Patents by Inventor Kouji Minagawa

Kouji Minagawa 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).

  • Vehicle performance inspection apparatus and vehicle performance inspection method
    Patent number: 5483824
    Abstract: The present invention intends to allow evaluation of the performances of of the function of the ABS, the function of the LSD, and the function of the TRC to be effected easily by using a performance inspection apparatus with prescribed constitution wherein, in addition to a pair of receptive support rollers for receiving a wheel of a vehicle and for supporting the weight of the vehicle directly, a rotation detecting roller which is rotatably driven by said wheel and/or inertially rotatably driven and is separated from the weight of the vehicle is provided, and data required for evaluation of the operational state and the performance of the ABC function, the LSD function, and the TRC function can be detected respectively by mutually changing and sectioning the arrangements including the rotation detecting rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Anzen Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Fukuda, Kouji Minagawa
  • Vehicle performance inspection apparatus and vehicle performance inspection method
    Patent number: 5392640
    Abstract: The present invention intends to allow evaluation of the performances of of the function of the ABS, the function of the LSD, and the function of the TRC to be effected easily by using a performance inspection apparatus with prescribed constitution wherein, in addition to a pair of receptive support rollers for receiving a wheel of a vehicle and for supporting the weight of the vehicle directly, a rotation detecting roller which is rotatably driven by said wheel and/or inertially rotatably driven and is separated from the weight of the vehicle is provided, and data required for evaluation of the operational state and the performance of the ABC function, the LSD function, and the TRC function can be detected respectively by mutually changing and sectioning the arrangements including the rotation detecting rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Anzen Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Fukuda, Kouji Minagawa