Patents by Inventor Katsuyoshi Shiobara

Katsuyoshi Shiobara 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: 8201525
    Abstract: A cooling device for an engine including a radiator circulation flow channel, a heater circulation flow channel, a bypass circulation flow channel, a valve, and a pump. The channels merge in the thermostat and form a common flow channel between the thermostat and the engine. The pump is provided in the common flow channel. At a start of a warm-up period and during the warm-up operation, circulation is substantially stopped by the thermostat, cooling water circulation is actuated in the bypass circulation flow channel, and an opening degree of the electronically controlled valve is gradually increased from a minimum as the cooling water temperature rises. The electronically controlled valve is not completely closed even when closed, and is open to a certain degree from an initial stage of the warm-up period, thereby causing part of the cooling water to flow in the bypass circulation flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Yamada Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Shiobara, Hidehiko Koyashiki
  • Publication number: 20090255488
    Abstract: A cooling device for an engine that can raise the temperature of cooling water within a short period of time during the warm-up operation and allows a simple structure. The cooling device has a radiator circulation flow channel for circulation via an engine, a radiator, and a thermostat; a heater circulation flow channel for circulation via the engine, a heater core, and the thermostat; a bypass circulation flow channel for circulation via the engine and the thermostat; an electronically controlled valve; and a pump. The radiator circulation flow channel, heater circulation flow channel, and bypass circulation flow channel merge in the thermostat and form a common flow channel between the thermostat and the engine. The pump is provided in the common flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Shiobara, Hidehiko Koyashiki
  • Patent number: 6371096
    Abstract: A diagnosis system for a wide-range A/F sensor receives an air-fuel ratio (A/F) of air-fuel mixture supplied to an engine for the A/F sensor. An control unit of the diagnosis system corrects an A/F controlled object of a feedback control on the basis of a detection result of the A/F sensor to adjust the A/F at a target A/F. The control unit diagnoses an abnormality of the A/F sensor from variation of the detection value of the A/F sensor during a time period from the start of the switching of the target A/F. The control unit sets a control gain of an A/F feedback control at a value greater than a normal control gain during the diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Unisia Jecs Corporation
    Inventors: Masanobu Ohsaki, Seiichi Ohtani, Katsuyoshi Shiobara
  • Patent number: 6158420
    Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for supplying an assist air in an internal combustion engine includes: an assist air passage for guiding intake air from upstream of a throttle valve to a fuel injector installed downstream of said throttle valve; an assist air control valve installed in said assist air passage; a sensor for detecting an engine operating parameter; and a control unit. The control unit includes a data storage portion and a data processing portion. The control unit selectively forces the assist air control valve open and closed upon detection of at least one predetermined diagnosis condition. The control unit then calculates and stores a plurality of values corresponding to changes in the engine operating parameter based on signals received from the sensor, and determines an occurrence of an error with assist air supply based on comparisons of said values with a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Unisia Jecs Corporation
    Inventors: Masanobu Ohsaki, Michiyuki Fujimoto, Seiichi Ohtani, Katsuyoshi Shiobara