Patents by Inventor Hideki Kawata

Hideki Kawata 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).

  • Apparatus configured to provide functional and aesthetic lighting from a fan
    Publication number: 20090122572
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that is configured to provide direct and/or indirect and aesthetic lighting from a fan. The apparatus comprises: a motor; a motor housing; one or more fan blades rotating around the motor housing; and one or more stationary light-emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled to the motor housing. Note that the stationary LEDs are configured to direct light into the fan blades, thereby causing the fan blades to illuminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Erik R. Page, Hideki Kawata