Patents by Inventor Hideo Nagai

Hideo Nagai 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: 7008078
    Abstract: An illumination light source includes four different types of LEDs, namely a blue light-emitting diode 11 emitting blue light, a blue-green light-emitting diode 12 emitting blue-green light, an orange light-emitting diode 13 emitting orange light and a red light-emitting diode 14 emitting red light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Shimizu, Yoko Shimomura, Hideo Nagai, Tetsushi Tamura, Nobuyuki Matsui
  • Patent number: 6992333
    Abstract: A number of red LEDs, green LEDs, and blue LEDs are mounted on one surface of a polygonal flexible multilayer substrate. The LEDs are connected in series according to color. A red feeder terminal, a green feeder terminal, a blue feeder terminal, and a common terminal are provided on each of at least three sides of the periphery of the flexible multilayer substrate. Circuit patterns for connecting LEDs at the high-potential end of the red, green, and blue series-connected LEDs respectively to the red feeder terminals, green feeder terminals, and blue feeder terminals are provided to the flexible multilayer substrate. Also, a circuit pattern for connecting LEDs at the low-potential end of the red, green, and blue series-connected LEDs all to the common terminals is provided to the flexible multilayer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Nagai, Nobuyuki Matsui, Tetsushi Tamura, Masanori Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6917143
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprises an LED-mounted substrate and an exhauster. The substrate has a flat area as well as one or more raised areas of trapezoidal cross section which each form a passage thereunder. LEDs are mounted on the raised areas. When the LED-mounted substrate is installed on a wall, the passages are enclosed by the wall. The exhauster removes the heat from the LEDs by drawing out the air going through inside the passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsui, Hideo Nagai, Tetsushi Tamura, Kenzo Hatada
  • Patent number: 6891200
    Abstract: A number of red LEDs, green LEDs, and blue LEDs are mounted on one surface of a polygonal flexible multilayer substrate. The LEDs are connected in series according to color. A red feeder terminal, a green feeder terminal, a blue feeder terminal, and a common terminal are provided on each of at least three sides of the periphery of the flexible multilayer substrate. Circuit patterns for connecting LEDs at the high-potential end of the red, green, and blue series-connected LEDs respectively to the red feeder terminals, green feeder terminals, and blue feeder terminals are provided to the flexible multilayer substrate. Also, a circuit pattern for connecting LEDs at the low-potential end of the red, green, and blue series-connected LEDs all to the common terminals is provided to the flexible multilayer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Nagai, Nobuyuki Matsui, Tetsushi Tamura, Masanori Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6883933
    Abstract: In the present invention, a plurality of concaves are provided for one main surface of a flexible substrate by press-forming. Each concave has a flat surface which is substantially parallel to the main surface of the substrate, and mounted on the flat surface are three LEDs each emitting colored light of red, green, and blue respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsui, Hideo Nagai, Tetsushi Tamura, Kenzo Hatada
  • Patent number: 6857573
    Abstract: An article including a substrate and an invisible symbol on the substrate is disclosed. The invisible symbol is formed by a compound which includes a cyano group and has an infrared absorption wavelength apart from that of the substrate when heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Taeko I. Urano, Kenji Sano, Hideo Nagai, Tomokazu Domon, Hironori Fukuda
  • Patent number: 6857767
    Abstract: A plurality of groups of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), each group being made up of three LEDs with red, green, and blue luminous colors respectively, are mounted at positioning areas of a flexible substrate, on the wiring patterns formed on the top surface of the substrate. A plurality of heat dissipation boards are adhered to the bottom surface of the substrate using an adhesive so as to cover the areas corresponding to the positioning areas of the groups of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsui, Hideo Nagai, Tetsushi Tamura
  • Publication number: 20050024868
    Abstract: A number of red LEDs, green LEDs, and blue LEDs are mounted on one surface of a polygonal flexible multilayer substrate. The LEDs are connected in series according to color. A red feeder terminal, a green feeder terminal, a blue feeder terminal, and a common terminal are provided on each of at least three sides of the periphery of the flexible multilayer substrate. Circuit patterns for connecting LEDs at the high-potential end of the red, green, and blue series-connected LEDs respectively to the red feeder terminals, green feeder terminals, and blue feeder terminals are provided to the flexible multilayer substrate. Also, a circuit pattern for connecting LEDs at the low-potential end of the red, green, and blue series-connected LEDs all to the common terminals is provided to the flexible multilayer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Hideo Nagai, Nobuyuki Matsui, Tetsushi Tamura, Masanori Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20050002191
    Abstract: An illumination light source includes four different types of LEDs, namely a blue light-emitting diode 11 emitting blue light, a blue-green light-emitting diode 12 emitting blue-green light, an orange light-emitting diode 13 emitting orange light and a red light-emitting diode 14 emitting red light. Thus, an illumination light source having high efficiency and high color rendering performance is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Masanori Shimizu, Yoko Shimomura, Hideo Nagai, Tetsushi Tamura, Nobuyuki Matsui
  • Patent number: 6834981
    Abstract: A number of red LEDs, green LEDs, and blue LEDs are mounted on one surface of a multilayer flexible substrate having a round plane figure. The LEDs are connected in series according to color. At least three sets of terminals which are each made up of a red feeder terminal, a green feeder terminal, a blue feeder terminal, and a common feeder terminal are provided on the periphery of the flexible substrate. Wiring patterns for connecting LEDs at the high-potential end of the red, green, and blue series-connected LEDs respectively to the red feeder terminals, the green feeder terminals, and the blue feeder terminals are provided to the flexible substrate. Also, a wiring pattern for connecting LEDs at the low-potential end of the red, green, and blue series-connected LEDs all to the common feeder terminals is provided to the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Nagai, Nobuyuki Matsui, Tetsushi Tamura
  • Patent number: 6817735
    Abstract: An illumination light source includes four different types of LEDs, namely a blue light-emitting diode 11 emitting blue light, a blue-green light-emitting diode 12 emitting blue-green light, an orange light-emitting diode 13 emitting orange light and a red light-emitting diode 14 emitting red light. Thus, an illumination light source having high efficiency and high color rendering performance is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Shimizu, Yoko Shimomura, Hideo Nagai, Tetsushi Tamura, Nobuyuki Matsui
  • Publication number: 20040155113
    Abstract: An invisible symbol reading apparatus includes a heating unit for heating an invisible symbol formed on a sample and containing a material which emits infrared light when heated, a detecting unit for detecting infrared light emitted from the invisible symbol, and an arithmetic operation unit for binarizing a detection signal from the detecting unit. The arithmetic operation unit calculates a differential coefficient of the detection signal, that corresponds to a position on the sample. On the basis of upper and lower threshold values set for the differential coefficient, the arithmetic operation unit determines a maximum value of the differential coefficient in a region exceeding the upper threshold value and a minimum value of the differential coefficient in a region smaller than the lower threshold value. The arithmetic operation unit binarizes the detection signal by using the maximum or minimum value as a loading or trailing edge of a binary function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Taeko I. Urano, Kenji Sano, Hideo Nagai, Tomokazu Domon, Hironori Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20040129946
    Abstract: A light emission apparatus that can restrict deterioration of resin used for the light emission apparatus, and that has a reasonable structure fit for actual use is provided, in which a light reflective layer is provided to cover the side surfaces of the chips 26 provided in the concave 2a. According to this, excitation light reflected by the phosphor layer 32, such as ultraviolet light, is reflected again by the light reflective layer 27. Therefore, the excitation light will not reach the resin layer 21, thereby restraining the deterioration of the resin. Moreover, the light reflective layer 27 covers the side surfaces of the chips 26, thereby efficiently conducting the heat emitted from the chips 26 to the metal substrate 20 via the resin layer 21. This improves the heat-dissipation efficiency of the chips 26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Hideo Nagai, Shozo Oshio, Masaaki Yuri
  • Patent number: 6744703
    Abstract: In an apparatus for recording continuous information of sound or the like, when a disk device generating a seek sound is used as recording means, such state is prevented that seek sound is mixed as noise and is recorded. In an input processing system of an audio signal in an apparatus for performing sound recording to storage means generating seek noise of the disk or the like, cut-off period 203 is provided by the period when the seek noise 201 is generated, and mixing of the seek noise 201 in the audio signal is prevented, and at the same time, the audio signal during the cut-off period 203 is interpolated by other means or the seek noise level previously set is subtracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Saito, Kouki Uefune, Hideo Nagai, Motoyasu Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 6712272
    Abstract: An invisible symbol reading apparatus includes a heating unit for heating an invisible symbol formed on a sample and containing a material which emits infrared light when heated, a detecting unit for detecting infrared light emitted from the invisible symbol, and an arithmetic operation unit for binarizing a detection signal from the detecting unit. The arithmetic operation unit calculates a differential coefficient of the detection signal, that corresponds to a position on the sample. On the basis of upper and lower threshold values set for the differential coefficient, the arithmetic operation unit determines a maximum value of the differential coefficient in a region exceeding the upper threshold value and a minimum value of the differential coefficient in a region smaller than the lower threshold value. The arithmetic operation unit binarizes the detection signal by using the maximum or minimum value as a leading or trailing edge of a binary function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Taeko I. Urano, Kenji Sano, Hideo Nagai, Tomokazu Domon, Hironori Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20040046032
    Abstract: An invisible symbol reading apparatus includes a heating unit for heating an invisible symbol formed on a sample and containing a material which emits infrared light when heated, a detecting unit for detecting infrared light emitted from the invisible symbol, and an arithmetic operation unit for binarizing a detection signal from the detecting unit. The arithmetic operation unit calculates a differential coefficient of the detection signal, that corresponds to a position on the sample. On the basis of upper and lower threshold values set for the differential coefficient, the arithmetic operation unit determines a maximum value of the differential coefficient in a region exceeding the upper threshold value and a minimum value of the differential coefficient in a region smaller than the lower threshold value. The arithmetic operation unit binarizes the detection signal by using the maximum or minimum value as a leading or trailing edge of a binary function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Taeko I. Urano, Kenji Sano, Hideo Nagai, Tomokazu Domon, Hironori Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20040027984
    Abstract: A disk cartridge which contains an optical disk, comprising a first half shell, and a second half shell which is openable against the first half shell, wherein the first half shell is formed with notches to expose a part of the circumference of the optical disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Wada, Hideo Nagai, Makoto Nagasato, Kenya Kurokawa, Koichi Nagai
  • Patent number: 6611000
    Abstract: A lighting device includes: a plurality of LEDs arranged in an at least two-dimensionally dispersed manner; a transparent resin layer that covers the plurality of LEDs in an integrated form; a photo-detecting unit that detects an intensity of light emitted from the plurality of LEDs using a photodetector, the photodetector being arranged inside, on a surface, or in the vicinity of the transparent resin layer; and a power supply circuit unit that controls driving of the plurality of LEDs based on a detection output from the photo-detecting unit. Here, the number of the photodetector is smaller than the number of the LEDs, and the photodetector detects an intensity of light emitted from the LEDs and propagated through the transparent resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsushi Tamura, Hideo Nagai, Nobuyuki Matsui, Masanori Shimizu
  • Patent number: D514530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsui, Hideo Nagai, Kenji Mukai, Masanori Shimizu
  • Patent number: D515517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsui, Hideo Nagai, Kenji Mukai, Masanori Shimizu