Patents by Inventor Syuichi Kouno

Syuichi Kouno 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: 8532879
    Abstract: An information providing device includes: a vehicle condition detector for detecting a vehicle condition; a support information generating element for generating support information for a driver; and a tactile sensibility notification element in a steering wheel for notifying the support information to the driver. The steering wheel includes a wheel element having a base, a movable portion and a driving unit. The movable portion is relatively movable with respect to the base. The driving unit drives the movable portion according to the support information. The movable portion and the driving unit provide the tactile sensibility notification element. Movement of the movable portion provides notification of the support information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Norio Sanma, Shouji Osaki, Syuichi Kouno, Keiji Kawamura, Sei Iguchi
  • Publication number: 20120046833
    Abstract: An information providing device includes: a vehicle condition detector for detecting a vehicle condition; a support information generating element for generating support information for a driver; and a tactile sensibility notification element in a steering wheel for notifying the support information to the driver. The steering wheel includes a wheel element having a base, a movable portion and a driving unit. The movable portion is relatively movable with respect to the base. The driving unit drives the movable portion according to the support information. The movable portion and the driving unit provide the tactile sensibility notification element. Movement of the movable portion provides notification of the support information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio SANMA, Shouji Osaki, Syuichi Kouno, Keiji Kawamura, Sei Iguchi
  • Patent number: 7173827
    Abstract: A printed board has a board, an electrically insulative membrane, formed on the board, and an electrically conductive membrane, formed on the electrically insulative membrane, in its area where a control circuit, including a CPU and etc., is installed. The electrically conductive membrane is electrically connected with ground patterns of a wiring pattern. Accordingly, ground connections at the control circuit are sufficiently performed. Therefore, even though ground connections in an area other than the control circuit are not sufficiently performed, a magnetic noise is prevented from being generated in a loop-shaped electricity supply line passing through a CPU and etc. Consequently, noises in printed board can be effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignees: Nippon Soken, Inc., Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Sugimoto, Syuichi Kouno, Tomoyuki Miyagawa
  • Publication number: 20040114335
    Abstract: A printed board has a board, an electrically insulative membrane, formed on the board, and an electrically conductive membrane, formed on the electrically insulative membrane, in its area where a control circuit, including a CPU and etc., is installed. The electrically conductive membrane is electrically connected with ground patterns of a wiring pattern. Accordingly, ground connections at the control circuit are sufficiently performed. Therefore, even though ground connections in an area other than the control circuit are not sufficiently performed, a magnetic noise is prevented from being generated in a loop-shaped electricity supply line passing through a CPU and etc. Consequently, noises in printed board can be effectively reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicants: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Sugimoto, Syuichi Kouno, Tomoyuki Miyagawa