Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Arai

Hiroshi Arai 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: 3944969
    Abstract: A central warning apparatus for vehicles which comprises a plurality of sensors mounted to the plurality of portions of vehicle to be inspected, discriminator circuits for discriminating an abnormal state of the sensors, display units connected to the discriminator circuits so as to be effected in response to the abnormal state, an OR-gate circuit connected to the output of respective discriminator circuits, and a main warning unit connected to the OR-gate circuit so as to be effected by an output therefrom for warning that there arises an abnormal state at at least one of portions to be inspected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1973
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignees: Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arai, Yohei Watanabe, Jun Ohta, Nobumasa Higo, Yasuhiko Sakurai
  • Patent number: 3939470
    Abstract: An improved liquid level detecting and indicating system for vehicles comprising a pair of liquid level detecting elements which are arranged in opposite positions on the detecting level of a liquid in a liquid container installed in a vehicle, whereby when each of the liquid level detecting elements sends a signal indicating that the liquid level has dropped below a reference liquid level, an indicator is brought into operation. In this way, the level of liquid can be accurately detected and indicated without being influenced by the inclination or vibration of a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignees: Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arai, Jun Ohta, Koichi Taniguchi, Yasuhiko Sakurai, Toshikazu Ohtake
  • Patent number: 3937105
    Abstract: An automatic transmission system for use with automobiles comprising a gear wheel transmission mechanism, a hydraulic control circuit and an electric computing circuit, said gear wheel transmission mechanism being changed over by said hydraulic circuit under the control of said computing circuit, wherein said computing circuit selects the changing-over conditions of the transmission system in response to the driver's will, as well as the automobile running conditions and automatically establishes a parking condition when the automobile is to be parked, and ensures protection when a malfunction has occured in said hydraulic circuit or said computing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1976
    Assignee: Toyoto Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arai, Yutaka Taga