Patents by Inventor Hironari Fukatsu

Hironari Fukatsu 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: 6219323
    Abstract: An on-vehicle electronic device assembly includes a mount frame fixed on a metallic portion of a vehicle body, a carriable unit removably disposed in the mount frame, and a metallic urging member mounted on the mount frame for urging the carriable unit in a direction of moving the carriable unit away from the mount frame. The carriable unit includes a carrier case having a grounding metal piece insertion hole formed therein in a position corresponding to the urging member, a metallic chassis disposed in the carrier case so as to shield electronic components, and a grounding metal piece loosely fitted into the grounding metal piece insertion hole for electrically connecting the metallic chassis and the urging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironari Fukatsu, Tatsumi Muramatsu, Noboru Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 5917435
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus for vehicles which comprises a GPS receiver connected to a GPS antenna, a gyro sensor, a vehicle signal processing circuit for processing vehicle signals such as a vehicle speed signal, a CD unit for driving a CD-ROM containing map information, a display unit for displaying a map, and an ECU for controlling the entire operation, wherein at least the CD unit, the display unit and the ECU are disposed within a detachable unit which can be detachably installed in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Kamiya, Shoji Yokoyama, Hironari Fukatsu, Tatsumi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 5269204
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system for a vehicular automatic transmission includes a first servomotor, actuated by hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pressure source, for engaging or releasing frictional engagement elements of the transmission; a second servomotor, actuated by the hydraulic pressure, for applying an engine brake; a manual valve and a shift valve, both connected between the hydraulic pressure source and the first and second servomotors, for controlling the hydraulic pressure; a cut-off valve interposed in a line extending between the manual valve and the shift valve; a solenoid valve for controlling the cut-off valve; and an electronic controller for receiving as inputs vehicular running conditions and a gear-shift mode and for outputting solenoid signals to control the shift valve and the cut-off valve responsive to the inputs. The controller outputs a solenoid signal to the cut-off valve to control communication between the manual valve and the shift valve through the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuzo Moroto, Shiro Sakakibara, Takeshi Inuzuka, Hironari Fukatsu, Norio Imai
  • Patent number: 5179867
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for a vehicle a shift pattern, restricting the movement of a shift lever, including at least an H-shaped portion. When the shift lever has been moved to any shift position of the pattern, a range and a gear ratio which corresponds to the shift position are selected. When the shift lever is released from the shift position in the lowest stage, the gearing is shifted to the ratio which is higher than the lowest stage by one step. When the shift lever is released from the shift position in the highest stage, the gearing is shifted to the ratio which is lower than the maximum stage by one step. When the shift lever is moved to a position intermediate the shift positions, the range and the gear ratio which correspond to the shift position before the movement can be maintained or the automatic transmission range can be established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiro Sakakibara, Takeshi Inuzuka, Masashi Hattori, Hironari Fukatsu, Shinichi Takaki