Patents by Inventor Kenzo Furusawa

Kenzo Furusawa 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: 6225898
    Abstract: A vehicle diagnosis system can handle with OBD III as well as OBD II by only adding a transponder to an OBD II system. The vehicle diagnosis system includes an engine ECU for controlling an engine device such as injector and storing a diagnosis data, a K-line connected to the engine ECU, a transponder connected to the K-line, and a connector connected to the K-line for detachably connecting an external scan tool that reads the diagnosis data stored in the engine ECU. The transponder receives a request from a receiver system by radio, reads the diagnosis based on the request, and sends the read diagnosis data to the receiver system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Kamiya, Norichika Kawabata, Yuuichirou Matsuura, Kenzo Furusawa