Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Amano

Hiroyasu Amano 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: 8924107
    Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission mounted on a vehicle to establish a plurality of shift speeds by engaging engagement elements that need to be engaged for each shift speed. The control device includes a target shift speed setting device, a during-travel neutral control device and a prediction control device. The prediction control device takes action when a predicted prechange time becomes equal to or less than a predetermined time while the automatic transmission is in the neutral state, the predicted prechange time being a time predicted on the basis of variations in vehicle speed and being a time before implementation of a change of the target shift speed that involves changing the particular engagement element from a disengaged state to an engaged state in order to maintain the neutral state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatake Ichikawa, Yutaka Teraoka, Hiroyasu Amano
  • Publication number: 20130261910
    Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission mounted on a vehicle to establish a plurality of shift speeds by engaging engagement elements that need to be engaged for each shift speed. The control device includes a target shift speed setting means, a during-travel neutral control means, and a prediction control means. The prediction control means takes action when a predicted prechange time becomes equal to or less than a predetermined time while the automatic transmission is in the neutral state, the predicted prechange time being a time predicted on the basis of variations in vehicle speed and being a time before implementation of a change of the target shift speed that involves changing the particular engagement element from a disengaged state to an engaged state in order to maintain the neutral state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Masatake ICHIKAWA, Yutaka TERAOKA, Hiroyasu AMANO
  • Patent number: 8394001
    Abstract: A control device controlling a vehicle's automatic transmission. The automatic transmission engages first and second friction engagement elements by fluid pressure from a pump operating using motive power from the vehicle's motor when a shift position is at a reverse traveling position, places the first friction engagement element on standby at a predetermined pressure that is higher than a stroke starting pressure by which a piston stroke is started and lower than a complete engagement pressure or engages the first friction engagement at the complete engagement pressure when the shift position is at a non-traveling position, and engages a third friction engagement element as a starting shift speed when the shift position is at a forward traveling position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yutaka Teraoka, Keishi Morita, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Hiroyasu Amano, Masatake Ichikawa, Tetsuya Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20110245005
    Abstract: A control device controlling a vehicle's automatic transmission. The automatic transmission engages first and second friction engagement elements by fluid pressure from a pump operating using motive power from the vehicle's motor when a shift position is at a reverse traveling position, places the first friction engagement element on standby at a predetermined pressure that is higher than a stroke starting pressure by which a piston stroke is started and lower than a complete engagement pressure or engages the first friction engagement at the complete engagement pressure when the shift position is at a non-traveling position, and engages a third friction engagement element as a starting shift speed when the shift position is at a forward traveling position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yutaka Teraoka, Keishi Morita, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Hiroyasu Amano, Masatake Ichikawa, Tetsuya Shimizu