Patents by Inventor Hiroki Nogami
Hiroki Nogami 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).
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Publication number: 20200122086Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a fueling system, an exhaust assembly, and a controller. The fueling system controls fuel to the engine. The exhaust assembly releases combustion gas from the engine and includes at least one sensor and a catalytic converter. The controller is configured to control the engine, the fueling system and the exhaust assembly. The controller evaluates engine state and an output from the at least one sensor and commands a fueling strategy to control an oxygen storage capacity of the catalytic converter based on the engine state and output from the at least one sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Han-Yuan CHANG, Nicholas POLCYN, Hiroki NOGAMI
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Patent number: 10603634Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a fueling system, an exhaust assembly, and a controller. The fueling system controls fuel to the engine. The exhaust assembly releases combustion gas from the engine and includes at least one sensor and a catalytic converter. The controller is configured to control the engine, the fueling system and the exhaust assembly. The controller evaluates engine state and an output from the at least one sensor and commands a fueling strategy to control an oxygen storage capacity of the catalytic converter based on the engine state and output from the at least one sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.Inventors: Han-Yuan Chang, Nicholas Polcyn, Hiroki Nogami
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Patent number: 9470166Abstract: EGR gas quantity information, which indicates a quantity of the EGR gas flowing into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, is obtained by an ECU. A combustion stop delay control operation, which delays execution of a combustion stop control operation, is executed by the ECU when the quantity of the EGR gas flowing into the cylinder is larger than a normal combustion determination threshold value. When the quantity of the EGR gas flowing into the cylinder becomes equal to or smaller than the normal combustion determination threshold value, the combustion stop control operation is enabled by the ECU.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Nogami, Hiroyuki Takezoe, Hiroshi Katsurahara
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Patent number: 9458785Abstract: While an engine is an idling state and an EGR opening degree is increased stepwise from a specified opening degree, a variation in engine speed (a standard deviation in engine speed) is repeatedly computed. After that, a specified step amount is successively reduced from the EGR opening degree and the variation in engine speed is successively computed until the EGR opening degree becomes less than or equal to a specified value. Then, a maximum value of the EGR opening degrees where the variation in engine speed becomes minimum is learned as the full-close position.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki Ichihara, Hiroki Nogami, Hiroshi Katsurahara, Hiroyuki Takezoe
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Patent number: 8960169Abstract: When a constant driving voltage is applied to a motor driving an EGR valve so that the EGR opening degree is varied, an angular speed of the EGR valve becomes minimal at a position where the driving torque of the EGR valve becomes maximal. In view of this, while an opening degree of the EGR valve is varied with a constant driving voltage applied to the motor, the EGR opening degree where the angular speed becomes minimal is learned as a full-close position.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Takezoe, Hiroki Nogami, Hideaki Ichihara, Hiroshi Katsurahara
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Patent number: 8893473Abstract: An emission control system for an engine includes an upstream sensor provided upstream of a catalyst in a flow direction of exhaust gas, a downstream sensor provided downstream of the catalyst to detect an air-fuel ratio so that the air-fuel ratio approaches a target air-fuel ratio in a sub feedback control, a constant current supply portion which changes an output characteristic of the downstream sensor by applying a constant current on a pair of electrodes thereof. A characteristic control portion controls the constant current supply portion in the sub feedback control to advance a timing of lean detection of the downstream sensor when the air-fuel ratio is richer than the target air-fuel ratio, and to advance a timing of rich detection of the downstream sensor when the air-fuel ratio is leaner than the target air-fuel ratio.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Shingo Nakata, Mikiyasu Matsuoka, Hiroki Nogami
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Publication number: 20120325189Abstract: When a constant driving voltage is applied to a motor driving an EGR valve so that the EGR opening degree is varied, an angular speed of the EGR valve becomes minimal at a position where the driving torque of the EGR valve becomes maximal. In view of this, while an opening degree of the EGR valve is varied with a constant driving voltage applied to the motor, the EGR opening degree where the angular speed becomes minimal is learned as a full-close position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Takezoe, Hiroki Nogami, Hideaki Ichihara, Hiroshi Katsurahara
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Publication number: 20120318246Abstract: While an engine is an idling state and an EGR opening degree is increased stepwise from a specified opening degree, a variation in engine speed (a standard deviation in engine speed) is repeatedly computed. After that, a specified step amount is successively reduced from the EGR opening degree and the variation in engine speed is successively computed until the EGR opening degree becomes less than or equal to a specified value. Then, a maximum value of the EGR opening degrees where the variation in engine speed becomes minimum is learned as the full-close position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki ICHIHARA, Hiroki NOGAMI, Hiroshi KATSURAHARA, Hiroyuki TAKEZOE
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Publication number: 20120318247Abstract: A gas temperature sensor is provided in an EGR passage. When a specified learning executing condition is established, the EGR valve is compulsorily rotated from a reference position in a valve-close direction and then rotated in a valve-open direction over the reference position. While the EGR valve is rotated in such a manner as to pass a full-close position, an opening degree of the EGR valve at which the variation in gas temperature becomes minimum is learned as the full-close position of the EGR valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroki Nogami
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Publication number: 20120303250Abstract: EGR gas quantity information, which indicates a quantity of the EGR gas flowing into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, is obtained by an ECU. A combustion stop delay control operation, which delays execution of a combustion stop control operation, is executed by the ECU when the quantity of the EGR gas flowing into the cylinder is larger than a normal combustion determination threshold value. When the quantity of the EGR gas flowing into the cylinder becomes equal to or smaller than the normal combustion determination threshold value, the combustion stop control operation is enabled by the ECU.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Nogami, Hiroyuki Takezoe, Hiroshi Katsurahara