Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro SHOHHARA

Kazuhiro SHOHHARA 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: 10150408
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light emitting element, a bus bar in which the light emitting element is attached, and a housing in which the bus bar is insert-molded. The bus bar includes a bus bar main body which is flat-plate-shaped and a bent piece extended in the bus bar main body and bent so as to be inclined to the bus bar main body. The housing includes a protruding part which protrudes from a surface covering the bus bar main body so as to cover at least a part of the bent piece and which has an inclined surface parallel to the bent piece, and a hole on the inclined surface of the protruding part formed so that the bent piece is exposed. The light emitting element is attached to the bent piece so as to be accommodated in the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Shohhara
  • Publication number: 20170136945
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light emitting element, a bus bar in which the light emitting element is attached, and a housing in which the bus bar is insert-molded. The bus bar includes a bus bar main body which is flat-plate-shaped and a bent piece extended in the bus bar main body and bent so as to be inclined to the bus bar main body. The housing includes a protruding part which protrudes from a surface covering the bus bar main body so as to cover at least a part of the bent piece and which has an inclined surface parallel to the bent piece, and a hole on the inclined surface of the protruding part formed so that the bent piece is exposed. The light emitting element is attached to the bent piece so as to be accommodated in the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhiro SHOHHARA