Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Masumo

Hiroyuki Masumo 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).

  • Vehicle brake apparatus
    Patent number: 7395734
    Abstract: A vehicle brake apparatus includes (a) a brake operating member operable by a vehicle driver; (b) a variable output mechanism which is disposed between the brake operating member and an output member, for mechanically changing a multiplying ratio of an output force in relation to an operational input force from the brake operating member in accordance with an operating stroke of the brake operating member; and (c) a brake controlling unit which is operated in accordance with the output force applied to the output member, wherein a load sensor for detecting the output force is provided between the variable output mechanism and the output member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Fujiwara, Takashi Hayashihara, Hiroyuki Masumo
  • Vehicle brake apparatus
    Publication number: 20050204855
    Abstract: A vehicle brake apparatus includes (a) a brake operating member operable by a vehicle driver; (b) a variable output mechanism which is disposed between the brake operating member and an output member, for mechanically changing a multiplying ratio of an output force in relation to an operational input force from the brake operating member in accordance with an operating stroke of the brake operating member; and (c) a brake controlling unit which is operated in accordance with the output force applied to the output member, wherein a load sensor for detecting the output force is provided between the variable output mechanism and the output member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Noboru Fujiwara, Takashi Hayashihara, Hiroyuki Masumo