Patents by Inventor Tomoyuk Kodawara

Tomoyuk Kodawara 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 device and control method for hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 8903585
    Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle includes a mode selection unit for start request of an engine; a slip determination unit for determining whether or not a second clutch is allowed to slip; and a start determination unit for determining whether or not to allow the engine to start. The start determination unit prevents the engine from starting when an input rotation speed or an output rotation speed of an automatic transmission is less than a predetermined value in the presence of the start request of the engine from the mode selection unit and the slip determination unit determines that the second clutch is not allowed to slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Tanishima, Haruhisa Tsuchikawa, Yutaka Takamura, Takeshi Ohno, Tomoyuk Kodawara
  • CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130218389
    Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle includes a mode selection unit for start request of an engine; a slip determination unit for determining whether or not a second clutch is allowed to slip; and a start determination unit for determining whether or not to allow the engine to start. The start determination unit prevents the engine from starting when an input rotation speed or an output rotation speed of an automatic transmission is less than a predetermined value in the presence of the start request of the engine from the mode selection unit and the slip determination unit determines that the second clutch is not allowed to slip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Tanishima, Haruhisa Tsuchikawa, Yutaka Takamura, Takeshi Ohno, Tomoyuk Kodawara