Patents by Inventor Naoki Tomoda

Naoki Tomoda 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: 10239443
    Abstract: A headlamp that projects light forward includes: a low beam light source module; a reflector disposed in a path of light from the low beam light source module; and a first lens body and second lens body disposed farther forward than the low beam light source module and the reflector. The reflector reflects first light and second light, which are portions of the light from the low beam light source module, toward the first lens body and the second lens body, respectively. The first lens body transmits and projects, to a first region, the first light reflected by the reflector. The second lens body transmits and projects, to a second region larger than the first region and including a region closer to the headlamp than the first region, the second light reflected by the reflector. The first light is higher in luminous intensity than the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kanayama, Naoki Tomoda
  • Patent number: 10161617
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a projection lens; a light source behind the projection lens; a reflector that reflects light from the light source toward the projection lens; and a shield that blocks a portion of the light reflected by the reflector to form a cutoff line in a distribution pattern of the light. A textured section demarcated by unit regions is formed on a surface of the projection lens, and when a region in a center of the projection lens is defined as a central region, and regions left and right of the central region are defined as left and right regions, respectively, in a front view, a proportion of the unit regions in the central region is greater than a proportion of the unit regions in each of the left region and the right region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kanayama, Naoki Tomoda, Hideaki Hyuga
  • Publication number: 20170184268
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a projection lens; a light source behind the projection lens; a reflector that reflects light from the light source toward the projection lens; and a shield that blocks a portion of the light reflected by the reflector to form a cutoff line in a distribution pattern of the light. A textured section demarcated by unit regions is formed on a surface of the projection lens, and when a region in a center of the projection lens is defined as a central region, and regions left and right of the central region are defined as left and right regions, respectively, in a front view, a proportion of the unit regions in the central region is greater than a proportion of the unit regions in each of the left region and the right region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Naoki TOMODA, Hideaki HYUGA
  • Publication number: 20170158113
    Abstract: A headlamp that projects light forward includes: a low beam light source module; a reflector disposed in a path of light from the low beam light source module; and a first lens body and second lens body disposed farther forward than the low beam light source module and the reflector. The reflector reflects first light and second light, which are portions of the light from the low beam light source module, toward the first lens body and the second lens body, respectively. The first lens body transmits and projects, to a first region, the first light reflected by the reflector. The second lens body transmits and projects, to a second region larger than the first region and including a region closer to the headlamp than the first region, the second light reflected by the reflector. The first light is higher in luminous intensity than the second light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Naoki TOMODA
  • Patent number: 8223250
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Higuchi, Tomoko Komatsu, Tomoki Masuda, Mamoru Honjo, Naoki Tomoda
  • Publication number: 20110156192
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro HIGUCHI, Tomoko Komatsu, Tomoki Masuda, Mamoru Honjo, Naoki Tomoda
  • Patent number: 7932948
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Higuchi, Tomoko Komatsu, Tomoki Masuda, Mamoru Honjo, Naoki Tomoda
  • Publication number: 20100327384
    Abstract: Stacked filters are primary color filters and complementary color filters. Thus it is possible to suppress an increase in spectral characteristics and improve the color reproducibility of the primary color filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Tomoda
  • Publication number: 20070030380
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Toshihiro Higuchi, Tomoko Komatsu, Tomoki Masuda, Mamoru Honjo, Naoki Tomoda