Inventor · Nagoya, JP

Toshio Sugimura

59Patents
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62Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 6, 1993 → Nov 28, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9205832B2 Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7386707B2 Processor and program execution method capable of efficient program execution Physics 20 Expired
US5887178A Idle state detector and idle state detecting method for a microprocessor unit for power savings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7930520B2 Processor and program execution method capable of efficient program execution Physics 15 Active
US6908413B2 Driving control apparatus for vehicle and driving control method for vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6931315B2 Shift control apparatus and shift control method for a vehicular automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6907970B2 Abnormality detecting device for vehicular hydraulic pressure control circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5537577A Interleaved memory wherein plural memory means comprising plural banks output data simultaneously while a control unit sequences the addresses in ascending and descending directions Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US7563197B2 Shift control device and shift control method of automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7544149B2 Shift control apparatus and shift control method of automatic transmission of vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7366601B2 Automatic transmission having torque converter with lockup clutch and method of controlling same lockup clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6929583B2 Shift control apparatus and shift control method for a vehicular automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7549946B2 Shift control apparatus and shift control method of automatic transmission of vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7643924B2 Failure determining apparatus and method for hydraulic pressure control circuit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US6154830A Microprocessor Physics 6 Expired
US6893379B2 Hydraulic pressure control apparatus for vehicular automatic transmission and control method for hydraulic frictional engagement device of vehicular automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US9382953B2 Hydraulic control circuit for drive line Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7374512B2 Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US8032274B2 Diagnostic system for automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US6929581B2 Downshifting time torque-down control device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US8287431B2 Vehicular control apparatus and vehicular control method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US7921281B2 Processor and program execution method capable of efficient program execution Physics 4 Active
US7563198B2 Shift control device and shift control method of automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7740559B2 Shift control device of vehicular automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US6941210B2 Apparatus and method for controlling ignition timing during shift in vehicular automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired

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