Patents by Inventor Kohji Hiramatsu

Kohji Hiramatsu 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: 20240077588
    Abstract: An optical sensor includes a light-emitting element configured to project light that changes with time; a light-receiving element including a pn junction and configured to directly or indirectly receive the light projected by the light-emitting element; a measuring section configured to measure an electric current generated based on an amount of the light received by the light-receiving element; and a bias application section configured to apply a bias to the light-receiving element, wherein the bias application section, before measuring the electric current generated based on the amount of the light received, applies the bias to the light-receiving element to cause either a forward current that flows when the light-receiving element is turned ON or a breakdown current that flows when the pn junction breaks down to flow through the pn junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Takayuki SHIMIZU, Takahiro INOUE, Kohji HAMAGUCHI, Takuma HIRAMATSU, KAZUO NODA
  • Patent number: 10665949
    Abstract: A lighting-up device includes: a power supply circuit which supplies power to a light source; a wireless communication circuit including an antenna; and a metallic casing which includes metal, and houses the power supply circuit and the wireless communication circuit. The metallic casing has a first side face and a second side face which share a side, the first side face is provided with a first slit which extends in a first direction intersecting with the side, from a first portion of the side other than both ends of the side, the second side face is provided with a second slit which extends in a second direction intersecting with the side, from a second portion of the side other than the both ends of the side, and each of the first slit and the second slit is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna and functions as a slot antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Tatsumi Setomoto, Tamotsu Ando, Koji Matsushita, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Kohji Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 10582594
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a wireless controller, luminaires each configured to communicating with the wireless controller, and a storage. The wireless controller classifies a first luminaire among the luminaires, which is able to communicate using first transmission power, into a first group and stores the first luminaire on the storage, and classifies a second luminaire among the luminaires, which is able to communicate using second transmission power greater than the first transmission power, into a second group and stores the second luminaire on the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECUTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohji Hiramatsu, Tatsumi Setomoto, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Tamotsu Ando, Hajime Ozaki
  • Patent number: 10571086
    Abstract: A light fixture includes: a board including a first insertion portion; a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on a mounting surface of the board; a metal case on which the board is positioned; and an antenna that is housed in the metal case and wirelessly communicates with an external device. The metal case includes a second insertion portion at a position overlapping with the first insertion portion in a plan view of the metal case and the board. The antenna extends through the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohji Hiramatsu, Tatsumi Setomoto, Hajime Ozaki
  • Patent number: 10560835
    Abstract: Luminaires in a lighting system have mutually different addresses. A setting device includes a communication unit that transmits an address request signal at a first transmission power level and a control unit that determines whether a total number of the addresses transmitted from one or more of the luminaires in response to receiving the address request signal is within a target range. The control unit instructs the communication unit to transmit the address request signal at a transmission power level different from the first transmission power level when the total number of the addresses is outside the target range, and executes pairing of the one or more of the luminaires that responded to the address request signal with a wireless controller when the total number of the addresses is within the target range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Yamamoto, Tatsumi Setomoto, Tamotsu Ando, Kohji Hiramatsu, Hajime Ozaki, Kentaro Yamauchi, Shigeo Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10527270
    Abstract: A lighting driving device is to be installed on a part of a structure. The lighting driving device includes: a metallic casing including a slit through which radio waves pass; a communication circuit which is housed in the metallic casing and performs wireless communication; a driving circuit which is housed in the metallic casing and supplies power to a light emitter; and an insulator which is disposed on the metallic casing and spaces apart the slit from the part of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohji Hiramatsu, Tatsumi Setomoto, Tamotsu Ando, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Hajime Ozaki
  • Patent number: 10514156
    Abstract: A luminaire is provided. The luminaire includes a luminaire body and a first wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device receives a first control signal wirelessly transmitted from an outside of the luminaire body, and wirelessly transmits a second control signal in response to the first control signal. The luminaire body includes: a light source; a second wireless communication device that receives the second control signal; a light emission control circuit that is electrically connected to the second wireless communication device and controls a light emission state of the light source according to the second control signal; and a case that, with or without a cover, houses the second wireless communication device and the light emission control circuit. The first wireless communication device is attached to the luminaire body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Ando, Hajime Ozaki, Tatsumi Setomoto, Kohji Hiramatsu, Tomokazu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10483616
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided. The illumination device includes a substrate including a light-emitter. An instrument main body includes a substrate arrangement surface, with the substrate being on the substrate arrangement surface. A cover is attached to the instrument main body, covers the substrate, and is transparent. An antenna is on the cover and configured to receive a signal from an outside of the illumination device. A driver is on the instrument main body and configured to supply power to the light-emitter. A controller is configured to control the power supplied from the driver to the light-emitter based on the signal received by the antenna. The cover includes a diffusion factor from 40% to 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Tatsumi Setomoto, Satoru Yamauchi, Hironori Akiyama, Kohji Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20190306959
    Abstract: A lighting system includes: a first wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly transmit, to a lighting device, a control signal for controlling the lighting device, and to obtain a reception state of a radio wave at one of the first wireless communication unit and the lighting device which is transmitted by the other of the first wireless communication unit and the lighting device; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a person is present in a space in which the lighting device is installed, based on the reception state obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Kohji HIRAMATSU, Hajime OZAKI
  • Patent number: 10405410
    Abstract: Luminaire includes: lighting apparatus which includes a wireless communication circuit and a light emitter of which a light emitting state is controlled based on a control signal received by the wireless communication circuit; and an apparatus body to which the lighting apparatus is detachably attached in different orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Ando, Tatsumi Setomoto, Kohji Hiramatsu, Hajime Ozaki, Tomokazu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190257486
    Abstract: A light fixture includes: a board including a first insertion portion; a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on a mounting surface of the board; a metal case on which the board is positioned; and an antenna that is housed in the metal case and wirelessly communicates with an external device. The metal case includes a second insertion portion at a position overlapping with the first insertion portion in a plan view of the metal case and the board. The antenna extends through the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohji HIRAMATSU, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Hajime OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190190118
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided. The illumination device includes a substrate including a light-emitter. An instrument main body includes a substrate arrangement surface, with the substrate being on the substrate arrangement surface. A cover is attached to the instrument main body, covers the substrate, and is transparent. An antenna is on the cover and configured to receive a signal from an outside of the illumination device. A driver is on the instrument main body and configured to supply power to the light-emitter. A controller is configured to control the power supplied from the driver to the light-emitter based on the signal received by the antenna. The cover includes a diffusion factor from 40% to 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime OZAKI, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Satoru YAMAUCHI, Hironori AKIYAMA, Kohji HIRAMATSU
  • Patent number: 10270964
    Abstract: A camera includes a data acquisition unit, a photographing area control unit, a photographing unit and a communication unit. The data acquisition unit acquires, as photographing information, at least one of time information, information on a position of the sun, information on an angle between a sunlight and a ground, and projection information of an external projection device. The photographing condition calculation unit calculates a photographing condition based on the photographing information. The photographing area control unit controls a photographing area based on the photographing condition. The photographing unit generates an image data by photographing the photographing area. The communication unit transmits the image data to the external projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamauchi, Kohji Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 10236976
    Abstract: A lighting device includes: a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless device provided externally; a command receiver that receives a command from outside; a light emitter including a light source; and a controller connected to the communication unit, the command receiver, and the light emitter. The command receiver receives a wireless device specifying command that specifies the wireless device with which the communication unit is to wirelessly communicate. The controller tests wireless communication with the wireless device via the communication unit based on the wireless device specifying command received, obtains communication reliability information regarding the reliability of the wireless communication, and causes the light emitter to perform at least one of flashing, dimming, and toning based on the communication reliability information obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Yamamoto, Tatsumi Setomoto, Tamotsu Ando, Kohji Hiramatsu, Hajime Ozaki, Kentaro Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20190053356
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a wireless controller, luminaires each configured to communicating with the wireless controller, and a storage. The wireless controller classifies a first luminaire among the luminaires, which is able to communicate using first transmission power, into a first group and stores the first luminaire on the storage, and classifies a second luminaire among the luminaires, which is able to communicate using second transmission power greater than the first transmission power, into a second group and stores the second luminaire on the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kohji HIRAMATSU, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Tomokazu YAMAMOTO, Tamotsu ANDO, Hajime OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190045347
    Abstract: Luminaires in a lighting system have mutually different addresses. A setting device includes a communication unit that transmits an address request signal at a first transmission power level and a control unit that determines whether a total number of the addresses transmitted from one or more of the luminaires in response to receiving the address request signal is within a target range. The control unit instructs the communication unit to transmit the address request signal at a transmission power level different from the first transmission power level when the total number of the addresses is outside the target range, and executes pairing of the one or more of the luminaires that responded to the address request signal with a wireless controller when the total number of the addresses is within the target range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Tomokazu YAMAMOTO, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Tamotsu ANDO, Kohji HIRAMATSU, Hajime OZAKI, Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Shigeo NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180306423
    Abstract: A luminaire is provided. The luminaire includes a luminaire body and a first wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device receives a first control signal wirelessly transmitted from an outside of the luminaire body, and wirelessly transmits a second control signal in response to the first control signal. The luminaire body includes: a light source; a second wireless communication device that receives the second control signal; a light emission control circuit that is electrically connected to the second wireless communication device and controls a light emission state of the light source according to the second control signal; and a case that, with or without a cover, houses the second wireless communication device and the light emission control circuit. The first wireless communication device is attached to the luminaire body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventors: Tamotsu ANDO, Hajime OZAKI, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Kohji HIRAMATSU, Tomokazu YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180248619
    Abstract: A lighting device includes: a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless device provided externally; a command receiver that receives a command from outside; a light emitter including a light source; and a controller connected to the communication unit, the command receiver, and the light emitter. The command receiver receives a wireless device specifying command that specifies the wireless device with which the communication unit is to wirelessly communicate. The controller tests wireless communication with the wireless device via the communication unit based on the wireless device specifying command received, obtains communication reliability information regarding the reliability of the wireless communication, and causes the light emitter to perform at least one of flashing, dimming, and toning based on the communication reliability information obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Tomokazu YAMAMOTO, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Tamotsu ANDO, Kohji HIRAMATSU, Hajime OZAKI, Kentaro YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180249560
    Abstract: Luminaire includes: lighting apparatus which includes a wireless communication circuit and a light emitter of which a light emitting state is controlled based on a control signal received by the wireless communication circuit; and an apparatus body to which the lighting apparatus is detachably attached in different orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Tamotsu ANDO, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Kohji HIRAMATSU, Hajime OZAKI, Tomokazu YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180242436
    Abstract: A lighting-up device includes: a power supply circuit which supplies power to a light source; a wireless communication circuit including an antenna; and a metallic casing which includes metal, and houses the power supply circuit and the wireless communication circuit. The metallic casing has a first side face and a second side face which share a side, the first side face is provided with a first slit which extends in a first direction intersecting with the side, from a first portion of the side other than both ends of the side, the second side face is provided with a second slit which extends in a second direction intersecting with the side, from a second portion of the side other than the both ends of the side, and each of the first slit and the second slit is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna and functions as a slot antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Hajime OZAKI, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Tamotsu ANDO, Koji MATSUSHITA, Tomokazu YAMAMOTO, Kohji HIRAMATSU