Patents by Inventor Akito KUMAGAI

Akito KUMAGAI 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).

  • Publication number: 20230160920
    Abstract: A tire position determination system provided in a vehicle including a first tire and a second tire includes an initiator that transmits a command signal, a first detector attached to the first tire, a second detector attached to the second tire, and a monitoring unit. A distance between the first tire and the initiator is equal to or shorter than a distance between the second tire and the initiator. Each of the first detector and the second detector includes an acceleration sensor. A detection signal includes a detection value from the acceleration sensor. The monitoring unit performs determination processing for determining a position of the first tire and a position of the second tire based on positional relation between the detector and the initiator estimated from the detection value from the acceleration sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masanori KOSUGI, Yuta TSUCHIKAWA, Akito KUMAGAI
  • Publication number: 20230140829
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted system provided in a vehicle including a tire includes a detector attached to the tire, the detector transmitting a detection signal, and a monitoring unit that determines a position of the tire based on a plurality of detection signals received from the detector. The detector determines a direction of revolution of the tire, and when the detector determines that the direction of revolution of the tire has changed, it switches a frequency of transmission of the detection signal from a first frequency to a second frequency higher than the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masanori KOSUGI, Akito KUMAGAI