Patents by Inventor Junichi Somei

Junichi Somei 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: 11883567
    Abstract: Provided herein is a photocatalytic device that is easy to maintain. A photocatalytic device is provided that includes a cabinet, a photocatalytic unit disposed inside the cabinet and including a photocatalyst, a light configured to provide light to the photocatalyst, and a fan configured to send airflow to a surface of the photocatalyst. The photocatalytic unit is configured to be detachable from the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KALTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Somei, Kenji Hatazawa, Toyohiro Harazono, Hirohiko Ueda
  • Publication number: 20230263930
    Abstract: Provided herein is a sterilization device 100 that includes, a cylindrical case 110 having an air outlet 112 on the top and an air inlet 111 on the side, a fan 140 arranged below the air outlet 112 in the case 110 for sending air to the air outlet 112, and a filter 121 arranged below the fan 140 in the case 110.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Junichi SOMEI
  • Patent number: 11448245
    Abstract: A wall attachment system is provided that includes an object to be mounted, and an attachment unit for attaching the object to be mounted to a wall surface. The object to be mounted has a back surface installed with a metal. The attachment unit has a front surface installed with a magnet. The wall attachment system is configured so that the metal and the magnet contact each other in response to the object to be mounted being set in position for installation on the attachment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: KALTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Somei, Kenji Hatazawa, Toyohiro Harazono, Hirohiko Ueda
  • Publication number: 20210180624
    Abstract: A wall attachment system is provided that includes an object to be mounted, and an attachment unit for attaching the object to be mounted to a wall surface. The object to be mounted has a back surface installed with a metal. The attachment unit has a front surface installed with a magnet. The wall attachment system is configured so that the metal and the magnet contact each other in response to the object to be mounted being set in position for installation on the attachment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Junichi SOMEI, Kenji HATAZAWA, Toyohiro HARAZONO, Hirohiko UEDA
  • Publication number: 20210060199
    Abstract: Provided herein is a photocatalytic device that is easy to maintain. A photocatalytic device is provided that includes a cabinet, a photocatalytic unit disposed inside the cabinet and including a photocatalyst, a light configured to provide light to the photocatalyst, and a fan configured to send airflow to a surface of the photocatalyst. The photocatalytic unit is configured to be detachable from the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Junichi SOMEI, Kenji HATAZAWA, Toyohiro HARAZONO, Hirohiko UEDA
  • Patent number: 8985793
    Abstract: An illumination device with a toning function in which possibility of moisture and dust intruding into the case is reduced with a simple mechanism is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Osaki, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata, Junichi Somei, Yuji Kozuma, Kenji Hatazawa, Tomokazu Nada, Makoto Agatani, Shinya Ishizaki, Tatsuya Morioka, Makoto Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20130229802
    Abstract: A planar light-emitting illumination device includes: a light-emitting unit (41) that includes: a mounting substrate (41b) on which a light-emitting semiconductor element (41a) is mounted; and an input terminal (61a) conductive to the light-emitting semiconductor element (41a); and a housing (45) that holds a plurality of the light-emitting units (41) and includes a plurality of output terminals (61b) through which power from an external power supply is supplied to the light-emitting units (41), where the light-emitting unit (41) and the housing (45) are removably fixed by a connection unit that connects the input terminal (61a) and the output terminal (61b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koki Fukushima, Hiroaki Fujino, Junichi Somei
  • Publication number: 20130128493
    Abstract: An illumination device with a toning function in which possibility of moisture and dust intruding into the case is reduced with a simple mechanism is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Osaki, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata, Junichi Somei, Yuji Kozuma, Kenji Hatazawa, Tomokazu Nada, Makoto Agatani, Shinya Ishizaki, Tatsuya Morioka, Makoto Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20130058074
    Abstract: A handrail with an illumination function includes: a handrail main body; a decorative cover that is disposed at part of the handrail main body so as to extend along a longitudinal direction of the handrail main body and has a light transmitting property; a flatter that is disposed on an inner side with respect to the decorative cover so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the handrail main body and reflects and diffuses light to radiate the light through a slit; and a light source that is disposed on an inner side of the flatter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Junichi SOMEI, Toshiharu Seko
  • Patent number: 8342719
    Abstract: In an LED light bulb, an LED module and a lens are disposed on a fixing stage provided to a housing. The lens has a concave portion at its top end. The concave portion forms a reflecting surface which reflects part of outgoing light from the LED module to (i) first directions perpendicular to a front emission direction of the outgoing light or (ii) second directions leaning to a cap beyond the first directions. Due to diffusion effect of an optical cover, part of the light reflected by the lens is emitted backward (toward the cap). This realizes an LED light bulb that distributes light over an entire circumference and has high output as well as high light output ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Motoki Takase, Masako Horiyama, Junichi Somei, Yuji Kozuma
  • Publication number: 20110170299
    Abstract: In an LED light bulb, an LED module and a lens are disposed on a fixing stage provided to a housing. The lens has a concave portion at its top end. The concave portion forms a reflecting surface which reflects part of outgoing light from the LED module to (i) first directions perpendicular to a front emission direction of the outgoing light or (ii) second directions leaning to a cap beyond the first directions. Due to diffusion effect of an optical cover, part of the light reflected by the lens is emitted backward (toward the cap). This realizes an LED light bulb that distributes light over an entire circumference and has high output as well as high light output ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Motoki TAKASE, Masako HORIYAMA, Junichi SOMEI, Yuji KOZUMA
  • Patent number: 7932957
    Abstract: A receiver apparatus 3 has a digital circuit portion 13 that converts a compressed digital signal outputted from a digital demodulating portion 12 into digital video and audio signals and a video/audio output circuit 14 that converts the digital video and audio signals outputted from the digital circuit portion 13 into analog video and audio signals. With this configuration, a video/audio processing IC for digital signal processing no longer needs to be mounted on the circuit board of a video display apparatus 4, and thus a receiver system can be realized with a video display apparatus having a simple configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Azuma, Tsutomu Jitsuhara, Miyoshi Yamauchi, Toyomi Yonemaru, Hitoshi Ogino, Akio Ito, Junichi Somei, Akira Tokuda, Youichi Yuuki
  • Patent number: 7880817
    Abstract: A receiver apparatus 3 has a digital circuit portion 13 that converts a compressed digital signal outputted from a digital demodulating portion 12 into digital video and audio signals and a video/audio output circuit 14 that converts the digital video and audio signals outputted from the digital circuit portion 13 into analog video and audio signals. With this configuration, a video/audio processing IC for digital signal processing no longer needs to be mounted on the circuit board of a video display apparatus 4, and thus a receiver system can be realized with a video display apparatus having a simple configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsutomu Jitsuhara, Miyoshi Yamauchi, Toyomi Yonemaru, Hitoshi Ogino, Akio Ito, Junichi Somei, Akira Tokuda, Youichi Yuuki
  • Patent number: 7378599
    Abstract: A printed circuit board has a substrate formed of an insulator, a strip line provided on a front surface of the substrate, and a ground metal layer provided on a rear surface of the substrate. An opening is provided in the ground metal layer to reach the substrate. A radio wave receiving converter and an antenna device each include the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junichi Somei
  • Patent number: 7307490
    Abstract: A high frequency switch device has SPDT(A), SPDT(B), and SPDT(C) switches, each having one pole and a first port and a second port, wherein the second port of the SPDT(A) is grounded via a terminating resistor and the second port of the SPDT(B) is grounded via a terminating resistor, respectively, and the first port of the SPDT(A) and the first port of the SPDT(B) are respectively connected to the first port and the second port of the SPDT(C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kizuki, Noriyuki Tanino, Junichi Somei
  • Publication number: 20070058093
    Abstract: A receiver apparatus 3 has a digital circuit portion 13 that converts a compressed digital signal outputted from a digital demodulating portion 12 into digital video and audio signals and a video/audio output circuit 14 that converts the digital video and audio signals outputted from the digital circuit portion 13 into analog video and audio signals. With this configuration, a video/audio processing IC for digital signal processing no longer needs to be mounted on the circuit board of a video display apparatus 4, and thus a receiver system can be realized with a video display apparatus having a simple configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Azuma, Tsutomu Jitsuhara, Miyoshi Yamauchi, Toyomi Yonemaru, Hitoshi Ogino, Akio Ito, Junichi Somei, Akira Tokuda, Youichi Yuuki
  • Patent number: D968581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: KALTECH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Somei
  • Patent number: D981002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: KALTECH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Somei
  • Patent number: D990651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: KALTECH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Somei
  • Patent number: D1040982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: KALTECH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Somei