Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Obori

Hitoshi Obori 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: 7930921
    Abstract: An impact detector includes a first determination unit operable to determine whether or not an absolute value of an acceleration in a direction of Y axis exceeds 1G, and an impact determination unit operable to output a predetermined impact detection signal which indicates detection of impact in a direction of Z axis in response to an absolute value of an acceleration in a direction of X axis exceeding 1G within a predetermined time period T after the first determination unit determines that the absolute value of the acceleration in the direction of Y axis exceeds 1G.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: SSD Company Limited
    Inventor: Hitoshi Obori
  • Publication number: 20090241636
    Abstract: An impact detector includes a first determination unit operable to determine whether or not an absolute value of an acceleration in a direction of Y axis exceeds 1 G, and an impact determination unit operable to output a predetermined impact detection signal which indicates detection of impact in a direction of Z axis in response to an absolute value of an acceleration in a direction of X axis exceeding 1 G within a predetermined time period T after the first determination unit determines that the absolute value of the acceleration in the direction of Y axis exceeds 1 G.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Hitoshi Obori