Patents by Inventor Makoto Kai
Makoto Kai 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).
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Publication number: 20160265734Abstract: A lighting apparatus to be installed on a mobile object includes: a heat dissipator having a first outer surface and a second outer surface different from the first outer surface; a first light-emitting device thermally coupled to the first outer surface of the heat dissipator; a second light-emitting device thermally coupled to the second outer surface of the heat dissipator; a reflector that reflects light emitted from the first light-emitting device; a first lens that is disposed in a path of light reflected by the reflector and that transmits the light from the reflector along a predetermined lighting direction; and a second lens disposed in a path of light from the second light-emitting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Tomoyuki OGATA, Masashi KICHIMA, Makoto KAI
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Publication number: 20160033103Abstract: Lighting apparatus for a vehicle includes: night-time low beam light source which mainly illuminates a lower front region in front of the vehicle; and daytime light source which mainly illuminates an overhead region above the lower front region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki NAKANO, Tomoyuki OGATA, Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Makoto KAI
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Publication number: 20150362145Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a ring-shaped light guide including ring-shaped light entry and light exit faces; and light-emitting devices arranged in a ring at predetermined intervals, at positions opposite the light entry face. The light guide includes collimating portions that collimate light emitted from the light-emitting devices. Each of the collimating portions includes light-reflecting faces for collimating, in the direction of the optical axis of the collimating portion, light emitted from the corresponding light-emitting device. The light-reflecting faces include: an outer reflecting face; an inner reflecting face; a lateral reflecting face; and a large radius reflecting face. A distance from the optical axis to an optical axis-side end portion of at least one of the outer reflecting face, the inner reflecting face, and the lateral reflecting face is less than a distance from the optical axis to an optical axis-side end portion of the large radius reflecting face.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto KAI, Tomoyuki OGATA, Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI
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Publication number: 20150323145Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a lens body disposed in front of the low beam light emitting device and the high beam light emitting device; and a first light restrictor disposed in front of the high beam light emitting device, the first light restrictor restricting light emitted by the high beam light emitting device from traveling downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Makoto KAI, Tomoyuki OGATA
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Publication number: 20150321598Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base, a low beam lamp including a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a first high beam lamp including a first high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a second high beam lamp including a second high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; and a lighting controller configured to turn on the low beam light emitting device, the first high beam light emitting device, and the second high beam light emitting device when high beams are turned on. A center of an area illuminated by the first high beam lamp and a center of an area illuminated by the second high beam lamp are horizontally spaced apart from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Makoto KAI, Tomoyuki OGATA
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Publication number: 20150323147Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a first light emitting device disposed on the base; a second light emitting device disposed on the base; a first lens body disposed in front of the first light emitting device; a second lens body disposed in front of the second light emitting device; and a light restrictor adjacent to the first lens body, the light restrictor restricting light emitted by the second light emitting device from entering the first lens body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Makoto KAI, Tomoyuki OGATA
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Publication number: 20150241030Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a base that is open toward a front and includes a low beam light-distribution pattern forming component; a lens body disposed forward of the base; a first light-emitting device; and a second light-emitting device. A refractive portion is provided in a lower portion of the lens body, and a non-refractive portion is provided in an upper portion of the lens body. The first light-emitting device is disposed behind the refractive portion of the lens body, the second light-emitting device is disposed further forward than the first light-emitting device and behind the non-refractive portion of the lens body, and the low beam light-distribution pattern forming component is disposed in front of the first light-emitting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Makoto KAI, Hiro AOKI, Tomoyuki OGATA
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Publication number: 20150219303Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a light guide which is tubular and includes a light entry portion in one end in a tube axis direction; and a light source arranged corresponding to the light entry portion. The light entry portion includes a light redirecting portion which changes a traveling direction of light entering from the first light source to a direction that is substantially parallel to the tube axis direction of the light guide. The light guide includes: plural light-emitting faces which are ring-shaped and formed concentrically in the other end in the tube axis direction of the light guide; and a non light-emitting face which is wall-like and formed along the tube axis direction of the light guide, at a border of adjacent ones of the light-emitting faces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Makoto KAI, Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Tomoyuki OGATA
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Publication number: 20150098218Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a substrate; first light emitting elements arranged circularly on the substrate and having a first light distribution angle (a narrow light distribution angle); and second light emitting elements arranged circularly to surround the plurality of first light emitting elements on the substrate, and having a second light distribution angle (a wide light distribution angle) different from the first light distribution angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto KAI, Takaari UEMOTO, Satoshi SHIDA
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Patent number: 8901242Abstract: [Problem] To provide a composite film having light-curing property and weather resistance. [Means for solving] A composite film is one that comprises at least a urethane polymer, wherein both an initial b* value of the composite film measured by a spectrocolorimeter (value at an angle of 15 degrees) and a b* value after performing an accelerated weathering test for 120 hours (value at an angle of 15 degrees) are 4.0 or less, and a non-volatile component after heating the composite film at 130° C. for two hours is 96% or more.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Hidenori Suzuki, Masanori Uesugi, Makoto Kai, Mitsuyoshi Shirai
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Patent number: 8545978Abstract: To provide a composite film having low-temperature flexibility. The composite film including an acrylic polymer and a urethane polymer, in which the acrylic polymer includes an acryl component containing at least an acrylic acid-based monomer and a monofunctional acrylic monomer whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 273 K or more; the content of said acrylic acid-based monomer in said composite film is from 0.5 to 15 wt %; the glass transition temperature (Tg ac) of the acrylic polymer is 273 K or more; the glass transition temperature (Tg ur) of the urethane polymer is 273 K or less; and the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the composite film is 269 K or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Hidenori Suzuki, Masanori Uesugi, Makoto Kai, Mitsuyoshi Shirai
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Patent number: 8530046Abstract: To provide an adhesive sheet for protecting coating films which is excellent in the adhesion between a coating layer and a composite film, and has weather resistance. The adhesive sheet for protecting coating films is one comprising a base layer and an adhesive layer, and the base layer has a coating layer produced by using the fluoroethylene vinyl ether alternating copolymer having a specific structure on one surface of a composite film containing an acrylic polymer and a urethane polymer. It is preferable that the coating layer is cross-linked with a composite film and has cross-linked points.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Makoto Kai, Kenichi Shibata, Mitsuyoshi Shirai, Masanori Uesugi, Hidenori Suzuki
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Publication number: 20130230683Abstract: A protective film has a base layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on one surface of the base layer. In the protective film, a ventilation portion through which air can pass from one surface to the other surface is formed. A trouser tear strength in the vertical direction (MD) of the wheel protective film is 3 N or more; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive force of the wheel protective film (adherend: acrylic clear-coated panel, after a lapse of 48 hours under the condition of 23° C.×50% RH) is 4.9 N/25 mm or more at a tensile speed of 0.3 m/min., and 19.6 N/25 mm or less at a tensile speed of 30 m/min.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Ikkou HANAKI, Makoto KAI, Naoto KATO, Hironori TAMAI
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Publication number: 20120231269Abstract: [PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED] To provide a composite film having photo-curable property and weather resistance [MEANS FOR SOLVING] A composite film is one that includes at least a urethane polymer, wherein a ?b* value (value at an acceptance angle of 15 degrees) measured by a spectrocolorimeter after 120 hours in an accelerated weathering test and a ?b* value (value at an acceptance angle of 15 degrees) in an accelerated heat resistance test in a dark place under an atmosphere of 80° C. are both 4.0 or less. The composite film preferably has a ?b* value (value at an acceptance angle of 15 degrees) in an accelerated moist-heat resistance test in a dark place under an atmosphere of 85° C. and 85% relative humidity of 6.0 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshio Nakagawa, Yasunori Yamamoto, Masanori Uesugi, Makoto Kai, Yuka Oosawa
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Publication number: 20120057371Abstract: A lamp capable of suppressing an increase in a temperature of semiconductor light-emitting devices such as LED is provided. The lamp includes an LED module (11) which is a light source, a radiator (14) thermally coupled to the light source, a lighting circuit (13) for turning the lighting source on and is housed in the radiator (14), and a base (12) for supplying power to the lighting circuit (13), and the radiator (14) includes a heat sink (15) covering the lighting circuit (13) and a light source attachment (16) to which the light source is placed. Furthermore, a convex (16b) of an end portion of the light source attachment (16) is fit into a recess (15c) of the heat sink (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Makoto Kai, Yoshio Manabe, Kenji Takahashi, Yasushige Tomiyoshi
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Publication number: 20120028040Abstract: The present invention relates to an application tape, which has a function of improving an application workability when a protective pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is applied to an adherend, in which the application tape has a surface that has a coefficient of static friction for a PET film of 0.05-1.0 in the case where the PET film is slid on the application tape having a size of 30 mm×30 mm under a condition of a load of 100 g and a rate of 100 mm/min, and the application tape has a Young's modulus of 300 MPa or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto KAI, Yoshio NAKAGAWA, Masanori UESUGI, Yuka OOSAWA, Yasunori YAMOMOTO, Kenichi NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20120021208Abstract: To provide a composite film having low-temperature flexibility. The composite film is a composite film including an acrylic polymer and a urethane polymer, in which the acrylic polymer includes an acryl component containing at least an acrylic acid-based monomer and a monofunctional acrylic monomer whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 273 K or more; the content of the acrylic acid-based monomer in the composite film is from 0.5 to 15 wt %; the glass transition temperature (Tg ac) of the acrylic polymer is 273 K or more; the glass transition temperature (Tg ur) of the urethane polymer is 273 K or less; and the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the composite film is 269 K or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Hidenori Suzuki, Masanori Uesugi, Makoto Kai, Mitsuyoshi Shirai
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Publication number: 20110171410Abstract: The present invention relates to a release liner-attached pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a release liner arranged on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, in which the substrate includes a composite film containing a urethane polymer, the release liner is a layered product including a layer A which constitutes a surface of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer side and a layer B that supports the layer A, and the release liner has an average linear expansion coefficient between 25° C. and 40° C. of 7×10?5/° C. or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshio NAKAGAWA, Masanori UESUGI, Makoto KAI, Yuka OOSAWA, Yasunori YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20110171477Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer sheet including a substrate layer and a coat layer arranged on at least one side of the substrate layer and formed using a fluoroethylene vinyl ether alternating copolymer represented by the following formula in which X represents fluorine, chlorine or bromine, Ra represents hydrogen or a C1-C10 alkyl group, Rb represents a C1-C16 alkyl group, Re represents a C1-C16 alkylene group, each of m and n is an integral number, and a weight average molecular weight of the fluoroethylene vinyl ether alternating copolymer is selected within the range of from 1,000 to 2,000,000, in which the substrate layer includes a film including a urethane polymer:Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto KAI, Yoshio NAKAGAWA, Masanori UESUGI, Yuka OOSAWA, Yasunori YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20110117364Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including: a substrate layer including a film which contains at least a urethane polymer; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on at least one side of the substrate layer, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has a residual stress of 23 N/cm or lower after having been held in a 10% elongated state for 60 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori UESUGI, Yoshio NAKAGAWA, Hidenori SUZUKI, Makoto KAI, Yuka OOSAWA, Yasunori YAMAMOTO