Patents by Inventor Akiyoshi Wakafuji

Akiyoshi Wakafuji 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: 11359792
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light emitting part including a first light source part and a first optical part that includes a first reflecting part and a second reflecting part. A first direction from the first reflecting part to the second reflecting part crosses a second direction from the first light source part to the second reflecting part. A direction from the first light source part to the first reflecting part is along a first plane which includes the first direction and the second direction, and crosses the second direction. A distance between the first reflecting part and the first light source part is larger than a distance between the second reflecting part and the first light source part. A light distribution angle of a first-reflecting-part light in the first plane is larger than the light distribution angle of the second-reflecting-part light in the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akiyoshi Wakafuji
  • Publication number: 20210041083
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light emitting part including a first light source part and a first optical part that includes a first reflecting part and a second reflecting part. A first direction from the first reflecting part to the second reflecting part crosses a second direction from the first light source part to the second reflecting part. A direction from the first light source part to the first reflecting part is along a first plane which includes the first direction and the second direction, and crosses the second direction. A distance between the first reflecting part and the first light source part is larger than a distance between the second reflecting part and the first light source part. A light distribution angle of a first-reflecting-part light in the first plane is larger than the light distribution angle of the second-reflecting-part light in the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Akiyoshi Wakafuji
  • Patent number: 10180232
    Abstract: An optical member includes one or more lens surfaces, each lens surface comprising a curved surface having: a curvature in a first direction, and a curvature in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction in an imaginary plane perpendicular to an optical axis of incident light. Each of the one or more lens surfaces has a substantially rectangular planar shape when viewed in an optical axis direction, the substantially rectangular planar shape being defined by two sides substantially parallel to the first direction and two sides substantially parallel to the second direction. The curvature in the second direction continuously increases from a first end of each of the one or more lens surfaces in the first direction toward a second end of each of the one or more lens surfaces in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujimori, Akiyoshi Wakafuji
  • Publication number: 20180058660
    Abstract: An optical member includes one or more lens surfaces, each lens surface comprising a curved surface having: a curvature in a first direction, and a curvature in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction in an imaginary plane perpendicular to an optical axis of incident light. Each of the one or more lens surfaces has a substantially rectangular planar shape when viewed in an optical axis direction, the substantially rectangular planar shape being defined by two sides substantially parallel to the first direction and two sides substantially parallel to the second direction. The curvature in the second direction continuously increases from a first end of each of the one or more lens surfaces in the first direction toward a second end of each of the one or more lens surfaces in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUJIMORI, Akiyoshi WAKAFUJI
  • Patent number: 7173768
    Abstract: A zoom lens has first to fifth lens groups G1 to G5 having positive, negative, positive, positive, and negative refractive power, in order from an object side. The first lens groups G1 includes a prism L2 for bending a light path. Zooming is performed by adjusting a focal length by linear movement of the second lens group G2 and fourth lens group G4 and compensating an image surface position by nonlinear movement of the fifth lens group G5. Focusing is performed by moving the fifth lens group G5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Taro Kushida, Akiyoshi Wakafuji
  • Publication number: 20060238886
    Abstract: A zoom lens has first to fifth lens groups G1 to G5 having positive, negative, positive, positive, and negative refractive power, in order from an object side. The first lens groups G1 includes a prism L2 for bending a light path. Zooming is performed by adjusting a focal length by linear movement of the second lens group G2 and fourth lens group G4 and compensating an image surface position by nonlinear movement of the fifth lens group G5. Focusing is performed by moving the fifth lens group G5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Taro Kushida, Akiyoshi Wakafuji