Patents by Inventor Floris H. J. F. Keizer

Floris H. J. F. Keizer 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: 6625562
    Abstract: A tachometer for a motor vehicle includes a controller adapted to provide a current rpm value at a current gear which is engaged and at least one predicted rpm value at a different gear which is not currently engaged. A display is operatively connected to the controller and is adapted to produce an observable indication of the current rpm value and an observable indication of the predicted rpm value. By displaying predicted rpm values for different gears, the motor vehicle operator can easily see the effect of shifting gears so that the gears can be shifted in a manner to obtain optimum performance of the motor vehicle. The display preferably produces an observable indication of the current gear number near the current rpm value and an observable indication of the different gear number near the observable indication of the predicted rpm value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignees: COATO Workshop, Inc., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H.J.F. Keizer, Henry Shilling, Stephanie Horwitz
  • Publication number: 20030074158
    Abstract: A tachometer for a motor vehicle includes a controller adapted to provide a current rpm value at a current gear which is engaged and at least one predicted rpm value at a different gear which is not currently engaged. A display is operatively connected to the controller and is adapted to produce an observable indication of the current rpm value and an observable indication of the predicted rpm value. By displaying predicted rpm values for different gears, the motor vehicle operator can easily see the effect of shifting gears so that the gears can be shifted in a manner to obtain optimum performance of the motor vehicle. The display preferably produces an observable indication of the current gear number near the current rpm value and an observable indication of the different gear number near the observable indication of the predicted rpm value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H.J.F. Keizer, Henry Shilling, Stephanie Horwitz
  • Patent number: D465167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H. J. F. Keizer, Henry Shilling
  • Patent number: D465428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H. J. F. Keizer, Henry Shilling
  • Patent number: D475940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., LTD
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H. J. F. Keizer, Henry Shilling
  • Patent number: D486155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: COATO Workshop, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H. J. F. Keizer, Henry Shilling
  • Patent number: D486499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: COATO Workshop, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H. J. F. Keizer, Henry Shilling