ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,943, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to KOITO MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Drawing lamp" was invented by Takahiro Totsuka (Shizuoka, Japan) and Norihiko Kobayashi (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a drawing lamp configured to form a drawing light distribution pattern, it is possible to form the drawing light distribution pattern without giving discomfort to the surroundings. Light is emitted from a drawing unit 20 to a lamp front via a translucent cover 14. In this case, a reflecting mirror 40 that reflects the light emitted from the drawing unit 20 downward is disposed between the drawing unit 20 and the transluce...