Patents by Inventor Kenji Suga

Kenji Suga 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: 7456730
    Abstract: An anomaly judgment system includes an actuating switch and an anomaly judgment unit for judging anomaly of an operator detection device that is turned into an ON state when detecting an operator in a vehicle. The actuating switch is operable to be turned into an ON state by the operator. The anomaly judgment unit judges the operator detection device as anomalous when a time period during which the actuating switch is in an OFF state with the operator detection device in the ON state exceeds a predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Yamada, Kenji Suga, Toshikazu Kamiya, Tadashi Yamada, Toshinari Fukatsu
  • Publication number: 20060139179
    Abstract: An anomaly judgment system includes an actuating switch and an anomaly judgment unit for judging anomaly of an operator detection device that is turned into an ON state when detecting an operator in a vehicle. The actuating switch is operable to be turned into an ON state by the operator. The anomaly judgment unit judges the operator detection device as anomalous when a time period during which the actuating switch is in an OFF state with the operator detection device in the ON state exceeds a predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Yamada, Kenji Suga, Toshikazu Kamiya, Tadashi Yamada, Toshinari Fukatsu
  • Patent number: 6702000
    Abstract: A blower is provided for effectively cooling heat generating parts in a casing of a personal computer and so on, with a heat sink apparatus using the blower and an electronic equipment using the heat sink apparatus. The blower comprises a fan and an outer frame. The outer frame of the fan is made of a highly thermally conductive material such as aluminum. A radiation board is fixed to or formed integrally with a lower surface of the outer frame. Heat generated from a heat generating device is conveyed through the radiation board to the outer frame. The blower is provided with radiation fins so that the heat conveyed to the outer frame is transferred to the radiation fins as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masaharu Miyahara, Koji Mehara, Kenji Suga, Kazuya Shibasaki, Hiroshi Nakamura, Hironori Ito
  • Publication number: 20020000308
    Abstract: A blower is provided for effectively cooling heat generating parts in a casing of a personal computer and so on, with a heat sink apparatus using the blower and an electronic equipment using the heat sink apparatus. The blower comprises a fan and an outer frame. The outer frame of the fan is made of a highly thermally conductive material such as aluminum. A radiation board is fixed to or formed integrally with a lower surface of the outer frame. Heat generated from a heat generating device is conveyed through the radiation board to the outer frame. The blower is provided with radiation fins so that the heat conveyed to the outer frame is transferred to the radiation fins as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Masaharu Miyahara, Koji Mehara, Kenji Suga, Kazuya Shibasaki, Hiroshi Nakamura, Hironori Ito
  • Patent number: 6315031
    Abstract: A blower is provided for effectively cooling heat generating parts in a casing of a personal computer and so on, with a heat sink apparatus using the blower and an electronic equipment using the heat sink apparatus. The blower comprises a fan and an outer frame. The outer frame of the fan is made of a highly thermally conductive material such as aluminum. A radiation board is fixed to or formed integrally with a lower surface of the outer frame. Heat generated from a heat generating device is conveyed through the radiation board to the outer frame. The blower is provided with radiation fins so that the heat conveyed to the outer frame is transferred to the radiation fins as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Miyahara, Koji Mehara, Kenji Suga, Kazuya Shibasaki, Hiroshi Nakamura, Hironori Ito
  • Patent number: 6172416
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a heat sink unit and an electronic apparatus capable of efficiently cooling a plurality of semiconductor devices and taking action for unnecessary electromagnetic waves. There are provided a plurality of fan units and electromagnetic shielding means for cutting off electromagnetic waves on a heat sink substrate. It is also provided a heat sink substrate, a unit having a fan for supplying fluid to the heat sink substrate and driving means for rotating the fan, and electromagnetic shielding means provided for the heat sink substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Miyahara, Kenji Suga, Hisao Tada, Sumio Tate, Kazuhiko Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 6097598
    Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal conductive member which can be easily handled, and has high thermal conductivity and the high ability of intimate contact with a heat-generating device and a heatsink, and applies a small stress to a semiconductor package. An electronic device, using this thermal conductive member, is also disclosed. The thermal conductive member connects the heat-generating member to the heatsink serving to radiate heat generated by said heat-generating member, and includes an elastic member, and a thermal conductive foil wound on an elastic member in intimate contact therewith. The electronic device includes the heat-generating member such as a semiconductor, the heatsink for radiating heat generated by the heat-generating member, and the above thermal conductive member interposed between the heat-generating device and the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Miyahara, Kenji Suga
  • Patent number: 5940268
    Abstract: A fan-motor-incorporated heat sink effectively supplies cooling air flow in a thin electronic device having limited space above the heat sink. The heat sink enables air intake above the heat sink by positioning a fan, the fins of a heat sink substrate and the side wall of the substrate lower than the fan driving unit. The heat sink substrate and the fins are formed such that air is exhausted only in one direction. A cover is provided on the side of the heat sink substrate on which the fan driving unit is mounted and to which air is taken in to prevent exhausted air from being taken in. The structure of the electronic device is positioned close to the upper surface of the fan driving unit on the heat sink. Thus, the heat sink can be installed on a thin electronic device while improving the cooling of a heat emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Miyahara, Yasushi Inoue, Kenji Suga
  • Patent number: 5065320
    Abstract: In a battery powered vehicle such as an forklift truck, control data is stored in a memory (39) by an operation of the keys (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e) on a control panel (10) mounted at the operation seat, and a part of the control data is selected by a control circuit (30) and transmitted to a travelling control circuit. The travelling control circuit controls a travelling motor (101) with the characteristics decided by the selected data and the selected control data is indicated on a display panel (12). A plurality of data used for maintenance administration, such as a cumulative travelling distance or cumulative operating hours, are stored in a memory and one of the data for maintenance administration is arbitrarily indicated on the display panel (12) and converted to meet the specified indication specification through the control circuit (30) by operation of the keys (11e) on said control panel (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Takashi Hayashi, Junichi Hida, Kenji Suga, Yoshikazu Kurata
  • Patent number: RE38382
    Abstract: A fan-motor-incorporated heat sink effectively supplies cooling air flow in a thin electronic device having limited space above the heat sink. The heat sink enables air intake above the heat sink by positioning a fan, the fins of a heat sink substrate and the side wall of the substrate lower than the fan driving unit. The heat sink substrate and the fins are formed such that air is exhausted only in one direction. A cover is provided on the side of the heat sink substrate on which the fan driving unit is mounted and to which air is taken in to prevent exhausted air from being taken in. The structure of the electronic device is positioned close to the upper surface of the fan driving unit on the heat sink. Thus, the heat sink can be installed on a thin electronic device while improving the cooling of a heat emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Miyahara, Yasushi Inoue, Kenji Suga
  • Patent number: RE40369
    Abstract: A fan-motor-incorporated heat sink effectively supplies cooling air flow in a thin electronic device having limited space above the heat sink. The heat sink enables air intake above the heat sink by positioning a fan, the fins of a heat sink substrate and the side wall of the substrate lower than the fan driving unit. The heat sink substrate and the fins are formed such that air is exhausted only in one direction. A cover is provided on the side of the heat sink substrate on which the fan driving unit is mounted and to which air is taken in to prevent exhausted air from being taken in. The structure of the electronic device is positioned close to the upper surface of the fan driving unit on the heat sink. Thus, the heat sink can be installed on a thin electronic device while improving the cooling of a heat emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Miyahara, Yasushi Inoue, Kenji Suga