Patents by Inventor Toshiharu SEKIOKA

Toshiharu SEKIOKA 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).

  • Lighting control device for light source, vehicular light, and lighting control method for light source
    Patent number: 10829032
    Abstract: Provided is a lighting control device capable of reducing the lighting delay when a light source is turned on/off in accordance with the bank angle of a vehicle. The lighting control device which controls the lighting state of the light source sets the time period required for turning on the light source to be shorter as the vehicle speed is higher when the inclination angle of a vehicle body in the vehicle width direction is larger than a reference value, and causes the light source to be fully turned on over the set time period. The lighting control device also sets the time period required for turning off the light source to be shorter as the vehicle speed is higher when the inclination angle of a vehicle body is smaller than a reference value, and causes the light source to be dimmed and turned off over the set time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Toshiharu Sekioka
  • LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE FOR LIGHT SOURCE, VEHICULAR LIGHT, AND LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD FOR LIGHT SOURCE
    Publication number: 20190248271
    Abstract: Provided is a lighting control device capable of reducing the lighting delay when a light source is turned on/off in accordance with the bank angle of a vehicle. The lighting control device which controls the lighting state of the light source sets the time period required for turning on the light source to be shorter as the vehicle speed is higher when the inclination angle of a vehicle body in the vehicle width direction is larger than a reference value, and causes the light source to be fully turned on over the set time period. The lighting control device also sets the time period required for turning off the light source to be shorter as the vehicle speed is higher when the inclination angle of a vehicle body is smaller than a reference value, and causes the light source to be dimmed and turned off over the set time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro KIMURA, Toshiharu SEKIOKA