Patents by Inventor Iwao Izumikawa

Iwao Izumikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20140306606
    Abstract: A stop lamp system includes a control apparatus that controls a turn-on state of a stop lamp based on a turned-on/off state of a stop lamp switch in conjunction with an operation of a brake pedal, a turned-on/off state of a stop lamp turn-on request signal and a turned-on/off state of a stop lamp turn-off request signal. When the stop lamp turn-on request signal is in the turned-on state and the stop lamp turn-off request signal is in the turned-on state, the control apparatus gives priority to the turned-on state of the stop lamp turn-on request signal and turns on the stop lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiko Sato, Iwao Izumikawa
  • Patent number: 8244430
    Abstract: In a stroke sensor abnormality determining device, a stroke sensor detects the stroke of a brake pedal by detecting a voltage that varies in accordance with the stroke of the brake pedal. An abnormality determining section determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the stroke sensor on the basis of the voltage detected by the stroke sensor. A pedal position determining section determines whether the brake pedal is positioned near a stroke start end. If it is determined that the brake pedal is positioned near the stroke start end, the abnormality determining section does not determine that an abnormality has occurred in the stroke sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Iwao Izumikawa, Tetsuya Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20100131151
    Abstract: In a stroke sensor abnormality determining device, a stroke sensor detects the stroke of a brake pedal by detecting a voltage that varies in accordance with the stroke of the brake pedal. An abnormality determining section determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the stroke sensor on the basis of the voltage detected by the stroke sensor. A pedal position determining section determines whether the brake pedal is positioned near a stroke start end. If it is determined that the brake pedal is positioned near the stroke start end, the abnormality determining section does not determine that an abnormality has occurred in the stroke sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Iwao Izumikawa, Tetsuya Miyazaki