Patents by Inventor Ken Kuretake

Ken Kuretake 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).

  • Publication number: 20010039940
    Abstract: A control unit for detecting an opening of an accelerator and an opening of the throttle valve to operate the throttle valve via a motor, sets a commanded value of an opening of the throttle valve at each of first predetermined cycles in accordance with an of the accelerator. A first opening/closing velocity is set in accordance with the set commanded value, a present opening of the throttle valve is read at each of second cycles shorter than the first predetermined cycles, the motor is rotated to open/close the throttle valve to follow a first predicted opening of the throttle valve until the opening of the throttle valve is smaller than the commanded value by a predetermined quantity, and the motor is caused to open/close the throttle valve to follow a second predicted opening of the throttle valve which is smaller than the first predicted opening of the throttle valve after the cycle when the opening of the throttle valve has been made smaller than the commanded value by a predetermined quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ken Kuretake
  • Patent number: 6293249
    Abstract: A control unit for detecting an opening of an accelerator and an opening of the throttle valve to operate the throttle valve via a motor, sets a commanded value of an opening of the throttle valve at each of first predetermined cycles in accordance with an of the accelerator. A first opening/closing velocity is set in accordance with the set commanded value, a present opening of the throttle valve is read at each of second cycles shorter than the first predetermined cycles, the motor is rotated to open/close the throttle valve to follow a first predicted opening of the throttle valve until the opening of the throttle valve is smaller than the commanded value by a predetermined quantity, and the motor is caused to open/close the throttle valve to follow a second predicted opening of the throttle valve which is smaller than the first predicted opening of the throttle valve after the cycle when the opening of the throttle valve has been made smaller than the commanded value by a predetermined quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ken Kuretake
  • Patent number: 6014955
    Abstract: An air-amount-first fuel-amount-second control apparatus for an internal combustion engine having an electronically-controlled throttle valve. The response characteristic of the throttle valve is stored, a target value of the throttle valve opening degree corresponding to the operating position of the accelerator pedal is calculated, the intake air valve closing time of the fuel injection cylinder is calculated in accordance with the engine operating condition, the time required for reaching a target throttle valve opening degree is calculated from the target throttle valve opening degree and the stored value of the response characteristic of the throttle valve, the throttle valve opening degree as of the intake air valve closing time is calculated from the calculated time required for reaching the target throttle valve opening degree and the intake air valve closing time of the fuel injection cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ichiro Hosotani, Hiroshi Tanaka, Naohide Fuwa, Iwao Maeda, Shigeo Kikori, Ken Kuretake