Patents by Inventor Hiromichi Ikumo

Hiromichi Ikumo 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).

  • Occupant restraint system and occupant restraint method
    Patent number: 6766234
    Abstract: An occupant restraint system comprises a seat belt tension application device; a longitudinal acceleration detector; a lateral acceleration detector; and a control device that controls the tension applied by the seat belt tension application device based upon a longitudinal acceleration detection value and a lateral acceleration detection value and the control device engages the seat belt tension application device to apply the tension to the seat belt if a point on the map determined in conformance to the longitudinal acceleration detection value and the lateral acceleration detection value obtained as the vehicle decelerates is outside a range enclosed by the operation decision-making threshold line and the other axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Takagi, Hiromichi Ikumo
  • Occupant restraint system and occupant restraint method
    Publication number: 20030114973
    Abstract: An occupant restraint system comprises a seat belt tension application device; a longitudinal acceleration detector; a lateral acceleration detector; and a control device that controls the tension applied by the seat belt tension application device based upon a longitudinal acceleration detection value and a lateral acceleration detection value and the control device engages the seat belt tension application device to apply the tension to the seat belt if a point on the map determined in conformance to the longitudinal acceleration detection value and the lateral acceleration detection value obtained as the vehicle decelerates is outside a range enclosed by the operation decision-making threshold line and the other axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Takagi, Hiromichi Ikumo