Patents by Inventor Youhei Morimoto
Youhei Morimoto 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).
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Patent number: 11964232Abstract: Provided is a carbon dioxide recovery system that separates CO2 from a CO2-containing gas containing CO2 by an electrochemical reaction, and comprises an electrochemical cell comprising a working electrode containing a CO2 adsorbent, and a counter electrode. Application of a voltage between the working electrode and the counter electrode causes electrons to be supplied from the counter electrode to the working electrode, and enables the CO2 adsorbent to bind to CO2 as electrons are supplied. The CO2 adsorbent is a crystalline porous body, and has a molecular structure in which a functional group that exchanges electrons and binds to CO2 is regularly arranged.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, KYOTO UNIVERSITYInventors: Hiroaki Umeda, Youhei Morimoto, Hiroki Takezaki, Satoshi Horike
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Patent number: 11332022Abstract: A travel control device includes: a first planning unit that, in response to the automobile being predicted to enter a restricted section in which a traveling condition is restricted, plans a traveling mode satisfying the restricted traveling condition as a first traveling mode in the restricted section; a second planning unit that plans a second traveling mode in a preparation section so as to perform the first traveling mode planned by the first planning unit, the preparation section being defined as a section extending to the restricted section before the automobile enters the restricted section, the second traveling mode adjusting a value of at least one parameter related to the first traveling mode to a preparation value appropriate for the first traveling mode; a control unit that controls travel of the automobile in the preparation section so as to perform the second traveling mode planned by the second planning unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kensuke Ueda, Yutaro Ito, Noriaki Ikemoto, Youhei Morimoto
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Publication number: 20220134278Abstract: Provided is a carbon dioxide recovery system that separates CO2 from a CO2-containing gas containing CO2 by an electrochemical reaction, and comprises an electrochemical cell comprising a working electrode containing a CO2 adsorbent, and a counter electrode. Application of a voltage between the working electrode and the counter electrode causes electrons to be supplied from the counter electrode to the working electrode, and enables the CO2 adsorbent to bind to CO2 as electrons are supplied. The CO2 adsorbent is a crystalline porous body, and has a molecular structure in which a functional group that exchanges electrons and binds to CO2 is regularly arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, KYOTO UNIVERSITYInventors: Hiroaki UMEDA, Youhei MORIMOTO, Hiroki TAKEZAKI, Satoshi HORIKE
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Publication number: 20220123338Abstract: An energy management system is provided with a fuel synthesizing apparatus, a power generation apparatus, a CO2 recovering unit, a compressor, a CO2 storage unit, a CO2 pressure reducing unit and a heat recovery unit. The fuel synthesizing apparatus generates hydrocarbon from H2O and CO2 using externally supplied power. The power generation apparatus generates power using the hydrocarbon. The CO2 recovering unit recovers CO2 from an exhaust gas exhausted from the power generation apparatus during a power generation. The compressor compresses the recovered CO2. The CO2 storage unit stores the CO2 compressed by the compressor. The CO2 pressure reducing unit depressurizes the CO2 stored in the CO2 storage unit in order to supply the fuel synthesizing apparatus therewith. The heat recovery unit recovers heat from the CO2, the heat having been stored in the CO2 when compressed or depressurized.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Youhei MORIMOTO, Shigekazu HIDAKA
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Publication number: 20220119964Abstract: An energy conversion system includes a fuel synthesis device, an H2O supply unit, a CO2 supply unit, and a supply control unit. The fuel synthesis device includes an electrolyte, and a pair of electrodes provided on both sides of the electrolyte. The H2O supply unit supplies H2O to the fuel synthesis device. The CO2 supply unit supplies CO2 to the fuel synthesis device. The supply control unit controls a supply of H2O and a supply of CO2. The fuel synthesis device electrolyzes H2O and CO2 using external electric power, and synthesizes a hydrocarbon using H2 and CO generated by electrolysis. The supply control unit starts the supply of H2O to the fuel synthesis device by the H2O supply unit after the supply of CO2 to the fuel synthesis device by the CO2 supply unit is started.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Youhei MORIMOTO, Shigekazu HIDAKA
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Patent number: 10946764Abstract: A controller is applied to a vehicle including an engine (11) and a motor generator (12 and 13) as power sources of the vehicle and a battery (20) that transfers power with the motor generator. The controller charges the battery with a regeneration power that is a power regenerated by the motor generator when the vehicle is decelerated.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Youhei Morimoto, Yutaro Ito, Noriaki Ikemoto, Masuhiro Kondo, Takahiro Narita
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Patent number: 10661780Abstract: A controller includes a SOC prediction unit to predict a SOC, based on a predicted result of a road grade and a vehicle speed in a scheduled travel route, and a discharge control unit to execute a discharge increasing control to previously increase a discharge quantity of the battery to prevent the battery from becoming in a saturation state based on a predicted SOC, when the battery becomes in the saturation state. The discharge control unit includes a first mode to execute an assist discharge increasing control in an assist travel, and a second mode to execute an EV discharge increasing control by decreasing the vehicle speed and by increasing an opportunity of an EV travel, as the discharge increasing control. When the EV discharge increasing control can be executed, the EV discharge increasing control is executed with priority relative to the assist discharge increasing control.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Youhei Morimoto, Yutaro Ito, Noriaki Ikemoto, Masuhiro Kondo, Takahiro Narita
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Publication number: 20200079347Abstract: A travel control device includes: a first planning unit that, in response to the automobile being predicted to enter a restricted section in which a traveling condition is restricted, plans a traveling mode satisfying the restricted traveling condition as a first traveling mode in the restricted section; a second planning unit that plans a second traveling mode in a preparation section so as to perform the first traveling mode planned by the first planning unit, the preparation section being defined as a section extending to the restricted section before the automobile enters the restricted section, the second traveling mode adjusting a value of at least one parameter related to the first traveling mode to a preparation value appropriate for the first traveling mode; a control unit that controls travel of the automobile in the preparation section so as to perform the second traveling mode planned by the second planning unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kensuke UEDA, Yutaro ITO, Noriaki IKEMOTO, Youhei MORIMOTO
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Patent number: 10538234Abstract: A vehicle control device that includes a search unit that searches, based on geographic information to be supplied from a navigation device, for a deceleration start position before a downhill that is suited to regeneration by a motor; and a charge level control unit that performs, when a vehicle reaches the deceleration start position, deceleration control for reducing a charge level of a battery by reducing a vehicle speed. When the charge level control unit performs the deceleration control, the vehicle speed is reduced by reducing a driving force of the vehicle to a level at which only motor output is used as the driving force.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaro Ito, Youhei Morimoto, Noriaki Ikemoto, Takahiro Narita, Masuhiro Kondo
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Patent number: 10532729Abstract: A vehicle control device includes an engine, and a motor that is driven by power to be supplied from a battery, the vehicle control device controlling a vehicle that uses at least one of engine output and motor output as a driving force. The vehicle control device includes a regeneration control and a downhill-acceleration control unit. The regeneration control unit causes the motor to perform regeneration on a downhill. The downhill-acceleration control unit performs downhill acceleration control for causing, in a specific zone on the downhill, the vehicle to travel at increased speed without allowing the vehicle to use the engine output as drive output, and without causing the motor to perform the regeneration.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaro Ito, Youhei Morimoto, Noriaki Ikemoto, Takahiro Narita, Masuhiro Kondo
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Publication number: 20190241174Abstract: A vehicle control device that includes a search unit that searches, based on geographic information to be supplied from a navigation device, for a deceleration start position before a downhill that is suited to regeneration by a motor; and a charge level control unit that performs, when a vehicle reaches the deceleration start position, deceleration control for reducing a charge level of a battery by reducing a vehicle speed. When the charge level control unit performs the deceleration control, the vehicle speed is reduced by reducing a driving force of the vehicle to a level at which only motor output is used as the driving force.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2016Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaro ITO, Youhei MORIMOTO, Noriaki IKEMOTO, Takahiro NARITA, Masuhiro KONDO
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Publication number: 20190202434Abstract: A vehicle control device includes an engine, and a motor that is driven by power to be supplied from a battery, the vehicle control device controlling a vehicle that uses at least one of engine output and motor output as a driving force. The vehicle control device includes a regeneration control and a downhill-acceleration control unit. The regeneration control unit causes the motor to perform regeneration on a downhill. The downhill-acceleration control unit performs downhill acceleration control for causing, in a specific zone on the downhill, the vehicle to travel at increased speed without allowing the vehicle to use the engine output as drive output, and without causing the motor to perform the regeneration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2016Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaro ITO, Youhei MORIMOTO, Noriaki IKEMOTO, Takahiro NARITA, Masuhiro KONDO
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Patent number: 10232852Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided with: a speed controller that controls speed of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine; and a determination part that determines an emission deterioration state of the internal combustion engine. The speed controller is configured to execute burn-and-coast control that repeatedly executes burn control in which the vehicle is accelerated by driving force of the internal combustion engine, and coasting control in which the vehicle is driven by inertia, by stopping the generation of the driving force or rotation of the internal combustion engine. The speed controller is configured to execute emission suppression control that suppresses emissions by adjusting the burn-and-coast control when the emission deterioration state of the internal combustion engine is determined by the determination part.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Youhei Morimoto, Noriaki Ikemoto, Yuutarou Itou, Masuhiro Kondo, Takahiro Narita
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Publication number: 20180312158Abstract: A controller includes a SOC prediction unit to predict a SOC, based on a predicted result of a road grade and a vehicle speed in a scheduled travel route, and a discharge control unit to execute a discharge increasing control to previously increase a discharge quantity of the battery to prevent the battery from becoming in a saturation state based on a predicted SOC, when the battery becomes in the saturation state. The discharge control unit includes a first mode to execute an assist discharge increasing control in an assist travel, and a second mode to execute an EV discharge increasing control by decreasing the vehicle speed and by increasing an opportunity of an EV travel, as the discharge increasing control. When the EV discharge increasing control can be executed, the EV discharge increasing control is executed with priority relative to the assist discharge increasing control.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Youhei MORIMOTO, Yutaro ITO, Noriaki IKEMOTO, Masuhiro KONDO, Takahiro NARITA
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Publication number: 20180273021Abstract: A controller is applied to a vehicle including an engine (11) and a motor generator (12 and 13) as power sources of the vehicle and a battery (20) that transfers power with the motor generator. The controller charges the battery with a regeneration power that is a power regenerated by the motor generator when the vehicle is decelerated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Youhei MORIMOTO, Yutaro ITO, Noriaki IKEMOTO, Masuhiro KONDO, Takahiro NARITA
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Publication number: 20180179995Abstract: An internal combustion engine control apparatus includes a fuel injection apparatus injecting fuel into a combustion chamber a plurality of times during a single cycle, and controls an internal combustion engine that performs compression combustion. The internal combustion engine control apparatus includes an injection command unit and an injection specification determining unit. The injection command unit commands the fuel injection apparatus to perform: a main injection for a main combustion that generates torque; and a preceding injection that is performed at a stage before the main injection. The injection specification determining unit determines a penetration force of a spray produced by the preceding injection or an injection direction of the preceding injection, such that a range of reach of the spray produced by the preceding injection is closer to a nozzle hole of the fuel injection apparatus than a range of reach of a spray produced by the main injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takamasa ITO, Youhei MORIMOTO, Shinichiro KAWAKITA
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Publication number: 20180111618Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided with: a speed controller that controls speed of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine; and a determination part that determines an emission deterioration state of the internal combustion engine. The speed controller is configured to execute burn-and-coast control that repeatedly executes burn control in which the vehicle is accelerated by driving force of the internal combustion engine, and coasting control in which the vehicle is driven by inertia, by stopping the generation of the driving force or rotation of the internal combustion engine. The speed controller is configured to execute emission suppression control that suppresses emissions by adjusting the burn-and-coast control when the emission deterioration state of the internal combustion engine is determined by the determination part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Youhei MORIMOTO, Noriaki IKEMOTO, Yuutarou ITOU, Masuhiro KONDO, Takahiro NARITA
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Patent number: 9895994Abstract: The vehicle control system includes an engine, a battery, a motor generator that generates driving power and generates electric power to charge the battery, a power conversion device that generates driving power to the motor generator and charges the battery, and a control device that controls the engine and the power conversion device. The control device controls the engine and the power conversion device and the remaining capacity of the battery is equal to a target value when the remaining capacity of the battery is equal to or less than the lower threshold. The control device reduces the target value of the remaining value of the battery as compared with a case where temperature of the battery is equal to or more than a threshold value when the temperature of the battery is less than the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Youhei Morimoto
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Publication number: 20180022336Abstract: A travel control device repeats a burn control that accelerates a vehicle at a target acceleration until speed of the vehicle reaches an upper limit speed of a vehicle speed range and a coasting control that makes the vehicle travel by means of inertia until the speed of the vehicle reaches a lower limit speed of the vehicle speed range. Further, a vehicle speed width that is a width of the vehicle speed range and the target acceleration are changed based on calculated travel resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Youhei MORIMOTO, Noriaki IKEMOTO, Yuutarou ITOU, Masuhiro KONDO, Takahiro NARITA
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Patent number: 9469291Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a first MG, a second MG, a main battery which can be charged and discharged, and a heating device. The heating device includes an exhaust heater which uses an exhaust heat of the engine, and a heat pump system which uses an electric power of the main battery. A hybrid control device determines a start timing of the heating device, based on a coolant temperature and a SOC. Specifically, the start timing of the heating device is determined such that a timing that the coolant temperature reaches a target temperature matches a timing that the SOC reaches a target value. After a warming-up operation is completed, an EV travelling of the vehicle can be executed according to the electric power of the main battery charged in the warming-up operation, and a fuel consumption of the engine is improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Okamoto, Noriaki Ikemoto, Youhei Morimoto, Yuutarou Itou