Patents by Inventor Akihiro Muramatsu

Akihiro Muramatsu 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: 11953757
    Abstract: The eyewear according to the present invention comprise: a lens having an electrical element; a hollow temple for holding the lens; a control unit for controlling the electrical element; an electronic component electrically connected to the control unit through a wire; and a hollow member arranged inside the temple while storing the wire inside, the hollow member deforming after the deformation of an ear hook when the ear hook is deformed to make a fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Muramatsu, Masayoshi Hino
  • Patent number: 11934045
    Abstract: This eyewear is provided with: a frame; a lens which is supported by the frame, and which includes an optical characteristic varying portion having an optical characteristic which is varied by means of electric control; a communication portion for receiving information from an external terminal; and a control portion for controlling the optical characteristic varying portion on the basis of the information received from the external terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuki Kan, Takafumi Ohto, Akihiro Muramatsu, Eiichiro Hikosaka, Akifumi Aono
  • Patent number: 11886048
    Abstract: A lens that includes an electroactive region where an optical characteristic changes by electric control comprises: a transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate disposed facing the first transparent substrate; and an intermediate layer disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate; and including a mark including information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kamibeppu, Hirofumi Asada, Akifumi Aono, Akihiro Muramatsu, Toshifumi Hino
  • Publication number: 20230219524
    Abstract: Switching signals are transmitted that cause a reception sensitivity to wireless signals of an electronic key to be lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiya SUGITA, Akihiro MURAMATSU, Satoshi OZAWA
  • Patent number: 11614641
    Abstract: Eyewear having: an optical module; an input unit; a sensing unit; a storage unit that stores at least conditions that change optical properties of the optical module; and a control unit that performs electric control of the optical module, in accordance with a set mode, by using electric control. The set modes include: a first mode in which the control unit electrically controls the optical module on the basis of a condition stored in the storage unit and a detection value for the sensing unit; and a second mode in which the control unit electrically controls the optical module on the basis of instructions received by the input unit. The conditions stored in the storage unit are updated on the basis of the detection value for the sensing unit when the input unit has received an instruction in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Muramatsu, Akifumi Aono, Ryuki Kan, Takafumi Ohto, Sho Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11513368
    Abstract: This lens unit comprises: a lens having a liquid crystal lens; a rim part that covers the peripheral edge section of the lens; a control unit that controls the liquid crystal lens; a conductive part that electrically connects the control unit and an electrode end section of the liquid crystal lens which is exposed at the peripheral edge section of the lens, and that is disposed between the rim part and the peripheral edge section of the lens; and a knob part that protrudes from the lens or rim part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Eiichiro Hikosaka, Ryuki Kan, Akihiro Muramatsu, Akifumi Aono
  • Publication number: 20220357598
    Abstract: This frame comprises: a front piece; a temple piece; a connection part that is elastic and that connects the front piece and the temple piece; and wiring which electrically connects a front piece-side electrical element provided to the front piece and a temple piece-side electrical element provided to the temple piece, and a portion of which is routed through the space between the front piece and the connection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiro MURAMATSU, Ryuki KAN, Takafumi OHTO
  • Patent number: 11425977
    Abstract: An eyeglasses case has a case main body having an eyeglasses accommodating portion in which electronic eyeglasses are accommodated, and a charger accommodating portion that is provided so as to be sectioned off from the eyeglasses accommodating portion and in which a charger of the electronic eyeglasses is accommodated. Further, the eyeglasses case has a cover portion that, by being engaged with the case main body, forms a space in which the electronic eyeglasses and the charger are accommodated between the cover portion and the case main body, and the cover portion has a displacement restricting portion that restricts movement of the charger within the charger accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Mutsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuki Kan, Masayoshi Hino, Akihiro Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20220137434
    Abstract: A lens that includes an electroactive region where an optical characteristic changes by electric control comprises: a transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate disposed facing the first transparent substrate; and an intermediate layer disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate; and including a mark including information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KAMIBEPPU, Hirofumi ASADA, Akifumi AONO, Akihiro MURAMATSU, Toshifumi HINO
  • Patent number: 11314119
    Abstract: A lens includes: a substrate that includes a diffraction region where a plurality of protruding strips are coaxially and alternately formed. The diffraction region includes a first diffraction region and a second diffraction region that is located in at least a part of a region different from the first diffraction region. The second diffraction region includes: groove spaces lying between adjacent ones of the protruding strips with one another; and a communication space communicating between adjacent ones of the groove spaces with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Okada, Eiichiro Hikosaka, Toshifumi Hino, Akifumi Aono, Akihiro Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 11249327
    Abstract: Provided is a lens that includes a lens body and an internal electrode at least a part of which is exposed to an outer edge part of the lens body. The lens is configured so that in the outer edge part of the lens body, the shape of a first region that includes an exposed part where the internal electrode is exposed and the shape of a second region that does not include the exposed part are different. This configuration makes it possible to provide a lens that can be easily attached to a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kamibeppu, Hirofumi Asada, Akifumi Aono, Akihiro Muramatsu, Toshifumi Hino
  • Publication number: 20220035180
    Abstract: This eyewear is provided with: a frame; a lens which is supported by the frame, and which includes an optical characteristic varying portion having an optical characteristic which is varied by means of electric control; a communication portion for receiving information from an external terminal; and a control portion for controlling the optical characteristic varying portion on the basis of the information received from the external terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ryuki KAN, Takafumi OHTO, Akihiro MURAMATSU, Eiichiro HIKOSAKA, Akifumi AONO
  • Publication number: 20210132418
    Abstract: This eyewear comprises: a frame; an input unit which is disposed in the frame and accepts a first instruction operation and a second instruction operation that are different from each other; an optical module which is held in the frame and has an optical characteristic that changes by electric control; and a control unit which changes the optical characteristic of the optical module by selectively executing an upper-class function by the first instruction operation, and selectively executing a lower-class function by the second instruction operation. Consequently, the eyewear enabling execution of a larger number of functions with a simpler manipulation can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Akihiro MURAMATSU, Yoshinobu OKADA, Eiichiro HIKOSAKA, Akifumi AONO, Ryuki KAN, Takafumi OHTO, Sho TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210055602
    Abstract: A lens includes: a substrate that includes a diffraction region where a plurality of protruding strips are coaxially and alternately formed. The diffraction region includes a first diffraction region and a second diffraction region that is located in at least a part of a region different from the first diffraction region. The second diffraction region includes: groove spaces lying between adjacent ones of the protruding strips with one another; and a communication space communicating between adjacent ones of the groove spaces with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshinobu OKADA, Eiichiro HIKOSAKA, Toshifumi HINO, Akifumi AONO, Akihiro MURAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210041723
    Abstract: This eyewear system is provided with a first lens including an optical characteristic variation region in which an optical characteristic varies, a first frame for retaining the first lens, and a second frame for retaining a second lens different from the first lens, the first frame having a first attachment part for attaching the first frame to the second frame, or the second frame having a second attachment part for attaching the second frame to the first frame, so that the first lens and the second lens face each other and the optical characteristic variation region is positioned in the field of view of a subject through the second lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Eiichiro HIKOSAKA, Ryuki KAN, Akihiro MURAMATSU, Yoshinobu OKADA, Hirofumi ASADA
  • Publication number: 20210033890
    Abstract: This lens unit comprises: a lens having a liquid crystal lens; a rim part that covers the peripheral edge section of the lens; a control unit that controls the liquid crystal lens; a conductive part that electrically connects the control unit and an electrode end section of the liquid crystal lens which is exposed at the peripheral edge section of the lens, and that is disposed between the rim part and the peripheral edge section of the lens; and a knob part that protrudes from the lens or rim part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eiichiro HIKOSAKA, Ryuki KAN, Akihiro MURAMATSU, Akifumi AONO
  • Publication number: 20210026157
    Abstract: The eyewear according to the present invention comprise: a lens having an electrical element; a hollow temple for holding the lens; a control unit for controlling the electrical element; an electronic component electrically connected to the control unit through a wire; and a hollow member arranged inside the temple while storing the wire inside, the hollow member deforming after the deformation of an ear hook when the ear hook is deformed to make a fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Akihiro MURAMATSU, Masayoshi HINO
  • Publication number: 20210026159
    Abstract: An eyewear lens according to the present invention is configured so as to be provided with: a transparent first substrate having a principal surface; a second substrate disposed facing the principal surface, the transmittance thereof with respect to light in a predetermined wavelength region being different from that of the first substrate; an electric element in which optical characteristics thereof is changed by electrical control, the electric element being provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and an adhesive layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Akihiro MURAMATSU, Yoshinobu OKADA, Hirofumi ASADA, Akifumi AONO
  • Patent number: D954814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Akihiro Muramatsu
  • Patent number: D983865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Okada, Eiichiro Hikosaka, Akihiro Muramatsu