Patents by Inventor Katsushi OSEKI

Katsushi OSEKI 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: 11702008
    Abstract: A vehicle outer mirror device includes a housing, a mirror main body, a mirror drive unit, and an imaging unit. The housing is attached to a door of a vehicle and includes an opening facing rear of the vehicle. The mirror main body is disposed in the opening of the housing and has a light reflection region reflecting light entering from outside of the housing and a light transmission region capable of transmitting the light to inside of the housing. The mirror drive unit is disposed inside the housing and adjusts an orientation of the mirror main body. The imaging unit is fixed inside the housing, images the rear of the vehicle through the light transmission region, and is disposed in a state in which an imaging optical axis is inclined toward the outside of the vehicle with respect to a reflection optical axis of the light reflection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MISATO INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Nagashima, Takahiro Tsuzuki, Katsushi Oseki
  • Publication number: 20220219609
    Abstract: A vehicle mirror device includes a main body, a drive unit, and a control unit. The main body includes a mirror member and a case member. The mirror member and the case member are provided to be movable integrally with each other. The drive unit is configured to rotate the main body around a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis. The first rotation axis extends along an up-down direction in a vehicle mounted state, and the second rotation axis extends along a left-right direction in the vehicle mounted state. The control unit is configured to control the drive unit such that the main body rotates in a rotation direction and at rotational speed in accordance with a type of a signal from a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAGASHIMA, Takahiro TSUZUKI, Katsushi OSEKI, Masataka NAKAGAWA, Hideto KURIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210206319
    Abstract: A vehicle outer mirror device includes a housing, a mirror main body, a mirror drive unit, and an imaging unit. The housing is attached to a door of a vehicle and includes an opening facing rear of the vehicle. The mirror main body is disposed in the opening of the housing and has a light reflection region reflecting light entering from outside of the housing and a light transmission region capable of transmitting the light to inside of the housing. The mirror drive unit is disposed inside the housing and adjusts an orientation of the mirror main body. The imaging unit is fixed inside the housing, images the rear of the vehicle through the light transmission region, and is disposed in a state in which an imaging optical axis is inclined toward the outside of the vehicle with respect to a reflection optical axis of the light reflection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAGASHIMA, Takahiro TSUZUKI, Katsushi OSEKI