Patents by Inventor Shingo Kodama

Shingo Kodama 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).

  • Patent number: 11654911
    Abstract: The powertrain device for a vehicle includes an engine and an automatic transmission, the automatic transmission includes a plurality of friction fastening elements for selectively switching motive power transmitting paths, a predetermined friction fastening element among the plurality of friction fastening elements is a travel-start friction fastening element performing slip control in a travel start, and the powertrain device includes, between the engine and the automatic transmission, a motive power connection-disconnection clutch which is released at least in an engine start and is fastened earlier than the travel-start friction fastening element in a travel start of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Narihito Hongawara, Takuya Sugisawa, Keitaro Kageyama, Satoshi Fujikawa, Hiroki Tanabe, Shingo Kodama
  • Publication number: 20220176961
    Abstract: The powertrain device for a vehicle includes an engine and an automatic transmission, the automatic transmission includes a plurality of friction fastening elements for selectively switching motive power transmitting paths, a predetermined friction fastening element among the plurality of friction fastening elements is a travel-start friction fastening element performing slip control in a travel start, and the powertrain device includes, between the engine and the automatic transmission, a motive power connection-disconnection clutch which is released at least in an engine start and is fastened earlier than the travel-start friction fastening element in a travel start of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Narihito Hongawara, Takuya Sugisawa, Keitaro Kageyama, Satoshi Fujikawa, Hiroki Tanabe, Shingo Kodama
  • Patent number: 11203259
    Abstract: A power train device of a vehicle includes an engine and an automatic transmission. The automatic transmission is configured such that in a neutral state, multiple ones of multiple rotary elements forming a power transmission path other than a rotary element coupled to an input member and a rotary element coupled to an output member are in a non-restraining state. The multiple ones of the multiple rotary elements include a rotary element of a predetermined brake among multiple friction fastening elements, and the predetermined brake is fastened before a fuel supply upon an engine start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Narihito Hongawara, Takuya Sugisawa, Keitaro Kageyama, Satoshi Fujikawa, Hiroki Tanabe, Shingo Kodama
  • Publication number: 20200332886
    Abstract: A power train device of a vehicle includes an engine and an automatic transmission. The automatic transmission is configured such that in a neutral state, multiple ones of multiple rotary elements forming a power transmission path other than a rotary element coupled to an input member and a rotary element coupled to an output member are in a non-restraining state. The multiple ones of the multiple rotary elements include a rotary element of a predetermined brake among multiple friction fastening elements, and the predetermined brake is fastened before a fuel supply upon an engine start.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Narihito HONGAWARA, Takuya SUGISAWA, Keitaro KAGEYAMA, Satoshi FUJIKAWA, Hiroki TANABE, Shingo KODAMA
  • Patent number: 8185284
    Abstract: ECU executes in-neutral control in a case where a first clutch is brought into a half-engagement state on the basis of execution of neutral control. During the in-neutral control, ECU detects engine speed and input-shaft rotating speed, and detects differential rotation before an oil pressure change. Subsequently, in a case where the differential rotation before an oil pressure change detected by ECU has exceeded a first differential rotation threshold value, the operating oil pressure for a hydraulic servo is reduced by the first oil pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakatsu Iwase, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Shingo Kodama, Yongsong Kang, Tatsurou Kameyama
  • Publication number: 20110004666
    Abstract: An address determining means determines whether an e-mail address in an e-mail is an extended address or an original e-mail address of an e-mail account. The extended address is an e-mail address generated by adding an extension name to an account name in the original e-mail address. A receipt accepting means determines, based on the extended address, whether to accept receipt of an e-mail of which a destination address is the extended address or not. An e-mail receiving means receives the e-mail to the extended address as an e-mail to the e-mail account of the original e-mail address after the receipt accepting means accepts receipt of the e-mail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventor: Shingo Kodama
  • Patent number: 7818383
    Abstract: An address determining means determines whether an e-mail address in an e-mail is an extended address or an original e-mail address of an e-mail account. The extended address is an e-mail address generated by adding an extension name to an account name in the original e-mail address. A receipt accepting means determines, based on the extended address, whether to accept receipt of an e-mail of which a destination address is the extended address or not. An e-mail receiving means receives the e-mail to the extended address as an e-mail to the e-mail account of the original e-mail address after the receipt accepting means accepts receipt of the e-mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Inventor: Shingo Kodama
  • Publication number: 20090062997
    Abstract: ECU executes in-neutral control in a case where a first clutch is brought into a half-engagement state on the basis of execution of neutral control. During the in-neutral control, ECU detects engine speed and input-shaft rotating speed, and detects differential rotation before an oil pressure change. Subsequently, in a case where the differential rotation before an oil pressure change detected by ECU has exceeded a first differential rotation threshold value, the operating oil pressure for a hydraulic servo is reduced by the first oil pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakatsu Iwase, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Shingo Kodama, Yongsong Kang, Tatsurou Kameyama
  • Publication number: 20080133680
    Abstract: An address determining means determines whether an e-mail address in an e-mail is an extended address or an original e-mail address of an e-mail account. The extended address is an e-mail address generated by adding an extension name to an account name in the original e-mail address. A receipt accepting means determines, based on the extended address, whether to accept receipt of an e-mail of which a destination address is the extended address or not. An e-mail receiving means receives the e-mail to the extended address as an e-mail to the e-mail account of the original e-mail address after the receipt accepting means accepts receipt of the e-mail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Shingo Kodama