Patents by Inventor Haruki Kaneko

Haruki Kaneko 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: 11236710
    Abstract: An engine system includes: an engine main body; an intake pipe; a mass flow sensor that is provided in the intake pipe and outputs a measurement value of an amount of air passing through the intake pipe; an exhaust pipe; a removal device that is provided in the exhaust pipe and removes an air pollutant included in an exhaust gas passing through the exhaust pipe; a recirculation pipe; a recirculation valve that controls a flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing from the recirculation pipe to the intake pipe; a regeneration control unit that closes the recirculation valve; an air amount calculation unit that calculates a theoretical value of an amount of air flowing to the intake side of the engine main body on the basis of a quantity of state of the engine main body during the regeneration process; and a correction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shobu, Haruki Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20210301769
    Abstract: An engine system includes: an engine main body; an intake pipe; a mass flow sensor that is provided in the intake pipe and outputs a measurement value of an amount of air passing through the intake pipe; an exhaust pipe; a removal device that is provided in the exhaust pipe and removes an air pollutant included in an exhaust gas passing through the exhaust pipe; a recirculation pipe; a recirculation valve that controls a flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing from the recirculation pipe to the intake pipe; a regeneration control unit that closes the recirculation valve; an air amount calculation unit that calculates a theoretical value of an amount of air flowing to the intake side of the engine main body on the basis of a quantity of state of the engine main body during the regeneration process; and a correction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shobu, Haruki Kaneko