Patents by Inventor Junji Chiba

Junji Chiba 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).

  • Publication number: 20230415747
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a stack sensor for detecting whether a stack has occurred in a vehicle, and a controller. When a differential device is in an open state, the controller determines the presence or absence of a stack based on a detection result by the stack sensor. When it is determined that a stack has occurred, the controller activates the brake device to reduce a rotation speed of a stack wheel, which is a wheel idling due to the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Junji Chiba
  • Publication number: 20230398991
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes: a plurality of wheels mounted with low-pressure tires; an output operating element that is operated by a driver and receives an increase/decrease instruction to increase or decrease a driving force; a switching operating element that receives a switching instruction for switching between travel modes; and a controller. The controller has a manual travel mode in which the driving force is controlled in accordance with an amount of operation on the output operating element, and a control travel mode in which the driving force is controlled so as to maintain a travel speed at a target speed that is set within a predetermined speed range, the control travel mode being executed in response to an input on the switching operating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: Junji CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20230374947
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes: an engine; a drive wheel; a power transmission path between the engine and the drive wheel; a clutch that is provided in the power transmission path and configured to disconnect power transmission when an engine rotational speed is lower than an engage rotational speed; an engine rotational speed sensor configured to sense the engine rotational speed; and a controller configured to control an operation of the engine, the controller including an engine brake necessity determination circuitry configured to determine necessity of engine braking, and an engine rotational speed control circuitry configured to control the engine rotational speed, and when the engine brake necessity determination circuitry determines that engine braking is necessary, the engine rotational speed control circuitry is configured to perform automatic engine brake control that increases the engine rotational speed so as to be equal to or higher than the engage rotational speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Junji CHIBA
  • Patent number: 11821376
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes: an engine; a drive wheel; a power transmission path between the engine and the drive wheel; a clutch that is provided in the power transmission path and configured to disconnect power transmission when an engine rotational speed is lower than an engage rotational speed; an engine rotational speed sensor configured to sense the engine rotational speed; and a controller configured to control an operation of the engine, the controller including an engine brake necessity determination circuitry configured to determine necessity of engine braking, and an engine rotational speed control circuitry configured to control the engine rotational speed, and when the engine brake necessity determination circuitry determines that engine braking is necessary, the engine rotational speed control circuitry is configured to perform automatic engine brake control that increases the engine rotational speed so as to be equal to or higher than the engage rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Junji Chiba
  • Patent number: 5187145
    Abstract: The heat transfer sheet according to this invention includes a substrate sheet and a dye carrier layer formed on one surface of said substrate sheet, and is characterized in that the dye included in the dye carrier layer is represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 -R.sub.4 and X each represent a substituent. According to this invention, it is possible to obtain image representations improved in terms of printing density and clearness as well as storability and resistance to discoloring and browning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jumpei Kanto, Hitoshi Saito, Hiroshi Eguchi, Masayuki Nakamura, Koumei Kafuku, Junji Chiba, Kaoru Suda
  • Patent number: 5106815
    Abstract: A heat transfer sheet including a substrate sheet and a dye carrier layer formed on one side of the substrate sheet is characterized in that the dye included in the dye carrier layer is a dye containing chromophores resulting from at least two azo bonds linked together through a non-conjugated linking group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Akada, Jumpei Kanto, Hitoshi Saito, Hiroshi Eguchi, Masayuki Nakamura, Junji Chiba, Kaoru Suda