Patents by Inventor Eiji Machii

Eiji Machii 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: 11665413
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging sensor, a light emitter, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes first and second rigid printed wiring boards. A surface of the first rigid printed wiring board on which the imaging sensor is mounted has a holder which is configured to hold the second rigid printed wiring board in a state in which a surface of the second rigid printed wiring board on which the light emitter is mounted and the surface on which the imaging sensor is mounted face the same direction. The holder is arranged at a position which is different from the imaging sensor, and holds the second rigid printed wiring board at a height higher than the surface of the first rigid printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Machii
  • Publication number: 20220294938
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging sensor, a light emitter, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes first and second rigid printed wiring boards. A surface of the first rigid printed wiring board on which the imaging sensor is mounted has a holder which is configured to hold the second rigid printed wiring board in a state in which a surface of the second rigid printed wiring board on which the light emitter is mounted and the surface on which the imaging sensor is mounted face the same direction. The holder is arranged at a position which is different from the imaging sensor, and holds the second rigid printed wiring board at a height higher than the surface of the first rigid printed wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Eiji MACHII
  • Patent number: 11381717
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging sensor, a light emitter, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes first and second rigid printed wiring boards, and a foldable flexible printed wiring board connecting the two. A surface of the first rigid printed wiring board on which the imaging sensor is mounted has a holder which is configured to hold the second rigid printed wiring board in a state in which a surface of the second rigid printed wiring board on which the light emitter is mounted and the surface on which the imaging sensor is mounted face the same direction. The holder is arranged at a position which is different from the imaging sensor, and holds the second rigid printed wiring board at a height higher than the surface of the first rigid printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Machii
  • Publication number: 20210203816
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging sensor, a light emitter, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes first and second rigid printed wiring boards, and a foldable flexible printed wiring board connecting the two. A surface of the first rigid printed wiring board on which the imaging sensor is mounted has a holder which is configured to hold the second rigid printed wiring board in a state in which a surface of the second rigid printed wiring board on which the light emitter is mounted and the surface on which the imaging sensor is mounted face the same direction. The holder is arranged at a position which is different from the imaging sensor, and holds the second rigid printed wiring board at a height higher than the surface of the first rigid printed wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Eiji MACHII
  • Patent number: 10979604
    Abstract: A circuit board includes a first rigid printed wiring board mounted with an imaging unit, a second rigid printed wiring board mounted with an LED, and a foldable first flexible printed wiring board coupling the first rigid printed wiring board and the second rigid printed wiring board. A shield case is further included for holding the second rigid printed wiring board in a state in which the first flexible printed wiring board is folded an even number of times, a first main face of the second rigid printed wiring board and a first main face of the first rigid printed wiring board face in an identical direction, and the second rigid printed wiring board lies at a separated position from the first main face of the first rigid printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Machii
  • Publication number: 20180332198
    Abstract: A circuit board includes a first rigid printed wiring board mounted with an imaging unit, a second rigid printed wiring board mounted with an LED, and a foldable first flexible printed wiring board coupling the first rigid printed wiring board and the second rigid printed wiring board. A shield case is further included for holding the second rigid printed wiring board in a state in which the first flexible printed wiring board is folded an even number of times, a first main face of the second rigid printed wiring board and a first main face of the first rigid printed wiring board face in an identical direction, and the second rigid printed wiring board lies at a separated position from the first main face of the first rigid printed wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Eiji MACHII
  • Patent number: 8810195
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of receiving payment of a charge required for a charging process even though a secondary battery of the electronic device ran into an overdischarge state and also extricating itself from the overdischarge state, and a charger used for the same. A charger (3) executes a power transmission before it conducts a proximity noncontact communication with an electronic device (2), continues this power transmission until a preliminary charging stop notification signal is sent from the electronic device (2), and conducts the proximity noncontact communication regarding to a billing process with the electronic device (2) when the preliminary charging stop notification signal is sent. After the communication regarding to the billing process is ended, the charger (3) gives a charge of electricity to the electronic device (2) again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Norihito Mochida, Yasuji Nakamura, Masanori Oshimi, Hirohiko Yoshida, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Eiji Machii
  • Patent number: 8680811
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device which is capable of conducting a proximity noncontact communication even if charging of a secondary battery is not fully completed and also whose secondary battery never falls into an overdischarge state during the proximity noncontact communication. An electronic device (2) employs a secondary battery (28), which is rechargeable by a charger (3) that gives a charge of electricity in a noncontact manner, as a power source, and is capable of conducting a proximity noncontact communication with the charger (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Norihito Mochida, Yasuji Nakamura, Masanori Oshimi, Hirohiko Yoshida, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Eiji Machii
  • Publication number: 20110025264
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device which is capable of conducting a proximity noncontact communication even if charging of a secondary battery is not fully completed and also whose secondary battery never falls into an overdischarge state during the proximity noncontact communication. An electronic device (2) employs a secondary battery (28), which is rechargeable by a charger (3) that gives a charge of electricity in a noncontact manner, as a power source, and is capable of conducting a proximity noncontact communication with the charger (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihito Mochida, Yasuji Nakamura, Masanori Oshimi, Hirohiko Yoshida, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Eiji Machii
  • Publication number: 20110025265
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of receiving payment of a charge required for a charging process even though a secondary battery of the electronic device ran into an overdischarge state and also extricating itself from the overdischarge state, and a charger used for the same. A charger (3) executes a power transmission before it conducts a proximity noncontact communication with an electronic device (2), continues this power transmission until a preliminary charging stop notification signal is sent from the electronic device (2), and conducts the proximity noncontact communication regarding to a billing process with the electronic device (2) when the preliminary charging stop notification signal is sent. After the communication regarding to the billing process is ended, the charger (3) gives a charge of electricity to the electronic device (2) again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihito Mochida, Yasuji Nakamura, Masanori Oshimi, Hirohiko Yoshida, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Eiji Machii
  • Publication number: 20090068955
    Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication device capable of reducing power consumption and implementing a function of reporting the intensity of a received signal to an external device as well as to provide a communication method thereof. A portable cellular phone (1) has a portable cellular phone communication section (11) that establishes communication with a portable cellar phone base station (3) and a short-range wireless communication section (13) that establishes short-range communication with a hands-free device (2). A control section detects field intensity of the portable cellular phone communication section (11) and reports the detected intensity to the hands-free device (2), whereby the hands-free device (2) displays a communication state of the portable cellular phone (1) on a display section (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Machii, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Shinichi Ueda