Patents by Inventor Kotaro Oku

Kotaro Oku 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).

  • Illuminator
    Patent number: 9753208
    Abstract: An illuminator includes a strip-shaped light guide and a plurality of light sources. The light sources are disposed along one end surface in the width direction of the light guide to allow light to be incident on the one end surface. The light guide guides the light of the light sources from the one end surface to the other end surface in the width direction of the light guide. The one end surface and the other end surface of the light guide are light-diffusing surfaces. The width of the light guide is larger than the thickness of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Ban, Kentaro Shimizu, Masahiro Sagawa, Kotaro Oku
  • ILLUMINATOR
    Publication number: 20160091653
    Abstract: An illuminator includes a strip-shaped light guide and a plurality of light sources. The light sources are disposed along one end surface in the width direction of the light guide to allow light to be incident on the one end surface. The light guide guides the light of the light sources from the one end surface to the other end surface in the width direction of the light guide. The one end surface and the other end surface of the light guide are light-diffusing surfaces. The width of the light guide is larger than the thickness of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuya Ban, Kentaro Shimizu, Masahiro Sagawa, Kotaro Oku