Patents by Inventor Yuusuke Kitamura

Yuusuke Kitamura 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).

  • Electronic control apparatus for controlling on-vehicle devices when vehicle is about to be submerged in flooded area
    Patent number: 8073577
    Abstract: An electric control apparatus, mounted on a vehicle, has a height direction and comprises an electronic circuit board, a submersion sensor, and a controller. The electric circuit board has a mounting surface and is mounted in the vehicle so that the mounting surface is along the height direction of the vehicle. The submersion sensor, which is mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board, senses a condition that the vehicle is about to be submerged in a flooded area and outputs an electric signal showing the condition. The controller, which is mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board, performs control for securing safety of an occupant of the vehicle when the controller receives the electric signal from the submersion sensor. The submersion sensor is lower in a mounted position on the mounting surface of the circuit board than the controller along the height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusuke Kitamura, Toru Itabashi, Michio Nakamura, Naoto Sakai
  • Reference voltage generation circuit and start-up control method therefor
    Patent number: 7973593
    Abstract: To solve the problem of the conventional reference voltage generation circuit in that an output voltage exceeds a predetermined voltage value, there is provided a reference voltage generation circuit including: a voltage generation circuit provided between a first power supply and a second power supply, to output an output voltage to an output terminal; an auxiliary start-up circuit provided between the output terminal and the first power supply, to supply a voltage of the first power supply to the output terminal; and a control circuit that switches the auxiliary start-up circuit between an operating state and a non-operating state according to a value of a voltage at the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yuusuke Kitamura
  • Reference voltage generation circuit and start-up control method therefor
    Publication number: 20090189454
    Abstract: To solve the problem of the conventional reference voltage generation circuit in that an output voltage exceeds a predetermined voltage value, there is provided a reference voltage generation circuit including: a voltage generation circuit provided between a first power supply and a second power supply, to output an output voltage to an output terminal; an auxiliary start-up circuit provided between the output terminal and the first power supply, to supply a voltage of the first power supply to the output terminal; and a control circuit that switches the auxiliary start-up circuit between an operating state and a non-operating state according to a value of a voltage at the output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Yuusuke Kitamura
  • ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ON-VEHICLE DEVICES WHEN VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO BE SUBMERGED IN FLOODED AREA
    Publication number: 20090187314
    Abstract: An electric control apparatus, mounted on a vehicle, has a height direction and comprises an electronic circuit board, a submersion sensor, and a controller. The electric circuit board has a mounting surface and is mounted in the vehicle so that the mounting surface is along the height direction of the vehicle. The submersion sensor, which is mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board, senses a condition that the vehicle is about to be submerged in a flooded area and outputs an electric signal showing the condition The controller, which is mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board, performs control for securing safety of an occupant of the vehicle when the controller receives the electric signal from the submersion sensor. The submersion sensor is lower in a mounted position on the mounting surface of the circuit board than the controller along the height direction .
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Kitamura, Toru Itabashi, Michio Nakamura, Naoto Sakai
  • Protective cover for cable and piping material
    Patent number: D489336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Mirai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuusuke Kitamura