Patents by Inventor Tadashi Murakami
Tadashi Murakami 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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Patent number: 9185779Abstract: A sensor device includes a sensor that transmits radio waves of a predetermined frequency and receives reflected waves of the transmitted radio waves. The sensor device detects presence of a moving body based on a difference between a frequency of the transmitted radio waves and a frequency of the reflected waves to activate a light source in accordance with the detection. A processor generates a sensor signal indicating the detection of the sensor. A determination unit determines whether or not the sensor signal has an intensity that is greater than a predetermined threshold. A controller controls activation of the light source when determined that the intensity of the signal is greater than the threshold. The controller restricts activation of the light source when determined that the intensity of the sensor signal is greater than the threshold until a first specified time elapses from the determination.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Murakami, Shigeo Gotoh
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Publication number: 20150289337Abstract: A controller of a lighting fixture is configured to set a light modulation level of an LED to a first light modulation level in a period from a beginning of a night time slot until when a predetermined first time period elapses, regardless of a detection result of a human detecting sensor, and set the light modulation level of the LED to a second light modulation level that is lower than the first light modulation level when the first time period elapses. The controller is configured to set, when the human detecting sensor detects a person in a state where the light modulation level of the LED is set to the second light modulation level, the light modulation level of the LED to the first light modulation level for a predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Tadashi Murakami, Shigeo Gotou
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Patent number: 9146310Abstract: An object detection device comprises an active sensor, an amplifying circuit configured to divide and amplify a sensor signal outputted from said active sensor with respect to each a plurality of frequency bands through each amplifier, and a determining unit determining the presence or absence of a detection target object by comparing an output of said amplifying circuit with a predetermined threshold value. A noise determining unit controls a switching circuit so as to turn off a switch inserted between said determining unit and an amplifier having a band pass including a noise of a particular frequency, when determining that the noise of the particular frequency is produced constantly by using an analysis result outputted from a frequency analyzer detecting intensity of each frequency of the sensor signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2010Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Murakami, Tamami Ono, Shigeo Gotou
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Patent number: 9127815Abstract: This lighting apparatus includes three or more LEDs arranged in a row. Each of the LEDs emits light of a color different from that of an LED adjacent to itself, and the LEDs include an LED having a relatively wide light distribution angle and others of the three or more LEDs each having a relatively narrow light distribution angle. The one LED is arranged in an inner portion in the row of the other LEDs. In this configuration, light emitted from the one LED is mixed well with lights emitted from the respective other LEDs adjacent to the one LED, and thus, color unevenness of illuminating light can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Youji Tachino, Atsushi Motoya, Takashi Ohta, Hiroshi Kido, Junichi Hasegawa, Shigeo Gotoh, Nobuyuki Matsui, Tadashi Murakami, Tadasi Nisimura
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Publication number: 20150229178Abstract: Provided is a fixing structure for fixing a wire connection plate including a busbar (9) having an annular shape, and a wire connection plate holder (10) for holding the busbar (9). The fixing structure includes a frame (5) having a cylindrical shape, for accommodating the wire connection plate therein, and a sheet metal member (12) for fixing the wire connection plate. One end of the sheet metal member (12) is fixed on a flange (4) of the frame (5), and another end of the sheet metal member (12) presses an end surface of the wire connection plate in an axial direction of the frame (5), to thereby fix the wire connection plate. The wire connection plate is fixed by elasticity of the sheet metal member (12), and hence the wire connection plate can be held even under application of impact load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2012Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi Murakami, Kouichi Ojima, Masaya Inoue
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Patent number: 9072132Abstract: A lighting control system includes lighting devices arranged along a road for a moving body. Each lighting device includes a sensor that detects a moving body approaching the lighting device, a light source that emits light, a sensor that detects the moving body, a control unit connected to the sensor and the light source, and a communication unit. The sensor of the one of the lighting devices located in at least at one outermost position of the lighting devices has a higher detection frequency than the sensors of the other lighting devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Murakami, Shigeo Gotoh
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Publication number: 20150130652Abstract: The signal processing device in accordance with the present invention includes: a frequency analyzer to convert a sensor signal corresponding to a radio wave reflected by an object into a frequency domain signal, and extract, by use of a group of individual filter banks with different frequency bands, signals of the individual filter banks from the frequency domain signal; a normalizer to normalize intensities of the signal passing through the individual filter banks by a sum of the signals extracted by the frequency analyzer or a sum of intensities of signals passing through predetermined filter banks, and output normalized intensities; and a recognizer to perform a recognition process of identifying the object based on at least one of a frequency distribution and a component ratio of the normalized intensities calculated from the normalized intensities of the individual filter banks outputted from the normalizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., LtInventors: Satoshi Sugino, Tatsuo Masuda, Tadashi Murakami
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Publication number: 20150130311Abstract: A plurality of core blocks that are arranged into an annular shape are inserted into and fixed to a cylindrical frame, and are disposed inside the frame, a bolt passage member that is produced as a solid body and that has a bolt passage aperture that passes through in a longitudinal direction is fixed by welding to an outer circumferential surface of the frame such that the longitudinal direction thereof is oriented in the axial direction of the frame, and a stator is held on the housing by fastening a bolt that is passed through the bolt passage aperture into a fixing portion that is formed on the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tadashi MURAKAMI, Kouichi OJIMA, Shinji NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 9029541Abstract: A novel binuclear metal complex containing a biimidazole as a bridging ligand. The binuclear metal complex can be used as a material for an organic electroluminescence element.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Fujimura, Kenji Fukunaga, Takafumi Iwasa, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Harunori Fujita, Tadashi Murakami, Takashi Honma, Toshikazu Machida, Natsuko Kashihara
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Patent number: 8970077Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a rotor, a stator having coils wound to surround the rotor, a cylindrical ring member fixedly mounted on the stator by shrinkage fitting, and a frame disposed on the outside of the ring member with a gap created in between. The distance of the gap varies as a result of thermal expansion of the stator and the ring member. An outer surface of the ring member goes into contact with the frame when the stator and the ring member thermally expand, whereby the stator and the ring member are efficiently cooled.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tadashi Murakami, Kouichi Ojima, Masaya Inoue
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Publication number: 20150029712Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: a board; and a plurality of light sources arranged in a two-dimensional array on the board and including a plurality of color temperatures. In a first direction of the two-dimensional array, light sources having a uniform color temperature are successively arranged. The number of light sources having a uniform color temperature and successively arranged in each array line in the first direction is less than or equal to half of the total number of light sources in the array line in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kyohei NAKAMURA, Yuuya YAMAMOTO, Tadashi MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20140307453Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a plurality of LEDs arranged in a row on an elongated wiring board; and a lens covering all the LEDs and controlling distribution of light emitted from each LED. An optical axis of the light emitted from each LED is orthogonal to the wiring board. The lens has a light emitting surface that controls distribution of the light emitted from each LED. When the light emitting surface is divided into at least three regions, the lens performs light distribution such that light radiated from a region is distributed in a direction tilted with respect to the optical axis of the light emitted from the LED. Thus, asymmetric distribution of light is achieved when the optical axis of the light from the LED is the axis of symmetry, and further, the luminous flux in the direction tilted with respect to the optical axis is increased most.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi OHTA, Tadashi MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20140307454Abstract: A lighting system includes a lighting apparatus provided along one side of an aisle and a specular reflection plate provided along the other side of the aisle to reflect the light emitted from the lighting apparatus toward a region where the lighting apparatus is provided. According to the above configuration, the lighting apparatus can illuminate the region where the lighting apparatus is provided. Therefore, it is possible to effectively illuminate a cabin of an aircraft with less lighting apparatuses as compared to conventional lighting apparatuses which are provided along both sides of the aisle. Moreover, since the number of the lighting apparatuses can be reduced, it is possible to improve fuel efficiency of the aircraft by reducing the total weight of the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadasi NISIMURA, Youji TACHINO, Atsushi MOTOYA, Takashi OHTA, Hiroshi KIDO, Junichi HASEGAWA, Shigeo GOTOH, Nobuyuki MATSUI, Tadashi MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20140306249Abstract: This lighting apparatus includes three or more LEDs arranged in a row. Each of the LEDs emits light of a color different from that of an LED adjacent to itself, and the LEDs include an LED having a relatively wide light distribution angle and others of the three or more LEDs each having a relatively narrow light distribution angle. The one LED is arranged in an inner portion in the row of the other LEDs. In this configuration, light emitted from the one LED is mixed well with lights emitted from the respective other LEDs adjacent to the one LED, and thus, color unevenness of illuminating light can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Youji TACHINO, Atsushi MOTOYA, Takashi OHTA, Hiroshi KIDO, Junichi HASEGAWA, Shigeo GOTOH, Nobuyuki MATSUI, Tadashi MURAKAMI, Tadasi NISIMURA
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Publication number: 20140247600Abstract: A lighting device 1 includes a planar light-emitting panel 4 and a translucent material 5 disposed on a light-emitting surface side of the planar light-emitting panel 4. The planar light-emitting panel 4 has a light-emitting region 4A and a non-light-emitting region 4B. The translucent material 5 has a reflection part 51 in a region facing the non-light-emitting region 4B. Light emitted from the planar light-emitting panel 4 and guided into the translucent material 5 is reflected by the reflection part 51 and emitted to the front side of the non-light-emitting region 4B. Accordingly, the front side of the non-light-emitting region 4B does not become a dark section, so that it is capable of increasing the light irradiation region and giving the light irradiation surface having uniform illuminance even if the plural lighting devices 1 are arranged in a matrix form.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Osamu TANAHASHI, Yoshiyuki MIYAKE, Tadashi MURAKAMI, Hideharu KAWACHI
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Publication number: 20130320865Abstract: A sensor device includes a sensor that transmits radio waves of a predetermined frequency and receives reflected waves of the transmitted radio waves. The sensor device detects presence of a moving body based on a difference between a frequency of the transmitted radio waves and a frequency of the reflected waves to activate a light source in accordance with the detection. A processor generates a sensor signal indicating the detection of the sensor. A determination unit determines whether or not the sensor signal has an intensity that is greater than a predetermined threshold. A controller controls activation of the light source when determined that the intensity of the signal is greater than the threshold. The controller restricts activation of the light source when determined that the intensity of the sensor signal is greater than the threshold until a first specified time elapses from the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi MURAKAMI, Shigeo GOTOH
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Publication number: 20130324733Abstract: A novel binuclear metal complex containing a biimidazole as a bridging ligand. The binuclear metal complex can be used as a material for an organic electroluminescence element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Fujimura, Kenji Fukunaga, Takafumi Iwasa, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Harunori Fujita, Tadashi Murakami, Takashi Honma, Toshikazu Machida, Natsuko Kashihara
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Patent number: 8597799Abstract: Disclosed is an organosulfur compound denoted by a general formula (a1): in which A denotes —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—; Z1 and Z4 denote a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; Z2 and Z3 denote a bivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4 denote an aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; and n is 0 or 1, or a general formula (b1): in which A denotes the same meaning as aforesaid; Z5 denotes a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; Ar denotes a m-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; Ar1 and Ar2 denote the aforesaid meaning; and m is 2 or 3. This compound is useful as an electron transport material, a hole blocking material or a host material of an organic electroluminescence element.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Junji Kido, Tadashi Murakami
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Publication number: 20130313977Abstract: A lighting control system includes lighting devices arranged along a road for a moving body. Each lighting device includes a sensor that detects a moving body approaching the lighting device, a light source that emits light, a sensor that detects the moving body, a control unit connected to the sensor and the light source, and a communication unit. The sensor of the one of the lighting devices located in at least at one outermost position of the lighting devices has a higher detection frequency than the sensors of the other lighting devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi MURAKAMI, Shigeo GOTOH
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Patent number: 8591075Abstract: An optical member for refracting light emitted from a light source and projecting the light from a light projecting surface thereof includes a plurality of concave or convex portions formed on the light projecting surface. The concave or convex portions are concentrically arranged on a plurality of circles having a common center point. The concave or convex portions on the circles adjoining to each other are arranged in different phase positions with respect to radial lines extending from the center point.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kyohei Nakamura, Tadashi Murakami, Hiroyuki Sekii