Patents by Inventor Hajime Yabu

Hajime Yabu 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: 8294576
    Abstract: An infrared sensor switch of the invention comprises an infrared sensor with a detection range, and a controller that uses the sensor to try to detect whether or not a person is present in the detection range and controls an ON or OFF state of a corresponding load unit based on each detection result obtained from the sensor. The switch further comprises a sensor block comprising the sensor, and a housing that is mounted in a wall and retains the block so that the center axis of the detection range can be rotated about a horizontal axis and as well as rotated up to at least 40 degrees downward from a forward direction of 0 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makiko Matsuoka, Tomohiro Ieki, Koji Yokota, Hajime Yabu, Susumu Nakano, Kei Miura
  • Publication number: 20100214317
    Abstract: A monitoring and control device for use in a remote monitoring and control system includes a display unit provided with a screen for displaying operation buttons mated with the loads, an operation input unit operable by a user, the operation input unit including a touch switch panel superimposed on the screen of the display unit and a control unit for performing display control of the display unit and load control in response to the operation of the operation input unit. The control unit includes a display control unit for causing the display unit to display one operation page selected from a plurality of operation pages containing different combinations of operation buttons and a page changeover unit for changing over the operation page displayed on the display unit in response to a user's operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Miura, Tomoaki Sasaki, Hajime Yabu, Yuichi Yoshimura, Katsuhiko Kimura, Yuichiro Naoi, Takashi Itou
  • Publication number: 20070241896
    Abstract: An infrared sensor switch of the invention comprises an infrared sensor with a detection range, and a controller that uses the sensor to try to detect whether or not a person exists in the detection range and controls on and off of a corresponding load unit based on each detection result obtained from the sensor. The switch further comprises a sensor block provided with the sensor, and a housing that is put in a wall and retains the block so that the center axis of the detection range can be rotated about a horizontal axis and rotated up to at least 40 degrees downward from a forward direction of 0 degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makiko Matsuoka, Tomohiro Ieki, Koji Yokota, Hajime Yabu, Susumu Nakano, Kei Miura
  • Patent number: 6459938
    Abstract: A control terminal 32 includes an individual address setting section 12 for setting a unique individual address, and a simultaneous control address setting section 13 for setting a simultaneous control address common to the plurality of control terminals 32. A simultaneous control address is commonly assigned to the control terminals 32 to be subjected to group control. When an UP switch Sb or a DOWN switch Sc of an operation terminal 31b for group dimming purpose is pushed, a transfer signal including the simultaneous control address is transmitted to a signal line Ls from a transfer controller 30. The respective control terminals 32 substantially simultaneously receive the transfer signal, thereby changing the intensity of illumination loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Ito, Shinji Sakasegawa, Hajime Yabu, Yuichi Yoshimura