Patents by Inventor Shogo Masuko

Shogo Masuko 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: 4863266
    Abstract: An accurate and high-speed measurement of the vehicle wheel alignment is achieved by an optoelectronic, non-contact measurement system. This system includes photoelectric sensors for detecting the distance between a reference vertical plane and a tire side surface of each wheel, and a stepping motor for adjusting the position of the sensors to follow-up the displacement of the wheel in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Operation of the stepping motor is controlled by a microcomputer on the basis of the updated distance data delivered from the sensor inputs. The microcomputer processes the input data to compute a toe-in or a camber of the wheel for the analog or digital display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Iyasaka Seiki Limited
    Inventors: Shogo Masuko, Morihiro Shimada, Hiroshi Fujii