Patents by Inventor Nobuyasu Kimura

Nobuyasu Kimura 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: 7656826
    Abstract: A terminal control system is provided that has a main control device, a plurality of terminal devices controlled by the main control device, and communication lines for connecting the main control device and each of the terminal devices so as to allow bidirectional communication, wherein the configuration is simple, communication time is short, and highly reliable bidirectional communication is possible. The terminal control system comprises a main control device 1, a plurality of terminal devices 2 controlled by the main control device 1, and communication lines 3 for connecting the main control device and each of the terminal devices so as to allow bidirectional communication, wherein control data is simultaneously and collectively sent from the main control device 1 to a plurality of the terminal devices 2, and terminal data for each of the terminal devices is independently sent from each of the terminal devices 2 to the main control device 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Goto, Hideya Kurachi, Nobuyasu Kimura, Chiaki Sumi
  • Publication number: 20080089253
    Abstract: A terminal control system is provided that has a main control device, a plurality of terminal devices controlled by the main control device, and communication lines for connecting the main control device and each of the terminal devices so as to allow bidirectional communication, wherein the configuration is simple, communication time is short, and highly reliable bidirectional communication is possible. The terminal control system comprises a main control device 1, a plurality of terminal devices 2 controlled by the main control device 1, and communication lines 3 for connecting the main control device and each of the terminal devices so as to allow bidirectional communication, wherein control data is simultaneously and collectively sent from the main control device 1 to a plurality of the terminal devices 2, and terminal data for each of the terminal devices is independently sent from each of the terminal devices 2 to the main control device 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Goto, Hideya Kurachi, Nobuyasu Kimura, Chiaki Sumi
  • Publication number: 20070177532
    Abstract: Satisfactory failure determination and detection of the connection state are made possible in a terminal control system comprising a main control device, a terminal device controlled by the main control device, and a communication line connected so as to enable two-way communication between the devices. The terminal control system comprises a main control device 1, a terminal device 2 controlled by the main control device 1, and a communication line 3 connected so as to enable two-way communication between the devices, wherein the main control device 1 comprises a detection unit 4 for detecting a characteristic of a waveform of terminal data transmitted from the terminal device 2 and received by the main control device 1 via the communication line 3, and also comprises a determination unit 5 for determining a state of a connection between the main control device 1 and the terminal device 2 based on results of detection by the detection unit 4 and on a reference stored by the main control device 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideya Kurachi, Koji Goto, Nobuyasu Kimura, Chiaki Sumi
  • Patent number: 6559616
    Abstract: A motor rotational pulse generating circuit for a motor is provided which generates a correct pulse signal even at an initial turning-on stage of the motor, by adjusting a filter cutoff frequency in response to motor rotational condition. The motor rotational pulse generating circuit includes a rotational pulse generation circuit 20 which generates ripple pulses based on a signal being inputted from the DC motor 1, in which a ripple is superposed whose frequency is in proportion to a rotation number of the DC motor 1. A filter 3 makes a cutoff frequency variable on the basis of a clock signal issued from a PLL circuit 6. An oscillation frequency at an oscillator VCO10 is determined by the ripple pulses and a motor rotation condition signal inputted by way of circuits 12 to 16 inclusive. A microcomputer 20 operates, when the motor is turned on, to cause the oscillator VCO10 to issue a preliminary clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Aoki, Nobuyasu Kimura, Hideyuki Kanie, Hitoshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20010026180
    Abstract: A motor rotational pulse generating circuit for a motor is provided which generates a correct pulse signal even at an initial turning-on stage of the motor, by adjusting a filter cutoff frequency in response to motor rotational condition. The motor rotational pulse generating circuit includes a rotational pulse generation circuit 20 which generates ripple pulses based on a signal being inputted from the DC motor 1, in which a ripple is superposed whose frequency is in proportion to a rotation number of the DC motor 1. A filter 3 makes a cutoff frequency variable on the basis of a clock signal issued from a PLL circuit 6. An oscillation frequency at an oscillator VCO10 is determined by the ripple pulses and a motor rotation condition signal inputted by way of circuits 12 to 16 inclusive. A microcomputer 20 operates, when the motor is turned on, to cause the oscillator VCO10 to issue a preliminary clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Aoki, Nobuyasu Kimura, Hideyuki Kanie, Hitoshi Ishikawa