Toyota, Japan

Tetsurou Otani

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha. Active years: 1987.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Tetsurou Otani. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/tetsurou-otani

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile


% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 4(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1987

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Tetsurou Otani and an Intercooler Cooling Invention.

Introduction

Tetsurou Otani is an inventor associated with Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha in Toyota, Japan. His patent work includes an apparatus designed to cool a motor vehicle’s intercooler.

Latest Patents

Otani is credited with 1 patent: “Apparatus for Cooling an Intercooler.” The invention describes an electrically driven fan that directs cool outside air toward an intercooler positioned near a vehicle’s negative boundary-pressure area. A sensor detects vehicle speed, and a control unit operates the fan according to that speed. The fan introduces outside air only when the vehicle is traveling below a predetermined speed.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects Otani’s work on vehicle cooling systems and the use of speed-responsive controls to manage airflow. It links fan operation to driving conditions to help cool the intercooler.

Collaborations

Otani’s listed coworkers include Choichi Suzuki and Shigeji Takumi.

Conclusion

Tetsurou Otani’s patent documents a vehicle intercooler cooling system that uses an electrically driven fan and speed-based control.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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