Patents by Inventor Koji Uchino
Koji Uchino 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).
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Publication number: 20240085828Abstract: An intermediate transfer member including a base layer, wherein the base layer contains a thermoplastic resin and an electroconductive filler dispersed in the thermoplastic resin, and wherein the base layer has a volume resistivity of 1×106 to 1×1013 ?·cm, and the base layer has an electroconductive path index of 0.20 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: ATSUSHI HORI, AKIHIRO TAYA, MEGUMI UCHINO, KOJI SATO
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Patent number: 10576876Abstract: A lighting device to be mounted on a vehicle has a light source, a projection lens having an optical axis, and disposed so as to allow at least some of light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough, a holder that holds the projection lens, a pivot shaft provided at one of the projection lens and the holder and extending in a direction intersecting with the optical axis of the projection lens, a bearing provided at the other of the projection lens and the holder and that holds the pivot shaft, an aiming mechanism configured to pivot the projection lens relative to the holder about the pivot shaft, and a reflector configured to reflect the light emitted from the light source in a predetermined direction. The reflector is provided in the holder. The position of the holder to the light source is fixed.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Shibata, Kazutami Oishi, Koji Uchino
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Patent number: 10434934Abstract: A high mount stop lamp mounted on a rear portion of a roof of an automobile is provided. The high mount stop lamp includes a flat light guide arranged below a resin roof panel. The light guide includes a front end and a rear end. The high mount stop lamp also includes a light source opposing the front end of the light guide. The rear end of the light guide is located on or proximate to a rear end of the roof panel to function as a light emitting portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideaki Terai, Kazumasa Okumura, Yuichi Mizutani, Kazutami Oishi, Koji Uchino, Masaki Agemi
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Publication number: 20190135166Abstract: A lighting device to be mounted on a vehicle has a light source, a projection lens having an optical axis, and disposed so as to allow at least some of light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough, a holder that holds the projection lens, a pivot shaft provided at one of the projection lens and the holder and extending in a direction intersecting with the optical axis of the projection lens, a bearing provided at the other of the projection lens and the holder and that holds the pivot shaft, an aiming mechanism configured to pivot the projection lens relative to the holder about the pivot shaft, and a reflector configured to reflect the light emitted from the light source in a predetermined direction. The reflector is provided in the holder. The position of the holder to the light source is fixed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Shibata, Kazutami Oishi, Koji Uchino
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Patent number: 10214138Abstract: A lighting device to be mounted on a vehicle has a light source, a projection lens having an optical axis, and disposed so as to allow at least some of light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough, a holder that holds the projection lens, a pivot shaft provided at one of the projection lens and the holder and extending in a direction intersecting with the optical axis of the projection lens, a bearing provided at the other of the projection lens and the holder and that holds the pivot shaft, and an aiming mechanism configured to pivot the projection lens relative to the holder about the pivot shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Shibata, Kazutami Oishi, Koji Uchino
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Patent number: 10046693Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light guiding portion configured to be provided in at least one section of a vehicle body panel of a vehicle, and a light source arranged to input light into the light guiding portion such that the light is guided inside the light guiding portion. The light guiding portion has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is configured to face toward an inside of the vehicle and to serve as a light blocking surface to block the light. The outer surface is configured to face toward an outside of the vehicle and to serve as a light exiting surface from which the light is allowed to exit the light guiding portion. The vehicle body panel may be a vehicle rear panel having a resin molded portion, and the vehicle lamp may be provided integrally with the resin molded portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hideaki Terai, Akira Moriyama, Mitsuhiko Nishijima, Koji Uchino
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Patent number: 9967981Abstract: Provided is a light source unit including a base unit formed on a front surface thereof with a first circuit pattern by irradiating laser light to a resin molded article, and a light emitting element mounted on the base unit and electrically connected to the first circuit pattern. The base unit includes a mounting surface portion directed in a prescribed direction such that the light emitting element is mounted thereon, and a sidewall surface portion connected to the mounting surface portion in a plane intersection state, and the sidewall surface portion is formed as an inclined surface intersecting with the mounting surface portion at an obtuse angle.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Aiso, Koji Uchino, Hiromi Nakamura, Takayuki Otsubo
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Publication number: 20180050633Abstract: A high mount stop lamp mounted on a rear portion of a roof of an automobile is provided. The high mount stop lamp includes a flat light guide arranged below a resin roof panel. The light guide includes a front end and a rear end. The high mount stop lamp also includes a light source opposing the front end of the light guide. The rear end of the light guide is located on or proximate to a rear end of the roof panel to function as a light emitting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideaki TERAI, Kazumasa OKUMURA, Yuichi MIZUTANI, Kazutami OISHI, Koji UCHINO, Masaki AGEMI
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Patent number: 9862301Abstract: A vehicular rear panel with a new configuration is provided. The vehicular rear panel according to an aspect of the present disclosure is made of a resin material and disposed on a rear vehicle body part. The vehicular rear panel includes a light guiding unit configured to guide light from the light source along an extending direction of the vehicular rear panel and a light emitting unit configured to emit light in the light guiding unit to a rear side of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Yamada, Masaaki Nakabayashi, Koji Uchino, Manabu Maeda, Noriaki Ito, Norimasa Yamamoto, Asami Nakada, Yuji Sakurai, Hiroya Koizumi, Tsukasa Tokida, Takao Muramatsu, Tomoaki Otani, Motohiro Komatsu, Akihiro Matsumoto, Takashi Terayama, Hiroki Ishibashi
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Publication number: 20170043706Abstract: A lighting device to be mounted on a vehicle has a light source, a projection lens having an optical axis, and disposed so as to allow at least some of light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough, a holder that holds the projection lens, a pivot shaft provided at one of the projection lens and the holder and extending in a direction intersecting with the optical axis of the projection lens, a bearing provided at the other of the projection lens and the holder and that holds the pivot shaft, and an aiming mechanism configured to pivot the projection lens relative to the holder about the pivot shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki SHIBATA, Kazutami OISHI, Koji UCHINO
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Patent number: 9541703Abstract: A lamp comprises a light guide, a light source and a subject member; wherein an exit surface of the light guide is arranged at a position exposed to a front side of the subject member or located on a rear side of the subject member while being visible from the front side; wherein a surface of a light-guiding part about the exit surface located on the rear side is covered with paint or an opaque member so that the exit surface seen from the front side appears to have the same color as with surroundings thereof; wherein the subject member is molded by an opaque material or the rear side about the exit surface is covered with the paint or the opaque member; and wherein the light guide and the subject member are molded integrally with each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Moriyama, Hideaki Terai, Koji Uchino, Mitsuhiko Nishijima
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Publication number: 20160219708Abstract: Provided is a light source unit including a base unit formed on a front surface thereof with a first circuit pattern by irradiating laser light to a resin molded article, and a light emitting element mounted on the base unit and electrically connected to the first circuit pattern. The base unit includes a mounting surface portion directed in a prescribed direction such that the light emitting element is mounted thereon, and a sidewall surface portion connected to the mounting surface portion in a plane intersection state, and the sidewall surface portion is formed as an inclined surface intersecting with the mounting surface portion at an obtuse angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Yoshiaki Aiso, Koji Uchino, Hiromi Nakamura, Takayuki Otsubo
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Publication number: 20150321599Abstract: A vehicular rear panel with a new configuration is provided. The vehicular rear panel according to an aspect of the present disclosure is made of a resin material and disposed on a rear vehicle body part. The vehicular rear panel includes a light guiding unit configured to guide light from the light source along an extending direction of the vehicular rear panel and a light emitting unit configured to emit light in the light guiding unit to a rear side of a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Kenji YAMADA, Masaaki NAKABAYASHI, Koji UCHINO, Manabu MAEDA, Noriaki ITO, Norimasa YAMAMOTO, Asami NAKADA, Yuji SAKURAI, Hiroya KOIZUMI, Tsukasa TOKIDA, Takao MURAMATSU, Tomoaki OTANI, Motohiro KOMATSU, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Takashi TERAYAMA, Hiroki ISHIBASHI
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Patent number: 8919173Abstract: A composite hose is constructed to have an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes an elastic layer and a reinforcing layer provided on an outer periphery of the elastic layer. The inner peripheral portion includes a corrugated metal tube which is provided with a corrugated portion formed with corrugation hills and corrugation valleys. A distance between the reinforcing layer and tops of the corrugation hills of the corrugated metal tube is designed 0.27 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company LimitedInventors: Motoshige Hibino, Yuji Takagi, Minoru Hiramatsu, Koji Uchino
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Publication number: 20140254196Abstract: A lamp comprises a light guide, a light source and a subject member; wherein an exit surface of the light guide is arranged at a position exposed to a front side of the subject member or located on a rear side of the subject member while being visible from the front side; wherein a surface of a light-guiding part about the exit surface located on the rear side is covered with paint or an opaque member so that the exit surface seen from the front side appears to have the same color as with surroundings thereof; wherein the subject member is molded by an opaque material or the rear side about the exit surface is covered with the paint or the opaque member; and wherein the light guide and the subject member are molded integrally with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Akira MORIYAMA, Hideaki TERAI, Koji UCHINO, Mitsuhiko NISHIJIMA
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Publication number: 20140254186Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light guiding portion configured to be provided in at least one section of a vehicle body panel of a vehicle, and a light source arranged to input light into the light guiding portion such that the light is guided inside the light guiding portion. The light guiding portion has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is configured to face toward an inside of the vehicle and to serve as a light blocking surface to block the light. The outer surface is configured to face toward an outside of the vehicle and to serve as a light exiting surface from which the light is allowed to exit the light guiding portion. The vehicle body panel may be a vehicle rear panel having a resin molded portion, and the vehicle lamp may be provided integrally with the resin molded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideaki TERAI, Akira MORIYAMA, Mitsuhiko NISHIJIMA, Koji UCHINO
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Publication number: 20140003075Abstract: A vehicular rear panel with a new configuration is provided. The vehicular rear panel according to an aspect of the present disclosure is made of a resin material and disposed on a rear vehicle body part. The vehicular rear panel includes a light guiding unit configured to guide light from the light source along an extending direction of the vehicular rear panel and a light emitting unit configured to emit light in the light guiding unit to a rear side of a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Kenji YAMADA, Masaaki NAKABAYASHI, Koji UCHINO, Manabu MAEDA, Noriaki ITO, Norimasa YAMAMOTO, Asami NAKADA, Yuji SAKURAI, Hiroya KOIZUMI, Tsukasa TOKIDA, Takao MURAMATSU, Tomoaki OTANI, Motohiro KOMATSU, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Takashi TERAYAMA, Hiroki ISHIBASHI
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Publication number: 20140003072Abstract: A vehicular rear panel having a new configuration is provided. The vehicular rear panel according to an aspect of the present disclosure is made of a resin material and disposed on the rear vehicle body part. The vehicular rear panel includes: a light source which is at least partially disposed in the inside of the vehicular rear panel, a circuit which is at least partially provided in the vehicular rear panel to supply electric power to the light source, and a light emitting unit configured to emit light source light to the rear of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Hideaki YAMAMOTO, Daisuke MOCHIZUKI, Takanori NAMBA, Naoki SUGIURA, Tomoaki OTANI, Seiichiro YAGI, Koji UCHINO, Hiromi NAKAMURA, Masaaki NAKABAYASHI
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Publication number: 20120240404Abstract: A composite hose is constructed to have an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes an elastic layer and a reinforcing layer provided on an outer periphery of the elastic layer. The inner peripheral portion includes a corrugated metal tube which is provided with a corrugated portion formed with corrugation hills and corrugation valleys. A distance between the reinforcing layer and tops of the corrugation hills of the corrugated metal tube is designed 0.27 mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: Tokai Rubber Industries, Inc.Inventors: Motoshige Hibino, Yuji Takagi, Minoru Hiramatsu, Koji Uchino
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Publication number: 20080245434Abstract: A composite hose is constructed to have an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes an elastic layer and a reinforcing layer provided on an outer periphery of the elastic layer. The inner peripheral portion includes a corrugated metal tube which is provided with a corrugated portion formed with corrugation his and corrugation valleys. A distance between the reinforcing layer and tops of the corrugation hills of the corrugated metal tube is designed 0.27 mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Motoshige Hibino, Yuji Takagi, Minoru Hiramatsu, Koji Uchino