Patents by Inventor Hisayoshi Matsuoka

Hisayoshi Matsuoka 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).

  • VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220242395
    Abstract: By the vehicle control method, in a vehicle provided with wheel, a sensor that acquires rotation speed of the wheel, and a sound generation device that generates sound as the sound generation device is driven, the angular acceleration of wheel is obtained from the rotation speed acquired by a sensor, and a sound generation device is controlled such that the generated sound becomes louder when conditions are met. Cases in which the angular acceleration is high are included in the conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Takanobu SAWADA, Yasuhiro YAMAUCHI, Hisayoshi MATSUOKA
  • Suspension device and method for supporting wheels
    Patent number: 7789406
    Abstract: A suspension device including two lower links that link a wheel supporting member and a vehicle-body side member to each other. The links are disposed substantially in parallel in a vehicle width direction. At least one projecting portion extends from at least one of the two links towards the other link. At least one elastic linking portion links the projecting portion of one of the links to at least one of the other link and the projecting portion of the other link. The at least one elastic linking portion has a rigidity that increases when a vibration input frequency increases to a value in a predetermined frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hisayoshi Matsuoka
  • SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING WHEELS
    Publication number: 20080246243
    Abstract: A suspension device including two lower links that link a wheel supporting member and a vehicle-body side member to each other. The links are disposed substantially in parallel in a vehicle width direction. At least one projecting portion extends from at least one of the two links towards the other link. At least one elastic linking portion links the projecting portion of one of the links to at least one of the other link and the projecting portion of the other link. The at least one elastic linking portion has a rigidity that increases when a vibration input frequency increases to a value in a predetermined frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hisayoshi Matsuoka
  • Vehicle intake sound introducing apparatus
    Publication number: 20070295553
    Abstract: An intake sound introducing apparatus is disclosed. An intake sound introducing apparatus may include a lining member attached to a lower surface of a bonnet hood. The lining member may generally define a communication passage. The communication passage may include an engine compartment side opening and a dash panel side opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Daisuke Ochi, Noriaki Yamamoto, Hisayoshi Matsuoka