Patents by Inventor Kosaku ARITA

Kosaku ARITA 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: 10485131
    Abstract: A power-supply device including: a casing having a space therein and formed by metal stamping or having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm; and a circuit board disposed inside the casing, wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion, the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and the cover portion includes a storage portion bulging outward from the casing, the storage portion storing either one of an electronic component provided to a face of the circuit board which faces the cover portion and an electronic component provided across the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosaku Arita, Masahiro Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20190044452
    Abstract: A power supply includes a casing including a heat-conducting material and having an inner surface and an outer surface. The casing is a one-piece component having a substantially tubular shape. The power supply also includes a circuit board disposed in the casing. The circuit board has a first surface on which one or more circuit components are mounted and a second surface on an opposing side of the first surface. The power supply also includes a first cover disposed over a first opening at a first end portion of the casing on a tubular axis, and a second cover disposed over a second opening at a second end portion of the casing on the tubular axis. The first surface of the circuit board faces the inner surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosaku ARITA, Takashi KAMBARA
  • Patent number: 10190740
    Abstract: A light source unit includes a light source module, a heat sink including a light source arrangement portion on which the light source module is arranged and a plurality of heat dissipation fins that are plate-shaped and arranged in a first direction such that main surfaces thereof face each other, a drive circuit for controlling driving of the light source module, and a circuit cover configured to cover the drive circuit. The light source arrangement portion is provided on an anterior surface side of the heat sink, the plurality of heat dissipation fins are provided on a posterior surface side of the heat sink, and the circuit cover is attached to the heat sink such that at least two ventilation holes are present in a spatial region framed by a part of the heat sink that is on the posterior surface side and the circuit cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kosaku Arita
  • Publication number: 20180142852
    Abstract: A light source unit includes a light source module, a heat sink including a light source arrangement portion on which the light source module is arranged and a plurality of heat dissipation fins that are plate-shaped and arranged in a first direction such that main surfaces thereof face each other, a drive circuit for controlling driving of the light source module, and a circuit cover configured to cover the drive circuit. The light source arrangement portion is provided on an anterior surface side of the heat sink, the plurality of heat dissipation fins are provided on a posterior surface side of the heat sink, and the circuit cover is attached to the heat sink such that at least two ventilation holes are present in a spatial region framed by a part of the heat sink that is on the posterior surface side and the circuit cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Kosaku ARITA
  • Patent number: 9907200
    Abstract: A power-supply device including a circuit board and a casing which includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion. The casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and at least one rib is provided to a region having a size greater than or equal to an outside diameter of a connector of an external connector line connected to the connector terminal in the casing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kosaku Arita
  • Patent number: 9845931
    Abstract: A light source unit including: a first light source module; a second light source module; and a light source arrangement portion between the first light source module and the second light source module. The first light source module and the second light source module are staggered in at least one of a front-and-back direction and a left-and-right direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kosaku Arita
  • Publication number: 20170332505
    Abstract: A power-supply device including a circuit board and a casing which includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion. The casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and at least one rib is provided to a region having a size greater than or equal to an outside diameter of a connector of an external connector line connected to the connector terminal in the casing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Kosaku ARITA
  • Publication number: 20170325350
    Abstract: A power-supply device including: a casing having a space therein and formed by metal stamping or having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm; and a circuit board disposed inside the casing, wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion, the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and the cover portion includes a storage portion bulging outward from the casing, the storage portion storing either one of an electronic component provided to a face of the circuit board which faces the cover portion and an electronic component provided across the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kosaku ARITA, Masahiro NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9756753
    Abstract: A power-supply device including: a casing having a space therein and formed by metal stamping or having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm; and a circuit board disposed inside the casing, wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion, the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and a non-flat portion is provided to a region having a size greater than or equal to an outside diameter of a connector of an external connector line connected to the connector terminal in the casing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kosaku Arita
  • Patent number: 9750154
    Abstract: A power-supply device including: a casing having a space therein and formed by metal stamping or having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm; and a circuit board disposed inside the casing, wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion, the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and the cover portion includes a storage portion bulging outward from the casing, the storage portion storing either one of an electronic component provided to a face of the circuit board which faces the cover portion and an electronic component provided across the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosaku Arita, Masahiro Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20160320011
    Abstract: A light source unit including: a first light source module; a second light source module; and a light source arrangement portion between the first light source module and the second light source module. The first light source module and the second light source module are staggered in at least one of a front-and-back direction and a left-and-right direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Kosaku ARITA
  • Patent number: 9400090
    Abstract: A light source unit including: a first light source module; a heat sink including a light source arrangement portion on which the first light source module is arranged and a concave portion opened to surround the light source arrangement portion; and a reflector that includes a through-hole through which the light source arrangement portion is inserted and reflects light emitted from the first light source module. The reflector is arranged having at least a portion thereof located in the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kosaku Arita
  • Publication number: 20150092432
    Abstract: A power-supply device including: a casing having a space therein and formed by metal stamping or having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm; and a circuit board disposed inside the casing, wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion, the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and the cover portion includes a storage portion bulging outward from the casing, the storage portion storing either one of an electronic component provided to a face of the circuit board which faces the cover portion and an electronic component provided across the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kosaku ARITA, Masahiro NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150092437
    Abstract: A power-supply device including: a casing having a space therein and formed by metal stamping or having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm; and a circuit board disposed inside the casing, wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion, the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and a non-flat portion is provided to a region having a size greater than or equal to an outside diameter of a connector of an external connector line connected to the connector terminal in the casing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Kosaku ARITA
  • Publication number: 20140355286
    Abstract: A light source unit including: a first light source module; a heat sink including a light source arrangement portion on which the first light source module is arranged and a concave portion opened to surround the light source arrangement portion; and a reflector that includes a through-hole through which the light source arrangement portion is inserted and reflects light emitted from the first light source module. The reflector is arranged having at least a portion thereof located in the concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kosaku ARITA