Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Coto

Kazuhiro Coto 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).

  • Apparatus, method and article of manufacture for a light pipe and lamp assembly
    Publication number: 20040052089
    Abstract: A light pipe having one or more exterior protrusions that function as a secondary light source and an alignment component. The one or more exterior protrusions may provide a secondary light source by reflecting light from a primary light source. The one or more exterior protrusions also may function to align the light pipe with a lamp assembly or an object on which the light pipe is mounted. Further, a lamp assembly having a light pipe receiving portion, with one or more slits to allow an opening to expand upon insertion of the light pipe, and to provide a retention force upon contraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Coto, Andras Gyimes, Ronald Charles Du Pont, Dragos Luca