Patents by Inventor Junichi Ookawara

Junichi Ookawara 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: 11654905
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems and methods for adaptively controlling acceleration of a vehicle employing one pedal driving functionality. A full release of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle is detected while the vehicle travels at a first non-zero speed according to a default accelerator pedal map. When the full release of the accelerator pedal is detected, the vehicle decelerates, and the first accelerator pedal map is switched to an adaptive accelerator pedal map. While the vehicle decelerates, the adaptive accelerator pedal map is adjusted according to reduction of a speed of the vehicle. When a depression of the accelerator pedal to reaccelerate the vehicle pedal is detected while the vehicle decelerates and before the speed of the vehicle reaches zero, the vehicle is controlled to reaccelerate the vehicle according to the adjusted adaptive accelerator pedal map without further decelerating the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Ookawara
  • Publication number: 20220161796
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems and methods for adaptively controlling acceleration of a vehicle employing one pedal driving functionality. A full release of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle is detected while the vehicle travels at a first non-zero speed according to a default accelerator pedal map. When the full release of the accelerator pedal is detected, the vehicle decelerates, and the first accelerator pedal map is switched to an adaptive accelerator pedal map. While the vehicle decelerates, the adaptive accelerator pedal map is adjusted according to reduction of a speed of the vehicle. When a depression of the accelerator pedal to reaccelerate the vehicle pedal is detected while the vehicle decelerates and before the speed of the vehicle reaches zero, the vehicle is controlled to reaccelerate the vehicle according to the adjusted adaptive accelerator pedal map without further decelerating the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Junichi OOKAWARA
  • Patent number: 8833317
    Abstract: A variable valve mechanism that is downsized by providing a crank mechanism in place of an egg-shaped cam on an input shaft that is rotationally driven by a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. A variable valve mechanism (30) having a variable mechanism (30) that changes the opening/closing amount of a valve (13), includes an input shaft (12) that is rotationally driven by an internal combustion engine. The input shaft (12) is provided with a crank mechanism (14) that is connected to the variable mechanism (30) and converts the rotational motion of the input shaft (12) into reciprocating motion for opening and closing the valve (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Otics Corporation, Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koki Yamaguchi, Junichi Ookawara, Dan Nagano
  • Publication number: 20110197838
    Abstract: [Object] It is to provide a variable valve mechanism that is downsized by providing a crank mechanism in place of an egg-shaped cam on an input shaft that is rotationally driven by a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. [Means to Solve the Problems] A variable valve mechanism (10) having a variable mechanism (30) that changes the opening/closing amount of a valve (13), includes an input shaft (12) that is rotationally driven by an internal combustion engine. The input shaft (12) is provided with a crank mechanism (14) that is connected to the variable mechanism (30) and converts the rotational motion of the input shaft (12) into reciprocating motion for opening and closing the valve (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Koki Yamaguchi, Junichi Ookawara, Dan Nagano