Patents by Inventor Haruhito Takahashi

Haruhito Takahashi 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: 10668851
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes: a light emission element; a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted; a combination member including a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from an emission surface; and a light guide that includes a light entrance surface facing at least a portion of the emission surface and guides the light entering the light guide through the light entrance surface in a second predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Tateishi, Masaki Yoshino, Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10525862
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a fixed member. The fixed member includes a grip portion located adjacent to (in the vicinity of) the steering wheel. The grip portion extends from the lower side to the upper side of the steering wheel when the steering wheel is viewed in the direction along the rotation shaft of the steering wheel. Also, the steering wheel is rotatable independently of the fixed member. According to this vehicle, the driver can react instantly to the shift to the manual operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yoshii, Haruhito Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10207633
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light member, and a light guide that guides light emitted from the light member in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from a light output surface. In the door handle, the light output surface is positioned inside an outer surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Tateishi, Masaki Yoshino, Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20180257691
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a fixed member. The fixed member includes a grip portion located adjacent to (in the vicinity of) the steering wheel. The grip portion extends from the lower side to the upper side of the steering wheel when the steering wheel is viewed in the direction along the rotation shaft of the steering wheel. Also, the steering wheel is rotatable independently of the fixed member. According to this vehicle, the driver can react instantly to the shift to the manual operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshinori YOSHII, Haruhito TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9989211
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a housing for holding a circuit board, and a gasket mounted on the housing to waterproof the circuit board. A fastening portion is provided on the gasket to fasten the circuit board to the housing. A lid member is provided which is connected to the housing to fasten the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka
  • Patent number: 9987975
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a circuit board on which a light emitting element is mounted, a housing for holding the circuit board, a first light guiding lens for guiding part of light emitted from the light emitting element in a predetermined direction, and a second light guiding lens for guiding at least the other part of the light emitted from the light emitting element in the other predetermined direction. The housing, the first light guiding lens and the second light guiding lens are formed integrally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka
  • Patent number: 9937854
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, and a combination member including a housing and a light guiding lens. The housing supports the circuit board, and the light guiding lens guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. In the door handle, a connection wire that supplies driving current to at least the light emission element is connected to the circuit board, and a portion of the connection wire is wound around a portion of the combination member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Tateishi, Masaki Yoshino, Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9764684
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. The light guiding lens includes an incident surface that receives light emitted from the light emission element, and an emission surface that emits the light entering in the light guiding lens through the incident surface and is positioned below the incident surface. In the door handle, the emission surface is positioned above a lower surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Tateishi, Masaki Yoshino, Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9623796
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technology of achieving a compact configuration of efficiently guiding a light incident on an incident portion to an emitting portion. The vehicle lamp includes a light guide lens. The light guide lens includes an incident portion on which light is incident from the LEDs, an emitting portion which emits the incident light, and a main body portion which guides the light from the incident portion to the emitting portion. The incident portion has a larger width than the main body portion, and the emitting portion has a larger width than the main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Koji Izukawa, Shigehiko Kazaoka
  • Publication number: 20160304026
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. The light guiding lens includes an incident surface that receives light emitted from the light emission element, and an emission surface that emits the light entering in the light guiding lens through the incident surface and is positioned below the incident surface. In the door handle, the emission surface is positioned above a lower surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi TATEISHI, Masaki YOSHINO, Yoshiki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160297355
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a circuit board on which a light emitting element is mounted, a housing for holding the circuit board, a first light guiding lens for guiding part of light emitted from the light emitting element in a predetermined direction, and a second light guiding lens for guiding at least the other part of the light emitted from the light emitting element in the other predetermined direction. The housing, the first light guiding lens and the second light guiding lens are formed integrally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka
  • Publication number: 20160297352
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, and a combination member including a housing and a light guiding lens. The housing supports the circuit board, and the light guiding lens guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. In the door handle, a connection wire that supplies driving current to at least the light emission element is connected to the circuit board, and a portion of the connection wire is wound around a portion of the combination member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi TATEISHI, Masaki YOSHINO, Yoshiki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160297353
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes: a light emission element; a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted; a combination member including a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from an emission surface; and a light guide that includes a light entrance surface facing at least a portion of the emission surface and guides the light entering the light guide through the light entrance surface in a second predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi TATEISHI, Masaki YOSHINO, Yoshiki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160297354
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light member, and a light guide that guides light emitted from the light member in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from a light output surface. In the door handle, the light output surface is positioned inside an outer surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi TATEISHI, Masaki YOSHINO, Yoshiki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160290592
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a housing for holding a circuit board, and a gasket mounted on the housing to waterproof the circuit board. A fastening portion is provided on the gasket to fasten the circuit board to the housing. A lid member is provided which is connected to the housing to fasten the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka
  • Publication number: 20150167917
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a lamp body, an outer cover covering a front surface of the lamp body such that a lamp chamber is formed between the lamp body and the outer cover, a light source disposed inside the lamp chamber, an inner lens disposed inside the lamp chamber to guide light emitted by the light source such that the light is sent to an outside of the lamp chamber from the outer cover, and a reflective film provided on at least one of the outer cover and the inner lens to reflect external light from the outside of the lamp chamber. A portion of the reflective film is formed with a light transmitting portion through which the light from the light source is transmitted to the outside of the lamp chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Katsuhisa Shinji, Tomomi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20150109808
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technology of achieving a compact configuration of efficiently guiding a light incident on an incident portion to an emitting portion. The vehicle lamp includes a light guide lens. The light guide lens includes an incident portion on which light is incident from the LEDs, an emitting portion which emits the incident light, and a main body portion which guides the light from the incident portion to the emitting portion. The incident portion has a larger width than the main body portion, and the emitting portion has a larger width than the main body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Koji IZUKAWA, Shigehiko KAZAOKA
  • Publication number: 20140140081
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a light source configured to emit light, and a light guide lens configured to guide the light from the light source and to emit the light to the periphery of a vehicle, the light guide lens including a light distributing portion configured to emit illumination light in a predetermined direction on the periphery of the vehicle, a decorative portion configured to emit decorative light in a different direction from the direction in which the illumination light is emitted, and a slit configured to divide the light guide lens into the light distributing portion and the decorative portion. Direct light from the light source is incident on the light distributing portion while light that leaks out of the light distributing portion is incident on the decorative portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka
  • Patent number: 8303146
    Abstract: A side turn signal lamp includes a light guide member having a light guide lens and a plurality of LEDs. The light guide lens includes a front surface and a light entry end face. The light guide lens includes a front surface and a light entry end face. The front surface is configured to correspond to a laterally extending opening in an outer side wall of a side mirror housing so as to guide the light through the opening. The light guide lens is configured to have a width that corresponds to the opening having a shape of a slit in a front view and such that the light entry end face extends in a front-rear direction of the side turn signal lamp. The LEDs are arranged in the front-rear direction to directly face the light entry end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiko Kazaoka, Haruhito Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110058385
    Abstract: A side turn signal lamp includes a light guide member having a light guide lens and a plurality of LEDs. The light guide lens includes a front surface and a light entry end face. The light guide lens includes a front surface and a light entry end face. The front surface is configured to correspond to a laterally extending opening in an outer side wall of a side mirror housing so as to guide the light through the opening. The light guide lens is configured to have a width that corresponds to the opening having a shape of a slit in a front view and such that the light entry end face extends in a front-rear direction of the side turn signal lamp. The LEDs are arranged in the front-rear direction to directly face the light entry end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Haruhito TAKAHASHI