Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Kashiwagi

Tomoyuki Kashiwagi 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).

  • System for installing control program in electronic control unit mounted on automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 6795754
    Abstract: A control program for an electronic control unit (ECU) is installed at an end of a manufacturing line after the ECU is mounted on an automotive vehicle. The ECU common to all types of vehicles is mounted on each vehicle, and the vehicle type is identified based on data sent from the ECU to a program-installing device. The control program suitable to the identified vehicle type is formulated in the program-installing device by selecting program modules from an object library storing various types of modules and by linking those selected modules into the control program. The control program thus formulated is installed in the ECU at the end of the manufacturing line. In this manner, memory capacities both in the ECU and in the program-installing device are considerably saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Sunami, Tomoyuki Kashiwagi
  • System for installing control program in electronic control unit mounted on automotive vehicle
    Publication number: 20030078701
    Abstract: A control program for an electronic control unit (ECU) is installed at an end of a manufacturing line after the ECU is mounted on an automotive vehicle. The ECU common to all types of vehicles is mounted on each vehicle, and the vehicle type is identified based on data sent from the ECU to a program-installing device. The control program suitable to the identified vehicle type is formulated in the program-installing device by selecting program modules from an object library storing various types of modules and by linking those selected modules into the control program. The control program thus formulated is installed in the ECU at the end of the manufacturing line. In this manner, memory capacities both in the ECU and in the program-installing device are considerably saved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Kenji Sunami, Tomoyuki Kashiwagi