Patents by Inventor Ryo Kawamura
Ryo Kawamura 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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Patent number: 10426007Abstract: A lighting apparatus to which a connection terminal of a device is electrically connected includes a weight measurer that measures the weight of the device that is connected, and outputs the weight of the device.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
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Publication number: 20190227364Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus having improved viewing angle characteristics in a region vertically asymmetrical. A liquid crystal display apparatus of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell including a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules aligned in homogeneous alignment under a state in which an electric field is absent; a first polarizer arranged on a viewer side of the liquid crystal cell; a second polarizer arranged on a back surface side of the liquid crystal cell; a first optical compensation layer arranged between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer; and a second optical compensation layer arranged between the liquid crystal cell and the first optical compensation layer. A refractive index nz1 in a thickness direction of the first optical compensation layer is less than 1.5187, and a refractive index nz2 in a thickness direction of the second optical compensation layer is less than 1.5340.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Kawamura, Takehito Fuchida, Katsunori Takada, Yoshitsugu Kitamura
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Publication number: 20190014989Abstract: Treatment with an acoustic catheter is disclosed. A photoacoustic catheter system includes an imaging laser beam generator that generates an imaging laser beam used for imaging; a treatment laser beam generator that generates a treatment laser beam used for treatment; a driver that provides driving to cause the imaging laser beam and the treatment laser beam to be emitted in a predetermined direction with respect to an advancing direction of a catheter; an acoustic element that receives an acoustic wave generated due to irradiation of the imaging laser beam; and a treatment laser beam controller, wherein the treatment laser beam controller synchronously emits the imaging laser beam and the treatment laser beam so as to be directionally aligned with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Tomohiko TANAKA, Taiichi TAKEZAKI, Ryo IMAI, Yoshiho SEO, Takahiro MATSUDA, Shinsuke ONOE, Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Kimio TANAKA, Ryo KAWAMURA, Yoshiyuki SEYA, Yutaka WATANABE
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Publication number: 20180257264Abstract: A preform 20 comprises a neck portion 22 having an opening 21, a cylindrical barrel portion 23, and a bottom portion 24 larger in diameter than the barrel portion 23, and has a corner portion 25 at a boundary between the barrel portion 23 and the bottom portion 24.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo KAWAMURA, Manabu OGIHARA
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Publication number: 20180249542Abstract: A lighting apparatus to which a connection terminal of a device is electrically connected includes a weight measurer that measures the weight of the device that is connected, and outputs the weight of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventor: Ryo KAWAMURA
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Patent number: 9955130Abstract: An image display control device for displaying an image that is easy to view for a person is provided. The image display control device includes: an entry detector that detects, based on an image captured by an imaging device, an entry position through which a person entered a range of imaging; an entry direction identifying unit that identifies, based on the detected entry position and a center position of a region including a range of projection by a projecting device, an entry direction in which the person entered the range of imaging; a renderer that performs on an image data item a rotational rendering process in which an image to be projected by the projecting device is rotated according to the identified entry direction; and an output unit that outputs to the projecting device the image data item on which the rotational rendering process has been performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
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Publication number: 20180093524Abstract: A mechanical pencil includes a main body in which a mechanism for discharging a pencil lead is located, and a clip attached to the main body wherein the clip includes a container for storing a refill for a pencil lead.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Ryo SHIRANE, Eiko TANAKA, Ryo KAWAMURA, Masako OKUYAMA, Rei TAKAHASHI, Honami YAMAZAKI, Koyo USHIKI, Hikaru IKEDA
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Patent number: 9927689Abstract: An illumination device includes an image element configured to convert light incident thereon to image light and to output the image light, a first light path extending to pass through the image element, and a second light path extending without passing through the image element. The first light path and the second light path are configured to project lights passing therethrough, respectively, on an object existing outside the illumination device.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kentaro Yamauchi, Atsushi Motoya, Ryo Kawamura
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Patent number: 9907143Abstract: A lighting control device which controls a lighting device, and includes: a feature quantity calculator which calculates a feature quantity of image content to be reproduced and projected by an image reproducing device; and a lighting controller which controls light emission of the lighting device based on the feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculator.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Kishimoto, Kentaro Yamauchi, Tatsumi Setomoto, Kohji Hiramatsu, Ryo Kawamura
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Patent number: 9907144Abstract: An illumination system includes a light projection device, an illuminance measurement unit, a lighting device, and a control device. The light projection device projects an image to a space. The illuminance measurement unit measures an illuminance value of a location where the illuminance measurement unit is placed in the space. The lighting device has a dimming function for illuminating the location in the space with a brightness. The control device includes an illuminance setting unit, a difference calculation unit, and an illumination light adjusting unit. The illuminance setting unit sets an illuminance value of the location. The difference calculation unit calculates a difference between the illuminance value set by the illuminance setting unit and the illuminance value measured by the illuminance measurement unit. The illumination light adjusting unit adjusts a brightness of the lighting device such that the difference calculated by the difference calculation unit is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Kawamura, Kentaro Yamauchi, Kohji Hiramatsu, Akihiro Kishimoto, Tatsumi Setomoto
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Patent number: 9791133Abstract: A lighting control device includes a sensor that detects a state of a user and a gesture made by the user and a controller that controls a lighting characteristic of a lighting device. In the lighting control device and/or the lighting control method, it is determined (by the controller) whether a gesture made by the user and acquired by the sensor matches a first predetermined gesture including a predetermined hand shape and a predetermined movement of both hands of the user made within a detecting region between a boundary 30% larger than a periphery of a projection region illuminated by the lighting device and a boundary 30% smaller than the periphery of the projection region. When it is determined that the gesture matches the first predetermined gesture, a size of the projection region is changed (by the controller).Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Hyodo, Minoru Tanaka, Tatsuya Sasago, Haruka Miyagata, Teruyuki Kimata, Ryo Kawamura
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Patent number: 9753275Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a first unit, a second unit, and a third unit. The first unit includes an excitation light source that produces excitation light. The second unit includes a light-for-illumination phosphor. The light-for-illumination phosphor produces and outputs light for illumination when the light-for-illumination phosphor receives excitation light. Furthermore, the second unit produces and outputs light for projection. The light for illumination and the light for projection are outputted in a time division manner. The third unit includes a light shaping member. The third unit shapes the light for illumination by the light shaping member and guides the shaped light for illumination to the outside as illumination light, and shapes the light for projection by the light shaping member and guides the shaped light for projection to the outside as projection light.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Motoya, Kentaro Yamauchi, Ryo Kawamura
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Patent number: 9720309Abstract: An optical projection apparatus includes a light specification setting unit for setting a specification of a light, a shape setting unit for setting a shape made by the light, a position setting unit for setting a position of the shape, a size setting unit for setting a size of the shape, an optical data generation unit for generating optical data based on the specification, the shape, the position, and the size. The optical projection apparatus further includes a light drawing unit for generating light drawing data by performing a drawing process with the optical data, an optical projection unit for projecting the shape at the position with the light drawing data, and a manipulation unit for allowing a user to set one or more parameters indicating the specification, the shape, the position, and the size.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
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Patent number: 9679533Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes: an illumination light setter which sets illumination light for illuminating an illumination area which includes at least one of a space or an object; an image light setter which sets image light for projecting a projection image which includes at least one of a graphic or a character; and a light projector which emits the illumination light set by the illumination light setter, and projects the image light set by the image light setter.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Kawamura, Kentaro Yamauchi, Atsushi Motoya
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Patent number: 9664992Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided capable of emitting light for image projection and light for illumination at the same time. The lighting apparatus includes: an imaging element that converts incident light into light corresponding to an image and outputs the light; a projection lens through which the light is projected onto an object; a first optical path taken by light that is emitted from the projection lens via the imaging element; and a second optical path taken by light that is emitted without passing through the imaging element and the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kentaro Yamauchi, Atsushi Motoya, Ryo Kawamura
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Publication number: 20170097141Abstract: A lighting control device includes a sensor that detects a state of a user and a gesture made by the user and a controller that controls a lighting characteristic of a lighting device. The controller changes a size of a projection region illuminated by the lighting device in response to the sensor detecting a predetermined gesture involving both hands of the user made near the periphery of a projection region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Satoshi HYODO, Minoru TANAKA, Tatsuya SASAGO, Haruka MIYAGATA, Teruyuki KIMATA, Ryo KAWAMURA
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Patent number: 9465281Abstract: A light projection apparatus includes: a light setting unit to set specifications of lights; an optical data generating unit to generate optical data with the specifications; a projection range setting unit to set projection ranges; an optical correction data generating unit to generate optical correction data by correcting the optical data to project the lights to the projection ranges; a layer specifying unit to classify the optical correction data and specify a priority of layer; and a light drawing unit to generate light drawing data through drawing process on the optical correction data. The apparatus further includes a light projection unit to project the lights with the light drawing data.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
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Publication number: 20160286181Abstract: An image display control device for displaying an image that is easy to view for a person is provided. The image display control device includes: an entry detector that detects, based on an image captured by an imaging device, an entry position through which a person entered a range of imaging; an entry direction identifying unit that identifies, based on the detected entry position and a center position of a region including a range of projection by a projecting device, an entry direction in which the person entered the range of imaging; a renderer that performs on an image data item a rotational rendering process in which an image to be projected by the projecting device is rotated according to the identified entry direction; and an output unit that outputs to the projecting device the image data item on which the rotational rendering process has been performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventor: Ryo KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20160270189Abstract: An illumination system includes a light projection device, an illuminance measurement unit, a lighting device, and a control device. The light projection device projects an image to a space. The illuminance measurement unit measures an illuminance value of a location where the illuminance measurement unit is placed in the space. The lighting device has a dimming function for illuminating the location in the space with a brightness. The control device includes an illuminance setting unit, a difference calculation unit, and an illumination light adjusting unit. The illuminance setting unit sets an illuminance value of the location. The difference calculation unit calculates a difference between the illuminance value set by the illuminance setting unit and the illuminance value measured by the illuminance measurement unit. The illumination light adjusting unit adjusts a brightness of the lighting device such that the difference calculated by the difference calculation unit is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo KAWAMURA, Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Kohji HIRAMATSU, Akihiro KISHIMOTO, Tatsumi SETOMOTO
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Publication number: 20160262243Abstract: A lighting control device which controls a lighting device, and includes: a feature quantity calculator which calculates a feature quantity of image content to be reproduced and projected by an image reproducing device; and a lighting controller which controls light emission of the lighting device based on the feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Akihiro KISHIMOTO, Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Kohji HIRAMATSU, Ryo KAWAMURA