Inventor

Mark Steven Yamazaki

Inventor

Canton, MI, US

Overview

2003–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 134 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B60Wprimary

B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function21%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation20%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles16%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests16%

B60YIndexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology6%

F16HGearing5%

B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles5%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification2%

F02NStarting of combustion engines2%

F02DControlling combustion engines1%

PatentTitleYear

11,110,806Vehicle maneuver planning based on predicted battery power2021 10,836,372System and method for controlling a hybrid vehicle in park or neutral2020 10,829,114Vehicle target tracking2020 10,821,963Coordinating non-demand engine start and stop with gear shift2020 10,821,966Hybrid vehicle control system2020 10,774,919Systems and methods for improving driveline efficiencies of electrified vehicles2020 10,759,303Autonomous vehicle route planning2020 10,752,288Lateral motion control for cornering and regenerative braking energy capture2020 10,737,700Hybrid/electric vehicle motor control during step-ratio transmission engagement2020 10,703,215Hybrid powertrain speed control2020 10,632,986Torque disturbance management system and method2020 10,556,497System and method for adjusting battery state of charge parameters2020 10,549,745Vehicle powertrain controller and method2020 10,543,832Methods and systems for starting an engine2020 10,486,678Engine torque estimate correction2019 10,486,689Systems and methods for reducing exterior noise during electrified vehicle operation2019 10,414,392Methods and system for delivering powertrain torque2019 10,370,000Method for creep cancellation in hybrid drivelines2019 10,358,125Hybrid vehicle powertrain torque hole fill during transmission shift2019 10,336,315Torque modulation in a hybrid vehicle downshift during regenerative braking2019 10,322,711Low-voltage battery charging split of hybrid vehicles with belt integrated starter-generators2019 10,315,644Methods and system for transitioning between control modes while creeping2019 10,308,233Methods and system for estimating driveline torque of a hybrid vehicle2019 10,293,810Hybrid vehicle idle and creep control2019 10,272,907System and method for fast engine starts with belt integrated starter generator assist during locking of disconnect clutch2019 10,259,443Hybrid-electric vehicle plug-out mode energy management2019 10,189,460Methods and system for operating a vehicle transmission2019 10,183,674Hybrid/electric vehicle motor control during step-ratio transmission engagement2019 10,155,511Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery2018 10,150,468Step-ratio transmission control for a hybrid vehicle2018 10,137,886Methods and system for mitigating undesirable conditions during regenerative braking2018 10,106,148Electric machine torque control during transient phase of bypass clutch2018 10,099,575Creep compensation using road grade and mass estimation2018 10,081,364System and method for controlling a transmission gear shift2018 10,065,626Feed forward and feedback adjustment of motor torque during clutch engagement2018 10,012,200Vehicle and vehicle engine start-up control method2018 10,005,453System and method for coordinated operation of integrated starter generator and power converter in a vehicle2018 10,005,375Vehicle system and method for controlling torque delivery during transmission engagements with road grade and mass estimation2018 9,988,041System and method for controlling a vehicle powertrain2018 9,981,651Torque modification during an upshift in a hybrid vehicle2018 9,944,289System and method for controlling a transmission gear shift2018 9,914,449'Methods and system for improving efficiency of a hybrid vehicle'2018 9,873,422Driveline lash control method during driver tip-in/out2018 9,827,969Controlling powertrain torque in a hybrid vehicle2017 9,827,980Load-based vehicle operating control2017 9,821,798'Hybrid vehicle engine starts'2017 9,810,273'Methods and system for applying a driveline disconnect clutch'2017 9,802,602'Methods and system for mitigating engine and motor torque disturbances of a hybrid vehicle'2017 9,802,604'Methods and systems for improving hybrid vehicle efficiency'2017 9,783,183'Battery charging strategy in a hybrid vehicle'2017 9,771,063'Methods and system for mitigating undesirable conditions during regenerative braking'2017 9,738,265'System and method for determining engine disconnect clutch torque'2017 9,731,706'Coordinating non-demand engine start and stop with gear shift'2017 9,718,462'Hybrid vehicle transmission shift management system and method'2017 9,714,027'Methods and systems for starting an engine'2017 9,688,263'Controlling powertrain components for hill-holding in a hybrid electric vehicle'2017 9,688,268'Method for controlling an electric machine in a vehicle with an engine disconnect clutch'2017 9,663,097'Methods and system for launching a hybrid vehicle'2017 9,656,663'Methods and system for operating a powertrain during regenerative braking'2017 9,656,666'Methods and systems for starting an engine'2017 9,637,114'Step-ratio transmission control for a hybrid vehicle'2017 9,637,109'Hybrid electric vehicle'2017 9,630,626'System and method for managing hybrid vehicle regenerative braking'2017 9,616,895'Controlled regenerative braking torque incrementing in hybrid vehicle downshift'2017 9,604,628'Powertrain control of a hybrid vehicle in park or neutral'2017 9,604,635'Inhibit engine pull-down based on past driving history'2017 9,598,071'Method and system for adaptive motor power loss estimation in hybrid electric vehicles'2017 9,598,085'Regenerative-braking transmission downshift torque limiting'2017 9,592,832'Extending hybrid electric vehicle regenerative braking'2017 9,592,817'Energy management control system'2017 9,579,991'Vehicle system and method for controlling torque delivery during transmission engagements with road grade and mass estimation'2017 9,573,579'Methods and system for transitioning between control modes while creeping'2017 9,550,488'Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling a hybrid vehicle powertrain'2017 9,533,677'Method of transitioning among shift schedules'2017 9,533,673'Methods and system for improving hybrid driveline operation'2017 9,493,148'Torque modulation in a hybrid vehicle downshift during regenerative braking'2016 9,475,483'Hybrid vehicle including a prevent powertrain gear hunting strategy'2016 9,458,811'Hybrid vehicle engine start'2016 9,446,757'Active motor damping control of a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain'2016 9,440,643'Hybrid electric vehicle and method of control'2016 9,435,432'Systems and methods for driveline torque control'2016 9,428,178'Vehicle battery power transfer limit management system and method'2016 9,421,965'Method and apparatus for limiting engine torque to protect disconnect clutch in a hybrid vehicle'2016 9,415,773'Predictive engine pull up and pull down in hybrid vehicle'2016 9,415,764'Methods and systems for improving hybrid vehicle performance consistency'2016 9,415,760'Clutch calibration for a hybrid electric powertrain'2016 9,409,561'Coordinated engine start in hybrid vehicle'2016 9,403,524'Methods and system for starting a hybrid vehicle'2016 9,399,461'Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery'2016 9,393,950'Methods and systems for restarting an engine'2016 9,358,872'Controlling a powertrain and a clutch of a vehicle'2016 9,358,969'Load-based vehicle operating control'2016 9,341,262'Method and apparatus for driveline softening in a vehicle'2016 9,327,709'Cancelling creep torque in a hybrid vehicle'2016 9,242,646'Engine torque imbalance compensation in hybrid vehicle'2016 9,227,630'Smoothing hybrid vehicle engine shutdown'2016 9,227,628'Method and system for selecting an engine operating point for a hybrid vehicle'2016 9,187,081'Regenerative braking and torque converter control'2015 9,150,219'Hybrid electric vehicle and method of starting engine'2015 9,145,133'Method and system for selecting an engine operating point for a hybrid vehicle'2015 9,145,128'Coordinating regenative braking with torque converter clutch operation'2015 9,126,591'Hybrid vehicle powertrain management system and method'2015 9,126,587'Hybrid vehicle drive control system and method for providing motor torque boost compensating for engine delay and torque exceeding maximum engine torque'2015 9,108,638'Methods and systems for a hybrid vehicle'2015 9,108,621'Controlling powertrain components for hill-holding in a hybrid electric vehicle'2015 9,086,045'Hybrid vehicle engine starts'2015 9,080,668'Method and apparatus for driveline softening utilizing a vehicle to cloud to vehicle system'2015 9,067,587'Torque based energy management in hybrid vehicle'2015 9,056,613'System and method for upshift torque modification using an upstream clutch in a hybrid vehicle'2015 9,026,296'System for controlling overall coasting torque in a hybrid electric vehicle'2015 8,954,215'Driveline lash control method during driver tip-in/out'2015 8,924,070'Methods and systems for a hybrid vehicle'2014 8,911,324'Method and apparatus for limiting engine torque to protect disconnect clutch in a hybrid vehicle'2014 8,903,578'Hybrid vehicle control utilizing grade data'2014 8,874,292'Engine start for a hybrid electric vehicle'2014 8,818,658'Active damping during clutch engagement for engine start'2014 8,795,131'Method and apparatus for reducing torque during a transmission upshift for a hybrid vehicle'2014 8,738,215'Methods and systems for a hybrid vehicle'2014 8,738,217'Methods and systems for a hybrid vehicle'2014 8,721,496'Transmission control during regenerative braking'2014 8,647,231'Transitioning between electric-drive and parallel-drive in a hybrid-electric vehicle powertrain'2014 8,602,939'Controlling vehicle creep'2013 8,540,604'Transmission control during regenerative braking'2013 8,538,643'Active damping during clutch engagement for engine start'2013 8,433,465'Transitioning between series-drive and parallel-drive in a hybrid-electric vehicle powertrain'2013 7,971,667'System and method of inhibiting the effects of driveline backlash in a hybrid propulsion system'2011 7,971,666'System and method of extending regenerative braking in a hybrid electric vehicle'2011 7,967,091'Hybrid electric vehicle powertrain with engine start and transmission shift arbitration'2011 7,605,561'Method for controlling charging of a power source of a hybrid vehicle'2009 7,412,310'System and method for controlling activation of a power source of a hybrid electric vehicle'2008 7,350,602'System and method for engine start detection for hybrid vehicles'2008 7,223,203'Method of detecting torque disturbances in a hybrid vehicle'2007 6,941,198'Method for controlling activation of a power source of a hybrid electric vehicle'2005 6,597,072'System and method for charging a high voltage bus within a hybrid electric vehicle'2003

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2003–2021Based in Canton, MI, US· patent location history

2007–2021Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (131)· patent assignee history

2013–2018Patents assigned to YAMAZAKI MARK STEVEN (11)· patent assignee history

2013–2017Patents assigned to KRASKA MARVIN PAUL (6)· patent assignee history

2013–2018Patents assigned to ORTMANN WALTER JOSEPH (6)· patent assignee history

2013–2017Patents assigned to COLVIN DANIEL SCOTT (5)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC	131	2007–2021
YAMAZAKI MARK STEVENself	11	2013–2018
KRASKA MARVIN PAUL	6	2013–2017
ORTMANN WALTER JOSEPH	6	2013–2018
COLVIN DANIEL SCOTT	5	2013–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Canton, MI, US	134	2003–2021