Patents by Inventor Shinji Hira

Shinji Hira 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: 8267541
    Abstract: An outdoor illuminating device and illuminating method using LEDs as light sources to reduce a load on the environment and effectively function as a crime deterrent to contribute to environmental design for establishing safe and secure communities. Security light (1) capable of simultaneously emitting at least two different colors of illumination light is provided with a plurality of white LEDs (16) and blue LEDs (18) as the light sources. The security light (1) comprises main lighting unit (11) positioned at a predetermined distance (D) above the ground surface (G), first illuminating part (13) for emitting illumination light of white-tint color downward in the direction substantially vertical from main lighting unit (11), and second illuminating part (14) for emitting illumination light of blue-tint color to the outside of the area substantially vertically below main lighting unit (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Osaka Prefectural Government, Hiroshima Kasei Ltd
    Inventors: Kyozo Watanabe, Hiroshi Okada, Shinji Hira, Kimiaki Nagatome
  • Publication number: 20100321930
    Abstract: An outdoor illuminating device and illuminating method using LEDs as light sources to reduce a load on the environment and effectively function as a crime deterrent to contribute to environmental design for establishing safe and secure communities. Security light (1) capable of simultaneously emitting at least two different colors of illumination light is provided with a plurality of white LEDs (16) and blue LEDs (18) as the light sources. The security light (1) comprises main lighting unit (11) positioned at a predetermined distance (D) above the ground surface (G), first illuminating part (13) for emitting illumination light of white-tint color downward in the direction substantially vertical from main lighting unit (11), and second illuminating part (14) for emitting illumination light of blue-tint color to the outside of the area substantially vertically below main lighting unit (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicants: OSAKA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT, HIROSHIMA KASEI LTD
    Inventors: Kyozo Watanabe, Hiroshi Okada, Shinji Hira, Kimiaki Nagatome