Patents by Inventor Kohei NIMURA

Kohei NIMURA 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).

  • Electronic key system
    Patent number: 12370978
    Abstract: An electronic key system installed in a vehicle includes: a first wireless communication controller performing transmission of a predetermined radio signal, as a verification signal, via a first wireless communication to confirm presence or absence of each of a first portable device and a second portable device each of which is usable as an electronic key of the vehicle; a second wireless communication controller periodically performing transmission/reception of the radio signal via second wireless communication to and from each of the first portable device and the second portable device upon transmitting/receiving the verification signal; and an integrity controller integrally controlling an operation of each of the first wireless communication controller and the second wireless communication controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroya Yamamoto, Ryusuke Ishikawa, Kohei Nimura
  • VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND POSITION CONFIRMATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250058741
    Abstract: A vehicle control system including a position confirmation device or a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a vehicle control program detects an occurrence of a predetermined confirmation event, transmits a confirmation request message, receives the message transmitted from the position confirmation device, converts a request content indicated in the received message into a content corresponding to a function of an own device, performs position confirmation, and transmits a result notification message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Kohei NIMURA, Ryusuke ISHIKAWA
  • ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230365102
    Abstract: An electronic key system installed in a vehicle includes: a first wireless communication controller performing transmission of a predetermined radio signal, as a verification signal, via a first wireless communication to confirm presence or absence of each of a first portable device and a second portable device each of which is usable as an electronic key of the vehicle; a second wireless communication controller periodically performing transmission/reception of the radio signal via second wireless communication to and from each of the first portable device and the second portable device upon transmitting/receiving the verification signal; and an integrity controller integrally controlling an operation of each of the first wireless communication controller and the second wireless communication controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroya YAMAMOTO, Ryusuke ISHIKAWA, Kohei NIMURA