Patents by Inventor Yukinobu Kouno

Yukinobu Kouno 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).

  • Method and system for controlling gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 7051533
    Abstract: In a control method of a gas turbine engine, an engine controller 4 outputs a combustor power command FD based on an engine condition from an engine condition detector 3. Then, a combustion controller 6 determines each fuel flow rate based on the combustion power command FD. The combustor controller 6 overrides each fuel flow rate for a certain period, to realize smooth stage-process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Baino, Yukinobu Kouno, Keisuke Sasae, Hideo Kimura, Yasuhiro Kinoshita, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Yoshimura
  • Speed change control method and speed change controller
    Patent number: 6871128
    Abstract: A speed change control method of controlling a speed change ratio of a continuously variable transmission mechanism including a traction continuously variable transmission, includes: estimating a tilt angle of a power roller included in the continuously variable transmission based on an input rotating speed and an output rotating speed of the continuously-variable transmission mechanism; estimating a position of the power roller based on an estimated tilt angle obtained by the tilt angle estimating step and a command signal given to a driving device of adjusting the tilt angle of the power roller; and executing a feedback control operation based on an estimated position of the power roller obtained by the position estimating step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukinobu Kouno, Masaaki Uenishi, Kenichi Nakashima, Tatsuhiko Goi, Koji Kawakami
  • Method and system for controlling gas turbine engine
    Publication number: 20040255594
    Abstract: In a control method of a gas turbine engine, an engine controller 4 outputs a combustor power command FD based on an engine condition from an engine condition detector 3. Then, a combustion controller 6 determines each fuel flow rate based on the combustion power command FD. The combustor controller 6 overrides each fuel flow rate for a certain period, to realize smooth stage-process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Makoto Baino, Yukinobu Kouno, Keisuke Sasae, Hideo Kimura, Yasuhiro Kinoshita, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Yoshimura