Patents by Inventor Benjamin Michael Geller

Benjamin Michael Geller 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).

  • Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof
    Patent number: 11529945
    Abstract: The control device controls the first MG and the second MG so that the input power to the power storage device does not exceed the input limit Win. Further, the control device controls the first MG and the engine so that the rotational speed of the engine approaches the target when the engine is operating under load, when the input limit Win is lowered in a situation where the second MG moves backward while generating torque in the forward direction, and the engine is operating under load, the control device suppresses the amount of power generated by the first MG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazunari Kawata, Ben Leslie Vogler, Benjamin Michael Geller, Mitsuhiro Fukao
  • HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210276535
    Abstract: The control device controls the first MG and the second MG so that the input power to the power storage device does not exceed the input limit Win. Further, the control device controls the first MG and the engine so that the rotational speed of the engine approaches the target when the engine is operating under load, when the input limit Win is lowered in a situation where the second MG moves backward while generating torque in the forward direction, and the engine is operating under load, the control device suppresses the amount of power generated by the first MG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kazunari Kawata, Ben Leslie Vogler, Benjamin Michael Geller, Mitsuhiro Fukao