Patents by Inventor Masae O-Hori

Masae O-Hori 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).

  • Apparatus, method, and recording medium for controlling starting of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 6997156
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and recording medium for controlling starting of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus for controlling starting of an internal combustion engine is provided with a clutch for connecting and disconnecting a motor and the internal combustion engine, which is installed in a vehicle. When starting the internal combustion engine, the clutch is released and the motor is maintained in an actuated state, and the clutch is engaged after the motor enters a predetermined rotation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Tanei, Masae O-Hori
  • Device and method for controlling start of combustion internal engine, and recording medium
    Publication number: 20040139938
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and recording medium for controlling starting of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus for controlling starting of an internal combustion engine is provided with a clutch for connecting and disconnecting a motor and the internal combustion engine, which is installed in a vehicle. When starting the internal combustion engine, the clutch is released and the motor is maintained in an actuated state, and the clutch is engaged after the motor enters a predetermined rotation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Tanei, Masae O-Hori