Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Mitobe

Toshiaki Mitobe 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: 6918690
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a red bulb which is made by coating its exterior surface with a red paint including iron oxide as a red pigment. A mean particle size of the iron oxide is controlled to a range of approximately 10 to 100 nm, and a PWC concentration of the iron oxide is controlled to a range of approximately 60 to 90%. As a result, a red marker lamp can have an appropriate luminous flux (120±20% lm) and desirable chromaticity (y<0.335 and z<0.008) and satisfactory heat resistance (350° C. or higher).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Mitobe, Michihiro Mabe, Koichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20040042228
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a red bulb which is made by coating its exterior surface with a red paint including iron oxide as a red pigment. A mean particle size of the iron oxide is controlled to a range of approximately 10 to 100 nm, and a PWC concentration of the iron oxide is controlled to a range of approximately 60 to 90%. As a result, a red marker lamp can have an appropriate luminous flux (120±20% lm) and desirable chromaticity (y<0.335 and z<0.008) and satisfactory heat resistance (350° C. or higher).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Toshiaki Mitobe, Michihiro Mabe, Koichi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6611101
    Abstract: An electric light bulb that minimizes peeling of the coating, suppresses reduction of the number of light fluxes, and is easy to manufacture is described. The electric light bulb 1 has a glass bulb 2 having a straight tube 2a and a leading edge portion 2b that is continuous with the straight tube. A blue coating 5 is applied onto the straight tube, and a white or silver shield coating 6 is applied onto the leading end portion 2b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Mitobe, Koichi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6534118
    Abstract: A method for producing a light source bulb wherein a shielding film is formed on the outer peripheral face of a glass tube extending along a reference bulb axis, such that a coating for providing the shieiding film can be applied efficiently and precisely onto the outer peripheral face of the glass tube even though the shielding film is complicated in configuration. The method includes horizontally placing a light source bulb, vertically placing a coating discharging portion, moving a front edge face of the coating discharging portion close to the outer peripheral face of the shroud tube, and applying the coating by moving the coating discharging portion and the light source bulb relative to each other along a reference bulb axis and rotating the light source bulb upon the reference bulb axis while the coating is being discharged from the coating discharging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Nakamura, Toshiaki Mitobe, Kunimasa Mochizuki, Makoto Michino