Patents by Inventor Tatsushi KUSUMOTO

Tatsushi KUSUMOTO 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).

  • Remote driving taxi system, remote driving taxi control method, and remote driving taxi management device
    Patent number: 11993205
    Abstract: A remote driving taxi system provides a mobility service using remote driving taxis that are driven by remote drivers. Each of the remote driving taxis includes a display lamp configured to indicate whether the remote driving taxi is currently available. Management information includes use states of the remote driving taxis and assignment states between the remote driving taxis and the remote drivers. The remote driving taxi system puts on the display lamp of the remote driving taxi to which the remote driver has already been assigned and that is currently available, based on the management information. Further, the remote driving taxi system puts off the display lamp of the remote driving taxi to which the remote driver has already been assigned and that is currently unavailable, based on the management information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Nishitani, Rio Suda, Hiroshi Yonenaga, Hidekazu Sasaki, Tatsushi Takenaka, Shun Ota, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Three-way flowrate control valve and temperature control device using same
    Patent number: 10989319
    Abstract: Provided is a three-way valve for flow rate control capable of suppressing an increase in driving torque for a valve body, which is caused due to contact between the valve body and a valve port forming member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SHINWA CONTROLS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsushi Kusumoto, Koji Matsuda
  • THREE-WAY FLOWRATE CONTROL VALVE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE USING SAME
    Publication number: 20200173565
    Abstract: Provided is a three-way valve for flow rate control capable of suppressing an increase in driving torque for a valve body, which is caused due to contact between the valve body and a valve port forming member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Shinwa Controls Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsushi KUSUMOTO, Koji MATSUDA