Patents by Inventor Ikuo Ezaki

Ikuo Ezaki 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).

  • Sail assist device
    Patent number: 8600663
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a sail assist device, which includes a wind direction sensor for measuring a wind direction, a ship position acquiring module for acquiring a latitude and a longitude of the ship, and a display module for calculating a layline based on the latitude and longitude of the ship, a latitude and a longitude of a target position of the ship, and the wind direction, with the target position being a reference, and displaying a target mark indicating the target, a ship mark indicating the ship, and the layline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Company Limited
    Inventors: Yugo Kubota, Hiroshi Yoshii, Ikuo Ezaki
  • SAIL ASSIST DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100250122
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a sail assist device, which includes a wind direction sensor for measuring a wind direction, a ship position acquiring module for acquiring a latitude and a longitude of the ship, and a display module for calculating a layline based on the latitude and longitude of the ship, a latitude and a longitude of a target position of the ship, and the wind direction, with the target position being a reference, and displaying a target mark indicating the target, a ship mark indicating the ship, and the layline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Yugo KUBOTA, Hiroshi Yoshii, Ikuo Ezaki