Patents by Inventor Kakeru NAKAMURA

Kakeru NAKAMURA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230295013
    Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation device includes a storage wall defining a space configured to store fluid, and a light source configured to simultaneously emit ultraviolet light and visible light into the space. The storage wall includes a first transmission portion which is formed thinner than other regions of the storage wall and is configured to transmit part of the visible light emitted from the light source to the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Toshinori OKADA, Kakeru NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10794566
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The light flux controlling member includes an incidence surface and an emission surface, and is disposed such that, in a cross section of the light emitting device, light emitted at least ?1=81° from a light emission center of the light emitting element is incident on the rear surface of the light flux controlling member, and the emission surface is formed such that, in the cross section of the light emitting device, a curve of a graph with an abscissa of ?1 and an ordinate of ?2 includes an inflection point, wherein ?2 is an angle between a line orthogonal to the optical axis and a tangent to the emission surface at a point P, the point P being an arrival point of light emitted from the light emission center at angle ?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukuda, Kakeru Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10754194
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lens (i.e., luminous flux control member) for an optical element of a backlight, capable of easily aligning the orientation in the plane direction. The luminous flux control member according to the present invention includes a lens main body and legs. The lens main body includes a light-entering area for light emitted from a light-emitting element to enter on the lower surface side and a light-emitting area for emitting the light entered from the light-entering area to the outside on the upper surface side. The legs are legs for mounting the luminous flux control member on a substrate on which the light-emitting element is mounted and are disposed on the lower surface of the lens main body so as to project downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensuke Hiraka, Kakeru Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200041843
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lens (i.e., luminous flux control member) for an optical element of a backlight, capable of easily aligning the orientation in the plane direction. The luminous flux control member according to the present invention includes a lens main body and legs. The lens main body includes a light-entering area for light emitted from a light-emitting element to enter on the lower surface side and a light-emitting area for emitting the light entered from the light-entering area to the outside on the upper surface side. The legs are legs for mounting the luminous flux control member on a substrate on which the light-emitting element is mounted and are disposed on the lower surface of the lens main body so as to project downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Kensuke HIRAKA, Kakeru NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10458622
    Abstract: A reflection member includes at least one polygonal cell having a polygonally-shaped center bottom part in which a light source is disposed, vertex-part inclined surfaces provided so as to correspond to the respective vertexes of the polygonal shape, and side-part inclined surfaces provided between the corresponding vertex-part inclined surfaces, such that an inclination angle ? of at least a part of the vertex-part inclined surfaces to the center bottom part is larger than an inclination angle ? of the side-part inclined surfaces to the center bottom part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Kakeru Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20170343187
    Abstract: To provide a reflection member for forming a polygonal irradiated region. Solution: A reflection member for reflecting light emitted from a light source comprises: at least one polygonal cell, the at least one polygonal cell having: a center bottom part which has a polygonal shape in a plan view and in which the light source is disposed; and an inclined part which is inclined from the center bottom part toward the outer edge, wherein the inclined part has: vertex-part inclined surfaces which are provided so as to correspond to the respective vertexes of the polygonal shape; and side-part inclined surfaces which are each provided between the corresponding vertex-part inclined surfaces, and wherein an inclination angle ? of at least a part of the vertex-part inclined surfaces is larger than an inclination angle ? of the side-part inclined surfaces in a cross-sectional view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Kakeru NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170261176
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The light flux controlling member includes an incidence surface and an emission surface, and is disposed such that, in a cross section of the light emitting device, light emitted at at least ?1=81° from a light emission center of the light emitting element is incident on the rear surface of the light flux controlling member, and the emission surface is formed such that, in the cross section of the light emitting device, a curve of a graph with an abscissa of ?1 and an ordinate of ?2 includes an inflection point, wherein ?2 is an angle between a line orthogonal to the optical axis and a tangent to the emission surface at a point P, the point P being an arrival point of light emitted from the light emission center at angle ?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuyuki FUKUDA, Kakeru NAKAMURA