Patents by Inventor Takayuki Sakamoto

Takayuki Sakamoto 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: 10570798
    Abstract: There is provided: a NOx occlusion reduction-type catalyst that is provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, occludes NOx in exhaust when the exhaust is in a lean state, and reduces and purifies the occluded NOx when the exhaust is in a rich state; an exhaust injector that is provided in the exhaust passage and is positioned further upstream than the NOx occlusion reduction-type catalyst; a NOx-purging control unit that performs NOx purging of reducing and purifying the NOx occluded in the NOx occlusion reduction-type catalyst by lowering the exhaust to a prescribed target lambda by fuel injection by the exhaust injector; and a NOx-purging-prohibition processing unit that inhibits performance of the NOx purging in a case where the exhaust cannot be lowered to the target lambda even if the fuel injection is performed at a maximum limit injection amount of the exhaust injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Yuza
  • Patent number: 10480436
    Abstract: There is provided: a NOx-occlusion-reduction-type catalyst 32 that is provided in an exhaust passage 13 of an internal combustion engine 10; a NOx purge control unit 60 that performs a NOx purge control of setting the exhaust in the rich state and reducing and purifying NOx occluded in the NOx-occlusion-reduction-type catalyst 32; and a NOx purge inhibition processing unit 70 that inhibits NOx purge control when the internal combustion engine 10 becomes a motoring state in which fuel injection is stopped, and inhibiting, when the internal combustion engine 10 has started fuel injection during the inhibition of the NOx purge control, performance of the NOx purge control from the start of the fuel injection until a predetermined period of time has elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 10480437
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system is provided with a NOx-occlusion-reduction-type catalyst 32 that occludes NOx in exhaust when the exhaust is in a lean state and reduces and purifies the occluded NOx when the exhaust is in a rich state, and a NOx purge rich control unit 140 for reducing and purifying NOx occluded in the NOx-occlusion-reduction-type catalyst 32 by putting the exhaust into the rich state by repetitively performing fuel injection control of at least one of post injection and exhaust pipe injection at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20190346967
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device capable of appropriately performing processing even in a state in which bodies are piled, the information processing device including: a detection unit that detects a feature amount of an object and an operation object in a sensing-possible region; and an attribute processing unit that decides, on the basis of the detection unit having detected a change in the feature amount of the object in a depth direction of sensing using the operation object, an attribute to be associated with the object after the change in the future amount using an attribute associated with the object before the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Tomohiro ISHII, Takuo IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10459948
    Abstract: A content recommendation system includes: an attribute value storage means which stores one or more attribute values of attributes for each content; a preference distribution storage means which stores a user preference degree for each attribute value; an attribute value acquisition means which acquires an attribute value of at least one attribute for each content; a preference distribution update means which updates the storage contents in the preference distribution storage means in accordance with the acquired attribute value; a condition determination means which selects an attribute value of one or more attributes in accordance with probability based on the user preference degree stored in the preference distribution storage means and determines the condition of the attribute value of the one or more attributes in accordance with the selected attribute value; and a content selection means which selects some or all of the contents in accordance with the determined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Sakamoto, Hiroki Kato, Tsuyoshi Takagi
  • Patent number: 10436092
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes an exhaust after-treatment apparatus which is provided on an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and which includes catalysts for purifying exhaust gas, a catalyst temperature retention control module for executing a catalyst temperature retention control in which an intake air flow is reduced to thereby suppress a reduction in the temperature of the catalysts when the internal combustion engine is in a motoring state where fuel injection into the internal combustion engine is stopped, and a prohibition module for prohibiting the execution of the catalyst temperature retention control in a case where an activation of an exhaust brake system is detected while the internal combustion engine is in the motoring state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Yuza
  • Patent number: 10392985
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes: an NOx reduction type catalyst, which is provided in an exhaust system; a temperature acquisition unit, which acquires a catalyst temperature of the NOx reduction type catalyst; and a regeneration treatment unit, which executes a catalyst regeneration to recover an NOx purification capacity, wherein the regeneration treatment unit alternately executes a rich control, in which an exhaust air fuel ratio is set to a rich state to raise a temperature of the NOx reduction type catalyst to a predetermined target temperature, and a lean control, in which the exhaust air fuel ratio is set to a lean state to lower the temperature of the NOx reduction type catalyst, and sets an execution period of the lean control based on a deviation between the catalyst temperature acquired by the temperature acquisition unit during the previous rich control and the target temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaaki Nishito, Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka, Tomohiro Korenaga
  • Patent number: 10392986
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes a NOx reduction catalyst which is provided on an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, a SOx purging control module for executing a SOx purging control for restoring the NOx reduction catalyst from sulfur poisoning by increasing a temperature of the exhaust gas to a first target temperature at which SOx are desorbed through an injection system control to increase a fuel injection amount, a prohibition module for prohibiting an execution of the SOx purging control according to an operating state of the internal combustion engine, and a temperature retention mode control module for executing a temperature retention mode control for maintaining the temperature of the exhaust gas at a second target temperature which is lower than the first target temperature by controlling the fuel injection amount during a period of time during which the SOx purging control is prohibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 10392981
    Abstract: The embodiments include: a NOx occlusion/reduction catalyst which is provided to an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, occludes NOx in exhaust when the exhaust is in a lean state, and reduces and purifies occluded NOx when the exhaust is in a rich state; a NOx purging control unit which, when the exhaust is in the rich state, executes NOx purging in which the NOx occluded in the NOx occlusion/reduction catalyst is reduced and purified; and a NOx-purging-prohibition processing unit which, when at least one of a plurality of prohibition conditions is fulfilled, prohibits execution of catalyst regeneration processing by the NOx purging control unit even if a catalyst-regeneration-processing start request has been issued, and, when one of the prohibition conditions is fulfilled during execution of the catalyst regeneration processing, invalidates the prohibition condition and allows continued execution of the catalyst regeneration processing by the NOx purging control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Yuza
  • Patent number: 10385747
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine includes an oxidation catalyst device on an upstream side in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and a lean NOx trap catalyst device on a downstream side, a controller which controls the exhaust gas purification system is configured to, when a temperature-rising control of an exhaust gas in a regeneration control is performed to recover a purification ability of the exhaust gas purification system, perform a control that changes a measurement position of a control temperature which is a control amount of a feedback control in the temperature-rising control, according to an excess air ratio or an oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas passing through the exhaust passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daiji Nagaoka, Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10364719
    Abstract: There is provided an exhaust gas purification system including: a NOx storage-reduction catalyst that is provided in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine to reduce and purify NOx in exhaust gas; a degree of deterioration estimation module 120 for estimating a degree of deterioration of the NOx storage-reduction catalyst; a regeneration control unit 100 for executing a regeneration process in which exhaust gas is enriched so as to restore a NOx storage capacity of the NOx storage-reduction catalyst; an interval setting module for setting a target interval from an end of the regeneration process to a start of the subsequent regeneration process by the regeneration control unit; and an interval target value correction module for correcting the target interval based on the degree of deterioration that is estimated by the degree of deterioration estimation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 10337433
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes: an NOx reduction type catalyst, which is provided in an exhaust passage; an intake air amount sensor, which detects an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine; and a controller, which executes a regeneration treatment that recovers an NOx purification capacity of the NOx reduction type catalyst by switching an exhaust air fuel ratio from a lean state to a rich state by using: an air-system control to reduce the intake air amount; and an injection-system control to increase a fuel injection amount, wherein, in response to a detection value of the intake air amount sensor, the controller changes at least one of a fuel injection timing and the fuel injection amount in the internal combustion engine, in at least one period of switching of: a period of starting the regeneration treatment; and a period of ending the regeneration treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaaki Nishito, Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka, Masashi Gabe
  • Patent number: 10316716
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes: a NOx reduction catalyst for reducing and purifying NOx in an exhaust gas; a catalyst regeneration control module for executing a catalyst regeneration process of restoring a NOx purification capacity of the NOx reduction catalyst by switching an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas from a lean state to a rich state by using in parallel an air system control to reduce an intake air amount and an injection system control to increase a fuel injection amount; an exhaust gas temperature sensor that is provided on a downstream side of the NOx reduction catalyst on an exhaust passageway; a catalyst temperature estimating module for estimating a catalyst temperature of the NOx reduction catalyst; a temperature sensor value estimating module for estimating a sensor value of the exhaust gas temperature sensor; and an abnormality determination module for determining on an abnormality of a catalyst regeneration process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20190153922
    Abstract: A control apparatus (12): creates a torque correction table indicating a relationship between a change rate of an intake air amount, a change of the main injection amount and the main injection timing of a fuel injection apparatus (8) in the torque value of a diesel engine (1) in a lean state; measures an intake air amount in a rich state by using an MAF sensor (11); calculates a change rate of the measured intake air amount for the intake air amount in the lean state; obtains a correction value of the main injection amount and a correction value of the main injection timing of the fuel injection apparatus (8) based on the calculated change rate and the torque correction table; and performs an injection of the fuel in the rich state at the main injection amount and the main injection timing, corrected by the respective correction values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daiji NAGAOKA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10260398
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes; a catalyst provided in an exhaust passage of an engine to purify an exhaust gas; a catalyst temperature estimating unit that estimates a temperature of the catalyst based on an initial temperature of the catalyst at the time of starting of the engine and a caloric value of the catalyst which changes depending on an operating state of the internal combustion engine; and an initial catalyst temperature setting unit that sets an initial temperature of the catalyst based on a catalyst temperature stored immediately before stopping the engine, a temperature of an exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst which is stored immediately before stopping the engine, a temperature of an exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst which is acquired at the time of starting the engine, and a temperature of air taken into the engine which is acquired at the time of starting the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Yuza
  • Patent number: 10247074
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes: an NOx reduction type catalyst, which is provided in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and reduces and purifies NOx in an exhaust gas; and a regeneration treatment unit, which recovers an NOx purification capacity of the NOx reduction type catalyst by lowering an excess-air-ratio of the exhaust gas to a predetermined target excess-air-ratio, wherein the regeneration treatment unit includes: a target setting unit, which sets a target intake air amount that is required for setting the exhaust gas to the target excess-air-ratio, based on a fuel injection amount of the internal combustion engine; and an air-system controller, which controls at least one of an intake air amount and an exhaust recirculating amount of the internal combustion engine, in response to the target intake air amount input from the target setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaaki Nishito, Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 10240499
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes: an NOx reduction type catalyst, which is provided in an exhaust system; and a regeneration treatment unit, which recovers an NOx purification capacity of the NOx reduction type catalyst, wherein the regeneration treatment unit includes: a target setting unit, which sets a target injection amount of at least one of a post injection and an exhaust pipe injection that is required for setting an excess-air-ratio of the exhaust gas to the target excess-air-ratio, based on a suction air amount of the internal combustion engine, the target excess-air-ratio, and a fuel injection amount of the internal combustion engine; and an injection controller, which controls an injection amount of at least one of the post injection and the exhaust pipe injection, based on the target injection amount input from the target setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaaki Nishito, Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 10233807
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust purification system including: an NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst (32), a catalyst temperature estimating unit (115), an NOx occlusion amount estimating unit (113), a regeneration control unit (100) that performs catalyst regeneration of bringing an exhaust gas into a rich state to recover NOx occlusion capacity of the NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst (32), an interval setting unit (118) that sets a target interval from the termination of the catalyst regeneration to a start of next catalyst regeneration, a catalyst regeneration start processing unit (110) that starts the next catalyst regeneration when the NOx occlusion amount is equal to or greater than a threshold and an elapsed time from the termination of the catalyst regeneration reaches the target interval, and an interval target value correcting unit (119) that extends and corrects the target interval based on the NOx occlusion amount when the catalyst temperature is lower than a predetermined catalyst activation temp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 10221745
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system includes; a catalyst provided in an exhaust passage of an engine to purify an exhaust gas; a catalyst temperature estimating unit that estimates a temperature of the catalyst based on an initial temperature of the catalyst at the time of starting of the engine and a caloric value of the catalyst which changes depending on an operating state of the internal combustion engine; and an initial catalyst temperature setting unit that sets an initial temperature of the catalyst based on a catalyst temperature stored immediately before stopping the engine, a temperature of an exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst which is stored immediately before stopping the engine, a temperature of an exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst which is acquired at the time of starting the engine, and a temperature of air taken into the engine which is acquired at the time of starting the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Yuza
  • Patent number: 10196950
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust purification system including: an NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst (32), a catalyst temperature estimating unit (115), an NOx occlusion amount estimating unit (113), a regeneration control unit (100) that performs catalyst regeneration of bringing an exhaust gas into a rich state to recover NOx occlusion capacity of the NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst (32), an interval setting unit (118) that sets a target interval from the termination of the catalyst regeneration to a start of next catalyst regeneration, a catalyst regeneration start processing unit (110) that starts the next catalyst regeneration when the NOx occlusion amount is equal to or greater than a threshold and an elapsed time from the termination of the catalyst regeneration reaches the target interval, and an interval target value correcting unit (119) that extends and corrects the target interval based on the NOx occlusion amount when the catalyst temperature is lower than a predetermined catalyst activation temp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruo Nakada, Takayuki Sakamoto, Daiji Nagaoka