Patents by Inventor Kazushi Noda

Kazushi Noda 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: 9197072
    Abstract: A charging device charges an in-vehicle battery for an electric vehicle by a power supply fed from an attachment plug extending from an external power supply. The charging device includes: a charging inlet; a housing recess formed within the charging inlet; a charging connector disposed within the housing recess; and an illumination light source embedded in an upper peripheral wall of the housing recess. The illumination light source emits light downward, and an optical axis thereof is positioned closer to an opening of the housing recess than a front surface of the charging connector. A first irradiation light emitted toward the opening of the housing recess than the optical axis is emitted obliquely downward from the charging inlet. A second irradiation light emitted toward a bottom of the housing recess than the optical axis is emitted to the charging connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Umeda, Kazushi Noda, Tetsu Mizushiro
  • Patent number: 8128268
    Abstract: A light-emitting element 1 has a rod-shaped light-emitting element 3, an LED lamp 10, and a lens 20 for converging light from the LED lamp to an end face of the rod-shaped light-emitting element. The lens 20 has a scattering area around the centerline of an extremity thereof, and the scattering area scatters light in proximity to the centerline, thereby irradiating an inner peripheral surface of the rod-shaped light-emitting element 3 with the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Umeda, Kazushi Noda
  • Publication number: 20090244898
    Abstract: A light-emitting element 1 has a rod-shaped light-emitting element 3, an LED lamp 10, and a lens 20 for converging light from the LED lamp to an end face of the rod-shaped light-emitting element. The lens 20 has a scattering area around the centerline of an extremity thereof, and the scattering area scatters light in proximity to the centerline, thereby irradiating an inner peripheral surface of the rod-shaped light-emitting element 3 with the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Umeda, Kazushi Noda
  • Patent number: 7293889
    Abstract: An LED lamp apparatus includes an LED and a light diffuser located on a light emission side of the LED. The light diffuser is made of at least one light transmittable material and has a light diffusing member at a peripheral portion of a light passing area of the LED. Alternatively, the light diffuser may be formed of at least one light transmittable material, and the light diffusing member may be located at a center portion of the light passing area of the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kamiya, Hideki Kokubu, Hiroshi Ito, Kazushi Noda
  • Publication number: 20060261362
    Abstract: An LED lamp has: a sealing member; first, second and third leads, a part of the first, second and third leads being surrounded by the sealing member; an LED chip mounted on the first lead; and a wire disposed connecting the second lead and the LED chip. The third lead is connected through an electrical path to the first or second lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushi Noda, Takayuki Kamiya, Yoshio Sano
  • Publication number: 20060220052
    Abstract: In an LED lamp apparatus comprising an LED, a circuit portion and a case portion, a pair of the leads of the LED are surrounded at their parts by a sealing member and are extended to comprise the circuit portion, then at least one of the leads constituting the circuit portion is provided with a gap, and an element is disposed so as to extend over the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kamiya, Yoshio Sano, Kazushi Noda, Hiroshi Ito
  • Patent number: 6945678
    Abstract: The invention is directed to provide a vehicle interior illumination device which has a high illuminating effect and which can be used for various kinds of illumination in a vehicle. The illumination device disposed in a roof portion of the interior of a vehicle, including: a first light-emitting section having a first light source constituted by a plurality of first LEDs disposed at substantially regular spaces; and a second light-emitting section having a second light source constituted by a second LED, and a second outer lens with which a light emission side of the second light source is covered and by which light emitted from said second light source is converged and radiated out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sugihara, Hiroshi Ito, Takayuki Kamiya, Yoshio Sano, Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Kazushi Noda
  • Publication number: 20050152127
    Abstract: An LED lamp apparatus includes an LED and a light diffuser located on a light emission side of the LED. The light diffuser is made of at least one light transmittable material and has a light diffusing member at a peripheral portion of a light passing area of the LED. Alternatively, the light diffuser may be formed of at least one light transmittable material, and the light diffusing member may be located at a center portion of the light passing area of the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Takayuki Kamiya, Hideki Kokubu, Hiroshi Ito, Kazushi Noda
  • Patent number: 6888723
    Abstract: An LED lamp apparatus comprises LED, a circuit member, and a case member. The case member has an LED seat for holding the LED. The circuit member has metal plates embedded in the case member. The metal plates have LED connection members exposed from the case member. The LED connection members have been resistance welded respectively to leads of the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kamiya, Kazushi Noda, Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Hiroshi Ito, Akihiro Misawa
  • Patent number: 6851841
    Abstract: The invention is directed to provide a vehicle interior illumination device which has a high illuminating effect and which can be used for various kinds of illumination in a vehicle. The illumination device disposed in a roof portion of the interior of a vehicle, including: a first light-emitting section having a first light source constituted by a plurality of first LEDs disposed at substantially regular spaces; and a second light-emitting section having a second light source constituted by a second LED, and a second outer lens with which a light emission side of the second light source is covered and by which light emitted from said second light source is converged and radiated out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sugihara, Hiroshi Ito, Takayuki Kamiya, Yoshio Sano, Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Kazushi Noda
  • Publication number: 20050013139
    Abstract: The invention is directed to provide a vehicle interior illumination device which has a high illuminating effect and which can be used for various kinds of illumination in a vehicle. The illumination device disposed in a roof portion of the interior of a vehicle, including: a first light-emitting section having a first light source constituted by a plurality of first LEDs disposed at substantially regular spaces; and a second light-emitting section having a second light source constituted by a second LED, and a second outer lens with which a light emission side of the second light source is covered and by which light emitted from said second light source is converged and radiated out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sugihara, Hiroshi Ito, Takayuki Kamiya, Yoshio Sano, Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Kazushi Noda
  • Patent number: 6824290
    Abstract: An illumination device is composed by arranging a shutter member on a light emitting side of an LED light source, capable of changing a condition of light illuminating the outside when a position or the shutter member is changed by slide or rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Noda, Hiroshi Ito
  • Publication number: 20030133302
    Abstract: An LED lamp apparatus comprises LED, a circuit member, and a case member. The case member has an LED seat for holding the LED. The circuit member has metal plates embedded in the case member. The metal plates have LED connection members exposed from the case member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kamiya, Kazushi Noda, Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Hiroshi Ito, Akihiro Misawa
  • Publication number: 20030133307
    Abstract: The invention is directed to provide a vehicle interior illumination device which has a high illuminating effect and which can be used for various kinds of illumination in a vehicle. The illumination device disposed in a roof portion of the interior of a vehicle, including: a first light-emitting section having a first light source constituted by a plurality of first LEDs disposed at substantially regular spaces; and a second light-emitting section having a second light source constituted by a second LED, and a second outer lens with which a light emission side of the second light source is covered and by which light emitted from said second light source is converged and radiated out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sugihara, Hiroshi Ito, Takayuki Kamiya, Yoshio Sano, Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Kazushi Noda
  • Publication number: 20030081411
    Abstract: An illumination device is composed by arranging a shutter member on a light emitting side of an LED light source, capable of changing a condition of light illuminating the outside when a position or the shutter member is changed by slide or rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushi Noda, Hiroshi Ito
  • Patent number: 6550946
    Abstract: A lamp unit provided with an LED light source is attached to the back surface of an inside handle vessel, and the position of the light source is fixed. Then, the inside handle vessel together with the lamp unit is installed in a door trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Misawa, Hiroshi Ito, Hisatoshi Ota, Kazushi Noda, Akihiro Honma
  • Patent number: 6442005
    Abstract: A light diffusion preventing structure, suitable for use in vehicles, is provided on a structural member having a hole for passing light from a light source through the structural member and onto a target area. The hole has a three-dimensional shape that has a first opening located near the light source and a second opening located on the opposite side with an inner peripheral surface running between. Both the edge of the second opening and the inner peripheral surface are located completely outside a zone defined by projecting imaginary straight lines from the point light source through the first opening. A second set of imaginary straight lines running between the edge the first opening and the opposite edge of the second opening define at least one crossing angle, the measure of which should preferably not exceed 160 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadaoki Ichikawa, Hiroshi Ito, Kazushi Noda
  • Publication number: 20020037244
    Abstract: The air cleaner comprises an air cleaner body, an air passage, a fan for forming air flow flowing in the air passage and a filter to which pollutant included in the air. The air cleaner body has fitting parts. When the turned angle of the grille with the body is small, a turning arm of the grille can be inserted or detached into/from the space between the fitting parts when the turned angle of the grille with the body is large, the grille is temporarily held in the air cleaner body by fitting the turning arm to the fitting parts. Further a photocatalytic holder containing a photocatalytic substance is provided in the air cleaner. A light emitting diode (LED) is provided for radiating light on the photocatalytic substance. Illumination of the LED is controlled in accordance with an actual voltage and the rated voltage of a power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Toshio Takahashi, Kazushi Noda, Kazuhiro Sakai, Takao Mukogawa, Shinichi Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20020015304
    Abstract: A light diffusion preventing structure, suitable for use in vehicles, is provided on a structural member having a hole for passing light from a light source through the structural member and onto a target area. The hole has a three-dimensional shape that has a first opening located near the light source and a second opening located on the opposite side with an inner peripheral surface running between. Both the edge of the second opening and the inner peripheral surface are located completely outside a zone defined by projecting imaginary straight lines from the point light source through the first opening. A second set of imaginary straight lines running between the edge the first opening and the opposite edge of the second opening define at least one crossing angle, the measure of which should preferably not exceed 160 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Tadaoki Ichikawa, Hiroshi Ito, Kazushi Noda
  • Publication number: 20010006465
    Abstract: A lamp unit provided with an LED light source is attached to the back surface of an inside handle vessel, and the position of the light source is fixed. Then, the inside handle vessel together with the lamp unit is installed in a door trim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Inventors: Akihiro Misawa, Hiroshi Ito, Hisatoshi Ota, Kazushi Noda, Akihiro Honma