Patents by Inventor Toru Funabashi

Toru Funabashi 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: 9523809
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus in which light of different colors can be irradiated depending on the locations of a light guide member used in the light emitting apparatus and in accordance with the environment of a facility or a user's demand, a light source member includes a plurality of light source members each with one or more light sources, and adjacent light source parts emitting light of different colors with each other. The light guide member includes a recess which is formed between the respective input surfaces through which the light from the corresponding light source parts is input and which has a recess side surface that reflects at least some of the light input through the input surfaces; a plurality of extension parts that respectively guide mainly the light input from the corresponding light source parts through the input surfaces; and a cutout portion formed between the extension parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: S.K.G. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhide Sakamoto, Toru Funabashi
  • Publication number: 20140063847
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus in which light of different colors can be irradiated depending on the locations of a light guide member used in the light emitting apparatus and in accordance with the environment of a facility or a user's demand, a light source member includes a plurality of light source members each with one or more light sources, and adjacent light source parts emitting light of different colors with each other. The light guide member includes a recess which is formed between the respective input surfaces through which the light from the corresponding light source parts is input and which has a recess side surface that reflects at least some of the light input through the input surfaces; a plurality of extension parts that respectively guide mainly the light input from the corresponding light source parts through the input surfaces; and a cutout portion formed between the extension parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: S.K.G. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhide Sakamoto, Toru Funabashi