Patents by Inventor Masaya MINAMIDA

Masaya MINAMIDA 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).

  • Mobile vehicle
    Patent number: 11442461
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle includes one or more wheels, a sensor configured to detect the position of a follow target, and a controlling section configured to control the one or more wheels based on a detection result of the sensor such that the mobile vehicle follows the follow target. The controlling section is configured to determine a change point at which the traveling direction of the follow target has changed based on the detection result of the sensor, and to set a target point based on the change point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masaya Minamida, Takuto Mihoichi
  • MOBILE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200319645
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle includes one or more wheels, a sensor configured to detect the position of a follow target, and a controlling section configured to control the one or more wheels based on a detection result of the sensor such that the mobile vehicle follows the follow target. The controlling section is configured to determine a change point at which the traveling direction of the follow target has changed based on the detection result of the sensor, and to set a target point based on the change point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masaya MINAMIDA, Takuto MIHOICHI