Patents by Inventor Daisuke Hamano

Daisuke Hamano 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: 12638168
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a heat sink; a light source disposed on one side of the heat sink in a first direction and configured to be cooled by the heat sink; an optical member disposed on the one side of the light source in the first direction; and a first attachment member attaching the light source and the optical member to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Daisuke Hamano
  • Publication number: 20260085815
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, an optical element including a liquid crystal cell and transmitting light emitted from the light source in a diffusible manner, a main body incorporating the light source and the optical element and irradiating the light that passes through the optical element, and a first slide switch including a first knob that is slidably operated relative to the main body and that adjusts a light distribution angle of the light irradiated from the main body by sliding the first knob.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventor: Daisuke HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20260085829
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an illumination device includes: a holding member having a center axis extending in a first direction; a held member supporting the holding member to allow the holding member to rotate about the center axis; a lens module mounted on the holding member; a relay substrate mounted on the holding member and electrically coupled to the lens module through a wire harness; a light source mounted on the held member; and a control substrate. The lens module includes a panel unit in which liquid crystal panels are stacked in the first direction and a conductive member provided on a side surface of the panel unit and extending in the first direction. The wire harness is electrically coupled to an elastic member having conductivity. The elastic member is in contact with the conductive member so that the elastic member is electrically coupled to the conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventor: Daisuke HAMANO
  • Patent number: 12581199
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a planar detection device including photodetection elements arranged in a planar configuration; a light-transmitting placement substrate to place thereon objects to be detected; and light sources provided correspondingly to the photodetection elements. The planar detection device, the placement substrate, and the light sources are arranged in the order as listed. The light sources include first light sources that are separately arranged and second light sources that are arranged adjacent to the respective first light sources. The detection device has: a first period in which the first light sources are on and the second light sources are off; and a second period in which the second light sources are on and the first light sources are off. The detection device is configured to combine a first image detected in the first period with a second image detected in the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Magnolia White Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ishihara, Tomoya Tezen, Daisuke Hamano, Naoyuki Asano, Kaoru Ito, Akihiko Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 12560305
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source; a liquid crystal panel disposed on one side of the light source; a first holder having a central axis extending in the first direction and holding the light source; a second holder including a rotational support part, a panel holding cover, and a coupling part, the rotational support part supporting the first holder rotatably in a circumferential direction, the panel holding cover holding the liquid crystal panel, the coupling part coupling the rotational support part and the panel holding cover; a control board disposed on another side in the first direction of the first holder and controls the liquid crystal panel; and a wire extending in the first direction and electrically coupling the liquid crystal panel and the control board. Further, the second holder includes a wire support part supporting part of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Daisuke Hamano
  • Patent number: 12540718
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an illumination device includes: two control substrates; two relay substrates electrically coupled to the two respective control substrates through respective wire harnesses; and four liquid crystal panels electrically coupled to the two relay substrates through flexible printed circuit boards. Four of the flexible printed circuit boards are provided. Two of the four liquid crystal panels are electrically coupled to one of the two relay substrates through the corresponding flexible printed circuit boards. The other two of the four liquid crystal panels are electrically coupled to the other of the two relay substrates through the corresponding flexible printed circuit boards. The four liquid crystal panels are provided in a state of being stacked in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Daijiro Takano, Takeo Koito, Koichi Nagao, Takayuki Imai, Naoyuki Asano, Daisuke Hamano
  • Publication number: 20250294232
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an image acquisition device includes, in sequence: a light source; a holding member configured to hold a container accommodating an object to be detected; a view angle control film; and a planar optical sensor. The image acquisition device further includes: a light-transmitting adhesive layer between the view angle control film and the optical sensor and configured to bond the view angle control film to the optical sensor; and an elastic member configured to push up and urge the holding member upward to press the container against the view angle control film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Inventors: Tomoya TEZEN, Daisuke HAMANO, Daichi ABE
  • Publication number: 20250251111
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an illumination device includes: two control substrates; two relay substrates electrically coupled to the two respective control substrates through respective wire harnesses; and four liquid crystal panels electrically coupled to the two relay substrates through flexible printed circuit boards. Four of the flexible printed circuit boards are provided. Two of the four liquid crystal panels are electrically coupled to one of the two relay substrates through the corresponding flexible printed circuit boards. The other two of the four liquid crystal panels are electrically coupled to the other of the two relay substrates through the corresponding flexible printed circuit boards. The four liquid crystal panels are provided in a state of being stacked in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Daijiro TAKANO, Takeo KOITO, Koichi NAGAO, Takayuki IMAI, Naoyuki ASANO, Daisuke HAMANO
  • Patent number: 12379631
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a light adjustment device includes: first, second, and third frames and light adjustment panels. The first frame, the second frame, and the third frame have annular shapes and are stacked in a first direction. The first frame includes a first hook that protrudes to the one side in the first direction. The second frame includes a first cutout into which the first hook is hooked, and a second hook that protrudes to the one side in the first direction. The third frame includes a second cutout into which the second hook is hooked. The first hook does not overlap the second hook when viewed in the first direction. One of the light adjustment panels is disposed between the first frame and the second frame, and another of the light adjustment panels is disposed between the second frame and the third frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Daisuke Hamano
  • Publication number: 20250198600
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source; a liquid crystal panel disposed on one side of the light source; a first holder having a central axis extending in the first direction and holding the light source; a second holder including a rotational support part, a panel holding cover, and a coupling part, the rotational support part supporting the first holder rotatably in a circumferential direction, the panel holding cover holding the liquid crystal panel, the coupling part coupling the rotational support part and the panel holding cover; a control board disposed on another side in the first direction of the first holder and controls the liquid crystal panel; and a wire extending in the first direction and electrically coupling the liquid crystal panel and the control board. Further, the second holder includes a wire support part supporting part of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventor: Daisuke HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20250198611
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a heat sink; a light source disposed on one side of the heat sink in a first direction and configured to be cooled by the heat sink; an optical member disposed on the one side of the light source in the first direction; and a first attachment member attaching the light source and the optical member to the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventor: Daisuke HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20250035294
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a light adjustment device includes: first, second, and third frames and light adjustment panels. The first frame, the second frame, and the third frame have annular shapes and are stacked in a first direction. The first frame includes a first hook that protrudes to the one side in the first direction. The second frame includes a first cutout into which the first hook is hooked, and a second hook that protrudes to the one side in the first direction. The third frame includes a second cutout into which the second hook is hooked. The first hook does not overlap the second hook when viewed in the first direction. One of the light adjustment panels is disposed between the first frame and the second frame, and another of the light adjustment panels is disposed between the second frame and the third frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventor: Daisuke HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20240323543
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a planar detection device including photodetection elements arranged in a planar configuration; a light-transmitting placement substrate to place thereon objects to be detected; and light sources provided correspondingly to the photodetection elements. The planar detection device, the placement substrate, and the light sources are arranged in the order as listed. The light sources include first light sources that are separately arranged and second light sources that are arranged adjacent to the respective first light sources. The detection device has: a first period in which the first light sources are on and the second light sources are off; and a second period in which the second light sources are on and the first light sources are off. The detection device is configured to combine a first image detected in the first period with a second image detected in the second period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ISHIHARA, Tomoya TEZEN, Daisuke HAMANO, Naoyuki ASANO, Kaoru ITO, Akihiko FUJISAWA
  • Patent number: 12097783
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply system includes a first secondary battery, a second secondary battery whose output voltage is lower than that of the first secondary battery, a power conversion device configured to convert an input AC voltage into a DC voltage and output the DC voltage, a battery pack configured to receive the DC power output from the power conversion device and charge the first secondary battery, DC/DC converters configured to step down an input DC voltage to output the stepped-down DC voltage, and a power control unit configured to control the battery pack. The first secondary battery is connected to input ports of the DC/DC converters via the battery pack. An output port of the DC/DC converter is connected to a video media control unit, and the DC/DC converter is provided separately from the video media control unit. An output port of the DC/DC converter is connected to the second secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Ishibashi, Takeshi Matsukawa, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Daisuke Hamano, Shingo Hirose, Keita Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240241765
    Abstract: In prediction processing, the controller predicts a temporal change in a calculation capability available in grid computing processing of each of a plurality of arithmetic devices. In the request processing, in a case where the calculation capability of the arithmetic device predicted to be available in the grid computing processing on the basis of a result of the prediction processing is insufficient, the controller presents, to a user who owns another arithmetic device except for the arithmetic device predicted to be available in the grid computing processing among the plurality of arithmetic devices, request information for prompting provision of the calculation capability of the another arithmetic device to the grid computing processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi OKAMURA, Seiichi ITO, Takashi MAEDA, Tomohiko ADACHI, Masahiro YOSHIOKA, Masato ISHIBASHI, Daisuke HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20240211317
    Abstract: A management system includes a controller, and a memory unit that stores resource information related to a calculation resource mounted on each moving body and operation history information of each moving body. A controller performs extraction processing of referring to the resource information and the operation history information and extracting a target moving body for reinforcement of a calculation resource, guidance processing of transmitting guidance on the reinforcement of the calculation resource to an owner of the target moving body, and update processing of updating the resource information on the basis of update information when the update information is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi OKAMURA, Seiichi ITO, Takashi MAEDA, Tomohiko ADACHI, Masahiro YOSHIOKA, Masato ISHIBASHI, Daisuke HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20240202045
    Abstract: A calculation capability of grid computing using a calculation resource mounted on a moving body is promptly provided to a client. A management server configures a candidate of a moving body group forming a grid for executing grid computing as a grid candidate with reference to resource information and moving body information stored in a memory. The calculation resource information including a temporal change in a calculation capability is estimated for the configured grid candidate with reference to the resource information and the moving body information, and the estimated calculation resource information is stored in the memory together with data specifying a moving body configuring the grid candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi OKAMURA, Seiichi ITO, Takashi MAEDA, Tomohiko ADACHI, Masahiro YOSHIOKA, Masato ISHIBASHI, Daisuke HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20240193004
    Abstract: In job acceptance processing, a controller accepts job data requested for calculation by a client. In prediction processing, the controller predicts a temporal change in a calculation capability available in grid computing processing of each of a plurality of arithmetic devices. In matching processing, the controller allocates an arithmetic device that is available to the job data accepted in the job acceptance processing on the basis of a result of the prediction processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi OKAMURA, Seiichi ITO, Takashi MAEDA, Tomohiko ADACHI, Masahiro YOSHIOKA, Masato ISHIBASHI, Daisuke HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20240193003
    Abstract: In prediction processing, the controller predicts a temporal change in a calculation capability available in grid computing processing of each of a plurality of arithmetic devices. In selection processing, the controller allows a user to select a job for which the calculation capability of the arithmetic device owned by the user is desired to be provided from jobs introduced by a job list. In the matching processing, on the basis of a result of the prediction processing and a result of the selection processing, the controller allocates an arithmetic device that is available in the grid computing processing and is owned by the user to job data corresponding to the job selected by the user in the selection processing among the plurality of jobs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi OKAMURA, Seiichi ITO, Takashi MAEDA, Tomohiko ADACHI, Masahiro YOSHIOKA, Masato ISHIBASHI, Daisuke HAMANO
  • Patent number: 11961307
    Abstract: An external environment recognition device includes: a plurality of external environment recognition sensors each having an information detection unit that detects information of an object outside a vehicle, the plurality of external environment recognition sensors being arranged such that a detection range of the information detection unit includes an overlapping region where at least part of the detection range of the information detection unit overlaps with at least part of the detection range of another one of the information detection units; and a synchronous processing unit that extracts identical objects in the overlapping region from detection results of the external environment recognition sensors, and performs synchronous processing to synchronize the plurality of external environment recognition sensors if there is a deviation in position between the identical objects in the overlapping region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Hamano