Patents by Inventor Kenji Shiotani

Kenji Shiotani 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: 8443781
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine control apparatus includes: a purge control unit causing fuel evaporative emission to be introduced into an intake passage to attain a purge flow rate based on a pressure in the intake passage; a fuel cut return rich control unit setting a rich target air-fuel ratio when returning from fuel cut, and feedback-controlling a fuel supply rate on the basis of the target air-fuel ratio, purge flow rate and intake air flow rate to attain the target air-fuel ratio; a fuel increase upper limit setting unit setting an allowable upper limit for an increase in fuel supply rate in fuel cut return rich control; and an actual air-fuel ratio control unit controlling an actual air-fuel ratio to a richer side when the fuel supply rate in the fuel cut return rich control has reached the allowable upper limit and the actual air-fuel ratio is lean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Takayuki Demura, Kenji Shiotani
  • Publication number: 20090288646
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine control apparatus includes: a purge control unit causing fuel evaporative emission to be introduced into an intake passage to attain a purge flow rate based on a pressure in the intake passage; a fuel cut return rich control unit setting a rich target air-fuel ratio when returning from fuel cut, and feedback-controlling a fuel supply rate on the basis of the target air-fuel ratio, purge flow rate and intake air flow rate to attain the target air-fuel ratio; a fuel increase upper limit setting unit setting an allowable upper limit for an increase in fuel supply rate in fuel cut return rich control; and an actual air-fuel ratio control unit controlling an actual air-fuel ratio to a richer side when the fuel supply rate in the fuel cut return rich control has reached the allowable upper limit and the actual air-fuel ratio is lean.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Takayuki Demura, Kenji Shiotani
  • Patent number: 7527898
    Abstract: In order to provide a method of producing a gel negative electrode for an alkaline battery for preparing a gel negative electrode in which a zinc powder, a gelling agent and an electrolyte are disposed uniformly, by an agitator including a cylindrical agitation container disposed so that the center axis X of the cylinder is parallel to the horizontal direction, the agitation container is rotated around the center axis X and the left and right portions of the agitation container are swung around an axis Y, which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the agitation container, thereby agitating and mixing the alkaline electrolyte and the dry mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto Noya, Yasuo Mukai, Kenji Shiotani, Hideki Misaki
  • Publication number: 20080117716
    Abstract: In order to provide a method of producing a gel negative electrode for an alkaline battery for preparing a gel negative electrode in which a zinc powder, a gelling agent and an electrolyte are disposed uniformly, by means of an agitator comprising a cylindrical agitation container disposed so that the center axis X of the cylinder is parallel to the horizontal direction, the agitation container is rotated around the center axis X and the left and right portions of the agitation container are swung around an axis Y, which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the agitation container, thereby agitating and mixing the alkaline electrolyte and the dry mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicants: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., NISSUI CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeto Noya, Yasuo Mukai, Kenji Shiotani, Hideki Misaki
  • Patent number: 7332000
    Abstract: In order to provide a method of producing a gel negative electrode for an alkaline battery for preparing a gel negative electrode in which a zinc powder, a gelling agent and an electrolyte are disposed uniformly, by means of an agitator comprising a cylindrical agitation container disposed so that the center axis X of the cylinder is parallel to the horizontal direction, the agitation container is rotated around the center axis X and the left and right portions of the agitation container are swung around an axis Y, which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the agitation container, thereby agitating and mixing the alkaline electrolyte and the dry mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Nissui Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Noya, Yasuo Mukai, Kenji Shiotani, Hideki Misaki
  • Publication number: 20040248008
    Abstract: In order to provide a method of producing a gel negative electrode for an alkaline battery for preparing a gel negative electrode in which a zinc powder, a gelling agent and an electrolyte are disposed uniformly, by means of an agitator comprising a cylindrical agitation container disposed so that the center axis X of the cylinder is parallel to the horizontal direction, the agitation container is rotated around the center axis X and the left and right portions of the agitation container are swung around an axis Y, which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the agitation container, thereby agitating and mixing the alkaline electrolyte and the dry mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Shigeto Noya, Yasuo Mukai, Kenji Shiotani, Hideki Misaki