Patents by Inventor Toshiya Moriwaki
Toshiya Moriwaki 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: 10779366Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a control circuit configured to control a power supply circuit such that a measurement value of an output current measured by a current measuring device approaches a target value. The control circuit is configured to execute a control mode alternatively selected from the plurality of control modes to control the power supply circuit. The plurality of control modes of the control circuit includes at least a first control mode and a second control mode. The first control mode is a control mode of adjusting the target value in accordance with a first direct-current voltage. The second control mode is a control mode which includes adjusting the target value regardless of the first direct-current voltage.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiya Moriwaki, Masanobu Murakami, Masahiko Koizeki, Takashi Kambara
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Publication number: 20200107413Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a step-up converter, at least one step-down converter, and a controller. The step-up converter is configured to step up a voltage of a direct-current power supply to obtain an output voltage having a first voltage value and output the output voltage. The at least one step-down converter is configured to step down the output voltage of the step-up converter to have a second voltage value to output a current having a current value according to the second voltage value to a light source. The controller is configured to acquire information about a specification of the light source, control the step-down converter such that the current value becomes a current value according to the specification, and control the step-up converter such that the first voltage value changes in accordance with the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Takashi KAMBARA, Toshiya MORIWAKI, Masanobu MURAKAMI, Masahiko KOIZEKI
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Publication number: 20200100338Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a control circuit configured to control a power supply circuit such that a measurement value of an output current measured by a current measuring device approaches a target value. The control circuit is configured to execute a control mode alternatively selected from the plurality of control modes to control the power supply circuit. The plurality of control modes of the control circuit includes at least a first control mode and a second control mode. The first control mode is a control mode of adjusting the target value in accordance with a first direct-current voltage. The second control mode is a control mode which includes adjusting the target value regardless of the first direct-current voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Toshiya MORIWAKI, Masanobu MURAKAMI, Masahiko KOIZEKI, Takashi KAMBARA
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Publication number: 20190268742Abstract: A moving body assistance device includes: an obtainment unit that obtains identification information for identifying at least one automobile or at least one person in the at least one automobile, by receiving an optical signal transmitted by the at least one automobile; a communication unit that receives feature information from a server disposed outside of an automobile and the at least one automobile, the feature information corresponding to the identification information and indicating a feature about the at least one automobile or the at least one person in the at least one automobile; and a control unit that determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied according to the feature information, selects, as a selected automobile, one of the at least one automobile according to a determination result, and causes the communication unit to establish communication with the selected automobile.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Yoshiyuki TAKAHIRA, Shohei KIKUTA, Shojiro KIDO, Toshiya MORIWAKI
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Publication number: 20190187065Abstract: A lighting apparatus that irradiates light on a vehicle is provided. The lighting apparatus includes: a first light source that emits light for illuminating a predetermined area; a memory that stores location information indicating a location of the lighting apparatus; a second light source that outputs, to the predetermined area, a light signal indicating the location information; and a first controller that controls the first light source and the second light source, and modulates the light signal output by the second light source, in accordance with the location information stored in the memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki TAKAHIRA, Shojiro KIDO, Toshiya MORIWAKI, Kenichiro TANAKA
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Patent number: 10195990Abstract: An in-vehicle lighting device for alerting a driver driving a vehicle to an obstacle present in a vicinity of the vehicle, which obstructs driving of the vehicle. The in-vehicle lighting device includes: a light emitter that is installed in an interior side of a pillar in a front part of the vehicle and that emits light of different chromatic colors; a controller connected to the light emitter; and a detector that is connected to the controller and detects the obstacle present in the vicinity of the vehicle. When the detector detects the obstacle present in the vicinity of the vehicle, the controller causes the light emitter to emit light having a color according to a characteristic of the obstacle detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Toshiya Moriwaki
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Publication number: 20180367514Abstract: A mobile-related communication system includes a first information transmitting body including a first wireless communication unit, a first control unit, and a first optical communication unit, and a second information transmitting body including a second wireless communication unit, a second control unit, and a second optical communication unit. The first control unit causes the first optical communication unit to acquire ID information of the second information transmitting body and an encryption key via the second optical communication unit and causes the first wireless communication unit to wirelessly transmit to the second information transmitting body a provision request for transmitting body-related information related to the second information transmitting body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Shojiro KIDO, Toshiya MORIWAKI
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Publication number: 20180272935Abstract: An in-vehicle lighting device for alerting a driver driving a vehicle to an obstacle present in a vicinity of the vehicle, which obstructs driving of the vehicle. The in-vehicle lighting device includes: a light emitter that is installed in an interior side of a pillar in a front part of the vehicle and that emits light of different chromatic colors; a controller connected to the light emitter; and a detector that is connected to the controller and detects the obstacle present in the vicinity of the vehicle. When the detector detects the obstacle present in the vicinity of the vehicle, the controller causes the light emitter to emit light having a color according to a characteristic of the obstacle detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventor: Toshiya MORIWAKI
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Patent number: 10045424Abstract: A lighting control system includes: lighting apparatuses; a controller; an image sensor capturing an image of an irradiation surface irradiated by the lighting apparatuses; and a display. The controller includes: a calculator which performs calculation of a position of one of the lighting apparatuses, on a basis of a luminance level in an image obtained by capturing the image of the irradiation surface by the image sensor in a state in which only the one of the lighting apparatuses is turned on or off; an associator which, every time the calculator performs the calculation of a position of one of the lighting apparatuses which is turned on or off, associates the identification information item set in advance to the one of the lighting apparatuses, with a position information item indicating the position of the one of the lighting apparatuses; and a generator that generates a map.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiya Moriwaki, Tatsumi Setomoto
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Patent number: 9960847Abstract: In an information presenting method, visible light including unique information, which is unique to a passenger carrier and specific to a location of the carrier, is emitted. The light is received in the passenger space and the unique information is obtained. One or more stop points at which the carrier is currently stopped or is to subsequently stop are obtained. The one or more stop points are derived from the unique information. An alighting point at which a user is to alight from the carrier is obtained. Whether the alighting point is included in the one or more stop points is determined. Alighting information notifying the user to alight from the bus is presented to the user via a terminal, when the alighting point is determined to be included in the one or more stop points.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiya Moriwaki, Yoshiaki Ueno, Itaru Onishi, Shojiro Kido, Tamotsu Ando
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Publication number: 20170311413Abstract: A lighting control system includes: lighting apparatuses; a controller; an image sensor capturing an image of an irradiation surface irradiated by the lighting apparatuses; and a display. The controller includes: a calculator which performs calculation of a position of one of the lighting apparatuses, on a basis of a luminance level in an image obtained by capturing the image of the irradiation surface by the image sensor in a state in which only the one of the lighting apparatuses is turned on or off; an associator which, every time the calculator performs the calculation of a position of one of the lighting apparatuses which is turned on or off, associates the identification information item set in advance to the one of the lighting apparatuses, with a position information item indicating the position of the one of the lighting apparatuses; and a generator that generates a map.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Toshiya MORIWAKI, Tatsumi SETOMOTO
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Publication number: 20170078019Abstract: In an information presenting method, visible light including unique information, which is unique to a passenger carrier and specific to a location of the carrier, is emitted. The light is received in the passenger space and the unique information is obtained. One or more stop points at which the carrier is currently stopped or is to subsequently stop are obtained. The one or more stop points are derived from the unique information. An alighting point at which a user is to alight from the carrier is obtained. Whether the alighting point is included in the one or more stop points is determined. Alighting information notifying the user to alight from the bus is presented to the user via a terminal, when the alighting point is determined to be included in the one or more stop points.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Toshiya MORIWAKI, Yoshiaki UENO, Itaru ONISHI, Shojiro KIDO, Tamotsu ANDO
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Patent number: 9538602Abstract: A lighting control device includes: a candidate color selector; a candidate color adjuster; and a color controller. The candidate color selector selects, in accordance with the indication obtained by the indication obtainer, a plurality of candidate colors to be used for color control of lighting devices, from an image obtained by an image obtainer. The candidate color adjuster makes automatic-mode adjustment which is processing for determining colors reproducible by the lighting devices, in accordance with predetermined indexes and based on the plurality of candidate colors selected by the candidate color selector. The color controller causes the lighting devices to each emit illumination light having the color determined by the candidate color adjuster, by controlling the lighting devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sana Yagi, Tatsumi Setomoto, Akihiro Kishimoto, Toshiya Moriwaki
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Patent number: 9504114Abstract: An illumination control apparatus including a controller which: in switching a first lighting mode to a second lighting mode when a combination of results of detections by occupancy sensors changes, compares a first priority level pre-assigned to the first lighting mode and a second priority level pre-assigned to the second lighting mode; if the second priority level is lower than the first priority level, maintains the first lighting mode for a predetermined amount of wait time from a moment when the combination of the results of the detections changes, and subsequently switches the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode; and if the second priority level is higher than the first priority level, switches the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode at the moment when the combination of the results of the detections changes.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiya Moriwaki, Akihiro Kishimoto, Naotake Katayama
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Publication number: 20160270181Abstract: A lighting control device includes: a candidate color selector; a candidate color adjuster; and a color controller. The candidate color selector selects, in accordance with the indication obtained by the indication obtainer, a plurality of candidate colors to be used for color control of lighting devices, from an image obtained by an image obtainer. The candidate color adjuster makes automatic-mode adjustment which is processing for determining colors reproducible by the lighting devices, in accordance with predetermined indexes and based on the plurality of candidate colors selected by the candidate color selector. The color controller causes the lighting devices to each emit illumination light having the color determined by the candidate color adjuster, by controlling the lighting devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Sana YAGI, Tatsumi SETOMOTO, Akihiro KISHIMOTO, Toshiya MORIWAKI
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Publication number: 20160262238Abstract: An illumination control apparatus including a controller which: in switching a first lighting mode to a second lighting mode when a combination of results of detections by occupancy sensors changes, compares a first priority level pre-assigned to the first lighting mode and a second priority level pre-assigned to the second lighting mode; if the second priority level is lower than the first priority level, maintains the first lighting mode for a predetermined amount of wait time from a moment when the combination of the results of the detections changes, and subsequently switches the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode; and if the second priority level is higher than the first priority level, switches the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode at the moment when the combination of the results of the detections changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Toshiya MORIWAKI, Akihiro KISHIMOTO, Naotake KATAYAMA
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Patent number: 9206186Abstract: Provided herein are 2-phenoxy- and 2-phenylsulfonamide derivatives with CCR3 antagonistic activity. These compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with CCR3 activity, including but not limited to, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Grave's disease, HIV infection, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis and other inflammatory and/or immunological disorders.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: AXIKIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Yingfu Li, Kevin Bacon, Hiromi Sugimoto, Keiko Fukushima, Kentaro Hashimoto, Makiko Marumo, Toshiya Moriwaki, Noriko Nunami, Naoki Tsuno, Klaus Urbahns, Nagahiro Yoshida
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Publication number: 20140005176Abstract: Provided herein are 2-phenoxy- and 2-phenylsulfonamide derivatives with CCR3 antagonistic activity. These compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with CCR3 activity, including but not limited to, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Grave's disease, HIV infection, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis and other inflammatory and/or immunological disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: AXIKIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Yingfu Li, Kevin Bacon, Hiromi Sugimoto, Keiko Fukushima, Kentaro Hashimoto, Makiko Marumo, Toshiya Moriwaki, Noriko Nunami, Naoki Tsuno, Klaus Urbahns, Nagahiro Yoshida
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Patent number: 8242118Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfonamide derivative which is useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The sulfonamide derivatives of the present invention have CCR3 (CC type chemokine receptor) antagonistic activity, and can be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with CCR3 activity, in particular for the treatment of asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory/immunological disorders.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Axikin Pharmaceuticals Inc.Inventors: Yingfu Li, Akihiko Watanabe, Timothy B. Lowinger, Kevin Bacon, Norihiro Kawamura, Takuya Shintani, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Toshiya Moriwaki, Klaus Urbahns, Keiko Fukushima, Noriko Nunami, Takashi Yoshino, Toshiki Murata, Megumi Yamauchi, Hiroko Yoshino
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Patent number: 8173841Abstract: This invention relates to tetrahydro-naphthalene derivatives and salts thereof which are useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The tetrahydro-naphthalene derivatives of the present invention have excellent activity as VR1 antagonist and useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with VR1 activity, in particular for the treatment of urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, urge urinary incontinence, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, post-operative pain, rheumatoid arthritic pain, neuralgia, neuropathies, algesia, nerve injury, ischaemia, neurodegeneration, stroke, inflammatory disorders, asthma and COPD.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Xention LimitedInventors: Masaomi Tajimi, Toshio Kokubo, Masahiro Shiroo, Yasuhiro Tsukimi, Takeshi Yura, Klaus Urbahns, Noriyuki Yamamoto, Muneto Mogi, Hiroshi Fujishima, Tsutomu Masuda, Nagahiro Yoshida, Toshiya Moriwaki