Patents by Inventor Akiyuki Kinbara

Akiyuki Kinbara 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: 4396202
    Abstract: A leveling system for motor vehicles including leveling dampers at front and rear road wheels, a solenoid-operated selector valve assembly connected between an air compressor and the leveling dampers, and a central processing unit programmed so as to be responsive to command signals from level sensors or a manual override control switch for controlling the selector valve assembly to direct pressurized air through selected pneumatic circuits to the level dampers, thus adjusting the riding height of the vehicle frame, even in opposite directions, at the front and rear road wheels. A drier is disposed in the pneumatic circuit downstream of the air compressor to remove water from the pressurized air for preventing the leveling system from malfunctioning due to the presence of water in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1983
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yozo Kami, Akiyuki Kinbara, Kunitaka Furuya