Patents by Inventor Taichi ANDOU

Taichi ANDOU 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).

  • Method for controlling internal combustion engine and device for controlling same
    Patent number: 10871115
    Abstract: When atmospheric pressure (Pa) which varies according to altitude is higher than a predetermined pressure threshold (Path) during idle operation in which catalyst warm-up request is issued, an intake pressure is controlled, through a throttle valve (19), to an intake pressure at which an intake air amount required to promote the warm-up of a catalyst converter (26) is obtained. When the atmospheric pressure (Pa) is lower than the predetermined pressure threshold (Path), the intake pressure is controlled, through a throttle valve (19), to an intake pressure (Pa?Pb) at which a differential pressure (Pb) required by a brake booster (8) is obtained. Accordingly, negative pressure in the brake booster (8) can be secured while promoting the warm-up of the catalyst during the idle operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Maekawa, Kenji Suzuki, Kentaro Yamano, Takeshi Miyamoto, Tomoki Itou, Taichi Andou, Toshio Hashimoto, Akio Ashikaga
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20200208584
    Abstract: When atmospheric pressure (Pa) which varies according to altitude is higher than a predetermined pressure threshold (Path) during idle operation in which catalyst warm-up request is issued, an intake pressure is controlled, through a throttle valve (19), to an intake pressure at which an intake air amount required to promote the warm-up of a catalyst converter (26) is obtained. When the atmospheric pressure (Pa) is lower than the predetermined pressure threshold (Path), the intake pressure is controlled, through a throttle valve (19), to an intake pressure (Pa?Pb) at which a differential pressure (Pb) required by a brake booster (8) is obtained. Accordingly, negative pressure in the brake booster (8) can be secured while promoting the warm-up of the catalyst during the idle operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi MAEKAWA, Kenji SUZUKI, Kentaro YAMANO, Takeshi MIYAMOTO, Tomoki ITOU, Taichi ANDOU, Toshio HASHIMOTO, Akio ASHIKAGA