Patents by Inventor Morihiro Nakayama

Morihiro Nakayama 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: 5627540
    Abstract: A remote control system includes a first remote control unit having complete functional capabilities and a second remote control unit having simplified and abbreviated functional capabilities. An apparatus is controlled in a detailed manner by the first remote control unit. For example, the operational mode and timer settings are set by the first remote control unit. On the other hand, the second remote control unit is limited to activating and deactivating the apparatus and/or the timer of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Deguchi, Makoto Hori, Morihiro Nakayama, Hiroyuki Unida
  • Patent number: 5493118
    Abstract: A thermal image detecting system includes a moving part having pyroelectric thermal detection element, a chopper for opening/closing a path of infrared rays and a chopper temperature detection element, a rotating section for rotating the moving part, a drive control section for driving the chopper and the rotating section, a band amplifier for amplifying a detection signal from the pyroelectric thermal detection element, a timing output section for outputting a signal synchronous with an opening/closing operation of the chopper, a peak detection section for successively holding the maximum value and the minimum value of a signal from the band amplifier, and an operational processing section for performing operational processing on a thermal image signal on the basis of a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value or a difference between a reference signal from the band amplifier in a closed state of the chopper and the maximum value, or the minimum value and the temperature of the chopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isamu Okuda, Yasuhito Mukai, Satoshi Tokushige, Morihiro Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5461382
    Abstract: A remote control system includes a first remote control unit having complete functional capabilities and a second remote control unit having simplified and abbreviated functional capabilities. An apparatus is controlled in a detailed manner by the first remote control unit. For example, the operational mode and timer settings are set by the first remote control unit. On the other hand, the second remote control unit is limited to activating and deactivating the apparatus and/or the timer of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Deguchi, Makoto Hori, Morihiro Nakayama, Hiroyuki Unida
  • Patent number: 5043926
    Abstract: A data drive type air conditioner control apparatus includes a main controller for controlling an air conditioner having a plurality of control modes and including an operation procedure memory for storing control operation procedures corresponding to the respective control modes of the air conditioner, and a control data memory for storing numerical data to be used for the control of the air conditioner and including a numerical data memory for initially storing numerical data to be used for controlling the drive of the air conditioner, such that the main controller drives the air conditioner in accordance with the numerical data stored in the control data memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Naka, Morihiro Nakayama, Hiroyuki Unida, Toshiakai Yagi