Patents by Inventor Shunsuke Kurebayashi

Shunsuke Kurebayashi 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).

  • Vehicle interior lighting device
    Patent number: 11919442
    Abstract: A vehicle interior lighting device includes a light source which is installed at an end of an instrument panel of a vehicle. Light emitted from the light source propagates from the instrument panel toward a door panel, and is projected on a surface of a door trim of the door panel. A decorative pattern element is installed on a light emitting side of the light source. As light from the light source passes through the decorative pattern element, the light can create a pattern on a surface of the door trim. Because the light source is installed on the instrument panel spaced from the door trim rather than on the door trim itself, light can be projected on a large area of the door trim. Furthermore, an impressive feature of a decorative pattern which changes in accordance with a door opening angle can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujita, Shunsuke Kurebayashi, Shizuo Sanjo, Masato Takeuchi, Shunya Nishimura, Ayaka Yagi
  • VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230339390
    Abstract: A vehicle interior lighting device includes a light source which is installed at an end of an instrument panel of a vehicle. Light emitted from the light source propagates from the instrument panel toward a door panel, and is projected on a surface of a door trim of the door panel. A decorative pattern element is installed on a light emitting side of the light source. As light from the light source passes through the decorative pattern element, the light can create a pattern on a surface of the door trim. Because the light source is installed on the instrument panel spaced from the door trim rather than on the door trim itself, light can be projected on a large area of the door trim. Furthermore, an impressive feature of a decorative pattern which changes in accordance with a door opening angle can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro FUJITA, Shunsuke KUREBAYASHI, Shizuo SANJO, Masato TAKEUCHI, Shunya NISHIMURA, Ayaka YAGI
  • Front bumper for an automobile
    Patent number: D935957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki Isogai, Tsuyoshi Kawashima, Shunsuke Kurebayashi