Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Inai

Yasuyuki Inai 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).

  • Manual gearshift device for automotive automatic transmission
    Patent number: 7131347
    Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
  • Manual gearshift device for automotive automatic transmission
    Publication number: 20050284248
    Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
  • Manual gearshift device for automotive automatic transmission
    Patent number: 6948399
    Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
  • Manual gearshift device for automotive automatic transmission
    Publication number: 20030101840
    Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara