Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kuragaki
Satoshi Kuragaki 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).
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Patent number: 6543422Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2002Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii
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Publication number: 20020078930Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2002Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: Hitachi Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii
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Patent number: 6401694Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2001Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii
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Publication number: 20010020466Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2001Publication date: September 13, 2001Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii
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Patent number: 6260539Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2000Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii
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Patent number: 6032646Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1999Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii
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Patent number: 5947087Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii
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Patent number: 5724944Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1997Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii
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Patent number: 5638790Abstract: A control device and a control method capable of eliminating a torque variation in changing an air/fuel ratio and establishing a compatibility of promotion in fuel economy with promotion in drivability is provided. The device includes an outer environment detector for detecting an outer environment in running a vehicle, a running environment determining device for predicting a current running environment in accordance with the outer environment, a data storage device for storing data for changing a driving characteristic, a selecting device for selecting the data, a control quantity calculator for calculating a control quantity based on the data, and a control actuator for controlling a control object.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1996Date of Patent: June 17, 1997Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Satoshi Kuragaki, Junichi Ishii