Patents by Inventor Shinichi Kumashiro
Shinichi Kumashiro 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: 8491163Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a main body including a flat thermal conduction surface. The thermal conduction surface contacts a back surface of a board. Light-emitting devices are mounted on a front surface of the board. An optical member is opposed to a peripheral part of the board on the front surface side of the board. The optical member is fastened to the main body by fastening members, to push the peripheral part of the board against the heat conduction surface of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazunari Higuchi, Takayoshi Moriyama, Yutaka Honda, Kenji Nezu, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Patent number: 8482014Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided with a plurality of light-emitting devices, a substrate, a blind member, and a reflector. The reflector is formed with a plurality of reflective surfaces corresponding to the light-emitting devices, individually. The shielding angle at which light emitted from that one of the light-emitting devices which is located on the outermost periphery is intercepted by the reflective surface corresponding to the outermost light-emitting device is greater than shielding angles at which light emitted from the light-emitting devices located inside the outermost light-emitting device is intercepted by the reflective surfaces corresponding to the inside light-emitting devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazunari Higuchi, Takayoshi Moriyama, Sumio Hashimoto, Shinichi Kumashiro, Yutaka Honda, Kenji Nezu
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Publication number: 20130127346Abstract: In the lighting control device according to the exemplary embodiment, the detection section detects the presence or absence of a person in a lighting area and a movement speed of a person, based on an image data of the lighting area that is lighted by a light source of a plurality of lighting apparatuses and is acquired from an imaging device. A decision section decides whether each of division areas is a stay area or a non-stay area based on the movement speed of a person detected by the detection section. A lighting control section performs different lighting controls on the lighting apparatus of the division area decided as the stay area by the decision section and the lighting apparatus of the division area decided as the non-stay area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Takahashi, Yasushi Morimoto, Kenji Takahashi, Yukio Ishida, Hitoshi Kawano, Shinichi Kumashiro, Sayaka Kikuta
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Publication number: 20130119896Abstract: A straight tube LED lamp includes: a straight tube in which a plurality of light emitting diodes is housed; a first cap for forming a power feeding connection to the plurality of light emitting diodes, provided on one axial direction end side of the straight tube; and a second cap for grounding, provided on another axial direction end side of the straight tube. A first terminal for forming an electrical connection to a power feeding terminal of a first lamp socket is provided in the first cap. A second terminal for forming an electrical connection to a grounding terminal of a second lamp socket is provided in the second cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Fukano, Nobumichi Nishihama, Tadashi Yamanaka, Fumihiko Masuko, Takeshi Saito, Hiroki Nakagawa, Masanao Hieda, Kenichi Ito, Naoki Sugishita, Keisuke Ono, Keiichi Shimizu, Shinichi Kumashiro, Takeshi Osada
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Publication number: 20130106311Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a power supply device, a power conversion circuit which outputs a power supply voltage to a load by converting the power supply voltage into a predetermined output voltage, and control circuit which has a ground potential which is different from that of the power conversion circuit, and controls the power conversion circuit are provided. In addition, a power supply circuit which supplies the power supply voltage to the control circuit by converting the power supply voltage into a control power supply which is insulated with respect to the ground voltage of the power conversion circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Go Kato, Shinichiro Matsumoto, Hiromichi Nakajima, Masahiko Kamata, Shinichi Kumashiro, Hitoshi Kawano, Koji Takahashi
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Publication number: 20120314432Abstract: A substrate for a lighting apparatus may include a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted thereon. The substrate may include a surface on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted. Additionally or alternatively, the substrate may include stress absorbing element arranged on, in some examples, imaginary straight lines connecting portion for mounting the substrate with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Takayoshi Moriyama, Kazunari Higuchi, Sumio Hashimoto, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20120293086Abstract: A light-emitting module in the embodiment includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, a power circuit, a power terminal, a feeding power terminal, and a substrate. The power circuit is configured to supply electric power to the light-emitting elements and performs lighting control. The power terminal is connected to the power circuit. The feeding power terminal is electrically connected to both ends of the power terminal. The substrate includes the plurality of light-emitting elements, the power circuit, the power terminal, and the feeding power terminal mounted thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Toru ISHIKITA, Hirokazu OTAKE, Yoshiji KAMATA, Takayoshi MORIYAMA, Makoto YAMAZAKI, Koji SUZUKI, Shinichi KUMASHIRO
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Publication number: 20120169122Abstract: Disclosed is a direct current power switch device which safely shuts off direct current power supply without generating arc at the time of shutting off the power supply to an electrical load. The direct current power switch device is provided with: an operation input unit (12), which instructs supply and supply stop of direct current power; a switch contact (14) provided on a power feed line, which supplies the direct current power to a lighting controller (30), i.e., an electrical apparatus that controls power supply; a notifying means, which notifies the lighting controller (30) of power shutoff, in the case where the operation input unit (12) instructed supply stop of the direct current power; and a control unit (11) which opens the switch contact (14) when it is detected that power supply has been controlled to reduce the current in the electrical apparatus after the notification is made.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Takahashi, Toshiaki Takahashi, Takafumi Oishi, Hirokazu Otake, Mitsuhiro Matsuda, Teruyoshi Goto, Yuji Takahashi, Noriyuki Kitamura, Isao Yamazaki, Katsusuke Uchino, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Patent number: 8128263Abstract: A light source unit is provided with a substrate and segments of a reflector. The substrate has a plurality of light-emitting devices mounted on its central and peripheral portions. The segments correspond to the light-emitting devices, individually. The segment corresponding to the light-emitting devices mounted on the central portion are higher in thermal radiation capacity than the segment corresponding to the light-emitting devices mounted on the peripheral portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Kazunari Higuchi, Sumio Hashimoto, Takayoshi Moriyama, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Patent number: 8057072Abstract: A light-emitting module includes at least one light-emitting element provided on a mount surface of a substratum. A translucent member is provided so as to face the mount surface of the substratum. The translucent member is separated from the light-emitting element and contains a phosphor material that converts a wavelength of light emitted by the light-emitting element. A frame having heat conducting properties is interposed between the substratum and the translucent member. The frame surrounds the light-emitting element. The frame includes an opening that leads light emitted by the light-emitting element to the translucent member, and a heat conductor thermally connected to the translucent member. The heat conductor includes a heat radiator exposed outside of the translucent member.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Erika Takenaka, Kozo Ogawa, Keiichi Shimizu, Hiroaki Watanabe, Akimichi Takahashi, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20110216547Abstract: In one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a base electrically grounded and a substrate provided in the base in which an emitting element is mounted. A transmissive cover is arranged in the front side of the substrate, and a metallic holding element is fixed to the base for supporting a peripheral portion of the cover by pressing the peripheral portion from the front side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yutaka Honda, Takayoshi Moriyama, Kazunari Higuchi, Kenji Nezu, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20110211346Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting fixture includes a fixture body and a plurality of light-emitting modules. A plurality of light-emitting module arrangement portions are formed on the surface of the fixture body. The light-emitting modules are arranged on the light-emitting module arrangement portions of the fixture body and annularly arranged so that a space is formed at the center area of the fixture body. Semiconductor light-emitting elements are disposed on the surface of the light-emitting module, and a wiring connector is arranged at the space side of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kozo OGAWA, Kazunari HIGUCHI, Shigetoshi KOMIYAMA, Takayoshi MORIYAMA, Shinichi KUMASHIRO
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Patent number: 7993033Abstract: A reflector built in a down light includes a plurality of floodlight openings respectively exposing a plurality of light-emitting elements to a front surface side, a plurality of radial partition walls which respectively partition and surround these floodlight openings, and an inner circumferential partition wall. Each of the partition walls has a ridge line, and the reflector includes a plurality of reflection concave surfaces each which open and widen from a respective one of the plurality of floodlight openings towards ridge lines of the plurality of partition walls which respectively surround the plurality of floodlight openings. The plurality of radial partition walls extend from the center of the reflector towards the outer circumference, and the inner circumferential partition wall is located between the center and the outer circumference.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takayoshi Moriyama, Kazunari Higuchi, Sumio Hashimoto, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20110075427Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a main body including a flat thermal conduction surface. The thermal conduction surface contacts a back surface of a board. Light-emitting devices are mounted on a front surface of the board. An optical member is opposed to a peripheral part of the board on the front surface side of the board. The optical member is fastened to the main body by fastening members, to push the peripheral part of the board against the heat conduction surface of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kazunari Higuchi, Takayoshi Moriyama, Yutaka Honda, Kenji Nezu, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20100321935Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power source unit includes a substrate and a reflective body. The substrate includes a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted thereon. The reflective body includes a plurality of incident openings each corresponding to one of the plurality of light-emitting elements, an output opening to which light that has passed through the incident opening is output, and a plurality of reflective surfaces that expand from the incident opening toward the output opening. Reflective surfaces included in the plurality of reflective surfaces and positioned on an outermost side are provided to be adjacent to one another, and an angle is set so as to prevent reflective light of light emitted from the light-emitting elements from traveling toward an outer side in a reflective surface formed on the outer side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kazunari HIGUCHI, Takayoshi Moriyama, Sumio Hashimoto, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20100149783Abstract: A light-emitting module includes at least one light-emitting element provided on a mount surface of a substratum. A translucent member is provided so as to face the mount surface of the substratum. The translucent member is separated from the light-emitting element and contains a phosphor material that converts a wavelength of light emitted by the light-emitting element. A frame having heat conducting properties is interposed between the substratum and the translucent member. The frame surrounds the light-emitting element. The frame includes an opening that leads light emitted by the light-emitting element to the translucent member, and a heat conductor thermally connected to the translucent member. The heat conductor includes a heat radiator exposed outside of the translucent member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Erika TAKENAKA, Kozo Ogawa, Keiichi Shimizu, Hiroaki Watanabe, Akimichi Takahashi, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20100124064Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source configured to radiate light toward a floor from a ceiling, a reflecting mirror provided around the light source, and shading angle setting element configured to define a range in which the light from the light source is radiated by setting a shading angle with respect to the light radiated from the light source. The light source, the reflecting mirror and the shading angle setting element are covered by a translucent cover. The translucent cover has an in-line transmittance. An in-line transmittance of the translucent cover of a position corresponding to an optical axis of the light source and an in-line transmittance of the translucent cover of a position deviated from the optical axis are different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kozo Ogawa, Akimichi Takahashi, Erika Takenaka, Hiroaki Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20100079087Abstract: The present invention comprises a lighting apparatus main body having a reflecting surface, a main light source arranged in the reflecting surface of the lighting apparatus main body, a sub-light source which is arranged at the lighting apparatus main body and illuminates the neighborhood of the main light source directly, and a control circuit which controls the main light source and the sub-light source. Since the lighting apparatus illuminates downward with a direct illumination of the main light source and an indirect illumination of the sub-light source, the glare of the main light source is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiroaki WATANABE, Keiichi Shimizu, Kozo Ogawa, Erika Takenaka, Akimichi Takahashi, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20100067226Abstract: A light source unit is provided with a substrate and segments of a reflector. The substrate has a plurality of light-emitting devices mounted on its central and peripheral portions. The segments correspond to the light-emitting devices, individually. The segment corresponding to the light-emitting devices mounted on the central portion are higher in thermal radiation capacity than the segment corresponding to the light-emitting devices mounted on the peripheral portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunari Higuchi, Sumio Hashimoto, Takayoshi Moriyama, Shinichi Kumashiro
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Publication number: 20100053950Abstract: A down-light has a main body, a substrate, a plurality of LEDs, a reflector, a central boss, a central screw and peripheral screws. The main body has a mounting area. The substrate having LEDs is assembled in the mounting area. The reflector is attached to the main body with the substrate interposed therebetween, and reflects light emitted from the LEDs. The central boss is formed on the mounting area to correspond to a central part of the substrate. The central screw fixes the central part of the substrate to the central boss from the reflector side. Peripheral screws fix the substrate to the main body by pulling the reflector from the main body side.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunari HIGUCHI, Takayoshi Moriyama, Sumio Hashimoto, Shinichi Kumashiro