Patents by Inventor Kazuki OHTO

Kazuki OHTO 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).

  • Planar illumination apparatus
    Patent number: 10281643
    Abstract: A planar illumination apparatus according to an embodiment includes a light guide plate, a light source, a frame, a first support member, a first adhesive member, a second support member, and a second adhesive member. The light guide plate has a light extraction surface and a light entering side face. The light source is arranged on the light entering side-face side. The frame has a floor face, and houses the light guide plate and the light source. The first support member supports the light guide plate from the floor face side of the frame. The first adhesive member causes the light guide plate and the first support member to adhere to each other. The second support member supports the light source from the floor face side of the frame. The second adhesive member causes the light source and the second support members to adhere to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventor: Kazuki Ohto
  • PLANAR ILLUMINATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180348422
    Abstract: A planar illumination apparatus according to an embodiment includes a light guide plate, a light source, a frame, a first support member, a first adhesive member, a second support member, and a second adhesive member. The light guide plate has a light extraction surface and a light entering side face. The light source is arranged on the light entering side-face side. The frame has a floor face, and houses the light guide plate and the light source. The first support member supports the light guide plate from the floor face side of the frame. The first adhesive member causes the light guide plate and the first support member to adhere to each other. The second support member supports the light source from the floor face side of the frame. The second adhesive member causes the light source and the second support members to adhere to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Kazuki OHTO