Patents by Inventor Naotaka Hashimoto
Naotaka Hashimoto 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: 20210154665Abstract: A fluid chip includes an intra-substrate flow path provided in a substrate, a surface-side insulating film as an insulating film provided on a surface of the substrate, an inflow opening portion provided on an upstream side of the intra-substrate flow path and allowing a sample to flow into the intra-substrate flow path, and an outflow opening portion provided on a downstream side of the intra-substrate flow path and allowing the sample to flow out of the intra-substrate flow path. The inflow opening portion and the outflow opening portion are provided in the surface-side insulating film and interconnected via the intra-substrate flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Shuji Ikeda, Naotaka Hashimoto
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Patent number: 9969496Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a linear light source having an elongated shape; and an optical component which transmits light emitted from the linear light source. The optical component has an entrance surface where the light emitted from the linear light source enters and (ii) an exit surface where the light which has entered the entrance surface exits. The optical component includes, on the exit surface, a light diffuser row including a plurality of light diffusers which are arranged in a line. In a plan view of the exit surface, a first direction in which light-emitting elements included in the linear light source are arranged intersects with a second direction in which the light diffusers are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Ohta, Nobuyuki Matsui, Naotaka Hashimoto
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Patent number: 9856021Abstract: An elongated lighting apparatus includes: a light source (linear light source); and an elongated optical component which transmits light emitted from the light source. The optical component has an elongated entrance surface where the light from the light source enters and an elongated exit surface where the light which has entered the entrance surface exits. The optical component includes light diffusers. Among the light diffusers, at least one of light diffusers disposed near a first end of the optical component diffuses the light from the light source, toward the first end side of the optical component more widely than (i) light diffusers disposed near a second end of the optical component do or (ii) light diffusers disposed near the center of the optical component do. The first and second ends, and the center of the optical component are in the longitudinal direction of the optical component.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Naotaka Hashimoto, Nobuyuki Matsui, Takashi Ohta
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Publication number: 20160238215Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a linear light source having an elongated shape; and an optical component which transmits light emitted from the linear light source. The optical component has an entrance surface where the light emitted from the linear light source enters and (ii) an exit surface where the light which has entered the entrance surface exits. The optical component includes, on the exit surface, a light diffuser row including a plurality of light diffusers which are arranged in a line. In a plan view of the exit surface, a first direction in which light-emitting elements included in the linear light source are arranged intersects with a second direction in which the light diffusers are arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi OHTA, Nobuyuki MATSUI, Naotaka HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20160238214Abstract: An elongated lighting apparatus includes: a light source (linear light source); and an elongated optical component which transmits light emitted from the light source. The optical component has an elongated entrance surface where the light from the light source enters and an elongated exit surface where the light which has entered the entrance surface exits. The optical component includes light diffusers. Among the light diffusers, at least one of light diffusers disposed near a first end of the optical component diffuses the light from the light source, toward the first end side of the optical component more widely than (i) light diffusers disposed near a second end of the optical component do or (ii) light diffusers disposed near the center of the optical component do. The first and second ends, and the center of the optical component are in the longitudinal direction of the optical component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Naotaka HASHIMOTO, Nobuyuki MATSUI, Takashi OHTA
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Patent number: 8858039Abstract: Provided is a lighting apparatus that is suitable as a substitute for a conventional halogen lamp when positively utilizing leaked light. The lighting apparatus comprises: a heat dissipator 12 that is in one of a bottomed cylindrical shape and a bowl shape, and that has a bottom portion, a circumferential wall portion, and an opening; and a light-emitting device 18b that is provided inside the heat dissipator 12 at the bottom portion and is operable to emit light, wherein the heat dissipator 12 has one or more windows 19 for leaking the emitted light outside the heat dissipator 12.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinya Kawagoe, Naotaka Hashimoto, Toshiyasu Kojima, Taku Ikeda, Akira Taniuchi
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Patent number: 8727572Abstract: Provided is a lighting apparatus that is suitable as a substitute for a conventional halogen lamp when positively utilizing leaked light. The lighting apparatus comprises: a heat dissipator 12 that is in one of a bottomed cylindrical shape and a bowl shape, and that has a bottom portion, a circumferential wall portion, and an opening; and a light-emitting device 18b that is provided inside the heat dissipator 12 at the bottom portion and is operable to emit light, wherein the heat dissipator 12 has one or more windows 19 for leaking the emitted light outside the heat dissipator 12.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinya Kawagoe, Naotaka Hashimoto, Toshiyasu Kojima, Taku Ikeda, Akira Taniuchi
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Patent number: 8523411Abstract: An aim is to provide a light source device that can be assembled more easily than conventional light source devices. A light source device 100 comprises a light emitting module 150, a mount 140, a lighting unit 110, and a case 120, wherein the lighting unit 110 has a pair of pin terminals 112a and 112b, each of the mount 140 and a substrate 151 of the light emitting module 150 has a pair of through-holes 154a and 154b, and a pair of feed terminals 153a and 153b are disposed at positions of the substrate 151 corresponding to the through-holes 154a and 154b, the pair of pin terminals 112a and 112b being electrically connected to the pair of feed terminals 153a and 153b by penetrating through the through-holes 154a and 154b of the mount 140 and the substrate 151.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinya Kawagoe, Naotaka Hashimoto, Kuninori Takezawa, Kazuhiko Itoh, Hayato Kameyama
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Patent number: 8523410Abstract: An LED lamp 10 that is a light source device includes a light emitting module 14, a body 12 that is a first thermal dissipation member onto which the light emitting module 14 is attached, a circuit unit 22 for lighting the light emitting module 14, and a case 24 that is a second thermal dissipation member that has the circuit unit 22 housed therein, and a thermal insulation member 20 is inserted between the body 12 and the case 24.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Naotaka Hashimoto, Shinya Kawagoe, Toshikazu Endo
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Patent number: 8414163Abstract: Light source apparatus whose front cover can be removed easily and which can be attached to socket easily even if the base is screw-in type. The light source apparatus includes: cylindrical body 10 having opening 11; light-emitting module 20 housed in body 10; and front cover 40 attached to opening-side end of body 10. Ring-like flange 14 is provided at opening-side end 10a of body 10. A plurality of claws 44 are provided at circumferential edge 43 of front cover 40. Front cover 40 is fitted to opening-side end 10a of body 10 such that flange 14 is covered by circumferential edge 43 of front cover 40. Flange 14 is provided with at least one stopper face 15a which, when it is in contact with at least one claw 44, restricts front cover 40 from rotating around cylindrical axis J of body 10.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Naotaka Hashimoto, Shinya Kawagoe, Toshikazu Endo, Kuninori Takezawa
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Patent number: 8393757Abstract: Provided is a light-bulb type LED lamp 10 including a plurality of LEDs 67-78, a base 12, a lighting circuit unit that converts commercial power provided through the base 12 into power for lighting the LEDs 67-78, and a heat radiation member 16 that includes a bowl-shaped portion 42. Two stages 46 and 48, extending inwards from an inner circumferential surface 44 of the bowl-shaped portion 42, are provided in a direction of a central axis X of the bowl-shaped portion 42. The LEDs 67-78 are mounted on the stages 46 and 48 in a circumferential direction around the central axis X.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takaari Uemoto, Shinya Kawagoe, Naotaka Hashimoto, Toshiyasu Kojima, Taku Ikeda, Yasuyuki Ueda, Hideo Nagai, Hiroshi Nohara
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Publication number: 20120327669Abstract: Light source apparatus whose front cover can be removed easily and which can be attached to socket easily even if the base is screw-in type. The light source apparatus includes: cylindrical body 10 having opening 11; light-emitting module 20 housed in body 10; and front cover 40 attached to opening-side end of body 10. Ring-like flange 14 is provided at opening-side end 10a of body 10. A plurality of claws 44 are provided at circumferential edge 43 of front cover 40. Front cover 40 is fitted to opening-side end 10a of body 10 such that flange 14 is covered by circumferential edge 43 of front cover 40. Flange 14 is provided with at least one stopper face 15a which, when it is in contact with at least one claw 44, restricts front cover 40 from rotating around cylindrical axis J of body 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Naotaka Hashimoto, Shinya Kawagoe, Toshikazu Endo, Kuninori Takezawa
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Publication number: 20120243240Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a light source apparatus including a small case housing therein a circuit unit including a tall electronic part and a wide mounting substrate. A light source apparatus 1 comprises: a light emitting module 20 as a light source; a circuit unit 60 including a plurality of electronic parts 61a-61f for lighting the light emitting module 20 and a mounting substrate 62 on which the electronic parts 61a-61f are mounted; and a case 70 that is tubular and has an opening at one end thereof, the case 70 housing therein the circuit unit 60. The mounting substrate 62 is held by the case 70 so as to be slanted with respect to a tube axis of the case 70 and not to intersect the tube axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Naotaka Hashimoto, Shinya Kawagoe, Toshikazu Endo, Kazuhiko Itoh, Keiji Amano
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Publication number: 20120224381Abstract: An LED lamp 10 that is a light source device includes a light emitting module 14, a body 12 that is a first thermal dissipation member onto which the light emitting module 14 is attached, a circuit unit 22 for lighting the light emitting module 14, and a case 24 that is a second thermal dissipation member that has the circuit unit 22 housed therein, and a thermal insulation member 20 is inserted between the body 12 and the case 24.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Naotaka Hashimoto, Shinya Kawagoe, Toshikazu Endo
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Patent number: D679049Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Naotaka Hashimoto
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Patent number: D683894Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Naotaka Hashimoto
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Patent number: D684310Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Naotaka Hashimoto
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Patent number: D700375Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Naotaka Hashimoto
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Patent number: RE47293Abstract: Provided is a lighting apparatus that is suitable as a substitute for a conventional halogen lamp when positively utilizing leaked light. The lighting apparatus comprises: a heat dissipator 12 that is in one of a bottomed cylindrical shape and a bowl shape, and that has a bottom portion, a circumferential wall portion, and an opening; and a light-emitting device 18b that is provided inside the heat dissipator 12 at the bottom portion and is operable to emit light, wherein the heat dissipator 12 has one or more windows 19 for leaking the emitted light outside the heat dissipator 12.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya Kawagoe, Naotaka Hashimoto, Toshiyasu Kojima, Taku Ikeda, Akira Taniuchi
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Patent number: RE48790Abstract: Provided is a lighting apparatus that is suitable as a substitute for a conventional halogen lamp when positively utilizing leaked light. The lighting apparatus comprises: a heat dissipator 12 that is in one of a bottomed cylindrical shape and a bowl shape, and that has a bottom portion, a circumferential wall portion, and an opening; and a light-emitting device 18b that is provided inside the heat dissipator 12 at the bottom portion and is operable to emit light, wherein the heat dissipator 12 has one or more windows 19 for leaking the emitted light outside the heat dissipater 12.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya Kawagoe, Naotaka Hashimoto, Toshiyasu Kojima, Taku Ikeda, Akira Taniuchi