Patents by Inventor Masaya Shido

Masaya Shido 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: 11320110
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes: a planar light emitting body including a transparent base body, a light emitting portion disposed inside the base body, and an extraction electrode formed on the base body and configured to supply a current to the light emitting portion; and a flexible printed wiring board including a transparent wiring base, a connection electrode formed on the wiring base and connected to the extraction electrode, and a conductive portion connected to the connection electrode. The extraction electrode and the connection electrode are constituted by a plurality of metal wires respectively arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Harada, Yoshiro Ito, Masaya Shido
  • Patent number: 11143378
    Abstract: A vehicular display device includes: a reflective display configured to provide display toward an outside of a vehicle; and a light emission member arranged to face a display part of the reflective display. The light emission member is configured to allow light to be incident from a display part side and light to be incident from an opposite side to the display part side to pass through the light emission member, and is configured to emit light toward the display part, which is different from the light to be incident from the display part side and the light to be incident from the opposite side to the display part side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Kuboyama, Masaya Shido, Toru Ito, Yoshiro Ito, Masaru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11135970
    Abstract: A vehicle display device mounted on a vehicle and configured to display an image to an outside of the vehicle includes: a self-luminous display unit configured to display an image to the outside of the vehicle by emitting light emitted from a light source to the outside of the vehicle; a reflective display unit configured to display an image to the outside of the vehicle by reflecting light from the outside of the vehicle; an information acquisition unit configured to acquire environment information indicating an environment outside the vehicle; and a controller configured to switch between image display by the self-luminous display unit and image display by the reflective display unit based on the acquired environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Shido, Toru Ito
  • Publication number: 20210239294
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes: a planar light emitting body including a transparent base body, a light emitting portion disposed inside the base body, and an extraction electrode formed on the base body and configured to supply a current to the light emitting portion; and a flexible printed wiring board including a transparent wiring base, a connection electrode formed on the wiring base and connected to the extraction electrode, and a conductive portion connected to the connection electrode. The extraction electrode and the connection electrode are constituted by a plurality of metal wires respectively arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoaki HARADA, Yoshiro ITO, Masaya SHIDO
  • Patent number: 11007927
    Abstract: A display device for a movable object includes: a display unit provided such that it is visible from outside a movable object; and a controller that causes the display unit to display information indicating a status of the movable object. The controller changes a display mode of the information displayed on the display unit in accordance with variation in the status of the movable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Shido, Yoshinori Shibata
  • Patent number: 10883693
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp 100 includes: an organic EL element 120; a lighting circuit 200 configured to switch between lighting and lighting-off of the organic EL element 120; and a lighting control unit 202 configured to control the lighting circuit 200 so as to repeat instantaneous lighting-off in a state in which the organic EL element 120 is to be lighted. The lighting circuit 200 includes a discharge path 210 formed at least during the instantaneous lighting-off so as to discharge accumulated charges from the organic EL element 120.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Harada, Masaya Shido, Toru Ito
  • Patent number: 10823354
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp that ensures achieving downsizing while integrating sensors and improving a designability is provided. The vehicle lamp includes a lamp function unit (10) and a sensor function unit (20). The lamp function unit (10) has a light irradiating region (30). The sensor function unit (20) is arranged within the light irradiating region (30) in a front view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Shido, Toru Ito
  • Publication number: 20200282898
    Abstract: A display device for a movable object includes: a display unit provided such that it is visible from outside a movable object; and a controller that causes the display unit to display information indicating a status of the movable object. The controller changes a display mode of the information displayed on the display unit in accordance with variation in the status of the movable object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya SHIDO, Yoshinori SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 10643972
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light emitting device using an organic EL. The light emitting device includes an organic EL panel where a plurality of light emitting parts is arranged toward a predetermined direction. The plurality of light emitting parts is configured such that brightness is decreased gradually toward the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Shido, Toru Ito, Koji Magori, Yoshiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20200072429
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp that ensures achieving downsizing while integrating sensors and improving a designability is provided. The vehicle lamp includes a lamp function unit (10) and a sensor function unit (20). The lamp function unit (10) has a light irradiating region (30). The sensor function unit (20) is arranged within the light irradiating region (30) in a front view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Masaya SHIDO, Toru ITO
  • Publication number: 20190353322
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp 100 includes: an organic EL element 120; a lighting circuit 200 configured to switch between lighting and lighting-off of the organic EL element 120; and a lighting control unit 202 configured to control the lighting circuit 200 so as to repeat instantaneous lighting-off in a state in which the organic EL element 120 is to be lighted. The lighting circuit 200 includes a discharge path 210 formed at least during the instantaneous lighting-off so as to discharge accumulated charges from the organic EL element 120.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki HARADA, Masaya SHIDO, Toru ITO
  • Patent number: 10462858
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a planar light-emitting structure having a substrate on which an organic EL emission element is provided, a framing member that fixes the planar light-emitting structure inside a vehicle-lamp light cabinet, and an elastic member that is interposed between the planar light-emitting structure and the framing member and that fixes the planar light-emitting structure by its biasing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Shido, Yukihiro Onoda, Toru Ito, Yoshiro Ito, Haruhiko Iyoda, Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20190301701
    Abstract: A vehicular display device includes: a reflective display configured to provide display toward an outside of a vehicle; and a light emission member arranged to face a display part of the reflective display. The light emission member is configured to allow light to be incident from a display part side and light to be incident from an opposite side to the display part side to pass through the light emission member, and is configured to emit light toward the display part, which is different from the light to be incident from the display part side and the light to be incident from the opposite side to the display part side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Kuboyama, Masaya Shido, Toru Ito, Yoshiro Ito, Masaru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10418591
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device disposed along a transparent member. The light emitting device includes: an organic electroluminescence panel having a translucent substrate disposed to face the transparent member, a translucent anode disposed on the substrate, an organic material layer disposed on the anode, and a non-translucent cathode disposed on the organic material layer. The organic material layer and the cathode are formed in a form of stripes. The cathode is formed wider than the organic material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Harada, Masaya Shido, Yoshiro Ito
  • Patent number: 10337688
    Abstract: A planar light emitting body 6 configured to emit a first illumination light, and a semiconductor light emitting element 7 configured to emit light toward the planar light emitting body 6 are disposed in a lamp chamber 5 defined by a lamp housing 2 having an opening and a cover 3 that covers the opening. The planar light emitting body 6 includes a transmitting layer through which light is caused to pass, and a control layer configured to irradiate light as a second illumination light by controlling a travelling direction of the light that is emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element 7 and passes through the transmitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryujiro Ikuta, Yukihiro Onoda, Kunio Fukai, Masaya Shido, Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 10317035
    Abstract: Provided is a light source device including: a planar light source provided with a light emitting curved surface; and an optical member that directs light from the light emitting curved surface toward a light emitting elongated region forming an angle with the light emitting curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaya Shido
  • Patent number: 10295140
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicular lamp including an organic EL element that has only a non-light emitting point with a size of 120 ?m or less on a light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Masaya Shido, Yoshiro Ito, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10190744
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicular marker lamp including a planar light emitter; and a lens including an incident portion formed on a surface facing the planar light emitter. A plurality of cross-sectionally triangular prisms are arranged in the incident portion in a state where the vertexes of triangular prisms face the planar light emitter side. Each of the prisms includes an incident surface formed on one surface in the arrangement direction to make a light from the planar light emitter is incident and a light-shielding portion formed on a surface opposite to the incident surface to shield incidence of the light from the planar light emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Shido, Toru Ito
  • Patent number: 10151441
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a planar light emitting body configured to emit light in a planar shape, and a transparent member configured to control the light from the planar light emitting body. The transparent member has a light incidence surface arranged so as to face a light emitting surface of the planar light emitting body and configured to cause the light from the planar light emitting body to be incident on the transparent member and a light emission surface configured to emit, to the outside, the light which is propagated in the transparent member. The transparent member is formed so as to extend in a predetermined direction and formed such that a distance between the light incidence surface and the light emission surface changes in accordance with a position in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Masaya Shido, Takayuki Otsubo
  • Patent number: 10120038
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle lamp including: an organic EL element; and a lighting circuit that applies a voltage to the organic EL device with a rise time of the voltage of 5 milliseconds or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Harada, Masaya Shido, Osamu Kuboyama, Yoshiro Ito, Toru Ito