Patents Assigned to PANASONIC
  • Patent number: 10029572
    Abstract: A hybrid power source connects a secondary battery and an EDLC. A first switch connects the hybrid power source and a lead acid battery in parallel. A power source controlling portion controls power supply to the hybrid power source and the lead acid battery. The hybrid power source is connected to a starter for starting an engine for a vehicle, and also connected to an electric device except for the starter through the first switch, and the lead acid battery is connected to the electric device, and also connected to the starter through the first switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignees: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sakatani, Hiromasa Sugii, Makoto Ochi, Kazuki Morita, Takumi Yamaguchi, Yohsuke Mitani
  • Patent number: 10033551
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation signal generating circuitry. The circuitry generates a first OFDM modulation signal by inserting symbols for demodulation in a first plurality of subcarriers at a first time and in a second plurality of sub-carriers at a second time adjacent to the first time, the symbols for demodulation being reception processing reference symbols of a reception apparatus, and, inserting symbols, having both an in-phase (I) component and a quadrature-phase (Q) component in an I-Q plane of zero, in the second plurality of sub-carriers at the first time and in the first plurality of sub-carriers at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10032274
    Abstract: There is provided a calibration apparatus for calculating a camera installation parameter with respect to a flat surface without preparing two sets of parallel lines on the flat surface, with respect to which the camera installation parameter is to be obtained. An acquirer acquires a photographed image of two linearly-extending lines substantially perpendicular to a flat surface. An extractor extracts the two linearly-extending lines from the acquired image through image processing. A calculator calculates a vanishing point from the extracted two linearly-extending lines and calculates a camera installation parameter with respect to the flat surface on the basis of coordinates of the vanishing point and given coordinates different from the coordinates of the vanishing point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wataru Nakai
  • Patent number: 10031336
    Abstract: An image display device includes a light source, a screen, an optical system and a driving unit. The screen is irradiated with light from the light source to form an image. The optical system generates a virtual image with the light from the screen. The driving unit moves the screen in an optical axis direction. The driving unit includes a holder, one or more elastic members and a driving source. The holder holds the screen. The one or more elastic members support the holder so as to enable the holder to reciprocally move in the optical axis direction. The driving source generates force for moving the holder in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Uragami, Takahisa Shiramizu, Akira Kurozuka, Hiroyuki Furuya
  • Patent number: 10034389
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic component mounting method including the steps of: placing an electronic component having a primary surface on which a first electrode is formed, on a circuit member having a primary surface on which a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode is formed, with solder and a bonding material including a thermosetting resin interposed between the first and second electrodes; subjecting the thermosetting resin to a first heating at a temperature lower than the melting point of the solder and thus causing the resin to cure, while pressing the electronic component against the circuit member, and then releasing pressure applied for the pressing; and subjecting the solder interposed between the first and second electrodes to a second heating with the pressure released, and thus melting the solder to electrically connect the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Eifuku
  • Patent number: 10033049
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a non-aqueous electrolyte for an electrochemical device, having ion conductivity sufficient for practical use and capable of improving energy density; a method for producing the same; and an electrochemical device using the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte for an electrochemical device includes a non-aqueous solvent and an alkaline earth metal chloride. The alkaline earth metal chloride is dissolved in an amount of 0.015 mol or more relative to 1 mol of the non-aqueous solvent. The total content of the non-aqueous solvent and the alkaline earth metal chloride is 70 mass % or more in the non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru Matsui, Zempachi Ogumi, Toshiro Hirai, Akiyoshi Nakata
  • Patent number: 10030805
    Abstract: A heat-insulating housing (21) includes: a wall body; and an open-cell resin body (4) of thermosetting resin with which a heat-insulating space formed by the wall body is filled by integral foaming, the open-cell resin body including: a plurality of cells (47); a cell film portion (42); a cell skeleton portion (43); a first through-hole (44) formed so as to extend through the cell film portion; and a second through-hole (45) formed so as to extend through the cell skeleton portion, wherein the plurality of cells communicate with one another through the first through-hole and the second through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Uekado, Tsuyoki Hirai
  • Patent number: 10029605
    Abstract: A lighting device for use with a mobile object includes a lamp having a through-hole, a lamp mount for fixing a lamp to a vehicle body, and a support that is shaft shaped and supports the lamp in a predetermined attitude relative to the lamp mount. The lamp mount has an insertion hole through which the support is to be inserted. The support includes, at the leading end side in the axial direction, a male threaded section to be inserted in the through-hole and, at the trailing end side in the axial direction, a trunk section having approximately the same diameter as the diameter of the insertion hole. The trunk section includes a communication portion that communicatively connects the leading end side and the trailing end side of the trunk section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kai, Tomoyuki Ogata
  • Patent number: 10028665
    Abstract: A biosignal determining device includes: an instruction output circuit which outputs a first instruction, a second instruction, and a third instruction to a user, the first instruction is for asking the user to perform an inhaling or exhaling motion to a limit, a second instruction is for asking the user to stop the motion, and a third instruction is for asking the user to perform a motion reverse to the motion to a limit; a detection circuit which obtains a first cardiography representing a potential difference between two electrodes disposed on a chest of the user, the first cardiography measured between a time when the second instruction is outputted and a time when the third instruction is outputted, and detects a plurality of peaks included in the first cardiography; and a determination circuit which determines whether the user has performed the motion asked in the first instruction to the limit depending on whether potential values of the plurality of peaks are included in a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeffry Bonar Fernando, Jun Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10033310
    Abstract: A drive control device for a motor includes an input terminal, an output terminal, an inverter circuit, a first switch unit, a capacitor, a diode, a rectifier circuit, a photo coupler, a second switch unit, and a voltage detector. The inverter circuit converts a direct current voltage into an alternating current voltage, and outputs the alternating current voltage to the output terminal. The first switch unit shorts the output terminal based on a control signal. The capacitor is connected to the input terminal, and is charged by a direct current voltage. The diode is connected between the input terminal and the capacitor. The diode limits a direction where a charge current for charging the capacitor flows. The rectifier circuit rectifies an induced voltage, which is generated in the motor, and outputs a rectified voltage. The photo coupler converts the rectified voltage into an optical signal, and thereafter, converts the optical signal into a converted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takaaki Gyoten
  • Patent number: 10031519
    Abstract: In a driving support device, an image output unit outputs image information including a vehicle object representing a vehicle and a sign object representing a sign, to a display unit. An operation signal input unit receives an operation signal of a user for moving, in the image displayed on the display unit, the vehicle object to the position of the sign object or for moving the sign object to the position of the vehicle object. A command output unit outputs a command corresponding to the display content in the sign object when the operation signal is received, to an automatic driving control unit that controls automatic driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushige Yamada, Osamu Yamaji, Azusa Gojyo, Satoshi Kajita, Toshiaki Mori, Makoto Okada
  • Patent number: 10032754
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting apparatus includes mounting a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element on a substrate. A sealing layer is formed above the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element for sealing the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element. A first phosphor layer is applied above a first portion of the sealing layer, in which the first phosphor layer includes at least one first phosphor. A second phosphor layer is applied above a second portion of the sealing layer, in which the second phosphor layer includes at least one second phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Naoki Tagami, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 10031154
    Abstract: An inertial force sensor has a first sensor element, a second sensor element, a first signal processor, a second signal processor, and a power controller. The first sensor element converts a first inertial force to an electric signal, and the second sensor element converts a second inertial force to an electric signal. The first signal processor is connected to the first sensor element, and outputs a first inertial force value. The second signal processor is connected to the second sensor element, and outputs a second inertial force value. The power controller is connected to the first signal processor and the second signal processor, and changes power supplied to the second signal processor based on the first inertial force value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Hattori, Takeshi Uemura, Satoshi Ohuchi, Yasunobu Tsukio
  • Patent number: 10029790
    Abstract: A device that controls the flight altitude of an unmanned aerial vehicle having mounted thereon an imaging device that captures an image of the ground, the device being provided with: one or more memories; and circuitry which, in operation, recognizes, as a plurality of markers, a plurality of objects located on the ground from the image captured by the imaging device, calculates the area of a polygon formed by the plurality of markers, and controls the flight altitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle in such a way that the area of the polygon is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventor: Hajime Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20180205332
    Abstract: Air blower equipped with brushless DC motor includes an inverter circuit, a drive logic controller, a duty indicator, a motor voltage detector, a motor current detector, and a correlation detector. A duty indicating value of the duty indicator is determined according to a value of the correlation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshihiro MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180203129
    Abstract: The present disclosure can perform positioning of a terminal even though a communication bandwidth capable of being used by a reference station is narrow. In a positioning method, a positioning system, a correction information generation method, and a correction information generation apparatus of the present disclosure, coordinates of a terminal are positioned by using the reference station, a plurality of relay stations communicating with the reference station, and the terminal communicating with the relay station. In the positioning method, the positioning system, the correction information generation method, and the correction information generation apparatus of the present disclosure, information for specifying the relay station communicating with the terminal is acquired, and the correction information is generated based on the positioning signal from a satellite which is received by the reference station based on the coordinates of the relay station communicating with the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhisa YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180202629
    Abstract: A light environment producing apparatus includes: a light source; a light diffuser having a translucency; and a case which houses the light source. In addition, the case has a blue non-mirror finished inner surface which is a light diffusing surface. Furthermore, the light diffusing surface receives light emitted from the light source. The light diffuser is fixed to the case so as to allow passage of light diffused by the light diffusing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventor: Hironori TAKESHITA
  • Publication number: 20180200795
    Abstract: In order to to provide a manufacturing method of a three-dimensional shaped object having a more proper heat removal property to be used as a metal mold, there is provided that a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object by alternate repetition of a powder-layer forming and a solidified-layer forming, the repetition comprising: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification of the powder; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by forming a new powder layer on the formed solidified layer, followed by irradiation of a predetermined portion of the newly formed powder layer with the light beam, wherein the manufacturing method of the present invention, the three-dimensional shaped object is manufactured such that it has a flow path for cooling media in the three-dimensional shaped object, and also has a surface in a form
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori MORIMOTO, Satoshi ABE, Akifumi NAKAMURA, Isao FUWA
  • Publication number: 20180199836
    Abstract: A biological information detection device includes an image input that inputs image data captured by an observed person, an image region divider that divides the image data into a plurality of regions, a biological determiner that determines presence or absence of detection of biological information to be estimated as a pulse wave of a person in each of the divided regions, a biological information and position storage that obtains detected biological information and the position information of the region in which the biological information is detected, and stores the biological information and the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao HAMADA, Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA, Tadanori TEZUKA
  • Patent number: D824105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ino, Mikiyasu Ishikura, Kensaku Okabe, Miki Kobayashi