Patents by Inventor Kennosuke Narita

Kennosuke Narita 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: 5722912
    Abstract: A lock-up control system for an automatic transmission of an automotive vehicle controls operation of a lock-up clutch for mechanically engaging the automatic transmission with the engine to enable transmission of a driving force output from the engine to the automatic transmission. An engaging force of the lock-up clutch is controlled in an predetermined operating region of the automotive vehicle, which is determined based on operating conditions of the automotive vehicle and the engine, in such a manner that an amount of slip of the lock-up clutch becomes equal to a desired value. An engaging force control amount for controlling the engaging force of the lock-up clutch is learned when the automotive vehicle is traveling in the predetermined operating region with the automatic transmission being in a predetermined speed position, and a learned value thus obtained is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kennosuke Narita