Patents by Inventor Kiyohiro Akiyama

Kiyohiro Akiyama 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: 7281833
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a set of alternatively provided first and second reflection surfaces that reflect the light emitted by a first and second respective diodes toward a lamp lens. Each of the first and second reflection surface is a part of a rotational paraboloid having a focus on a light emission source of a respective one of the first and second diodes such that the paraboloids corresponding to reflection surfaces that are farther from the their respective diodes have longer focal lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyohiro Akiyama
  • Patent number: 6764210
    Abstract: A stop lamp for a vehicle comprises a substrate, a plurality of LED chips, at least one connecting wire and a cover made. The substrate has a plurality of openings and a surface that faces towards a panel of a rear window of the vehicle. The substrate has an arrangement for fixing to an inner surface of the panel. One LED chip is arranged in each opening on the substrate. The connecting wires are arranged on the substrate and electrically connect the LED chips to one another and to a voltage source. The cover is transparent and provided to protect the LED chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyohiro Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20040136196
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a set of first reflection surfaces that reflect the light emitted by a first diode toward a lamp lens, and a set of second reflection surfaces that reflect light emitted by a second diode toward the lamp lens. The first reflection surfaces and the second reflection surfaces are alternately provided in the path of the light that is reflected from the lamp lens. Each of the first reflection surface is a part of a rotational paraboloid having a focus on a light emission source of the first diode such that the paraboloids corresponding to the first reflection surfaces that are farther from the first diode have longer focal lengths. Each of the second reflection surface is a part of a rotational paraboloid having a focus on a light emission source of the second diode such that the paraboloids corresponding to the second reflection surfaces that are farther from the second diode have longer focal lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kiyohiro Akiyama
  • Patent number: 6666572
    Abstract: A lens (2) disposed in front of a lamp housing (11) has a light transmitting portion (2a) thereof zoned at the rear side into a central section (X) and lateral sections (Y) at both sides thereof, the central and lateral sections (X, Y) being additionally divided into blocks (A, B, C, D, E, F, G), respectively, and prism elements (p) in the blocks are configured so that those (p) in the central section (X) control reflected light from a reflector (12) as reference light, and those (p) in the lateral sections (Y) control direct light from a light source bulb (10) as reference light, thereby providing illumination ranges (J, K) within a light distribution range (LDR) conforming to a light distribution specification (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyohiro Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20030016543
    Abstract: A stop lamp for a vehicle comprises a substrate, a plurality of LED chips, at least one connecting wire and a cover made. The substrate has a plurality of openings and a surface that faces towards a panel of a rear window of the vehicle. The substrate has an arrangement for fixing to an inner surface of the panel. One LED chip is arranged in each opening on the substrate. The connecting wires are arranged on the substrate and electrically connect the LED chips to one another and to a voltage source. The cover is transparent and provided to protect the LED chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyohiro Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20020159272
    Abstract: A lens (2) disposed in front of a lamp housing (11) has a light transmitting portion (2a) thereof zoned at the rear side into a central section (X) and lateral sections (Y) at both sides thereof, the central and lateral sections (X, Y) being additionally divided into blocks (A, B, C, D, E, F, G), respectively, and prism elements (p) in the blocks are configured so that those (p) in the central section (X) control reflected light from a reflector (12) as reference light, and those (p) in the lateral sections (Y) control direct light from a light source bulb (10) as reference light, thereby providing illumination ranges (J, K) within a light distribution range (LDR) conforming to a light distribution specification (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kiyohiro Akiyama