Patents by Inventor Takahiro Joko

Takahiro Joko 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: 8260576
    Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor abnormality diagnostic device includes an exhaust gas sensor, and a judgment means that judges whether execution conditions are established for making an abnormality diagnosis of element breakage in the exhaust gas sensor. The device also includes an abnormality diagnosis means that makes the abnormality diagnosis in accordance with an output signal generated by the exhaust gas sensor. Further, when the integrated value of intake air amounts of an internal combustion engine is not smaller than a predetermined value, the judgment means judges that the execution conditions are established. The abnormality diagnosis means cancels the establishment of the execution conditions when an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine remains less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwazaki, Hiroshi Sawada, Takahiro Joko, Masaya Kawaji
  • Patent number: 8214176
    Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor abnormality diagnostic device includes an exhaust gas sensor, and a judgment means that judges whether execution conditions are established for making an abnormality diagnosis of element breakage in the exhaust gas sensor. The device also includes an abnormality diagnosis means that makes the abnormality diagnosis in accordance with an output signal generated by the exhaust gas sensor. Further, when the integrated value of intake air amounts of an internal combustion engine is not smaller than a predetermined value, the judgment means judges that the execution conditions are established. The abnormality diagnosis means cancels the establishment of the execution conditions when an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine remains less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwazaki, Hiroshi Sawada, Takahiro Joko, Masaya Kawaji
  • Publication number: 20120046910
    Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor abnormality diagnostic device includes an exhaust gas sensor, and a judgment means that judges whether execution conditions are established for making an abnormality diagnosis of element breakage in the exhaust gas sensor. The device also includes an abnormality diagnosis means that makes the abnormality diagnosis in accordance with an output signal generated by the exhaust gas sensor. Further, when the integrated value of intake air amounts of an internal combustion engine is not smaller than a predetermined value, the judgment means judges that the execution conditions are established. The abnormality diagnosis means cancels the establishment of the execution conditions when an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine remains less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi IWAZAKI, Hiroshi Sawada, Takahiro Joko, Masaya Kawaji
  • Publication number: 20090089011
    Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor abnormality diagnostic device includes an exhaust gas sensor, and a judgment means that judges whether execution conditions are established for making an abnormality diagnosis of element breakage in the exhaust gas sensor. The device also includes an abnormality diagnosis means that makes the abnormality diagnosis in accordance with an output signal generated by the exhaust gas sensor. Further, when the integrated value of intake air amounts of an internal combustion engine is not smaller than a predetermined value, the judgment means judges that the execution conditions are established. The abnormality diagnosis means cancels the establishment of the execution conditions when an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine remains less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi Iwazaki, Hiroshi Sawada, Takahiro Joko, Masaya Kawaji
  • Patent number: 6820000
    Abstract: The engine ECU includes a control CPU and a monitoring CPU. The control CPU has a vehicular engine control function and an electronic throttle control function. The monitoring CPU is connected to the control CPU in an intercommunicative manner. The monitoring CPU communicates with the control CPU to receive data at least on the throttle control from the control CPU. The monitoring CPU determines whether the data from the control CPU is properly received. If the date is not properly received, the monitoring CPU resets the control CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Hidemasa Miyano, Takahiro Joko
  • Patent number: 6775609
    Abstract: An engine ECU comprises a control CPU for executing engine control and a watchdog circuit for monitoring the CPU. The watchdog circuit stores, whenever a reset signal is outputted to the CPU, a reset information indicating a fault record. The CPU executes, after it is once reset and re-started, the predetermined fail-safe process based on the reset information stored. When a monitor CPU connected to the control CPU for making communication is used as the watchdog circuit, fault detection times X and Y are specified to satisfy the relationship of X≧Y, when the communication fault detection time is defined as X and the watchdog pulse fault detection time as Y.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Ozeki, Yoshiharu Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Takahiro Joko