Patents by Inventor Kohichiro Kodama

Kohichiro Kodama 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: 6827522
    Abstract: A left-turn driving support system for supporting a driver of a vehicle waiting to make a left turn at an intersection where vehicles travel on the right side of a road. The system includes a light-reflecting material which reflects light from blinking signals of a turn signal of a second oncoming vehicle following a forefront oncoming vehicle, which are about to enter the intersection. The light-reflecting material is installed continuously along the centerline of the road and is sufficient long to detect a left-turn signal of the second oncoming vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventors: Kohichiro Kodama, Yoshihiro Kodama
  • Publication number: 20020061226
    Abstract: A left-turn driving support device at an intersection is characterized in that a luminescent material emitting light upon sensing blinking of the turn signal of a second oncoming vehicle following a forefront oncoming vehicle arriving at the intersection, is installed in a position from which the driver of a vehicle waiting to make a left turn is able to visually check the luminescent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Kohichiro Kodama, Yoshihiro Kodama