Patents by Inventor Takashi Ohta

Takashi Ohta 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).

  • Publication number: 20140306249
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youji TACHINO, Atsushi MOTOYA, Takashi OHTA, Hiroshi KIDO, Junichi HASEGAWA, Shigeo GOTOH, Nobuyuki MATSUI, Tadashi MURAKAMI, Tadasi NISIMURA
  • Publication number: 20140307447
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a plurality of LEDs arranged in a row; an elongated wiring board on which the LEDs are mounted; and an optical lens covering all the LEDs and controlling distribution of light emitted from each LED. The light emitted from each LED has an optical axis orthogonal to the wiring board. The optical lens is a converging lens and includes a first light incident surface on which the light emitted from the LED is incident, a medium that guides the light incident from the light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a diffusion section that contains diffusing particles for causing the light incident from the LED to diffuse. The concentration of the diffusing particles in the diffusion section is high in the vicinity of the optical axis of the light emitted from the LED and gradually decreases as a distance from the optical axis increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi OHTA, Atsushi MOTOYA
  • Publication number: 20140307454
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasi NISIMURA, Youji TACHINO, Atsushi MOTOYA, Takashi OHTA, Hiroshi KIDO, Junichi HASEGAWA, Shigeo GOTOH, Nobuyuki MATSUI, Tadashi MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20140307926
    Abstract: An expression estimation device configured to estimate an expression of a person from an image has an expression determination unit that analyzes the image of the person to generate first expression information indicating an expression of the person, a motion determination unit that analyzes the image of the person to determine a type of motion of the person, and an expression estimation unit that generates second expression information indicating the expression of the person according to the first expression information generated by the expression determination unit and the type of motion determined by the motion determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Murakami, Takashi Ohta
  • Patent number: 8859668
    Abstract: A resin composition comprises a carbon-based nanofiller (A), a modified polyolefin-based polymer (B), and two or more resins (C) other than the modified polyolefin-based polymer (B), the resin composition comprising a dispersed phase formed from a resin (Caff) which has a highest affinity for the carbon-based nanofiller (A) among the two or more resins (C), and a continuous phase formed from the remaining one or more resins (C1), wherein at least part of the modified polyolefin-based polymer (B) is present at an interface between the dispersed phase and the continuous phase, and the carbon-based nanofiller (A) is present in the dispersed phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Takuya Morishita, Mitsumasa Matsushita, Yoshihide Katagiri, Kenzo Fukumori, Minoru Takahara, Takashi Ohta
  • Patent number: 8823254
    Abstract: A display panel apparatus includes pixels. Each pixel includes an organic luminescent layer between an upper electrode and a lower electrode and is configured to emit a red, a green, or a blue light. A glass substrate is above the upper electrode. A lens sheet is between the pixels and the glass substrate and includes lenses and a base. Each lens corresponds to a pixel and protrudes from the base. Partitions are between the glass substrate and the lens sheet for partitioning the lenses. The partitions have a first height that is greater than a second height of the lenses. The base includes trenches between the lenses. The trenches are recessed in a direction opposite the lenses. The partitions are in the trenches. Each partition has a cross-section that includes an upper side that has a different length than a bottom side and lateral sides that are tilted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ohta, Masahiro Kasano, Kenji Okumoto
  • Patent number: 8819581
    Abstract: An information processing device capable of processing navigation information is provided. A touch panel can display images and can receive a user's touch operation. An image generation section generates a navigation image including a map image and a plurality of operation button images for receiving the touch operation, the images being displayed on the touch panel. A plurality of operation button images include a first operation button image related to a navigation function and a second operation button image related to a plurality of functions other than the navigation function. The image generation section generates a first image which is obtained by combining the navigation image and the first operation button image and a second image which includes the second operation button. The first image and the second image are respectively displayed in a first display region and a second display region. The first display region and the second display region are separated by a movable boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Fumitake Nakamura, Noriyuki Kamikawa, Takahiro Nakagawa, Satoru Nagamoto, Takashi Ohta, Takaho Okada, Hideki Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140225860
    Abstract: A display apparatus that displays an image detects user proximity to a display surface of a display; and causes a light source to emit light in different states, depending on whether the user proximity is proximity with one point or with plural points. Thus, the user can understand whether or not the display apparatus is ready to receive a close range operation to execute a user objective function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuaki AONO, Takashi OHTA, Takaho OKADA, Yuu NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20140210739
    Abstract: An operation receiver includes a first detector and a second detector each of which detects an object. A detection range for the first detector and another detection range for the second detector are located next to each other. The first detector detects a state of the object. A controller makes a judgment as to whether the operation by the object has been carried out to the first detector or to the second detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuaki AONO, Takashi OHTA, Takaho OKADA, Yoshihiro SHIMANO
  • Patent number: 8771139
    Abstract: A power transmission unit, including: an engine; a plurality of speed change gear pairs, each having a different gear ratio, and to which a power outputted from the engine is transmitted; an output member outputting the power transmitted from any of the selected speed change gear pair; a differential mechanism, which has three rotary elements performing a differential action, and in which a first rotary element of the three rotary elements is connected with the engine; and an electric motor, connected with a second rotary element of the three rotary elements. The plurality of speed change gear pairs include a first gear pair connected with the first rotary element and the output member, and a second gear pair connected with a third rotary element of the three rotary elements and the output member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukihiko Ideshio, Hideaki Komada, Takashi Ohta
  • Patent number: 8765503
    Abstract: Forming an adhesive layer on a part of a surface of the flexible substrate; forming a magnetic material layer on the surface of the flexible substrate in a part other than the part on which the adhesive layer is formed; temporarily holding, using magnetic force, the flexible substrate on which the adhesive layer and the magnetic material layer are formed, above an inflexible substrate having magnetic property; fixing the flexible substrate with the inflexible substrate via the adhesive layer; forming a layer composing an organic EL unit on the flexible substrate temporarily held using the magnetic force and fixed via the adhesive layer; removing the part in which the flexible substrate and the inflexible substrate are fixed via the adhesive layer; separating the flexible substrate from the inflexible substrate; and separating the magnetic material layer from the flexible substrate separated from the inflexible substrate are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kouhei Koresawa, Yuji Tanaka, Takashi Ohta
  • Publication number: 20140157180
    Abstract: A plurality of characters that are candidates for entry are displayed on a display surface of a display corresponding to an operation surface of a touch panel as character buttons. A touch detector judges whether a user touches the operation surface either with a single point or plural points, and detects a position touched by the user. An input receiver receives an entry of a character associated with a character button in the position touched by the user among the plurality of characters displayed on the display surface of the display. Then, the input receiver receives the entry of the character which varies in type depending on whether the user touches an area in the operation surface corresponding to an identical character button with a single point or plural points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuaki AONO, Takashi OHTA, Takaho OKADA, Masahiro IINO
  • Patent number: 8641573
    Abstract: A power transmission unit including: a first prime mover; speed change gear pairs; output members; a differential mechanism, which has a first rotary element connected with the first prime mover, a second rotary element, and a third rotary element selectively outputting the power to the output member, and adapted to perform a differential action among those three rotary elements; and a second prime mover connected with the second rotary element. The speed change gear pair includes at least one pair of first speed change gear pair, arranged between the first rotary element and the output member and allowed to transmit the torque selectively, and at least one pair of second speed change gear pair arranged between the third rotary element and the output member and allowed to transmit the torque selectively. A locking mechanism locks the second prime mover selectively to halt a rotation of the second prime mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukihiko Ideshio, Hideaki Komada, Takashi Ohta
  • Publication number: 20130336828
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a roots pump includes a first roots pump, a second roots pump, and a connection passage. The first roots pump includes a first casing which has a first pump chamber. The second roots pump includes a second casing which has a second pump chamber. The connection passage connects an exhaust hole which is provided in the first pump chamber to an intake hole which is provided in the second pump chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Takashi OHTA
  • Patent number: 8611581
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Takashi Ohta, Koji Nageno, Tomohiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20130294630
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Tomohiro MATSUO, Takashi OHTA, Koji NAGENO, Tomohiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20130294635
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO MATSUO, TAKASHI OHTA, KOJI NAGENO, TOMOHIRO ITO
  • Patent number: 8564196
    Abstract: An organic EL display device including organic EL light-emitting regions which includes a red-light emitting layer, a green-light emitting layer, and a blue-light emitting layer that are arranged on a main substrate includes: a first light-adjusting layer including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion selectively transmitting desired blue light, and the second portion absorbing visible light other than at least the desired blue light; and a second light-adjusting layer selectively absorbing light with a wavelength between desired red light and desired green light at an entire surface, in which the blue light-emitting layer is overlaid with the first portion, and a bank which is a non-light emitting portion is overlaid with the second portion. The first portion and the second portion may be integrally formed of a same material, and the second portion may absorb an entire range of visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Okumoto, Masafumi Matsui, Takashi Ohta, Kouhei Koresawa
  • Publication number: 20130272561
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Tomohiro MATSUO, Takashi OHTA, Koji NAGENO, Tomohiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20130251186
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Takashi Ohta, Koji Nageno, Tomohiro Ito