Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Ogawa

Katsuhiro Ogawa 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).

  • Vehicle interior lighting system
    Patent number: 7476012
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising: an instrument panel having an ashtray and a cigar lighter placed parallel therein in a vehicle width direction; a light emitter; a bulb case extending in the vehicle width direction on a rear surface of the instrument panel above the ashtray and the cigar lighter, and accommodating the light emitter; and a plurality of slits provided in the instrument panel above the ashtray and the cigar lighter, and facing an opening portion of the bulb case, the light emitter being disposed above the slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Masayuki Yoshimoto, Katsuhiro Ogawa
  • Lighting system
    Publication number: 20060268536
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising: an instrument panel having an ashtray and a cigar lighter placed parallel therein in a vehicle width direction; a light emitter; a bulb case extending in the vehicle width direction on a rear surface of the instrument panel above the ashtray and the cigar lighter, and accommodating the light emitter; and a plurality of slits provided in the instrument panel above the ashtray and the cigar lighter, and facing an opening portion of the bulb case, the light emitter being disposed above the slits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Yoshimoto, Katsuhiro Ogawa