Patents by Inventor Hiroichi Mokuya

Hiroichi Mokuya 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).

  • Cylinder-number-controlled engine
    Patent number: 4485776
    Abstract: A multicylinder engine whose working cylinders are variably controlled in number to suit operating requirements, with an air fuel mixture fed from a single throttle valve to the working cylinder or cylinders through an intake manifold, includes at least one normally closed control valve installed in at least one intake pipe of the intake manifold. When the throttle valve has opened to a prescribed degree, the control valve instantly opens fully or almost fully or to a prescribed degree, independently of the throttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroichi Mokuya, Masao Yokko, Hiroyuki Komatsu, Katsuhisa Suzuki, Takeo Kitayama
  • Cylinder-number-controlled engine
    Patent number: 4459953
    Abstract: A multicylinder engine whose working cylinders are variably controlled in number to suit operating requirements, with an air fuel mixture fed from a single throttle valve to the working cylinder or cylinders through an intake manifold, includes at least one normally closed control valve installed in at least one intake pipe of the intake manifold. When the throttle valve has opened to a prescribed degree, the control valve instantly opens fully or almost fully or to a prescribed degree, independently of the throttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroichi Mokuya, Masao Yokko, Hiroyuki Komatsu, Katsuhisa Suzuki, Takeo Kitayama
  • Cylinder-number-controlled engine
    Patent number: 4449496
    Abstract: A multicylinder engine whose working cylinders are variably controlled in number to suit operating requirements, with an air fuel mixture fed from a single throttle valve to the working cylinder or cylinders through an intake manifold, includes at least one normally closed control valve installed in at least one intake pipe of the intake manifold. When the throttle valve has opened to a prescribed degree, the control valve instantly opens fully or almost fully or to a prescribed degree, independently of the throttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroichi Mokuya, Masao Yokko, Hiroyuki Komatsu, Katsuhisa Suzuki, Takeo Kitayama