Patents by Inventor Arihiro Isomura

Arihiro Isomura 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).

  • Touch sensor device and touch sensor program
    Patent number: 8436494
    Abstract: A touch sensor device comprises: a touch sensor 1 for sending out an output voltage signal S1 representing the presence or absence of an operation; an operation presence/absence determination unit 2 which, when the output voltage signal has a value equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, determines that the operation has occurred; a stability determination unit 5 for detecting whether a differential signal S3 representing a differential value obtained by differentiating the output voltage signal is limited within a predetermined range or not; and a count-up timer 4 which, when a period during which the differential signal is limited within the predetermined range becomes a predetermined time period or longer on the premise that the output voltage signal has the value equal to or more than the predetermined threshold value, sends out an ON determination signal S5 and allows an external device 7 to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuto Yamauchi, Yasunori Murayama, Sadahiko Tanaka, Keitaro Takizawa, Kouichi Yamanoue, Arihiro Isomura, Kenji Kishiue
  • TOUCH SENSOR DEVICE AND TOUCH SENSOR PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20100252408
    Abstract: A touch sensor device comprises: a touch sensor 1 for sending out an output voltage signal S1 representing the presence or absence of an operation; an operation presence/absence determination unit 2 which, when the output voltage signal S1 has a value equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, determines that the operation has occurred; a stability determination unit 5 for detecting whether a differential signal S3 representing a differential value obtained by differentiating the output voltage signal S1 is limited within a predetermined range or not; and a count-up timer 4 which, when a period during which the differential signal S3 is limited within the predetermined range becomes a predetermined time period or longer on the premise that the output voltage signal S1 has the value equal to or more than the predetermined threshold value, sends out an ON determination signal S5 and allows an external device 7 to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuto Yamauchi, Yasunori Murayama, Sadahiko Tanaka, Keitaro Takizawa, Kouichi Yamanoue, Arihiro Isomura, Kenji Kishiue
  • Apparatus and method for improving the awareness of vehicle drivers
    Patent number: 5574641
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting heartbeat pulse information of a driver, including determining a level of awareness of the driver from the heartbeat pulse information, detecting a steering angle of the vehicle, determines the level of awareness, of the driver from the steering angle and activating at least one warning according to the level of awareness of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinaka Kawakami, Yoshiharu Takigawa, Arihiro Isomura, Kouichi Kamiya, Katsunori Hamatani
  • Apparatus and method for improving the awareness of vehicle drivers
    Patent number: 5488353
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a driver of a vehicle in which a level of awareness of the driver is determined, and compared with a reference value to determine a decrease in awareness. A warning is generated when driver awareness is low. The driver responds by terminating the warning. The reference value of the awareness determination means is corrected according to a response time of the driver to the warning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinaka Kawakami, Yoshiharu Takigawa, Arihiro Isomura, Kouichi Kamiya, Katsunori Hamatani