Patents by Inventor Katsuyuki Watanabe
Katsuyuki Watanabe 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: 20240019715Abstract: An air floating video display apparatus includes a display apparatus configured to display a video, a retroreflector configured to reflect video light from the display apparatus and form an air floating video in air by the reflected light, a sensor configured to detect a touch operation by a finger of a user on one or more objects displayed in the air floating video, and a controller. When the user performs the touch operation on the object, the controller assists the touch operation for the user based on a detection result of the touch operation by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki WATANABE, Takuya SHIMIZU, Koji HIRATA, Koji FUJITA, Toshinori SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 11606851Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Maki Hanada, Megumi Kurachi, Hiroyuki Urata, Katsuyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 11153543Abstract: An illuminating apparatus with a video projecting function suitable for a digital signage or the like, which has an excellent video displaying function and better usability for a user is provided. An illuminating apparatus includes: an illumination light source disposed in a housing and configured to generate illumination light; a video projecting apparatus disposed in the housing, the video projecting apparatus being configured to generate video light, the video light from the video projecting apparatus being projected into an illumination light area from the illumination light source; a motion detector configured to detect approach of a human body; and a controller configured to control an operation of at least one or both of the illumination light source and the video projecting apparatus on a basis of a detection signal from the motion detector, the controller being configured to adjust brightness of the illumination light from the illumination light source.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Watanabe, Koji Fujita, Nobuyuki Kaku
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Patent number: 10997846Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Urata, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Nobuo Masuoka
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Publication number: 20200296339Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Maki HANADA, Megumi KURACHI, Hiroyuki URATA, Katsuyuki WATANABE
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Publication number: 20200279470Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Katsuyuki WATANABE, Hiroyuki URATA, Tatsuya ISHIKAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA
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Patent number: 10708559Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Maki Hanada, Megumi Kurachi, Hiroyuki Urata, Katsuyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 10699552Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Urata, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Nobuo Masuoka
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Patent number: 10677448Abstract: Provided is a video-image projection function-equipped lighting device more convenient for a user. A lighting device includes a lighting unit (200) for emitting illumination light, and a projection-type video-image display unit (100) for projecting a video image. The projection-type video-image display unit (100) includes a content editing means for editing content of the video image to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Watanabe, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Maki Hanada, Sosuke Hisamatsu, Hiroyuki Urata, Takuya Shimizu
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Publication number: 20200162709Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Maki HANADA, Megumi KURACHI, Hiroyuki URATA, Katsuyuki WATANABE
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Patent number: 10602104Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Maki Hanada, Megumi Kurachi, Hiroyuki Urata, Katsuyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 10570112Abstract: A compound represented by a formula [1D] as shown below (wherein R1A, R1B, R2A, R2B, R3A and R3B represent a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group, and the like) is useful as an intermediate for producing a thionucleoside, and the production method of the present invention is useful as a method for producing a thionucleoside.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kouki Nakamura, Satoshi Shimamura, Junichi Imoto, Motomasa Takahashi, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Kenji Wada, Yuuta Fujino, Takuya Matsumoto, Makoto Takahashi, Hideki Okada, Takehiro Yamane, Takayuki Ito
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Patent number: 10551726Abstract: A lighting apparatus which is held in a state of being suspended from a mounting bracket fixed to a ceiling surface and emits illumination light is provided, and the lighting apparatus includes: an illumination light source for generating the illumination light disposed inside a housing; a projector disposed in an inner space of the housing and configured to project an image onto a projection surface; and a lint disposed in an upper portion inside the housing, wherein an air intake and an air outlet are formed at such positions in the housing that air flow generated by the fan is sucked from a lower portion of the housing, passes upward through a vicinity of the illumination light source and the projector, and is exhausted from the upper portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Watanabe, Takatsugu Kawabata, Nobuyuki Kaku, Shinji Shibuya
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Publication number: 20190362659Abstract: An illuminating apparatus with a video projecting function suitable for a digital signage or the like, which has an excellent video displaying function and better usability for a user is provided. An illuminating apparatus includes: an illumination light source disposed in a housing and configured to generate illumination light; a video projecting apparatus disposed in the housing, the video projecting apparatus being configured to generate video light, the video light from the video projecting apparatus being projected into an illumination light area from the illumination light source; a motion detector configured to detect approach of a human body; and a controller configured to control an operation of at least one or both of the illumination light source and the video projecting apparatus on a basis of a detection signal from the motion detector, the controller being configured to adjust brightness of the illumination light from the illumination light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Katsuyuki WATANABE, Koji FUJITA, Nobuyuki KAKU
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Patent number: 10428042Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel compound useful for manufacturing salacinol, a method for manufacturing the compound, a method for manufacturing salacinol, methods for protecting and deprotecting a diol group, and a protective agent for a diol group. A compound represented by Formula (1) is a compound useful for manufacturing salacinol. (In the formula, each of R1a and R1b is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy protective group; R2 is a hydroxy group or the like; and R3 is a hydroxy group or the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koki Nakamura, Hisato Nagase, Yuuta Fujino, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Taiji Katsumata
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Publication number: 20190236928Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Katsuyuki WATANABE, Hiroyuki URATA, Tatsuya ISHIKAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA
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Patent number: 10345689Abstract: Provided is a video-image-projecting-function-equipping lighting device having favorable usability for a user. The lighting device has: a lighting unit for emitting illumination light; a projection type video image display unit for projecting a video image; and also a structure of suspending the lighting device from a ceiling surface so as to make its horizontality adjustable, and the projection type video image display unit displays an image for guiding the adjustment of the horizontality.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki Watanabe, Nobuyuki Kaku, Tatsuya Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10262519Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Urata, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Nobuo Masuoka
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Patent number: D844043Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Shibuya, Nobuyuki Kaku, Takatsugu Kawabata, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Tatsuya Ishikawa
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Patent number: D848517Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Shibuya, Nobuyuki Kaku, Takatsugu Kawabata, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Tatsuya Ishikawa