Patents by Inventor Shou ANDOU

Shou ANDOU 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: 11912134
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes: an oil passage including a common oil passage through which lubricating oil discharged from an oil pump flows, an engine lubricating oil passage extending from the common oil passage toward an engine internal space, and a transmission lubricating oil passage extending from the common oil passage toward a transmission internal space; and a variable throttle valve that can change a flow rate in the transmission lubricating oil passage. The variable throttle valve increases an opening degree of the variable throttle valve in a mode transition in which a first traveling mode in which the hybrid vehicle travels by driving power of an engine transitions to a second traveling mode in which the hybrid vehicle stops the engine and travels by the driving power of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shou Andou, Koshi Fusazaki, Motoki Miyakoshi
  • Publication number: 20230182559
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes: an oil passage including a common oil passage through which lubricating oil discharged from an oil pump flows, an engine lubricating oil passage extending from the common oil passage toward an engine internal space, and a transmission lubricating oil passage extending from the common oil passage toward a transmission internal space; and a variable throttle valve that can change a flow rate in the transmission lubricating oil passage. The variable throttle valve increases an opening degree of the variable throttle valve in a mode transition in which a first traveling mode in which the hybrid vehicle travels by driving power of an engine transitions to a second traveling mode in which the hybrid vehicle stops the engine and travels by the driving power of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Shou ANDOU, Koshi FUSAZAKI, Motoki MIYAKOSHI