Patents by Inventor Fumiyoshi Tobiyasu

Fumiyoshi Tobiyasu 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: 6210017
    Abstract: A self-emission road device includes light emitting elements and a power unit, and has the light emitting elements emit light through a light emitting face of a protective board set at an upper part of the self-emission road device. For each light emitting face, four emission units are provided. Out of the four emission units, two emission units are designed for a straight road and light beams from these emission units are emitted in a direction whose horizontal component is perpendicular to the light emitting face. Two other emission units are designed for a curve and light beams from these emission units are emitted in a direction whose horizontal component forms a predetermined angle with the direction whose horizontal component is perpendicular to the light emitting face. The emission units for the straight road and curve are set in alternate order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Miura, Fumiyoshi Tobiyasu