Patents by Inventor Akihiro Shirate

Akihiro Shirate 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).

  • Transmission control apparatus
    Patent number: 4911031
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a transmission includes a detecting device for detecting the speed of rotation of an electric motor of a selecting actuator and a learning device for learning angular positions of the motor which correspond respectively to gear selecting positions based on a detected signal from the detecting device. Gear selecting operation of the selecting actuator is controlled by the learned angular positions of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Isuzo Motors Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshimura, Akihiro Shirate, Junzo Kuroyanagi