Patents by Inventor Kouki Kawamoto

Kouki Kawamoto 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).

  • Control device for hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 9242634
    Abstract: The control device of the present invention causes an engine to perform both partial cylinder operation and also all-cylinder operation, and moreover changes the operating point of the engine when the motor torque of a second motor-generator enters into operating point changeover ranges R1 and R2. The operating point changeover range R2 when the engine is performing partial cylinder operation is set to be wider, as compared to the operating point changeover range R1 when the engine is performing all-cylinder operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Takahashi, Takeshi Miyagawa, Noritaka Nakajima, Kouki Kawamoto, Daiki Sato, Masato Nakano, Akihiro Sato, Takeshi Kanayama, Shinichiro Suenaga
  • CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150258976
    Abstract: The control device of the present invention causes an engine to perform both partial cylinder operation and also all-cylinder operation, and moreover changes the operating point of the engine when the motor torque of a second motor-generator enters into operating point changeover ranges R1 and R2. The operating point changeover range R2 when the engine is performing partial cylinder operation is set to be wider, as compared to the operating point changeover range R1 when the engine is performing all-cylinder operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Takahashi, Takeshi Miyagawa, Noritaka Nakajima, Kouki Kawamoto, Daiki Sato, Masato Nakano, Akihiro Sato, Takeshi Kanayama, Shinichiro Suenaga