Patents by Inventor Taro Sonoki

Taro Sonoki 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: 10994714
    Abstract: A brake fluid pressure control device for a vehicle that includes a wheel speed obtaining device to obtain wheel speed, and a vehicle body deceleration calculating means to calculate a vehicle body deceleration on the basis of the wheel speed. If a condition is satisfied in which the vehicle body deceleration continues to stay at a low rate of less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined period of time, the pressure increasing rate in pressure increasing control is altered to a higher value than before the condition is satisfied. The brake fluid pressure of a brake caliper can quickly be brought close to the fluid pressure of a master cylinder. Therefore, it is possible to improve the brake responsiveness when the brake is re-operated by the driver during the ABS control, thereby reducing the driver's feeling of wrongness and strangeness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taro Sonoki
  • Publication number: 20190100176
    Abstract: A brake fluid pressure control device for a vehicle that includes a wheel speed obtaining device to obtain wheel speed, and a vehicle body deceleration calculating means to calculate a vehicle body deceleration on the basis of the wheel speed. If a condition is satisfied in which the vehicle body deceleration continues to stay at a low rate of less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined period of time, the pressure increasing rate in pressure increasing control is altered to a higher value than before the condition is satisfied. The brake fluid pressure of a brake caliper can quickly be brought close to the fluid pressure of a master cylinder. Therefore, it is possible to improve the brake responsiveness when the brake is re-operated by the driver during the ABS control, thereby reducing the driver's feeling of wrongness and strangeness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Taro Sonoki