Inventor · Toyota, JP

Koichi Hoshi

47Patents
12h-index
50Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 4, 1974 → Apr 25, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5964088A Device for purifying exhaust gas of engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6122910A Exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6321530A Exhaust gas purifier and method of purifying exhaust gas for a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US6253547A Apparatus and method for determining amount of unburned fuel component adsorbed by an adsorbent in an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5979157A Method and a device for purifying exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4993392A Apparatus for controlling heater for heating oxygen sensor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US6321533A Exhaust passage switching unit and method for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6324893A Diagnostic apparatus and method for adsorbent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6857415B2 Control system for internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6797517B1 Catalyst degradation detecting device and method thereof in internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5271223A Exhaust gas purifying device of an engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6370872B1 Exhaust gas purifier for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US7107759B2 Apparatus for reducing hydrocarbon emission of internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7195008B2 Cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel ratio controller for internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US9057331B2 Control device for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US6128898A Exhaust gas purifying apparatus for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7047727B2 Rapid catalyst warm-up control device for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6401450B1 Catalyst deterioration detector and method of detecting deterioration of catalyst Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5823163A Intake air-flow control device for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US10174699B2 Exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US4043309A Internal combustion engine having auxiliary combustion chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7028673B2 Evaporative fuel adsorption device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US5509397A Air supply system preventing backflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8443588B2 Control apparatus for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7654133B2 Malfunction diagnostic apparatus and malfunction diagnostic method for combustion improvement device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.