Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Kaku
Nobuyuki Kaku 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: 20190211982Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination apparatus having a video projection function capable of more favorably moving and adjusting a position on which a video is projected even after the apparatus is set. The illumination apparatus is an illumination apparatus which is held by a holding tool for fixing to a ceiling surface or a wall and which emits illumination light, and includes: a light source arranged inside a housing for generating the illumination light; a diffusion plate attached to a part of the housing, the diffusion plate diffusing the illumination light from the light source; a projector which is arranged inside a space formed by the housing and a part of the diffusion plate and which projects a video onto a projection surface; and movement means for making the whole or a part of the projector movable in a direction parallel to the projection surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Kazuomi KANEKO, Chohei ONO, Nobuyuki KAKU, Takuya SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 10345689Abstract: Provided is a video-image-projecting-function-equipping lighting device having favorable usability for a user. The lighting device has: a lighting unit for emitting illumination light; a projection type video image display unit for projecting a video image; and also a structure of suspending the lighting device from a ceiling surface so as to make its horizontality adjustable, and the projection type video image display unit displays an image for guiding the adjustment of the horizontality.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki Watanabe, Nobuyuki Kaku, Tatsuya Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10281098Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination apparatus having a video projection function capable of more favorably moving and adjusting a position on which a video is projected even after the apparatus is set. The illumination apparatus is an illumination apparatus which is held by a holding tool for fixing to a ceiling surface or a wall and which emits illumination light, and includes: a light source arranged inside a housing for generating the illumination light; a diffusion plate attached to a part of the housing, the diffusion plate diffusing the illumination light from the light source; a projector which is arranged inside a space formed by the housing and a part of the diffusion plate and which projects a video onto a projection surface; and movement means for making the whole or a part of the projector movable in a direction parallel to the projection surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Kazuomi Kaneko, Chohei Ono, Nobuyuki Kaku, Takuya Shimizu
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Patent number: 10260691Abstract: An illumination device configured to emit illumination light has a light source arranged inside a housing generating the illumination light; a diffusing panel attached to the housing; and a projector arranged inside a space formed by the housing and a part of the diffusing panel for projecting an image onto a projection surface. An optical unit is arranged so that an incident direction of a light flux incident from a display element provided in the projector onto a projection optical system of the projector is substantially vertical or in a direction closer to a vertical direction than a direction parallel to a horizontal plane, or so that an optical axis of the projection optical system on which the light flux from the display element provided in the projector is incident is substantially vertical or in a direction closer to the vertical direction than the direction parallel to the horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Chohei Ono, Kazuomi Kaneko, Nobuyuki Kaku
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Publication number: 20190079374Abstract: A lighting apparatus which is held in a state of being suspended from a mounting bracket fixed to a ceiling surface and emits illumination light is provided, and the lighting apparatus includes: an illumination light source for generating the illumination light disposed inside a housing; a projector disposed in an inner space of the housing and configured to project an image onto a projection surface; and a lint disposed in an upper portion inside the housing, wherein an air intake and an air outlet are formed at such positions in the housing that air flow generated by the fan is sucked from a lower portion of the housing, passes upward through a vicinity of the illumination light source and the projector, and is exhausted from the upper portion of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Katsuyuki WATANABE, Takatsugu KAWABATA, Nobuyuki KAKU, Shinji SHIBUYA
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Patent number: 10197233Abstract: An illumination device emits illumination light and has a light source arranged inside a housing generating illumination light; a diffusing panel attached to the housing; and a projector inside a space formed by the housing and a part of the diffusing panel and projecting an image onto a projection surface. An optical unit is arranged so that an incident direction of a light flux incident from a display element provided in the projector onto a projection optical system of the projector is substantially parallel to a horizontal plane or in a direction closer to a direction parallel to the horizontal plane than a vertical direction, or in so that an optical axis of the projection optical system on which the light flux from the display element is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane or in a direction closer to a direction parallel to the horizontal plane than the vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Chohei Ono, Kazuomi Kaneko, Nobuyuki Kaku
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Publication number: 20180348617Abstract: Provided is a video-image-projecting-function-equipping lighting device having favorable usability for a user. The lighting device has: a lighting unit for emitting illumination light; a projection type video image display unit for projecting a video image; and also a structure of suspending the lighting device from a ceiling surface so as to make its horizontality adjustable, and the projection type video image display unit displays an image for guiding the adjustment of the horizontality.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2015Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Katsuyuki WATANABE, Nobuyuki KAKU, Tatsuya ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20180156401Abstract: An illumination device emits illumination light and has a light source arranged inside a housing generating illumination light; a diffusing panel attached to the housing; and a projector inside a space formed by the housing and a part of the diffusing panel and projecting an image onto a projection surface. An optical unit is arranged so that an incident direction of a light flux incident from a display element provided in the projector onto a projection optical system of the projector is substantially parallel to a horizontal plane or in a direction closer to a direction parallel to the horizontal plane than a vertical direction, or in so that an optical axis of the projection optical system on which the light flux from the display element is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane or in a direction closer to a direction parallel to the horizontal plane than the vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2014Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Chohei ONO, Kazuomi KANEKO, Nobuyuki KAKU
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Publication number: 20180118095Abstract: Information related to a vehicle can be displayed by projecting an image based on the information on a road surface or the like. An image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: a sensor unit that acquires information related to a vehicle; and an image projection unit that projects the image based on the information acquired by the sensor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiko KUNII, Takuya SHIMIZU, Hiroyuki NAKAMURA, Nobuyuki KAKU
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Publication number: 20180118099Abstract: Information related to a vehicle can be displayed by projecting an image based on the information on a road surface or the like. An image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information to be displayed; and an image projection unit that projects the image based on the information to be displayed acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiko KUNII, Nobuyuki KAKU, Toshinori SUGIYAMA, Hiroyuki NAKAMURA, Hiroshi CHIBA, Masahiro KISHIGAMI, Hiroyuki KAJIKAWA, Chohei ONO, Megumi KURACHI, Noriaki HARADA
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Publication number: 20180073695Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination apparatus having a video projection function capable of more favorably moving and adjusting a position on which a video is projected even after the apparatus is set. The illumination apparatus is an illumination apparatus which is held by a holding tool for fixing to a ceiling surface or a wall and which emits illumination light, and includes: a light source arranged inside a housing for generating the illumination light; a diffusion plate attached to a part of the housing, the diffusion plate diffusing the illumination light from the light source; a projector which is arranged inside a space formed by the housing and a part of the diffusion plate and which projects a video onto a projection surface; and movement means for making the whole or a part of the projector movable in a direction parallel to the projection surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Kazuomi KANEKO, Chohei ONO, Nobuyuki KAKU, Takuya SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20180004020Abstract: Based on information about a vehicle, the information can be projected and displayed onto a road surface or the like. An image projection apparatus, which projects an image, includes an acquisition unit that acquires the information about the vehicle, and an image projection unit that projects the image based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Yasuhiko KUNII, Nobuyuki KAKU, Masahiro KISHIGAMI, Hiroyuki NAKAMURA, Megumi KURACHI, Takuya SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20170350566Abstract: An illumination device configured to emit illumination light has a light source arranged inside a housing generating the illumination light; a diffusing panel attached to the housing; and a projector arranged inside a space formed by the housing and a part of the diffusing panel for projecting an image onto a projection surface. An optical unit is arranged so that an incident direction of a light flux incident from a display element provided in the projector onto a projection optical system of the projector is substantially vertical or in a direction closer to a vertical direction than a direction parallel to a horizontal plane, or so that an optical axis of the projection optical system on which the light flux from the display element provided in the projector is incident is substantially vertical or in a direction closer to the vertical direction than the direction parallel to the horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2014Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Chohei ONO, Kazuomi KANEKO, Nobuyuki KAKU
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Patent number: 8576350Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which includes a display panel, a signal board for processing an image signal used in an image display, and a power source board for supplying power from a power source to the signal board and the display panel. The signal board and the power source board are disposed in a horizontal direction relative to the display panel, and a projection portion, being disposed higher above a surface of the power source board than a circuit element of the power source board and not being connected with a member opposing to a mounting side of the circuit element, is provided on the surface of the power source board where the circuit element is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mika Hiradate, Hidemi Yamada, Nobuyuki Kaku
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Patent number: 8405960Abstract: Disclosed is a wall-mountable display apparatus that is simple in structure and excellent in withstand load. In an inner central portion of a rear cover of the display apparatus, a boss bulged towards a display panel is formed integrally with the cover, with a distal end of the boss being fixedly coupled to a base chassis in such a manner that the boss end is opposed to part of the base chassis. The boss is formed in a substantially central position of a mounting region defined by four mounting holes to which wall-mounting metallic fixtures are to be mounted. Alternatively, the boss is formed in a substantially central position of the mounting region in a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takafumi Ishizu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Go Horiuchi
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Patent number: 8368822Abstract: To provide an image display apparatus that is allowed to incorporate a panel module with excellent mechanical strength even if a screen is upsized and the apparatus is slimmed down. Strengthening units are mounted along a horizontal direction on canopies provided on an upper portion and a lower portion of a panel module constituting a display unit of a large-size, thin image display apparatus. Also, supporting members are mounted on the upper and lower strengthening units in such a manner that the supporting members bridge between the upper and lower strengthening units, so that a stand, or a chain or a string to be used when hanging the image display apparatus is mountable to the supporting members. This prevents direct application of external force to the panel module.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiko Suzuki, Katsumi Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki Kaku
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Patent number: D827693Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Shibuya, Nobuyuki Kaku, Takatsugu Kawabata, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Tamaki Iwamiya
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Patent number: D828864Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Shibuya, Nobuyuki Kaku, Takatsugu Kawabata, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Tamaki Iwamiya
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Patent number: D844043Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Shibuya, Nobuyuki Kaku, Takatsugu Kawabata, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Tatsuya Ishikawa
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Patent number: D848517Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Shibuya, Nobuyuki Kaku, Takatsugu Kawabata, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Tatsuya Ishikawa