Patents by Inventor Yuuki UEKUBO

Yuuki UEKUBO 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: 11117468
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a dial plate having an indicator portion corresponding to vehicle information on a viewing side; an image display panel disposed on a back side of the dial plate opposite to the viewing side to luminescently display an image; and a light transmissive display plate that includes a reflective portion disposed on the viewing side of the dial plate to reflect a light from a light source to the viewing side. A region of the dial plate, which faces the image display panel, is set to have a light transmission property to transmit the image of the image display panel through the region of the dial plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Fujita, Kouzou Ono, Shota Nojiri, Takuo Yamamoto, Shizuo Nagata, Yuuki Uekubo, Masashi Nakamura, Kouta Fukutomi, Tadaaki Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 11073650
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit; a light guide plate disposed on a viewing side of the display unit and having translucency; and a light source unit that causes a light source light to enter inside of the light guide plate through an outer peripheral portion of the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a reflecting portion having a plurality of reflecting elements to reflect the light source light from the light source unit to the viewing side. The reflecting element has a reflective curved surface formed in a curved surface shape to face the outer peripheral portion where the light source light is incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouzou Ono, Takuo Yamamoto, Shizuo Nagata, Yuuki Uekubo
  • Publication number: 20190248240
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a dial plate having an indicator portion corresponding to vehicle information on a viewing side; an image display panel disposed on a back side of the dial plate opposite to the viewing side to luminescently display an image; and a light transmissive display plate that includes a reflective portion disposed on the viewing side of the dial plate to reflect a light from a light source to the viewing side. A region of the dial plate, which faces the image display panel, is set to have a light transmission property to transmit the image of the image display panel through the region of the dial plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Katsumi FUJITA, Kouzou ONO, Shota NOJIRI, Takuo YAMAMOTO, Shizuo NAGATA, Yuuki UEKUBO, Masashi NAKAMURA, Kouta FUKUTOMI, Tadaaki ISHIMARU
  • Publication number: 20190243053
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit; a light guide plate disposed on a viewing side of the display unit and having translucency; and a light source unit that causes a light source light to enter inside of the light guide plate through an outer peripheral portion of the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a reflecting portion having a plurality of reflecting elements to reflect the light source light from the light source unit to the viewing side. The reflecting element has a reflective curved surface formed in a curved surface shape to face the outer peripheral portion where the light source light is incident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Kouzou ONO, Takuo YAMAMOTO, Shizuo NAGATA, Yuuki UEKUBO