Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Kurano

Yoshiaki Kurano 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: 6404071
    Abstract: An engine stopping apparatus includes: a vehicle body 3 with an engine mounted therein; a transponder 5 to which information on identification of a driver has been inputted; a collating circuit for transmitting a collation signal to the transponder and for identifying the driver on the basis of a response signal with respect to the same; and a control circuit for controlling the driving of the engine on the basis of a result of collation by the collating circuit, wherein the transponder 5 is arranged to be held in a state of being worn on a driver side separately from the vehicle body 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Moriyama Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Kurano
  • Patent number: 6236307
    Abstract: A vehicle alarm system for use with a lock (1) that is attachable to a vehicle wheel (2). The alarm system includes a lock motion detection sensor (20) and a transmitter (15) to transmit signals from the detection sensor. The motion detection sensor and the transmitter are located inside the lock. The vehicle includes a receiver (24) that receives the detection signals sent by the transmitter (15), an alarm (4) that emits a warning sound, and an operations control unit (25) that sounds the alarm in response to the signal from the receiver. The control unit and alarm are powered by the vehicle's battery (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Aiaishi
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Kurano