Patents by Inventor Koichi Takoa

Koichi Takoa 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: 5497170
    Abstract: A headup display apparatus consists of a projection optical system unit installed in the dashboard of a car and a reflection member on the windshield. The projection optical system unit contains an indicator and an off-axis reflective hologram which reflects display light of the indicator toward the windshield, which in turn reflects it toward the viewing point of a driver. As a result, the display is seen superimposed on the exterior view. When external light as from the sun enters the projection optical system unit traveling in a direction reverse to the path of the display light, the off-axis reflective hologram reflects the incident external light toward a direction different from that of the outgoing display light to minimize an abnormal illumination of the indicator surface which would otherwise render the display unrecognizable. Behind the hologram is installed a heat dissipating member that receives infrared rays that have transmitted the hologram in order to dissipate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Kato, Hirokazu Aritake, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Junji Tomita, Fumio Yamagishi, Masato Nakashima, Masao Suzuki, Toshiaki Fujiwara, Masaya Sugita, Koichi Takoa