Patents by Inventor Junichi IMAGI

Junichi IMAGI 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: 11873958
    Abstract: A headlight includes multiple semiconductor light sources arranged in a line, and an optical system including an integral-type optical member to form a predetermined light distribution by using light outputted by the multiple semiconductor light sources, wherein the integral-type optical member has an incidence surface portion, a cutoff line formation portion, a reflection surface portion and an exit surface portion, the incidence surface portion, the cutoff line formation portion, the reflection surface portion and the exit surface portion are arranged in order in such a way as to be along an optical path in the optical system, the exit surface portion has a uniform vertical curvature, and a horizontal illumination area is controlled by the reflection surface portion and a vertical illumination area is controlled by the exit surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Imagi
  • Publication number: 20220357009
    Abstract: A headlight includes multiple semiconductor light sources arranged in a line, and an optical system including an integral-type optical member to form a predetermined light distribution by using light outputted by the multiple semiconductor light sources, wherein the integral-type optical member has an incidence surface portion, a cutoff line formation portion, a reflection surface portion and an exit surface portion, the incidence surface portion, the cutoff line formation portion, the reflection surface portion and the exit surface portion are arranged in order in such a way as to be along an optical path in the optical system, the exit surface portion has a uniform vertical curvature, and a horizontal illumination area is controlled by the reflection surface portion and a vertical illumination area is controlled by the exit surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Junichi IMAGI