Patents by Inventor Tetsuya KUMAGAI

Tetsuya KUMAGAI 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).

  • Holder having claw to hold light-emitting module, lighting apparatus including the holder, and lighting apparatus manufacturing method using the holder
    Patent number: 9759410
    Abstract: A holder to be placed on a base portion together with a light-emitting module having a board-like shape includes: a body portion; and a claw portion that is provided in the body portion, and locks onto at least a portion of a base portion-side face of the light-emitting module to temporarily hold the light-emitting module when the light-emitting module is to be placed on the base portion. In a state prior to when the holder is placed on the base portion, at least a portion of the claw portion is located closer to the base portion than a base portion-side face of the holder is. The claw portion has a shape that releases the temporary holding of the light-emitting module as a result of the claw portion abutting the base portion when the holder is placed on the base portion in a state where the light-emitting module is temporarily held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Hirano, Tetsuya Kumagai
  • HOLDER, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND LIGHTING APPARATUS MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160076745
    Abstract: A holder to be placed on a base portion together with a light-emitting module having a board-like shape includes: a body portion; and a claw portion that is provided in the body portion, and locks onto at least a portion of a base portion-side face of the light-emitting module to temporarily hold the light-emitting module when the light-emitting module is to be placed on the base portion. In a state prior to when the holder is placed on the base portion, at least a portion of the claw portion is located closer to the base portion than a base portion-side face of the holder is. The claw portion has a shape that releases the temporary holding of the light-emitting module as a result of the claw portion abutting the base portion when the holder is placed on the base portion in a state where the light-emitting module is temporarily held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro HIRANO, Tetsuya KUMAGAI