Patents by Inventor Mariko MIWA

Mariko MIWA 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).

  • Light source module and lighting circuit
    Patent number: 11910504
    Abstract: There is provided a rear sign lamp capable of enhancing safety. An LED string (502) includes four LEDs (504_1 to 504_4) connected in series. An LED driver circuit (610) receives a battery voltage (VIN) and supplies a drive current (ILED) stabilized at a target current (IREF) to the LED string (502). A bypass circuit (620) is provided in parallel with a bypassed portion (503) including two adjacent LEDs (504_3 and 504_4) of the LED string (502), and sinks a bypass current (IBYPASS) according to a battery voltage (VIN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Atsushi Ozawa, Mariko Miwa, Yutaka Matsumoto
  • LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND LIGHTING CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20230112753
    Abstract: There is provided a rear sign lamp capable of enhancing safety. An LED string (502) includes four LEDs (504_1 to 504_4) connected in series. An LED driver circuit (610) receives a battery voltage (VIN) and supplies a drive current (ILED) stabilized at a target current (IREF) to the LED string (502). A bypass circuit (620) is provided in parallel with a bypassed portion (503) including two adjacent LEDs (504_3 and 504_4) of the LED string (502), and sinks a bypass current (IBYPASS) according to a battery voltage (VIN).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIKAWA, Atsushi OZAWA, Mariko MIWA, Yutaka MATSUMOTO