Patents by Inventor Hideki Nagahara

Hideki Nagahara 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: 7072762
    Abstract: The evaluation system for vehicle operating conditions comprises an automatic control device (10, 27) for setting target vehicle operating conditions and controlling the vehicle so as to achieve the target operating conditions, and a display device (4) mounted on the vehicle. The system determines whether operation that worsens fuel economy has been performed or not on the basis of the operating conditions of the vehicle; determines the operating state of the automatic control device (10, 27) based on the operating conditions of the vehicle; computes the excess fuel consumption, which is the fuel amount consumed in excess by operation that worsens the fuel economy, based on operating conditions of the vehicle and the operating state of the automatic control device (10, 27); and displays the computed excess fuel consumption to the display device (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Miyama, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Minami, Satoshi Kumagai, Takao Hamuro, Hideki Nagahara
  • Patent number: 7024306
    Abstract: A calculation unit (3) determines whether or not an operation which worsens fuel economy has been performed, and if it is determined that an operation which worsens fuel economy has been performed, the calculation unit (3) respectively calculates the actual amount of consumed fuel and an amount of fuel that would have been consumed had the operation that worsens fuel economy not been performed. The calculation unit (3) then calculates an amount of fuel consumed in excess due to the operation which worsens fuel economy by subtracting the amount of fuel that would have been consumed had the operation that worsens fuel economy not been performed from the actual amount of consumed fuel. A display (4) displays the calculated excess fuel consumption amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Miyama, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Minami, Satoshi Kumagai, Takao Hamuro, Hideki Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20050027423
    Abstract: The evaluation system for vehicle operating conditions comprises an automatic control device (10, 27) for setting target vehicle operating conditions and controlling the vehicle so as to achieve the target operating conditions, and a display device (4) mounted on the vehicle. The system determines whether operation that worsens fuel economy has been performed or not on the basis of the operating conditions of the vehicle; determines the operating state of the automatic control device (10, 27) based on the operating conditions of the vehicle; computes the excess fuel consumption, which is the fuel amount consumed in excess by operation that worsens the fuel economy, based on operating conditions of the vehicle and the operating state of the automatic control device (10, 27); and displays the computed excess fuel consumption to the display device (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Katsuaki Minami, Satoshi Kumagai, Takao Hamuro, Hideki Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20050021222
    Abstract: A calculation unit (3) determines whether or not an operation which worsens fuel economy has been performed, and if it is determined that an operation which worsens fuel economy has been performed, the calculation unit (3) respectively calculates the actual amount of consumed fuel and an amount of fuel that would have been consumed had the operation that worsens fuel economy not been performed. The calculation unit (3) then calculates an amount of fuel consumed in excess due to the operation which worsens fuel economy by subtracting the amount of fuel that would have been consumed had the operation that worsens fuel economy not been performed from the actual amount of consumed fuel. A display (4) displays the calculated excess fuel consumption amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Katsuaki Minami, Satoshi Kumagai, Takao Hamuro, Hideki Nagahara
  • Patent number: 6694806
    Abstract: An engine performance map which specifies the relation between running conditions and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) is generated by estimating the BSFC relative to the engine rotation speed and accelerator depression amount, based on the BSFC characteristics predicted from the torque pattern of the vehicle being analyzed and the optimum BSFC. A vehicle mounted unit 1 computes the BSFC of the engine by looking up the engine performance map based on the engine rotation speed and accelerator depression amount, and computes the fuel consumption rate based on this BSFC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Miyama, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumagai, Takao Hamuro, Hideki Nagahara
  • Patent number: 6694245
    Abstract: A computing unit 3 of an analysis device 1 calculates a weight of fuel consumed by an engine 10 based on the weight of intake air and air fuel ratio of an engine of a vehicle to be analyzed detected by an air flow meter 14 and an air-fuel ratio sensor 16, and computes a fuel consumption rate based thereon and the running distance. The computation of fuel consumption rate does not require an injection pulse signal, so the fuel consumption rate can be precisely computed even for a vehicle which does not have an injection pulse signal such as a non-EGI vehicle or a diesel engine vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Miyama, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Minami, Satoshi Kumagai, Takao Hamuro, Hideki Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20020133288
    Abstract: A computing unit 3 of an analysis device 1 calculates a weight of fuel consumed by an engine 10 based on the weight of intake air and air fuel ratio of an engine of a vehicle to be analyzed detected by an air flow meter 14 and an air-fuel ratio sensor 16, and computes a fuel consumption rate based thereon and the running distance. The computation of fuel consumption rate does not require an injection pulse signal, so the fuel consumption rate can be precisely computed even for a vehicle which does not have an injection pulse signal such as a non-EGI vehicle or a diesel engine vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Katsuaki Minami, Satoshi Kumagai, Takao Hamuro, Hideki Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20020056314
    Abstract: An engine performance map which specifies the relation between running conditions and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) is generated by estimating the BSFC relative to the engine rotation speed and accelerator depression amount, based on the BSFC characteristics predicted from the torque pattern of the vehicle being analyzed and the optimum BSFC. A vehicle mounted unit 1 computes the BSFC of the engine by looking up the engine performance map based on the engine rotation speed and accelerator depression amount, and computes the fuel consumption rate based on this BSFC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumagai, Takao Hamuro, Hideki Nagahara