Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Nagashima

Mitsunori Nagashima 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: 10063094
    Abstract: A power management system having: a power supply unit; a power meter that detects the total power consumption of power supplied from the power supply unit; a plurality of current sensors that each detect the current flowing to a plurality of power consumption units connected to the power supply unit; and a control unit that calculates the power consumption of each of the plurality of power consumption units by using the power meter and the plurality of current sensors. A power outlet unit having: an outlet to which power is supplied from the power supply unit; a current sensor that detects the current flowing through the outlet to the power consumption unit connected to the outlet; and a transmission unit that sends current detection results from the current sensor to the power supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nagashima, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9860991
    Abstract: Of the various technological features disclosed in the present specification, a structure according to the one technological feature is as follows. A lighting apparatus changeable between an illuminating state and a non-illuminating state comprising: a non-contact motion sensor arranged to sense a movement of a hand near the lighting apparatus; and a controller arranged to control the lighting apparatus in the non-illuminating state to change from the non-illuminating state to the illuminating state in response to the movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor, and to control the lighting apparatus in the illuminating state to cause a change in illumination with the illuminating state kept in response to the same movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nagashima, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9599288
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules arranged in direction x, a tubular enclosure for housing the LED modules that is open at ends spaced from each other in direction x, and end caps respectively closing the ends of the tubular enclosure in direction x. Each of the end caps is configured to diffuse light from the LED modules while transmitting the light, and includes an emission surface for emitting light in a direction z perpendicular to direction x. This arrangement ensures that the LED lamp has a good appearance even when it is made long.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: IRIS OHYAMA INC.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Shimizu, Mitsunori Nagashima
  • Patent number: 9581655
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source; a power source unit arranged to power the light source; a detector unit arranged to detect the deterioration of ability of the power source unit to power the light source; and a determination unit arranged to determine the life of the power source unit in response to the detector unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Tanaka, Mitsunori Nagashima, Akinobu Sawada
  • Publication number: 20160245465
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules arranged in direction x, a tubular enclosure for housing the LED modules that is open at ends spaced from each other in direction x, and end caps respectively closing the ends of the tubular enclosure in direction x. Each of the end caps is configured to diffuse light from the LED modules while transmitting the light, and includes an emission surface for emitting light in a direction z perpendicular to direction x. This arrangement ensures that the LED lamp has a good appearance even when it is made long.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Hirotaka SHIMIZU, Mitsunori NAGASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20160156227
    Abstract: A power management system having: a power supply unit; a power meter that detects the total power consumption of power supplied from the power supply unit; a plurality of current sensors that each detect the current flowing to a plurality of power consumption units connected to the power supply unit; and a control unit that calculates the power consumption of each of the plurality of power consumption units by using the power meter and the plurality of current sensors. A power outlet unit having: an outlet to which power is supplied from the power supply unit; a current sensor that detects the current flowing through the outlet to the power consumption unit connected to the outlet; and a transmission unit that sends current detection results from the current sensor to the power supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Mitsunori NAGASHIMA, Masahide TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9351372
    Abstract: This lighting device comprises a light-emitting unit, a reception unit for receiving information from an adjacent lighting device, and a control unit for letting the light-emitting unit emit light according to the information received by the reception unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nagashima, Hironobu Kaneko, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9347618
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules arranged in direction x, a tubular enclosure for housing the LED modules that is open at ends spaced from each other in direction x, and end caps respectively closing the ends of the tubular enclosure in direction x. Each of the end caps is configured to diffuse light from the LED modules while transmitting the light, and includes an emission surface for emitting light in a direction z perpendicular to direction x. This arrangement ensures that the LED lamp has a good appearance even when it is made long.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Shimizu, Mitsunori Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20150316217
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules arranged in direction x, a tubular enclosure for housing the LED modules that is open at ends spaced from each other in direction x, and end caps respectively closing the ends of the tubular enclosure in direction x. Each of the end caps is configured to diffuse light from the LED modules while transmitting the light, and includes an emission surface for emitting light in a direction z perpendicular to direction x. This arrangement ensures that the LED lamp has a good appearance even when it is made long.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hirotaka SHIMIZU, Mitsunori NAGASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150237735
    Abstract: Of the various technological features disclosed in the present specification, a structure according to the one technological feature is as follows. A lighting apparatus changeable between an illuminating state and a non-illuminating state comprising: a non-contact motion sensor arranged to sense a movement of a hand near the lighting apparatus; and a controller arranged to control the lighting apparatus in the non-illuminating state to change from the non-illuminating state to the illuminating state in response to the movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor, and to control the lighting apparatus in the illuminating state to cause a change in illumination with the illuminating state kept in response to the same movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nagashima, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9113527
    Abstract: Disclosed is an illuminating device which has: a first illuminating lamp which is disposed at a first predetermined position and is identifiable; a second illuminating lamp which is disposed at a second predetermined position having a predetermined relationship with the first predetermined position and is identifiable; a determining means which determines the mutual relationship between the first illuminating lamp and the second illuminating lamp; and a transmitting means which transmits identifiable control signals to the first illuminating lamp and the second illuminating lamp, respectively, so as to achieve the determination made by the determining means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Tanaka, Mitsunori Nagashima
  • Patent number: 9103508
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules arranged in direction x, a tubular enclosure for housing the LED modules that is open at ends spaced from each other in direction x, and end caps respectively closing the ends of the tubular enclosure in direction x. Each of the end caps is configured to diffuse light from the LED modules while transmitting the light, and includes an emission surface for emitting light in a direction z perpendicular to direction x. This arrangement ensures that the LED lamp has a good appearance even when it is made long.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Shimizu, Mitsunori Nagashima
  • Patent number: 9055644
    Abstract: Of the various technological features disclosed in the present specification, a structure according to the one technological feature is as follows. A lighting apparatus changeable between an illuminating state and a non-illuminating state comprising: a non-contact motion sensor arranged to sense a movement of a hand near the lighting apparatus; and a controller arranged to control the lighting apparatus in the non-illuminating state to change from the non-illuminating state to the illuminating state in response to the movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor, and to control the lighting apparatus in the illuminating state to cause a change in illumination with the illuminating state kept in response to the same movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nagashima, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8817159
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, a lens provided in a front part and configured to form an image of a subject on the imaging device, a dot matrix display unit which includes a plurality of LED chips, each providing a plurality of dots, and is arranged in the front part, with a light emission state visible by the subject, and a display controller which controls display of the dot matrix display unit. The dot matrix display unit displays a pattern based on the control of the display controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nagashima, Masahide Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140197840
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source; a power source unit arranged to power the light source; a detector unit arranged to detect the deterioration of ability of the power source unit to power the light source; and a determination unit arranged to determine the life of the power source unit in response to the detector unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Tanaka, Mitsunori Nagashima, Akinobu Sawada
  • Publication number: 20140198497
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules arranged in direction x, a tubular enclosure for housing the LED modules that is open at ends spaced from each other in direction x, and end caps respectively closing the ends of the tubular enclosure in direction x. Each of the end caps is configured to diffuse light from the LED modules while transmitting the light, and includes an emission surface for emitting light in a direction z perpendicular to direction x. This arrangement ensures that the LED lamp has a good appearance even when it is made long.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Hirotaka SHIMIZU, Mitsunori NAGASHIMA
  • Patent number: 8777448
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules arranged in direction x, a tubular enclosure for housing the LED modules that is open at ends spaced from each other in direction x, and end caps respectively closing the ends of the tubular enclosure in direction x. Each of the end caps is configured to diffuse light from the LED modules while transmitting the light, and includes an emission surface for emitting light in a direction z perpendicular to direction x. This arrangement ensures that the LED lamp has a good appearance even when it is made long.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Shimizu, Mitsunori Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20140167628
    Abstract: Disclosed is an illuminating device which has: a first illuminating lamp which is disposed at a first predetermined position and is identifiable; a second illuminating lamp which is disposed at a second predetermined position having a predetermined relationship with the first predetermined position and is identifiable; a determining means which determines the mutual relationship between the first illuminating lamp and the second illuminating lamp; and a transmitting means which transmits identifiable control signals to the first illuminating lamp and the second illuminating lamp, respectively, so as to achieve the determination made by the determining means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Tanaka, Mitsunori Nagashima
  • Patent number: 8730035
    Abstract: Of the various technological features disclosed in the present specification, a structure according to the one technological feature is as follows. A lighting apparatus changeable between an illuminating state and a non-illuminating state comprising: a non-contact motion sensor arranged to sense a movement of a hand near the lighting apparatus; and a controller arranged to control the lighting apparatus in the non-illuminating state to change from the non-illuminating state to the illuminating state in response to the movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor, and to control the lighting apparatus in the illuminating state to cause a change in illumination with the illuminating state kept in response to the same movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nagashima, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8710995
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source; a power source unit arranged to power the light source; a detector unit arranged to detect the deterioration of ability of the power source unit to power the light source; and a determination unit arranged to determine the life of the power source unit in response to the detector unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Tanaka, Mitsunori Nagashima, Akinobu Sawada