Patents by Inventor Youichi Sugimoto

Youichi Sugimoto 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).

  • Vehicular accelerator pedal device
    Patent number: 6981486
    Abstract: Vehicular accelerator pedal device includes: a depression amount detection section for detecting an amount of depression, by a human operator, of an accelerator pedal and generating a depression amount signal; a throttle control section for controlling a throttle opening based upon the depression amount signal; a pedal reaction impartment section for imparting the accelerator pedal with a reaction force in accordance with the amount of depression; and a pedal reaction control section for, when operation has been performed for returning the pedal from a depressed position, controlling the reaction force based upon the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yone, Youichi Sugimoto
  • Vehicular accelerator pedal device
    Publication number: 20050056253
    Abstract: Vehicular accelerator pedal device includes: a depression amount detection section for detecting an amount of depression, by a human operator, of an accelerator pedal and generating a depression amount signal; a throttle control section for controlling a throttle opening based upon the depression amount signal; a pedal reaction impartment section for imparting the accelerator pedal with a reaction force in accordance with the amount of depression; and a pedal reaction control section for, when operation has been performed for returning the pedal from a depressed position, controlling the reaction force based upon the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yone, Youichi Sugimoto