Patents by Inventor Hideaki Nakagawa

Hideaki Nakagawa 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: 20240145496
    Abstract: Imaging devices and ranging devices are disclosed. In one example, an imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first pixel array, a second pixel array, and a control unit. In the first pixel array, a first light receiving pixel on the semiconductor substrate has a stacked structure of a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode (80). It photoelectrically converts light in a first wavelength region including the visible light region. In the second pixel array, a second light receiving pixel is provided at a position overlapping the first light receiving pixel in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. It photoelectrically converts light in a second wavelength region including the infrared light region. The control unit drives and controls the second pixel array based on a signal photoelectrically converted by the first pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hideaki Togashi, Kaori Takimoto, Masahiro Segami, Kei Nakagawa, Nobuhiro Kawai
  • Patent number: 11933974
    Abstract: An object is to provide an electronic device capable of recognizing a user's facial feature accurately. A glasses-type electronic device includes a first optical component, a second optical component, a frame, an imaging device, a feature extraction unit, and an emotion estimation unit. The frame is in contact with a side surface of the first optical component and a side surface of the second optical component. The imaging device is in contact with the frame and has a function of detecting part of a user's face. The feature extraction unit has a function of extracting a feature of the user's face from the detected part of the user's face. The emotion estimation unit has a function of estimating information on the user from the extracted feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takayuki Ikeda, Hidetomo Kobayashi, Hideaki Shishido, Kiyotaka Kimura, Takashi Nakagawa, Kosei Nei, Kentaro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11605362
    Abstract: The information display device includes a surface member, a display, a light measurement unit, and a controller. The surface member is at least partially transmissive for light. The display is disposed on a back side of the surface member and is capable of displaying a display image including an information area for displaying information and a non-information area for displaying no information. The light measurement unit measures the amount of ambient light around the information display device. The controller acquires the amount of light measured by the light measurement unit and changes a pixel value of a display image according to the amount of light so that the display is difficult to be seen through a surface of the surface member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaharu Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Asao, Takeshi Hatakeyama, Tomonori Sugiyama, Hideaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11433644
    Abstract: A decorative sheet including: a material sheet of which a surface roughness R1 on a front side is greater than a surface roughness R2 on a back side; a first adhesive layer provided on the front side of the material sheet; a thin film layer provided above the front side of the material sheet via the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer provided on the back side of the material sheet; and a sheet support layer provided below the back side of the material sheet via the second adhesive layer, in which each of the layers is integrated as one sheet, and an air layer exists on an interface between the first adhesive layer and a trough of an uneven shape on the front side of the material sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori Sugiyama, Kazuhiko Kaneuchi, Hideaki Nakagawa, Takayuki Nagahara
  • Patent number: 11198277
    Abstract: A wooden decorative board includes: an uneven board made of natural wood and including a plurality of uneven portions provided on a surface due to xylem vessels; and a hard coat layer or a protective layer having uneven portions different in size provided on a surface of the uneven board, wherein concave portions and a plurality of concave portions smaller than the concave portions are provided on a surface of the hard coat layer or the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kaneuchi, Tomonori Sugiyama, Hideaki Nakagawa, Takeshi Kiritoshi
  • Publication number: 20210241721
    Abstract: The information display device includes a surface member, a display, a light measurement unit, and a controller. The surface member is at least partially transmissive for light. The display is disposed on a back side of the surface member and is capable of displaying a display image including an information area for displaying information and a non-information area for displaying no information. The light measurement unit measures the amount of ambient light around the information display device. The controller acquires the amount of light measured by the light measurement unit and changes a pixel value of a display image according to the amount of light so that the display is difficult to be seen through a surface of the surface member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Masaharu MATSUMOTO, Yoshifumi ASAO, Takeshi HATAKEYAMA, Tomonori SUGIYAMA, Hideaki NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210016545
    Abstract: A decorative metal component with a high design property on a surface of a metal sheet is a formed article formed by press working such as bending or drawing operation with respect to a metal sheet, which includes a resin layer with concave and convex shapes laminated on one surface of the metal sheet, in which the resin layer has a light transmission property, the resin layer is formed of a surface layer and an intermediate layer for bonding the metal sheet to the surface layer, the intermediate layer is a thermoplastic resin, and when a distance in a vertical direction between a top of a convex ridge and a bottom surface of a concave trough adjacent in the concave and convex shape is “t1”, and the total thickness of the resin layer is “t0”, t0×0.13?t1<t0×0.85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yunan O, Hideo MINE, Yuki MITA, Yoshinobu SAKAIDA, Hideaki NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10890312
    Abstract: A display device including a protruding-plate includes the protruding-plate, a thin-film-layer, a transparent-base-material, a first-concealing-layer, a light-diffusion-layer, a light-color-toning-layer, and a second-concealing-layer. The first-concealing-layer is disposed closer to the protruding-plate than the second-concealing-layer and the light-color-toning-layer to the protruding-plate. The protruding-plate, the transparent-base-material, the thin-film-layer, and the second-concealing-layer include a greater thickness in this order. The second-concealing-layer, the first-concealing-layer, and the light-diffusion-layer have a same thickness. The light-diffusion-layer is thicker than the light-color-toning-layer. The transparent-base-material and the thin-film-layer have a same light transmittance. The thin-film-layer, the protruding-plate, the light-diffusion-layer, the light-color-toning-layer, the first-concealing-layer, and the second-concealing-layer have a higher light transmittance in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Sugiyama, Kazuhiko Kaneuchi, Hideaki Nakagawa, Masaki Kontani
  • Patent number: 10875280
    Abstract: A wooden decorative panel has rough texture and non-glossy look of veneer. A wooden decorative panel manufacturing method enables manufacture of the wooden decorative panel with a small material loss. The wooden decorative panel includes a veneer made from natural wood and having a plurality of surface irregularities due to vessels of the wood, and a transfer layer transferred from a transfer film and bonded to a surface of the veneer. The transfer layer has surface irregularities that are similar in shape to the plurality of surface irregularities. The wooden decorative panel has the feel and the appearance of natural veneer due to the irregularities formed by the vessels, and the durability sufficient for use as an industrial product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kaneuchi, Tomonori Sugiyama, Takeshi Kiritoshi, Hideaki Nakagawa, Teppei Asada, Shin Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10851965
    Abstract: A resin component includes a natural wooden veneer, a light-transmitting ink printed layer, an adhesive layer, and a light-transmitting reinforcement layer. The veneer includes a sparseness portion and a denseness portion of conduits, is 50% or more and 80% or less in light transmittance, and is 0.1 mm or more and 0.6 mm or less in plate thickness. The light-transmitting ink printed layer is formed on a first surface of the veneer, is 2 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less in thickness, and contains a pigment or a dye. The adhesive layer is formed on a second surface which is an opposite side of the first surface of the veneer. The reinforcement layer is formed on a surface, which is an opposite side of the veneer, of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori Sugiyama, Satoshi Tanigawa, Takeshi Kiritoshi, Takayuki Nagahara, Kazuhiko Kaneuchi, Hideaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20200282702
    Abstract: A decorative sheet including: a material sheet of which a surface roughness R1 on a front side is greater than a surface roughness R2 on a back side; a first adhesive layer provided on the front side of the material sheet; a thin film layer provided above the front side of the material sheet via the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer provided on the back side of the material sheet; and a sheet support layer provided below the back side of the material sheet via the second adhesive layer, in which each of the layers is integrated as one sheet, and an air layer exists on an interface between the first adhesive layer and a trough of an uneven shape on the front side of the material sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: TOMONORI SUGIYAMA, KAZUHIKO KANEUCHI, HIDEAKI NAKAGAWA, TAKAYUKI NAGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200171801
    Abstract: A wooden decorative board includes: an uneven board made of natural wood and including a plurality of uneven portions provided on a surface due to xylem vessels; and a hard coat layer or a protective layer having uneven portions different in size provided on a surface of the uneven board, wherein concave portions and a plurality of concave portions smaller than the concave portions are provided on a surface of the hard coat layer or the protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiko KANEUCHI, Tomonori SUGIYAMA, Hideaki NAKAGAWA, Takeshi KIRITOSHI
  • Publication number: 20190390839
    Abstract: A display device including a protruding-plate includes the protruding-plate, a thin-film-layer, a transparent-base-material, a first-concealing-layer, a light-diffusion-layer, a light-color-toning-layer, and a second-concealing-layer. The first-concealing-layer is disposed closer to the protruding-plate than the second-concealing-layer and the light-color-toning-layer to the protruding-plate. The protruding-plate, the transparent-base-material, the thin-film-layer, and the second-concealing-layer include a greater thickness in this order. The second-concealing-layer, the first-concealing-layer, and the light-diffusion-layer have a same thickness. The light-diffusion-layer is thicker than the light-color-toning-layer. The transparent-base-material and the thin-film-layer have a same light transmittance. The thin-film-layer, the protruding-plate, the light-diffusion-layer, the light-color-toning-layer, the first-concealing-layer, and the second-concealing-layer have a higher light transmittance in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: TOMONORI SUGIYAMA, KAZUHIKO KANEUCHI, HIDEAKI NAKAGAWA, MASAKI KONTANI
  • Publication number: 20190270279
    Abstract: A decorative metal component with a high design property on a surface of a metal sheet is a formed article formed by press working such as bending or drawing operation with respect to a metal sheet, which includes a resin layer with concave and convex shapes laminated on one surface of the metal sheet, in which the resin layer has a light transmission property, the resin layer is formed of a surface layer and an intermediate layer for bonding the metal sheet to the surface layer, the intermediate layer is a thermoplastic resin, and when a distance in a vertical direction between a top of a convex ridge and a bottom surface of a concave trough adjacent in the concave and convex shape is “t1”, and the total thickness of the resin layer is “t0”, t0×0.13?t1<t0×0.85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: YUNAN O, HIDEO MINE, YUKI MITA, YOSHINOBU SAKAIDA, HIDEAKI NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190100053
    Abstract: A wooden decorative panel has rough texture and non-glossy look of veneer. A wooden decorative panel manufacturing method enables manufacture of the wooden decorative panel with a small material loss. The wooden decorative panel includes a veneer made from natural wood and having a plurality of surface irregularities due to vessels of the wood, and a transfer layer transferred from a transfer film and bonded to a surface of the veneer. The transfer layer has surface irregularities that are similar in shape to the plurality of surface irregularities. The wooden decorative panel has the feel and the appearance of natural veneer due to the irregularities formed by the vessels, and the durability sufficient for use as an industrial product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUHIKO KANEUCHI, TOMONORI SUGIYAMA, TAKESHI KIRITOSHI, HIDEAKI NAKAGAWA, TEPPEI ASADA, SHIN HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190063722
    Abstract: A resin component includes a natural wooden veneer, a light-transmitting ink printed layer, an adhesive layer, and a light-transmitting reinforcement layer. The veneer includes a sparseness portion and a denseness portion of conduits, is 50% or more and 80% or less in light transmittance, and is 0.1 mm or more and 0.6 mm or less in plate thickness. The light-transmitting ink printed layer is formed on a first surface of the veneer, is 2 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less in thickness, and contains a pigment or a dye. The adhesive layer is formed on a second surface which is an opposite side of the first surface of the veneer. The reinforcement layer is formed on a surface, which is an opposite side of the veneer, of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: TOMONORI SUGIYAMA, SATOSHI TANIGAWA, TAKESHI KIRITOSHI, TAKAYUKI NAGAHARA, KAZUHIKO KANEUCHI, HIDEAKI NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9333791
    Abstract: A decorative film includes a base film, a colored layer formed of UV curable ink, and an ink-absorbing layer. The ink-absorbing layer is formed between the base film and the colored layer, provided with voids therein, and contains filler made of photorefractive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kaneuchi, Gakuei Shibata, Ryozo Fukuzaki, Hideaki Nakagawa, Yuuki Sugino
  • Patent number: 9030540
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for reducing ghosting in a three-dimensional (3-D) image system. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a 3-D image generation system may comprise a first pixel disposed on a semiconductor element that emits light in a first color spectrum and a second pixel disposed on a semiconductor element that emits light in a second color spectrum. A controller may be coupled to the first pixel and the second pixel. The controller may cause the 3-D image generation system to display a first stereoscopic image using the first color spectrum and a second stereoscopic image using the second color spectrum. A filter may be coupled to at least one of the first pixel and the second pixel, and alter at least one of the first color spectrum and the second color spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Monte Ramstad, Kazuhisa Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150064371
    Abstract: A decorative film includes a base film, a colored layer formed of UV curable ink, and an ink-absorbing layer. The ink-absorbing layer is formed between the base film and the colored layer, provided with voids therein, and contains filler made of photorefractive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiko KANEUCHI, Gakuei SHIBATA, Ryozo FUKUZAKI, Hideaki NAKAGAWA, Yuuki SUGINO
  • Patent number: 8970061
    Abstract: In an electric vehicle in which a high voltage battery supplying electric power to an electric motor generating power to drive a drive wheel and a low voltage battery supplying electric power to an accessory are mounted in a vehicle body, a breaker (62) is provided in a circuit (74) of a high power system linked to the high voltage battery (36); manual connection-disconnection means (71) for allowing switching between connection and disconnection of a circuit (75) of a low power system linked to the low voltage battery (40) to be performed by a manual operation is provided in the circuit (75) of the low power system; a relay switch (63, 64) which is capable of performing switching between connection and disconnection of the circuit (74) of the high power system by being supplied with electric power from the circuit (75) of the low power system, and which interrupts the circuit (74) of the high power system when the circuit (75) of the low power system is interrupted is provided on the circuit (74) of the high
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Isao Shokaku, Kenji Tamaki