Patents by Inventor Maki KAYANO

Maki KAYANO 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: 11414072
    Abstract: A driving assist apparatus executes an autonomous braking control to autonomously stop a vehicle when a level of potential that the vehicle collides with an obstacle is larger than a predetermined level. The driving assist apparatus executes a stopped state keeping control to keep the vehicle stopped to prevent moving of the vehicle after the vehicle is stopped by the autonomous braking control. The driving assist apparatus performs a warning to warn a driver of the vehicle when the driver performs a mistaken pressing operation of mistakenly pressing an acceleration pedal with an intention to press a brake pedal. The driving assist apparatus changes a manner of performing the warning from a first manner to a second manner when the driving assist apparatus stops the vehicle by the autonomous braking control while the driving assist apparatus is performing the warning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Maki Kayano
  • Publication number: 20210213942
    Abstract: A driving assist apparatus executes an autonomous braking control to autonomously stop a vehicle when a level of potential that the vehicle collides with an obstacle is larger than a predetermined level. The driving assist apparatus executes a stopped state keeping control to keep the vehicle stopped to prevent moving of the vehicle after the vehicle is stopped by the autonomous braking control. The driving assist apparatus performs a warning to warn a driver of the vehicle when the driver performs a mistaken pressing operation of mistakenly pressing an acceleration pedal with an intention to press a brake pedal. The driving assist apparatus changes a manner of performing the warning from a first manner to a second manner when the driving assist apparatus stops the vehicle by the autonomous braking control while the driving assist apparatus is performing the warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Maki KAYANO