Patents by Inventor Kiyomi Akachi

Kiyomi Akachi 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).

  • Vehicle illumination system and vehicle
    Patent number: 10654406
    Abstract: A vehicle illumination system provided to a vehicle capable of traveling in an autonomous driving mode includes: an illumination unit configured to emit a light pattern toward an outside of the vehicle; and an illumination controller configured to control the illumination unit to irradiate the light pattern to a predetermined position. When the vehicle changes a traffic lane from a first traffic lane to a second traffic lane, the illumination controller: controls the illumination unit to irradiate the light pattern on a road surface between a first other vehicle traveling on the second traffic lane and a second other vehicle which is a following vehicle of the first other vehicle; and changes a length of the light pattern, depending on an interval between the first other vehicle and the second other vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihisa Sutou, Masaaki Nakabayashi, Yoshinori Shibata, Ryuho Sato, Naoki Tatara, Akinori Matsumoto, Kiyomi Akachi
  • VEHICLE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190248276
    Abstract: A vehicle illumination system provided to a vehicle capable of traveling in an autonomous driving mode includes: an illumination unit configured to emit a light pattern toward an outside of the vehicle; and an illumination controller configured to control the illumination unit to irradiate the light pattern to a predetermined position. When the vehicle changes a traffic lane from a first traffic lane to a second traffic lane, the illumination controller: controls the illumination unit to irradiate the light pattern on a road surface between a first other vehicle traveling on the second traffic lane and a second other vehicle which is a following vehicle of the first other vehicle; and changes a length of the light pattern, depending on an interval between the first other vehicle and the second other vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihisa Sutou, Masaaki Nakabayashi, Yoshinori Shibata, Ryuho Sato, Naoki Tatara, Akinori Matsumoto, Kiyomi Akachi