Patents by Inventor Miwa Kamii
Miwa Kamii 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: 20200342513Abstract: A product tray includes: a product holder configured to hold a product; a product sensor configured to detect product information indicating a state of the product held in the product holder; and a communications unit configured to transmit the product information, based on opening and closing of a door of a storage container housing the product tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: HIROSHI HISAHARA, KINYA YAMADE, SEISHIRO OTOGE, MIWA KAMII
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Patent number: 9295136Abstract: In a memory of a lighting device, correspondence relations among an initial output, a target output and time required for reducing brightness from the initial output to the target output are stored in advance. When the initial output and the target output are designated (YES at S1), the time necessary for brightness reduction is specified from the correspondence relation (S3), and the light emission output is reduced at such a change rate that the light emission output has a linear relation with respect to elapsed time from the initial output to the target output in a specified time, on a semi logarithmic graph in which the ordinate is a logarithmic axis representing light emission output and the abscissa is a linear axis representing time (S5).Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITYInventors: Miwa Kamii, Youko Inoue
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Patent number: 9137867Abstract: The disclosed lighting device gradually adjusts from an incandescent bulb color having a 30% dimming rate to a daylight color having a 100% dimming rate. The overall dimming rate is changed to a linear shape, and the ratio of the dimming rates of the incandescent bulb color and the daylight color is adjusted. When changing from the incandescent bulb color to the daylight color, the color is changed to an intermediate color that mixes the incandescent bulb color and the daylight color, and then ultimately is changed to the daylight color, and so it is possible to change the dimming rate without causing discomfort or annoyance in humans, and a comfortable and natural light environment is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Miwa Kamii, Masako Nishihashi
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Publication number: 20130271039Abstract: In a memory of a lighting device, correspondence relations among an initial output, a target output and time required for reducing brightness from the initial output to the target output are stored in advance. When the initial output and the target output are designated, the time necessary for brightness reduction is specified from the correspondence relation, and the light emission output is reduced at such a change rate that the light emission output has a linear relation with respect to elapsed time from the initial output to the target output in a specified time, on a semi logarithmic graph in which the ordinate is a logarithmic axis representing light emission output and the abscissa is a linear axis representing time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicants: NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Miwa Kamii, Youko Inoue
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Publication number: 20130141018Abstract: An absence timer table for defining turn-on and turn-off operations in an absence timer mode is set. Then, a current time is checked. Then, it is determined whether or not the current time is an absence timer control start time. When it is determined that the current time is the absence timer control start time, absence timer control is started. Then, it is determined whether or not an input instruction has been received after absence timer control is started. When it is determined that the input instruction has been received after absence timer control is started, setting of the absence timer mode is cancelled. Then, the process ends (return).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Miwa Kamii
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Patent number: 8432660Abstract: In an ion generating unit configured to control driving of a plurality of ion generating elements for generating ions by a controller, the controller drives the ion generating elements upon start up, and is configured to keep driving for a predetermined time period; thereby, the ion concentration of a space upon start up is quickly raised to a predetermined concentration. Further, the controller is configured to drive the ion generating elements intermittently and one after another in order after the predetermined time period has elapsed; the product life is elongated while maintaining the predetermined ion concentration and shortening the driving time of the ion generating elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Miwa Kamii, Yasutaka Kataoka
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Publication number: 20130038244Abstract: The disclosed lighting device gradually adjusts from an incandescent bulb color having a 30% dimming rate to a daylight color having a 100% dimming rate. The overall dimming rate is changed to a linear shape, and the ratio of the dimming rates of the incandescent bulb color and the daylight color is adjusted. When changing from the incandescent bulb color to the daylight color, the color is changed to an intermediate color that mixes the incandescent bulb color and the daylight color, and then ultimately is changed to the daylight color, and so it is possible to change the dimming rate without causing discomfort or annoyance in humans, and a comfortable and natural light environment is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Miwa Kamii, Masako Nishihashi
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Publication number: 20110128738Abstract: In an ion generating unit configured to control driving of a plurality of ion generating elements for generating ions by a controller, the controller drives the ion generating elements upon start up, and is configured to keep driving for a predetermined time period; thereby, the ion concentration of a space upon start up is quickly raised to a predetermined concentration. Further, the controller is configured to drive the ion generating elements intermittently and one after another in order after the predetermined time period has elapsed; the product life is elongated while maintaining the predetermined ion concentration and shortening the driving time of the ion generating elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: Miwa Kamii, Yasutaka Kataoka
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Patent number: 5896751Abstract: An air conditioner having an improved humidifying portion to humidify air in a room is provided. The humidifying portion includes a humidifying member having hygroscopicity and gas permeability, a first air flow passage for taking in air from the outdoors, passing the air through the humidifying member, allowing the humidifying member to absorb moisture included in the air for drying, and letting out the air outdoors, and a second air flow passage for taking in air from the room, passing the air through the humidifying member while heating the air, allowing the moisture absorbed by the humidifying member to evaporate and humidify the air and letting out the air into the room. Thus, only a single air intake opening for humidifying indoor air is necessary on the indoor side, the structure of the air conditioner can be simplified and compact, which makes easier the attachment.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1997Date of Patent: April 27, 1999Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Eiji Wakizaka, Yoshiharu Shinobu, Hiroyuki Iida, Miwa Kamii, Michiaki Oshikane, Akira Ohtsuki, Takashi Kishimoto