Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Wasada

Mitsunori Wasada 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).

  • Publication number: 20140251252
    Abstract: A compression self-ignition engine is provided. The engine includes an engine body and an intake passage, and CI combustion is performable in a part of an engine operating range. The intake passage includes a high-temperature passage provided with a heater for heating intake air, a low-temperature passage provided with a cooler for cooling the intake air, a manifold section where the high-temperature and low-temperature passages merge together, and a downstream passage connecting the manifold section with the engine body. A throttle valve for adjusting a flow rate of the intake air is provided in each of the high-temperature and low-temperature passages. At least in an engine operating range where the CI combustion is performed, openings of the throttle valves are controlled to bring a temperature of the intake air within the manifold section into a predetermined temperature range, based on temperature conditions of the heater and the cooler, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Wasada, Naoyuki Yamagata, Tomokuni Kusunoki, Takuya Hamada