Patents by Inventor Yukio Tobe

Yukio Tobe 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).

  • Automatic transmission controller for automobiles
    Patent number: 4523281
    Abstract: An electronic automatic transmission control system for an automobile comprises speed sensor means for detecting the speed of the automobile, load sensor means for detecting engine load, solenoids for controlling the automatic transmission including a lock-up clutch of a torque converter and a computer for receiving signals from the sensor means and for controlling the solenoids, the computer having a memory RAM and ROM for storing shift pattern data representing a plurality of lock-up patterns comprising three sorts of modes, i.e., power mode, economy mode and normal mode, in addition to a plurality of shift patterns comprising three sorts of modes, i.e., power mode, economy mode and normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Assignees: Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Munetaka Noda, Yukio Tobe, Yutaka Taga, Shinya Nakamura, Kazumasa Nakamura, Takafumi Inagaki, Hiroshi Ito