Patents by Inventor Seiji Urano

Seiji Urano 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: 10587785
    Abstract: A monitoring camera includes a camera unit that has a lens, a housing that has an opening facing a light incident surface of the lens and surrounds the camera unit with a gap which is formed between the housing and the camera unit, a light-transmissive cover that is attached to the opening with spaced apart from the lens to seal off the housing, a fan that is disposed in the gap and circulates an air in the gap, a ventilation hole that is bored in the housing and causes the gap to be open to an outside, a water-proof air-permeable film that covers the ventilation hole, a heater that is provided facing the gap and heats the air, and an infrared light irradiation device that is provided facing the gap and emits infrared light to the outside through the cover and radiates heat into the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Kawashima, Seiji Urano, Masahiro Yamashita, Yoichiro Yamagi
  • Publication number: 20190313001
    Abstract: A monitoring camera includes a camera unit that has a lens, a housing that has an opening facing a light incident surface of the lens and surrounds the camera unit with a gap which is formed between the housing and the camera unit, a light-transmissive cover that is attached to the opening with spaced apart from the lens to seal off the housing, a fan that is disposed in the gap and circulates an air in the gap, a ventilation hole that is bored in the housing and causes the gap to be open to an outside, a water-proof air-permeable film that covers the ventilation hole, a heater that is provided facing the gap and heats the air, and an infrared light irradiation device that is provided facing the gap and emits infrared light to the outside through the cover and radiates heat into the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki KAWASHIMA, Seiji URANO, Masahiro YAMASHITA, Yoichiro YAMAGI
  • Patent number: 9716816
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a dome cover whose inside is a housing space for housing a lens module, an apparatus main body that is attached with the dome cover, a first support member that is supported at the apparatus main body in a free pan rotation manner inside the dome cover, a second support member that is supported at the first support member in a free tilt rotation manner and supports the lens module, an illumination mount that is provided with an illumination member and is supported at the second support member, and a ring-shaped light shielding cover that is provided on the illumination mount, surrounds the illumination member, and comes into close contact with an inner surface of the dome cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Urano, Hirokazu Tasaka, Akito Omata
  • Patent number: 9699359
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a lens module having a lens at a front thereof, a dome cover including a lens module housing space, an apparatus main body attached with the dome cover, a first support member supported at the apparatus main body in a free pan rotation manner inside the dome cover, a second support member supported at the first support member in a free tilt rotation manner and supports the lens module, a ring-shaped light shielding cover that surrounds the front of the lens module and comes into contact with an inner surface of the dome cover, an illumination mount that includes an illumination member provided further outward than an inner circumference of the light shielding cover and the light shielding cover disposed thereon and supported at the second support member, and a first elastic member that biases the illumination mount toward the dome cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Urano, Hirokazu Tasaka, Akito Omata
  • Publication number: 20160255255
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a dome cover whose inside is a housing space for housing a lens module, an apparatus main body that is attached with the dome cover, a first support member that is supported at the apparatus main body in a free pan rotation manner inside the dome cover, a second support member that is supported at the first support member in a free tilt rotation manner and supports the lens module, an illumination mount that is provided with an illumination member and is supported at the second support member, and a ring-shaped light shielding cover that is provided on the illumination mount, surrounds the illumination member, and comes into close contact with an inner surface of the dome cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji URANO, Hirokazu TASAKA, Akito OMATA
  • Publication number: 20160255251
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a lens module having a lens at a front thereof, a dome cover including a lens module housing space, an apparatus main body attached with the dome cover, a first support member supported at the apparatus main body in a free pan rotation manner inside the dome cover, a second support member supported at the first support member in a free tilt rotation manner and supports the lens module, a ring-shaped light shielding cover that surrounds the front of the lens module and comes into contact with an inner surface of the dome cover, an illumination mount that includes an illumination member provided further outward than an inner circumference of the light shielding cover and the light shielding cover disposed thereon and supported at the second support member, and a first elastic member that biases the illumination mount toward the dome cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji URANO, Hirokazu TASAKA, Akito OMATA
  • Publication number: 20120069238
    Abstract: A rotation body having an optical member is stored in an optical capsule that is filled with a liquid that is an anti-freeze solution. A magnetic rotation driver rotates the rotation body by applying a magnetic force in a rotation direction to a first magnetizer provided to the rotation body, and heats the liquid. Specifically, the stator core that configures the magnetic rotation driver is formed so that a surface opposing the first magnetizer fits along a curved surface of an outer surface of the optical capsule. The opposing surface is applied with a silicon grease and then firmly attached to the optical capsule. Thus, the entire opposing surface of the stator core acts as a thermal conduction path to more efficiently heat the liquid, thereby making it possible to stably rotate the rotation body even in a cold environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuji TOYOMURA, Seiji URANO
  • Publication number: 20110291966
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a touch screen device includes a first electrode having a plurality of first conductor lines, inclined at a predetermined angle in clockwise and counterclockwise directions with respect to a first direction and provided at a predetermined interval to form a grid-shaped pattern; and a second electrode having a plurality of second conductor lines, inclined at the predetermined angle in clockwise and counterclockwise directions with respect to a second direction, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction and provided at the predetermined interval to form a grid-shaped pattern. The first electrode and the second electrode are superimposed to form a pattern of squares as basic shapes, and the predetermined angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. By superimposing the first electrode and the second electrode, a pattern of two different squares as basic shapes is formed due to interaction of the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki TAKAO, Seiji URANO, Akinori OSADA, Shinichi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20110279408
    Abstract: The size of a pointing object is determined based on a detection result of a touch operation with a pointing object, and the number of electrodes in a group is switched according to the size of the pointing object. In particular, the size of the pointing object is categorized into three groups based on the size of an adult's finger, a child's finger, and a stylus, and the number of electrodes in a group is set to three levels. The number of electrodes in a group varies according to powers of two, such as two, four, and eight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji URANO, Shigeyuki TAKAO, Shinichi KITAMURA, Satoru MIYANISHI
  • Patent number: D534548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Urano, Toshiaki Kikui, Toshihiko Matsuda, Kazuhiro Seguchi, Shiro Yamashita
  • Patent number: D541231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Urano, Yoshimitsu Aizono, Shigeru Narakino
  • Patent number: D482370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo Niwatsukino, Youichi Syukuri, Seiji Urano, Shigeru Narakino, Fuminori Hirakawa, Toshihiko Matsuda, Shinya Koga, Yoshimitsu Aizono, Toshisuke Sakai, Toshiyuki Kubota
  • Patent number: D482698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo Niwatsukino, Youichi Syukuri, Seiji Urano, Shigeru Narakino, Fuminori Hirakawa, Toshihiko Matsuda, Shinya Koga, Yoshimitsu Aizono, Toshisuke Sakai, Toshiyuki Kubota, Makoto Nishida
  • Patent number: D483041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo Niwatsukino, Youichi Syukuri, Seiji Urano, Shigeru Narakino, Fuminori Hirakawa, Toshihiko Matsuda, Shinya Koga, Yoshimitsu Aizono, Toshisuke Sakai, Toshiyuki Kubota, Makoto Nishida
  • Patent number: D484146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Urano, Toshisuke Sakai, Fuminori Hirakawa, Toshihiko Matsuda
  • Patent number: D485535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo Niwatsukino, Seiji Urano, Shigeru Narakino, Fuminori Hirakawa, Toshihiko Matsuda, Shinya Koga, Yoshimitsu Aizono, Toshisuke Sakai, Toshiyuki Kubota, Makoto Nishida
  • Patent number: D486455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo Niwatsukino, Seiji Urano, Shigeru Narakino, Fuminori Hirakawa, Toshihiko Matsuda, Shinya Koga, Yoshimitsu Aizono, Toshisuke Sakai, Toshiyuki Kubota, Makoto Nishida
  • Patent number: D490781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD
    Inventors: Kyo Niwatsukino, Seiji Urano, Shigeru Narakino, Fuminori Hirakawa, Toshihiko Matsuda, Shinya Koga, Yoshimitsu Aizono, Toshisuke Sakai, Toshiyuki Kubota, Makoto Nishida
  • Patent number: D492325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo Niwatsukino, Youichi Syukuri, Seiji Urano, Shigeru Narakino, Fuminori Hirakawa, Toshihiko Matsuda, Shinya Koga, Yoshimitsu Aizono, Toshisuke Sakai, Toshiyuki Kubota, Makoto Nishida