Patents by Inventor Mitsuaki Kiyota

Mitsuaki Kiyota 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).

  • Lamp unit
    Patent number: 9212799
    Abstract: A lamp unit for a vehicle lamp can include: a lens having an aspherical shape, including a first lens portion, and a second lens portion disposed adjacent to the first lens portion and forming a concave portion on at least a part of a rear side surface thereof; a first reflective surface disposed rearward of the first lens portion; a second reflective surface disposed rearward of the second lens portion; a first light source configured to emit light to be reflected by the first reflective surface, pass through the first lens portion and be emitted forward; and a second light source configured to emit light to be reflected by the second reflective surface, pass through the second lens portion and be emitted forward. A shape of a rear side surface of the second lens portion can be configured to diffuse the light from the second light source vertically and horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Todaka, Nathan Marion Fisher, Joshua Thomas Glazier, Mitsuaki Kiyota, Robert William Herpy
  • LAMP UNIT
    Publication number: 20140321147
    Abstract: A lamp unit for a vehicle lamp can include: a lens having an aspherical shape, including a first lens portion, and a second lens portion disposed adjacent to the first lens portion and forming a concave portion on at least a part of a rear side surface thereof; a first reflective surface disposed rearward of the first lens portion; a second reflective surface disposed rearward of the second lens portion; a first light source configured to emit light to be reflected by the first reflective surface, pass through the first lens portion and be emitted forward; and a second light source configured to emit light to be reflected by the second reflective surface, pass through the second lens portion and be emitted forward. A shape of a rear side surface of the second lens portion can be configured to diffuse the light from the second light source vertically and horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Todaka, Nathan Marion Fisher, Joshua Thomas Glazier, Mitsuaki Kiyota, Robert William Herpy