Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiko NISHIJIMA

Mitsuhiko NISHIJIMA 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: 10046693
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hideaki Terai, Akira Moriyama, Mitsuhiko Nishijima, Koji Uchino
  • Patent number: 9541703
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Moriyama, Hideaki Terai, Koji Uchino, Mitsuhiko Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20140254186
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki TERAI, Akira MORIYAMA, Mitsuhiko NISHIJIMA, Koji UCHINO
  • Publication number: 20140254196
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Akira MORIYAMA, Hideaki TERAI, Koji UCHINO, Mitsuhiko NISHIJIMA