Patents by Inventor Yasuhito Minamisawa

Yasuhito Minamisawa 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).

  • Shift control device for continuously variable transmission
    Patent number: 9511774
    Abstract: A shift control device includes a kick-down control unit that, in the case where the accelerator is depressed to a certain level or beyond, executes a first kick-down mode, in which a gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is changed to a low side to increase the engine speed. In the case where, during execution of the first kick-down mode, a switchover operation is accepted to switch the output properties such that output of the engine is increased, the kick-down control unit again determines whether or not to start the first kick-down control again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhito Minamisawa, Keisuke Ajimoto
  • SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20150183437
    Abstract: A shift control device includes a kick-down control unit that, in the case where the accelerator is depressed to a certain level or beyond, executes a first kick-down mode, in which a gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is changed to a low side to increase the engine speed. In the case where, during execution of the first kick-down mode, a switchover operation is accepted to switch the output properties such that output of the engine is increased, the kick-down control unit again determines whether or not to start the first kick-down control again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuhito Minamisawa, Keisuke Ajimoto