Patents by Inventor Masaaki Kawashima

Masaaki Kawashima 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).

  • Stabilizer control apparatus
    Patent number: 7384047
    Abstract: In a stabilizer control apparatus for a vehicle, a stabilizer includes a pair of stabilizer bars disposed between a right wheel and a left wheel of the vehicle, and an actuator having an electric motor disposed between the stabilizer bars. A turning determination device is provided for determining a turning operation of the vehicle. And, a controller is provided for controlling the electric motor in response to the result determined by the turning determination device. The electric motor is substantially prohibited from being fed with electric current, when the turning operation of the vehicle is being decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yasui, Yuuki Ohta, Daisuke Yamada, Shuuichi Buma, Masaaki Kawashima
  • Stabilizer control apparatus
    Publication number: 20050179220
    Abstract: In a stabilizer control apparatus for a vehicle, a stabilizer includes a pair of stabilizer bars disposed between a right wheel and a left wheel of the vehicle, and an actuator having an electric motor disposed between the stabilizer bars. A turning determination device is provided for determining a turning operation of the vehicle. And, a controller is provided for controlling the electric motor in response to the result determined by the turning determination device. The electric motor is substantially prohibited from being fed with electric current, when the turning operation of the vehicle is being decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOYA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yasui, Yuuki Ohta, Daisuke Yamada, Shuuichi Buma, Masaaki Kawashima