Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Igawa

Tomohiro Igawa 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: 6965207
    Abstract: A power window apparatus includes an operation switch for causing a window glass to move when operated. The operation switch generates an input signal having a ground level when operated. A microcomputer drives a motor in response to an input signal. A down terminal and an up terminal are used to connect the operation switch and the microcomputer to each other. A ground terminal is used to connect the operation switch and ground to each other. A battery terminal is used to connect the operation switch and a power supply to each other. When operated, the operation switch connects the down terminal or the up terminal to the ground terminal and generates an input signal having the ground level in the down terminal or the up terminal. When not operated, the operation switch connects the down terminal and the up terminal to the power supply terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Terakawa, Satoshi Sugimoto, Tomohiro Igawa
  • Patent number: 6917170
    Abstract: A power window apparatus that inhibits leakage current when submerged in water. The power window apparatus includes an operation switch. A microcomputer controls a motor. A connector has a down terminal and an up terminal connecting the operation switch and the microcomputer, and a ground terminal used to connect the operation switch and the ground. When operated, the operation switch connects the down terminal or the up terminal to the ground terminal and generates a low-level input signal in the down terminal or in the up terminal. The microcomputer drives the motor in response to the low-level input signal. An inhibition mechanism arranged in the connector inhibits, when water enters into the connector, a leakage current from flowing between a connecting terminal and a ground terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Terakawa, Satoshi Sugimoto, Tomohiro Igawa
  • Publication number: 20040227478
    Abstract: A power window apparatus includes an operation switch for causing a window glass to move when operated. The operation switch generates an input signal having a ground level when operated. A microcomputer drives a motor in response to an input signal. A down terminal and an up terminal are used to connect the operation switch and the microcomputer to each other. A ground terminal is used to connect the operation switch and ground to each other. A battery terminal is used to connect the operation switch and a power supply to each other. When operated, the operation switch connects the down terminal or the up terminal to the ground terminal and generates an input signal having the ground level in the down terminal or the up terminal. When not operated, the operation switch connects the down terminal and the up terminal to the power supply terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Terakawa, Satoshi Sugimoto, Tomohiro Igawa
  • Publication number: 20040212339
    Abstract: A power window apparatus that inhibits leakage current when submerged in water. The power window apparatus includes an operation switch. A microcomputer controls a motor. A connector has a down terminal and an up terminal connecting the operation switch and the microcomputer, and a ground terminal used to connect the operation switch and the ground. When operated, the operation switch connects the down terminal or the up terminal to the ground terminal and generates a low-level input signal in the down terminal or in the up terminal. The microcomputer drives the motor in response to the low-level input signal. An inhibition mechanism arranged in the connector inhibits, when water enters into the connector, a leakage current from flowing between a connecting terminal and a ground terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Terakawa, Satoshi Sugimoto, Tomohiro Igawa