Patents by Inventor Katsuya Ikemoto

Katsuya Ikemoto 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).

  • Vehicle position recognition apparatus
    Patent number: 5883587
    Abstract: A vehicle position recognition apparatus comprising one or a plurality of magnetic field formation means 1-1 installed at predetermined positions on a road for forming a predetermined magnetic field, magnetic field strength detection means 1-4 for detecting the magnetic field formed by the magnetic field formation means 1-1, vehicle position computation suitability judgment means 1-5 for judging whether the magnetic field strength, obtained by the magnetic field detection means 1-4, is suitable or not for computing a position of the vehicle, and vehicle position computation means 1-6 for receiving a result of the judgment of the vehicle position computation suitability judgment means 1-5 and for detecting the position of the vehicle by the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detection means 1-4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuya Ikemoto