Patents by Inventor Takumi TANOKURA

Takumi TANOKURA 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: 11346517
    Abstract: A lens holding structure, comprising a first holding member, a first lens disposed ahead of the first holding member, a second lens disposed ahead of the first lens, a second holding member disposed ahead of the second lens, and a fixing unit that fixes the first holding member and the second holding member in a state of holding the first lens and the second lens between the first holding member and the second holding member, wherein the first lens and the second lens are held between the first holding member and the second holding member in a state of the optical surface of the second lens being surface-contacted with the optical surface of the first lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kurosu, Takumi Tanokura, Hidetaka Okada
  • Publication number: 20210131632
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp fitting comprising a first light guiding lens which includes a first entry surface and a first exit surface, a second light guiding lens which is disposed below the first light guiding lens, and includes a second entry surface and a second exit surface, wherein a lower edge of the first exit surface of the first light guiding lens includes a first stepped edge and a first extended edge, an upper edge of the second exit surface of the second light guiding lens includes a second stepped edge having an inverted shape of the first edge, and a second extended edge, and the first light guiding lens and the second light guiding lens are disposed in a state where the first edge and the second edge are line-contacted, and a space is formed between the first extended edge and the second extended edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki KUROSU, Takumi TANOKURA, Hidetaka OKADA
  • Publication number: 20210131633
    Abstract: Provided is a lens holding structure that can firmly keep a plurality of lenses in surface contact over a long period of time. A lens holding structure that is characterized by comprising a first holding member, a first lens that is arranged in front of the first holding member, a second lens that is arranged in front of the first lens, a second holding member that is arranged in front of the second lens, and a fixing means that fixes the first holding member and the second holding member such that the first lens and the second lens are sandwiched and held between the first holding member and the second holding member, the first lens and the second lens being sandwiched and held between the first holding member and the second holding member such that an optical surface of the second lens is in surface contact with an optical surface of the first lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki KUROSU, Takumi TANOKURA, Hidetaka OKADA