Patents by Inventor Masahiro Tsujimoto

Masahiro Tsujimoto 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: 11403996
    Abstract: The display driving device includes: a grouper that performs grouping of a plurality of light emitting elements (for example, light emitting elements arranged on a scanning line (for example, a scanning line of the display into one or more light emitting element groups (for example, light emitting element groups based on video information input; and a driver (for example, a cathode driver that drives the one or more light emitting element groups so that driving periods do not overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Nakanishi, Masahiro Tsujimoto
  • Publication number: 20220051612
    Abstract: The display driving device includes: a grouper that performs grouping of a plurality of light emitting elements (for example, light emitting elements arranged on a scanning line (for example, a scanning line of the display into one or more light emitting element groups (for example, light emitting element groups based on video information input; and a driver (for example, a cathode driver that drives the one or more light emitting element groups so that driving periods do not overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Hirokazu NAKANISHI, Masahiro TSUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210045215
    Abstract: A light control system includes a daylighting unit that takes in outside light, a lighting unit that is able to adjust an output of light, an acquisition unit that acquires brightness information representing brightness, including at least brightness of the outside light taken in from the daylighting unit, and a control unit that controls the output of light toward a target value. The control unit changes the target value based on the brightness information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: MASAHIRO TSUJIMOTO, SHUN UEKI, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, YUSUKE TSUDA, YOUKO INOUE
  • Patent number: 10882223
    Abstract: A daylighting device according to an aspect of the invention includes at least a daylighting film that includes a base having optical transparency and daylighting portions having optical transparency and provided on one surface of the base. Each of the daylighting portions has a reflective surface by which light incident on the daylighting portion is reflected and the light reflected by the reflective surface and output from a second surface of the base has a characteristic that the light travels toward a space on a side where the light is incident on the reflective surface, the space being one of two spaces divided by a virtual plane as a boundary which is vertical to the second surface of the first substrate and parallel to a direction of the daylighting portion extending, and intervals s between adjacent daylighting portions are set to various values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoko Ueki, Yusuke Tsuda, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Hideomi Yui, Shun Ueki, Masahiro Tsujimoto
  • Publication number: 20200180194
    Abstract: A daylighting device according to an aspect of the invention includes at least a daylighting film that includes a base having optical transparency and daylighting portions having optical transparency and provided on one surface of the base. Each of the daylighting portions has a reflective surface by which light incident on the daylighting portion is reflected and the light reflected by the reflective surface and output from a second surface of the base has a characteristic that the light travels toward a space on a side where the light is incident on the reflective surface, the space being one of two spaces divided by a virtual plane as a boundary which is vertical to the second surface of the first substrate and parallel to a direction of the daylighting portion extending, and intervals s between adjacent daylighting portions are set to various values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: TOMOKO UEKI, YUSUKE TSUDA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, HIDEOMI YUI, SHUN UEKI, MASAHIRO TSUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10538964
    Abstract: The present invention, in one aspect thereof, is directed to a daylighting device including: a first, transparent slat configured to bend an optical path of incident outdoor light so as to emit the light in a prescribed indoor direction; a first drive mechanism configured to drive the first slat; and a control unit configured to control the first drive mechanism so as to change an angle of inclination of the first slat in accordance with a position of the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki
  • Patent number: 10337682
    Abstract: A lighting film (1) includes a first base material (2), a plurality of lighting portions (3), and a void portion (9), and if a virtual straight line (F) that passes through a point (C), at which any one light ray of light entering the lighting portion (3) is incident on a reflective surface, and is orthogonal to a first surface (2a) of the first base material (2) marks a boundary between two spaces, a space with the light ray incident on the point (C) of the two spaces is labeled as a first space (S1), and a space without the light ray incident on the point (C) is labeled as a second space (S2), the lighting film (1) has a function of decreasing intensity of light traveling toward the second space (S2) of light emitted from the first base material (2) or the lighting portion (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki, Tomoko Nango, Kazuyoshi Sakuragi
  • Publication number: 20190162020
    Abstract: The present invention, in one aspect thereof, is directed to a daylighting device including: a first, transparent slat configured to bend an optical path of incident outdoor light so as to emit the light in a prescribed indoor direction; a first drive mechanism configured to drive the first slat; and a control unit configured to control the first drive mechanism so as to change an angle of inclination of the first slat in accordance with a position of the sun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: MASAHIRO TSUJIMOTO, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, SHUN UEKI
  • Patent number: 10222016
    Abstract: A daylighting member includes a first daylighting section and a second daylighting section having different daylighting properties from the first daylighting section. The first daylighting section includes an optically transparent first substrate and a plurality of optically transparent daylighting portions provided on a first surface of the first substrate. The first daylighting section diffuses incoming light in a desired direction and emits the incoming light. The second daylighting section diffuses and emits the incoming light. The first daylighting section and the second daylighting section are placed side by side in a direction intersecting a direction in which the daylighting portions extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Publication number: 20190041017
    Abstract: A daylighting blind according to an aspect of the invention includes: a plurality of slats; and a support mechanism that interconnects the plurality of slats, a longitudinal direction of which is oriented in a horizontal direction, and supports the plurality of slats suspended in a vertical direction. At a boundary between a daylighting slat group composed of a plurality of daylighting slats in an upper position in the vertical direction and a light-shielding slat group composed of a plurality of light-shielding slats in a lower position in the vertical direction, the daylighting slats and the light-shielding slats are arranged consecutively. The support mechanism includes a lifting/lowering member that causes the daylighting slat group to be stored or extend independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: HIDEOMI YUI, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, MASAHIRO TSUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180356059
    Abstract: A daylighting system (1) according to one aspect of the invention includes a daylighting apparatus (2) and an artificial light source apparatus (3) that emits light toward the daylighting apparatus (2). The daylighting apparatus (2) includes a base material (4) having light transmission property, and a plurality of daylighting portions (5) that are provided on a first surface of the base material (4), have light transmission properties and reflect light incident from a light incident end surface on a reflection surface. The artificial light source apparatus (3) emits at least light that enters the daylighting portions (5) from the light incident end surface and travels toward the reflection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: SHUN UEKI, SHUMPEI NISHINAKA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, MASAHIRO TSUJIMOTO, HIDEOMI YUI, DAISUKE SHINOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180119912
    Abstract: A lighting film (1) includes a first base material (2), a plurality of lighting portions (3), and a void portion (9), and if a virtual straight line (F) that passes through a point (C), at which any one light ray of light entering the lighting portion (3) is incident on a reflective surface, and is orthogonal to a first surface (2a) of the first base material (2) marks a boundary between two spaces, a space with the light ray incident on the point (C) of the two spaces is labeled as a first space (S1), and a space without the light ray incident on the point (C) is labeled as a second space (S2), the lighting film (1) has a function of decreasing intensity of light traveling toward the second space (S2) of light emitted from the first base material (2) or the lighting portion (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: MASAHIRO TSUJIMOTO, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, SHUN UEKI, TOMOKO NANGO, KAZUYOSHI SAKURAGI
  • Patent number: 9885453
    Abstract: A lighting film (1) includes a first base material (2), a plurality of lighting portions (3), and a void portion (9), and if a virtual straight line (F) that passes through a point (C), at which any one light ray of light entering the lighting portion (3) is incident on a reflective surface, and is orthogonal to a first surface (2a) of the first base material (2) marks a boundary between two spaces, a space with the light ray incident on the point (C) of the two spaces is labeled as a first space (S1), and a space without the light ray incident on the point (C) is labeled as a second space (S2), the lighting film (1) has a function of decreasing intensity of light traveling toward the second space (S2) of light emitted from the first base material (2) or the lighting portion (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki, Tomoko Nango, Kazuyoshi Sakuragi
  • Patent number: 9863593
    Abstract: A daylighting film (1) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a base member (10) having optical transparency, first projections (11) having optical transparency and formed on an inner surface (10a) of the base member (10), a second projection (12) formed on the inner surface (10a) and having a height from the inner surface (10a) higher than a height of the first projections (11), a protective base member (13) arranged in an opposite relation to the inner surface (10a) of the base member (10), a bonding layer (14) for bonding the second projection (12) and the protective base member (13), and gaps (15) defined between the first projections (11) and between the first projection (11) and the second projection (12), wherein the first projections (11) include reflective surfaces (11c2) at which light incoming from an outer surface (13b) side of the protective base member (13) or the base member (10) is totally reflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Sakuragi, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki, Tomoko Nango, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Yuhsuke Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9810389
    Abstract: A daylighting device of the present invention is provided with a planar optical member 1 and a support member. The planar optical member 1 is provided with a planar structure body which has a plurality of linear bodies 3 formed of optically transparent materials which are arrayed substantially in parallel and a plurality of binding members which are arranged in a direction which intersects with the plurality of the linear bodies 3 and which bind the plurality of the linear bodies 3 in a state of being arrayed substantially in parallel. The linear bodies 3 have reflective surfaces which reflect light which is incident to the linear body 3 along a direction which intersects with a length direction of the linear body 3 and refractive surfaces which refract the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoko Nango, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki, Takashi Katayama, Kazuyoshi Sakuragi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Daisuke Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 9803818
    Abstract: A lighting film which includes a base member having optical transparency, a plurality of protrusions having optical transparency, which are formed to be adjacent to each other on one surface of the base member, and a gap portion formed between the protrusions, in which an area of an end surface of the protrusion on a base member side is greater than an area of an end surface of the protrusion on a side opposite to the base member, and a ratio s/w of an interval s of two adjacent protrusions among the plurality of protrusions to a width w of the protrusion is equal to or less than 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoko Nango, Shun Ueki, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Kazuyoshi Sakuragi, Masahiro Tsujimoto
  • Publication number: 20170130920
    Abstract: A daylighting member includes a first daylighting section and a second daylighting section having different daylighting properties from the first daylighting section. The first daylighting section includes an optically transparent first substrate and a plurality of optically transparent daylighting portions provided on a first surface of the first substrate. The first daylighting section diffuses incoming light in a desired direction and emits the incoming light. The second daylighting section diffuses and emits the incoming light. The first daylighting section and the second daylighting section are placed side by side in a direction intersecting a direction in which the daylighting portions extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro TSUJIMOTO, Tsuyoshi KAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160273724
    Abstract: A daylighting film (1) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a base member (10) having optical transparency, first projections (11) having optical transparency and formed on an inner surface (10a) of the base member (10), a second projection (12) formed on the inner surface (10a) and having a height from the inner surface (10a) higher than a height of the first projections (11), a protective base member (13) arranged in an opposite relation to the inner surface (10a) of the base member (10), a bonding layer (14) for bonding the second projection (12) and the protective base member (13), and gaps (15) defined between the first projections (11) and between the first projection (11) and the second projection (12), wherein the first projections (11) include reflective surfaces (11c2) at which light incoming from an outer surface (13b) side of the protective base member (13) or the base member (10) is totally reflected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi SAKURAGI, Tsuyoshi KAMADA, Shun UEKI, Tomoko NANGO, Masahiro TSUJIMOTO, Yuhsuke TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20160252225
    Abstract: A lighting film (1) includes a first base material (2), a plurality of lighting portions (3), and a void portion (9), and if a virtual straight line (F) that passes through a point (C), at which any one light ray of light entering the lighting portion (3) is incident on a reflective surface, and is orthogonal to a first surface (2a) of the first base material (2) marks a boundary between two spaces, a space with the light ray incident on the point (C) of the two spaces is labeled as a first space (S1), and a space without the light ray incident on the point (C) is labeled as a second space (S2), the lighting film (1) has a function of decreasing intensity of light traveling toward the second space (S2) of light emitted from the first base material (2) or the lighting portion (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Masahiro TSUJIMOTO, Tsuyoshi KAMADA, Shun UEKI, Tomoko NANGO, Kazuyoshi SAKURAGI
  • Patent number: 9429288
    Abstract: A lighting film 1 includes a base member 10 which has light-transmitting properties, a plurality of protrusion portions 11 which have light-transmitting properties and are formed on one surface of the base member 10 so as to be adjacent to each other, and a gap portion 12 which is formed between the protrusion portions. In the protrusion portion 11, a first end surface 11a on the base member 10 side or a second end surface 11b on an opposite side to the base member 10 is configured as a light incidence end surface, and a side surface 11c which comes into contact with the gap portion 12 is configured as a reflective surface of totally reflecting light which is incident from the light incidence end surface. The base member 10 or a member that is formed on one surface of the base member 10 and has light-transmitting properties is exposed in the gap portion 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shun Ueki, Tomoko Nangou, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Kazuyoshi Sakuragi, Masahiro Tsujimoto