarization separation element configured to separate the light having the first wavelength band into a first linear polarization light and a second linear polarization light having polarization directions different from each other, a wavelength conversion element configured to convert the first linear polarization light into a third linear polarization light having a wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a combination element configured to combine the second linear polarization light and the third linear polarization light with each other. Light from the light source apparatus maintains a polarization state and illuminates a light modulation element via an illumination optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10663849
    Abstract: A polarization beam splitter includes: a first prism; a second prism; a polarization beam split portion in contact with the second prism; a substrate provided between the polarization beam split portion and the first prism; a first adhesive portion provided between the first prism and the substrate; and a second adhesive portion provided between the polarization beam split portion and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10620519
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a light source unit emitting illumination light, a first optical modulation unit, a second optical modulation unit, a third optical modulation unit, a fourth optical modulation unit, a color separating-combining system, and an illumination optical system. The illumination optical system includes a polarization conversion unit and a reflection unit including a mirror arranged on a position different from that of the polarization conversion unit on an optical path from the light source unit to the fourth optical modulation unit and a mirror arranged on an optical path from the fourth optical modulation unit to the front side color separating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20200103636
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a light source unit, at least one first light modulation element, an illumination optical system configured to illuminate the first light modulation element using light from the light source unit, and a relay optical system configured to make conjugate with each other a predetermined surface on an optical path between the light source unit and the first light modulation element, and a surface of the first light modulation element. The relay optical system includes, in order from the predetermined surface to the first light modulation element, a first reflection surface having a positive power, a second reflection surface having a negative power, and a third reflection surface having a positive power. The relay optical system satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10599024
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light sources each having a light emitting area, an optical characteristic converter configured to generate emitting light having a characteristic different from that of incident light from the plurality of light sources, and a first optical system configured to irradiate the incident light on each of a plurality of irradiated areas on the optical characteristic converter. A shape of each irradiation area is non-similar to that of the light emitting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inoko, Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10564528
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a first light modulation element configured to modulate a first light emitted from a light source and to generate a second light, and a second light modulation element configured to modulate the second light. The first light modulation element is configured to receive the first light onto a modulable pixel area that can modulate the first light, the modulable pixel area including an effective pixel area that can modulate the first light and a peripheral pixel area arranged at the periphery of the effective pixel area. The image projection apparatus further comprises a controller configured to control pixels of the peripheral pixel area such that light from the peripheral pixel area does not reach the second light modulation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kodama, Takehito Kawasumi, Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10520872
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a display, a reading unit configured to read a reference image formed on a test sheet by the image forming unit, wherein the reference image includes a mark corresponding to a reading order, a controller configured to control the image forming unit to form the reference image, cause the reading unit to execute a first reading operation, determine whether first read data is obtained, inform of a reading error if the first read data is not obtained in the first reading operation, cause the reading unit to execute a second reading operation, determine whether second read data is obtained, and inform of a reading error if the second read data is not obtained in the second reading operation, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust image forming positions based on the first read data and the second read data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10481473
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a first light modulation element configured to modulate first light from a light source and to generate second light, a second light modulation element configured to modulate second light, an imaging optical system configured to image the second light on the second light modulation element and disposed on an optical path from the first light modulation element to the second light modulation element. The image projection apparatus is configured to project an image formed by light from the second light modulation element onto a projection surface and satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20190331993
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes first to fourth wavelength converters configured to convert incident from a light source into first to fourth light fluxes having first to fourth wavelength band different from a wavelength band of the light from the light source and first to fourth peak intensities at first to fourth wavelengths. The first to fourth wavelengths satisfy predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10459329
    Abstract: A projection-type display apparatus includes a light source unit, reflection-type light modulation elements, a color combining unit, a color separation unit, and a filter. The light source unit is capable of emitting first color light, second color light, third color light, and near infrared light. A first polarization separation unit receives the first color light, and a second polarization separation unit receives the second color light and the third color light. The color separation unit guides near infrared light to the first polarization separation unit, and the color combining unit guides the near infrared light from the first polarization separation unit to color combining unit. The projection-type display apparatus can be switched between a first mode in which a first region of the filter unit is inserted into the light path and a second mode in which a second region of the filter unit is inserted to the light path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shun Miura, Yuuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20190310540
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light emitting element configured to emit light having a first wavelength band, a polarization separation element configured to separate the light having the first wavelength band into a first linear polarization light and a second linear polarization light having polarization directions different from each other, a wavelength conversion element configured to convert the first linear polarization light into a third linear polarization light having a wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a combination element configured to combine the second linear polarization light and the third linear polarization light with each other. Light from the light source apparatus maintains a polarization state and illuminates a light modulation element via an illumination optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10409529
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, capable of being connected to an image processing apparatus including an image forming unit, includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a judgment result as to whether a colorimetric value obtained as a result of measuring a color of a chart image formed by the image forming unit satisfies a predetermined criterion in terms of a difference between the colorimetric value and a target value, a notification unit configured to notify the image processing apparatus that the judgment result acquired by the acquisition unit does not satisfy the criterion, and an instruction unit configured to, before the notification unit issues the notification to the image processing apparatus, instruct the image processing apparatus to execute an adjustment process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Yano, Kosuke Tsujita, Makoto Anno, Yuuki Maeda, Hiroyuki Toriyabe
  • Publication number: 20190260910
    Abstract: A color management system includes an information processing apparatus for managing each of a plurality of print sites each including a printing apparatus and manages colors of an image printed by the printing. The information processing apparatus notifies the printing apparatus of a change of a setting of a color management setting. The printing apparatus prints an image in accordance with the color management setting and measures the printed image, and determines whether the measured result of the colorimetric measurement satisfies a preset criterion. If the criterion is not satisfied, the printing apparatus instructs to execute color adjustment processing, and if the change of the setting includes a change concerning a first setting, determines whether printing by the change of the setting is possible, and if the printing is not possible, makes a warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10380465
    Abstract: When a job for executing both of a one-sided printing and a two-sided printing, the lowering of the productivity is suppressed and an output result a user desires is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20190246004
    Abstract: A control method in a printing apparatus includes printing, by a printing unit, an adjustment image for adjusting a printing position on a sheet, conveying, by a conveying unit, the sheet on which the adjustment image is printed, reading, by a reading unit, an image to generate image data, the reading unit being executable to perform reading by a first reading method for reading an image of a sheet without conveying the sheet or a second reading method for reading the image of the sheet while conveying the sheet, and determining, based on that a type of the sheet on which the adjustment image is to be printed is a specific type, to read the adjustment image by the first reading method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Yuuki Maeda