Patents by Inventor Tomihiro Wada

Tomihiro Wada 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: 7070248
    Abstract: In a vehicle brake control device, it is determined whether a first starting condition, that a master cylinder pressure and a rate of change of the master cylinder pressure are equal to or more than respective first reference values, is satisfied. Furthermore, it is determined whether a second starting condition is satisfied based on a determination as to whether the master cylinder pressure is equal to or more than a second reference value at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed since a time when the first starting condition was satisfied. In a case where the second starting condition is determined as being satisfied, a brake assist control is executed until a termination condition of the brake assist control is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Hara, Kouji Yotsuya, Yasuji Mizutani, Tomihiro Wada
  • Publication number: 20050168065
    Abstract: In a vehicle brake control device, it is determined whether a first starting condition, that a master cylinder pressure and a rate of change of the master cylinder pressure are equal to or more than respective first reference values, is satisfied. Furthermore, it is determined whether a second starting condition is satisfied based on a determination as to whether the master cylinder pressure is equal to or more than a second reference value at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed since a time when the first starting condition was satisfied. In a case where the second starting condition is determined as being satisfied, a brake assist control is executed until a termination condition of the brake assist control is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Hara, Kouji Yotsuya, Yasuji Mizutani, Tomihiro Wada
  • Patent number: 6923511
    Abstract: In a vehicle brake control device, it is determined whether a first starting condition, that a master cylinder pressure and a rate of change of the master cylinder pressure are equal to or more than respective first reference values, is satisfied. Furthermore, it is determined whether a second starting condition is satisfied based on a determination as to whether the master cylinder pressure is equal to or more than a second reference value at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed since a time when the first starting condition was satisfied. In a case where the second starting condition is determined as being satisfied, a brake assist control is executed until a termination condition of the brake assist control is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Hara, Kouji Yotsuya, Yasuji Mizutani, Tomihiro Wada
  • Publication number: 20030151303
    Abstract: In a vehicle brake control device, it is determined whether a first starting condition, that a master cylinder pressure and a rate of change of the master cylinder pressure are equal to or more than respective first reference values, is satisfied. Furthermore, it is determined whether a second starting condition is satisfied based on a determination as to whether the master cylinder pressure is equal to or more than a second reference value at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed since a time when the first starting condition was satisfied . In a case where the second starting condition is determined as being satisfied, a brake assist control is executed until a termination condition of the brake assist control is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Hara, Kouji Yotsuya, Yasuji Mizutani, Tomihiro Wada