Patents by Inventor Shigerumi Hirabayashi

Shigerumi Hirabayashi 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 characteristic change system and method
    Patent number: 6230084
    Abstract: A vehicle characteristic change system including characteristic information forming device for forming a characteristic information with which characteristics of an object vehicle are changed, information entry device for entering the characteristic information into the object vehicle, characteristic change device for changing the characteristics of the object vehicle in accordance with the characteristic information formed by the characteristic information forming means. Characteristics of a vehicle can be readily changed to meet a driver's taste, driving condition, driving circumstances and the like with compact system and low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Kijima, Shin Takehara, Shigerumi Hirabayashi, Tomoko Nagata, Hiroshi Ohmura, Tetsuya Tachihata, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Tomoji Izumi
  • Vehicle characteristic change system and method
    Patent number: 6205374
    Abstract: A vehicle characteristic change system includes a characteristic information forming device for forming characteristic information with which characteristics of an object vehicle are changed: information entry device is used for entering the characteristic information into the object vehicle, and a characteristic change device is used for changing the characteristics of the object vehicle in accordance with the characteristic information formed by the characteristic information forming device. Characteristics of a vehicle can be readily changed to meet preference of driver, a driver's taste, driving condition, driving circumstances and the like with a compact system and at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Kljima, Shin Takehara, Shigerumi Hirabayashi, Tomoko Nagata, Hiroshi Ohmura, Tetsuya Tachihata, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Tomoji Izumi