Patents by Inventor Toshinori KONO

Toshinori KONO 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).

  • Intake structure of outboard motor
    Patent number: 9643702
    Abstract: An intake structure of an outboard motor supplying intake air to an internal combustion engine for the outboard motor has an engine cover covering the internal combustion engine for the outboard motor, an inner cover disposed on an outside of the engine cover, and a top cover covering the inner cover. The inner cover and the top cover form an intake duct supplying intake air to the internal combustion engine for the outboard motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Shomura, Akinori Yamazaki, Toshinori Kono
  • Toe angle control system and toe angle control method for outboard motors
    Patent number: 9499248
    Abstract: There is provided a toe angle control system for outboard motors. A memory stores therein a toe angle data table in which a running state of a ship and a lifting force generated along with propulsion of a plurality of outboard motors which are mounted on a body of the ship are associated with each other for each toe angle of the outboard motors. A controller is configured to adjust a toe angle of the outboard motors based on the running state of the ship and the toe angle data table. The toe angle data table is adapted to be associated with a plurality of running states of the ship mounted with the outboard motors. The controller selects a toe angle of the outboard motors so as to minimize the lifting force depending on a speed of the ship and trim angles of the outboard motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Shomura, Akinori Yamazaki, Toshinori Kono
  • TOE ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND TOE ANGLE CONTROL METHOD FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS
    Publication number: 20160068246
    Abstract: There is provided a toe angle control system for outboard motors. A memory stores therein a toe angle data table in which a running state of a ship and a lifting force generated along with propulsion of a plurality of outboard motors which are mounted on a body of the ship are associated with each other for each toe angle of the outboard motors. A controller is configured to adjust a toe angle of the outboard motors based on the running state of the ship and the toe angle data table. The toe angle data table is adapted to be associated with a plurality of running states of the ship mounted with the outboard motors. The controller selects a toe angle of the outboard motors so as to minimize the lifting force depending on a speed of the ship and trim angles of the outboard motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki SHOMURA, Akinori YAMAZAKI, Toshinori KONO
  • INTAKE STRUCTURE OF OUTBOARD MOTOR
    Publication number: 20140370768
    Abstract: An intake structure of an outboard motor supplying intake air to an internal combustion engine for the outboard motor has an engine cover covering the internal combustion engine for the outboard motor, an inner cover disposed on an outside of the engine cover, and a top cover covering the inner cover. The inner cover and the top cover form an intake duct supplying intake air to the internal combustion engine for the outboard motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki SHOMURA, Akinori YAMAZAKI, Toshinori KONO