Patents by Inventor Yuuta OKABE

Yuuta OKABE 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: 10042107
    Abstract: An illumination structure for decoration includes a light-guiding member and a decorative member on a surface of the light-guiding member. The decorative member has a plurality of lighting parts configured to light in a dot form. A lens layer is between the light-guiding member and the decorative member and includes a plurality of convex lens parts, each of the convex lens parts facing at least one of the lighting parts. Each of the convex lens parts has a convex lens surface on a surface facing the light-guiding member, the convex lens surface being configured to curve and protrude toward the light-guiding member and focus light adjacent to the lighting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuta Okabe, Tooru Ookanda
  • Publication number: 20170072845
    Abstract: It is an object of the disclosure to improve light-emitting brightness of lighting parts. The disclosure is related to an illumination structure for decoration including a light-guiding member and a decorative member provided on a surface of the light-guiding member and having a plurality of lighting parts that light in a dot form. A lens layer is disposed between the light-guiding member and the decorative member and includes a plurality of convex lens parts facing each of the lighting parts. The convex lens parts each have a convex lens surface provided on a surface facing the light-guiding member and configured to curve and protrude toward the light-guiding member and to focus light close to the lighting parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yuuta OKABE, Tooru OOKANDA