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Toshimichi Minowa
Also filed as: MINOWA TOSHIMICHI
170 granted patents·11 pending applications·4,819 citations·filing 1989–2014
99Inventor score
Files withHITACHI LTD171ZANAVY INFORMATICS KK2HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACH CO1HITACHI LTD AND HITACHI AUTOMO1MINOWA TOSHIMICHI1
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181 records- 0198US7630807B2Vehicle control systemHITACHI LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 8, 2009·112 cites·43 claims
- 0297US8645022B2Vehicle control systemYOSHIMURA KENTARO·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 4, 2014·56 cites·12 claims
- 0397US5369581AVehicle control apparatus and method thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 29, 1994·86 cites·16 claims
- 0496US5925087AMethod and apparatus for eliminating noise in a slope estimation arrangement for a motor vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 20, 1999·71 cites·6 claims
- 0595US6328670B1Power transmission apparatus for an automobileHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 11, 2001·70 cites·10 claims
- 0695US5638790AControl apparatus and a control method for a vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 17, 1997·60 cites·51 claims
- 0795US5490064AControl unit for vehicle and total control system thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 6, 1996·60 cites·25 claims
- 0894US6692405B2Power transmission apparatus for an automobileHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 17, 2004·60 cites·2 claims
- 0994US6542793B2Pedal apparatus for vehicles and a vehicle equipped with the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 1, 2003·74 cites·8 claims
- 1094US6258006B1Transmission, vehicle, hybrid vehicle, and control unit thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 10, 2001·86 cites·13 claims
- 1194US5620393APower train controller and control methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 15, 1997·49 cites·29 claims
- 1294US5468196AMethod and an apparatus for controlling a car equipped with an automatic transmission having a lockup clutchHITACHI LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 21, 1995·42 cites·26 claims
- 1394US5084821AApparatus for determining control characteristics for automobiles and system thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 28, 1992·55 cites·20 claims
- 1493US6381524B1Vehicle travel control apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·59 cites·10 claims
- 1593US5818178AValve control apparatus for an automobileHITACHI LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 6, 1998·73 cites·8 claims
- 1693US4909212AElectronically controlled type throttle valve for internal combustion enginesHITACHI LTD·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 20, 1990·43 cites·6 claims
- 1792US7369925B2Vehicle failure diagnosis apparatus and in-vehicle terminal for vehicle failure diagnosisHITACHI LTD·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·55 cites·10 claims
- 1892US6792344B2Automotive control apparatus and methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 14, 2004·57 cites·16 claims
- 1992US6260539B1Control apparatus and a control method for a vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 17, 2001·50 cites·13 claims
- 2092US5794165AControl unit for vehicle and total control system thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 11, 1998·131 cites·11 claims
- 2192US5776031APower train controller and control methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 7, 1998·44 cites·22 claims
- 2292US5150635AMethod and appartaus for controlling driving power of motor vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 29, 1992·67 cites·35 claims
- 2391US7185722B1Power transmission apparatus of motor vehiclesHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 6, 2007·54 cites·9 claims
- 2491US6796399B2Automobile driving control device for braking a driving shaftHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·27 cites·2 claims
- 2591US6341541B1Power transmission system of an automobileHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 29, 2002·43 cites·5 claims
- 2691US6289278B1Vehicle position information displaying apparatus and methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·113 cites·27 claims
- 2791US5752485AOutput torque control apparatus and method for an internal combustion engineHITACHI LTD·Filed 1997·Granted May 19, 1998·48 cites·8 claims
- 2890US9650038B2Vehicle control systemHITACHI LTD·Filed 2014·Granted May 16, 2017·11 cites·12 claims
- 2990US6685591B2Driving apparatus for a vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·52 cites·16 claims
- 3090US6679133B1Gear-type automatic transmission and car using the gear type automatic transmissionHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 20, 2004·40 cites·5 claims
- 3190US6401694B2Control apparatus and a control method for a vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 11, 2002·26 cites·103 claims
- 3290US6106434AApparatus and method for controlling gearshifts in response to gradient, vehicle speed and busy shift areas or engine brake areasHITACHI LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 22, 2000·45 cites·4 claims
- 3390US5681238AMethod and an apparatus for controlling a car equipped with an automatic transmission having a lockup clutchHITACHI LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 28, 1997·33 cites·3 claims
- 3489US7150698B2Power transmission apparatus for automobileHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 19, 2006·56 cites·6 claims
- 3589US6543422B2Control apparatus and a control method for a vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 8, 2003·23 cites·40 claims
- 3689US6434472B1Automotive control apparatus and methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·57 cites·16 claims
- 3789US6009370AControl unit for vehicle and total control system thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 28, 1999·98 cites·13 claims
- 3889US5902345AMethod and apparatus for controller power train of motor vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 1998·Granted May 11, 1999·73 cites·9 claims
- 3989US5752214AMethod and apparatus for controller power train of motor vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 1996·Granted May 12, 1998·76 cites·17 claims
- 4089US5496227ATorque control method and apparatus for internal combustion engine and motor vehicles employing the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 5, 1996·77 cites·43 claims
- 4189US5476425AControl device and method for automatic transmissionHITACHI LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 19, 1995·36 cites·14 claims
- 4288US6505107B2Vehicle travel control apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 7, 2003·21 cites·3 claims
- 4388US6243637B1Control apparatus and method for automatic transmission by oil pressure on clutchHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 5, 2001·41 cites·16 claims
- 4488US5779594ADriving force control system for a vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 14, 1998·28 cites·37 claims
- 4588US5638272AControl unit for vehicle and total control system thereforHITACHI LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 10, 1997·86 cites·6 claims
- 4688US5357749AApparatus for controlling exhaust concentrationHITACHI LTD·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 25, 1994·65 cites·25 claims
- 4787US6768417B2On-vehicle emergency report apparatus, emergency communication apparatus and emergency report systemHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 27, 2004·79 cites·10 claims
- 4887US6397140B2Method and apparatus for controller power train of motor vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted May 28, 2002·39 cites·15 claims
- 4987US6095117AMethod and an apparatus for controlling a car equipped with an automatic transmission having a lockup clutchHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 1, 2000·59 cites·5 claims
- 5087US5947087AControl apparatus and a control method for a vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·31 cites·4 claims
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