Patents by Inventor Takaaki Banba

Takaaki Banba 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).

  • Outboard motor fuel controller
    Patent number: 7558664
    Abstract: To enable smooth, highly accurate deceleration in various usage conditions of an outboard motor and realize stabilized engine speed after deceleration, a fuel controller for controlling the amount of fuel fed to an engine of an outboard motor mounted on a boat includes a deceleration determining section arranged to determine deceleration of the boat, an engine speed detecting section arranged to detect the engine speed of the engine, an engine load detecting section arranged to detect the load on the engine, and a controller arranged to control the amount of fuel fed to the engine when the boat is in deceleration according to the detected engine speed and engine load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Banba, Yoshikazu Nakayasu
  • OUTBOARD MOTOR FUEL CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20080154480
    Abstract: To enable smooth, highly accurate deceleration in various usage conditions of an outboard motor and realize stabilized engine speed after deceleration, a fuel controller for controlling the amount of fuel fed to an engine of an outboard motor mounted on a boat includes a deceleration determining section arranged to determine deceleration of the boat, an engine speed detecting section arranged to detect the engine speed of the engine, an engine load detecting section arranged to detect the load on the engine, and a controller arranged to control the amount of fuel fed to the engine when the boat is in deceleration according to the detected engine speed and engine load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: YAMAHA MARINE KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki BANBA, Yoshikazu NAKAYASU