Patents by Inventor Satoshi Fukano
Satoshi Fukano 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: 20130070467Abstract: An illumination device includes a light emitting panel and a device body to which the light emitting panel is detachably attached. The light emitting panel has a rear surface serving as a first curved surface. The device body has a surface serving as a second curved surface conforming to the first curved surface. An attachment portion for attaching/detaching the light emitting panel to/from the device body to slide along the first curved surface or the second curved surface is provided on one of the rear surface of the light emitting panel facing the device body and surface of the device body facing the light emitting panel. A groove portion for enabling the attachment portion to slide is provided on the other of the rear surface of the light emitting panel facing the device body and the surface of the device body facing the light emitting panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro HIRANO, Noboru MIYAKAWA, Ryusuke KOTERA, Satoshi FUKANO, Masashi TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20120327671Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes an apparatus body for supporting an LED lamp having an earth cap, an earth socket to which the earth cap of the LED lamp is mounted, and an attachment base provided in the apparatus body, the earth socket being attached to the attachment base. The earth socket includes a conductor plate for mechanically holding a lamp pin of the earth cap, the conductor plate being electrically connected to the lamp pin. The attachment base and the earth socket include a connecting unit for earth-connecting the conductor plate of the earth socket and the apparatus body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Ryusuke KOTERA, Yoshihide IMAOKA, Noboru MIYAKAWA, Satoshi FUKANO, Masashi TAKEDA, Akihiro HIRANO
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Publication number: 20120329303Abstract: A waterproof socket includes a socket body having an insertion hole to which a lamp pin protruding from an end cap of a straight tube lamp is inserted, a first internal sleeve making contact with the socket body, and a second internal sleeve. The socket body includes a body-side rotation restraint portion engaging with a sleeve-side rotation restraint portion formed in the first internal sleeve to restrain the first internal sleeve from rotating about a center axis of the straight tube lamp. The first internal sleeve includes a first position restraint portion and the second internal sleeve includes a second position restraint portion engaging with the first position restraint portion to restrain the second internal sleeve from rotating about the center axis while allowing the second internal sleeve to move in an axial direction of the straight tube lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi FUKANO, Masashi TAKEDA, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO, Hirokazu SAEGUSA
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Patent number: 8339035Abstract: An organic EL light emitting module includes an organic EL light emitting panel 5 including an organic EL light emitting unit 52 formed on a substrate 51 and electrode terminals 53 for supplying power to the organic EL light emitting unit 52; a circuit substrate 3, electrically connected to the electrode terminals 53, for supplying power to the electrode terminals 53; and a casing 4 to which the organic EL light emitting panel 5 and the circuit substrate 3 are attached. The electrode terminals 53 are disposed at left and right end portions of the organic EL light emitting panel 5 having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the top, and extended portions 4a protruding by a predetermined width are formed at side surfaces of the casing 4 where the electrode terminals 53 of the organic EL light emitting panel 5 are absent.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoshi Fukano, Hideharu Kawachi, Shigetsugu Sumiyama
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Patent number: 8207664Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) module capable of reducing a processing loss of wiring boards for supplying power to an anode and a cathode is provided. Each wiring board (5) is formed by bending a strip conductor in a manner that parts of the strip in the same surface contacting each other, and is arranged on the outer periphery of the element substrate (2) in a manner of connecting the extended anode (31P) with the same pole and connecting the extended cathode (31M) with the same pole. In this manner, the wiring boards (5) having a width satisfying a shape of the electrodes without cutting a conductive plate into a U shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hideharu Kawachi, Hirofumi Konishi, Osamu Tanahashi, Satoshi Fukano, Masanao Okawa
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Publication number: 20110248627Abstract: An organic EL light emitting module includes an organic EL light emitting panel 5 including an organic EL light emitting unit 52 formed on a substrate 51 and electrode terminals 53 for supplying power to the organic EL light emitting unit 52; a circuit substrate 3, electrically connected to the electrode terminals 53, for supplying power to the electrode terminals 53; and a casing 4 to which the organic EL light emitting panel 5 and the circuit substrate 3 are attached. The electrode terminals 53 are disposed at left and right end portions of the organic EL light emitting panel 5 having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the top, and extended portions 4a protruding by a predetermined width are formed at side surfaces of the casing 4 where the electrode terminals 53 of the organic EL light emitting panel 5 are absent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Fukano, Hideharu Kawachi, Shigetsugu Sumiyama
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Publication number: 20110235319Abstract: A light source has an outer size set equal to the dimension of a straight tubular fluorescent lamp. The light source includes a straight light emitting tube and end caps provided at the opposite end portions of the light emitting tube. Each of the end caps includes first pins arranged at the same positions as lamp pins of the fluorescent lamp. The first pins have the same shape as the lamp pins of the fluorescent lamp. Further, at least one of the end caps includes a current-feeding second pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Fukano, Yoshihisa Ando, Yosihide Imaoka, Noboru Miyakawa
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Publication number: 20110095701Abstract: A light emitting module includes an organic EL light emitting element and a support body supporting the organic EL light emitting element. The support body is attached to the organic EL light emitting element at the side of the non-light emitting surface of the light emitting module to cover one surface of the organic EL light emitting element. The organic EL light emitting element includes power feeding electrodes. The support body includes openings formed in a corresponding relationship with the power feeding electrodes. The power feeding electrodes exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body through the openings. The support body includes power feeding terminals. The power feeding terminals partially exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body. The power feeding terminals electrically connected to the power feeding electrodes by electric connection members extending via the non-light emitting side and the openings of the support body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu TANAHASHI, Satoshi Fukano, Shintarou Hayashi, Shinichi Anami, Shigetsugu Sumiyama, Motohiro Saimi, Hideharu Kawachi
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Publication number: 20100213833Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) module capable of reducing a processing loss of wiring boards for supplying power to an anode and a cathode is provided. Each wiring board (5) is formed by bending a strip conductor in a manner that parts of the strip in the same surface contacting each other, and is arranged on the outer periphery of the element substrate (2) in a manner of connecting the extended anode (31P) with the same pole and connecting the extended cathode (31M) with the same pole. In this manner, the wiring boards (5) having a width satisfying a shape of the electrodes without cutting a conductive plate into a U shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: HIDEHARU KAWACHI, Hirofumi Konishi, Osamu Tanahashi, Satoshi Fukano, Masanao Okawa
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Patent number: D645589Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignees: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Satoshi Fukano, Nobumichi Nishihama, Takeshi Osada, Takeshi Saito, Hiroki Nakagawa
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Patent number: D651972Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignees: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Satoshi Fukano, Nobumichi Nishihama, Takeshi Osada, Takeshi Saito, Hiroki Nakagawa
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Patent number: D651973Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignees: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Satoshi Fukano, Nobumichi Nishihama, Takeshi Osada, Takeshi Saito, Hiroki Nakagawa