Patents by Inventor Motoko RIKIMARU

Motoko RIKIMARU 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: 10596953
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a light source, an image generating section configured to modulate light emitted from the light source using an image according to an inter-vehicle distance between a host vehicle and a preceding vehicle and generate an image according to the inter-vehicle distance, a condensing optical system configured to condense light having information representing the image according to the inter-vehicle distance generated by the image generating section, and a reflecting section configured to reflect the light condensed by the condensing optical system and project the light to a road surface, wherein the reflecting section has a reflecting surface with a curvature that gradually increases from a rear side in a projecting direction toward a front side in the projecting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motoko Rikimaru
  • Publication number: 20190202341
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a light source, an image generating section configured to modulate light emitted from the light source using an image according to an inter-vehicle distance between a host vehicle and a preceding vehicle and generate an image according to the inter-vehicle distance, a condensing optical system configured to condense light having information representing the image according to the inter-vehicle distance generated by the image generating section, and a reflecting section configured to reflect the light condensed by the condensing optical system and project the light to a road surface, wherein the reflecting section has a reflecting surface with a curvature that gradually increases from a rear side in a projecting direction toward a front side in the projecting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Motoko RIKIMARU