Patents by Inventor Youji Tachino

Youji Tachino 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).

  • Publication number: 20140204561
    Abstract: An LED unit which serves as an illumination light source includes: a light-emitting element; a circuit board provided in a drive circuit which drives the light-emitting element; a lead wire electrically connecting the light-emitting element and the drive circuit; and a case including a first opening which is an elongated opening into which the lead wire is inserted. The circuit board includes a second opening which is an elongated opening into which the lead wire is inserted, and the first opening and the second opening are disposed so that a straight line extending in a lengthwise direction of the first opening and a straight line extending in a lengthwise direction of the second opening three-dimensionally cross each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nozomu HASHIMOTO, Toshio MORI, Katsushi SEKI, Youji TACHINO, Yukiya KANAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20140177240
    Abstract: A lighting device pertaining to one aspect of the present invention includes a mount, a light-emitting module, and a substrate holder. The light-emitting module is mounted on a main surface of the mount, and the substrate holder covers a portion of the light-emitting module and is connected with the mount. The light-emitting module includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a sealant and a padding. The padding is provided on a first main surface of the substrate. The light-emitting module is mounted on the main surface of the mount such that a second main surface of the substrate comes into contact with the main surface of the mount, and the light-emitting module is fixed to the mount by pressure applied from the substrate holder via the padding brought into contact with the substrate holder. The padding is made of a same material as the sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji NORO, Katsushi SEKI, Ryusuke KOTERA, Youji TACHINO, Satoshi FUKANO, Akihiro HIRANO
  • Patent number: 8002445
    Abstract: An LED luminaire for normal or emergency lighting has a lamp section comprising a least one LED lamp, the LED lamp having an LED chip and a reflector section. The reflector section is formed of silver and is positioned to reflect light from the LED chip. A power section is coupled to supply power to the lamp section. A detector section has a silver-plated detector and is functional to detect sulfuration of the reflector section as a resistance value change. The power section is operable to adjust the power supplied to the lamp section upon detecting an increase in the resistance value at the silver-plated detector of the detector section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youji Tachino, Koji Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20100109439
    Abstract: An LED luminaire for normal or emergency lighting has a lamp section comprising a least one LED lamp, the LED lamp having an LED chip and a reflector section. The reflector section is formed of silver and is positioned to reflect light from the LED chip. A power section is coupled to supply power to the lamp section. A detector section has a silver-plated detector and is functional to detect sulfuration of the reflector section as a resistance value change. The power section is operable to adjust the power supplied to the lamp section upon detecting an increase in the resistance value at the silver-plated detector of the detector section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Youji Tachino, Koji Yamashita