Patents by Inventor Hidenori Shiiba

Hidenori Shiiba 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 7686112
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle including a first coupling element disposed between an engine and a motor-generator, a second coupling element disposed between the motor-generator and driving wheels of the hybrid vehicle, a sensor for sensing temperatures of the first coupling element and/or the second coupling element and a controller. The controller controls an amount of slippage in either the first coupling element, the second coupling element, or both, depending on the sensed temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidenori Shiiba
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20070272456
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle including a first coupling element disposed between an engine and a motor-generator, a second coupling element disposed between the motor-generator and driving wheels of the hybrid vehicle, a sensor for sensing temperatures of the first coupling element and/or the second coupling element and a controller. The controller controls an amount of slippage in either the first coupling element, the second coupling element, or both, depending on the sensed temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidenori Shiiba