Patents by Inventor Yuuji Okazaki

Yuuji Okazaki 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).

  • Patent number: 6511400
    Abstract: A control system for executing an upshift from an off-going speed ratio to an on-coming speed ratio by controlling the release of the hydraulic pressure from the frictionally engaging element used for the off-going speed ratio and by controlling the supply of the hydraulic pressure to the frictionally engaging element used for the on-coming speed ratio comprises first and second off-going pressure releasing valves 70 and 80, which release the hydraulic pressure of the frictionally engaging element used for the off-going speed ratio, and a linear solenoid valve 60, which controls the operation of the off-going pressure releasing valves. The linear solenoid valve 60 controls the operation of the off-going pressure releasing valves in correspondence to the throttle opening of the engine. In this case, the smaller the throttle opening of the engine, the earlier the timing for releasing the hydraulic pressure from the frictionally engaging element used for the off-going speed ratio is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kimura, Yasuhiro Ijichi, Yuuji Okazaki
  • Patent number: 6508740
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for a vehicle comprises a torque converter TC equipped with a lock-up clutch 4. This automatic transmission further comprises FIRST˜FOURTH speed clutches 31˜34 for a shift control executing a shift from off-going speed ratio to an on-coming speed ratio by controlling the release of the hydraulic pressure from the off-going clutch and by controlling the supply of the hydraulic pressure to the on-coming clutch. A control system comprises first and second off-going pressure releasing valves 70 and 80, which release the hydraulic pressure from the off-going clutch during the shift, a lock-up control valve 40 and a lock-up timing valve 50, which control the engagement of the lock-up mechanism, and a linear solenoid valve 60, which supplies a control pressure to these valves and controls the operation of these valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kimura, Yuuji Okazaki, Masamichi Kagawa
  • Publication number: 20020025883
    Abstract: A control system for executing an upshift from an off-going speed ratio to an on-coming speed ratio by controlling the release of the hydraulic pressure from the frictionally engaging element used for the off-going speed ratio and by controlling the supply of the hydraulic pressure to the frictionally engaging element used for the on-coming speed ratio comprises first and second off-going pressure releasing valves 70 and 80, which release the hydraulic pressure of the frictionally engaging element used for the off-going speed ratio, and a linear solenoid valve 60, which controls the operation of the off-going pressure releasing valves. The linear solenoid valve 60 controls the operation of the off-going pressure releasing valves in correspondence to the throttle opening of the engine. In this case, the smaller the throttle opening of the engine, the earlier the timing for releasing the hydraulic pressure from the frictionally engaging element used for the off-going speed ratio is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kimura, Yasuhiro Idichi, Yuuji Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20020023815
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for a vehicle comprises a torque converter TC equipped with a lock-up clutch 4. This automatic transmission further comprises FIRST˜FOURTH speed clutches 31˜34 for a shift control executing a shift from an off-going speed ratio to an on-coming speed ratio by controlling the release of the hydraulic pressure from the off-going clutch and by controlling the supply of the hydraulic pressure to the on-coming clutch. A control system comprises first and second off-going pressure releasing valves 70 and 80, which release the hydraulic pressure from the off-going clutch during the shift, a lock-up control valve 40 and a lock-up timing valve 50, which control the engagement of the lock-up mechanism, and a linear solenoid valve 60, which supplies a control pressure to these valves and controls the operation of these valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kimura, Yuuji Okazaki, Masamichi Kagawa
  • Patent number: 6072948
    Abstract: A logical simulation device has a delay value calculations section to calculate delay values of circuit blocks in a semiconductor integrated circuit as a target of logical simulation based on logical circuit information relating to the logical circuit blocks, input test patterns as operational descriptions of used in circuit verification, and delay value calculation information stored in a delay value and timing check value calculation library, and a logical simulation section performs the logical simulation of the semiconductor integrated circuit based on the calculated delay values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric System LSI Design Corporation, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Saitoh, Yuuji Okazaki, Mitsunori Matsunaga, Toshinori Inoshita