Patents by Inventor Masakazu Toukou

Masakazu Toukou 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).

  • Speed-change pattern switching control system for automatic transmission of motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6256567
    Abstract: A speed-change pattern switching control system for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle which can ensure enhanced comfort when driving the motor vehicle. The system decides the running state of the motor vehicle on the basis of driving/operation information (Te, Tm, T&agr;, &agr;f, &agr;s), performs a first filter processing on the running state information and the driving/operation information (Vs, &thgr;, &agr;f, Ws, Ps), stores the manipulated information (Jm) for the motor vehicle in the manual speed change mode, performs a second filter processing on the manipulation information (Jm) in the manual speed change mode, outputs of the running state and the driving/operation information, and corrects speed-change patterns for the automatic transmission on the basis of output signals of the first and second filter processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakazu Toukou