Stephen E Simula

US Patent:

D465167, Nov 5, 2002

Filed:

Oct 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/149611

Inventors:

Toshiaki Hayashi - Uraysu, JP
Taro Ueda - Chigasaki, JP
Stephen Simula - Columbus OH
Floris H. J. F. Keizer - Columbus OH
Henry Shilling - Upper Arlington OH

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. - Kanagawa

International Classification:

1004

US Classification:

D10 98, D10103, D10125

US Patent:

D465428, Nov 12, 2002

Filed:

Oct 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/149612

Inventors:

Toshiaki Hayashi - Uraysu, JP
Taro Ueda - Chigasaki, JP
Stephen Simula - Columbus OH
Floris H. J. F. Keizer - Columbus OH
Henry Shilling - Upper Arlington OH

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. - Kanagawa

International Classification:

1004

US Classification:

D10 98, D10103, D10125

US Patent:

D475940, Jun 17, 2003

Filed:

Oct 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/149553

Inventors:

Toshiaki Hayashi - Uraysu, JP
Taro Ueda - Chigasaki, JP
Stephen Simula - Columbus OH
Floris H. J. F. Keizer - Columbus OH
Henry Shilling - Upper Arlington OH

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., LTD - Yokohama

International Classification:

1004

US Classification:

D10 98

US Patent:

6625562, Sep 23, 2003

Filed:

Oct 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/976184

Inventors:

Toshiaki Hayashi - Uraysu, JP
Taro Ueda - Chigasaki, JP
Stephen Simula - Columbus OH
Floris H.J.F. Keizer - Columbus OH
Henry Shilling - Upper Arlington OH
Stephanie Horwitz - Sausalito CA

Assignee:

COATO Workshop, Inc. - Tokyo
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. - Kanagawa

International Classification:

G01P 300

US Classification:

702145, 702142

Abstract:

A tachometer for a motor vehicle includes a controller adapted to provide a current rpm value at a current gear which is engaged and at least one predicted rpm value at a different gear which is not currently engaged. A display is operatively connected to the controller and is adapted to produce an observable indication of the current rpm value and an observable indication of the predicted rpm value. By displaying predicted rpm values for different gears, the motor vehicle operator can easily see the effect of shifting gears so that the gears can be shifted in a manner to obtain optimum performance of the motor vehicle. The display preferably produces an observable indication of the current gear number near the current rpm value and an observable indication of the different gear number near the observable indication of the predicted rpm value.

US Patent:

D486155, Feb 3, 2004

Filed:

Mar 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/156444

Inventors:

Toshiaki Hayashi - Uraysu, JP
Taro Ueda - Chigasaki, JP
Stephen Simula - Columbus OH
Floris H. J. F. Keizer - Columbus OH
Henry Shilling - Upper Arlington OH

Assignee:

COATO Workshop, Inc. - Tokyo

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14486

US Patent:

D486499, Feb 10, 2004

Filed:

Mar 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/156494

Inventors:

Toshiaki Hayashi - Uraysu, JP
Taro Ueda - Chigasaki, JP
Stephen Simula - Columbus OH
Floris H. J. F. Keizer - Columbus OH
Henry Shilling - Upper Arlington OH

Assignee:

COATO Workshop, Inc. - Tokyo

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14486