Patents by Inventor Fujino Kenichi

Fujino Kenichi 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).

  • Operation control system for planing boat
    Patent number: 7513807
    Abstract: An operation control system for a planing boat can include a mode selection module configured to allow a driver to select a driving mode of either one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, and a speed-fixing mode, in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed at a level when a speed-fixing controller is operated. The system can also include a planing condition determination module configured to determine whether a hull is at the stage of planing, in which the mode selection module is configured to prohibit the driving mode from switching to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination module determines that the hull is not at the stage of planning. The mode selection module can also be configured to permit the driving mode to switch to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination module determines that the hull is at the stage of planing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kinoshita, Sumihiro Takashima, Shu Akuzawa, Kazumasa Ito, Toshiyuki Hattori, Fujino Kenichi, Yoshida Tatsuya, Suzuki Masaru
  • Operation control system for planing boat
    Publication number: 20070021015
    Abstract: An operation control system for a planing boat can include a mode selection module configured to allow a driver to select a driving mode of either one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, and a speed-fixing mode, in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed at a level when a speed-fixing controller is operated. The system can also include a planing condition determination module configured to determine whether a hull is at the stage of planing, in which the mode selection module is configured to prohibit the driving mode from switching to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination module determines that the hull is not at the stage of planning. The mode selection module can also be configured to permit the driving mode to switch to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination module determines that the hull is at the stage of planing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kinoshita, Sumihiro Takashima, Shu Akuzawa, Kazumasa Ito, Toshiyuki Hattori, Fujino Kenichi, Yoshida Tatsuya, Suzuki Masaru