Patents by Inventor Seji Kuwahara

Seji Kuwahara 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).

  • VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20120083979
    Abstract: One control mode is selected from a plurality of control modes each setting a target value of a primary pulley revolution speed NIN and prioritized in a predetermined order. When the control mode is changed, the target value of the primary pulley revolution speed NIN is set so as to vary from the target value set in the control mode before change to the target value set in the control mode after change in accordance with the control mode that is higher in priority among the control modes before and after change. A continuously variable transmission is controlled such that the primary pulley revolution speed NIN reaches the set target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Inoue, Akihide Ito, Seji Kuwahara, Shinya Toyoda, Motonori Kimura