Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Kamada

Tsuyoshi Kamada 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: 20200212122
    Abstract: A light absorbing member includes a first dichroic dye and a second dichroic dye. The first dichroic dye has an absorption peak wavelength between a first emission peak wavelength of the first light-emitting layer and a second emission peak wavelength of a second light-emitting layer. The second dichroic dye has an absorption peak wavelength between the second emission peak wavelength of the second light-emitting layer and a third emission peak wavelength of the third light-emitting layer. An angle of a molecule of the first dichroic dye in an absorption axis and an angle of a molecule of the second dichroic dye in an absorption axis with respect to a normal direction of the reflective layer are from 70 degrees to 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yasushi ASAOKA, Tsuyoshi KAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200200344
    Abstract: A daylighting member includes a flat plate structure body including a plurality of prism structure elements, in which the plurality of prism structure elements are provided in parallel on a first surface side of the flat plate structure body, the flat plate structure body has an incident surface, a reflecting surface, and an emitting surface, the incident surface, the reflecting surface, and the emitting surface are not parallel to each other, and each of the prism structure elements has a function of suppressing wavelength dispersion of light transmitted through the prism structure element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: YASUSHI ASAOKA, SHUN UEKI, TSUYOSHI KAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200180194
    Abstract: A daylighting device according to an aspect of the invention includes at least a daylighting film that includes a base having optical transparency and daylighting portions having optical transparency and provided on one surface of the base. Each of the daylighting portions has a reflective surface by which light incident on the daylighting portion is reflected and the light reflected by the reflective surface and output from a second surface of the base has a characteristic that the light travels toward a space on a side where the light is incident on the reflective surface, the space being one of two spaces divided by a virtual plane as a boundary which is vertical to the second surface of the first substrate and parallel to a direction of the daylighting portion extending, and intervals s between adjacent daylighting portions are set to various values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: TOMOKO UEKI, YUSUKE TSUDA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, HIDEOMI YUI, SHUN UEKI, MASAHIRO TSUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10538964
    Abstract: The present invention, in one aspect thereof, is directed to a daylighting device including: a first, transparent slat configured to bend an optical path of incident outdoor light so as to emit the light in a prescribed indoor direction; a first drive mechanism configured to drive the first slat; and a control unit configured to control the first drive mechanism so as to change an angle of inclination of the first slat in accordance with a position of the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki
  • Patent number: 10520151
    Abstract: A daylighting apparatus of the present invention includes: a daylighting sheet (13) that has first and second surfaces opposite to each other and that lets light in through the first surface and lets the light out through the second surface at a predetermined distribution of angles; and a visible light-reflecting sheet (15) that reflects part of visible light falling on the first surface of the daylighting sheet (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shun Ueki, Shumpei Nishinaka, Toru Kanno, Daisuke Shinozaki, Hideomi Yui, Tomoko Ueki, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Patent number: 10513091
    Abstract: Provided is a daylighting device (10) that is used by being attached to a window frame (110) supporting an existing window glass (100) and that includes a first base (11) being light-transmissive, a first spacer (12) provided at an outer edge of one surface (11a) of the first base (11) and attached to the window frame (110), and a daylighting member (13) provided on a side of the one surface (11a) of the first base (11), in which the daylighting member (13) includes a second base (14) that is light-transmissive and a plurality of protrusion daylighting portions (15) that are light-transmissive and provided to be adjacent to each other on a side of one surface (14a) of the second base (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shun Ueki, Shumpei Nishinaka, Toru Kanno, Daisuke Shinozaki, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Patent number: 10480736
    Abstract: A daylighting system (10) to be installed over an interior face (1001a) of a window pane (1001), the daylighting system (10) including: a light-transmitting device (20) to be disposed over an upper part of the interior face (1001a) of the window pane (1001); and a shading device (30) joined to the light-transmitting device (20) in such a manner as to be disposed over a lower part of the interior face (1001a) of the window pane (1001).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shumpei Nishinaka, Shun Ueki, Toru Kanno, Daisuke Shinozaki, Hideomi Yui, Tomoko Ueki, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Atsuyuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10472885
    Abstract: A daylighting film (1) according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first base (2) that has optical transparency, multiple daylighting units (3) which are formed on at least a first surface (2a) of the first base (2) and each of which has the optical transparency, an opening space (9) which is provided between each of the multiple daylighting units (3), and a mark (5) which is provided on at least any one of the first surface (2a) side of the first base (2) and the second surface (2b) side that is opposite in direction to the first surface (2a), and which indicates information relating a daylighting film (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Shinozaki, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki
  • Publication number: 20190274605
    Abstract: A concentration measurement apparatus includes a probe being attached to a head and having a light source for outputting measurement light and a photodetection unit for generating a detection signal according to an intensity of incident light, a calculation unit for performing a calculation of a hemoglobin concentration-related numerical value in the head which varies due to repetition of chest compression on the basis of the detection signal according to the intensity of the measurement light propagated through the inside of the head, and an instruction unit for instructing the calculation unit to start the calculation. The photodetection unit continuously generates the detection signal before the calculation start in the calculation unit. The instruction unit determines the calculation start on the basis of the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi KAMADA
  • Patent number: 10393333
    Abstract: There is provided a daylighting device (10) installed to face window glass and including a daylighting member (40) having a light-transmissive base member and a plurality of light-transmissive daylighting units disposed adjacent to each other on at least one surface of the base member, and the daylighting member (40) includes a movable unit that moves such that the one surface of the base member follows a movement of the sun to turn toward an orientation of the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideomi Yui, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Toru Kanno, Shun Ueki, Tomoko Ueki
  • Patent number: 10393334
    Abstract: A daylighting film (1) according to an aspect of the invention includes a first base (2), a plurality of daylighting portions (3) constituted by a plurality of polygonal prism structures, and gaps (9) provided between the plurality of daylighting portions (3). Each of the daylighting portions (3) is a polygon that has four vertexes in a sectional shape orthogonal to a longitudinal direction and has all interior angles less than 180°, and has a first side that is a side of the polygon corresponding to a surface in contact with the first base (2) and a plurality of vertexes including a first vertex and a second vertex that are vertexes corresponding to both ends of the first side, and a third vertex that is not positioned on the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoko Ueki, Hideomi Yui, Shun Ueki, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Patent number: 10385608
    Abstract: A daylighting device of the present invention includes: a daylighting member including: a first light-transmitting base member; and a plurality of protruding, light-transmitting daylighting sections provided on a first face or a second face of the first light-transmitting base member; and a ventilation hole configured to enable a space on the first face to communicate with a space on the second face opposite from the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Kanno, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki, Shumpei Nishinaka, Hideomi Yui, Daisuke Shinozaki, Tomoko Ueki
  • Publication number: 20190238828
    Abstract: There is provided an image display apparatus including a signal control unit for receiving an input of an image signal, and converting to a signal for alternately displaying a right eye image and a left eye image, a display panel, input with the signal converted by the control unit, for alternately displaying the right eye image and the left eye image, a surface light source for radiating the panel from a rear surface, a shutter control unit for generating a timing signal indicating a switching timing of the right eye image and the left eye image with respect to viewing eyeglasses including a right and a left eye shutters, and a surface light source control unit for causing the surface light source to emit light in a period shorter than an open period of the shutter according to the switching of the right eye image and the left eye image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yuji Nakahata, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Patent number: 10344531
    Abstract: A daylighting slat (40) includes a daylighting plate (40) extending in one direction. The daylighting plate (40) includes: a transparent base material (41) having a curved or angled shape in a cross-section taken perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the daylighting plate (40); a plurality of transparent daylighting sections (42) at least in a first region (41Aa) of a first face (41A) of the base material (41); and gap portions between the daylighting sections (42), wherein each of the daylighting sections (42) has a side face in contact with one of the gap portions, a part of the side face serving as a reflection face where light incident to that daylighting section (42) is reflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Kanno, Shumpei Nishinaka, Daisuke Shinozaki, Shun Ueki, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Patent number: 10337682
    Abstract: A lighting film (1) includes a first base material (2), a plurality of lighting portions (3), and a void portion (9), and if a virtual straight line (F) that passes through a point (C), at which any one light ray of light entering the lighting portion (3) is incident on a reflective surface, and is orthogonal to a first surface (2a) of the first base material (2) marks a boundary between two spaces, a space with the light ray incident on the point (C) of the two spaces is labeled as a first space (S1), and a space without the light ray incident on the point (C) is labeled as a second space (S2), the lighting film (1) has a function of decreasing intensity of light traveling toward the second space (S2) of light emitted from the first base material (2) or the lighting portion (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki, Tomoko Nango, Kazuyoshi Sakuragi
  • Patent number: 10337242
    Abstract: A daylighting device (10) including: a flexible base material (20) having light-transmitting properties; and a plurality of daylighting sections (30) on at least one of faces (20a) of the base material (20), each of the daylighting sections having light-transmitting properties and including at least two protrusion portions adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Shinozaki, Shun Ueki, Shumpei Nishinaka, Toru Kanno, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Publication number: 20190162020
    Abstract: The present invention, in one aspect thereof, is directed to a daylighting device including: a first, transparent slat configured to bend an optical path of incident outdoor light so as to emit the light in a prescribed indoor direction; a first drive mechanism configured to drive the first slat; and a control unit configured to control the first drive mechanism so as to change an angle of inclination of the first slat in accordance with a position of the sun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: MASAHIRO TSUJIMOTO, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, SHUN UEKI
  • Patent number: 10302264
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) according to an aspect of the invention includes a lighting unit (10); and a mounting unit (11) for mounting the lighting unit (10) to a window frame (109), in which the lighting unit (10) includes a lighting sheet (12) and a frame (13) supporting a peripheral portion of the lighting sheet (12), in which the lighting sheet (12) includes a base material having optical transparency, a plurality of lighting portions having optical transparency which are provided in a first surface of the base material, and a void portion which is provided between the plurality of lighting portions, and in which a part of the side surface of the lighting portion facing the void portion serves as a reflecting surface reflecting light which is incident to the lighting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shumpei Nishinaka, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Yuhsuke Tsuda, Shun Ueki
  • Patent number: 10288781
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a substrate that has light transmissivity, a plurality of light shielding layers that is formed at a recurring period on one face of the substrate, and a light-diffusing unit that is formed in an area of the one face of the substrate except for the area where the light shielding layers are formed, in which the light-diffusing unit includes a light emitting end face on the substrate side and includes a light incident end face having an area larger than the area of the light emitting end face on the side opposite to the substrate side, the height of the light-diffusing unit from the light incident end face to the light emitting end face is greater than the thickness of the light shielding layer, and the periodic direction at which the light shielding layers are recurrently formed is non-parallel to the direction of a pixel pitch of a display body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi Asaoka, Shohei Katsuta, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Patent number: 10227820
    Abstract: A daylighting slat (4) includes: a daylighting plate (51); and a support member (24) that supports the daylighting plate (51), in which the daylighting plate (51) includes; a base that has light transparency; and a plurality of daylighting parts that are provided on a first surface of the base, have light transparency, and form a gap portion between the plurality of daylighting parts, in which a part of a side surface of a daylighting part, which is in contact with the gap portion, functions as a reflecting surface that reflects light entering the daylighting part, and the support member (24), at least a part of which has light transparency, includes a gripping portion (25) that grips at least a part of a peripheral part of the daylighting plate (51) and has light absorbability, and a protective plate (26) formed of a plate body that is provided so as to face a first surface or a second surface of the daylighting plate (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Kanno, Shun Ueki, Tsuyoshi Kamada