Patents by Inventor Kouichi Ayabe

Kouichi Ayabe 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: 5043697
    Abstract: An apparatus for deciding engine-oil replacing time for an automobile. The apparatus comprises a pulse input unit into which is inputted a pulse generated during the rotation of the engine of an automobile to calculate rotational frequency of the engine on the basis of the pulse, a rotational-frequency integration unit for receiving a signal of rotational frequency of the engine output from the pulse input unit to integrate the rotational frequency of the engine, and a display unit into which is input an integrated value from the rotational-frequency integration unit and in which a degree of oil degradation on the basis of the integrated value is displayed by a display such as a LED, a liquid crystal, a 7-segment or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Tanaka Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Ayabe, Seiichi Uchikawa