Patents by Inventor Ayako HATAI

Ayako HATAI 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).

  • Vehicle wheel speed sensor protection structure
    Patent number: 9863973
    Abstract: In a vehicle including a pulse ring that rotates together with a wheel, a wheel speed sensor that has a detection portion close to the pulse ring, and a bracket that fixes the wheel speed sensor, a tubular protective wall surrounding the detection portion is provided on the bracket so that an end part, on the pulse ring side, of the protective wall is closer to the pulse ring than the detection portion of the wheel speed sensor is. This enables the wheel speed sensor to be protected without adding a special component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Kato, Sumitaka Ogawa, Hideo Takahashi, Ayako Hatai
  • VEHICLE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR PROTECTION STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160054348
    Abstract: In a vehicle including a pulse ring that rotates together with a wheel, a wheel speed sensor that has a detection portion close to the pulse ring, and a bracket that fixes the wheel speed sensor, a tubular protective wall surrounding the detection portion is provided on the bracket so that an end part, on the pulse ring side, of the protective wall is closer to the pulse ring than the detection portion) of the wheel speed sensor is. This enables the wheel speed sensor to be protected without adding a special component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro KATO, Sumitaka OGAWA, Hideo TAKAHASHI, Ayako HATAI