Patents by Inventor Norimitsu NAKATSUGAWA

Norimitsu NAKATSUGAWA 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: 20230243290
    Abstract: A system to control a watercraft including an engine includes a first temperature sensor and a controller. The first temperature sensor is operable to detect a temperature of the engine. The controller is configured or programmed to obtain the temperature of the engine either upon an activation of the controller or a start of the engine. The controller is configured or programmed to estimate an environmental temperature of the watercraft based on the temperature of the engine obtained either upon the activation of the controller or the start of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi INOUE, Norimitsu NAKATSUGAWA
  • Patent number: 11536188
    Abstract: A marine cooling system performs a temperature adjustment of an object to be cooled such as an internal combustion engine of a marine vessel. The marine cooling system includes a water supply flow passage to supply cooling water to the object, a water drain flow passage to drain the cooling water from the object to reduce an amount of the cooling water that contacts the object, and a flow passage controller to shut off the water to the drain flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiharu Masuda, Norimitsu Nakatsugawa
  • Publication number: 20220260004
    Abstract: A marine cooling system performs a temperature adjustment of an object to be cooled such as an internal combustion engine of a marine vessel. The marine cooling system includes a water supply flow passage to supply cooling water to the object, a water drain flow passage to drain the cooling water from the object to reduce an amount of the cooling water that contacts the object, and a flow passage controller to shut off the water to the drain flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Chiharu MASUDA, Norimitsu NAKATSUGAWA