Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Kakuno

Yoshinori Kakuno 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: 9651223
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes a pedestal, a substrate, an LED, an optical component, and a fastener. The LED is mounted on the substrate, and the substrate includes a first through-hole. The substrate is disposed on the pedestal. The optical component is disposed in the emission direction of light from the LED. The fastener passes through the first through-hole and fastens the optical component to the pedestal. A portion of the pedestal or a portion of the optical component is inserted in the first through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryouji Yokotani, Yasuharu Ueno, Masashi Sakata, Yoshinori Kakuno, Yoshio Manabe
  • Publication number: 20150109778
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes a pedestal, a substrate, an LED, an optical component, and a fastener. The LED is mounted on the substrate, and the substrate includes a first through-hole. The substrate is disposed on the pedestal. The optical component is disposed in the emission direction of light from the LED. The fastener passes through the first through-hole and fastens the optical component to the pedestal. A portion of the pedestal or a portion of the optical component is inserted in the first through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryouji YOKOTANI, Yasuharu UENO, Masashi SAKATA, Yoshinori KAKUNO, Yoshio MANABE
  • Patent number: 8981636
    Abstract: In a lamp: an LED module and a circuit unit for lighting are housed within an envelope composed of a globe and a case; the LED module is attached to an end of an extension member that extends from a mount, which closes an opening at one end of the case, into the globe; the circuit unit is mounted inside the case; an insulation member disposed inside the case ensures insulation between the mount, which is made of metal, and the circuit unit; the insulation member has a bottomed cylinder portion inserted into the mount, and a protrusion portion formed on an outer circumference of the based cylinder portion that protrudes toward an inner surface of the mount; and the insulation member is attached to the mount by the protrusion portion pressing against the inner surface of the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsugihiro Matsuda, Nobuyoshi Takeuchi, Yoshinori Kakuno, Masahiro Miki, Hideo Nagai, Takaari Uemoto
  • Publication number: 20140152177
    Abstract: In a lamp: an LED module and a circuit unit for lighting are housed within an envelope composed of a globe and a case; the LED module is attached to an end of an extension member that extends from a mount, which closes an opening at one end of the case, into the globe; the circuit unit is mounted inside the case; an insulation member disposed inside the case ensures insulation between the mount, which is made of metal, and the circuit unit; the insulation member has a bottomed cylinder portion inserted into the mount, and a protrusion portion formed on an outer circumference of the based cylinder portion that protrudes toward an inner surface of the mount; and the insulation member is attached to the mount by the protrusion portion pressing against the inner surface of the mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsugihiro Matsuda, Nobuyoshi Takeuchi, Yoshinori Kakuno, Masahiro Miki, Hideo Nagai, Takaari Uemoto
  • Patent number: 8710724
    Abstract: An LED light source lamp includes a housing configured to be attached to a lamp holder; an LED module provided in the housing; a drive circuit provided in the housing and configured to drive the LED module to cause the LED module to emit light; an LED installation plate on which the LED module is installed; a cover arranged to block an optical axis of the LED module and configured to transmit light emitted from the LED module; and a separation member configured to separate the drive circuit from a space between the LED module and the cover in the housing. The LED installation plate has a rear surface, opposite the surface on which the LED module is installed. The rear surface is configured to closely contact the lamp holder, and is a part of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Namura, Yoshinori Kakuno, Kazushige Sugita
  • Publication number: 20140071690
    Abstract: An LED light source lamp includes a housing configured to be attached to a lamp holder; an LED module provided in the housing; a drive circuit provided in the housing and configured to drive the LED module to cause the LED module to emit light; an LED installation plate on which the LED module is installed; a cover arranged to block an optical axis of the LED module and configured to transmit light emitted from the LED module; and a separation member configured to separate the drive circuit from a space between the LED module and the cover in the housing. The LED installation plate has a rear surface, opposite the surface on which the LED module is installed. The rear surface is configured to closely contact the lamp holder, and is a part of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki NAKAGAWA, Toshiyuki NAMURA, Yoshinori KAKUNO, Kazushige SUGITA
  • Patent number: 8604679
    Abstract: An LED light source lamp has built-in drive circuits in a housing, and is used by being attached to a lamp holder. An LED installation plate is arranged, in a main space of the housing, on an attachment side to the lamp holder. An LED module on a surface, of the LED installation plate, opposite to the lamp holder, is a collection of LEDs driven by the drive circuit. A light diffusion member is arranged so as to block the optical axis of light emitted by each LED of the LED module. Here, the drive circuits are arranged in an outer peripheral space, between the LED module and the light diffusion member, so as not to block the optical axis of light emitted by each LED of the LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Namura, Yoshinori Kakuno, Kazushige Sugita
  • Publication number: 20130249381
    Abstract: A light bulb shaped lamp includes: an LED module including: a base mount; and a semiconductor light-emitting device mounted on the base mount; and lead wires for supplying power to the LED module. The base mount is supported by the lead wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Takeuchi, Tsugihiro Matsuda, Hideo Nagai, Masahiro Miki, Takaari Uemoto, Yoshinori Kakuno
  • Publication number: 20120319555
    Abstract: An LED light source lamp has built-in drive circuits in a housing, and is used by being attached to a lamp holder. An LED installation plate is arranged, in a main space of the housing, on an attachment side to the lamp holder. An LED module on a surface, of the LED installation plate, opposite to the lamp holder, is a collection of LEDs driven by the drive circuit. A light diffusion member is arranged so as to block the optical axis of light emitted by each LED of the LED module. Here, the drive circuits are arranged in an outer peripheral space, between the LED module and the light diffusion member, so as not to block the optical axis of light emitted by each LED of the LED module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Namura, Yoshinori Kakuno, Kazushige Sugita
  • Publication number: 20120063129
    Abstract: Provided is a lamp designed to use as a light source a solid-state light emitting device with a simple and inexpensive structure and having an improved heat dissipation performance. A lamp uses a solid-state light emitting device as a light source. A cap is mounted to an external apparatus at the time of use. A housing is made of a translucent material and is connected to the cap. A light-emitting module includes one or a plurality of solid-state light emitting devices and is mounted such that the main-light-emission side (lower side in FIG. 1) thereof is in close contact with the inner wall of the housing. Further, the gap between the housing and the light-emitting module may be filled with a thermal conductive material having a translucency and a thermal conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakagawa, Yoshinori Kakuno, Takaari Uemoto, Kazushige Sugita
  • Patent number: 7586250
    Abstract: A lamp including an arc tube and a holder is provided. The arc tube includes a pair of electrodes respectively at both tube ends, and forms, between the pair of electrodes, a discharge path which turns in a double spiral substantially on one plane. The holder holds the arc tube in a state of fixing the tube ends of the arc tube and at least one part of the arc tube between the tube ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Iida, Kouhei Iwase, Yoshinori Kakuno
  • Patent number: D577132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Itaya, Yoshinori Kakuno, Kouichi Katase, Junichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: D660468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Mase, Naotaka Hashimoto, Yoshinori Kakuno
  • Patent number: D660469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Mase, Naotaka Hashimoto, Yoshinori Kakuno
  • Patent number: D663449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Wakamiya, Akio Kitada, Yoshinori Kakuno, Katsushi Seki
  • Patent number: D664682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tsugihiro Matsuda, Atsushi Motoya, Yoshinori Kakuno, Kazuyuki Okano, Toru Okazaki, Naoki Tagami, Koji Omura, Nobuyoshi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: D664683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tsugihiro Matsuda, Yoshinori Kakuno, Atsushi Motoya, Nobuyuki Mase
  • Patent number: D671663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tsugihiro Matsuda, Yoshinori Kakuno, Toshio Mori, Nobuyuki Mase
  • Patent number: D697253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Wakamiya, Akio Kitada, Yoshinori Kakuno, Katsushi Seki
  • Patent number: D702870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Wakamiya, Akio Kitada, Yoshinori Kakuno, Katsushi Seki