Patents by Inventor Tomonori Tsugo

Tomonori Tsugo 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).

  • Control apparatus for transmission, and control method for transmission
    Patent number: 9096217
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a transmission that form a plurality of shift speeds by engaging those of a plurality of engagement elements which need be engaged for each shift speed. The control apparatus having a target shift speed changing unit that changes a target shift speed based on a vehicle speed and a neutral control unit that, when predetermined conditions that are predetermined to bring the transmission into a neutral state are satisfied during traveling, engages at least one of the engagement elements that need be engaged to attain the target shift speed, and disengages the remainder of the engagement elements, thereby bringing the transmission into the neutral state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiko Suzuki, Tomonori Tsugo, Yukio Sugiura
  • CONTROL APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20130324364
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a transmission that form a plurality of shift speeds by engaging those of a plurality of engagement elements which need be engaged for each shift speed. The control apparatus having a target shift speed changing unit that changes a target shift speed based on a vehicle speed and a neutral control unit that, when predetermined conditions that are predetermined to bring, the transmission into a neutral state are satisfied during traveling, engages at least one of the engagement elements that need be engaged to attain the target shift speed, and disengages the remainder of the engagement elements, thereby bringing the transmission into the neutral state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiko Suzuki, Tomonori Tsugo, Yukio Sugiura