Patents by Inventor Kenjirou Sumiyoshi

Kenjirou Sumiyoshi 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).

  • Display unit for vehicle
    Patent number: 7097316
    Abstract: A display for a vehicle, including a light source, an optical device to guide light from the light source and form the light from the light source into a light pointer, a head portion disposed above a meter surface to project the light pointer formed by the optical device on the meter surface from above of the meter surface, a driving device to rotate the head portion, and a height adjusting mechanism to adjust a height of the head portion to the meter surface to be capable of changing a length of the light pointer while projecting the light pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventor: Kenjirou Sumiyoshi
  • Display unit for vehicle
    Publication number: 20050146885
    Abstract: A display for a vehicle, including a light source, an optical device to guide light from the light source and form the light from the light source into a light pointer, a head portion disposed above a meter surface to project the light pointer formed by the optical device on the meter surface from above of the meter surface, a driving device to rotate the head portion, and a height adjusting mechanism adjustable a height of the head portion to the meter surface to be capable of changing a length of the light pointer during projecting the light pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventor: Kenjirou Sumiyoshi