Patents by Inventor Shosuke Shimoda

Shosuke Shimoda 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).

  • Vehicle lighting device for illuminating in a first and second direction
    Patent number: 10119673
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a light source and a light guiding lens guiding light from the light source to make the light exit from a light exit in a front part thereof. The light exit of the light guiding lens includes a first light exit surface through which the light is made to exit in a first illuminating direction and a second light exit surface disposed adjacent to the first light exit surface in a front view and through which the light is made to exit in a forward direction. A reflector is disposed in front of the second light exit surface such that the reflector covers the second light exit surface and reflects the light, which is made to exit through the second light exit surface, in a second illuminating direction different from the first illuminating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuho Nakajima, Yosuke Fuseya, Takashi Abe, Shosuke Shimoda
  • VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170089541
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a light source and a light guiding lens guiding light from the light source to make the light exit from a light exit in a front part thereof. The light exit of the light guiding lens includes a first light exit surface through which the light is made to exit in a first illuminating direction and a second light exit surface disposed adjacent to the first light exit surface in a front view and through which the light is made to exit in a forward direction. A reflector is disposed in front of the second light exit surface such that the reflector covers the second light exit surface and reflects the light, which is made to exit through the second light exit surface, in a second illuminating direction different from the first illuminating direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuho Nakajima, Yosuke Fuseya, Takashi Abe, Shosuke Shimoda