Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Kanayama

Yoshihiko Kanayama 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: 9229151
    Abstract: Provided a light guide (11) including side surfaces on which light is incident, a reflection prism surface having plural prisms (12) on which light is reflected, and a light emitting surface from which the light is emitted, in which the reflection prism surface includes a first region (PA) in which a pitch of the prisms (12) varies and a second region (TA) in which a depth of the prisms (12) varies. In the light guide (11), the first region is arranged in the side surface on which the light is incident, and a second region (TA) is arranged adjacent to the first region and in an inward side of the light guide (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Fujita, Shohroh Mochida, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Yusuke Kusaka, Masami Ito, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20150362145
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a ring-shaped light guide including ring-shaped light entry and light exit faces; and light-emitting devices arranged in a ring at predetermined intervals, at positions opposite the light entry face. The light guide includes collimating portions that collimate light emitted from the light-emitting devices. Each of the collimating portions includes light-reflecting faces for collimating, in the direction of the optical axis of the collimating portion, light emitted from the corresponding light-emitting device. The light-reflecting faces include: an outer reflecting face; an inner reflecting face; a lateral reflecting face; and a large radius reflecting face. A distance from the optical axis to an optical axis-side end portion of at least one of the outer reflecting face, the inner reflecting face, and the lateral reflecting face is less than a distance from the optical axis to an optical axis-side end portion of the large radius reflecting face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KAI, Tomoyuki OGATA, Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI
  • Publication number: 20150323147
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a first light emitting device disposed on the base; a second light emitting device disposed on the base; a first lens body disposed in front of the first light emitting device; a second lens body disposed in front of the second light emitting device; and a light restrictor adjacent to the first lens body, the light restrictor restricting light emitted by the second light emitting device from entering the first lens body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Makoto KAI, Tomoyuki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20150323145
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a lens body disposed in front of the low beam light emitting device and the high beam light emitting device; and a first light restrictor disposed in front of the high beam light emitting device, the first light restrictor restricting light emitted by the high beam light emitting device from traveling downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Makoto KAI, Tomoyuki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20150321598
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base, a low beam lamp including a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a first high beam lamp including a first high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a second high beam lamp including a second high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; and a lighting controller configured to turn on the low beam light emitting device, the first high beam light emitting device, and the second high beam light emitting device when high beams are turned on. A center of an area illuminated by the first high beam lamp and a center of an area illuminated by the second high beam lamp are horizontally spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Makoto KAI, Tomoyuki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20150293296
    Abstract: A light source device including a light guide plate and a light source, in which the light guide plate includes an incident surface on which light emitted from the light source is incident, an emission surface emitting light incident from the incident surface, and a propagating reflection surface which is a surface opposite to the emission surface and which propagates and reflects the light incident from the incident surface toward the emission surface, the propagating reflection surface has approximately V-shaped grooves and the V-shaped grooves have two kinds of grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Yusuke Kusaka, Masaru Fujita, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Shohroh Mochida, Masami Ito
  • Publication number: 20150241030
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a base that is open toward a front and includes a low beam light-distribution pattern forming component; a lens body disposed forward of the base; a first light-emitting device; and a second light-emitting device. A refractive portion is provided in a lower portion of the lens body, and a non-refractive portion is provided in an upper portion of the lens body. The first light-emitting device is disposed behind the refractive portion of the lens body, the second light-emitting device is disposed further forward than the first light-emitting device and behind the non-refractive portion of the lens body, and the low beam light-distribution pattern forming component is disposed in front of the first light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Makoto KAI, Hiro AOKI, Tomoyuki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20150219303
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a light guide which is tubular and includes a light entry portion in one end in a tube axis direction; and a light source arranged corresponding to the light entry portion. The light entry portion includes a light redirecting portion which changes a traveling direction of light entering from the first light source to a direction that is substantially parallel to the tube axis direction of the light guide. The light guide includes: plural light-emitting faces which are ring-shaped and formed concentrically in the other end in the tube axis direction of the light guide; and a non light-emitting face which is wall-like and formed along the tube axis direction of the light guide, at a border of adjacent ones of the light-emitting faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto KAI, Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Hiro AOKI, Tomoyuki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20150085530
    Abstract: Provided a light guide (11) including side surfaces on which light is incident, a reflection prism surface having plural prisms (12) on which light is reflected, and a light emitting surface from which the light is emitted, in which the reflection prism surface includes a first region (PA) in which a pitch of the prisms (12) varies and a second region (TA) in which a depth of the prisms (12) varies. In the light guide (11), the first region is arranged in the side surface on which the light is incident, and a second region (TA) is arranged adjacent to the first region and in an inward side of the light guide (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Masaru Fujita, SHOHROH Mochida, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Yusuke Kusaka, Masami Ito, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8450929
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device which can reduce grainy texture, suppress color unevenness and luminance unevenness. A light-emitting device according to the present invention includes: a board; a plurality of light-emitting parts each of which includes (i) a LED chip mounted on the board and (ii) a phosphor-containing resin including a light wavelength converter and covering the LED chip. Further, the light-emitting device includes a light-guiding member provided on the board, between the light-emitting parts which are adjacent to each other. Furthermore, the light-guiding member is formed to cover part of the phosphor-containing resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuyoshi Ishimori, Yasuharu Ueno, Kazuyuki Kobashi, Yoshihiko Kanayama
  • Publication number: 20120169968
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device which can reduce grainy texture, suppress color unevenness and luminance unevenness. A light-emitting device according to the present invention includes: a board; a plurality of light-emitting parts each of which includes (i) a LED chip mounted on the board and (ii) a phosphor-containing resin including a light wavelength converter and covering the LED chip. Further, the light-emitting device includes a light-guiding member provided on the board, between the light-emitting parts which are adjacent to each other. Furthermore, the light-guiding member is formed to cover part of the phosphor-containing resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuyoshi Ishimori, Yasuharu Ueno, Kazuyuki Kobashi, Yoshihiko Kanayama
  • Publication number: 20090316384
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (1) includes: a base (11); a light-emitting element (12) that is disposed on one principal surface (11a) of the base (11); and a light distribution control reflector (14) that is disposed so as to surround the light-emitting element (12). The light distribution control reflector (14) is at least part of a substantial paraboloid of revolution, and a substantial paraboloid-of-revolution surface (14a) that constitutes an inner surface of the light distribution control reflector (14) is a light-reflecting surface for collecting light emitted from the light-emitting element (12). The light-emitting element (12) is disposed at a position of a substantial focal point of the substantial paraboloid-of-revolution surface (14a), and a normal (N) to the one principal surface (11a) of the base (11) is inclined toward a vertex (P) of the substantial paraboloid of revolution with respect to a direction orthogonal to an axis (X) of the substantial paraboloid of revolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kanayama, Tetsushi Tamura, Kenji Ueda
  • Patent number: D576575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kanayama, Nobuyuki Matsui, Toshifumi Ogata, Masumi Abe
  • Patent number: D576576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shida, Nobuyuki Matsui, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Makoto Morikawa
  • Patent number: D577690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shida, Nobuyuki Matsui, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Makoto Morikawa
  • Patent number: D578671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kanayama, Yasuharu Ueno, Noriyasu Tanimoto, Toshifumi Ogata
  • Patent number: D580379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshifumi Ogata, Yasuharu Ueno, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Noriyasu Tanimoto
  • Patent number: D581886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shida, Nobuyuki Matsui, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Makoto Morikawa
  • Patent number: D588077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shida, Nobuyuki Matsui, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Makoto Morikawa
  • Patent number: D661823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Haruhiko Uneo, Kenji Takahashi, Koichi Nakamura, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Hideaki Kiryu