Patents by Inventor Masakatsu Niikura

Masakatsu Niikura 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).

  • Patent number: 7401605
    Abstract: A fuel injection control system makes it possible to obtain an output of a lean combustion type engine through an easy operation, even in a throttle opening region of greater than a lean limit. A throttle valve is configured to be turnable up to an over-fully opened position, which is greater than a fully opened position that corresponds to a maximum air flow rate, where the air flow rate is not substantially varied from the maximum air flow rate. In a region where the throttle valve is operated to or above the fully opened position when under a high load, the fuel-air mixture is enriched and a high output is obtained by controlling the throttle opening through operating only a power lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shumpei Hasegawa, Masakatsu Niikura
  • Publication number: 20060196473
    Abstract: A fuel injection control system makes it possible to obtain an output of a lean combustion type engine through an easy operation, even in a throttle opening region of greater than a lean limit. A throttle valve is configured to be turnable up to an over-fully opened position, which is greater than a fully opened position that corresponds to a maximum air flow rate, where the air flow rate is not substantially varied from the maximum air flow rate. In a region where the throttle valve is operated to or above the fully opened position when under a high load, the fuel-air mixture is enriched and a high output is obtained by controlling the throttle opening through operating only a power lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shumpei Hasegawa, Masakatsu Niikura
  • Patent number: 4697421
    Abstract: A supercharging pressure control system for an internal combustion engine with a turbocharger, for controlling supercharging pressure in dependence on operating conditions of the engine, includes a waste gate valve disposed to selectively close and open a bypass exhaust passage, an actuator for actuating the waste gate valve, a control valve for communicating the actuator with the atmosphere to substantially vary the valve opening pressure of the waste gate valve, a throttle valve opening sensor, a pressure sensor for detecting intake passage pressure downstream of the throttle valve, and an electronic control unit for controlling through feedback the intake passage pressure to reach a target value by actuating the control valve in dependence on the difference between the target value and the detected pressure value. The feedback control is carried out when the throttle valve opening exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Otobe, Masakatsu Niikura, Yoshio Wazaki
  • Patent number: 4096813
    Abstract: The invention relates to an intermittent stitching device for sewing machines which is composed of a mechanical stopping device for stopping the upper drive shaft of the sewing machine at a determined position and an electric circuit for controlling the operation of the stopping device, so as to enable the sewing machine to produce desired intermittent stitches, basting appropriately, in addition to the making of ordinary continuous stitches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Assignee: Janome Sewing Machine Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakatsu Niikura
  • Patent number: 4027610
    Abstract: The invention relates to an intermittent stitching device for sewing machines which is composed of a mechanical stopping device for stopping the upper drive shaft of the sewing machine at a determined position and an electric circuit for controlling the operation of the stopping device so as to enable the sewing machine to produce desired intermittent stitches, in addition to the making of continuous stitches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Assignee: Janome Sewing Machine Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakatsu Niikura