logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10602104 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2018

Lighting apparatus

Applicant:

Maxell, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;

Inventors:

Takuya Shimizu, Kyoto, JP;

Maki Hanada, Kyoto, JP;

Megumi Kurachi, Kyoto, JP;

Hiroyuki Urata, Kyoto, JP;

Katsuyuki Watanabe, Kyoto, JP;

Assignee:

MAXELL, LTD., Kyoto, JP;

Attorney:

Mattingly & Malur, PC

Primary Examiner:

William N Harris

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G03B 21/14 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2020.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); G03B 21/28 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/3158 (2013.01); F21S 8/00 (2013.01); F21V 23/0478 (2013.01); F21V 33/00 (2013.01); G03B 21/145 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); G06F 3/0426 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); H04N 9/3179 (2013.01); H04N 9/3194 (2013.01); H05B 33/0803 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); F21V 23/04 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); G03B 21/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…