Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Asano

Toshiyuki Asano 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).

  • Publication number: 20140375265
    Abstract: A vehicle charging system provided with a control unit 1 to control power supply for a plurality of vehicle chargers connected to a respective plurality of vehicles, the system includes: a connection detection section detecting connection of the vehicle; a charge suppression section carrying out temporary charge suppression to an already connected vehicle in response to detection of a new vehicle by the connection detection section; a new vehicle charging current measurement section carrying out measurement of a charging current that flows in the new vehicle by carrying out temporary test current application to the new vehicle after charge suppression of the already connected vehicle; and a new vehicle charge availability decision section deciding availability of continuous charging to the new vehicle using the charging current value that flows in the new vehicle measured in the new vehicle charging current measurement section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Takeshi Koyama, Yasuki Iwata, Toshiyuki Asano, Satoru Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20020096864
    Abstract: In a head-protecting airbag apparatus where an airbag body inflated in a curtain configuration is mounted in a folded state along a roof side rail across at least a center pillar, the airbag body includes an upper portion folded in a bellows, and a lower portion subjected to one of turning-back performed toward an occupant compartment inner side and rolling-up performed towards the occupant compartment inner side. Accordingly, even when there is a vehicle occupant compartment inner side protrusion such as a slip joint in a vehicle, the airbag body is inflated and expanded so as to cover the vehicle occupant compartment inner side protrusion from the above or ride on the same. As a result, the lower portion of the airbag body is hard to be caught up by the vehicle occupant compartment inner side protrusion, thereby improving a expanding performance of the airbag body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Asano, Etsuji Saito, Minoru Chida, Kazuhiro Nagai, Hiroyuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 6371512
    Abstract: In a head-protecting airbag apparatus where an airbag body inflated in a curtain configuration is mounted in a folded state along a roof side rail across at least a center pillar, the airbag body includes an upper portion folded in a bellows, and a lower portion subjected to one of turning-back performed toward an occupant compartment inner side and rolling-up performed towards the occupant compartment inner side. Accordingly, even when there is a vehicle occupant compartment inner side protrusion such as a slip joint in a vehicle, the airbag body is inflated and expanded so as to cover the vehicle occupant compartment inner side protrusion from the above or ride on the same. As a result, the lower portion of the airbag body is hard to be caught up by the vehicle occupant compartment inner side protrusion, thereby improving a expanding performance of the airbag body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Asano, Etsuji Saito, Minoru Chida, Kazuhiro Nagai, Hiroyuki Okamoto