Patents by Inventor Satoki Watanabe

Satoki Watanabe 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: 9865949
    Abstract: An electronic device has a base plate and a connector. Multiple terminals are supported by a connector housing, wherein each front-side end of the terminals outwardly extends from a front-side surface and each back-side end of the terminals outwardly extends from a back-side surface of the connector housing and connected to a corresponding land formed in the base plate. The multiple terminals are arranged in a width direction and divided into at least a first and a second terminal group in a height direction of the connector housing. The connector housing has a first and a second step surface on its back side. The terminal of the first terminal group outwardly extends from the first step surface and the terminal of the second terminal group outwardly extends from the second step surface. The first step surface is located at a position closer to the base plate in the height direction than the second step surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kitagawa, Kenji Morizumi, Satoki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160322721
    Abstract: An electronic device has a base plate and a connector. Multiple terminals are supported by a connector housing, wherein each front-side end of the terminals outwardly extends from a front-side surface and each back-side end of the terminals outwardly extends from a back-side surface of the connector housing and connected to a corresponding land formed in the base plate. The multiple terminals are arranged in a width direction and divided into at least a first and a second terminal, group in a height direction of the connector housing. The connector housing has a first and a second step surface on its back side. The terminal of the first terminal group outwardly extends from the first step surface and the terminal of the second terminal group outwardly extends from the second step surface. The first step surface is located at a position closer to the base plate in the height direction than the second step surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KITAGAWA, Kenji MORIZUMI, Satoki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9315101
    Abstract: A driving force distribution control apparatus for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a theoretical value calculator, a normative value calculator, and a servo controller. The theoretical value calculator is configured to calculate a primary rotational speed theoretical value of primary drive wheels and a secondary rotational speed theoretical value of secondary drive wheels based on a steering angle, a vehicle speed, a yaw rate, and a slip angle of the four-wheel drive vehicle and configured to calculate a rotational difference normative theoretical value indicating a difference between rotational speed theoretical values of input and output shafts of a drive force distribution apparatus using the primary rotational speed theoretical value and the secondary rotational speed theoretical value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi Ohyagi, Norihisa Nihanda, Takayuki Seki, Satoki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140297150
    Abstract: A driving force distribution control apparatus for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a theoretical value calculator, a normative value calculator, and a servo controller. The theoretical value calculator is configured to calculate a primary rotational speed theoretical value of primary drive wheels and a secondary rotational speed theoretical value of secondary drive wheels based on a steering angle, a vehicle speed, a yaw rate, and a slip angle of the four-wheel drive vehicle and configured to calculate a rotational difference normative theoretical value indicating a difference between rotational speed theoretical values of input and output shafts of a drive force distribution apparatus using the primary rotational speed theoretical value and the secondary rotational speed theoretical value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi OHYAGI, Norihisa NIHANDA, Takayuki SEKI, Satoki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 7920953
    Abstract: The running control device according to the present invention has an operation stability control unit which calculates a control lateral acceleration from the actual lateral acceleration measured by the lateral acceleration sensor and the estimated lateral acceleration calculated by the estimated lateral acceleration calculation unit and which carries out a control of drive power distribution transmitted from the engine to the front wheels and the rear wheels based on the calculated control lateral acceleration. If either the estimated lateral acceleration or the control lateral acceleration differs from the actual lateral acceleration by not less than a predetermined value, the operation stability control unit carries out a control to reduce the drive power distributed to the front wheels or the rear wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7693640
    Abstract: A lateral G sensor breakdown detection device configured to carry out a breakdown determination control that determines that the lateral G sensor has a breakdown when the difference between the actual lateral G acting on a four wheel drive vehicle measured by the lateral G detection sensor installed on the vehicle and the estimated lateral G estimated and calculated from predetermined parameters that express the condition of the vehicle; while the vehicle is turning when the rotation speed of the outer wheel is equal to or less than the rotation speed of the inner wheel and when the actual lateral G is less than the estimated lateral G and the difference is greater than a predetermined value, the breakdown determination control is suspended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20080015764
    Abstract: A lateral G sensor breakdown detection device configured to carry out a breakdown determination control that determines that the lateral G sensor has a breakdown when the difference between the actual lateral G acting on a four wheel drive vehicle measured by the lateral G detection sensor installed on the vehicle and the estimated lateral G estimated and calculated from predetermined parameters that express the condition of the vehicle; while the vehicle is turning when the rotation speed of the outer wheel is equal to or less than the rotation speed of the inner wheel and when the actual lateral G is less than the estimated lateral G and the difference is greater than a predetermined value, the breakdown determination control is suspended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20070260388
    Abstract: The running control device according to the present invention has an operation stability control unit which calculates a control lateral acceleration from the actual lateral acceleration measured by the lateral acceleration sensor and the estimated lateral acceleration calculated by the estimated lateral acceleration calculation unit and which carries out a control of drive power distribution transmitted from the engine to the front wheels and the rear wheels based on the calculated control lateral acceleration. If either the estimated lateral acceleration or the control lateral acceleration differs from the actual lateral acceleration by not less than a predetermined value, the operation stability control unit carries out a control to reduce the drive power distributed to the front wheels or the rear wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoki Watanabe