Patents by Inventor Shigehiro Umetsu

Shigehiro Umetsu 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: 9936559
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (10) includes a first light-emitting region (100) and a second light-emitting region (200). The first light-emitting region (100) emits a light ray having a first color by making a first light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, the second light-emitting region (200) emits a light ray having the first color (for example, daylight color, natural white color, white color, warm white color, or incandescent color) by making a second light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, at least one kind of light-emitting layer included in the second light-emitting layer group emits a light ray having a different spectrum peak from all of the light-emitting layers included in the first light-emitting layer group. Therefore, the color-rendering properties of light emitted from the light-emitting device (10) are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Seki, Shigehiro Umetsu, Hiroki Tan, Katsuhiro Kanauchi
  • Publication number: 20160323965
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (10) includes a first light-emitting region (100) and a second light-emitting region (200). The first light-emitting region (100) emits a light ray having a first color by making a first light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, the second light-emitting region (200) emits a light ray having the first color (for example, daylight color, natural white color, white color, warm white color, or incandescent color) by making a second light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, at least one kind of light-emitting layer included in the second light-emitting layer group emits a light ray having a different spectrum peak from all of the light-emitting layers included in the first light-emitting layer group. Therefore, the color-rendering properties of light emitted from the light-emitting device (10) are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Shuichi SEKI, Shigehiro UMETSU, Hiroki TAN, Katsuhiro KANAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160295088
    Abstract: A light emitting device (10) includes a lighting section (120) and a control section (140). An imaging device (20) includes an imaging section (220). The lighting section (120) is able to adjust a spectrum distribution of light and the intensity thereof, and emits light to a photographic subject (S) to be imaged by the imaging section (220). The control section (140) controls the lighting section (120). The control section (140) emits light to the photographic subject (S) before the imaging section (220) performs imaging. Further, the control section (140) increases the intensity of light emitted from the lighting section (120) when the imaging section (220) images the photographic subject (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Shigehiro UMETSU
  • Patent number: 9420662
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (10) includes a first light-emitting region (100) and a second light-emitting region (200). The first light-emitting region (100) emits a light ray having a first color by making a first light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, the second light-emitting region (200) emits alight ray having the first color (for example, daylight color, natural white color, white color, warm white color, or incandescent color) by making a second light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, at least one kind of light-emitting layer included in the second light-emitting layer group emits a light ray having a different spectrum peak from all of the light-emitting layers included in the first light-emitting layer group. Therefore, the color-rendering properties of light emitted from the light-emitting device (10) are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Seki, Shigehiro Umetsu, Hiroki Tan, Katsuhiro Kanauchi
  • Publication number: 20150230314
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (10) includes a first light-emitting region (100) and a second light-emitting region (200). The first light-emitting region (100) emits a light ray having a first color by making a first light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, the second light-emitting region (200) emits alight ray having the first color (for example, daylight color, natural white color, white color, warm white color, or incandescent color) by making a second light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, at least one kind of light-emitting layer included in the second light-emitting layer group emits a light ray having a different spectrum peak from all of the light-emitting layers included in the first light-emitting layer group. Therefore, the color-rendering properties of light emitted from the light-emitting device (10) are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Seki, Shigehiro Umetsu, Hiroki Tan, Katsuhiro Kanauchi
  • Patent number: 7624661
    Abstract: A supporting unit in a moving table device, easily connected to a base and a table, is provided. A supporting unit (U?) has a pair of planar bearing plates. Inside the planar bearing plates are positioned spherical bearing plates, respectively. Further, a spherical axial member is sandwiched between the spherical bearing plates (34a, 34b). A planar bearing is formed between each of the planar bearing plates and each of the spherical bearing plates. A spherical bearing is formed between each of the spherical bearing plates and the spherical axial member. Thus, the supporting unit (U?) is provided with a certain degree of movability in five-axis directions. With the high degree of movability, the supporting unit (U?) can be easily connected to a base and a table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignees: CKD Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Shigehiro Umetsu, Tatsuro Shimoyama, Koji Uchida
  • Publication number: 20070292610
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to continuously perform, under a desired condition and for a long time period, a film formation process capable of producing a high quality film. A film formation apparatus comprises: a discharge outlet disposed within a film formation chamber and facing a film formation surface of a substrate; a material accommodating section disposed outside the film formation chamber and having material containers each containing a film formation material; a heating device for heating the film formation material contained within the material-containers; discharge passages which are air-tightly communicated with the discharge outlet and the material accommodating section; escape passages branching from the discharge passages for diverting the film formation material flowing towards the discharge outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Hirosi Abiko, Daisuke Masuda, Shigehiro Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20070269587
    Abstract: A film formation source of a vacuum film formation apparatus for forming thin film on the film formation surface of a substrate includes a material accommodating unit containing a film formation material; a heater for heating the film formation material contained within the material accommodating unit; and a film formation flow control unit provided at an emission outlet of the material accommodating unit for controlling the direction of the film formation flow. The film formation flow control unit provides a strong directivity to the film formation flow with respect to the moving direction of the film formation surface relative to the film formation source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Masuda, Hirosi Abiko, Shigehiro Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20070176534
    Abstract: Film formation is conducted with a high level of directivity. A film formation source of a vacuum film formation apparatus, includes a material container for housing a film forming material, a heating unit for heating the film forming material inside the material container, and a rectifier provided at an ejection port of the material container. In this source, the rectifier includes a passage partitioned into fine openings, and a set directivity is obtained on the basis of the cross-sectional area Sa of each opening within the rectifier, the distance L from the ejection tip of the rectifier to the film formation target surface, and the film formation rate R for the film forming material at a point on the film formation target surface directly above the center of the rectifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Hirosi Abiko, Daisuke Masuda, Shigehiro Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20060248977
    Abstract: A supporting unit in a moving table device, easily connected to a base and a table, is provided. A supporting unit (U?) has a pair of planar bearing plates. Inside the planar bearing plates are positioned spherical bearing plates, respectively. Further, a spherical axial member is sandwiched between the spherical bearing plates (34a, 34b). A planar bearing is formed between each of the planar bearing plates and each of the spherical bearing plates. A spherical bearing is formed between each of the spherical bearing plates and the spherical axial member. Thus, the supporting unit (U?) is provided with a certain degree of movability in five-axis directions. With the high degree of movability, the supporting unit (U?) can be easily connected to a base and a table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigehiro Umetsu, Tatsuro Shimoyama, Koji Uchida
  • Publication number: 20060045958
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to easily adjust the percentage of each component when mixing together several film formation materials, so as to prevent deviation among film formation areas. A film formation source of a vacuum film formation apparatus comprises: a plurality of material accommodating units containing a plurality of film formation materials; a plurality of heating means for heating the film formation materials contained within the material accommodating units; a plurality of discharge outlets for discharging atom flows or molecule flows of film formation materials; a plurality of discharge passages for air-tightly communicating the material accommodating units with discharge outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hirosi Abiko, Daisuke Masuda, Shigehiro Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20050263074
    Abstract: A film formation source of a vacuum film formation apparatus for forming thin film on the film formation surface of a substrate comprises: a material accommodating unit containing a film formation material; heating means for heating the film formation material contained within the material accommodating unit; a film formation flow control unit provided at an emission outlet of the material accommodating unit for controlling the direction of the film formation flow. The film formation flow control unit provides a strong directivity to the film formation flow with respect to the moving direction of the film formation surface relative to the film formation source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Masuda, Hirosi Abiko, Shigehiro Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20050257745
    Abstract: Film formation is conducted with a high level of directivity. A film formation source of a vacuum film formation apparatus, comprises a material container for housing a film forming material, heating means for heating the film forming material inside the material container, and a rectifier provided at an ejection port of the material container. In this source, the rectifier comprises a passage partitioned into fine openings, and a set directivity is obtained on the basis of the cross-sectional area Sa of each opening within the rectifier, the distance L from the ejection tip of the rectifier to the film formation target surface, and the film formation rate R for the film forming material at a point on the film formation target surface directly above the center of the rectifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Hirosi Abiko, Daisuke Masuda, Shigehiro Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20050217584
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to continuously perform, under a desired condition and for a long time period, a film formation process capable of producing a high quality film. A film formation apparatus comprises: a discharge outlet disposed within a film formation chamber and facing a film formation surface of a substrate; a material accommodating section disposed outside the film formation chamber and having material containers each containing a film formation material; a heating device for heating the film formation material contained within the material-containers; discharge passages which are air-tightly communicated with the discharge outlet and the material accommodating section; escape passages branching from the discharge passages for diverting the film formation material flowing towards the discharge outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Hirosi Abiko, Daisuke Masuda, Shigehiro Umetsu