Patents by Inventor Tooru FURUKAWA

Tooru FURUKAWA 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 illumination device
    Patent number: 9517722
    Abstract: A vehicle interior device includes a first illumination unit configured to illuminate a first region of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, a second illumination unit configured to illuminate a second region in a rear part of the vehicle more rearward than the first region and being disposed in the upper part of the passenger compartment, a third illumination unit configured to illuminate a third region in a low part of the vehicle lower than the first region and being disposed in the front part of the passenger compartment, a fourth illumination unit configured to illuminate a fourth region in the rear part and in the low part, and a controller programmed to differentiate at least one of an intensity of the first illumination unit relative to the fourth illumination unit and an intensity of the second illumination unit relative to the third illumination intensity unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhito Ito, Tooru Furukawa, Masahiro Utsugi, Ryuji Kondou, Kiyoshi Ochiai
  • VEHICLE INTERIOR ILLUMINATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150298606
    Abstract: A vehicle interior device includes a first illumination unit configured to illuminate a first region of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, a second illumination unit configured to illuminate a second region in a rear part of the vehicle more rearward than the first region and being disposed in the upper part of the passenger compartment, a third illumination unit configured to illuminate a third region in a low part of the vehicle lower than the first region and being disposed in the front part of the passenger compartment, a fourth illumination unit configured to illuminate a fourth region in the rear part and in the low part, and a controller programmed to differentiate at least one of an intensity of the first illumination unit relative to the fourth illumination unit and an intensity of the second illumination unit relative to the third illumination intensity unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsuhito ITO, Tooru FURUKAWA, Masahiro UTSUGI, Ryuji KONDOU, Kiyoshi OCHIAI