Patents by Inventor Harue Matsumoto

Harue Matsumoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11634135
    Abstract: A device of the present disclosure controls a vehicle speed of a vehicle such that the vehicle speed matches a set vehicle speed when a preceding vehicle is not detected, and controls the vehicle speed of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows the preceding vehicle when the preceding vehicle is detected. The device controls the vehicle speed of the vehicle assuming that the preceding vehicle is not detected, when a condition that allows the vehicle to overtake the two-wheeled vehicle is satisfied and an intention of a driver to overtake a two-wheeled vehicle is detected, in a case where the two-wheeled vehicle is detected as the preceding vehicle and the vehicle speed is controlled such that the vehicle follows the two-wheeled vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Harue Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20220032908
    Abstract: A device of the present disclosure controls a vehicle speed of a vehicle such that the vehicle speed matches a set vehicle speed when a preceding vehicle is not detected, and controls the vehicle speed of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows the preceding vehicle when the preceding vehicle is detected. The device controls the vehicle speed of the vehicle assuming that the preceding vehicle is not detected, when a condition that allows the vehicle to overtake the two-wheeled vehicle is satisfied and an intention of a driver to overtake a two-wheeled vehicle is detected, in a case where the two-wheeled vehicle is detected as the preceding vehicle and the vehicle speed is controlled such that the vehicle follows the two-wheeled vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Harue Matsumoto