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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Ogawa, Toyota, JP;
Yoshiharu Harada, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Yuki, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ECT_ECU executes a program including the steps of: when the vehicle is coasting, increasing at a predetermined variation rate an electrical load attributed to an alternator; and if the transmission has downshifted, reducing the electrical load attributed to alternator.