Patents by Inventor Yasuyoshi Yoda

Yasuyoshi Yoda 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: 9182037
    Abstract: When an operating point that is determined by the engine speed (Ne), the engine torque (Te), and the vehicle speed falls within the zones of both a first vibration risk region (?1) and a second vibration risk region (?2), the dwell time (?T1) thereof is measured, and once this dwell time (?T1) reaches a predetermined vibration assessment time (?T1_Lim), the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is corrected towards the large side (low side) so that the operating point is moved out of the vibration risk regions (?1, ?2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daigo Kishi, Kenichiro Murakami, Toshiya Sakai, Yasuyoshi Yoda
  • Publication number: 20150204442
    Abstract: When an operating point that is determined by the engine speed (Ne), the engine torque (Te), and the vehicle speed falls within the zones of both a first vibration risk region (?1) and a second vibration risk region (?2), the dwell time (?T1) thereof is measured, and once this dwell time (?T1) reaches a predetermined vibration assessment time (?T1_Lim), the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is corrected towards the large side (low side) so that the operating point is moved out of the vibration risk regions (?1, ?2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daigo Kishi, Kenichiro Murakami, Toshiya Sakai, Yasuyoshi Yoda