Patents by Inventor Shunichi Kawasumi

Shunichi Kawasumi 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).

  • Stop-and-restart control of a vehicle engine
    Patent number: 9925981
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle comprises an automatic engine stop-and-restart unit for stopping the engine responsive to predefined stop conditions and for restarting the engine responsive to predefined restart conditions, and a following-cruise control unit for controlling the vehicle to follow a vehicle ahead responsive to predefined following-cruise conditions. The automatic stop-and-restart unit for stopping and restarting the engine is configured to modify at least one of the stop conditions and the restart conditions during the following-cruise control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Asakura, Hiroshi Yoneguchi, Tadayoshi Okada, Ryuji Sato, Kohei Hanada, Eisuke Horii, Yoshinari Sugita, Shunichi Kawasumi
  • STOP-AND-RESTART CONTROL OF A VEHICLE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170001640
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle comprises an automatic engine stop-and-restart unit for stopping the engine responsive to predefined stop conditions and for restarting the engine responsive to predefined restart conditions, and a following-cruise control unit for controlling the vehicle to follow a vehicle ahead responsive to predefined following-cruise conditions. The automatic stop-and-restart unit for stopping and restarting the engine is configured to modify at least one of the stop conditions and the restart conditions during the following-cruise control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Asakura, Hiroshi Yoneguchi, Tadayoshi Okada, Ryuji Sato, Kohei Hanada, Eisuke Horii, Yoshinari Sugita, Shunichi Kawasumi