Patents by Inventor Kaoru Matsuno

Kaoru Matsuno 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: 6338015
    Abstract: A system for controlling steering of a vehicle, including a steering means such as a steering wheel with an electric motor which assists steering of the driven wheels of the vehicle, first steering control means for controlling the motor, a CCD camera for detecting a lane condition of a road on which the vehicle travels, a yaw rate sensor for detecting motion of the vehicle, steering assist torque calculating means for calculating a steering assist torque necessary for holding the lane, a torque sensor for detecting an actual steering torque manually applied to the steering means by the driver, and second steering control means for calculating a torque command to be output to the first steering control means based on the steering assist torque calculated by the steering assist torque calculating means and the actual steering torque such that the torque command decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawagoe, Shinnosuke Ishida, Tomoaki Teramoto, Kaoru Matsuno
  • Patent number: 6178365
    Abstract: A system for controlling steering of a vehicle, including a steering device such as a steering wheel with an electric motor which assists steering of driven wheels of the vehicle, first steering control unit for controlling the motor, a CCD camera for detecting a lane condition of a road on which the vehicle travels, a yaw rate sensor for detecting motion of the vehicle, steering assist torque calculating unit for calculating a steering assist torque necessary for holding the lane, a torque sensor for detecting an actual steering torque manually applied to the steering device by the driver, and second steering control unit for calculating a torque command to be output to the first steering control unit based on the steering assist torque calculated by the steering assist torque calculating unit and the detected steering torque to control the actuator such that the torque command decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawagoe, Shinnosuke Ishida, Tomoaki Teramoto, Kaoru Matsuno
  • Patent number: 6134491
    Abstract: A system for controlling steering of a vehicle, including a steering unit having an electric motor which steers driven wheels of the vehicle, a first steering control unit (EPS ECU 76) for controlling the actuator, a CCD camera for detecting a condition of a lane on a road on which the vehicle travels, a steering assist torque determining unit for determining a steering assist torque necessary for holding a positional relationship between the vehicle and the lane condition, a torque sensor for detecting a steering torque manually applied to the steering unit by the driver, second steering control unit for calculating a torque command to be output to the first steering control unit based on the steering assist torque calculated by the steering assist torque calculating unit and the detected steering torque to control the motor such that the torque command decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawagoe, Shinnosuke Ishida, Tomoaki Teramoto, Kaoru Matsuno
  • Patent number: 5211128
    Abstract: An automobile meter device of the type having a self-acting light-emitting needle or pointer is disclosed in which first and second current supply terminals connected with first and second electrodes of a light-emitting element are disposed on opposite side of a pointer boss. The current supply terminals include plug-in sockets extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the pointer shaft. When the pointer boss is fitted over a meter shaft to assemble the pointer with a pointer drive unit, the sockets are automatically fitted over connector pins of fourth current supply terminals which are connected with a power source. With this construction, the meter can be assembled efficiently with utmost ease. The pointer boss may be electrically conductive and connected with one of the electrodes of the light-emitting element in which instance one of the current supply terminals may be omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miki Katoh, Kaoru Matsuno, Akihiko Inoue, Katsuhiro Kumazawa