Patents by Inventor Shigeru Osawa

Shigeru Osawa 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: 9772098
    Abstract: According to one or more arrangements, a lighting device such as a lamp may include a cover a device body. The device body may have a projection having a support surface at one end and an attachment portion to which the cover is configured to attach. In one or more examples, while the cover is configured to attach to the attachment portion, the cover may be configured to cover the supporting surface of the projection. The cover portion may include a translucent cover portion in some configurations. Additionally or alternatively, the supporting surface of the projection portion may be disposed closer to a center of the cover portion than the attachment portion. In one example, the projection portion may be disposed closer to the cover portion center by a distance equal to a height of the projection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa
  • Patent number: 9249967
    Abstract: A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa
  • Patent number: 9234657
    Abstract: According to one or more arrangements, a lamp may include a device body having heat conductive properties. The device body may include a light source support and a heat radiating surface forming at least a portion of an exterior surface of the lamp device. In some examples, the light source support may be integrally formed with the heat radiating surface. The light source support may further be thermally connected or fixed to a board in various manners (e.g., screw). The board may include a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted thereon. The lamp may further include a cover. In one example, the cover may be constructed of a translucent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa
  • Patent number: 9103541
    Abstract: A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa
  • Patent number: 9080759
    Abstract: A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa
  • Patent number: 9018828
    Abstract: A light emitting element lamp and a lighting equipment for suppressing a temperature rising of a substrate on which a light emitting element is mounted by using a reflector is described. Aspects relate to a lamp including a heat-conductive reflector, a base connected to the reflector, a heat-conductive heat radiating member, a substrate having a light emitting element mounted thereon and attached to the heat radiating member and a lighting circuit housed in the cover to light the light emitting element. Other components and features may also be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Tanaka, Shigeru Osawa, Takeshi Hisayasu
  • Patent number: 8992041
    Abstract: A lamp may include an outer shell having heat conductivity and a base provided in the outer shell. The outer shell may include a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support may, in some examples, be formed integrally with the heat radiating surface. A light source may be supported on the light source support. The light source may be heated during lighting, and be thermally connected to the light source support. In some examples, the light source may be covered by a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeru Osawa
  • Patent number: 8979315
    Abstract: According to one or more arrangements, a lighting device such as a lamp may include a substrate on which one or more lighting elements are mounted. One or more aspects of the lamp may further provide heat conductive/dissipating properties. Additionally or alternatively, the substrate may include a through hole through which at least one wire of the lighting device may extend. For example, the wire may extend through the at least one through-hole from a first side of the substrate to a second side of the substrate. The wire may be connected to a pattern layer of the substrate. According to other aspects, the lighting device may further include a supporting body for supporting the substrate. The supporting body may include another through-hole through which the at least one wire further extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa
  • Patent number: 8894254
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lamp apparatus includes a light-emitting module, housing, and a lighting circuit. The light-emitting module includes a light-emitting element. The housing opens in the direction of irradiation of a light beam and having a cap on a side opposite from the direction of irradiation of the light beam. The cap is provided with a light-emitting module mounting portion projecting in the direction of irradiation of the light beam and the light-emitting module is mounted on the light-emitting module mounting portion. The lighting circuit is accommodated in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro Matsuda, Jun Sasaki, Shigeru Osawa, Yuichiro Takahara, Hiromichi Nakajima, Kenji Takanashi, Keiichi Shimizu, Masahiro Izumi, Hiroshi Matsushita, Masahiro Toda, Junichi Kimiya, Hiroshi Takenaga, Takeshi Osada
  • Patent number: 8858041
    Abstract: A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa
  • Patent number: 8827506
    Abstract: A luminaire capable of contacting a lamp device to a luminaire main body is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Osada, Satoshi Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Shigeru Osawa
  • Patent number: 8814399
    Abstract: A luminaire 1 of an embodiment has a radiator 3 which comes into surface-contact with a cap abutment surface 6C of a lamp unit 6 and conducts and radiates heat generated by the lamp unit 6, and a terminal board 7 which is attached to the upper side of the radiator 3 on the lateral outside of the cap abutment surface 6C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Takeshi Osada
  • Patent number: 8764249
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a light-emitting module including a semiconductor light-emitting element, a lighting circuit to light the semiconductor light-emitting element, and a housing to house the light-emitting module and the lighting circuit. The housing includes a case including a holder part to hold the light-emitting module, and a cap member fixed to the case by a fixing unit. The light-emitting module is sandwiched and fixed between the holder part and the cap member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Toda, Shigeru Osawa, Yuichiro Takahara, Hiroshi Matsushita, Junichi Kimiya
  • Patent number: 8760042
    Abstract: A lighting device and a lighting fixture of the embodiment of the present invention comprises a thermally conductive main body having a substrate support portion in one end portion, and having a through-hole and a groove portion formed in the substrate support portion, the through-hole penetrating from the one end portion to the other end portion of the main body, the groove portion extending continuously from the through-hole, a substrate mounted with a semiconductor light-emitting device, and disposed on the substrate support portion, an electrical connector connected to the semiconductor light-emitting device, a power supply device housed in the main body and configured to light the semiconductor light-emitting device, a wire connected to the power supply device and to the electrical connector while being inserted through the through-hole and the groove portion, and a base member provided in the other end portion of the main body and connected to the power supply device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Shigeru Osawa, Yusuke Shibahara, Takeshi Hisayasu, Kazuto Morikawa, Tomohiro Sanpei, Erika Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20140168944
    Abstract: A socket (53) includes a socket body (64) provided with a socket surface (69) to which lamp device is attached. A cylindrical insertion port (68) through which a cap protrusion (36) of the lamp device is inserted is opened in the socket surface (69). A plurality of erroneous mounting preventing keys (71) protruded from positions separated from the socket surface (69) at specified positions of an inner circumferential surface of the insertion port (68). A distance (L2) from the socket surface (69) to the separated position of the erroneous mounting preventing key (71) is smaller than a distance (L1) from a front end surface (38) of the cap protrusion (36) to an attachment key (41). In a state where the front end surface (38) of the cap protrusion (36) contacts the plurality of erroneous mounting preventing keys (71), insertion of the cap protrusion (36) into the insertion port (68) is regulated, and rotation of the cap protrusion (36) in the insertion port (68) in the regulated state is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Osada, Shigeru Osawa, Yuichiro Takahara
  • Publication number: 20140169004
    Abstract: A lamp device includes a semiconductor light-emitting element. The lamp device includes a housing including a heat conductive part, and the heat conductive part is thermally connected to an external thermal radiator. Heat generated by the semiconductor light-emitting element is conducted to the thermal radiator through the heat conductive part. A thermosensor is thermally connected to the heat conductive part. The lamp device includes a lighting circuit to light the semiconductor light-emitting element, and the lighting circuit controls an output of the semiconductor light-emitting element according to detection of the thermosensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromichi Nakajima, Shinichiro Matsumoto, Masahiko Kamata, Yuichiro Takahara, Hiroshi Matsushita, Shinichi Kumashiro, Shigeru Osawa
  • Publication number: 20140153250
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a lamp main body, a lighting device, a reflecting member and a light-emitting module are provided. The lamp main body includes a case and a cap member attached to the case. The case includes an opening at one end and a hole in the other end center. The cap member integrally includes a projection insertable into the hole. The lighting device and the reflecting member are housed in the case. The lighting device includes a circuit board. The reflecting member configured to reflect light to the outside of the lamp main body includes a reflecting cylinder section including a small-diameter opening and a large-diameter opening. The diameter of the cylinder section expands further toward the large-diameter opening side. The light-emitting module is arranged on the projection to be capable of transmitting heat to the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsushita, Yuichiro Takahara, Shinichiro Matsumoto, Hiromichi Nakajima, Shigeru Osawa, Masahiko Kamata
  • Patent number: 8714785
    Abstract: Provided are a cap, a socket device, and a luminary which reduce the influence of noise. A lamp with the cap includes a lamp main body having engaging means mounted so as to be attachable to and detachable from a socket device; a light emitting-portion; a control device that controls the light-emitting portion; a cap member for a power source situated adjacent to one side with the engaging means interposed therebetween is disposed in a circular track of the lamp main body and connected to the control device; a cap member for signaling situated adjacent to the other side with the engaging means interposed therebetween is disposed in the circular track of the lamp main body and connected to the control device; and a thermal conductor that comes into contact with a thermal radiator when mounted on the socket device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Osada, Satoshi Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Shigeru Osawa, Kenji Nezu
  • Publication number: 20140104837
    Abstract: A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20140078750
    Abstract: A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa