Patents by Inventor Kazuhrio Itami

Kazuhrio Itami 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: 5140465
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, the automotive display apparatus has two concave mirrors arranged below the windshield in such a way that light from the display of an indicator which shows driving condition information such as car speed is reflected by one of the concave mirrors toward the other concave mirror, which then reflects the light toward the windshield that further directs it toward the driver's seat. A drive can thus see a remotely formed virtual display image within a viewing field of the windshield. The first concave mirror, which directly receives light from the indicator and reflects it toward the second concave mirror, is mounted on a plane mirror in such a manner that it can be moved into or out of a light path that extends from the indicator to the second concave mirror. When the first concave mirror is in the light path, the display image is magnified and hence the virtual display image is formed at a remote position from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Katsu Yasui, Masao Suzuki, Kazuhrio Itami