Patents by Inventor Kohji Aoki

Kohji Aoki 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: 4805723
    Abstract: An arrangement for locking a cover which can be opened and closed to cover an opening of a vehicle such as a door or luggage lid is disclosed. Means for detecting the presence or absence of an occupant within the vehicle as well as means for detecting the open or closed condition of the cover are provided. When the absence of an occupant is detected and the closed condition of the opening cover is detected, a lock mechanism which blocks an opening movement of the opening cover is locked. In this manner, if an occupant has forgotten to lock a door or doors when getting off his vehicle, the doors are automatically locked, thus reliably preventing a theft or tampering with the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohji Aoki, Yasuda Tomio
  • Patent number: 4785907
    Abstract: An emergency unlock assembly is provided for unlocking a lock mechanism associated with an onboard opening cover such as a boarding door, in response to the detection of an impact applied. The assembly includes means for detecting the presence or absence of an occupant within a vehicle. When the presence of an occupant is detected, the lock mechanism is unlocked in response to the detection of an impact applied. The lock mechanism is not unlocked in response to the detection of an impact applied in the absence of an occupant. This allows a rapid rescue of an inboard occupant in the event of an emergency while reliably preventing a casuality such as a theft of or articles placed in a vehicle in the absence of an occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohji Aoki, Tomio Yasuda