Patents by Inventor Ken MAKIMURA

Ken MAKIMURA 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).

  • Hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 9845090
    Abstract: If a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined value when a hybrid control mode is a series mode and a charge mode is selected (S10-S14), it is determined whether an SOC of a high voltage battery is less than a predetermined value or not (S16), and when the SOC of the high voltage battery is less than the predetermined value, ignition timing is corrected to be retarded (S18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ken Makimura, Noriyuki Mihara, Hisashi Sakai
  • HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150336572
    Abstract: If a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined value when a hybrid control mode is a series mode and a charge mode is selected (S10-S14), it is determined whether an SOC of a high voltage battery is less than a predetermined value or not (S16), and when the SOC of the high voltage battery is less than the predetermined value, ignition timing is corrected to be retarded (S18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ken MAKIMURA, Noriyuki MIHARA, Hisashi SAKAI