Patents by Inventor Yuri Hamada

Yuri Hamada 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: 11906735
    Abstract: A head-up display device (10) includes one picture generation unit (20) that emits both first light (L1) and second light (L2) and includes an optical path adjuster (40) disposed in an optical path of at least one of the first light (L1) and the second light (L2) and having light transmission properties and substantially zero optical power. The optical path adjuster (40) gradually separates the first light (L1) and the second light (L2) as compared with a state before at least one of the first light (L1) and the second light (L2) enters the optical path adjuster (40) in such a manner that the first light (L1) creates a first virtual image (V1) in a position closer to an operator and the second light (L2) creates a second virtual image (V2) in a position farther from the operator than the first virtual image (V1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuri Hamada, Kazuomi Murakami, Takanobu Toyoshima, Hideaki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230258933
    Abstract: A head-up display device (10) includes one picture generation unit (20) that emits both first light (L1) and second light (L2) and includes an optical path adjuster (40) disposed in an optical path of at least one of the first light (L1) and the second light (L2) and having light transmission properties and substantially zero optical power. The optical path adjuster (40) gradually separates the first light (L1) and the second light (L2) as compared with a state before at least one of the first light (L1) and the second light (L2) enters the optical path adjuster (40) in such a manner that the first light (L1) creates a first virtual image (V1) in a position closer to an operator and the second light (L2) creates a second virtual image (V2) in a position farther from the operator than the first virtual image (V1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuri HAMADA, Kazuomi Murakumi, Takanobu Toyoshima, Hideaki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220365345
    Abstract: A head-up display includes a picture generation unit configured to emit first light for generating a first picture at a position away from a vehicle by a predetermined distance and second light for generating a second picture at a position away from the vehicle by a distance different from the predetermined distance; and a reflection unit configured to reflect the first light and the second light so that the first light and the second light are radiated to a windshield. A first optical element that reduces transmittance of light including at least visible light to be lower than transmittance of the first light is provided between the picture generation unit and the windshield at a position through which the second light passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuri Hamada