Patents by Inventor HARUKI AMANO

HARUKI AMANO 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: 12162543
    Abstract: A first circuit energizes a steering assist actuator to electrically assist steering of a driver. A second circuit is provided in a same housing as the first circuit and energizes a positional actuator to move a steering position. A controller operates the first and second circuits to control operations of the steering assist actuator and the positional actuator. The controller changes a priority between the first circuit and the second circuit in a start period, in which the steering control device is started, a normal operation period, in which the steering control device is operated normally, and a stop period, in which the steering control device is stopped. The priority includes at least one of an order of operating the first circuit and the second circuit, output allocation between the first circuit and the second circuit, and output magnitude between the first circuit and the second circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Hideki Kabune, Toshihiro Fujita, Kunihiko Matsuda, Haruki Amano
  • Publication number: 20230079227
    Abstract: A first circuit energizes a steering assist actuator to electrically assist steering of a driver. A second circuit is provided in a same housing as the first circuit and energizes a positional actuator to move a steering position. A controller operates the first and second circuits to control operations of the steering assist actuator and the positional actuator. The controller changes a priority between the first circuit and the second circuit in a start period, in which the steering control device is started, a normal operation period, in which the steering control device is operated normally, and a stop period, in which the steering control device is stopped. The priority includes at least one of an order of operating the first circuit and the second circuit, output allocation between the first circuit and the second circuit, and output magnitude between the first circuit and the second circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: TAKASHI SUZUKI, HIDEKI KABUNE, TOSHIHIRO FUJITA, KUNIHIKO MATSUDA, HARUKI AMANO
  • Publication number: 20220317748
    Abstract: A power supply circuit is configured to supply electric power to a microcontroller. A power supply line and a GND line connect the power supply circuit with a component of the microcontroller. A capacitor portion has a series structure and connects the power supply line with the GND line. The capacitor portion is configured to suppresses a fluctuation in the supplied electric power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: HARUKI AMANO, HIDEKI KABUNE