Patents by Inventor Shojiro KOGA

Shojiro KOGA 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: 9157350
    Abstract: To provide a configuration that can discharge condensed water remaining in an exhaust gas passage in an engine in which a catalyst is placed in the exhaust gas passage. An engine system (100) is an engine system having an engine (10) in which a catalyst (6) is placed in an exhaust gas passage (31). The engine system (100) has a determination device (81a) for determining whether or not the catalyst (6) is immersed in the condensed water condensed from exhaust gas in a cold state and remaining in the exhaust gas passage (31) when the engine (10) is started, and an operation continuing device (81b) that allows operation of the engine (10) to continue when it is determined that the catalyst (6) is immersed in the condensed water so that a discharge operation time Te exceeds a required time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Fukuda, Hiroki Nariyasu, Hirotoshi Kihara, Shojiro Koga
  • Publication number: 20140083084
    Abstract: To provide a configuration that can discharge condensed water remaining in an exhaust gas passage in an engine in which a catalyst is placed in the exhaust gas passage. An engine system (100) is an engine system having an engine (10) in which a catalyst (6) is placed in an exhaust gas passage (31). The engine system (100) has a determination device (81a) for determining whether or not the catalyst (6) is immersed in the condensed water condensed from exhaust gas in a cold state and remaining in the exhaust gas passage (31) when the engine (10) is started, and an operation continuing device (81b) that allows operation of the engine (10) to continue when it is determined that the catalyst (6) is immersed in the condensed water so that a discharge operation time Te exceeds a required time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi FUKUDA, Hiroki NARIYASU, Hirotoshi KIHARA, Shojiro KOGA