Patents by Inventor Kota Matsue

Kota Matsue 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: 10309328
    Abstract: An exhaust emission control system of an engine is provided, which includes a NOx catalyst disposed in an exhaust passage for storing NOx within exhaust gas when an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is lean, and reducing the stored NOx when the air-fuel ratio is approximately stoichiometric or rich. A processor executes a NOx reduction controlling module for performing, when the NOx stored amount exceeds a given amount, a NOx reduction control in which a fuel injector performs a post injection of fuel to continuously control the air-fuel ratio to a target ratio so that the stored NOx is reduced to be below a given amount, the target air-fuel ratio being a ratio at which the stored NOx is reducible, the post injection causing the injected fuel to combust inside a cylinder, the execution of the control permitted when an engine load is within a medium load range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Yamaguchi, Takashi Tanaka, Kota Matsue, Hiroshi Hayashibara, Yoshiaki Tomita, Kaoru Yamada, Masayuki Tetsuno, Daishi Ikeda, Kazunori Hirasawa, Masanobu Kanno
  • Publication number: 20180017003
    Abstract: An exhaust emission control system of an engine is provided, which includes a NOx catalyst disposed in an exhaust passage for storing NOx within exhaust gas when an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is lean, and reducing the stored NOx when the air-fuel ratio is approximately stoichiometric or rich. A processor executes a NOx reduction controlling module for performing, when the NOx stored amount exceeds a given amount, a NOx reduction control in which a fuel injector performs a post injection of fuel to continuously control the air-fuel ratio to a target ratio so that the stored NOx is reduced to be below a given amount, the target air-fuel ratio being a ratio at which the stored NOx is reducible, the post injection causing the injected fuel to combust inside a cylinder, the execution of the control permitted when an engine load is within a medium load range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Takayuki Yamaguchi, Takashi Tanaka, Kota Matsue, Hiroshi Hayashibara, Yoshiaki Tomita, Kaoru Yamada, Masayuki Tetsuno, Daishi Ikeda, Kazunori Hirasawa, Masanobu Kanno
  • Patent number: 8056671
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas purification device disposition structure of a vehicle, comprises a fuel tank with a fuel supply port which is disposed so as to be open to an outside of a vehicle compartment, and a urea tank to accommodate urea water solution as deoxidizer to purify exhaust gas. The urea tank is disposed outside the vehicle compartment, and a pouring port of the urea tank is provided inside the vehicle compartment. Accordingly, the urea water solution can be surely prevented from entering into the vehicle compartment even in case of the breakage of the urea tank, and the mistake of supplying the wrong liquid into the wrong supply (pouring) port tank which may be made by confusing the ports can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Ikegami, Yukiichirou Shimada, Noritaka Sakiyama, Noriyoshi Sahashi, Kota Matsue, Chikara Ishihara, Shinya Matsumoto, Yoshikazu Nishimura, Yoshiaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tanaka, Ken Ueki
  • Publication number: 20090094968
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas purification device disposition structure of a vehicle, comprises a fuel tank with a fuel supply port which is disposed so as to be open to an outside of a vehicle compartment, and a urea tank to accommodate urea water solution as deoxidizer to purify exhaust gas. The urea tank is disposed outside the vehicle compartment, and a pouring port of the urea tank is provided inside the vehicle compartment. Accordingly, the urea water solution can be surely prevented from entering into the vehicle compartment even in case of the breakage of the urea tank, and the mistake of supplying the wrong liquid into the wrong supply (pouring) port tank which may be made by confusing the ports can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto IKEGAMI, Yukiichirou SHIMADA, Noritaka SAKIYAMA, Noriyoshi SAHASHI, Kota MATSUE, Chikara ISHIHARA, Shinya MATSUMOTO, Yoshikazu NISHIMURA, Yoshiaki MURAKAMI, Masamitsu TANAKA, Ken UEKI