Patents by Inventor Kentaro Echigo

Kentaro Echigo 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).

  • Simulation wheel and vehicle testing apparatus
    Patent number: 8056406
    Abstract: A shaft receiving section of a simulation wheel is attached to a hub of a vehicle such that the shaft receiving section is located outside the vehicle. A tire mounting section surrounding the shaft receiving section concentrically with the shaft receiving section with a bearing being interposed between the shaft receiving section and the tire mounting section and further surrounding the peripheral surface of the hub to allow a tire to be mounted at a portion surrounding the peripheral surface of the hub is provided. The tire is mounted on the tire mounting section. The shaft receiving section is made rotatable with the rotation of the tire mounting section being stopped. Load is applied to an axle from a dynamometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Independent Administrative Institution National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory
    Inventors: Yuichi Goto, Daisuke Kawano, Koji Sato, Kentaro Echigo
  • SIMULATION WHEEL AND VEHICLE TESTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100122574
    Abstract: A shaft receiving section of a simulation wheel is attached to a hub of a vehicle such that the shaft receiving section is located outside the vehicle. A tire mounting section surrounding the shaft receiving section concentrically with the shaft receiving section with a bearing being interposed between the shaft receiving section and the tire mounting section and further surrounding the peripheral surface of the hub to allow a tire to be mounted at a portion surrounding the peripheral surface of the hub is provided. The tire is mounted on the tire mounting section. The shaft receiving section is made rotatable with the rotation of the tire mounting section being stopped. Load is applied to an axle from a dynamometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicants: INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTION NATIONAL TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT LABORATORY, ONO SOKKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Goto, Daisuke Kawano, Koji Sato, Kentaro Echigo