Patents by Inventor Ichirou Tanimura

Ichirou Tanimura 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: 10480762
    Abstract: A lighting fixture is provided. The lighting fixture includes a fixture body including an elongated shape, a first end, and a second end. First and second body mounts are connected to the fixture body and configured to be mounted on first and second lighting ducts. A light source is accommodated in the fixture body and configured to emit laser light. A power supply is accommodated in the fixture body and electrically connected to the light source. A light guide includes an entrance end and an exit end. The entrance end is optically connected to the light source. The light guide is configured to guide the laser light from the light source to the exit end. A lamp is attached to the fixture body and optically connected to the exit end of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichirou Tanimura, Hiroe Kubo
  • Patent number: 10364969
    Abstract: A lighting fixture is provided. The lighting fixture includes a fixture body including an elongated shape, a first end, and a second end. A body mount is disposed at a first end side of the fixture body. A light source is accommodated in the fixture body and configured to emit laser light. A power supply is accommodated in the fixture body and electrically connected to the light source. A light guide includes an entrance end and an exit end. The entrance end is optically connected to the light source. The light guide is configured to guide the laser light from the light source to the exit end. A lamp is disposed at a second end side of the fixture body and optically connected to the exit end of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichirou Tanimura, Hiroe Kubo
  • Publication number: 20170254521
    Abstract: A lighting fixture is provided. The lighting fixture includes a fixture body including an elongated shape, a first end, and a second end. A body mount is disposed at a first end side of the fixture body. A light source is accommodated in the fixture body and configured to emit laser light. A power supply is accommodated in the fixture body and electrically connected to the light source. A light guide includes an entrance end and an exit end. The entrance end is optically connected to the light source. The light guide is configured to guide the laser light from the light source to the exit end. A lamp is disposed at a second end side of the fixture body and optically connected to the exit end of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichirou TANIMURA, Hiroe KUBO
  • Publication number: 20170254519
    Abstract: A lighting fixture is provided. The lighting fixture includes a fixture body including an elongated shape, a first end, and a second end. First and second body mounts are connected to the fixture body and configured to be mounted on first and second lighting ducts. A light source is accommodated in the fixture body and configured to emit laser light. A power supply is accommodated in the fixture body and electrically connected to the light source. A light guide includes an entrance end and an exit end. The entrance end is optically connected to the light source. The light guide is configured to guide the laser light from the light source to the exit end. A lamp is attached to the fixture body and optically connected to the exit end of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichirou TANIMURA, Hiroe KUBO
  • Patent number: 8330378
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided for controlling a color temperature of light irradiated from a light source having a plurality of light-emitting elements of different light colors. A control setting module provides a control signal associated with a desired color temperature for the irradiated light. A light quantity determination circuit determines light quantities for each of the light-emitting elements based on a relationship between the control signal from the control setting module and an inverse color temperature. A plurality of driver circuits provide driver signals to the light-emitting elements corresponding to the determined light quantities. In this manner the color temperature for light irradiated from the light source coincides with the desired color temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Maehara, Kazuyoshi Kadotani, Kenichiro Tanaka, Ichirou Tanimura, Takuya Nobuta
  • Publication number: 20100225241
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided for controlling a color temperature of light irradiated from a light source having a plurality of light-emitting elements of different light colors. A control setting module provides a control signal associated with a desired color temperature for the irradiated light. A light quantity determination circuit determines light quantities for each of the light-emitting elements based on a relationship between the control signal from the control setting module and an inverse color temperature. A plurality of driver circuits provide driver signals to the light-emitting elements corresponding to the determined light quantities. In this manner the color temperature for light irradiated from the light source coincides with the desired color temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Minoru Maehara, Kazuyoshi Kadotani, Kenichiro Tanaka, Ichirou Tanimura, Takuya Nobuta