Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Hanaya

Kazuhiko Hanaya 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).

  • Method for preventing water intrusion in vehicle systems
    Patent number: 9487061
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle system includes receiving, at a control system, a request to open an ambient air inlet valve of a vehicle component, wherein the ambient air inlet valve is operable to move from a closed position to an open position in response to an open signal that is transmitted to the ambient air inlet valve from the control system. The method also includes determining whether a towing condition is present, determining whether at least one submergence risk criterion is present, and transmitting the open signal to the ambient air inlet valve, in response to the request to open the ambient air inlet valve, if the towing condition is not present or the at least one submergence risk criterion is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yukiyo Yamada, Kazuaki Shimizu, Kazuhiko Hanaya, Daisuke Watanabe
  • Method for Preventing Water Intrusion in Vehicle Systems
    Publication number: 20140194046
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle system includes receiving, at a control system, a request to open an ambient air inlet valve of a vehicle component, wherein the ambient air inlet valve is operable to move from a closed position to an open position in response to an open signal that is transmitted to the ambient air inlet valve from the control system. The method also includes determining whether a towing condition is present, determining whether at least one submergence risk criterion is present, and transmitting the open signal to the ambient air inlet valve, in response to the request to open the ambient air inlet valve, if the towing condition is not present or the at least one submergence risk criterion is not present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Yukiyo Yamada, Kazuaki Shimizu, Kazuhiko Hanaya, Daisuke Watanabe