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Minoru Maehara
Also filed as: MAEHARA MINORU
27 granted patents·2 pending applications·570 citations·filing 1989–2014
97Inventor score
Files withMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD15MAEHARA MINORU4KAMADA MASAO2PANASONIC CORP2KONISHI HIROFUMI1
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29 records- 0190US7425802B2Discharge lamp lighting apparatus, luminaire and illumination systemMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 16, 2008·24 cites·45 claims
- 0290US5063490ARegulated chopper and inverter with shared switchesMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 5, 1991·86 cites·11 claims
- 0389US6914395B2Electronic ballast for a high-pressure discharge lampMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 5, 2005·54 cites·24 claims
- 0487US6057652APower supply for supplying AC output powerMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1996·Granted May 2, 2000·83 cites·7 claims
- 0585US8436550B2LED lamp driving circuit with dimming capabilityMAEHARA MINORU·Filed 2010·Granted May 7, 2013·9 cites·20 claims
- 0685US8330378B2Illumination device and method for controlling a color temperature of irradiated lightMAEHARA MINORU·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 11, 2012·20 cites·18 claims
- 0780US8810155B2Illumination light communication device, and illumination apparatus and system including sameKAMADA MASAO·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·7 cites·10 claims
- 0877US8138679B2Organic electroluminescent light emitting device for restoring normal operation after low-voltage errorsKONISHI HIROFUMI·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 20, 2012·8 cites·19 claims
- 0972US8344651B2Light control apparatus and lighting appliance using the samePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 1, 2013·4 cites·12 claims
- 1071US6075715APower source deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 13, 2000·35 cites·21 claims
- 1170US5274540AInverter device for stable, high power-factor input current supplyMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 28, 1993·33 cites·36 claims
- 1269US8432105B2Light control apparatus for lighting an organic electroluminescence device and lighting appliance using the sameTAKAKI HIROFUMI·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 30, 2013·5 cites·14 claims
- 1369US5410466AHigh power-factor inverter device having reduced output rippleMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 25, 1995·37 cites·10 claims
- 1468US4933831APower supplyTAKAHASHI ISAO·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 12, 1990·27 cites·9 claims
- 1567US8513898B2Light emitting device that restores abnormal light emitting elementOKAWA MASANAO·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 20, 2013·3 cites·6 claims
- 1666US8749168B2Illumination light communication device, and illumination apparatus and system including sameKAMADA MASAO·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·2 cites·14 claims
- 1766US5764496AInverter device including an auxiliary power supply with a smoothing capacitorMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 9, 1998·43 cites·21 claims
- 1860US9374860B2Lighting devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 21, 2016·1 cites·9 claims
- 1959US5251119AInverter with shared chopper function for high input power factor with restrained higher harmonicsMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 5, 1993·20 cites·7 claims
- 2058US8493297B2OLED driver, lighting apparatus equipped with the driver and an adjustment method of the apparatusMAEHARA MINORU·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 23, 2013·1 cites·16 claims
- 2158US7129650B2Lighting apparatus for high intensity discharge lampMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 31, 2006·10 cites·25 claims
- 2257US7015655B2Electronic ballast for a high intensity discharge lampMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 21, 2006·9 cites·20 claims
- 2356US5459651AInverter device for stable, high power-factor input current supplyMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 17, 1995·19 cites·12 claims
- 2452US5995398APower supply deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·15 cites·9 claims
- 2549US7733032B2OLED driver and lighting apparatus equipped with the samePANASONIC ELEC WORKS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 8, 2010·0 cites·8 claims
- 2649US2010156308A1Adjustable output ballast for powering both fluorescent lamps and led lampsMAEHARA MINORU·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2747US5517403AInverter deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 1994·Granted May 14, 1996·15 cites·23 claims
- 2843US8502471B2Planar light-emitting module lighting circuit and illuminating deviceOOKAWA MASANAO·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 6, 2013·0 cites·9 claims
- 2940US2009295778A1OLED Driver and Lighting Apparatus Equipped With the DriverMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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