Patents by Inventor Shinji Kishida
Shinji Kishida 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).
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Patent number: 7145264Abstract: An electronic automobile anti-theft apparatus having high reliability includes a motor, which moves a lock pin to lock a steering shaft of an automobile. A solenoid maintains the lock pin in a state released from the steering shaft and operates to permit the lock pin to lock the steering shaft by receiving power. An ECU controls the operations of the motor and the solenoid. A mechanical switch stops supplying the solenoid with power to prevent unintentional locking by the lock pin when the automobile is being driven or when driving of the automobile is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2002Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Toshihiro Nagae, Masaki Yoshino, Masaki Hayashi, Hirokazu Shamoto, Shoichi Harada, Shinji Kishida, Koji Iwamoto, Toshio Asahi
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Patent number: 6998731Abstract: An electronic automotive anti-theft device that prevents unintentional operation. The anti-theft device includes a lock pin for engaging and disengaging at least one of a movable member of a steering mechanism and a movable member of a driving mechanism in an automobile. An actuator drives the lock pin. A control unit is connected to the actuator to control the actuator. A power supply line connects the control unit to a power supply. A power supply switch is connected to the power supply line to supply the control unit with power. The power supply switch disconnects the power supply line when the automobile is being driven or when the automobile is allowed to be driven.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2002Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masaki Hayashi, Masaki Yoshino, Toshihiro Nagae, Shinji Kishida, Koji Iwamoto, Toshio Asahi
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Patent number: 6989611Abstract: An electronic automobile anti-theft apparatus having high reliability includes a motor, which moves a lock pin to selectively lock a steering shaft of an automobile. An ECU controls the operation of the motor. A detector generates a detection signal when a shift lever of shift device for a transmission of the automobile is arranged at a parking position. A power transistor goes on in response to the detection signal to permit power to be supplied to the motor.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2002Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masaki Hayashi, Toshihiro Nagae, Masaki Yoshino, Shinji Kishida, Koji Iwamoto, Toshio Asahi
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Patent number: 6982632Abstract: A vehicle engine starting apparatus has an engine start switch, a display device and a microcomputer. The display device shows the location of the start switch. The microcomputer identifies a specific signal, and controls the display device in accordance with the result of the identification executed by the microcomputer.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2003Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Chikao Nagasaka, Toru Nakamura, Toshiyuki Isogai, Shinji Kishida
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Patent number: 6924734Abstract: A vehicular remote control apparatus warns a driver when the driver moves from the inside of a vehicle to the outside of the vehicle while an engine is operating. The vehicular remote control apparatus is located inside the vehicle and includes a transmitter-receiver for generating a first request signal and a portable device for generating a transmission signal in response to the first request signal and transmitting the transmission signal to the transmitter-receiver. The first request signal is transmitted to outside the vehicle. The transmitter-receiver includes a determining device for determining whether the engine is operating and a warning signal transmission device for generating a first warning signal if the engine is operating when receiving the transmission signal and transmitting the first warning signal to the portable device located outside the vehicle. The portable device includes a warning device for giving a warning when the portable device receives the first warning signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Chikao Nagasaka, Toru Nakamura, Toshiyuki Isogai, Shinji Kishida
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Publication number: 20040004398Abstract: A vehicle engine starting apparatus has an engine start switch, a display device and a microcomputer. The display device shows the location of the start switch. The microcomputer identifies a specific signal, and controls the display device in accordance with the result of the identification executed by the microcomputer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Inventors: Chikao Nagasaka, Toru Nakamura, Toshiyuki Isogai, Shinji Kishida
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Publication number: 20030224818Abstract: A vehicular remote control apparatus warns a driver when the driver moves from the inside of a vehicle to the outside of the vehicle while an engine is operating. The vehicular remote control apparatus is located inside the vehicle and includes a transmitter-receiver for generating a first request signal and a portable device for generating a transmission signal in response to the first request signal and transmitting the transmission signal to the transmitter-receiver. The first request signal is transmitted to outside the vehicle. The transmitter-receiver includes a determining device for determining whether the engine is operating and a warning signal transmission device for generating a first warning signal if the engine is operating when receiving the transmission signal and transmitting the first warning signal to the portable device located outside the vehicle. The portable device includes a warning device for giving a warning when the portable device receives the first warning signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2003Publication date: December 4, 2003Inventors: Chikao Nagasaka, Toru Nakamura, Toshiyuki Isogai, Shinji Kishida
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Patent number: 6621250Abstract: A battery capacity measuring device in accordance with the present invention has a fully-charged state detector (80e), a detected current integrator (80a), a divider (80b), and a corrector (80c) incorporated in a microcomputer (80). The fully-charged state detector detects that a battery is fully charged. The detected current integrator integrates current values that are detected by a current sensor during a period from the instant the battery is fully charged to the instant it is fully charged next. The divider divides the integrated value of detected current values by the length of the period. The corrector corrects a detected current using the quotient provided by the divider as an offset. Furthermore, a remaining battery capacity calculating system comprises a voltage detecting unit (50), a current detecting unit (40), an index calculating unit, a control unit, and a calculating unit. The voltage detecting unit detects the voltage at the terminals of a battery.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2002Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naohiko Ohkubo, Shinji Kishida, Shinichi Ito, Toshiyuki Kawai, Katsuhide Kikuchi, Tetsuro Kikuchi
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Patent number: 6609488Abstract: A vehicle engine starting apparatus that allows a driver to start an engine easily. The apparatus has a plurality of operation modes. The apparatus includes a starter motor, an ignition switch, and a control circuit. The ignition switch is pressed to generate an operation signal. The control circuit is connected to the starter motor and the ignition switch. The control circuit changes the current operation mode or activates the starter motor to start the engine depending on the nature of the operation signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshihiro Nagae, Masaki Hayashi, Hirokazu Shamoto, Shinji Kishida
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Publication number: 20030071520Abstract: An electronic automotive anti-theft device that prevents unintentional operation. The anti-theft device includes a lock pin for engaging and disengaging at least one of a movable member of a steering mechanism and a movable member of a driving mechanism in an automobile. An actuator drives the lock pin. A control unit is connected to the actuator to control the actuator. A power supply line connects the control unit to a power supply. A power supply switch is connected to the power supply line to supply the control unit with power. The power supply switch disconnects the power supply line when the automobile is being driven or when the automobile is allowed to be driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventors: Masaki Hayashi, Masaki Yoshino, Toshihiro Nagae, Shinji Kishida, Koji Iwamoto, Toshio Asahi
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Publication number: 20030067222Abstract: An electronic automobile anti-theft apparatus having high reliability includes a motor, which moves a lock pin to selectively lock a steering shaft of an automobile. An ECU controls the operation of the motor. A detector generates a detection signal when a shift lever of shift device for a transmission of the automobile is arranged at a parking position. A power transistor goes on in response to the detection signal to permit power to be supplied to the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2002Publication date: April 10, 2003Inventors: Masaki Hayashi, Toshihiro Nagae, Masaki Yoshino, Shinji Kishida, Koji Iwamoto, Toshio Asahi
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Publication number: 20030067216Abstract: An electronic automobile anti-theft apparatus having high reliability includes a motor, which moves a lock pin to lock a steering shaft of an automobile. A solenoid maintains the lock pin in a state released from the steering shaft and operates to permit the lock pin to lock the steering shaft by receiving power. An ECU controls the operations of the motor and the solenoid. A mechanical switch stops supplying the solenoid with power to prevent unintentional locking by the lock pin when the automobile is being driven or when driving of the automobile is enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2002Publication date: April 10, 2003Inventors: Toshihiro Nagae, Masaki Yoshino, Masaki Hayashi, Hirokazu Shamoto, Shoichi Harada, Shinji Kishida, Koji Iwamoto, Toshio Asahi
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Publication number: 20020112689Abstract: A vehicle engine starting apparatus that allows a driver to start an engine easily. The apparatus has a plurality of operation modes. The apparatus includes a starter motor, an ignition switch, and a control circuit. The ignition switch is pressed to generate an operation signal. The control circuit is connected to the starter motor and the ignition switch, The control circuit changes the current operation mode or activates the starter motor to start the engine depending on the nature of the operation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Toshihiro Nagae, Masaki Hayashi, Hirokazu Shamoto, Shinji Kishida